Palo Alto Weekly November 18, 2016 by Palo Alto Weekly

Palo Alto

Vol. XXXVIII, Number 7

November 18, 2016

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Spectrum 16 Arts 21 Eating Out 25 Movies 27 Home 33 Puzzles 55 Q Neighborhoods Beloved donkey Perry gets ‘gal pal’

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Q Title Pages Holiday picks feature local culture, art, history Page 29 Q Sports High school teams in CCS semiﬁnal round

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Support our Kids with a gift to the Holiday Fund Last Year’s Grant Recipients 10 Books A Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Ada’s Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Adolescent Counseling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Art in Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Art of Yoga Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Blossom Birth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Beechwood School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Building Futures Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 CASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Children’s Center of the Stanford Community . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Children’s Health Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Common Ground . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Community Working Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Computers for Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Deborah’s Palm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Downtown Streets Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 DreamCatchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 East Palo Alto Children’s Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 East Palo Alto Kids Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 East Palo Alto Youth Court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Environmental Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Family Engagement Institute. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Girls to Women . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Grace Lutheran Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Hagar Services Coalition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Health Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 InnVision Shelter Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Jasper Ridge Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 JLS Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 Jordan Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 Kara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 The Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Marine Science Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Music in the Schools Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 New Voices for Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Nuestra Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 One East Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Art Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Community Child Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Friends Nursery School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 Palo Alto School District Music Department. . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Palo Alto Housing Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Parents Nursery School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,000 Peninsula Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Peninsula College Fund . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Peninsula HealthCare Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Project WeHOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Quest Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Ravenswood Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 RISE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Silicon Valley FACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Terman Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,500 TheatreWorks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Youth Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Youth Speaks Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000

ach year the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund raises money to support programs serving families and children in the Palo Alto area. Since the Weekly and the Silicon Valley

Community Foundation cover all the administrative costs, every dollar raised goes directly to support community programs through grants to non-profit organizations. And with the generous support of matching grants from local foundations, including the Packard, Hewlett, Arrillaga & Peery foundations, your tax-deductible gift will be doubled in size. A donation of $100 turns into $200 with the foundation

Give to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund and your donation is doubled. You give to non-profit groups that work right here in our community. It’s a great way to ensure that your charitable donations are working at home.

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

City eyes higher speed limits on busy roadways New study recommends changes along 14 roads by Gennady Sheyner an higher speed limits slow down drivers on some of Palo Alto’s busiest arteries? To those of us who aren’t traffic engineers, the idea may sound counterintuitive, if not outright absurd. But it’s also an idea that the city is currently exploring

for 14 different stretches of road — including portions of Alma Street, Embarcadero and Middlefield roads and University Avenue — as part of a broad initiative to make traffic speeds more predictable and safe. The drive to slow down the drivers picked up steam after the

city completed a traffic survey for 70 different segments of road, a study that tracked the speeds of vehicles, analyzed collision rates and made recommendations to change speed limits where the posted maximum does not comport with reality. Take, for example, the stretch of Embarcadero between Middlefield and U.S. Highway 101, where the posted speed limit is 25 mph. The survey found that

cars in this stretch actually go 37 mph. Identical conditions exist on Alma, between University and Lincoln Avenue. For both stretches, the study recommends raising the speed limit to 30 mph. Chief Transportation Officer Joshuah Mello told the Planning and Transportation Commission last week that motorists on Embarcadero currently aren’t getting the message that the speed limit is 25 mph.

“They feel comfortable going much faster than that,” Mello said. The city isn’t suggesting capriciously upping the speed limits, though; in fact, it can’t. As Mello noted in a new report, state regulations prescribe that a speed limit be established at the nearest five-mile-per-hour increment to the critical 85th percentile speed (continued on page 10)

HOLIDAY FUND

Annual Holiday Fund kicks off

Proceeds from Weekly charitable campaign support local nonprofits

Veronica Weber

Students from Palo Alto High School, Gunn High School and Castilleja School march down Cowper Street in downtown Palo Alto on Nov. 15 chanting “Love trumps hate,” “Black lives matter” and “Immigrants are welcome here,” in response to racially sparked incidents across the country following the presidential election.

ELECTION 2016

In election protests, Palo Alto students urge love in the face of hate Singer-activist Joan Baez: ‘Action is the antidote to depression’ by Elena Kadvany undreds of Palo Alto high school and college students walked out of classes, through their campuses and in city streets Tuesday afternoon to promote messages of community, equality and unity, peacefully protesting a presidential election many described as divisive and alarming. Traffic stopped while students from Palo Alto High, Gunn High, Castilleja School and other schools marched down the middle of University Avenue in downtown Palo Alto, cheering and chanting “love trumps hate” and “love breaks walls.” Above their

heads, students held signs that read “voice not violence,” “I stand by immigrants,” “my body, my choice” and “stronger together.” Hours before, more than 800 Stanford University students and faculty snaked their way through campus, chanting similar messages, in both English and Spanish, in support of democracy, immigrants, minorities, LGBTQ people, women’s rights and other groups and issues. The protests were the latest in a wave of student demonstrations that have been taking place around the country

since the election of Donald Trump as president. Last week, Woodside High School students left class to air and share their views about the election results. On Monday, more than 1,000 Menlo-Atherton High School students walked through Menlo Park, Atherton and Palo Alto to express their frustrations with the president-elect. A group of about 10 Paly students organized the downtown protest, pulling together students from other high schools through social media and connections. The students said they did not (continued on page 9)

Support for the homeless population. Training for developmentally disabled employees. Summer camp for low-income children facing life-threatening illness. Tutoring. Counseling. Science lab materials. Parent education resources. Medical supplies. Legal services. The list goes on and on — in fact, it’s been going on for 23 years now. The Palo Alto Weekly’s Holiday Fund, whose campaign is launching this week, allocates money to nonprofits that cover a large swath of needs in the community — nonprofits that are often the first line of defense and support for the most vulnerable, at risk and marginalized populations in the community. “We are so inspired every year by the community-mindedness of all of the sponsoring foundations as well as the vast number of individuals who give, year after year, to make this a better place for everyone,” Bill Johnson, publisher of the Palo Alto Weekly, said. Over the decades, the annual charitable giving campaign, managed by the Weekly and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, has distributed more than $5 million to local nonprofits. This year’s goal is to raise $350,000. Additionally, those donating can rest assured that every dollar donated goes directly toward services. While nonprofits typically use a portion of donations to cover various expenses, such as a staff person’s time, the Weekly and the Community Foundation pay for those expenses, which

includes administration and advertising space. “A unique feature of this campaign is that it absorbs overhead costs,” Johnson said. The community’s charitable giving is enhanced by local foundations. Last year, the fund received dollar-for-dollar matching grants from the Packard, Hewlett, Arrillaga and Peery foundations, in addition to funding from a local anonymous family. Packard and Hewlett have donated to the fund since its inception in 1993. The proceeds from the Weekly’s annual Moonlight Run also support the fund, with this year’s contribution at $58,000. The recipients of the holiday grants are selected by a committee of current and past employees who, together, narrow down the pool of applicants by examining the services’ impact, management and fiscal responsibility. This process entails conducting site visits, meeting with executive directors of the organizations and asking further questions. Last year, grant amounts ranged from $3,000 to $15,000. In the spirit of giving, for the next seven weeks of the holiday season, the Weekly will feature one grant recipient each week, highlighting the way each organization has used the funds this past year. A list of this year’s 59 recipients can be found on page 4. Donations can be made at PaloAltoOnline.com/holiday_fund or by using the form on page 4. Q —Palo Alto Weekly staff

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This is that moment that catalyzes what comes next. —Dereca Blackmon, associate dean and director of Stanford’s Diversity and First-Generation Office, on protesting against president-elect Donald Trump. See story on page 5.

