Palo Alto Weekly October 28, 2016

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

Assembly race splits Democratic establishment Candidates Marc Berman and Vicki Veenker prepare for final push in Assembly District 24 by Gennady Sheyner

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hen Peninsula voters go to the polls in November to select their new Assembly representative, it’s a safe bet that they’ll go for a moderate Democratic attorney who lives in Palo Alto and who has the backing of regional party leaders.

Still, the question remains: Who will they choose? Unlike in recent years, where the district’s anointed Democrat rolled to a comfortable Election Day victory, this year’s race has split the Democratic establishment into two camps. One candidate, Palo Alto

Councilman Marc Berman, has the support of Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom, termed-out incumbent Rich Gordon, and a laundry list of county supervisors, mayors and local elected officials. His opponent, patent attorney Vicki Veenker, has her own army of Democratic backers, led by Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian and U.S. Reps. Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren. Each has raised more than half million dollars for the campaign,

with Berman’s campaign receiving $690,000 in contributions so far this year and Veenker bringing in $559,208, according to campaignfinance documents filed this week. Each also enjoys the backing of various traditional Democraticleaning organizations. Berman has earned the endorsements of both the San Mateo Labor Council and Equality California; Veenker has the Sierra Club of California and the California League of Conser-

vation Voters on her side. Despite their similarities, the race between Berman and Veenker is shaping up to be the most suspenseful in the Assembly District since 2004, when Ira Ruskin edged out his Republican challenger, Steve Poizner, in what was then District 21. Today, District 24 includes Palo Alto, Mountain View, Atherton, Menlo Park, East (continued on page 8)

ELECTION 2016

Palo Alto to explore new zoning for affordable housing City Council considers revamping ‘planned-community’ zoning, overlay districts to address shortage by Gennady Sheyner hree years after it suffered revive “planned-community” a stinging rebuff from Palo (PC) zoning, under which the Alto voters, the city’s lead- vast majority of the city’s affording affordable-housing developer able-housing projects were built. is preparing for a resurgence. The council voted to suspend PC Palo Alto Housing, a local zoning in 2014, following a divinonprofit that develops afford- sive 2013 referendum over Palo able-housing projects and man- Alto Housing’s Maybell Avenue ages the city’s below-market-rate project, which planned 60 lowprogram, has been largely miss- income apartments for seniors ing from the city’s development and 12 single-family homes. scene since the 2013 referendum Now, the council is looking in which voters struck down its to rethink this decision, at least approved housing complex on as it pertains to below-marketMaybell Avenue. Instead, the rate housing. In addition to a re46-year-old nonprofit shifted its vamped PC process, the council sights to the neighboring com- Monday also expressed interest munities of Mountain View, in exploring a new “overlay” where it is about to start con- zone that would allow the type struction on 67 units, and Red- of building density that would wood City, where it is designing make affordable housing finana 60-unit complex. cially viable. But on Monday, in a preIn considering the zone changsentation to the City Council, es, the council recognized the members of Palo Alto Housing desperate need for affordable made a case for bringing new housing locally, as evidenced units of affordable housing to by residents’ comments, survey its hometown, where the phrase results, a packet of letters from has become a virtual oxymo- community members and data ron. Specifically, it is looking from Palo Alto Housing itself. to add about 45 units next to The nonprofit’s 22 properthe agency’s existing California ties are filled to capacity, with Park Apartments, which is ad- a vacancy rate lower than 0.5 jacent to the California Avenue percent and an average waitlist Caltrain station, and to explore of between five and seven years. another development at a site on Candice Gonzalez, president El Camino Real. and CEO of Palo Alto HousBoth plans are still in early ing, noted that in June, when the conceptual phases and are facing nonprofit opened its waitlist at numerous financial, political and the Sheridan Apartments — its zoning obstacles. But on Mon- only senior-housing development day, the council gave its stron- — more than 500 people took gest indication since 2013 that it applications and more than 50 is willing to change zoning rules camped out overnight in hopes to accommodate the affordable of getting on the list. housing that everyone acknowlThe housing crisis, Gonzalez edges is sorely lacking. (continued on page 7) One option on the table is to

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ELECTION 2016

Council candidates trade barbs over negative ads Adrian Fine calls mailer by Lydia Kou and Arthur Keller ‘dishonest’ by Gennady Sheyner

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ity Council candidate Adrian Fine is pushing back against a series of negative ads that his opponents Arthur Keller and Lydia Kou have issued in recent weeks, calling them unfair, dishonest and factually incorrect. The latest escalation in Palo Alto’s increasingly rancorous council race came after mailers were sent out by Keller’s campaign last weekend tying Fine, who chairs the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission, to developers. It alleges that nearly one-third of all of Fine’s campaign contributions were made by developers or

builders, “including those with projects that will appear before the City Council next year.” “We can’t afford to give developers the key to the city, but they’re trying to buy our City Council,” the ad states. The ad includes Fine’s photo with the caption: “Palo Alto needs growth that is sensible and responsible — not irresponsible, unlimited sprawl and giant buildings. We don’t need Adrian Fine.” Fine strongly disputed the accusations in the ad and said he was disappointed by Kou’s and Keller’s tactics. He also fought back by writing an open letter to

the community, which noted that of the 11 people running for council, “only Kou and Keller have taken contributions from donors that gave more than $5,000.” His own campaign, Fine said, is funded by more than 180 individual contributors with an average of $280 per donation. Fine does have support from some developers, including Roxy Rapp, who contributed $1,000 to his campaign, and Stephen Reller, who contributed $2,500. In addition, Fine received $500 contributions from each of the two (continued on page 9)

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Around Town

A LOOK AHEAD ... The Palo Alto City Council won’t set its annual priorities until early next year, after its newly elected (or re-elected) members are sworn in, but it’s not too early for citizens to weigh in. Earlier this month, the city opened the discussion up to the public through its “Peak Democracy” platform, which allows residents to make a case for a particular priority (defined as a “topic that will receive particular, unusual and significant attention during the year) and to “support” other citizens’ statements. So far, airplane noise seems to be soaring above other issues, with different residents using words like “unbearable,” “annoying” and “serious quality-of-life issue” to describe the situation. Others are calling for traffic improvements, more housing, infrastructure investments, bike projects and a crackdown on residential burglaries. The goal is to ultimately adopt three of four priorities and to give them special attention. How did the council do with its four 2016 priorities? Depends on which one you look at. On two priorities — “Built Environment” (which refers to housing, parking, livability and mobility) and “Infrastructure” — there’s been tangible progress, with the city preparing to adopt two new residential parkingpermit programs, slowing down office growth and taking a stand against new projects that it deems “incompatible” with the surrounding area. On the other two, progress has been trickier to gauge. The priority “Healthy City Healthy Community” was the focus of exactly one council meeting (though it gets mentioned every now and then). As for the fourth priority — “Completion of the Comprehensive Plan Update” — it’s safe to say that the council has utterly failed. Despite many hours of discussion, the longawaited vision document remains nowhere near complete and will almost certainly dominate council discussions in 2017, whether or not members renew it as an official priority. HIGHEST HONOR ... What do a physician-scientist, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and philanthropist and a lawyer with a long record of public service have in common? The three are this year’s recipients of the Dean’s Medal, the highest

honor bestowed by the Stanford University School of Medicine. Ann Arvin, MD, the Lucile Salter professor of pediatrics and the university’s vice provost and dean of research; entrepreneur and philanthropist Sean Parker; and attorney John Levin, chair of the Stanford Health Care board of directors, were awarded with their medals at an Oct. 24 ceremony. The medal honors those who have made “scientific, medical, humanitarian, public service or other contributions that have significantly advanced the mission of the school,” according to the university. BUILDING A WALL ... It’s safe to say that the new wall that went up next to Palo Alto City Hall over the past week wasn’t designed by Donald Trump or inspired by the national debate over immigration policy. Like other art exhibits that had occupied Kings Plaza over the past year, “The Running Wall” is a temporary piece aimed at promoting inclusiveness and harmony, as well as stimulating conversations. Conceived by the artist Aaron Lee Benson, the wall is constructed with two by fours and, according to the city’s announcement, “begins with a functional bench connected to a rippling low wall that will serpentine between the trees then culminate in a circular sculptural element at the other end of the installation.” After about six months months in downtown Palo Alto, the wall will be dissembled and donated to Habitat for Humanity. In a statement, Benson said the wall was designed to “accompany a group of trees and to create a harmony between art and nature that is pleasing to the viewer.” After the exhibit is finished, materials will be used to build a home for someone in the community,” Benson said. “In all ways, we sought to create a piece that is completely used for the betterment of Palo Alto.” But while Benson’s piece is, in many ways, the polar opposite of the wall Trump has proposed to build at the Mexican border, the context isn’t lost on the city officials. Elise DeMarzo, Palo Alto’s public art manager, said that the plaza near City Hall is the “ideal location to establish a sustainable venue for public discourse through the arts.” Q

Upfront

Zoning (continued from page 5)

told the council, is real. So, however, are the challenges. In most cases, construction of affordable-housing complexes requires density bonuses and other zoning concessions to make the financing possible. In the past, almost all of Palo Alto Housing’s affordable-housing projects relied on the PC zone, Gonzalez said, with affordable housing being accepted as the public benefit, which the zoning requires in exchange for exemptions. Other communities, she noted, have zoning tools to encourage affordable housing. In Mountain View, the preferred mechanism is a “precise plan” that the community formulates to determine desirable uses for particular parts of the city, in this case an area along El Camino Real. Gonzalez said her organization had initially proposed building about 45 units of affordable housing on the 0.5-acre site but was encouraged by the Mountain View council to raise it to 67. Palo Alto, by contrast, does not have such plans along its stretch of El Camino. A 0.42-acre site that Palo Alto Housing hopes to build on would only accommodate 11 units, Gonzalez said. “As we go forward, you have to start thinking about what kind of affordable-housing zoning we can put in place to make affordable housing feasible,” Gonzalez said. “We also need community support and will to make this happen.” Whether or not the community gets behind Palo Alto Housing remains to be seen, but on Monday night the council offered largely positive words about the California Avenue project, which would include about 20 units for adults with development disabilities and would be eligible for density bonuses because of its location in the “pedestrian- and transitoriented” overlay zone next to the Caltrain station. Palo Alto Housing’s adjacent California Park Apartments apartment complex, at Park Boulevard and California Avenue, features 45 units. The location is particularly suitable, several council members noted, because the residential neighborhood around the site, Evergreen Park, is scheduled to adopt a Residential Preferential Parking program. That would presumably alleviate residents’ anxieties about parking

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spillover from existing and new developments. The city’s planning staff expects to return to the council in December with the perimeters of the new parking program. “We have traffic and parking concerns,” Councilman Cory Wolbach said. “If we can get a plan moving forward to deal with parking and traffic concerns before we get more housing, that’s the ideal scenario.” Not everyone, however, was excited about the process that has come to characterize the council’s review of plannedcommunity projects, consisting of case-by-case evaluations. Councilman Eric Filseth made a case for creating a “standard process that gives us good projects.” The best way for the council to prevent neighborhood pushback on affordable-housing projects is to establish a process that gives neighbors a clear idea of what to expect, he said. Mayor Pat Burt, meanwhile, said he was open to reviving

planned-community zoning for affordable housing and pointed to the city’s long history of using the otherwise controversial designation for this purpose. “The notion that we should no longer consider PCs for affordable housing when we have so many examples of how successfully that’s been done in the community over the decades is really misguided,” Burt said. “And I think the council needs to reconsider that.” Q

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Oct. 24)

Marijuana: The council passed an ordinance banning outdoor cultivation of marijuana. Yes: Berman, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach No: Burt Absent: DuBois Professorville: The council approved design guidelines for the Professorville Historic District. Yes: Berman, Burt, Filseth, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach No: Holman Absent: DuBois Transportation: The council approved membership criteria for a new stakeholder group to work on a local tax measure to fund transportation improvements. Yes: Berman, Burt, Filseth, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: DuBois

Clarification

The Oct. 21 story about political contributions in the City Council race stated that Lydia Kou was the first person to declare her candidacy for council. While Kou made the first public announcement, Danielle Martell was the first to file candidacy papers. To request a correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223-6514, jdong@ paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302.

Parks and Recreation Commission (Oct. 25)

Health: The commission discussed the city’s initiatives in support of the council’s Healthy City Healthy Community resolution. Action: None Recreation: The commission discussed the new Parks, Open Space, Trails and Recreation Facilities Master Plan. Action: None

Planning and Transportation Commission (Oct. 26)

Comprehensive Plan: The commission discussed the ongoing update to the city’s Comprehensive Plan. Action: None Absent: Holman Middlefield: The commission heard an update about transportation plans and projects along Middlefield Road. Action: None

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Dear Palo Altotians, I know that I came late to the game in terms of running for election for City Council, as one of my opponents took out their “papersâ€? in July. Yes, I took out my “papersâ€? 5 days before the GHDGOLQH DQG ZDV FHUWLĂ€HG DERXW DQ KRXU EHIRUH WKH FXWRII 6LQFH WKHQ ZKHQ , WHOO VRPHRQH DERXW UXQQLQJ IRU RIĂ€FH , JHW RQH RI two reactions; 1) “I really admire you for doing thisâ€? or 2) “You must be crazy to do it.â€? I had a past council person ask me, just after it was announced in the paper, “Do you feel the target on your back yet?â€? Now that I am involved, I understand both reactions. As far as the “targetâ€? goes I haven’t felt it yet. However, as evidenced in the past few days, the front running candidates have put out their DUURZV DQG WKH\ DUH QRZ Ă \LQJ , NQRZ WKDW LI , ZHUH HOHFWHG , would never be able to make everyone happy and that I would then feel the “target.â€? I have tried to answer the question “why are you running?â€? Well, I believe and that Palo Alto needs, more than ever, a new voice. I also now know why people thought I was “crazyâ€? to take this on. As I have said in the past, I am just a “personâ€? who has lived in Palo Alto for 66 years, loves his City, thinks that it could use some fresh ideas to solve our issues and comes to the Council with no pre-planned agenda. I realize that these issues can’t be solved by just talking about and studying them. The City has WULHG WKDW , DP VXUH WKDW DOO \RXU UHDGHUV KDYH KHDUG WKH GHĂ€QLWLRQ of “insanityâ€?; “doing the same thing and expecting different results.â€? I would like to quote from an article in the Palo Alto Times in ´&LW\ RIĂ€FLDOV KDYH LQVWLWXWHG DQ DJJUHVVLYH FDPSDLJQ to promote construction of low- and moderate-income housing units to partially balance a housing market in which prices have soared, largely due to demand caused by a 2.5-to-1 job-tohousing ratio, a reputation for good schools, and a generally superior living environment.â€? Well, the same journalist wrote a follow up article in the Palo Alto Weekly in March of 2014 WKDW FLWHG D 6DQ -RVH %XVLQHVV -RXUQDO¡V VWDWHPHQW WKDW 3DOR Alto’s ratio was now up to “3.13-to-1â€? and I believe that we are now about 3.5 to 3.6 to 1. The nearest contender in 2014 was %XUOLQJDPH DW WR ZKLFK LV DERXW WKH VDPH DV LW ZDV LQ Palo Alto 4 decades before. Now we have the Chamber vs the “5 families.â€? This situation, in my opinion, clearly shows that “Two wrongs don’t make a right.â€? The Chamber could have added my name to their list, making it 5, and maybe the “5 familiesâ€? should have given less. It is very sad that in Palo Alto we have gotten to this point in our City politics. People should take pause and think of what we have become. When one of the candidates was asked about how they felt about these large contributions, their answer was “well Greg 6FKDUHII VSHQW RQ KLV FDPSDLJQ Âľ :HOO LI WKDW LV WKH type of people the people of the voters in the City of Palo Alto and the Weekly want to support and elect then don’t be surprised by the type of City government you will get. As I said at the Chamber of Commerce Forum, “you get what you will tolerate.â€? I also want to remind the voters of Palo Alto that 3 of the candidates have been on the Planning and Transportation Committee in the last 10 years. They may have not been able to implement ordinances but surely they could or should have raised WKH ´UHG Ă DJVÂľ WR WKH &RXQFLO DQG WKH FRPPXQLW\ RU \HDUV DJR LQ VRPH FDVHV 'LG WKH\ QRW VHH WKH ´UHG Ă DJVÂľ" 7KH IDFW LV they must take some responsibility for the current housing and WUDIĂ€F SUREOHPV LQ RXU FRPPXQLW\ ZKLFK WKH\ FOHDUO\ DUH QRW What I found is that I have come up against people that not only have clear agendas (as well as their own), very scripted thinking and speaking and in some cases have been or are part of the problem. I have been asked if I am on the growth side or am I a “residentialistâ€?? I am neither. I am a Palo Altoist. Would I make PLVWDNHV LI HOHFWHG" <(6 %XW , ZLOO DGYRFDWH WR WU\ WKLQJV DQG not promise things that I can’t deliver. The only promise I can give is that, I will pledge my full time and attention to the current issues and problems in the City of Palo Alto. Thank you for your consideration, Leonard W. Ely III Page 8 • October 28, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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Palo Alto, Woodside, Portola Valley, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Sunnyvale, a portion of Cupertino and the coastal section of San Mateo County, from El Granada to the Santa Cruz County border. With seemingly no clear favorite in the race, the California Democratic Party (which has an opinion on nearly every Marc Berman contest, including the council elections in Palo Alto and Mountain View), decided not to endorse anyone in District 24 this year. Even the Palo Alto coun- Vicki Veenker cil on which Berman serves is split, with four of its nine members endorsing Veenker and four supporting Berman (including the candidate himself). In some ways, the Assembly race feels less like a choice between competing visions and more like a family scuffle (the fact that Berman worked at Eshoo’s office after his freshman year in college helps perpetuate that feeling). On major issues, Berman and Veenker agree more often than not. They both call for more education spending, talk about environmental stewardship, support the modernization of Caltrain and view California’s highspeed rail project, as it currently stands, with great skepticism. Yet there are key differences when it comes to their backgrounds. And with two weeks to go until Election Day, both Berman and Veenker are trying to emphasize these differences, in some cases by taking shots at the opponent. The most recent example happened last weekend, when Veenker released a TV ad touting her as an “independent voice� and a leader who would “fight to protect our environment and water supply.� The ad also features an image of Berman and alludes to the fact that in 2013, when Palo Alto was passing its ban on single-use plastic bags, Berman recused himself because of his investment in a manufacturer of plastic bags. Veenker’s campaign emphasized that point further with an email to supporters, which stated that voters “should be aware that her opponent has a conflict of interest and could not vote on the plastic bag ban while on the Palo Alto City Council due to his investment in a plastic bag manufacturer.� The email also asserts that Veenker “won’t back off from tough environmental issues because of special issues and big donors,� a point underscored by the image of a plastic bag fluttering on a tree branch. Berman thought the ad crossed the line. While it’s true that he recused himself from the council