Around Town

IT’S A JUNGLE OUT THERE ... The Cubberley Community Center already hosts an array of activities, from dance schools and health nonprofits to artists studios and athletic fields. By the end of 2017, the list of tenants may also include several animals from the city’s Junior Museum and Zoo, which is preparing for a major renovation. The zoo is preparing to vacate its Rinconada Park home at 1451 Middlefield Road so that it can demolish and rebuild its facilities. The $25-million project is spearheaded by the group Friends of the Junior Museum and Zoo, which has already raised $9 million and which will be eligible for a $15 million donation from the Peery Family once the fundraising gets to $10 million. If things go as planned, the zoo will relocate in late 2017 and many of its exhibitions and programs would be temporarily transferred to Cubberley auditorium, according to a new report from the Community Services Department. Staff noted in the report that the Junior Museum and Zoo will not be providing a public zoo at Cubberley. But several animals will be sheltered while the regular facility is being renovated. The Friends group has also revised its design for the new facility since the council last discussed the item a year ago. The plan still calls for demolishing the entire 9,000-square-foot museum and 13,000-square-foot zoo, and the new museum building will now be a single-story building rather than a two-story one — a change prompted by an escalation of costs. As a result, there was a reduction of 4,422 square feet from the original proposal. The current plan calls for a 40,000-square foot museum and zoo, which includes a netted outdoor enclosure where “birds, small mammals and children can roam about freely and discover animals where they live, on the surface of the land and water, underwater and underground, and up in the trees,” the new report states. There will also be a larger netted enclosure with exhibits for larger animals, including bobcats, raccoons, tortoises and meerkats. The building itself will be a 14,500-square-feet structure that will wrap around the existing pecan tree and dawn redwood tree. FAMILY MATTERS ... Palo Alto is considering adding two new sisters to its global municipal

family. A program that began in 1963, when the city reached a “sister city” agreement with Leyte, Philippines, has since expanded to include four other cities: Oaxaca, Mexico; Enschede, the Netherlands; Linkoping, Sweden; Albi, France and Tsuchiura, Japan. Additionally, the city in 2013 entered into a strategic partnership with the Yangpu District in Shanghai, China, and with the German city of Heidelberg. These partnerships were focused on information-sharing, mobility solutions and digital services and were coordinated from the city manager’s office, rather than through Neighbors Abroad, the organization that coordinates the sister-city activities. Now, there is talk of revising these agreements so that both Yangpu and Heidelberg would be full-fledged sister cities. Mayor Pat Burt noted this week that when the city was considering these partnerships in the past, there wasn’t enough “bandwidth” in the city and in Neighbors Abroad for the expansion. Since then, however, the organization has had “a whole set of new members,” led by new president Bob Wenzlau, and it now has preliminary committees for each of the new cities that are interested in a sister relationship. Ultimately, it will be up to both the City Council and Neighbors Abroad (as well as their counterparts in China and Germany) to decide on whether to expand the sister-cities program. Burt said he expects to see a formal resolution to that effect coming to the council early next year. DIGITAL PLAUDITS ... Palo Alto got some love this week from the Center for Digital Government for its efforts to use technology to address traffic challenges. In its new Digital Cities Survey, the organization named Palo Alto as the #5 Digital City in the nation in its category (cities with populations of up to 75,000). Palo Alto was called out for integrating employee commute information with the carpooling app Scoop, which recently began operating in the city. The city also participated in a recent workshop with the Ford Research and Innovation Center that brought together representatives from BMW, General Motors, Google and other companies to discuss the future of transportation. The city was recognized for its accomplishment during the annual National League of Cities conference on Nov. 17. Q

Upfront ELECTION 2016

Downtown voters boosted growthfriendly council candidates to victory With surge of support from the north, Kniss, Tanaka and Fine overcome slow-growth sentiments in the south by Gennady Sheyner

five; this does not include two mail-only precincts with only a handful of voters). She even garnered the most votes around Juana Briones Elementary School in Barron Park, a precinct that otherwise leaned heavily toward leading slow-growth candidates, Kou and former planning commissioner Arthur Keller. In the south Palo Alto neighborhood of Greenmeadow, Kniss received 604 votes, while Fine and Tanaka finished with 445 and 400, respectively. For other candidates, Nov. 8 proved far more suspenseful, with the early results showing a tight race for the second, third and fourth seats. Tanaka, who is now completing his seventh and final year on the Planning and Transportation Commission, maintained his hold on second place throughout election night and, as of this past Tuesday, had 12,649 votes, trailing only Kniss’ 15,934. How did he finish second? With a lot of help from his neighbors. The College Terrace precinct, where Tanaka lives, gave him a strong boost, with 502 residents voting for him (Kniss finished second with 477). Fine, who like Tanaka lives in College Terrace, also received a big lift on his home turf, picking up 472 votes there. By contrast, Kou and Keller received 270 and 278 votes, respectively, in this precinct. Both Tanaka and Fine did moderately well throughout Midtown and in some precincts in south Palo Alto. In the Midtown precinct around Colorado Avenue and Louis Road, both candidates received 486 votes, though Kniss was far ahead with 610 votes. Tanaka also did extremely well in the Midtown precinct between Waverley and Alma streets, where he picked up 342 votes — 35 behind Kniss but 52 more than Fine, who finished third. Tanaka’s and Fine’s strongest support, however, came from downtown, Old Palo Alto and other neighborhoods north of Oregon Expressway. Tanaka picked up 475 votes in the Downtown North/University South precinct, far ahead of Keller and Kou, who received 320 and 332 votes there, respectively. Similarly, Tanaka received 446 votes from Community Center residents who live northeast of Embarcadero and Middlefield roads, trailing only Kniss in this district (Keller and Kou were each more than 100 votes behind him). In other areas, particularly around downtown, Fine outperformed Tanaka, solidifying his hold on third place. In the area

around Castilleja School, by Bryant Street and Embarcadero Road, for example, Fine received 445 votes, trailing only Kniss’ 590. He also finished second to Kniss in the Downtown North precinct surrounding Waverley, where he picked up 471 votes (Keller and Kou finished with 338 and 328 here, respectively). North Palo Alto, with few exceptions, clearly favored the candidates who support moderate growth and who advocate for more housing. South Palo Alto showed a deeper ideological split. In Kou’s neighborhood of Barron Park — ground zero for the “residentialist” uprising of 2013 — both Kou and Keller did remarkably well, with Kou receiving the most votes and Keller finishing third (Kniss finished second here). In the Barron Park precinct around Fire Station #5, on Arastradero Road, Kou and Keller received 354 and 293 votes, respectively, significantly

precincts, outperforming Kou at the Downtown North/University South precinct, and edging out Keller at the Palo Alto Friends Meeting House precinct. But in nearly every precinct, he finished behind the three growth-friendly candidates who campaigned with him and, in most cases, behind the two who led the opposing camp. Greer Stone, who chairs the Human Relations Commission, and Stewart Carl, who helped cofound the airplane-noise group Sky Posse, received 6,988 and 4,535 votes, respectively. Both had campaigned with Kou and Keller and received endorsements from Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning, a citizens group that favors limited-development policies. Stone did moderately well in several precincts, including one that combines parts of Professorville and Old Palo Alto, and another in the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, though these successes weren’t nearly enough to make up for the widespread support enjoyed by Kniss, Fine and Tanaka and for the pockets of enthusiasm that boosted Kou and Keller. The three candidates who didn’t align with either four-person group finished in the back of the pack. Danielle Martell received 2,521 votes; John Karl Fredrich got 2,272 and Leonard Ely III had 2,172 as of Tuesday. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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or Palo Alto City Councilwoman Liz Kniss, Election Day was a tale of two races, with starkly different outcomes. As a veteran Democrat with a passion for getting women involved in politics, Kniss was horrified about Donald J. Trump’s triumph over Hillary Clinton. During an election party at the Garden Court Hotel, she made no secret of her anxieties about the future of the U.S. Supreme Court and America at large. Yet as a local candidate heading into her 10th and final term in elected office, Kniss also had plenty of reasons to rejoice. She won by a decisive margin, receiving 3,000 more votes than city planning commissioner Greg Tanaka, who finished second. Tanaka and planning commissioner Adrian Fine, who campaigned with her, also secured seats, thus ensuring that she will have plenty of allies in her final four years on the council. The trio are now poised to join their political compatriots Cory Wolbach and Vice Mayor Greg Scharff to form a slim majority over council members favoring slower growth: Tom DuBois, Eric Filseth, Karen Holman and the newly elected Lydia Kou. Kniss, in retaining her seat on the nine-member council, may have benefited from high voter turnout, with many people heading to the polls to cast their ballots for the Democrat on top of the ticket (it probably didn’t hurt that Kniss, Tanaka and Fine were all endorsed by the California Democratic Party). Countywide, 76.5 of voters turned out for the election, up from 50.2 percent in 2014 but slightly below the 79.9 percent who voted in 2012. Just like in the 2012, a healthy plurality of those who cast their ballots last week chose Kniss. Analysis of the votes by precinct in Palo Alto indicates that residents’ support for Kniss was emphatic and geographically dispersed, in some places leading the pack by more than 100 votes. In the Crescent Park neighborhood in north Palo Alto, she racked up 612 votes (the next closest was Tanaka, with 434); and in the downtown precinct that encompasses parts of University South and Downtown North, she received 580 votes (Tanaka trailed her with 475). In a Midtown precinct around Cowper Street and El Carmelo Avenue, she received 580 votes (Fine was second, with 444). Remarkably, Kniss finished first in 37 of the city’s 42 precincts (and second in the other

more than any of their opponents. Kou led the pack at the precinct that votes at Barron Park Elementary School and finished second to Kniss at the precinct that votes at Juana Briones school. Kou also received more votes than anyone else in the precincts around Fire Station #2, on Page Mill Road and Hanover Street. The two slow-growth candidates also received enthusiastic support from other south Palo Alto precincts, including Palo Verde and Adobe Meadow/Meadow Park, Keller’s home base. There, Keller led the entire pack, with 376 votes, while Kou received 350 and Kniss got 343 (the other candidates received fewer than 300). Keller finished third or fourth in dozens of precincts. But with Kniss, Tanaka and Fine enjoying overwhelming leads in north Palo Alto and with Kou outperforming him in most of the precincts south of Oregon, he ended up in fifth place. After Election Day, he trailed Kou for fourth place by about 800 votes; the gap widened to 1,371 votes by Tuesday morning, with Keller garnering 10,418. For the other six candidates, early results proved definitive, with each of them trailing Keller by a significant margin. Don McDougall, a member of the Library Advisory Commission who campaigned with Kniss, Fine and Tanaka, finished in distant sixth with 7,175 votes. He did particularly well in several downtown

Palo Alto City Council incumbent Liz Kniss dominated the Nov. 8 election, winning 37 of 42 precincts. The other three elected candidates — Greg Tanaka, Adrian Fine and Lydia Kou — and fifth-place candidate Arthur Keller found their strongest support in specific precincts throughout the city. Data from Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters as of Nov. 15. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 18, 2016 • Page 7

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Online This Week

Caswell gets third school board seat

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

DiBrienza, Collins, Baten Caswell to be sworn in Dec. 6 by Elena Kadvany

Suicide survivors urge awareness

ne-term Palo Alto Board of Education incumbent Heidi Emberling has conceded victory in the Nov. 8 election to fellow trustee Melissa Baten Caswell after close to a week of vying for the third open seat. She sent a message to her supporters on Monday morning, thanking them for “all the house parties, Melissa Baten Caswell contributions, lawn signs and great conversations I’ve had with you over the past few months about issues that matter to our families, teachers, and students. “Although I didn’t get enough votes to win this time, I am grateful for the opportunity to have served as your elected school board representative for the past four years,” she wrote. Referencing the presidential election, Emberling said she has been telling her children “not to lose hope in the democratic process, even in the face of a heartbreaking loss.”

Five women whose lives have been intimately, irreversibly touched by youth suicide spoke candidly about their experiences on a panel in Palo Alto Wednesday night, urging others to speak with the same candor about the oft-silenced topics of suicide and mental illness. (Posted Nov. 17, 9:48 a.m.)

Woman pleads ‘not guilty’ to elder financial abuse

An East Palo Alto woman who allegedly got her 96-year-old aunt to sign over her home pleaded not guilty to a charge of elder financial abuse on Friday, Nov. 11, according to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office. (Posted Nov. 15, 3:43 p.m.)

Racial, gender gaps persist in AP classes

Oft-reported anecdotes about the persistently low numbers of students of color in Advanced Placement classes in the Palo Alto Unified School District are affirmed in a report. (Posted Nov. 15, 8:54 a.m.)

PG&E using helicopters to make tower upgrades

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) began flying helicopters to improve high-voltage electric transmission towers in East Palo Alto on Monday Nov. 14. The work is taking place above the Bay Trail and the East Palo Alto marshlands. (Posted

Nov. 14, 5:21 p.m.)

Pro-Veenker group fined for mailer violation

The political group that formed earlier this year to support Vicki Veenker’s bid for the state Assembly is facing a $2,500 fine for failing to include a proper disclaimer on one of its campaign advertisements. (Posted Nov. 14, 11:49 a.m.)

Baten Caswell said she was “honored to serve another term” and thanked the numerous people who supported her campaign. “I wouldn’t have done this if I didn’t feel that I was able to add value, and I’m honored that the community gives me that vote of confidence,” she said. Emberling had a slight lead on Nov. 8 when early, unofficial election results were first released, but Baten Caswell pulled ahead in the ensuing days. She appeared to secure her seat by Nov. 10, but votes continued to be counted. By Monday morning, Nov. 14, with 81 percent of ballots counted in Santa Clara County, her lead grew to 197 votes, according to the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters. Baten Caswell will join newcomers Todd Collins and Jennifer DiBrienza, who won the other two seats on the board. Education consultant DiBrienza, the top vote-getter, had received 20,116 votes, or 28.8 percent, as of Thursday morning. Investment manager Collins had garnered 14,742 votes, or about 21 percent, as of Thursday.

Baten Caswell, only the second school board member in the past 40 years to seek a third term, emphasized her institutional knowledge throughout her campaign. (Fellow board member Camille Townsend, who decided not to run for re-election, is currently ending her third term.) A longtime schools volunteer and former business manager, Baten Caswell is now the CEO of a fledgling software company. “Palo Alto is fortunate to have passionate, intelligent, dedicated people serving on the Board of Education,” Emberling wrote in her message. “I am honored to have served alongside them, and I welcome and congratulate our newcomers. Our schools benefit when parents are involved in the education of their children, and we are stronger as a district when we all work together towards our common goals.” The three new board members are set to be sworn in at the school board’s last meeting of the year, on Tuesday, Dec. 6. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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want the protest to be explicitly political, or specifically in opposition to the president-elect, but rather an opportunity to stand in solidarity with all in the community and make young people’s voices heard. “I think that one of the most important things to us is to show that even though we might not be able to vote, we still have a voice,” Paly junior Luisa Keyani, one of the organizers, said in an interview. “Our success today isn’t in immediate change,” student Hana Morita told Paly students gathering on the quad before marching downtown. “It’s in standing up and being heard.” The Paly students marched as a group down El Camino Real and into downtown, ending at Lytton Plaza. Cars honked in support as they walked, cheering and chanting. Employees came out of downtown businesses to wave, watch and take photos on their phones. One by one, students took a megaphone to urge love in the face of hate to a growing crowd of other teenagers, adults and even young children. “Our collective voice is critical to breaking our country’s divide,” Paly junior Tyler Marik told the crowd, “for it is in these times that positive speech is the only way to bridge the gap between people.” A Hispanic student from East Palo Alto took the megaphone to respond to the president-elect

directly, saying: “He said I am a racist and I am a criminal, and I came here to prove him wrong.” Joan Baez, the longtime singer and activist whose first act of civil disobedience came as a 17-yearold Paly student refusing to leave her classroom during an air-raid drill in the late 1950s, attended Tuesday’s protest. She said it was “enormously heartening” to see young people organizing a nonviolent demonstration. “Action is the antidote to depression,” she said in an interview with the Weekly. Baez described Trump as an “empty vessel, and whoever is nearest to him dumps whatever in.” “We need to make our voices heard enough so that we dump a little bit in that vessel,” she said. Violet Glickman, an eighthgrader from Castilleja, said she and three of her friends felt compelled to attend the protest to show their support for others who might be feeling fearful or uncertain about their future under the new presidential administration. “We can’t just let what people believe is a superior religion or race or sexual orientation define us because we are all individuals and our differences are what make us special,” she said. “I think we need to recognize that and work together.” While the protest was meant to be inclusive of all political views, one woman asked Paly sophomore Tucker Biorn, who was standing in the back of the demonstration wearing a Trump-Pence “Make America great again” T-shirt, to turn his shirt