Total contributed in 2016

Major donors, Sept. 25-Oct. 22 VICKI VEENKER Mountain View Professional Firefighters Political Action Committee

$11,000

California Nurses Association PAC

$9,000

Consumer Attorneys of California Political Action Committee

$8,400

Law Offices of Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger

$6,700

Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP

$6,700

D.R.I.V.E. - Democrat, Republican, Independent Voter Education (PAC of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters)

$5,200

Stebner & Associates

$5,200

The United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council Candidates - PAC

$2,500

California EMILY’s List

$5,000

National Women’s Political Caucus of California

$1,750

California League of Conservation Voters

$1,500

MARC BERMAN Plumbers & Steamfitters Local No. 467

$8,500

Association of California School Administrators PAC

$8,500

San Francisco Laborer’s Local 261 PAC

$8,400

Laborers Local Union 270 PAC

$8,400

California Medical Association PAC

$8,400

California Correctional Peace Officers Association PAC

$4,200

Facebook

$4,200

Plumbers, Steamfitters & Refrigeration Fitters, Local 393 Political Action Fund

$4,000

Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc

$4,200

Google FARMPAC Source: California Form 460

discussion in 2013, the recusal happened because he had an investment in Roplast Industries, a company co-founded by his father that makes reusable plastic bags. The company, Berman told the Weekly, “has never produced single-use bags and is one of only two plasticbag manufacturers in California to stand up to the plastics industry to support Prop. 67 on the November ballot.� Berman also fought back against Veenker’s assertion that she is the greener candidate and pointed to his support for Palo Alto’s carbonneutral electricity plan and for the city’s aggressive move toward solar energy in recent years. His plan, if elected, includes reducing petroleum use by 50 percent by 2030 and spending $1.5 billion to restore 54,000 acres of wetlands. In his public response to Veenker’s ad, Berman went for what passes as a nuclear option in the heavily Democratic district: He compared her tactics to those of Donald Trump. In an email to supporters, he characterized the plastic-bag ad as a “misleading attack against me and my family.� “If we can’t trust my opponent to tell the truth now, we certainly can’t trust her in office,� Berman’s email stated. “Contribute today and tell her enough of these Trump tactics!� It was Veenker’s turn to be offended. The ad, she told the Weekly, simply stated a publicly known fact: that he recused himself from participating on plastic bags because of a conflict of interest. The underlying issue, she said, is about Berman’s conflict, not his family or his company. “When I entered the race, I knew that people wouldn’t always agree

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with me and would criticize me, but I didn’t expect to be chastised by Marc for sharing a true and relevant fact with voters — let alone be compared to Trump!� Veenker said in an email. The two have other differences. Veenker is supported by the state’s biggest teachers union, California Teachers Association, while Berman has received more than $800,000 in independent expenditures from EdVoice, an advocacy group that supports education reform. In discussing the differences between himself and his opponent, Berman pointed to his support for the recent legislative proposal to increase the duration before teachers are granted tenure at public schools from two to three years. Veenker, he said, hasn’t been as clear about her position. “My opponent doesn’t have that level of detail out there,� Berman told the Weekly. “It’s hard for me to tell the distinctions because it’s hard to tell what her positions are.� But Veenker told the Weekly that she considers debate between two and three years a “red herring� and a distraction from the real issue: the difficulties schools have in firing ineffective teachers. State officials should be discussing ways to simplify the process while still ensuring that teachers have protection from capricious termination, not debating whether two or three (or five or 10, for that matter) is the right number of years for setting tenure, she said. “We need to have due process for teachers,� Veenker said. “But if there’s a problem and school (continued on next page)

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partners in Windy Hill Property Ventures, the developer looking to construct an apartment building on the corner of El Camino Real and Page Mill Road. But an analysis by the Weekly found that only about $7,000 of the more than $55,000 he has received in cont r ibutions thus far came from developers. At the same time, Fine is not completely devoid of big cont r ibutions Adrian Fine (aside from the $10,000 he contributed to his own campaign). On Monday, he received a $2,500 contribution from the California Real Estate Political Action Committee. And on Oct. 14, he received a $5,000 contribution from Jonathan Heiliger, partner at venture-capital firm Vertex Ven-

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districts feel like it’s way too expensive and will take way too long and they won’t win anyway and be able to dismiss a teacher, it seems to me that’s what we fix.� The recent spats notwithstanding, both candidates have denounced negative campaigning and have largely focused on their own virtues, rather than the opponent’s vices. The organizations supporting each candidate with independent expenditures also have taken notice. A recent mailer from the group Silicon Valley Progressive Women for Equity and Oportunidad, which supports Veenker, includes a cartoon of Yogi Berra on its cover with his famous adage: “No one goes there nowadays. It’s too crowded� (it goes on to talk about Veenker’s commitment to tackling the region’s traffic and housing problems). Meanwhile, the California Association of Realtors (one of several political groups that have poured hundreds of thousands of dollars in independent expenditures to the Berman campaign), sponsored a series of ads likening Berman to good-for-you vegetables, including broccoli and beets. One ad features a picture of cooked Brussels sprouts. “Eating your Brussels sprouts can seem dull, but fresh Brussels sprouts with a twist like roasted peppers are really tasty,� the ad states. “Democrat Marc Berman’s knows that fiscal responsibility and budget transparency are like eating your veggies: They may not seem exciting, but they’re important.� Not exactly fighting words. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

tures, according to his campaign-finance statements. Fine’s other contr ibutors include professors, tech professionals and members of the Arthur Keller citizens group Palo Alto Forward, which advocates for more housing. The weekend mailer came in the aftermath of an online ad that Keller and Kou created, alleging that Fine is in favor of high-rise developments. While Fine has indeed said in the past that he opposes the city’s 50-foot height limit (though he also said that he is not in favor of abolishing it at this time), he argued in his response that the ad mischaracterizes his position. Keller and Kou had both accused Fine throughout the campaign of pivoting on issues to make himself more palatable to voters during the election season.

They pointed to his prior opposition to the council’s recently adopted annual office cap (which he initially voted against) and to statements he Lydia Kou made during meetings of the Community Advisory Committee on the city’s Comprehensive Plan (Kou, Keller and Fine are all members), purportedly downplaying the city’s parking problems (Fine countered that all the quotes are snippets taken out of context). But Fine, borrowing terminology from the national election, characterized the latest accusations as Kou and Keller “going low.� “These attack ads have no place in Palo Alto,� Fine wrote. “I am happy to have an issues-based conversation any time with any community members, and also with Lydia and Arthur.� Q

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Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council has no meetings scheduled this week. BOARD OF EDUCATION... The board will hear an update on the Social Emotional Learning Curriculum Committee, a report on A-G requirements and college enrollment, discuss the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) and district-wide equity plan, consider adopting a resolution in support of Proposition 55 and vote on a short-term proposal for addressing concerns on high school grade reporting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the draft 2017 Water Integrated Resource Plan Guidelines and hear an update on Palo Alto CLEAN. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to consider an Individual Review application to demolish an existing one-story building and construct a new 2,936-square-foot two-story residence. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 3, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

“Greg Tanaka reaches out to the community, listens to all sides of an issue and makes balanced decisions. We need Greg’s thoughtfulness on the Palo Alto City Council and that’s why I’ve endorsed him.� Congresswoman Anna Eshoo

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Proven Experience "‌on the planning commission..community buy-in is key to any major decision‌Tanaka takes this to a new level and he backs up these words with votes."

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" I know what it means to balance family, work and community -I am running for Palo Alto City Council to make City Hall work for you.

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VOTE ADRIAN FINE FOR PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL

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“Adrian values community participation and has much-needed experience in local and regional government. He is informed, measured, and cares deeply about the City’s future.” -Joe Simitian, County Supervisor

Palo Alto rethinks its broadband plan When Google announced this week its decision to pull the plug on its plans to install fiber networks in various Silicon Valley cities, the news was disappointing but not surprising for Palo Alto officials. The city has been talking about bringing ultra-high-speed Internet to the masses for nearly two decades. Most recently, it’s been looking at Google Fiber as one of the more promising options for achieving this goal. Now, with Google deciding to halt its negotiations with “potential Fiber cities,” city officials are preparing for another change of direction in their journey toward high-speed Internet — one that may rely less on fiber and more on wireless technology. The City Council will consider its next steps on Dec. 5. Google’s announcement came Tuesday via a blog post from Craig Barratt who, until recently, served as senior vice president at Google’s parent company Alphabet. Even before the post, Jonathan Reichental, the city’s chief information officer, said the city saw the “writing on the wall” thanks to delays and growing expenses. This move, however, will not change the objective of bringing gigabit-speed Internet to the masses. One promising model, Reichental said, is reffered to as “wireless fiber,” a model incumbent Internet providers are increasingly considering. This could mean bringing a fiber “backhaul” to city blocks and combining it with wireless technology to bring ultra-high-speed Internet to every home. Reichental noted that other providers are still on pace to unveil their own gigabit services over the next year. Q — Gennady Sheyner

“Adrian Fine represents the next generation of ‘home grown’ Palo Alto leaders: focused, knowledgeable and ready to make the city work for everyone.” -Anna Eshoo, U.S. Congresswoman

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Community leaders speak out: Todd Collins is the clear choice for School Board.

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... independent thinking, a willingness to take on important issues, and a constructive approach to solving problems ... — Pat Burt, Palo Alto Mayor

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... his business background will be important in helping the district maintain a sound fiscal status. — Walt Hays, Palo Alto ‘Tall Tree’ award recipient

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Todd Collins: the financial skills and commitment to education to keep our schools strong. Father of three, alumni of Briones, Barron Park, Terman, Gunn, and Morgan Autism Center. PAUSD: Bond oversight chair; Enrollment Committee elementary chair; Terman and Gunn PTA executive boards. Career: 25+ years as a successful entrepreneur and investment manager. Education: BA, Harvard College; MBA, Harvard Business School.

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Keep our schools strong. Fix the broken budget. Page 10 • October 28, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

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The Stanford University 2016 “Safety, Security and Fire Report,” released on Oct. 10 found that the number of reported sexual crimes and alcohol-related offenses rose in 2015. In 2015, the number of reported on-campus sexual offenses rose to 38 compared to 30 in 2014, a 26.6 percent increase. In 2013, the number was 26. Stalking incidents also continued to rise, with 18 in 2015, compared to 13 in 2014 and six in 2013, according to the report. University officials, including Stanford Chief of Police Laura Wilson, believe the increase in sex offenses is related to increased reporting, which officials think is the result of the university’s educational efforts. Stanford has focused on prevention and encouraging victims of unwanted sexual behavior to report to university officials, including the police, officials said. Of the 25 incidents of sexual assault in 2015, 22 involved students as either the victim or perpetrator, according to the report. Eight of the cases were investigated by the university and two by police. The eight cases investigated by the university resulted in one campus ban, two findings of responsibility with a hearing and disciplinary action, two informal resolutions with restrictions on the perpetrators and two findings that the accused person was not responsible. To reverse the trajectory of sexual assaults, Stanford has increased its training efforts to build a culture of respect and consent, university officials said, and has also stepped up efforts to stem the flow of hard liquor on campus. Q — Sue Dremann

Committee outlines noise recommendations A multi-city and county committee tasked with finding ways to reduce overhead noise from airplanes going to and from San Francisco International Airport has released preliminary ideas and some recommendations. The committee’s ideas fall into three categories: those based on the FAA’s proposals; the public’s proposals; and longer-term issues. The FAA proposals include changing the shape of the restricted airspace around SFO, which is designed to ensure a higher level of safety for arriving aircraft. Other potential solutions and recommendations include: Q higher altitudes over MENLO waypoint, the designated point over which all of the planes from the south must pass; Q requiring planes come in at a steeper approach, allowing them to begin their descent at a higher altitude and reducing noise; Q the retrofitting of the Airbus A320 with wake vortex generators to reduce noise; Q the greater use of the Bodega East leg for planes from the north; Q requiring planes comply with the 8,000-foot altitude over Woodside; Q FAA, SFO and industry users should establish additional overnight noise-abatement procedures within the next six months; Q requiring FAA identify locations with most compatible for vectoring (turning aircraft off the assigned flight path); Q establishing a committee to address regional aircraft noise issues; Q requiring noise-measurement modifications more accurately take into account the noise experienced by people on the ground. Q — Sue Dremann

MEASURE A = AFFORDABLE HOUSING

Yes On A Creates Affordable Housing!

YES ON MEASURE A Measure A for Affordable Housing provides solutions for our community by creating affordable housing for children, veterans, people with disabilities, working families, seniors, and thousands of others in need. For homeless families with children, whose opportunities to succeed in school and life begins with a stable home. For our hardworking families and seniors who need safe, affordable homes while still being able to afford groceries, gas, and childcare. For our teachers, service workers, and nurses, so they can afford to live where they serve. For our most vulnerable community members, including our veterans, seniors, chronically homeless, mentally ill, people with disabilities, and low-income families. Measure A helps first-time homebuyers - $50 million will be available for those seeking their first home.

www.YesOnAffordableHousing.org

Pat Burt Mayor, Palo Alto

“Measure A is a critical component to solve our community’s most pressing problem – providing affordable housing. Housing for homeless families with children, lowincome families, veterans, seniors, the disabled and funds for first-time homeowners. I strongly urge a Yes o e on o Measure easu e A.” vote d by the Endorse ity Council oC Palo Alt

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Online This Week

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

Giant redwood removed from Castilleja A 120-foot redwood tree on Castilleja School property was removed this week after nearby residents and school officials agreed that it could not be saved following two separate aborists’ reports. (Posted Oct. 26, 11:15 a.m.)

Citizens group crafts transportation measure The Palo Alto City Council agreed to form a 16-member committee responsible for crafting a viable transportation measure that the council could bring to voters in 2018. (Posted Oct. 26, 9:52 a.m.)

Palo Alto to ban outdoor pot growth

All candidates use the phrase. This is what it means to Lydia Kou: Residential neighborhoods that are welcoming and inviting places to live for both families with children and seniors enjoying their retirement years, and which are safe and unburdened by traffic and parking from commercial development. Parks and open space with ample, well-maintained spaces, including picnic areas, playgrounds, hiking trails, and more that enable residents of all ages to enjoy the outdoor environment close to home. Ample playing fields and sports facilities to fully meet the recreational needs of youth and adults for both casual and organized sports activities. Quality schools with outstanding facilities that help encourage the best from our students, including reasonable class sizes that are not overwhelmed by the impacts of out of control growth. Local-serving businesses, including vibrant downtown and California Avenue areas that provide goods, services, entertainment, and activities that serve residents and all those who come to Palo Alto. Exceptional city services to fully support residents and local businesses with a safe, clean, well-managed town, including outstanding public facilities, community activities, and transportation options, and forward-looking environmental and social policies and programs. These are some of the elements of quality of life that Lydia Kou is dedicated to preserving and enhancing as a member of the City Council.

Growing marijuana outdoors would remain illegal in Palo Alto, even if California voters agree on Election Day to legitimize the practice elsewhere in the state, thanks to an ordinance that the City Council passed Monday night. (Posted Oct. 25, 8:45 a.m.)

Landlord accused of forcing tenants out An East Palo Alto landlord has been charged with felony destruction of property in an attempt to force his rent-controlled tenants out, according to a police department press release. (Posted Oct. 24, 7:12 p.m.)

Palo Alto Forward claims ‘impersonation’ Since Palo Alto Forward came into existence in 2014, its members have been among the city’s staunchest advocates for more housing options and transportation improvements. So its members were displeased when they recently learned that the group’s name was registered as a political action committee by a former council candidate who until recently was affiliated with a different citizens group. (Posted Oct. 24, 9:58 a.m.)

Heidi brings absolutely the right mix of skills, training and experience to the School Board — a trained educator with kids in the district, plus years of good work in the community.

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Neighborhoods

A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

Around the Block

MIDTOWN TREE PLANTING ... A new generation of street trees will sprout in the urban forest of south Palo Alto on Saturday, Oct. 29, when volunteers and neighbors gather with the nonprofit Canopy to plant trees in Midtown. The planting takes place from 9 a.m. to noon; volunteers are asked to show up at 3150 Ramona St. Sign ups are at canopy.org/getinvolved/volunteer-signup/, and more information is available by emailing uriel@canopy.org.

Palo Alto residents prepare for a big-time Halloween by Sue Dremann

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he spiderweb gauntlet leading to Aki Ueno’s front door on the 1100 block of Hamilton Avenue is enough to make anyone’s skin crawl. Three giant, hairy spiders stare down as if to pounce on any trick-ortreater who dares to seek candy on Halloween night. Web-covered skeletons hang upside down in Erica McKenna Edwards’ Byron Street front yard, and next door on the 2700 block, at her uncle Dave McKenna’s house, a wild-haired zombie coroner/doctor/dentist stands at the ready — perhaps to yank a few teeth rotted from all of that candy. Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha. Halloween in Palo Alto’s neighborhoods varies from the sublime — a single spectral orange pumpkin ghost on the 2300 block of South Court — to over-the-top elaborate: the Wicked House on the 500 block of Melville Avenue or Nicholas Blonstein’s glowing grave yard and flying ghosts on the 900 block of Newell Road. McKenna Edwards said family members start decorating in late September and don’t stop until Halloween. Growing up in Palo Alto, she recalled many fun Halloween adventures, made all the

Three red-eyed, hairy spiders are poised to pounce at this Crescent Park home on Hamilton Avenue. more exciting by her fun-loving uncle Dave, a dentist who has always been big on holiday decorations, even putting a big display in his yard on July 4.