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council (Nov. 14)

Lytton Gardens: The council voted in a closed session to ratify the city’s purchase options for Lytton Gardens to preserve them for affordable housing. Yes: Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Berman, Kniss 900 N. California: The council approved a proposal to subdivide an existing 30,837-square-foot parcel into three parcels. Yes: Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Berman, Kniss Findings: The council approved revisions to the city’s Architectural Findings. Yes: Burt, DuBois, Filseth, Holman, Scharff, Schmid, Wolbach Absent: Berman, Kniss

Board of Education (Nov. 15)

Weighted GPA: The board decided to hold a special meeting on weighted grade point averages on Monday, Nov. 21, 4-6 p.m. Action: None Tech Purchase: The board authorized staff to purchase technology during the 2016-17 fiscal year from Apple, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $931,000 and Dell, LP in an amount not to exceed $445,000, with the total amount not to exceed $1,200,000. Yes: Baten Caswell, Emberling, Godfrey, Townsend Recused: Dauber

Council Finance Committee (Nov. 15)

Finances: The committee recommended approval of the 2016 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report with an provision to keep the investment return from the former city manager’s real estate sale and from the Edgewood Plaza development fees in the Budget Stabilization Reserve. Yes: Unanimous Fees: The committee recommended amending the Development Service Municipal Fees based on the recent Cost of Services Study. Yes: Unanimous

Parks and Recreation Commission (Nov. 16) Master Plan: The commission heard an update the recent analysis of the city’s Aquatics Program and discussed the draft Parks, Trails, Natural Open Space and Recreation Master Plan. Action: None

Architectural Review Board (Nov. 17)

693 Arastradero Road: The board discussed and generally supported a proposal by Bowman School to demolish three homes and construct a new preschool and expand the school. Action: None 203 Forest Ave.: The board recommended denying an application for a 4,996-square-foot addition above an existing commercial building. Yes: Unanimous

inside out. He said she told him that it was “making people upset.” He declined to do so, saying he understood but was there to support the demonstration. “I don’t feel like I should be told to turn my shirt inside out because it is my First Amendment right to show my political views,” he told the Weekly. Across town at Stanford, during what was dubbed “The People’s Walkout,” speakers urged each other to sustain their protest beyond just this moment. “This is that moment that catalyzes what comes next,” Dereca Blackmon, associate dean and director of Stanford’s Diversity and First-Generation Office, told the crowd, which numbered in the hundreds. “There’s an opportunity for us not to just be sad and angry, but to get organized.” Students also called on their university to “proactively support and protect the communities most directly affected by a Trump administration and a Trump-emboldened national population,” Stanford Asian American Activism Committee member Yeji Jung said in a news release for the walkout. A letter calling on Stanford to designate itself as a sanctuary campus for any undocumented students, staff and their family members has also circulated in recent days, gathering more than 1,000 signatures. In a statement, the university noted it had long supported the federal DREAM Act, which allows undocumented students to attend Stanford and other universities, but that “we do not know and cannot speculate about what laws or policies may be adopted in the future, or what the impact at Stanford might be.” Pointing to “increased reports of people from a variety of backgrounds and across the political spectrum feeling targeted or silenced on our campus,” Stanford also affirmed its commitment to “free expression, diversity and inclusion.” “As we engage in free expression, we must be mindful to do so in a way that does not intimidate or harass other members of our community, or that otherwise inhibits their own exercise of their right to speak,” the university said. Blackmon, for her part, encouraged students to donate to or join organizations focused on issues they’re passionate about and to “reach out to those who are our supposed enemies.” In downtown Palo Alto later that afternoon, Paly senior Laure Papleux told the crowd: “We can’t walk here once and go home and pat ourselves on the back and tell ourselves we did a good job. It’s your duty to stand up and make change happen.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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News Digest School board to hold GPA meeting

The Palo Alto school board has decided to hold a meeting dedicated to the topic of weighted grade points averages, as the issue has generated intense levels of attention, emotion and confusion among high school students and parents. This was reflected at Tuesday’s board meeting, when 40 people, mostly parents, showed up to again speak about weighted GPAs, although it was not an agendized item. Many said they were frustrated with the process the board and district has taken to address a difference in reporting practices between Palo Alto and Gunn high schools. While the board voted unanimously earlier this month to report unweighted and weighted GPAs on current seniors’ transcripts to avoid disadvantaging students seeking merit-based scholarships or simply admission, the Paly administration pushed back days later, pointing to 145 students who would have a lower weighted than unweighted GPA. On Tuesday, Superintendent Max McGee said that he would make a longer term policy recommendation before spring break, but plans to hold a series of meetings with the community and students to gather more feedback. A board majority decided a special meeting was needed given the heightened community interest. The other three trustees, however, favored holding a study session to clarify any confusion around short-term practices at the two schools going forward. They decided to hold the meeting on Monday, Nov. 21, from 4-6 p.m. at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. McGee has also tentatively scheduled a webinar on weighted grades for Tuesday, Nov. 29, from 7-8:30 p.m. Q — Elena Kadvany

New rules to promote architectural harmony

On Monday, the Palo Alto City Council approved a consulting contract for a firm that will develop architectural design guidelines for Eichler neighborhoods. Separately, the council voted to revise the “architectural findings” that staff and the Architectural Review Board use to evaluate new developments. Together, the votes aim to bring simplicity to what has been a cumbersome process. The Eichler study was prompted by a series of neighborhood disputes in which supporters of the overlay zone argued that two-story buildings violate their privacy and disrupt the harmony of their neighborhoods. Opponents counter that banning two-story buildings would violate their property rights and prevent them from future home expansions. Once adopted, the new guidelines would spell out the rules for building two-story homes in Eichler enclaves while ensuring that these buildings are designed in such a way that their owners won’t be able to look inside neighbors’ homes or overshadow their yards. Page and Turnbull will prepare the guidelines under a $105,930 contract that the council approved Monday. The effort will include “developing an understanding of the different Eichler neighborhoods, outreach to residents and owners about these neighborhoods and future redevelopment, and to establish guidelines and a review process to evaluate future new home construction,” according to the report. On Monday, the council was pleased with the product and voted 7-0, to approve the findings.Q — Gennady Sheyner

School district, union agree on kindergarten

The Palo Alto school district has tentatively agreed to lower kindergarten class sizes and provide more instructional aide hours, preparation time and professional development in response to a union request to bargain over full-day kindergarten at all elementary schools, which launched in October. The school board was set to discuss the tentative agreement at its meeting Tuesday, but postponed it to Dec. 6. The district met the teachers union’s demands in part. While the union originally asked to cap kindergarten classes at 18 students, the agreement provides a reduction in class sizes from 22 to 20 students for the remainder of this school year and to 19 for next year. The district will also increase the number of hours aides assist kindergarten classes from 10 to 15 hours per week, the amount the union asked for. The district also agreed to provide 90 minutes of prep time. Kindergarten teachers will also tentatively get three half-days of leave for professional development for this year, and six half-days for the 2017-18 year.Q — Elena Kadvany LET’S DISCUSS: Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues at Town Square at PaloAltoOnline.com

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(the speed at or below which 85 percent of the vehicles are traveling). On some roadways, where conditions are â&#x20AC;&#x153;extraordinaryâ&#x20AC;? because of a high volume of pedestrians or high collision rates, the city is allowed to reduce it by another 5 mph, Mello told the commission last week. The vast majority of the city, including most of the residential streets where the speed limit is generally 25 mph, would not be impacted by the proposed changes. But if the city proceeds with the studyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recommendation, four segments Coyote Hill Road, from Page Mill Road to Hillview Road; Deer Creek Road, from Page Mill to Arastradero; and two segments along East Bayshore Road, between Embarcadero and San Antonio Road would see their speed limits go up from 35 mph to 40 mph. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not to say, however, that

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the city is aiming for faster traffic. Rather, the plan is to supplement the higher speed limits with traffic-calming measures that would keep speeds down. In other words, even if the speed limit on Embarcadero is raised from 25 mph to 30 mph, the city could add things like speed humps and lane merges to keep speeds manageable. Much like the proposed changes to speed limits, the trafficcalming elements would be subject to public hearings and council approval before they are implemented. The City Council is set to discuss the proposals on Nov. 21, though no decisions are expected to be made until next year. Traffic could also be slowed the old-fashioned way: through law enforcement. Raising the speed limits to the state standard will make those stretches eligible for radar enforcement. Currently, police officers rely on pacing and estimation to catch speeding vehicles. These methods, however, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always hold up well in court, Mello said. Rather, they make it â&#x20AC;&#x153;difficult for police to enforce because ultimately citations can be dismissed when they get to traffic commissioners.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re recommending updated speed limits that are enforceable under state law,â&#x20AC;? Mello told the planning commission. There could be a snag, however: Even if the city chooses to go along with the radar-eligible speed limits, improved enforcement may not follow. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s because the traffic-enforcement team in the Palo Alto Police Department is currently nonexistent, having been gradually reduced from seven members to three, before being eliminated altogether. Police Sgt. Craig Lee told the planning commission on Nov. 9 that speed enforcement is conducted at the discretion of patrol officers who, because of reduced staffing, â&#x20AC;&#x153;are doing a lot more with less.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Speed is currently being enforced on a priority basis, in relation to calls for service and all the other collateral duties that an officer in patrol functions may be faced with on any given time of the day or that week,â&#x20AC;? Lee said. Given the dearth of enforcement, the planning commission wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t all too keen on immediately raising speed limits on more than a dozen roads. Commissioners were, however, more receptive to the broader goal of creating speeds that are both safe and reflect how people are actu-

ally driving. They also supported the idea of moving ahead with design improvements on roads to achieve target speeds, whether or not these improvements are complemented by higher speed limits. Several commissioners urged planning staff to focus its attention on those roads where residents have been calling for improvements, rather than moving ahead with changes on all 14 of the segments identified in the study. Commissioner Eric Rosenblum noted that increasing some of the speed limits in the problematic segments would run counter to the expectations of residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When community is asking for enforcement, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking you to lower the speed,â&#x20AC;? Rosenblum said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The focus should be to get to the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;target speedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; as quickly as possible.â&#x20AC;? Commissioner Greg Tanaka lauded the new analysis, though he also stressed the need for more community outreach before moving ahead with any changes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The key piece thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s missing is community feedback,â&#x20AC;? said Tanaka, who last week completed a successful campaign for the City Council. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve walked up and down all the streets, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll tell you, some people felt very passionate about this stuff.â&#x20AC;? Others also raised concerns about how the higher speed limits would be perceived by the community. Commissioner Adrian Fine said that the idea reads like â&#x20AC;&#x153;people are driving faster so we should increase the speed limit.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not the best argument to start with,â&#x20AC;? Fine said. He urged staff to be clear about its broader goals, whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s improving traffic flow or reducing collisions. Chair Michael Alcheck agreed and warned about â&#x20AC;&#x153;information whiplashâ&#x20AC;? that residents will be experiencing if the city raises the speed limit while simultaneously moving ahead with traffic-calming solutions. He suggested skipping the former step and focusing on the latter. He also urged Mello to be more direct about identifying the staffing challenges in the Police Department, which make enforcement tricky regardless of the speed limits. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really need to spend a lot of time (talking) about enforcing higher speed limits if the City Council isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to create a budget for an enforcement team,â&#x20AC;? Alcheck said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council will discuss the proposed expansion of the Junior Museum and Zoo, consider the recently completed traffic speed survey and accept the 2016 Water Utility Public Health Goals Report. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss weighted grade point averages (GPAs) in a special meeting. The meeting will begin at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 21, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave.

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COOL CELEBRATION ... Members of the Cool Block pilot project are celebrating their first six months of achievements. The project, which includes 10 Palo Alto block teams with more than 80 households, combined social interaction with emergency preparation and resource-consumption reduction. The first six-month phase netted saving 668,000 pounds of CO2. Other projects include tool sharing, starting community gardens and checking in on vulnerable residents. The program is part of the Cool City Challenge, an initiative of the Empowerment Institute, to help develop environmental consciousness by taking direct, personal action to reduce the carbon footprint, develop a “green” economy, engage in disaster preparedness and build community. In 2012, the Palo Alto City Council agreed to participate in the Challenge. The Cool Block second phase runs from JanuaryJune 2017. All neighborhoods and residents are invited to join. More information on the Cool Block program is available at tinyurl.com/ hfbcphq or by contacting Sandra Slater at sandra@sandraslater.com. BUENA VISTA POSADA ... Residents of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park will once again celebrate the Latino holiday Posada, on Dec. 3 from 5-9 p.m. The posada commemorates the search by the Holy Family for a safe place to stay. The re-enactment includes a candlelight procession, Raices de Mexico folkloric dancers, posada foods and dancing to DJ music. The event is hosted by the Buena Vista Mobile Home Residents’ Association and is supported by Friends of Buena Vista and the City of Palo Alto’s Know Your Neighbor grant. Rain cancels the event, which takes place at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, 3980 El Camino Real at Los Robles Avenue. RSVP required by Nov. 26 by contacting winterdell@ earthlink.net. Q

Bursting with color Palo Alto’s neighborhoods put on a brilliant display in autumn by Sue Dremann he autumn nip usually associated with turning leaves is finally in the air, and Palo Alto’s trees are putting on a show of vibrant color. Trees are turning scarlet, flaming orange and shimmering gold along with more subtle shades of brown. The city has more than 39,000 trees in streets and parks alone, with whole streets that can be ablaze in autumnal glory. Tree experts, such as arborists and Palo Alto urban-forest nonprofit Canopy, say now is the time to enjoy the painterly display. “The ‘best’ trees change from year to year, depending on climate,” Dave Dockter, city managing arborist, said during a Nov. 12 tree walk of the University South neighborhood. Canopy sponsors the monthly walks, which explore different neighborhoods. Dockter has his favorites: blazing red liquidambar, multi-hued Chinese pistache, and the delicate gingko decked in gold. These trees, called deciduous, go dormant in the winter. Cool weather triggers the process that brings on the color changes. Chlorophyll, the chemical giving a leaf its green color, is necessary for photosynthesis, when plants use the sun’s energy to convert carbon dioxide into sugars. But a tree does not continue photosynthesis while dormant, so it stops producing chlorophyll, Dockter said. As the existing chlorophyll begins to break down, other present chemicals become dominant, creating a variety of showy leaf colors. Carotenoids, which provide yellow, orange and red colors (think carotene, the chemical in carrots), and flavonoids, which cause yellows, are present in leaves all of the time, but they degrade more slowly than chlorophyll, he said. Trees manufacture another set of chemicals, anthocyanins, as daylight hours shortens and sugars increase in the leaves. These chemicals create deep red, purple and magenta shades, according to Compound Interest, a website about chemical compounds people come across each day. The time trees change color varies based on multiple factors, including sunlight and amount of water the tree receives, according to Dockter. “Trees will turn color sooner in drought conditions,” he said. Walk around town and notice how the same kinds of trees might turn at different times. Some will

remain green much longer because they have received more water; others turn color on one side while staying green on the other based on how much sun they receive on that side, he said. Walking around University South, Dockter noted that some trees have yet to show their colors, but just wait. One of the rarest trees, the dawn redwood, will soon turn a brilliant russet, he said. A magnificent example of the tree exists next to the Hamilton Avenue Post Office along Waverley Street. Once known only from fossils dating back 252-66 million years (there were about 20 species), a small grove of one redwood species was discovered in China in 1944. Palo Alto’s massive tree was planted from seed coming from that grove in 1949. The dawn redwood is a deciduous conifer, meaning it looks like an evergreen tree (such as a redwood), but it turns rusty red and drops its needles in fall and winter.