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EVERGREEN PARKING ... The Evergreen Park Residential Parking Permit Program is scheduled to become a reality early next year, thanks to the City Council’s go-ahead in May. The program is completing a stakeholder process this month. The program will create two zones — one each in neighborhoods north and south of the California Avenue retail district — in which parking would be limited. Residents and some workers would have permits to park during the workday; everyone else would be subject to a two-hour parking limit. A draft program design is scheduled to go to the Planning and Transportation Commission in November with a draft resolution to the City Council in December. Information and a downloadable copy of the October presentation is available at paloalto. parkingguide.com/evergreen-parkrpp-program/. Q

Snapshots from the neighborhoods’ vaults

Sue Dremann

BIGGER FINES FOR EDGEWOOD? ... Palo Alto’s City Council will vote on Monday, Nov. 7, on potentially increasing penalties charged developers who fail to provide promised public benefits that are part of their projects. For years, residents throughout town have pointed to so-called public benefits — plazas, grocery stores and parklets — that haven’t materialized or fall short of expectations. Among those: neighborhood grocery stores. Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center lost its anchor grocery store, The Fresh Market, after only six months when the East Coast-based firm pulled out. That space has been vacant for 1.5 years, frustrating many residents. The current penalty for not having an operating grocery store at Edgewood Plaza is $1,000 a day. City staff recently proposed raising the penalty to $2,000 a day. But some residents say that still isn’t enough. They want a $5,000 a day fine, which would roughly match the penalty for the anticipated College Terrace Centre grocery, should it fail to be maintained.

HOLIDAYS

In Midtown resident Erica McKenna Edwards’ Byron Street front yard, skeletons are trapped in a giant spider’s web.

With a dentist and a dental hygienist (McKenna Edwards’ mother) in the family, “Candy was a whole different thing,” she recalled. But decorating added another way to celebrate, she said. Now she and her husband, Brandon Daniel, go wild on Halloween decorations, prompted by their 8-year-old daughter, Jaden, who loves the holiday, she said. Jaden is big on matching outfits these days, McKenna Edwards said, so this year they all will dress as a pirate family, including 1-year-old Jackson. Everything in the yard, from the skull on a stick to the giant purple spider on the tree, was purchased from a garage or yard sale and collected over the years, she said. Another Halloween tradition is the party and cook-out she and her husband host. Because there are renters on her block, the occupants often change. “We have the Halloween party so we can get to know our neighbors,” she said. Blonstein, a Palo Alto High School junior, has been fascinated with outdoor displays ever since he can remember, he said. “I’ve always loved decorating for the holidays because everyone gets to benefit from the decorations. My family and I enjoy seeing a bright, fun display every night, but what gives me even

more satisfaction is having other people enjoy the display,” he said. His family started putting a few decorations up for Halloween six or seven years ago, but it wasn’t until two years ago when he entered high school that the family really started going big. “We try to put up the decorations the first weekend of October so that we can have them up for the entire month. It takes my dad and I about five to six hours to set up the entire display. The set-up process is a labor of love, but I look forward to ‘decorating day’ each year. Every year, I try to add some new element to the display, which unfortunately has to end eventually, as there is only so much room in our front yard,” he said. Blonstein takes pride in how all the decorations come together to form the overall display. “It’s rewarding to step over to the other side of the street and see our entire house at once,” he said. The family will also have an extra special decoration on Halloween evening: “A video projection on the garage that we think everyone will love,” he said. Ueno didn’t grow up with Halloween, but her husband Brian Pawlowski, did. It’s his favorite holiday, she said. The couple hired a company to decorate their (continued on page 14)

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yard, with added lights that will double as part of their Christmas decorations after they take the spiderwebs down. Those who are afraid of the dark will have plenty of company on Halloween night on her Hamilton Avenue block, perhaps making the evening more festive than spooky. Some of her neighbors also put up elaborate displays, which attract many

people, she said. “Each year I buy seven to eight Costco-size bags of candy,� she said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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POLICE CALLS Palo Alto Oct. 19-25

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Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 4 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Parking/driving Violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Vandalism to vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle accident/prop. damage . . . . . . 4 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 2 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 F&W/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Internet hacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Muni code/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Penal code/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Psych subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Resisting arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Menlo Park Oct. 19-25

Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Robbery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Spousal abuse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Vehicle related Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 4 Expired registration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 5 Vehicle accident/prop. damage . . . . . . 4 Alcohol or drug related Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 5 Sale of drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Assist outside agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Juvenile case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Missing juvenile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Resist arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

401 Waverley St., 10/19, 1:07 p.m.; robbery/misc. 600 block Ramona Street, 10/20, 1:49 p.m.; battery/simple. Clara Drive, 10/21, 5:30 p.m.; child abuse/physical. Forest Avenue, 10/25, 7:51 a.m.; child abuse/physical.

Menlo Park

500 block El Camino Real, 10/19, 4:14 p.m.; robbery. Willow Road and Bay Road, 10/20, 8:36 a.m.; battery. 1400 block Willow Road, 10/20, 8:16 p.m.; spousal abuse. 2800 block Sand Hill Road, 10/25, 6:58 p.m.; battery.

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Transitions F. Graham Sommer Dr. F. Graham Sommer died on Oct. 2. He was 70. Born in Victoria, B.C., Canada in 1946, Sommer earned a bachelor’s degree in physics from the University of Victoria and obtained a medical degree from McGill University in Montreal. He later worked at Yale University as an assistant professor and moved to Stanford in 1979, where he joined Stanford Un ive r s i t y’s Department of Radiology and eventually rose to the rank of professor of radiology. He was a resident of Stanford for 37 years and a renowned researcher and recipient of this year’s Distinguished Investigator Award by the Academy of Radiology Research. During his time at Stanford, he was a mentor to many and enjoyed a variety of other passions including golf, piano, biking, skiing and traveling. He funded the Young Composer Competition of Canada through the Schulich School of Music, an indication of his passion for music. He is survived by his wife Denise Leclair of Stanford; sister Anne Axford of Vancouver, Canada; nephew Matt Horwood (Deimi Lee) and their son Nicholas of Vancouver, Canada; nephew Kyle Horwood (Ainslee Bauder) and their daughter Elizabeth of Vancouver, Canada, as well as his extended family. A celebration of life will be held at 1 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28, at Alta Mesa Funeral Home, 695 Arastradero Road. Additionally, there will be an open house. Contact Denise Leclair at msdeniseleclair@gmail.com for more information.

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CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Palo Alto City Council will hold a Public Hearing at the regular meeting on Monday, November 7, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. or as near thereafter as possible, in the Council Chambers, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, to consider, the Finance Committee recommendation that the Council adopt an Ordinance updating the procedure for collection of Impact Fees by amending Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Title 16 (Building Regulations), Chapters 16.45 (Transportation Impact Fee for New Nonresidential Development in the Stanford Research Park/El Camino CS Zone), 16.46 (WWYV]HS VM 7YVQLJ[Z ^P[O 0TWHJ[Z VU ;YHŃ?J PU [OL :HU Antonio/West Bayshore Area), 16.47 (Approval of Projects with Impacts on Housing), 16.57 (In-Lieu Parking Fee For New Nonresidential Development in the Commercial Downtown (CD) Zoning District), 16.58 (Development Impact Fees), 16.59 (Citywide Transportation Impact Fee), 16.60 (Charleston Arastradero Corridor Pedestrian and Bicyclist Safety Impact Fee), 16.61 (Public Art for Private Developments), 16.64 (Development Fee and InLieu Payment Administration), and Title 21 (Subdivisions and Other Divisions of Land), Chapter 21.50 (Parkland +LKPJH[PVU VY -LL 0U 3PL\ ;OLYLVM HUK Ă„UKPUN [OL HJ[PVU exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act. BETH D. MINOR City Clerk

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Spectrum

LOCAL RESULTS View online Nov. 8 at PaloAltoOnline.com

Editorials, letters and opinions

Our election recommendations House of Representatives Anna Eshoo (D) (Inc) State Senate Jerry Hill (D) (Inc) State Assembly Vicki Veenker (D)

Palo Alto City Council Arthur Keller Lydia Kou Liz Kniss (Inc) Adrian Fine

Foothill-DeAnza College District Board of Trustees Laura Casas (I) Peter Landsberger Patrick Ahrens

Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Trustees Todd Collins Jennifer DiBrienza

Santa Clara County Board of Education Sheena Chin

Measure A (Santa Clara County) Affordable Housing Bond Measure YES Measure B (Santa Clara County) Half-Cent Transportation Sales Tax YES

State propositions No on Prop. 51 — School Construction Bonds This initiative is financially supported by large home builders and the construction industry and would authorize $9 billion in bonds to build new schools, not fix or improve existing schools. School bond measures are best passed on a local level, where 80 percent are now successful with the reduced 55 percent vote requirement, and unless and until reforms are made that don’t favor wealthy school districts at the expense of the districts with the greatest need, state school bonds like this one should be voted down. Yes on Prop. 52 — Medi-Cal Fees A constitutional amendment that will extend the current requirement, set to expire in 2018, that private hospitals pay fees to fund health services for low income families. This measure enjoys broad support except from the health care employee union, which is the primary funder of the opposition. No on Prop. 53 — Statewide Voter Approval of Revenue Bonds This constitutional amendment would require a statewide vote to approve any bond measure for large projects that are intended to be repaid from revenue generated by the funded project. It would take away local control, has been promoted by a large Stockton agribusiness interest and is widely opposed. Directly affected local voters are best equipped to evaluate such bond measures. Yes on Prop. 54 — Legislative Reform A constitutional amendment that would require any bill being considered by the Legislature to be posted online at least 72 hours before a final vote. The good-government measure’s campaign is being funded al-

most entirely by Palo Alto resident Charles Munger, Jr. and opposed by labor unions that have benefited by last minute “gut and amend” bills that are virtually invisible to the public. Yes on Prop. 55 — Extension of High Income Tax This initiative will extend for 12 years the temporary state income-tax bracket for earnings over $250,000 passed in 2012 to help provide additional funding for K-12 public schools and community colleges. At risk is some $4 billion in school funding, now set to expire at the end of 2018. This isn’t a desirable way to fund public education and is vulnerable to an economic downturn, but losing this revenue could have severe ripple effects on school budgets. Yes on Prop. 56 — Tobacco Tax This measure would increase the current excise tax on cigarettes from 87 cents to $2.87 per pack and for the first time subject electronic cigarettes containing nicotine to the tax. Revenue generated would fund health and education programs. Yes on Prop. 57 — Criminal Sentencing This initiative seeks to reform some of the current sentencing rules for nonviolent felonies and require that a juvenile court judge approve any prosecution of a juvenile as an adult. Yes on Prop. 58 — Bilingual Education This measure will reverse some of the worst impacts of Prop. 227, passed in 1998 and promoted and funded by Palo Alto resident Ron Unz. Prop. 227 sought to force English Language Learners to only be taught in English and severely restricted the use of bilingual programs. At a time when one in five California students does not speak English as their primary

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language, Prop. 58 will give local school districts needed flexibility in developing good and effective English language programs. Yes on Prop. 59 — Campaign Financing This is an advisory measure aimed at encouraging California political leaders to do what they can to achieve the reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial 5-4 decision in the Citizens United case that gutted campaign laws restricting campaign financing. Placed on the ballot by the state Legislature, Prop. 59 is seeking a worthwhile result but is not likely to have any real impact. It’s a poor use of the initiative process. No on Prop. 60 — Condoms in Adult Films This initiative seeks to correct what its supporters believe is lax enforcement of existing labor rules requiring the use of condoms in adult films, but it creates unreasonable and unwise requirements that will lead to extensive litigation. It’s a solution in search of a problem. No on Prop. 61 — State Drug Purchases This measure would prohibit state agencies from paying any more for prescription drugs for low income Medi-Cal patients than is paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs. A reaction to high drug prices and the lack of transparency in drug pricing, this initiative is a simplistic solution to a complex problem and will likely result in many adverse and unintended consequences. Yes on Prop. 62 — Repeal of Death Penalty This is a straight forward initiative to repeal California’s death penalty and resentence all inmates on Death Row to life sentences without possibility of parole.

Yes on Prop. 63 — Prohibition & Regulation of Ammunition This initiative would tighten regulation of gun and ammunition sales by requiring background checks for the purchase of ammunition and prohibiting possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines. It’s predictably being opposed by the gun interests and supported by virtually everyone else. Yes on Prop. 64 — Marijuana Legalization This initiative would make it legal for adults over age 21 to grow, possess, cultivate and use marijuana and, more importantly, creates a regulatory system for commercial growers and sellers. Current law permits medicinal marijuana use, which has been widely abused, and Prop. 64 addresses these abuses with a sensible and better drafted set of regulations and taxes than those proposed six years ago, when Prop. 19 was narrowly defeated. No on Prop. 65 — Carryout Bag Revenue This deceptive initiative, sponsored by the plastic-bag industry, is designed to confuse voters. It requires that money collected from selling shopping bags to consumers be redirected to a fund for environmental purposes rather than retained by the retailer. The industry is hoping the confusion between this measure and Prop. 67 will bring defeat to 67, which is a referendum on the state’s ban on single-use plastic bags. No on Prop. 66 — Shortened Death Penalty Appeals We hope this measure will become moot with the passage of Prop. 62 and the repeal of the death penalty, but just in case, voters should vote against shortening the appeals process in death penalty cases. While appeals can go on for decades, the long process helps prevent the possibility that an innocent

person is executed and has the effect of minimizing executions. Yes on Prop. 67 — Plastic Bag Ban This proposition is a referendum on a current state law similar to the ordinance in effect in Palo Alto — prohibiting grocery and some other retail stores from providing single-use plastic bags at check-out and requiring a charge of at least 10 cents for paper bags. The state law has been on hold due to this referendum, which is funded by the plastic bag industry. A “yes” vote upholds the state law. The ban on single-use plastic bags and requirement that consumers be charged for paper bags has been a huge success in cities that have adopted it, and passage of Prop. 67 would extend these benefits statewide. Q

Letters Make residential life a priority Editor, In a recent letter from eight former Palo Alto mayors they wondered: “What is this group (five Palo Alto families) up to?” when they saw fully public and legal contributions being made to candidates they do not support. The fact that these contributions went to candidates usually labeled “residentialists” may hold the answer. These former mayors presided over a city government that created our state-leading jobs-homes imbalance, saw traffic congestion dramatically increase and turned our neighborhood streets into commercial parking lots. These same former mayors were silent when it was recently revealed that the Chamber of Commerce endorsed a slate of candidates and encouraged its members to contribute to their campaigns. (As a nonprofit, the COC is prohibited from political activity.) Does anyone think that developers are looking out for

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What ‘quality of life’ means to me by Jennifer Chang Hetterly

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s a Palo Alto native, I credit the city’s culture of civic engagement, enriching community resources and inclusive schools for childhood experiences that inspired my values and lifelong dedication to public service. Although our schools were a big part of that, they were not the only motivator to raise my family here. No, I wanted them to have the big prize — a whole community that embraced, comforted and inspired them. And I wanted to spend my adult life serving the community that did that for me. When we moved “home” to Palo Alto, old friends warned that the city had changed. Yes, it felt busier and more crowded, but the things I loved remained: a diverse and welcoming community, easy and safe to traverse on foot or bicycle; neighbors citywide who cared for each other and the environment; and most importantly, a participatory and collaborative culture — a sense that we were in it together. For me, that’s what quality of life is all about. Sadly, in recent years I’ve seen that culture slipping away. It breaks my heart to hear my teenage children describe a Palo Alto that seems intolerant and entitled, where worth is measured by superlatives honoring competition over collaboration. A place where community service is a resume builder rather than a responsibility. To them, our quality of life feels “toxic.” residential interests? The critique they now try to make is based on conjecture and fear: “We fear this money will fund negative campaigns, or worse.” This fact-free, fear-based attack is an insult to the intelligence of Palo Altans. I see five Palo Alto families who have the resources and the will to support candidates who will fight to take back city government and make residential life our No. 1 priority. I thank them for their contributions to the democratic process. John Guislin Middlefield Road, Palo Alto

Campaign limits? Yes Editor, Do the citizens of Palo Alto require campaign limits for city council races? Do bears congregate in the woods? Connect the dots: Two candidates (Arthur Keller and Lydia Kou) received tens of thousands of dollars and I get their expensive three-fold attack ad against Adrian Fine? One remedy is to copy Moun-

For my part, I have watched our city fall prey to increasingly sophisticated commercial interests and an ambition for “world-class” status that far exceeds the capacity of our municipal budget and our staff’s earnest efforts — a course too often pursued at the expense of fundamental services. People complain that our staffing budget is bloated, yet residents donate countless hours to fill gaps in city capacity. They do so out of desperation to keep our roadways safe, our neighborhoods healthy and our parks and green-space vital in the face of rapid, unsustainable development. Despite the planning challenges we face, our City Council-appointed Planning and Transportation Commission (PTC) has canceled a full third of this year’s meetings. I’ve seen a commissioner publicly disparage residents contesting compliance deficiencies as “unmeaningful minorities.” In private conversation, another has said that the details of the Comprehensive Plan just don’t really matter that much. Attacking opponents of unfettered growth, a recently departed commissioner has asked, “How long will ... baby boomers ... be allowed to keep strangling the younger working generation?” Such disregard for noncompliance, disinterest in the details for which they’re responsible and divisive rhetoric does not engender confidence in this important commission. Nor does it reflect inclusive, effective or civil service. I’ve seen a sitting council member brazenly suggest that Palo Altans concerned about quality of life are simply demagogues like Donald Trump. Alongside his assertion that they use “quality of life” as a calculated code-phrase for excluding

tain View’s limit at $25,000 per candidate. My vote goes for a smart council whose agenda includes city pension-funding studies/decisions and a community toe-hold for young and old, notably in taller, denser housing around transit centers. Jim King Lytton Avenue, Palo Alto

Creating common ground Editor, Greg Tanaka embodies what we aspire to in Palo Alto; not tying ourselves to labels or categories, but thinking creatively to solve problems in new ways. The answer to our jammed roads, dangerous crossings, shortage of downtown retail and other problems is not to grasp last century’s solutions ever more tightly. Palo Alto and Silicon Valley are a fountain of technical creativity for the nation and world; let’s tap that capability to solve our community challenges.

others, he posted a picture of Trump with the caption: “Trump says Syrian refugees aren’t just a terrorist threat, they’d hurt quality of life.” That intentional distortion of our words and values with such false equivalencies is irresponsible and dangerous. It encourages outrage, not cooperation and empowerment. Worst of all, I’ve seen an accompanying rise in public distrust in the intentions and ability of officials to hear and serve constituents’ interests and to faithfully and transparently enforce city policy. That distrust takes form, not only in the controversial revolt behind the Maybell referendum or the activists who doggedly fight for code compliance, but in the more insidious context of the resident who won’t attend a public meeting because “(t)hey’re just gonna do what they want anyway.” I see it in the neighbor who abandons a repeated enforcement complaint, having seen no redress despite official findings of violation. And in the park-lover who’s encouraged to embrace roof-top gardens because all we have room for is more buildings. It no longer feels as if we’re in this together and I don’t like what I see. On Nov. 8, we as voters will choose whether to perpetuate that decline. Municipal government is where our voices as citizens have the greatest impact on our daily lives. We cannot accept public officials who pick and choose which of our rules, or residents, “really” matter. We cannot succumb to partisanship, letting others define what our words mean and what we’re for or against. Instead, we must vote to elect candidates who will hear all of our voices, appoint responsible advisers, take an even-handed

approach to growth, and enforce our rules. We need solutions that address, not compound, the localized impacts of having shouldered a disproportionate share of regional jobs. We need leaders who care about all the city’s needs and actively invest in the mundane goal of community well-being. Most Palo Altans are neither “NIMBYs” nor “Stack and Packers.” We all want housing to be more affordable; neighborhoods that are inclusive, diverse and rich with parkland; roadways with fewer cars; and retail we can use. Where we disagree is on what strategy will sustainably achieve that end and who we can trust to get us there. In this crowded council election, where all candidates seemingly offer warm promises to address our local ills, we must look beyond their campaign rhetoric. We cannot blindly follow endorsements by organizations to whom we’re just a cog in a regional wheel. Local needs and challenges must be critical components of growth management in our city. We must confirm that candidates’ purported growth strategies are backed by their actions, affiliations, statements and public record. Then we must hold them accountable for our trust, in this and future elections. Quality of life is the heartbeat of our community. It is uniquely local, and we as voters are responsible for it. Q Jennifer Chang Hetterly is a longtime member and former chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission and serves on the Comprehensive Plan Update Committee. She also chaired the facilities subcommittee for the Cubberley Advisory Committee and served several years in PTA and Site Council leadership.

Greg is uniquely qualified to lead our community in the creation of new visions leading to new common ground answers. Greg’s Palo Alto-based company is an up-and-coming software powerhouse. His leadership of the College Terrace Association and the Palo Alto Planning Commission shows his ability to find smart solutions that work well for many differing constituencies. He is bright, forthright, very knowledgeable on a surprisingly wide range of topics from retail to the city budget and easy to work with. Greg is ready for a bigger stage. Marc Miller Coastland Drive, Palo Alto

choice for another term on our City Council. She has served as a champion for the Transportation Management Agency to ease parking and traffic woes, supports housing options for young families in our city, and has been an advocate at the county level for health programs to protect our most vulnerable residents. In her more than 25 years in public service, she has represented us admirably as mayor and county supervisor, and we enthusiastically support Liz for another term on the City Council. Jon Foster and Catherine Crystal Foster Channing Avenue, Palo Alto

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Editor, During this year of electoral turmoil, Palo Alto voters are fortunate to be able to cast a vote for Liz Kniss, whose steady leadership, experience, balanced perspective and respect for all her constituents makes her a clear

Editor, It won’t take 1,000 words to point out that the tradition of having the best politicians money can buy has arrived in Palo Alto, perhaps earlier then the latest contests for City Council. Looking at the speed that has allowed the “city that was” to be turned into a bloated cash cow as

dollar signs in the eyes of “developers” reign triumphant in the face of overcrowding, ignoring the idea of enough, and the last stand for an aesthetic. The Weekly asks if contributions should have a limit. In French we say “ça va sans dire” (goes without saying). In fact, this being a small-town election — not one for the next president of the U.S. — no contributions are needed in a town where those who wish power can, without “war chests,” easily meet voters. Anyone taking money from developers, should seriously consider dropping out of the race — the rat race. Phil Spickler Harvard Street, Palo Alto

Democracy in action Editor, The “presidential debates” have made me despondent about the vibrancy of our political process. The nuances of creating and implementing public policy are generally not communicated. (continued on next page)

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Last weekend my wife, Ruth, and I attended a “get to know the candidates” in a neighbor’s home; approximately 30 people gathered. I felt proud to be an American citizen, and my despondency lifted. I was delighted that four candidates for City Council — Lydia Kou, Arthur Keller, Stewart Carl and Greer Stone — and one school board candidate, Todd Collins, each made substantive contributions to the discussions. There were no platitudes, no boring repetitive slogans; rather, there was open dialogue about problems and potential solutions. The candidates had positive ideas to offer. We came to understand how they would approach problems and issues and that they were strongly supportive of maintaining our quality of life in Palo Alto. They did themselves proud. Karen Holman, our former mayor and current council member concluded the meeting eloquently. She enumerated the strengths and unique talents of each candidate, explaining why we should vote for them. This meeting was “democracy in action.” Free speech is a wonderful thing especially when it’s used to educate and enlighten constituents. Those running for elected office can be creative and offer their best ideas free of fear. Michael Lowy Thain Way, Palo Alto

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Editor, I received the postcard paid for by the candidates about their endorsement by the Democratic Party as chosen by the Santa Clara County Democratic Party. As a Democratic activist with longstanding ties to the party, I feel compelled to share my outrage and disappointment at this year’s party endorsements. As a countywide organization, I do not expect their endorsements to necessarily reflect the localized needs of Palo Alto. However, I do expect them to demonstrate some consistency with party values. This year’s endorsements are suspect as one of the endorsed candidates was a registered Republican until just February of this year and another didn’t register as a Democrat until this June. The endorsement committee abandoned consistently loyal Democrats Arthur Keller and Greer Stone in favor of the entire slate of pro-developer candidates, regardless of their history with the party. So much for party loyalty. Loyalty to rampant development matters more. Stephanie Grossman Harriet Street, Palo Alto

Read the voter guide Editor, I am a staunch supporter of our Caltrain and recognize that funding is needed to maintain/upgrade the system. But Prop. B, as written, is not the correct measure for

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that need. While there was a lot of tough bargaining between VTA and several Santa Clara County cities on how to distribute the potential funds coming from this sales tax, the measure as written contains a trap-door clause that can negate all of those agreements for Caltrain and highway relief. B is financed by a large Valley business group that wants BART, which will only provide a benefit to the city of San Jose, but really wants to ensure its member companies do not see their property taxes increase. Read the last paragraph of the B text on page 36 of your voter guide. The VTA board can modify all the agreements if there is a decrease or increase in outside funding. Richard C. Brand Addison Avenue, Palo Alto

cess to identify and evaluate the options that create the most good at lowest cost. Let’s be decisive and practical. City staff resources are severely limited; so is capital for housing. In the midst of a richly contested city council election, is this a good time to start piecemeal planning project by project? Traditional Palo Alto process is a deadly opiate to good ideas. My recommendation is to implement a citywide temporary moratorium on office development. Stakeholders will rush to the table in 2017 with creativity and resources to nibble away on the Gordian knot of housing. Carrots, not sticks, can find solutions in months not years. Neilson Buchanan Bryant Street, Palo Alto

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Editor, Professional developers and their allies have decades of cozy relationships with City Hall, revolving doors between themselves and the city, and influence over council elections. Now some families want to level the field? Kudos to them, and a big thank you for looking out for the Palo Altans that actually live here. We are the ones who have to face the long traffic delays, noise pollution, lack of parking downtown, overcrowded parks, obstructed views to the Foothills, etc. Kerry Yarkin Clara Drive, Palo Alto

Is now a good time for piecemeal planning? Editor, Palo Alto Forward has suggested one housing solution at California Avenue. There must be 10 good Palo Alto locations for lower income housing. Location is not the sole issue. There are multiple models to create sustainable, “affordable” and/or below marketrate housing. Financing and ownership models must match the characteristics of the locations. This is the sole issue. Professional planning is more important than politically opportunistic planning. Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Plan is in flux. The council can accelerate a pro-

Editor, People in East Palo Alto could be displaced from their apartments. In other words, kicked out. Let’s point at you, let’s point to the owners of that property, let’s point to the law, let’s point to the East Palo Alto City Council. Let’s look at East Palo Alto’s history. Has this happened before? Yes. Whiskey Gultch is gone, Ravenswood High School property is gone and the contingency of more property could be gone. When Whiskey Gulch got buried the Four Seasons Hotel arose. When the Ravenswood High School property got demolished Home Depot, McDonald’s, Taco Bell and Ikea arose. Somebody’s getting paid for all this and it isn’t me. Remember the proplems residents had with Page Mill properties? Was Wells Fargo behind the curtain back then or now? Let’s point back at the East Palo Alto City Council. Let’s look at who’s got more to gain if all of the properties on West Bayshore between University Avenue and the San Francisquito bridge were sold. Would you sell out the residents in East Palo Alto for housing development to get paid? Does this smell like gentrification? Can it happen again? Michael Uhila Daphne Way, East Palo Alto

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Andrew Maltz, a Gunn High School senior and member of the football team, right, wrestles with his junior opponent as they compete in a sumo-wrestling match to raise points for their class during Homecoming Week at Titan Gym on Oct. 21.

Palo Alto High School sophomores Sam Cook (on ladder), and Bo Fang (inside the fire truck), stand on their class float as classmates pull it around the track for students to view from the football stands before the sophomores perform a dance for Spirit Week on Oct. 21. About the cover: Sofia Murray, center, and fellow seniors at Gunn High School cheer for Titan Andrew Matlz as he competes in an inflatable sumo-wresting suit against other classmates during a lunchtime rally on Oct. 21. Photo by Veronica Weber. Design by Kristin Brown.

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Eric Kwon, a sophomore at Gunn High School, cheers for his class clad in Titan red and black face paint during a lunchtime rally for Homecoming Week on Oct. 21.

ive minutes before the day let out at Gunn High School on Oct. 20, there was no sign of life outside on Titan Field, just the sun beating down onto the football field and half-finished parade floats perched next to the stands. Then the bell rang, and suddenly the athletic field came to life as students poured onto the field with chicken wire, yellow tissue paper, large pieces of cardboard and other float-building materials in hand. This wasn’t just any Thursday afternoon. This was homecoming week and the day before the big football game during which the parade floats are revealed — a longstanding tradition that showcases school spirit, creativity and fun. The race was on for each class to put the finishing touches on its “universe”-themed floats, which even managed to incorporate Pokémon onto one of the displays. “I heard they approved cardboard,” said one student, while another asked, “Are those supposed to be plants?” At one point, a group of students broke into a limbo dance, proving this wasn’t all work and no play. (continued on next page)

At top: Aurora Vaughan, center, Josh Radin, center right, and other members of the Gunn High School Homecoming court wave to their peers during halftime of the Homecoming game against Homestead on Oct. 21. For the past few years, students have chosen a non-gender specific Homecoming court. Above: Palo Alto High School freshman Yael Sireg and Gunn High School freshman Will Hardison take a selfie during their date at the Homecoming dance at Gunn High School on Oct. 22.

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At left: Edmund Wu, quarterback for the varsity football team at Gunn High School, makes a running play during the Homecoming game against Homestead High School on Oct. 21. The Titans lost, 42-14. Above: Joelle Dong, and fellow cheerleaders at Palo Alto High School cheer for the Vikings football team during its Homecoming game against Los Gatos. Palo Alto ended up losing the game, 35-6. (continued from previous page)

Assistant Vice Principal Heather Wheeler said, “They get full on into it ... (They) construct it all themselves, with little outside help.â€? Across town at Palo Alto High School the next day, the level of excitement was similar as students prepared for a final rally and float competition before their homecoming game that night. Thunderous cheers and laughter from the crowd echoed well beyond Viking Stadium as the freshman float made its way in front of the stands while the PA system erupted into a flurry of pop and hip hop songs. Next, WKH VRSKRPRUHVÎŹ ILUHILJKWHU IORDW PDGH LWV ZD\ onto the field, followed by the junior class’ Mu-

hammad Ali-themed float that featured a full ER[LQJ ULQJ 7KH VHQLRUVΏ IORDW ZKLFK DSSHDUHG last, used the old Mario Bros. video games as inspiration. Back at Gunn High School, the homecoming game was beginning to turn into a blowout. Gunn’s opponent, Homestead High School, was winning by four touchdowns at halftime, but even that couldn’t stifle the excitement as those in the stands eagerly awaited the arrival of the floats and the homecoming court — and the culmination of a week filled with camaraderie and school spirit. Q Editorial intern Patrick Condon can be reached at pcondon@paweekly.com

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An ode to the object Artist Jenny Odell gives context to unwanted items

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t takes an artist’s vision to work at a waste-processing facility (a.k.a. a dump) and see beyond the piles of discarded, unwanted stuff — to instead see those objects for what they were, are and could be, and to treat them with the reverence and care ascribed to art. Jenny Odell’s “Bureau of Suspended Objects,” currently on display at the Palo Alto Art Center, provokes the viewer to think about what defines art and what is relegated to rubbish. At first glance, the exhibit space evokes the atmosphere of a hipster, minimalist store — the kind that curates its shelves, making each object look like it was specially selected to earn a spot. The 50 objects, all donated to the project by community members, range from a stuffed-animal version of Master Shifu, a character from the movie “Kung Fu Panda,” to a pair of worn Tom’s shoes. Each object is labeled with a brief description of what it is, but the information goes far beyond what immediately meets the eye. Viewers can scan the QR code on each object’s label, which links to Odell’s online archive of the specific object’s history — an im-

pressively thorough catalogue of all kinds of information. Odell, currently a faculty member in Stanford University’s Department of Art and Art History, thinks of her project as a “historical approach to the present” and, in keeping with that historical approach, she has painstakingly researched each and every detail about each and every object in the “Bureau,” from when, where and how it was made and manufactured, to where it was sold, who owned it, why that person chose to rid themselves of it and how guilty they felt about giving it up. The scope of the project touches on many layers: historical, psychological, emotional, environmental, just to name a few, but Odell sees these layers as connected, comparing her process to detective work. “I think all of my work is trying to represent networks ... I really think this thing,” she said, pointing to a folded pair of jean cut-off shorts on display, “is the intersection of a place in Cambodia, a system of distribution, some guy’s feelings about it, and why he made them into shorts and why he doesn’t want them anymore.”

This painted wooden elephant was made in Bali. Artist Jenny Odell traced each object’s origins and interviewed the owners about the sentimental value of the pieces and why they chose to donate them.

Jenny Odell’s “Bureau of Suspended Objects” features donated objects from the local community. Odell picked up a worn stuffed dog from one of the shelves — a perfect example of this process. Without a tag, it would seem nearly impossible to find any background information on this object, but Odell stumbled across a very similar dog on eBay — the seller called it a “Morgan Dog.” That led her to further research Morgan Dogs, discovering that they were made in 1973 and based on a celebrity basset hound named J.J. Morgan. She even discovered a fan site dedicated to this particular model of stuffed animal. One of Odell’s goals is to provide a concrete sense of where objects come from. While serving as artist-in-residence at Recology in San Francisco, Odell recalled that she was struck by people’s widely varying definitions of waste. “Something that I kept thinking about while I was at the dump was kind of the arbitrariness of this category of trash,” she said,

adding that, with the exception of food and other disposables, it is difficult, perhaps even impossible, to pinpoint the exact time at which someone decides something is trash. Many times it’s just an emotional decision. This emotional component not only factors into people’s reasons for giving an object up, it also affects the viewer’s experience. “Something that I noticed at the opening was that ... people had emotional connections or associations with the objects. So, for instance, a lot of people get really nostalgic about the Nintendo entertainment system or a lot of people had the Western Electric 500 telephone model ... because these phones were just distributed to everybody, so everyone thinks that phone looks familiar,” she said. Odell decided to survey the individuals contributing objects to the project, asking contributors to rate

A stuffed “Morgan Dog” is one of the objects donated to Jenny Odell’s “Bureau of Suspended Objects.”

their level of guilt about throwing them out. A graph in the exhibit displays the data Odell collected. According to this data, the majority of objects were given as gifts. “I think it definitely says something about objects that function as a kind of collateral for an immaterial desire,” she said, adding that she’s trying to sell people on the idea of taking an object off a person’s hands instead of giving them a gift. “If everyone did this, maybe objects would eventually settle to their most appropriate locations,” she said. Though it might be hard to imagine “getting” instead of “giving” for, say, a friend’s birthday, the idea is rooted in recycling, something that informs Odell’s framework. In fact, during the opening reception viewers were allowed to claim objects for themselves. So far, she noted, the most popular objects seem to be ones that the original owners were most eager to be rid of. “I really love the idea of objects surviving into the present in this really unlikely way, and I think that that’s opposed to a culture of disposability,” she said. Odell sees this attitude toward objects — taking care of them, understanding what went into making them, how they work and how they need to be repaired — as a small way to engage with a huge idea like waste. “It seems small and insignificant, but if everyone had a slightly different attitude toward their belongings and what it means to own an object versus consume an object, I think that far less stuff would end up being disposed and that far less stuff would end up be(continued on next page)

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Stanford’s “Spring Awakening” tackles tough coming-of-age issues in a new black-box theater.