“In one month, this tree will be a blazing tree,” he said. One of the most brilliantly colored species found in the city also has a variety named “Palo Alto.” An example exists outside of City Hall. Liquidambar, or American sweet gum, is native to the southeastern U.S. In the 1960s, former Parks and Recreation Department head George Hood discovered a liquidambar tree on Pitman Avenue that changed brilliantly. The cultivar he named after the city came from that tree, Dockter said. Pitman Avenue’s liquidambars, which line the street, have six different leaf colors, and they will continue to put on a good show dominated by red in the coming weeks, he said. On nearby Greenwood Avenue off Newell Road, the color is predominantly gold. The small, fan-shaped leaves of the gingko shimmer in a mass of trees lining the street. A native of China, the gingko is also known from fossils dating back 270 million years. Also called the maidenhair tree, it is found throughout the city in gardens and as street trees. The gingko has made Dockter’s “top picks” list for this year. In addition to Greenwood, he recommends touring the Genencor headquarters at 975 Page Mill Road. For reds, he also suggests Page Mill Road between El Cami-

no Real and Foothill Expressway. His “top five” trees for this year, in addition to liquidambar and gingko, include Chinese pistache, producing orange, red and yellow (Cowper and Waverley streets at Embarcadero Road), Shumard oak (yellows and apricot) (Porter Drive at Page Mill) and Cimmaron ash (apricot) (Alma Street and Homer Avenue). Other spots offer an artist’s palette of colors. Old Palo Alto, for example, has many streets of mature trees bursting with a variety of colors, and the views down side streets such as Waverley near Oregon Expressway offer opportunities to marvel at nature’s variety in the shifting light. Mike Willemsen, who led “The Very Best Colors in Palo Alto” tree and photography walk on Thursday, said his favorite spots this year include Byron Street between Oregon Expressway and North California Avenue and along Bryant Street south of Forest Avenue, where there is a mix of colorful foliage worthy of photography. Canopy also offers information and more detail about the science of fall color on its blog at canopy.org. Q Got a favorite street for autumn color this year? Please let us know. Contact Sue Dremann at sdremann@paweekly.com.

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NEIGHBORHOOD TOWN HALLS ... The Palo Alto City Council will hold two Neighborhood Town Hall meetings in December as part of a citywide initiative to strengthen connections with residents. Council members and city staff will discuss neighborhood concerns during the meetings at College Terrace: Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7-9 p.m. at Escondido Elementary School, 890 Escondido Road; Barron Park: Wednesday, Dec. 14, 7-9 p.m. and Barron Park Elementary School, 800 Barron Ave. Community members can suggest topics by sending an email to info@cityofpaloalto.org.

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Liquidambers and maples are awash in autumnal colors on Pitman Avenue in the Crescent Park neighborhood. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 18, 2016 • Page 11

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Beloved donkey Perry returns to Palo Alto He also gets a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;gal palâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; after death of companion Miner 49er

erry the miniature donkey, who has been absent from his pasture in the Barron Park neighborhood since the death of his companion, Miner 49er, about six weeks ago, has returned. The beloved donkey was brought back from the care of a Salinas veterinarian on Tuesday, said Michele Dauber, one of several residents who help care for Perry. Perry was ecstatic when he became aware that he was almost home, said City Councilwoman Karen Holman, a Palo Alto Donkey Project Steering Committee member. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The trailer came up Paradise Way. Once he realized where he was, he started pulling on the

lead,â&#x20AC;? she said. Upon arriving, he showed his pleasure by romping, braying and even rolling around in the dirt, Holman said. Perry also has another cause for celebration: He wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t face life in the pasture alone. The Donkey Project adopted a new pal â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a female, also called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;jennyâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D; from the Farm Sanctuary in Santa Clarita in southern California. The 17-year-old standard-sized donkey is the first female in the pasture since probably the late 1960s, when the property was owned by Cornelis Bol, Dauber said. Perry, 22, and Niner, 32, were taken to Salinas after Niner suffered respiratory distress. Niner was euthanized on Sept. 28. Perry

remained under the veterinarianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s care so that he would be less traumatized by the loss of his longtime friend, who was the alpha male. Perry received a complete examination and was pronounced fully healthy. He remained in Salinas until the new donkey companion was found. The Barron Park pasture, which is privately owned by James Witt, abuts Bol Park. The Donkey Project, which is managed by the Palo Alto nonprofit Acterra (the group owns the donkeys), leases the pasture. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jenny,â&#x20AC;? as she is temporarily being called, arrived on Tuesday afternoon. A soft, gray-brown donkey with the classic brown cross of the Jerusalem breed on her back,

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Jenny, right, the new donkey at Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bol Park, greets Perry, following Jennyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move and Perryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s return to the park on Nov. 15.

she has unusually long ears and long, luxurious eyelashes. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been separated in an enclosed chain-link paddock, where she will remain until she has acclimated to her new surroundings and she and Perry become better acquainted. Steering Committee member Ken Dauber said she would likely remain there for a week. Jenny was raised by an older

couple who could no longer care for her. The Donkey Project received an urgent call from the Farm Sanctuary seeking a home for her. On Wednesday morning, Perry ranged around outside the fence of his new companionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s paddock, occasionally peering curiously. When the gate opened, he tried to get in. Jenny stood nervously in the center. Her eyes and demeanor

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Upfront hinted at the isolation she had experienced before coming to Palo Alto. But after some encouragement, she extended her nose tentatively to be stroked. Then she accepted pets on her forehead and velvety ears. After a time, she began to follow her visitors, her eyes shiny from the new attention. “She’s going to be fine,” Holman said. Holman and the Daubers said they are grateful for Witt’s dedication to keeping the donkeys on his land. The land is private property and no one should enter the pasture unless authorized, they said. While visitors might be thrilled to see the donkeys back, Holman said it is imperative that visitors don’t feed the donkeys. Both animals are older, and as donkeys age they lose teeth. That makes it harder for them to chew, and if they can’t swallow food properly, it can be fatal. She also asked people to keep dogs on leashes. Perry has been attacked twice. Palo Alto resident Candy Bandong was thrilled to see the donkeys on Wednesday as she passed by the park. She made a drawing of Niner that hangs outside of the pasture fence, along with hearts colored by schoolchildren. The donkeys are an institution, she said. “I was babysitting my grandchildren and I would bring them every day. The donkeys have been part of our lives. I have brought international friends from Switzerland and many people to see them. We get to meet lots of friends here,” she said. Ken Dauber said the Donkey Project would like to hold a contest among schoolchildren to name the new donkey. The project will also hold a memorial gathering for Niner on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 11 a.m. in Bol Park. Perry and Jenny will be introduced to the community at the event. The Donkey Project plans to expand education of the community and involve local schools in the donkeys’ lives. “These animals are really a treasure and an incredible resource. ... We really want to see our community embrace the donkeys,” Michele Dauber said. The five-member steering committee is also establishing new procedures for the donkeys’ best care, she said. The group is seeking volunteers to be donkey handlers, among other positions. Each prospective volunteer must be a Palo Alto resident or a member of the Palo Alto school community. Volunteers undergo background checks, and they will receive training on how to handle the donkeys and understand their health and other needs. The steering committee is also planning to raise funds. The Donkey Project incurred close to $6,000 in veterinary expenses associated with Niner’s death, finding a new donkey, and Perry’s care and boarding. There are also ongoing expenses for everything from feed to veterinary care. Donations, which go through the nonprofit Acterra, are tax-deductible and can be made through barronparkdonkeys.org. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Pulse A weekly compendium of vital statistics POLICE CALLS Palo Alto Nov. 8-15

Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Elder abuse/sexual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Family violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Driving without license . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Traffic/evade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 6 Vehicle accident/property damage. . . . 9 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 4 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Municipal code violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Theft related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving with suspended license . . . . . . 7 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drug activity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Drunken driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Annoying phone calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic disturbance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Gang validations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Missing juvenile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Protective svc referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Returned missing person . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

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Donald Drive, 11/9, 4:50 p.m.; elder abuse/sexual. Embarcadero Road, 11/9, 8:09 p.m.; battery/simple. Rambow Drive, 11/10, 11:36 a.m.; battery/simple. Tanland Drive, 11/10, 3:36 p.m.; child abuse/physical. Alma Street, 11/11, 4:12 a.m.; child abuse/physical. El Camino Real Road, 11/11, 8:39 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. University Avenue, 11/15, 9:51 p.m.; family violence.

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Transitions David Tyack David Tyack, professor emeritus of education and history at Stanford University, died Oct. 27 of complications from Parkinson’s disease. He was 85. He was born in Hamilton, Massachusetts, on Nov. 17, 1930, and received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from Harvard University. From 1959 to 1967, he taught at Reed College and from 1967 to 1969, he taught at the University of Illinois. He then joined Stanford in 1969 where his work as a social historian would become known for his interpretation of the history of American education and school reform. He married Elisabeth Hansot in 1983. His career was punctuated by achievements, including multiple grants, fellowships and awards. He served as president of the History of Education Society from 1970 to 1971. His topics of study ranged from urban schools and school boards to the effects of the feminization of elementary school teaching. He collaborated with his colleagues and co-wrote “Tinkering Toward Utopia” with Larry Cuban, professor emeritus of education at Stanford Graduate School of Education. The work investigated how different kinds of participants in the politics of school reform defined both problems and solutions in different ways. His research often extended into public schools, teaching high school American history in Portland, Oregon, or serving for a quarter as a first-grade co-teacher in Palo Alto. In a press release from Stanford, Linda Darling-Hammond, professor emerita of education at Stanford, was quoted as saying: “David cared so deeply about his friends and colleagues, his students, his community and the great American public school system — its teachers, students and mission, its quest for equity and joyful learning.” Colleagues, friends and students described him as someone of great intellect and social consciousness. He was known for mentoring junior scholars and inviting students and friends on hikes in the hills surrounding Stanford. He was preceded in death by his partner, the late Stanford political science lecturer Elisabeth Hansot. He is survived by his two sons, Daniel Tyack of Olympia, Washington, and Peter Tyack of Blebo Craigs, Scotland.

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John Roulston Livingston January 14, 1959 – November 12, 2016 John Roulston Livingston, 57, born on January 14, 1959, reposed with our Lord on November 12 at 1:19 pm after a long and arduous struggle with cancer. John received a B.S., Engineering, top class honors in engineering and applied sciences at the United States Military Academy at West Point, an M.S., Fluid Mechanics and Thermal Sciences from The George Washington University, and his MBA at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. He served as a Platoon Leader in the U.S. Army for 6 years. He was a member of the Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. He had a distinguished career, including 10 years at Cisco Systems followed by 6 years as Managing Director at Alderpoint Ventures. John was a loving husband to Olga Livingston for 16 years, and devoted father to his two children Elisabeth Roulston Livingston and Andrei Abraham Livingston. The Funeral service will take place at Noon on Friday, November 18th at Christ Church, Portola Valley, immediately followed by the Burial service with Military Honors at Gate of Heaven, Los Altos. Afterward the Reception will be held at Christ Church. http://www.ccpvw.org/, http://www.catholiccemeteriesdsj.org/ locations/gate-of-heaven-los-altos-.aspx In lieu of flowers, the family asks that those who would like to honor John’s memory consider a contribution to the “Livingston Trust”. Contributions will be used as an educational fund for John’s two children, Elisabeth Roulston Livingston and Andrei Abraham Livingston. (Please mail checks to: 171 Main Street, Suite 122, Los Altos, CA 94022, and specify, “In memory of John Livingston.”) PAID

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Mark William Osborn May 31, 1954 – November 10, 2016 Mark William Osborn passed away suddenly Nov. 10th 2016 in Provo, Utah. Mark was born May 31, 1954, to Eleanor and Richard Osborn in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. Mark was raised in the Detroit suburbs and graduated from the University of Michigan in Chemistry. After college he moved to the San Francisco Bay Area where he lived for the remainder of his life. Most recently, Mark resided in Palo Alto and Santa Clara, California. Mark worked at many software and IT companies, presently with Hiplink Services. Mark is survived by two sisters, Joan Henkle of Carmel, Indiana and Vicki Matishen of Gloucester Township, New Jersey and many nephews and nieces with their children. He was preceded in death by his older brother Rick Osborn. In 1984, Mark met Thang Duong with whom he shared his life. Mark and Thang enjoyed traveling throughout the world. Mark personally enjoyed wind surfing and riding his bicycle. Mark was a member of Mensa and well known of his wit and sense of humor. Mark will be deeply missed by all who knew him. Memorial Service will be held at GIAC MINH PAGODA, 763 Donohoe St., East Palo Alto, CA. 94303 at 11 a.m. on Nov. 19, 2016 Flowers can be sent to GIAC MINH PAGODA before 5 p.m. of Friday Nov. 18, 2016. Donations can be made to American Red Cross Silicon Valley/Memo: Memory of Mark Osborn. Donation box and envelopes are available at Memorial Service or send to 731 N.First Street San Jose, CA. 95134 Tel:1-800-REDCROSS PAID

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Robert Leland Moore July 26, 1944 – October 11, 2016 Bob Moore received a B.A. in History from Stanford University in 1966 and also completed his M.A. at Stanford in Communications. He began his career as a partner in Veriation Films of Palo Alto, California. Bob produced and directed a number of award-winning documentaries and educational films between 1970-1990. As the Silicon Valley evolved in the 1980’s and 90’s, Bob also explored many freelance projects in computer programming and design. Bob was married to Patricia Moore for thirty years. Bob returned to his home state of Missouri in 2002 and was an avid walker and racquet-ball player. He loved hiking the many beautiful nature trails of the Ozarks and pursued a wide range of interests at the library through books and audiobooks. He is survived by his son, Mason Leland of Austin, Texas and Mason’s partner, Jessica Braun; grandson, Marshall Leland; daughter, Jennifer Megan of Springfield, Missouri; sister, Betty Arnaud and her husband, Victor of Monett, Missouri; along with many nieces, nephews and great nieces and nephews. An informal memorial gathering took place on Thursday, October 20 at the Boathouse at Lake Springfield Park in Springfield, MO. Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, https://donatenow.heart.org/ PAID OBITUARY