Autumn ‘Awakening’

Stanford stages coming-of-age musical in renovated space by Karla Kane een suicide. Academic pressure. Consent versus sexual assault. Questions about identity, health and love. These issues are likely all-too familiar to teens and college students, but they’re not new. Frank Wedekind explored these topics back in 1891 — the very year Stanford University was founded — when he wrote his oft-censored play “Spring Awakening.” The hit musical of the same name will be staged in Stanford’s recently renovated Roble Studio Theater Oct. 27-Nov. 5, and the show’s direc-

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tors say its themes still resonate. “It’s a play that deals with the anxieties and concerns of young people in a world that seems to constrain them, and how they reach out beyond those constraints to a feeling of resiliency and hope,” said Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Harry J. Elam, Jr., who’s also the production’s artistic director. Playwright Steven Sater’s adaptation of “Spring Awakening” (with music by alt-rocker Duncan Sheik) tells the story of a group of young German teenagers at the end of the 19th century. The char-

acters rage against their parents and teachers for keeping them ignorant about puberty and sex and for forcing them to conform to rigid social norms. At the crossroads between childhood and adulthood, they delve into self discovery and begin to question authority, with sometimes-tragic, sometimeshopeful results. “I love that it centers on these kids who feel that they don’t have a voice and they don’t have anyone to talk to and ask questions about topics we wish we could talk about right now,” Stage Director Ken Savage said. “Even though it’s set in 1891, the issues are still alive. This idea of what’s taboo to talk about openly: sex, gun violence ... it’s always going to be a musical that’s relevant, unfortunately.” Savage, a recent Stanford graduate who was involved with numerous productions and granted several student awards, said “Spring Awakening” holds a special place in his heart: It’s the first show he ever saw on Broadway. The show may especially strike a chord with Palo Alto and Stanford students, both Savage and Elam suggested, as the adolescent characters are, like many of them, high-achieving students coming from a background of privilege and parental pressures. Stanford’s done “Spring Awakening” before, staged in Memorial Auditorium in 2013, but this year’s production, with a cast of 20, will be a more intimate affair.

The new black-box theater will be configured so that the audience surrounds the stage on three sides. “The way that the set is designed, there’s going to be a lot of engaging the audience by breaking the fourth wall,” Savage said. Elam, who, as artistic director was responsible for choosing the play as well as choosing Savage as stage director (along with the Theater and Performing Studies Department selection committee), said that the issues brought up in “Spring Awakening” are more relevant to Stanford students than ever. He will be moderating a panel discussion on suicide and sexual assault in “Spring Awakening,” alongside several experts in adolescent psychiatry (the program also includes a list of campus resources for help and support). The production is “an awakening of sorts for our department,” Elam said, celebrating the reopening of the historic Roble arts complex (which underwent a $28 million renovation this summer) as well as being part of a larger emphasis on arts of all kinds on campus. “It’s deeply important to us, and to me, as administrators that Stanford is a strong place for art,” he said, “where Stanford students can excel in art in addition to becoming engineers.” The involvement of Savage, as a recent alumnus now working as a theater professional, sets an inspirational example for current art students, he said.

“I think what we also have the benefit of is the vision that Ken is bringing to this version of ‘Spring Awakening’ for Stanford and the wider community in 2016,” he added. “Our vision is that the cast should look like Stanford today. The cast is purposely diverse. You wouldn’t find that in 1891 but you certainly do at Stanford today.” Savage and the cast had many discussions about the difficult themes in the play and how they relate to their own lives. “Each cast member is able to resonate with some character in this world. Oftentimes these are stories that they’ve shared with us that they’ve never shared openly,” he said. “What we wish happened is that all audiences and all people get this opportunity to say, ‘Let’s spend a couple hours and lower our barriers and speak without a filter.’ It really epitomizes why we do these shows together.”Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: “Spring Awakening” Where: Roble Studio Theater, Stanford When: Oct. 27-29 and Nov 3-5 at 8 p.m.; matinees Oct. 29-30 and Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Cost: $5-15. For sold-out shows, patrons may join the waitlist one hour prior to performance. Info: Go to taps.stanford.edu

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Dance anniversari anniversaries ies Menlowe Ballet

The Menlo Park-based dance company Menlowe Ballet, which offers audiences a blend of classical, contemporary and cultural dance, is celebrating its fifth anniversary with “Tribute,” a program featuring two world premieres, a signature revival and a classical work. Artistic Director Michael Lowe drew on his experience dancing with Oakland Ballet in two renowned productions of Ravel’s “Bolero” to create “Tribute” (first staged by Menlowe Ballet in 2013). World premieres include “After Hours,” set in a vibrant Shanghai nightclub on New Year’s Eve, and “Portraits,” celebrating accomplished women throughout history. Dennis Nahat also returns to present his version of the classical “Le Corsaire Pas de Deux.” Performances will be held Nov. 3 (at 7:30 p.m.), 5 (at 2 and 8 p.m.) and 6 (at 2 p.m.) at Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton. Tickets are $30$60. Go to menloweballet.org.

Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble The Natasha Carlitz Dance Ensemble, turning 10 this year, will celebrate with an anniversary performance of “Acadia and other stories.” Choreographer Natasha Carlitz grew up in Palo Alto and has many ties to the local dance community. “Acadia and other stories” is collaboration between Carlitz and composer Mike Coffin, with live music by Brilliante Strings. The “Acadia Suite” string quartet pays tribute to Acadia National Park in Maine, while the titular “other stories” include premieres of the orchestral “Present” and the solo “Icarus: Learning To Fly;” a new work by guest choreographer Helena Birecki; and more. Performances will be held Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29, at 8 p.m. at Cubberley Auditorium, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Tickets are $15-$20. Go to carlitzdance.org.

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Community California Ave Trick-or-Treat & Halloween Carnival Kids can put on their costumes and celebrate Halloween a day early at the 22nd annual California Ave Trick-or-Treat & Halloween Carnival on Sunday, Oct. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Organized by Blossom Birth, the event will take place on S. California Ave. (between Park and Birch) and feature candy giveaways from 30 local businesses; performances by Andy Z, the Stanford Band, Dance Connection and School of Rock; a costume contest; Halloween photos; carnival games and crafts; story time from the Palo Alto Library; police and fire trucks for kids to explore; and an address by Palo Alto Mayor Pat Burt. The event is free and suitable for kids ages 0-12. Go to blossombirth.org/halloween.html.

Arts open house Meet Tony Foster Painter and naturalist Tony Foster, whose work is collected and displayed by Palo Alto’s Foster Art & Wilderness Foundation (940 Commercial St.) in a gallery that’s normally only open by appointment, will be on site at an open house on Thursday, Nov. 3, 5-7 p.m. The public is invited to meet Foster, who’s based in Cornwall, England, and ask him questions about his work. The event is free. Go to thefoster.org.

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Eating Out Soup for the

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Local chefs offer warm recipes for chilly autumn evenings by Elena Kadvany | photos by Veronica Weber

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ith November just days away and rain in the forecast, fall is fully upon us. It’s high time to switch from cold salads to warm, comforting soups. Two local chefs have shared recipes for soups that they turn to during the fall months, either at their restaurants or in their own homes.

BUTTERNUT SQUASH SOUP WITH TIE-DYE RELISH Lee Levig Jr., Bradley’s Fine Diner, Menlo Park Bradley’s Fine Diner in Menlo Park has many vegan diners, including a regular who had asked the kitchen for a butternut squash soup that wouldn’t use butter, like most do. The staff came up with their own version using coconut milk. They “found it to be much richer and a much more well balanced dish than its traditional counterpart,” said Executive Chef Lee Levig Jr. “It does not lack in flavor.” He also added a “playful” element — a “tie-dye” relish made of diced celery root, beet and pomegranate seeds. His instructions: Place the relish in the bowl, pour the soup in and top with sunchoke chips to add a crunch. “The more you eat the soup, the more you disturb the liquid (and) the more ribbons of red beet start to appear in your bowl,” he said. “By the time you are done with the dish, your soup has beautiful red and golden yellow almost tiger stripes (with a) tie-dyed look to it.” A gastronomical bonus is that when the beet and celery are warmed by the soup, their flavor changes, “making each bite just ever so slightly different,” Levig Jr. said. Ingredients for soup: 5 pounds roasted and cleaned butternut squash 2 cups yellow onion, diced 3 cans coconut milk

Lee Levig Jr., executive chef of Bradley’s Fine Diner, stands in the restaurant’s dining room in Menlo Park. Lee Levig Jr., executive chef at Bradley’s Fine Diner, plates the restaurant’s vegan butternut squash soup, adding roasted beets, celery root, and pomegranate before pouring the soup. 1 tablespoon red curry powder 2 teaspoons kosher salt 2 cups vegetable stock 1/4 cup brown sugar Directions: Cut squash in half from top to bottom. Clean out the seeds. Rub with oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast at 350 F until tender. In a large rondeau pan or dutch oven, heat a small amount of vegetable oil and add in yellow onions. Sweat until translucent. Add in curry powder and salt. Continue to toast in pan. Add butternut squash and brown sugar. Toss rapidly to coat evenly with curry and onion. Deglaze with vegetable stock and bring to a simmer.

Add in coconut milk. Stir and simmer for 45 minutes. While hot, puree and pass through a chinois or a fine-meshed sieve. Top with relish and serve.

While cooling, sprinkle with salt. Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl for 1 minute (to prevent color bleeding), reserving the sunchoke chips for garnish.

Note: For busy parents or planners, the soup can be prepared up to three days in advance. After pureeing and passing through a sieve, cool it quickly and store in refrigerator. To serve, re-heat gently in a soup pot, adding a touch of fresh coconut water.

CELERY ROOT VELOUTE WITH CURRANTS AND DUCK CONFIT Jarad Gallagher, Chez TJ, Mountain View

Ingredients for celery root and sunchoke relish: 1/4 cup celery root, diced 15 sunchoke chips (see instructions) 1/4 cup red beet, diced 1/4 cup pomegranate seeds Directions: Peel and clean celery root, then blanch in salted water. Thinly slice sunchokes. Store in ice water. Shake sunchokes dry and submerge in fryer or pot with at least 2 inches of oil. Fry 4 to 6 minutes or until crisp; place on towel-lined sheet to drain and cool.

Don’t be daunted by this dish’s description or its Michelin-star-winning creator. This is what Jarad Gallagher makes at home during his rare off hours — most often after Thanksgiving, when he has leftover meat. Master the veloute, one of the five “mother sauces” of French cuisine, with his directions. Gallagher said he’s also fond of the taste of celery root during the fall months: “It warms your tummy like meat stocks do. It’s like getting a holiday hug.” Ingredients for soup: 2 celery roots, peeled and diced into 2-inch pieces (continued on page 35)

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1 large white onion, peeled and sliced 6 fresh bay leaves (dry is OK) 6 whole garlic cloves 1/4 cup olive oil 4 cups white chicken stock (vegetable stock or water can be used) 2 tablespoon butter 1 cup heavy cream sea salt black pepper extra virgin olive oil Ingredients for garnish: 1/2 pound leftover dark meat (turkey, duck or chicken) 30 leaves from the inside of a celery head (light-colored yellow ones) 2 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil 1 teaspoon aged balsamic vinegar 1 ounce dried currants or raisins, softened in hot water for a few minutes Directions: Using a 2-gallon stainless steel stock pot, add olive oil and heat on medium. Once warm, add the onion, celery root, bay leaf and garlic. Stir continuously until the onions become translucent; then add stock and bring the pot to a full boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and continue to simmer until the roots have fallen apart. Add the butter and cream, return to a full boil.

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Executive Chef Jarad Gallagher in the garden at Chez TJ on April 21. Set up a strainer over a pot to catch the strained soup. Using a blender, puree the soup and pass it through the strainer. Pour into bowls. To serve: Slightly warm the dark meat and mix with all other garnish ingredients in a bowl. Place a small spoonful of the garnish mix on top of the portioned soup and sprinkle with extra virgin olive oil. Q Staff writer Elena Kadvany can be reached at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

DASHING DOGS … Palo Alto’s pooches seem to be particularly well-dressed this season. Some of the credit for the pups with panache may go to Pooja Bucklin, a sixthgrader at Palo Alto’s JLS Middle School. As a young designer and entrepreneur, and working out of her family’s Midtown home, Pooja creates bandanas and bowties for dogs. Calling her company, Barking Bandanas Co, she says, “I love dogs. I’ve had dogs my whole life, except for six months when our old dog died.” The 11-year-old has set up shop in the family’s dining room. Dozens of fabrics, ribbons, a glue gun, and a sewing machine take up every inch of a long table. Pooja’s mom, Sunita Verma, pointing to the dining room table, says, “This is the factory. And it’s why we don’t eat in the dining room anymore.” Pooja’s hobby started in the summer. Through word of mouth, along with photos on Etsy.com, it has quickly become an emerging business. “It’s pretty cool,” said Pooja, who first started dressing her family’s two young dogs. “They are my models. After I finish a new bandana, I put it around their neck, take a picture, and post it online. That’s how people see it and can order it,” she

said, adding that several customers have asked if their dogs can be models for Pooja’s creations. There are currently 25 designs available for bandanas and bowties. But alas, as an 11-year-old, there are restrictions. “My parents don’t want this to interfere with homework, so I’m only allowed to work on this for two days a week.” A RUSTIC RESTAURANT RETURNS TO ITS ROOTS … Mayfield Bakery & Cafe, which opened seven years ago in Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village, is refocusing a bit. “We’ve tried to do a little too much in the past few years. We want to go back to basics and focus on what we do best. We are a bakery,” said Mayfield pastry chef Samantha Cuneo. The bakery offers a wide selection of artisan breads, including Walnut Levain Boule, Cranberry Sourdough Boule, and Five-Grain Loaf. Cuneo’s favorite? “It’s the sourdough. It has a nice rustic crust. I may be biased, but I think our sourdough is the best in the Bay Area,” she said. As far as refocusing, the restaurant made some changes to its menu to offer an “all-day breakfast,” according to Cuneo. “Breakfast is big in this area. A lot of people come in here

with clients. Lots of business people. And they have a lengthy breakfast,” she said. Beginning this month, breakfast will be served until 4 p.m. One more change, which apparently has surprised a few diners: the cafe’s Sunday night special, which was Chicken Pot Pie, is no longer. “That’s been a staple on Sunday for years. The chicken pot pie was a big seller,” said Cuneo. “But we wanted to switch it up.” One customer expressed sadness over the loss of the weekly pot pie. “Even though it was $20, we still came in on Sundays for it. It was expensive, it took something like 15 minutes to cook, but it was easily the best chicken pot pie we ever had,” said a Stanford professor, who asked to remain anonymous. 19 DAYS WITHOUT … For those who cannot live without boho chic womenswear and accessories, consider this advance warning. Anthropologie, the women’s clothing store owned by Urban Outfitters, closes for good on Oct. 29 at 999 Alma St. A new and much larger Anthropologie store is scheduled to open on Nov. 18 in the Stanford Shopping Center. But that means that there will be a total of 19 consecutive days when Palo Altans will not have an Anthropologie in their city. Be forewarned.

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‘Certain’ filmmaking Women’s stories populate subtle drama Writer-director Kelly Reichardt still believes in cinema. That’s partly evident in her choice to shoot her latest feature, “Certain Women,” with a film camera rather than a digital one, but more so in her commitment to her art form’s humane possibilities, her willingness to explore powerful loneliness and frail connections, silences and open spaces. Open spaces are part of the

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Kristen Stewart, left, and Lily Gladstone play women whose lives intersect in “Certain Women.” landscape of “Certain Women,” a Montana-set trilogy of tales adapted from the short stories of Maile Meloy (specifically, “Travis B.,”

“Native Sandstone” and “Tome”). “Big Sky Country” lends itself perfectly to Reichardt’s preoccupation with how small and alone

MOVIE TIMES All showtimes are for Friday to Sunday only unless otherwise noted. For reviews and trailers, go to PaloAltoOnline.com/movies. Movie times are subject to change. Call theaters for the latest. A Man Called Ove (PG-13) +++ Guild Theatre: 1:50, 4:25, 7 & 9:35 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:35 p.m. The Accountant (R) + Century 16: 9:30, 10:55 a.m., 12:30, 3:30, 4:55, 6:30, 7:55 & 9:30 p.m. Fri. 2 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 1:55 p.m. Century 20: 11:45 a.m.,2:45,4:15, 5:50, 7:15, 8:50 & 10:20 p.m., Fri. 1:15 p.m. Ae Dil Hai Mushkil (Not Rated) Century 16: 11 a.m., 3, 6:40 & 10:25 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 12:01 a.m. American Pastoral (R) Aquarius Theatre: 2:45, 5:10, 7:35 & 10 p.m. Boo! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) Century 16: 9:10, 11:45 a.m., 2:20, 5, 7:35 & 10:10 p.m. Century 20: 11 a.m., 2, 5, 7:55 & 10:40 p.m. Certain Women (R) Aquarius Theatre: 2:10, 4:35, 7 & 9:25 p.m. Deepwater Horizon (PG) +++ Century 16: 10:20 a.m., 4:35 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 1:30, 4:30, 7:35 & 10:15 p.m. Denial (PG-13) Century 20: 10:55 a.m.,1:40, 4:35, 7:20 & 10:15 p.m. Palo Alto Square: 4:15, 7:15 & 10:00 Fri. 1:15 p.m. Desierto (R) Century 20: 12:10 & 10:45 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 2:50,5:30,8:05 p.m., Sun. 2:45, 5:20 & 7:50

Keeping Up with the Joneses (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: 9:35 a.m., 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55 & 10:35 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 1:55, 4:55, 7:40 & 10:30 p.m. Kevin Hart: What Now? (R) Century 16: 12:10 & 5:50 p.m. Century 20: 11:55 a.m., 2:35, 5:20,8:00 & 10:35 p.m. La Ronde (1950) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 3:45 & &:30 p.m. The Magnificant Seven (PG-13) Century 16: 1:30 & 7:15 p.m. Century 20: 11:35 a.m., 3:30,7:05 & 10:10 p.m. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life (PG) Century 16: 11:30 a.m. & 4:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:10 a.m., 1:35, 4:10, 7 & 9:30 p.m. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children (PG-13) Century 16: 10:10 a.m., 1:15, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:30 p.m. Century 20: 11:50 a.m., 2:55, 6:50 & 9:55 p.m. National Theater Live: Frankenstein (Not Rated) Aquarius Theatre: 11 a.m. & 12 p.m. Oh Rosalinda! (1955) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:35 & 9:20 p.m.

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Ouija: Origin of Evil (PG-13) Century 16: 9:05, 11: 40 a.m., 2:15, 5:05, 7:40 & 10:20 p.m. Century 20: 12:25, 3, 5:35, 8:10 & 10:45 p.m.

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The Queen of Katwe (PG) +++ Palo Alto Square: 1, 4 & 7 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 9:50 p.m.

The Godfather (1972) (R) Century 20: Double feature 12 p.m. (Godfather Part I & II) The Godfather: Part II (1974) (R) Century 20: Double feature 12 p.m. (Godfather Part I & II) Halloween (1978) (R) Century 16: 9:30 p.m. & 12:10 a.m. Century 20: 10:15 p.m. Inferno (PG-13) Century 16: 9, 10:30 a.m., 12, 1:30, 3, 4:30, 5:55, 7:30, 9 & 10:30 p.m. Fri. 12:05 a.m. Sat. 12:15 a.m. Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 2:25, 5:40 & 8:45 p.m.In DBOX at 11:20 a.m., 2:25,5:40 & 8:45 p.m.In X-D at 12:50, 3:55, 7:10 & 10:10 p.m.

Pokemon: The First Movie (G) +1/2

Century 16: 12 p.m.

Shadow of a Doubt (1943) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:30 & 9:05 p.m. Shivaay (Not Rated) Century 16: 10 a.m., 2, 6:15 & 10:15 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 11:25 p.m. Storks (PG) +++ Century 16: 9 a.m. & 2 p.m. Century 20: 10:55 a.m., 1:25, 4:05, 6:55 & 9:25 p.m. Sully (PG-13) ++ Century 20: 12, 2:30, 5:10, 7:50 & 10:25 p.m. Waltzes from Vienna (1934) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m.

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visit Albert to sweet-talk him out of a large pile of sandstone on his property. Since the sandstone has personal meaning to Albert, Gina feels the tug of guilt while clinging to her certainty that the sandstone might as well go to her own practical use. The third story is that of Jamie (Lily Gladstone), a rancher who stumbles upon a class in town that compels her not because of the subject matter (education law) but rather the teacher, a harried young law student named Beth (Kristen Stewart). Jamie tests the romantic waters with Beth in a tentative series of brief encounters. Reichardt’s screenplay lightly stitches the stories together along the way, reminding us that these women share time and space. Reichardt in no way pushes her material, instead giving the viewer room to live in this space with the characters, observe them and listen to them, and then draw one’s own conclusions about thematic import. The points “Certain Women” has to make are very quiet, not with dramatic fireworks but with three breaths of cinematic fresh air. Rated R for some language. One hour, 47 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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Don’t Breathe (R) Century 20: 8:15PM, Fri. & Sun. 10:45PM

Jack Reacher: Never Go Back (PG-13) Century 16: 9:15, 10:40 a.m., 12:15, 1:45, 3:15, 4:45, 6:15 7:45, 9:15 & 10:45 p.m. Fri. 11:55 p.m. Century 20: 10:50 a.m., 12:20, 1:45, 3:15,4:45, 6:15, 7:45, 9:15 & 10:40 p.m. In DBOX at 12:20, 3:15, 6:15 & 9:15 p.m.

we can feel in the vastness of the American landscape (in films like “Meek’s Cutoff” and “Wendy and Lucy,” both starring Michelle Williams). By being landlocked and mountain-ringed, Montana allows for the sense of isolation but also of confinement. “Certain Women” begins with Laura Wells (Laura Dern), the wearily sympathetic lawyer to a troubled divorcee named Fuller (Jared Harris). Fuller quickly proves more pitiable than likeable. His crippling health issues and worker’s comp case fuel a simmering anger, and although Wells is a highly capable lawyer, her client blithely belittles her with casual sexism, seeing her not as an intelligent professional but as a feminine archetype. To some extent, Wells feels compelled to play the roles expected of her by Fuller and the local police, most notably in a climactic crisis situation that puts demands on her sensitivity. The second story concerns Gina Lewis (Michelle Williams), a wife and mother pushing toward her goal of a dream home but possibly at the emotional expense of an elderly neighbor named Albert (Rene Auberjonois). Gina and her husband Ryan (James Le Gros)

Tom Hanks, joined by Felicity Jones, returns as Robert Langdon to track down clues hidden within Botticelli’s painting and foil a deadly global plot in “Inferno.”

Slow burn ‘Inferno’ does little to ignite screen 00 (Century 16 & 20) Once again, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) finds himself on a seemingly endless trail of clues in ‘Inferno,’ the third installment of director Ron Howard’s series of films based on the books by Dan Brown. The film begins with ki-

netic editing and a suitably creepy voiceover by the character of Zobrist (Ben Foster), whose evil plan entails wiping out most of the world’s population. Much like the (continued on next page)

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two other films in the franchise — “The Da Vinci Code” and “Angels and Demons” — the answers to the mystery set forth by the film lie within ancient history, or more precisely, Brown’s version of it. The setup this time revolves around the history of Dante’s ‘Inferno’ and the Botticelli painting it inspired. Within Dante’s words and Botticelli’s painting lie the clues Langdon needs to solve this latest mystery. While “Inferno” has some things going for it, including the always likable and watchable Hanks as well as rich photography of Italy and Budapest, it unfortunately cannot overcome the ridiculous twists and turns the film constantly thrusts upon the viewer. The film’s structure is predictable in the sense that we know each scene is going to lead to another clue or reveal. This is supposed to enamor viewers and

keep them guessing. Instead, the trick grows stale about halfway through. The main problem is that the filmmakers ask viewers to take the story seriously and, while this is noble of Howard and his writer David Koepp, the end result is tiresome and dull. However, there are some legitimately enjoyable moments of intentional as well as unintentional laughter, like the scene in which the two protagonists find themselves being chased by a relentless hovering drone. Hanks does absolutely all he can to keep viewers involved, and he succeeds in a lot of ways. He is without a doubt the best aspect of the film. The rest of the cast is instantly forgettable. Felicity Jones, coming off of a recent Oscar nomination for her work in “The Theory of Everything” serves as the recipient of Hanks’ endless expository history lessons, essentially being a surrogate for the audience. In that respect, she does a good job looking just as bored as we are

throughout the run time. Finally, Ben Foster’s performance lies mostly within flashbacks where he walks about and speaks to the pitfalls of humanity. There is nothing memorable about it. “Inferno” serves as the third misfire in a row for Howard’s series of Dan Brown adaptations. With this much talent behind as well as in front of the camera, it is a shame the pieces don’t come neatly together as we knew they surely would for Robert Langdon. The interest in the mystery is lost once the audience figures out the “clue after clue” structure of the film. We are essentially left waiting for the climax so we can finally grasp onto something concrete and final, instead of another red herring. That being said, the above-average photography and a totally game Hanks make this movie at least watchable for those willing to turn off their brains and look for a diversion. Rated PG-13. Two hours, 1 minute. — Patrick Condon

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‘STORY’ SERIES KICKS OFF ... Kepler’s Books is launching a new quarterly reading series, “Story Is the Thing,” designed to bring together emerging and established writers who share a passion for storytelling. Each series event will include readings from a panel of seven writers as well as conversation, wine and music. The series will kick off on Thursday, Nov. 17, with a collection of stories based on the theme “Who Else Lives Here.” Featured local authors include: Melissa Cistaro (“Pieces of My Mother”); Elizabeth Percer (“All Stories Are Love Stories”); Edward Porter, a Jones Lecturer in creative writing at Stanford University; Tony Press (“Crossing the Lines”); Peg Alford Pursell (“Show her a Flower, a Bird, a Shadow”); Shruti Swamy (work included in “The O.Henry Prize Stories 2016”); and Olga Zilberbourg, a bilingual writer who co-hosts the weekly San Francisco Writers Workshop at Dog Eared Books in the Mission. Q

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real estate? New book explores colonizing Mars

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This sketch shows how planetary exploration of Mars might look in the next few decades. by Michael Berry lon Musk’s ambitious and far-out plan to build cities on Mars may be evoking skepticism, but the colonization of Mars might not be too far off, according to a new book that explores what it may take to send humans to the Red Planet and have them stay there safely for generations. Backed by extensive research and written by veteran space journalist Leonard David, “Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet,” is part of a major National Geographic Mars initiative launched this fall that takes an in-depth look at the planet. Christopher McKay, planetary scientist at Mountain View’s Ames Research Center — and one of the 14 space explorat ion “heroes” spotlighted in the book — has spent more than 30 years exploring some of Earth’s most extreme environments that parallel Mars to gain a better understanding of how life might exist beyond our planet. He will join David at Kepler’s Books in Menlo Park on Saturday, Oct. 29, to talk about the book and the challenges of colonizing Mars. National Geographic published “Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet,” as a companion volume to its six-part science fiction television

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series “Mars,” by Academy Awardwinning filmmaker Ron Howard that premieres Nov. 14 on National Geographic Channel. Set in 2033, the series chronicles the tribulations of the first manned mission to the planet, mixing in interviews with today’s top experts, including Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, Apollo 13 commander James A. Lovell and entrepreneur Musk, who founded Palo Alto-based Tesla Motors and space transport services company SpaceX. The lavishly illustrated volume is less a behindthe-scenes look at the television production than an examination of the science and technology designed to turn humanity into a multiplanetary species. Each chapter coincides with an episode of the series, offering a brief plot summary and a look at the science, engineering and ethical challenges that come with exploring and inhabiting Mars. Reached by phone in Colorado, David said he came to the project after his collaboration with Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin. “When I set out with the editor, I said that I really didn’t want to write a book about throwing some tin cans down on Mars and shoving people in there. I really wanted to get into the sociological and

physiological limitations and the ethics,” David said. Both David and McKay emphasize that there’s a lot we still don’t know about visiting or settling on Mars. Unknown factors include: the physical effects of constantly living in gravity one-third that of Earth’s; being cut off from view of our home planet; and dealing with biological or chemical hazards. “We were surprised to learn the soil of Mars is full of perchlorates,” McKay said, referring to a toxic substance that damages the thyroid if inhaled. “I would be surprised if perchlorates were our last surprise.” Both David and McKay are intrigued by the proposal presented by Musk, who intends to bring colonists to Mars by the hundreds, starting in the 2020s. Although he noted that Musk’s proposal is “a bit short on details,” David said, “I look at Elon as a little on the Walt Disney side. He seems like a visionary guy, and he is one person who has put his money where his mouth is.” McKay said he thought Musk’s presentation in September at the 67th International Astronautical Congress was a key moment. “He has correctly identified the problem — that it costs so much to get things to Mars — and immediately jumped to the solution: ‘I’m going to cut the cost of going to Mars by a factor of ten thousand.’ That’s ridiculous, but ridiculous in an inspiring sort of way.” McKay continued, “Musk is good at presenting inspiring visions, and he has a track record that is such that people take him seriously. I think that’s good. Whether

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PIXAR’S PROGRESS ... In his new book, “To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History,” Palo Alto resident Lawrence Levy shares the never-before-told story of Pixar’s improbable success from a tiny animation studio to an Academy Award-winning, multibillion dollar empire while serving as chief financial officer and executive vice-president under Steve Jobs. According to Levy’s firsthand account, one day out of the blue, Jobs (whom he had never met or spoken to previously) called Levy to persuade him to help get a littleknown graphics art company that he owned — called Pixar — off the ground. “Hi, Lawrence? This is Steve Jobs. I saw your picture in a magazine a few years ago and thought we’d work together someday,” Levy recounts in his book. Working closely with Jobs and the entire Pixar team, Levy — a Harvard-trained Silicon Valley attorney — helped produce a highly improbable road map that transformed the sleepy graphic art studio into one of Hollywood’s greatest success stories and one of the most prolific and profitable entertainment studios in modern history. Set in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, the book takes readers inside Pixar, Disney, law firms and investment banks and provides an intimate account of Pixar’s transformation. It also shows the formation of Levy’s lifelong friendship and collaboration with Jobs. After giving a talk about his experiences at Harvard, Lisa Brennan-Jobs (Steve Jobs’ daughter) encouraged Levy to write this book. On Tuesday, Nov. 1, Levy will talk about Pixar and his book with Fortune technology and entertainment writer Michal LevRam, at 7:30 p.m., Nov. 1 at Kepler’s Books,1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. Tickets are available at Keplers.com. Cost is $10 for general seating; $40 for premier seating, which includes a hardback copy and priority in signing line.$40.

Veteran space journalist Leonard David wrote “Mars: Our Future on the Red Planet” as part of a major National Geographic initiative that takes an in-depth look at the planet. he actually does it or not is a separate question.” When asked about the probability that there’s some kind of life on Mars, David said, “I’m already convinced it’s there. We’ve probably already (encountered) it and don’t even know it.” Searching for any kind of life on Mars raises a host of ethical issues. David said he sees an oncoming collision between the impulse to look for extraterrestrial life and the dangers of either contaminating Mars’ ecosystem or unleashing a so-called “Andromeda Strain.” McKay has proposed that Musk’s SpaceX unmanned mission in 2018 expand the search for life. “I’ve been advocating that one of the things they ought to do is take a sample of the dirt and check it for life,” he said. “We know what instruments to send and what to search for. We can search for amino acids, DNA and the lipid mass distribution.” (continued on page 41)

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No matter which route is pursued to Mars, it would be a long, arduous, expensive enterprise. When so much on Earth needs fixing, why head off to another planet? “People have every right to question the value of space exploration,” David said. “But if you look at what’s happened in the last 50 years or so, there’s a legacy there that looks pretty good, in terms of working with other countries, of the technological spin-offs that come out of the program. (Some people) couldn’t

care less. I care a lot.” David, who will soon turn 70, said, “I’m getting old and cranky and would kind of want to see a manned Mars mission happen before I drop over.” Q Freelance writer Mike Berry can be emailed at mikeberry@ mindspring.com.

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Foreign investments One real-estate agent’s perspective on why Chinese buyers are choosing Palo Alto by Xin Jiang

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hile there are no reliable statistics about the number of overseas residents buying Palo Alto homes, it is apparent that Chinese buyers have played a meaningful role in our property market. Over the past few years, it has become predictable that during the summer Chinese families send their kids to our local camps and along the way buy some of the high-end homes in Palo Alto and Atherton. In a way, without Chinese buyers serving as a new pillar of demand, we might not have seen the “super cycle” from 2011 to 2015, with the median home price in Palo Alto rising by 91 percent, from $1.3 million to $2.5 million. Why do Chinese families especially love Palo Alto? We have it all — schools, robust economy, relatively short distance to China, weather and ethnic diversity. It has been a longtime tradition for Chinese parents to provide the best educational opportunity for their children. These financially well-off Chinese buyers, even if themselves not well-educated, demand their kids get the best education possible. Wealthy Chinese families often travel around the world to locate the best schools for their children. Before coming to summer camps in the Bay Area, many of these kids have attended shortterm programs in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and East Coast cities like Cambridge, Mass. and New York City. In recent years, it is not uncommon to hear comments on Palo Alto schools that we have somehow fallen behind those schools in desirable Englishspeaking cities, and even schools in China, on academic rigorousness.

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Wealthy Chinese families often travel around the world to locate the best schools for their children. Silicon Valley’s robust tech economy is another strong reason why Chinese families move here. Many incoming Chinese parents are business owners with endeavors in Silicon Valley. Moving here means they don’t have to give up their career entirely for the kids.

ley. Moving here means they don’t have to give up their careers entirely for the kids. The majority of the global tech economy is located in Silicon Valley and Asia and it will likely remain so. While Asia used to provide low-cost labor, besides catching up in R&D, Asia, especially China, now also offers funding to many brilliant minds in Silicon Valley. The relatively short distance between China and Silicon Valley makes our Those Chinese families who property market more desirable than the East Coast indeed decide to move to or the United Kingdom. What types of Chinese Palo Alto value the risk-taking families are buying in Palo Alto these days? Chiattitude and the sense of nese buyers can be divided responsibility that kids can mainly into two groups. The first group are invesdevelop here. Xin Jiang tors. Those families do not have immediate plans to relocate to the Bay Area. However, those Chinese families who in- For the purpose of asset diversification, they deed decide to move to Palo Alto value the want to hold something here in Palo Alto to risk-taking attitude and the sense of respon- get exposure to the robust tech economy. As sibility that kids can develop here, which discussed in my previous articles, Palo Alto comes not only from learning at school but homes have proven to be very good investalso from growing up in the larger Silicon ments over the long run. Valley community. For instance, the median home price in Palo Our robust tech economy is another strong Alto has increased at a compounded annual reason why Chinese families love to move rate of 9.1 percent from 1998 to 2015, which here. Many of the incoming Chinese parents is a lot more attractive than many other finanare business owners who have already had cial instruments. Using the S&P 500 index as some business developments in Silicon Val- an indicator for the general stock market, if

one bought stock in the index at the beginning of 1998 and held it until the end of 2015, it only grew at about 2.1 percent annually. The second group of Chinese buyers purchases homes as their primary residences, and most of them send their children to local schools. What are the implications of the continuous inflow of Chinese buyers to our community? Those investment homes feed into the rental pool, and serve as a cushion to our property market. Rental properties offer a way for young families who can’t afford to buy, to still live in Palo Alto. Indeed, there has been mild increase in the rental supply recently. For those Chinese families who do move into our community, many of them are quite resourceful. They’ll bring changes to our community in many ways. Some of them may want to tear down an old house to build a new one, thus accelerating the transition of many neighborhoods in Palo Alto. Some may contribute to our local schools financially to improve the learning experience of their children, and benefit the rest of us. Although not every newly immigrated Chinese family understands the importance of participation and contribution, I believe that over time, they will. After all, participation is what makes Palo Alto a unique and a better community. Q Xin Jiang is a real estate agent for Alain Pinel Realtors in Palo Alto. She can be emailed at xjiang@apr.com

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12008 Adobe Creek Lodge Road, Los Altos Hills Rich Living, Alluring Serenity Located along an exclusive cul-de-sac, this regal, gated 6 bedroom estate of 6,480 sq. ft. (per county) includes 6 full and 2 half baths, and exudes peace and privacy on premises of approx. 1.67 acres (per county). Reached by an extensive paver driveway, the mansion 5:/8A01? - 2;A> /-> 3->-31 @4>11 ŋ>1<8-/1? - 85.>->E - ?A991> 75@/41: -:0 :A91>;A? >;;9? 01?53:10 2;> B1>?-@585@E ->.81 ŋ:5?41? -:0 /;8A9:10 85B5:3 ?<-/1? A:01>?/;>1 @41 8ADA>5;A? -9.51:/1 C4581 @41 5991:?1 3>;A:0? ;Ŋ1> - 41-@10 <;;8 %@>;88 @; @>-58? 81-05:3 5:@; $-:/4; %-: :@;:5; !<1: %<-/1 ">1?1>B1 =A5/78E .571 @; 5001: (588- -:0 1:6;E 1-?E -//1?? @; <>591 ;? 8@;? ?/4;;8? For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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151 Seale Avenue, Palo Alto Luxury Craftsman in Old Palo Alto Style, grace, and function harmonize in this contemporary Craftsman 6 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom home of over 4,600 sq. ft. (per <8-:?J 5:/8A05:3 3->-31 @4-@ 5? @A/710 C5@45: 45348E /;B1@10 !80 "-8; 8@; 813-:@8E -<<;5:@10 -:0 Ō1D5.8E 01?53:10 @45? .>-:0

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1W]VT 5> 5>;A >5B1 ;? 8@;? 588? ;01>: $1ŋ:191:@ -:0 %@A::5:3 %/1:1>E Occupying a cul-de-sac setting of 3.76 acres (per county), this extensively remodeled 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath residence of 4,831 sq. ft. (per county) enjoys scenic bay views. The spacious, breezy layout includes exciting amenities and oversized entertaining areas, plus a versatile lower level, perfect for an in-law suite. Romantic outdoor spaces and an attached three-car garage complete this elegant home, which lies just outside Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club. Stroll to local trails and easily access top-performing Palo Alto schools (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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1154 Dahlia Drive, Sunnyvale Offered at $2,198,000 Dreamy Atrium-Style Luxury Revel in the livable splendor of this atrium-style 4 bedroom, 2.5 bathroom residence of approx. 3,100 sq. ft. (per county) built in 2013. Occupying a lot of approx. 6,000 sq. ft. (per county), the immaculate interior suffused with contemporary luxury is attentively detailed with art niches, wide-plank hardwood floors, and stylish chandeliers. Enjoy open, lavishly appointed spaces designed for indoor-outdoor entertaining, and extravagant outdoor retreats presenting patios and a kitchen with a barbecue. Other highlights include surround sound, high-end finishes, two fireplaces, and much, much more. Stroll to Ponderosa Park and Ponderosa Elementary, and quickly access shopping plazas ®

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240 Alvarado Avenue, Los Altos Offered at $1,488,000 New Remodel in North Los Altos Boasting redesigned spaces completed in 2016, this 3 bedroom, 2 bath residence of over 1,100 sq. ft. (per county) enjoys a centrally located property of 4,100 sq. ft. (per county) in desirable North Los Altos. The flowy design holds light-filled rooms with French doors opening to allow elegant indoor-outdoor transitions. Newly landscaped, the backyard showcases an expansive paver terrace, ideal for entertaining. Other highlights include hardwood floors and stylishly finished bathrooms. Enjoy fine proximity to Caltrain and popular shopping centers, and stroll or easily bike to Almond Elementary (API 955), Egan Junior High (API 976), ®

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Since 2013, the Foundation has provided grants to the following programs / projects • PiE (Palo Alto Partners in Education)

• Ohlone Elementary School PTA

• Gunn High School

• Hoover Elementary School PTA

• JLS Middle School

• Palo Verde Elementary School

• Menlo Park Atherton Education Foundation

• Palo Alto Chinese School

• Mountain View Los Altos Education Foundation

• Terman Middle School PTA • Walter Hays Elementary School

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J U L I A N A L E E ’ S F E AT U R E D L I S T I N G S O P E N S AT U R D AY A N D S U N D AY 1 : 3 0 - 4 : 3 0 P M

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CAMELLIA DRIVE EAST PALO ALTO $700,000

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752 Peach Avenue, Sunnyvale Offered at $1,298,000 Convenient Charm in Cumberland An inviting front porch frames this 3 bedroom, 2 bath residence of nearly 1,500 sq. ft. (per county) occupying a lot of 5,600 sq. ft. (per county). Open living and dining areas feature a fireplace, while the home also offers a family room with beamed ceilings and an attached two-car garage. The covered rear patio flows into a peaceful, private backyard retreat complete with mature citrus trees and lowmaintenance landscaping. You will be within moments of Mango and Las Palmas Parks, Highway 85, and plentiful shopping and dining. Stroll to Cumberland Elementary (API 947) and quickly access other fine schools like Sunnyvale Middle and ®

Homestead High (buyer to verify eligibility).

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SOPHISTICATED PENTHOUSE LIVING 800 HIGH STREET #415 | PALO ALTO www.800High415.com • This stunning penthouse has been meticulously updated with a modern design and high end finishes throughout. The gourmet kitchen features stainless steel Viking appliances, sleek black cabinets, and recessed lighting. In the living room area, soaring ceilings and a cozy black granite fireplace make it perfect for entertaining guests. An outdoor balcony, connecting to the master suite and living room, provides a beautiful space to relax at the end of a long day. A quick walk to dynamic downtown restaurants and boutiques provides easy access to all that Palo Alto offers. • Featuring a state of the art master suite with custom full blackout blinds, a large walk-in closet, and custom built-ins. This penthouse has been thoughtfully designed for the working professional. OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY FROM 1:30-4:30pm

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‘Tis th e S e aso n fo r Pro p e r t y Taxe s It’s every homeowners favorite time of year, as property taxes are due +2!) !.ĆŤÄ , 2016. Gentle reminder: make sure to pay before then and avoid additional fees for late payments. !(%*-1!*0ĆŤ%"ĆŤ*+0ĆŤ, % ĆŤ 5ĆŤ ! !) !.ĆŤÄ Ä€ÄŒĆŤÄ‚Ä€Ä Ä‡Ä‹ That said, while exploring different opportunities to save for our clients, some our our most savvy sellers have shared with us over the years that they were unaware of Prop 60, which permits a homeowner to transfer her tax basis one time to a primary residence of equal or lesser value within the same county and Prop 90, which allows inter-county transfers to participating counties.

The basic requirements to receive the beneďŹ t are as follows: • The replacement property must be purchased or built within two years (before or after) of the sale of the original property.

• You or your spouse reside in your principal residence are are old than 55. • The property is eligible for the homeowner’s exemption or disabled veterans’ exemption.

3 Yrs.

• The replacement property must be of equal or lesser “current market valueâ€? than the original property.

• To receive retroactive relief from the date of transfer, you must ďŹ le your claim within three years following the purchase date or new construction completion date of the replacement property.

If you are considering the sale of your home and think you’re eligible for this potentially huge $$$ saving beneďŹ t, check out http://www.boe.ca.gov/ proptaxes/faqs/propositions60_90.htm#1 for more details:

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881 University Avenue, Los Altos Offered at $2,488,000 Ideally Located and Inviting Alongside a calm cul-de-sac, this appealing 4 bedroom, 3.5 bath home of approx. 2,200 sq. ft. (per county) occupies a centrally located lot of approx. 0.29 acres (per county). The fine interior accented with crown molding, hardwood floors, and oversized picture windows offers a versatile home office and comfortable gathering areas, and the bedrooms are sized for flexibility. Outdoors await fruit trees, an inviting front porch, and a spacious backyard with patios. Within moments of downtown Los Altos, you can stroll to Covington Elementary (API 975), and quickly access Pinewood School campuses, Blach Intermediate (API 958), ®

and Los Altos High (API 895) (buyer to verify eligibility). For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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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 5 Bedrooms

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$1,488,000 543-8500

$6,988,000 543-8500

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$4,988,000 543-8500

12008 Adobe Creek Lodge Rd Sun Deleon Realty

2 Bedrooms

$1,500,000 947-2900

$11,899,000 947-2900

11627 Dawson Dr $13,888,000 Sun Intero Real Estate Services 223-5588

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$1,699,000 462-1111

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147 Fremont Av $1,550,000 Sat/Sun 12-4:30 Intero Real Estate 823-1434

2429 Sharon Oaks Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$1,588,000 323-1900

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2260 Via Maderos Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,695,000 941-7040

$1,688,000 324-4456

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$949,000 324-4456

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$1,925,000 324-4456

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$3,598,000 906-6902

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92 Flynn Ave #B Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$698,000 947-2900

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$1,995,000 279-4003

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$1,998,000 324-4456

9 Coalmine Vw Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,595,000 851-1961

520 Wayside Rd Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$1,395,000 323-7751

4 Bedrooms 120 Coquito Way Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 237 Mapache Dr Sat Deleon Realty

2 Bedrooms 307 Hartstene Dr Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

156 Springdale Way Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

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4 Bedrooms 477 Emerald Ave $2,398,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

1158 Pembridge Dr Sun 2-4:30 Marvin Gardens

$3,500,000 462-1111

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1 Baldwin Ave #817 By Appt Coldwell Banker

800 High St #415 $1,898,000 Sat/Sun Condo Connect (408)823-8167

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2 Bedrooms - Condominium $3,500,000 462-1111

3715 Terstena Pl #401 Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$1,998,000 325-6161

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$2,898,000 323-1111

373 Shasta Dr Sat/Sun Midtown Realty

$2,095,000 321-1596

$735,000 (408) 335-1400

2453 Diane Marie Way Sat Sereno Group

$880,000 323-1900

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$1,298,000 543-8500

733 W Knickerbocker Dr Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,675,000 (408) 335-1400

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4 Bedrooms 437 College Ave Sun Deleon Realty

$1,988,000 543-8500

783 Kendall Av Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,600,000 323-7751

3151 Manchester Ct $2,248,000 Sat/Sun 1:30-5:30 Intero Real Estate Los Altos 533-7511 $2,988,000 323-1111

1154 Dahlia Dr Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty 859 Pagoda Tree Ct Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,475,000 (408) 335-1400

WOODSIDE 3 Bedrooms 285 Heacox Rd Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

950 Matadero Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

$3,988,000 543-8500

4 Bedrooms

3239 Maddux Dr Sat/Sun Keller Williams

$3,498,000 520-3407

5 Bedrooms

$2,198,000 543-8500

5 Bedrooms

1127 High St $4,000,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Of Palo Alto 454-8500

151 Seale Ave Sat Deleon Realty

$950,000 325-6161

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2516 Webster St Sat/Sun 1-5 Coldwell Banker

$899,000 (510)813-3745

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891 Marshall Dr Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

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101 Alma St #1203 Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,398,000 324-4456

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734 Channing Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$8,888,000 543-8500

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2693 Yorkton Dr Call for price Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Los Altos 947-4707

738 Channing Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$2,599,000 324-4456

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$2,195,000 851-2666

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638 18th Ave Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker

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12179 Hilltop Dr Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

74 Chester Cir Sat/Sun 2-4 Sereno Group

$2,650,000 324-4456

409 Central Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

13920 Mir Mirou Dr Sun Deleon Realty

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1009 Santa Cruz Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

340 Jane Dr Sun 2-4:30 Alain Pinel Realtors

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Offered at $5,750,000 Beds 3 | Baths 3.5 Home ±3,081 sf | Lot ±8,438 sf

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Offered at $2,195,000 Beds 3 | Baths 2 | Home ±1,200 sf | Lot ±5,280 sf

MICHAEL DREYFUS Broker 650.485.3476 michael.dreyfus@dreyfussir.com License No. 01121795

Offered at $2,998,000 Lot ±7,500 sf

NOELLE QUEEN, Sales Associate 650.427.9211 noelle.queen@dreyfussir.com License No. 01917593

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373 SHASTA DRIVE PALO ALTO

• 3 spacious bedrooms • 2 bathrooms • Walls of windows promoting indoor/ outdoor integration and yielding abundant natural light • Large living room with dining area • New floors and fresh paint throughout • Private back yard and courtyard entry calBRE# 01330133

• Located in the desirable Greenmeadow neighborhood • Community pool, park, and social activities • Conveniently located near schools, parks, and transportation • Excellent Palo Alto schools including Gunn High • 1,377 sq. ft. of living space, approx. • 6,732 sq. ft. lot, approx.

Cell: 650.380.4507

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OFFERED AT $2,095,000

Listing Agent: Tim Foy • 2775 Middlefield Road • Phone: 650.321.1596 • www.Midtownpaloalto.com

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215 Collectibles & Antiques

133 Music Lessons

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230 Freebies 235 Wanted to Buy

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245 Miscellaneous

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135 Group Activities

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345 Tutoring/ Lessons K-12 Math Tutor (Taught 10yrs) - TBD

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801 Apartments/ Condos/Studios

775 Asphalt/ Concrete

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997 All Other Legals T.S. No.: 160512109 Notice Of Trustee’s Sale Loan No.: 877701 Order No. 5926065 APN: 132-20-140 You Are In Default Under A Deed Of Trust Dated 2/21/2005. 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. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a cashier’s check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a

Deed of Trust described below. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Soledad Dykwel and Danny Dykwel, Wife and Husband Duly Appointed Trustee: Total Lender Solutions, Inc. Recorded 2/28/2005 as Instrument No. 18250545 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Date of Sale: 11/18/2016 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: gated North Market entrance to Superior Courthouse, 191 North First St., San Jose, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $164,397.88 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 480 Gary Court Palo Alto, CA 94301 A.P.N.: 132-20-140 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. Notice To Potential Bidders: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. Notice To Property Owner: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (877) 440-4460 or visit this Internet Web site www.mkconsultantsinc.com, using the file number assigned to this case 160512109. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 10/21/2016 Total Lender Solutions, Inc. 10855 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite 102 San Diego, CA 92121 Sale Line: (877) 440-4460 /s/ Randy Newman, President (PAW Oct. 28; Nov. 4, 11, 2016)

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OF LOCAL NOTE . . . Gunn grad Anna Zhou fired a three-round total of 223 to earn medalist honors at the Lady Blue Hen Invitational over the weekend at Rehoboth Beach Country Club. She helped the Harvard women’s golf team win the team title with a 920, 10 strokes better than host Delaware, which placed second. Palo Alto grad Michelle Xie, Zhou’s teammate at Harvard, placed fourth with a final round of 72 to move up 10 spots on the leaderboard. Her 3-round total was 229. Xie was the medalist of the Princeton Invitational at Springdale Golf Club, firing a three-round total of 214 that began with a tourney-best round of 68 . . . Former Gunn star Andy Zhao opened the season 4-1 in singles play for the Harvard men’s tennis team. He led the Crimson with 17 victories as a freshman last year . . . Menlo grad John Wilson had 15 saves, three steals and an assist, and Knights grad Andreas Katsis had two assists for the Johns Hopkins men’s soccer team in a match with St. Francis-Brooklyn in the Rodeo Tournament.

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Running back Charlie Ferguson (21) looks to help Menlo grab at least a share of the PAL Ocean Division football title.

Knights on path toward a title Menlo and Woodside meet Friday with Ocean Division up for grabs by Glenn Reeves he Menlo School football team kept the faith and now has a chance to capture at least a share of the Peninsula Athletic League Ocean Division championship. It sure didn’t look like Menlo would get that kind of an opportunity on Sept. 30 when Half Moon Bay bolted out to a 36-6 lead against the Knights. But Menlo kept battling in that game, scoring three late touchdowns to make the final score 36-27. Menlo won its next three games

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and got the help it needed when The King’s Academy upset Half Moon Bay, 49-35, last Friday. So Menlo and HMB are tied for first place heading into Friday’s final PAL Ocean games. Menlo (7-1, 3-1) plays at Woodside (5-3, 1-3) while Half Moon Bay (7-1, 3-1) hosts South San Francisco. (2-6, 1-3). Both games are at 7 p.m. “We’re trying to prepare for Woodside like we would for any other game, check off the boxes on offense and defense,’’ said Menlo running back Charlie Fer-

guson, who has more than 1,100 yards rushing on the season. “But there is definitely a buzz among the seniors, a little extra energy.’’ You can go nuts trying to track a team’s strengths and weaknesses, week by week. South San Francisco beat TKA 40-7, then lost to Menlo 45-0. Then TKA beats Half Moon Bay. What the final score doesn’t tell is Demonte Aleem playing his first game of the season for TKA (continued on page 71)

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Chryst gets his shot to start

Paly grad hopes to jump-start the offense by Rick Eymer alo Alto grad Keller Chryst played his high school football within shouting distance of Stanford Stadium at a time Andrew Luck and Kevin Hogan were redefining what it might to be a Cardinal quarterback. The next step is up to Chryst, who will make his first career start when he lines up behind center when Stanford plays at Arizona Saturday night. “I need to get better every single day and show the team I can lead them,” Chryst said during fall practice. “I need to have some positive results. That’s about all I can do.” Chryst threw for 2,672 yards and 28 touchdowns as a senior at Paly in 2013. He was 149-of-242 passing and averaged 242.9 yards a game. In three years, Chryst guided the Vikings to a 24-12 record and threw for 7,326 yards and 84 touchdowns. Football coach Davis Shaw hopes he can do the same for Stanford, which has faltered in its offensive production so far this year. “I hate to get to this point,” Shaw said. “But it’s

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PURPLE COWS ROCK . . . The defending NCAA Division III national champion Williams College women’s soccer team finished the regular season unbeaten, topping Middlebury, 1-0, on Tuesday to earn the NESCAC’s top seed in the conference tournament. The Ephs (14-0-1) open against visiting Hamilton on Saturday. Pinewood grad Gabrielle Amos-Grosser, a senior, plays a major role on defense and Palo Alto grad Alison Lu, a freshman, has taken on a major role for the Ephs’ offense. Amos-Grosser is part of a defense that has recorded 11 shutouts and allowed four goals all year, never more than one in a game. Williams is currently on a 24-match unbeaten streak. Lu started the first five games of her career, though she has been coming off the bench ever since. She leads the team with 10 goals, four game-winners, and 25 points despite missing the past three games. Lu has converted both of her penalty kicks.

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Palo Alto grad Keller Chryst (10) looks to get Stanford’s offense headed in the right direction against Arizona on Saturday.

he final foursome finished their round just after darkness consumed Poplar Creek Golf Course on Wednesday night and the West Bay Athletic League girls golf championship rested on the scorecards they were delivering. Menlo School coach Jim Miller was fairly confident the Knights won the league’s automatic bid into Tuesday’s Central Coast Section championships in Carmel. All five of his scoring golfers were already at the scorer’s table before any other team could calculate their scores. “There were some good scores by a lot of girls,” Miller said. “A lot of them had at least three birdies.” It was a fine day for golf, a slight breeze the only indication of conditions and Harker’s Katherine Zhu responded with a 2-under 69 to take medalist honors for the third straight year. Menlo’s Sophie Siminoff and Castilleja’s Divya Tadimenti, with five consecutive birdies on the back nine, shared second place, each with a round of 72. Nearly six hours after the first golfer teed off, the results were in. Miller’s confidence was confirmed. The Knights finished with 395 strokes, three ahead of Harker’s 398 and five ahead of Castilleja’s 400. Sacred Heart Prep was fourth with 412. Lynbrook won the SCVAL tournament Tuesday to grab the automatic berth. Palo Alto made a good case for an at-large bid, finishing four strokes behind their fellow Vikings, 403-407. Gunn placed fourth with a score of 423 and like Sacred Heart Prep, has an outside chance of making it. Gunn’s Lydia Tsai and Palo Alto’s Stephani Yu and Katherine Sung each tied for fourth on the leaderboard, with rounds of 77. Lynbrook’s Jessica Luo earned medalist honors with an even-par 72. Menlo-Atherton’s Andrea Lee earned medalist honors at the PAL tournament, shooting a 77 Tuesday at Poplar Creek to qualify for a return trip to the CCS, where she finished in a tie for 16th in 2015. Aragon earned the team title. The WBAL received two atlarge bids last year and it’s likely Harker and Castilleja will find themselves in Carmel next week. The CCS office was expected to have the final contestants ready Thursday morning. There are also 11 available spots for individuals. Should Harker and Castilleja make the team tournament, Sacred Heart Prep’s Caroline Park (76) and (continued on page 71)

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Ajanaku making up for missed season The senior middle blocker gets back into the game after recovering from knee injury by Rachel van Gelder

and I like to have a good time. tanford women’s volleyball With that comes a lack of maturiplayer Inky Ajanaku was ty which was very evident there.� well on her way to becomWhen the summer training ing an Olympian when she suf- came to an end, Ajanaku returned fered a devastating knee injury to Stanford for her third season, during a game with the United which she said was the favorite of States national team in Lima, her volleyball career. Peru during the summer of 2015. The summer following her very While it appeared successful junior to be only a minor inyear, Ajanaku was jury at the time, it left invited to return and her on the sidelines of train with the national collegiate volleyball team. for an entire season After completand halted her dreams ing the first week of of playing in the 2016 training, she joined Olympics. the squad to compete Ajanaku, an Allinternationally in American middle Lima. blocker for the CarDuring one game, dinal, arrived at an American middle Stanford in 2012 as Inky Ajanaku blocker dislocated a confident freshman her finger, allowing ready to try her hand at college Ajanaku to play the entire game. athletics. While many of her fel- While blocking a hit, she landed low freshmen were nervous about on her right knee and tore her entering the world of college ath- ACL and meniscus. Having never letics, Ajanaku decided to try her had a serious injury before, she best and not worry about whether texted Stanford to let the team they would play her or not. know she was injured and might Two years into her college ca- miss a few weeks, but would be reer, Ajanaku received her first back for the preseason. invite to play with the national In California to meet with her team during the summer. Train- coaches, she discovered it was ing alongside some of the na- more serious than she had thought tion’s best volleyball players, she and she would not be able to play worked hard to keep up with the with her classmates for her senior rigorous program while staying year. true to her comedic, easy-going “I felt like I had disappointed personality. a lot of people,� she said, adding “I was definitely a girl among that it had been her own deciwomen when I first started train- sion to play with the USA team. ing with the U.S. national team,� “I felt like I let a lot of people on Ajanaku said. “Everyone was so my team down, but every time I serious, whereas I like to keep talked to my teammates they were things light with everything I do more concerned with how I was

physically and mentally. That reassured me that teams are just like small families.� To make the best of her time off, Ajanaku set a goal to improve at the game of volleyball even if she would not get to play. She decided to get better from a mental standpoint. Through watching her teammates play and being a mentor to younger members of the team, she was able to improve her skills and understanding of the game. “When you begin the process of climbing back up the ladder to being really extraordinary at something, it’s not easy and you need people’s help,� Dunning said. “The way we tried to help was to tell her to make plans and to plan on playing the next year even if that didn’t seem like it would be possible at the time. Even though she could not play volleyball for that period of time, her goal was to be better at volleyball when she started playing, which means she had to improve (mentally).� Now a fifth year senior, Ajanaku is a key part of the team’s leadership group and is working hard to be a good mentor to this year’s young team. “She has to fill a leadership role for us and she is,� Dunning said. “She’s very supportive of the younger players and appreciative of their talents and what they bring to the team. She’s helped a lot by bringing everybody together, she wants the team to feel like a family and she works hard to make that happen.� Q Editorial intern Rachel van Gelder can be reached at rvangelder@paweekly.com.

Chryst, has appeared in 10 games over the past two years, throwing for 122 yards on 12-of-27 passing. He’s thrown for one touchdown and one interception. “I’ve been working with both all year and they’re both great people,� Cardinal receiver Trent Irwin said. “Sometimes you just need a change. We’ll see where it goes and have fun with it.� Irwin leads the team with 26 catches for 322 yards. He’s optimistic the offense will get back on track. “We’ve been in a little bit of a funk,� Irwin said. “Every week I’ve been thinking we’ll break out. It takes trust. You have to trust in the plays and trust in each other. It will break out.� Stanford ranks last in the Pac-12 in scoring (17.0) and total offense (299.1). The offense has scored just 10 touchdowns all year, fewer than Washington’s John Ross and Arizona State’s Kalen Ballage, the conference co-leaders with 11 touchdowns. “Both quarterbacks are good,� Stanford safety Zach Hoffpauir said. “Maybe it does stimulate the offense a little bit.� Stanford has defeated Arizona four consecutive times and the

2-5 Wildcats are 0-4 in Pac-12 play. However, the team is coming off a bye week and welcomes the return of its top two quarterbacks, Anu Solomon and Brandon Dawkins. Solomon suffering a knee injury in the season opener against BYU, and Brandon Dawkins is back after sustaining a concussion against USC. Dawkins is the team’s leading rusher with 484 yards, averages 7.7 per carry, and has scored a team-best eight touchdowns. “Dynamic,� Shaw said. “Very athletic, hard to tackle in space and can make some big-time throws. He’s a great compliment to their offense to be able to play multiple positions.� NOTES: CB Elijah Holder will miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury. ... OLs David Bright and Johnny Caspers are questionable. ... FB Daniel Marx is out “but trending upward,� Shaw said. ... RBs Christian McCaffrey and Bryce Love are both healthy. “Both guys will have a significant role in what we do going forward,� said Shaw. Q Mark Soltau of Stanford Athletics contributed to this report.

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the best thing for this offense. We need more production at that position. It’s our challenge to support Keller.� He’ll replace senior Ryan Burns, who went 4-3 (2-3 Pac-12) in his seven starts. Burns completed nearly 63 percent of his passes for 1,058 yards and five touchdowns. He’s also thrown seven interceptions. Burns led the Cardinal to wins over Kansas State, Southern California and UCLA to open the season but has struggled ever since, averaging 11 points in Stanford’s last four games, punctuated by Saturday’s 10-5 loss to Colorado. “It can’t just be about the quarterback,� Shaw said. “We need to help Keller be more effective. We need to be able to score points with this personnel. Ryan is as an improved football player over a calendar as I’ve had. He accomplished a lot in half a year� the game-winning drive at UCLA, as rare road road win at Notre Dame.� Chryst, the son of former 49ers’ offensive coordinator Geep

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Menlo’s tennis streak safe for another year SH Prep’s Choy improves to 71-0 in high school competition by Rick Eymer enlo School’s girls tennis streak is safe for another year thanks to the musical and athletic talents of the Knights’ No. 2 doubles team of freshman Penelope Penfold-Patterson and junior Lauren Creamer. Menlo’s 4-3 victory over visiting Sacred Heart Prep earlier this week extended its regular-season consecutive league win streak to 237, which dates to 1994, and earned the team’s 23rd consecutive title, the past 20 under coach Bill Shine. Penfold-Patterson and Creamer recovered from a first-set loss to squeeze past Lindsey Marcus and Sarah McGrath, 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (5), in a classic match that clinched the West Bay Athletic League Foothill Division contest. Menlo (9-0, 14-6) entered Thursday’s match at Castellija as heavy favorites. The Knights host the WBAL individual tournament beginning Monday. Penfold-Patterson’s interpretation of Carole King’s “It’s too late” (circa 1971), may have had a hand in keeping the pair focused. After watching a live performance of “Beautiful: The Carole King Musical” a few days before, she was still singing it when the Knights traveled to a match at Pinewood in the second week of the season. “I know it sounds weird, but I was singing it during the match and we won, 0,0,” Penfold-Patterson said. “Ever since it’s been a go-to song, like we have a catch phrase, ‘consistency aggressive,’ that helps us.” Sacred Heart Prep came within a tie-breaker of knocking off Menlo twice this season, in the two closest league matches the Knights faced in over 10 years. The Gators (7-2, 14-4) also got

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wins from two spots in the lineup that lost in their last meeting. Melina Stavropoulos played a tremendous match at No. 2 singles and the No. 3 doubles team of Nooryan Jafri and Emily McGrath, who tied the match at 3, got a little revenge by beating the Menlo duo who clinched against them before. This was supposed to be the year Menlo was most vulnerable, especially losing two of its top returning players from last year due to personal reasons. “I can’t be more proud of a group than this one,” Shine said. “We lose two good players and they didn’t care. They just put more work into it. They came together, with all that pressure, and to come through at a huge moment . . . This is what it’s all about.” Menlo’s Kathryn Wilson won at No. 4 singles, reversing a loss suffered in the last meeting with the Gators. What didn’t change was Elika Eshghi’s win at No. 3 singles and Kaitlin Hao and Vivian Liu winning at No. 1 doubles. Sacred Heart Prep’s Sara Choy also won at No. 1 singles. The two-time defending CCS singles champion extended her streak against high school competition to an impressive 71-0. Castilleja (5-4, 13-7) beat visiting Crystal Springs, 5- 2, as Wallis Hess, Becca Row and Simran Sandhu all won singles matches to go with doubles victories from Lexi Bundy and Sophia Nesamoney and Taylor DeGroff and Soline Boussard. Pinewood (1-8, 5-14) dropped a home match, 6-1, to Harker. No. 1 singles Haley Mathews earned the Panthers’ lone point. Girls’ water polo Chloe Ebrahimian never considered the possibility of reaching the Central Coast Section

girls water polo tournament. That is, until Tuesday. Ebrahimian scored four goals and recorded two assists and host Menlo School beat Aragon, 14-10, in the first round of the PAL tournament, which also doubled as a CCS play-in game. The Knights (11-7) qualified for their first CCS tournament since 2010. “I didn’t consider it because I didn’t think there was a possibility,” said Ebrahimian, the lone senior on the team. “I’m glad today was my last game in this pool.” The tournament continues through Saturday, with the championship slated for 3:30 p.m. at Menlo-Atherton. In the WCAL, Sacred Heart Prep (15-8) was expected to get past Presentation on Thursday night to reach Saturday’s final at Bellarmine, most likely against St. Francis. The SCVAL tournament opened Thursday night with No. 3 seed Gunn playing No. 6 Fremont and No. 5 Palo Alto meeting No. 4 Los Altos. Victories meant the host Titans would play Mountain View at 4:20 p.m. and Paly would meet Los Gatos at 5:40 p.m. on Friday. Saturday’s championship game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Boys’ water polo The Gunn boys, who finished the regular season undefeated, played host Los Altos on Thursday for the right to play in Saturday’s noon championship. Palo Alto and Los Gatos met in the other semifinal. In the WCAL, Sacred Heart Prep and host Bellarmine were expected to advance to Saturday’s 7 p.m. title match. In the PAL, Menlo and host Menlo-Atherton are on track to meet for the league tournament title at 4:45 p.m. Saturday. Q

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Cami Steppe (78) should be ready to polish the clubs for action. Siminoff was seventh as an individual last year, advancing to the NorCal regional. The Knights finished fourth, behind St. Francis, Lynbrook and St. Ignatius. Menlo placed three among the top 12, with Gianna Inguagiato tied for eighth with Steppe and Pinewood’s Megan Chou at 78. Sulwen Ma shot a 79 to finish 11th. Vikki Xu (81) and Lauren Yang (85) completed the Knights’ scoring. Menlo’s Kendall Weingart had to withdrew after nine holes with a bad back. Siminoff and Yang are the only Menlo golfers who went to the CCS last year. Five of the six Castilleja golfers return from last year.

Castilleja sophomore Divya Tadimeti finished tied for second with Menlo’s Sophie Siminoff, each shooting a 72. Castilleja had three golfers among the top nine, with Niav Layton (75) and Alyssa Sales (76) joining Tadimeti. Other Gator golfers were Risa Yang (85), Ani-

ka Tse (92) and Sophia Khu (104). Park and Steppe were joined by Lauren Von Thaden (83), Sinead Haley (84), Danielle Sarkisian (91) and Maia Gronoski (106). Q

Jacqueline DiSanto

Aajon Johnson

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The senior outside hitter was named MVP of the Tiger Cup Invitational as the Bears went 5-0, beating defending state champion Notre DameBelmont in the championship game. She recorded 64 kills in six games during the week.

The senior quarterback rushed for 209 yards and scored a pair of touchdowns in the Bears’ victory over Aragon last week, clinching at least a tie for the PAL Bay Division title. He also passed for 76 yards and a touchdown.

Honorable mention Eliza Crowder Menlo cross country

Maddy Johnston Sacred Heart Prep water polo

Natalie Novitsky Sacred Heart Prep cross country

Kiana Sales Menlo-Atherton volleyball

Sophie Siminoff* Menlo golf

Natalie Zimits Sacred Heart Prep volleyball

Brett Anstrom Sacred Heart Prep cross country

Xavier Dickinson Menlo football

David Peterson Sacrted Heart Prep football

Ben Rosenblatt Menlo water polo

Alex Tsotadze Sacred Heart Prep water polo

Larsen Weigle Sacred Heart Prep water polo * Previous winners

Watch video interviews of the Athletes of the Week, go to PASportsOnline.com

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against Half Moon Bay. Aleem, a transfer from Harker, rushed for 188 yards and three touchdowns in a game that was halted with 1:36 left on the clock after a brawl broke out. Several players from each team are expected to have to sit out their team’s final league game. As far as that Menlo-HMB game: “They wanted it more than us,’’ Ferguson said. “But after that game we talked. And came to the realization that if we play Menlo football we can beat most anyone on our schedule. After that game we talked about doing something special.’’ That opportunity is at hand. Menlo-Atherton will try to complete a perfect season in the PAL Bay Division when it hosts Hillsdale on Saturday at 2 p.m. “It’s a fun time for M-A, getting a chance to play for an outright league championship,’’ MenloAtherton coach Adhir Ravipati said. The Bears (6-2, 4-0) are on a

six-game winning streak. “The offensive line has come together nicely,’’ Ravipati said. “The receivers have done a nice job. I’m real happy with what Aajon Johnson has done at quarterback and the defense has improved against the pass. I’m real happy with the week by week progress the team had made.’’ Hillsdale won the PAL Ocean title a year ago and was moved up to the Bay. “In athletics you are rewarded for past success,’’ Hillsdale coach Mike Parodi said. “We’ve been hit by the injury bug, but that’s football.’’ The Knights have had eight different players line up at quarterback this season. Ben Carrithers is the current starter. But they got a big 16-13 win over Sacred Heart Prep last week. The top four teams from the Bay get automatic berths in the Central Coast Section playoffs. M-A and Burlingame are in. The other four teams all have one Bay win. So there will plenty of motivation on display when SHP plays at Terra Nova and Aragon hosts Burlingame on Friday. The Terra Nova-SHP winner will get a second league win. Q

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