Alf Carstens January 15, 1922 – October 25, 2016 It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the passing of a great man on October 25, 2016. Born to Agnes and Bjarne Carstens on January 15, 1922, as Alf Bengt Hoeg Carstens in Copenhagen, Denmark. Alf brought his sharp wit and strong heart with him to the United States with his parents when he was 5 years old settling in San Francisco, where he attended Balboa High School. As a young adult Alf legally dropped his two middle names to be simply, ‘Alf Carstens’. This was most likely the beginning of his life-long philosophy of “keep is simple.” “Think smart, work smart and keep it simple”. Alf joined the army and flew P-38’s and P-51’s for many missions from England to Germany during WWll. In 1944, he became a member of the Caterpiller Club, having his life saved by parachute. After the war, Alf returned to California and married his childhood sweetheart, Carolyn Johnson. They met at the young age of 7 in Sveadal, a Swedish community in the Santa Cruz mountains, where both their parents spent summers. They married at 25 and spent 54 years together until Carolyn’s passing in 2001. They lived in San Mateo and then moved to Woodside in 1966, where Alf resided for 50 years. Alf became a Real Estate broker and developer in San Mateo initially working with his father in law, Alex V. Johnson, for San Mateo Investment Company. In 1975, he formed Carstens Realty where he worked with his children until the age of 87. Alf was a soft-spoken man who carried a strong presence. You always knew when he had entered the room. Alf’s passion for his work, animals and his family was like no other. His inspiration, passion, and strong moral character continues to live on in his four children; Linda Hall (Doug), Terry Ann Carstens, Carla Carstens, Chris Carstens (Liz) and his seven grandchildren; Kari and Jamie Hall, Trevor Gearin, Jenna, Brent, Ken and Casey Carstens. Alf is also survived by his dear friend, Caroline Kochaly and his little puppy, Sandy III. He is loved, known, and respected by many, and will be sorely missed. Rest in Peace Papa. We love you. A private family ‘celebration of life’ will be held. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Sveadal Memorial Fund1019 Pinehurst Court, Millbrae, CA 94030, or your favorite charity. PAID

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Editorial Unraveling the results

The voters have spoken, but what have they said?

n the wake of national election results that have triggered widespread anxiety about the implications for the future of the country, the outcome of our local elections seems small in importance. But we can’t let the results of the Palo Alto City Council and school board races stand without comment, as the impacts of this election are not without significance. It would be easy — but a mistake, we believe — to interpret the outcome of the City Council election as some kind of important shift in voter attitudes on growth. To do so requires believing that distorted, black-and-white accusations that opposing candidates (or their supporters) made about one another are true; that candidates intentionally misled voters in describing their actual positions; and that the newly elected council members will act contrary to their more nuanced campaign statements when sworn in. It also assumes that the three newcomers, Greg Tanaka, Adrian Fine and Lydia Kou, are beholden to certain interests in the community rather than to crafting solutions through understanding, negotiation and compromise. To the community’s detriment, the eight leading contenders in the election formed into two competing camps that baited voters to pick a side. It positioned the race as less about the individual qualities, viewpoints and expertise of the candidates and sought to oversimplify the choices for the purpose of electing a dominating majority of loosely aligned viewpoints. In effect, the slates enabled the less well-known and less experienced candidates to hitch themselves to those with more widespread political support in hopes of riding their coattails. It should surprise no one that the only incumbent in the race, Liz Kniss, was easily the top votegetter. She has successfully represented the city for two earlier terms on the City Council, two terms on the Board of Supervisors and for another term on the council, and she has a loyal and extensive group of supporters who ran a predictably effective campaign. The three candidates who aligned themselves with Kniss — Tanaka, Fine and Don McDougall — successfully tapped into Kniss’ north Palo Alto establishment base and waged a joint advertising campaign unlike anything seen in modern Palo Alto politics. The group and its allies also pressured the county Democratic party to endorse it and successfully made housing a central issue in the campaign and falsely painted its opponents as anti-housing. By contrast, the other group, consisting of Kou, Arthur Keller, Greer Stone and Stewart Carl, failed to craft a cohesive campaign message beyond broad-brush exaggerations of the positions of the Kniss slate on development issues. Instead of running a campaign that took credit for changing the balance of power on the council in the 2014 election and successfully achieving widely supported limits to new commercial development and new measures to address parking and traffic, this group chose to paint their opponents as being in the pocket of developers and in support of a return to overly permissive development policies. In was an overreach that backfired. The assumed result will be a modest shift from a 4-4 split on the council, with a swing vote (Pat Burt), to a 5-4 split tilting back toward the city’s political “establishment.” But with such politically inexperienced newcomers, the outcome of key issues cannot be predicted and will be highly influenced by community opinion. With all the winners on-the-record expressing the need for continued constraint on new commercial development and a focus on innovative housing to serve lower income residents, we hope for few 5-4 votes and for more actions that meet with widespread community support. By contrast, the Palo Alto school board election left nothing to the imagination. For the first time in decades, an incumbent seeking reelection was defeated and another finished in third place behind two first-time challengers (Jennifer DiBrienza and Todd Collins) — an unprecedented rebuke. Heidi Emberling, who has served one term, will step down after narrowly losing the third place slot to Melissa Baten Caswell, who chose to go against long-standing tradition and seek a third term. To underscore voter unhappiness with the performance of the board, almost 6,000 votes were cast for Srinivasan Subramanian, who withdrew from the race only days after having declared but too late to be removed from the ballot. He ran no campaign. It is impossible to know how much voters were reacting to the recent budget mistakes and the controversial approval of three-year union contracts and administrator pay raises, or if they were expressing a broader discontent with the board’s handling of numerous other problems and controversies, but they left no doubt about their desire for new and better leadership. In this year of political turbulence and angst at both the national and local level, we should be grateful for those who have committed the time and energy to serve in such a challenging climate. Holding public office is not easy in Palo Alto and every candidate steps forward with the best of intentions. We don’t always agree with the processes or the results, but we thank them for the sacrifices they make to serve. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Edgewood grocery idea

Editor, How about a suggestion that the Edgewood Plaza residents form a co-op to run the market in the Plaza. This would be in place of the City putting a fine on the developer. Why is it that the developer is being punished because commercial market operators are not interested in the site? Jerry Secrest Willowbrook Drive, Portola Valley

Too frequent bullying

Editor, How many more legitimate complaints of aggressive bullying of children in protected classes by peers or school staff will it take until the Palo Alto Unified School District and the responsible staff members respond immediately? When will they rapidly implement a corrective intervention rather than sweep it under the rug? When will the safety and well-being of children within and outside the protected class be taken seriously by school administrators? How many more times must bullying occur before our school district gives it the same priority that it gives to concerns about AP classes and GPA reporting? Far too frequently a family must have a paid or volunteer advocate to make sure that their concerns are taken seriously. School administrators have obligations to intervene on behalf of their students, but in this case (“A case of bullying,” Weekly, Nov. 4) they appear to have largely neglected them without regard to the consequences for the child and the family involved. Laurie Leventhal-Belfer Los Palos Avenue, Palo Alto

Ensure safe biking

Editor, Be Safe. Be Seen. Bike lights are required by law for riding after dusk. With shorter days, many people are bike commuting in the dark. Bicycle headlights and reflectors are required by law after dusk. Visibility begins to decline before the sun is completely down, so bicyclists should turn on their lights as soon as light begins to fade. A handlebar headlight makes a bicycle visible to others and illuminates the road so the rider can see. Higher powered lights do a better job, though they tend to be more expensive. Tail lights and reflectors should be mounted on something stable where they won’t be obscured by bags, panniers or other gear on the bike. Lights are superior to reflectors, so a red light on the rear is highly recommended for

maximum visibility. Outfitting bikes for a safe and legal ride is smart. Bike lights make great holiday gifts. Penny Ellson El Capitan Place, Palo Alto

Ship off our pool?

Editor, As a 40-year lap swimmer at Rinconada Pool, I am deeply troubled by the back-room process by which Palo Alto city staff have been negotiating a contract to hand over management and control of all programs at the pool to a private company. The company would receive 90 percent of revenues, the City 10 percent. A competitive swim-oriented method would supplant traditional American Red Cross swimming instruction. If the City Council approves the contract, Palo Alto’s 14lane “gem,” its only public pool, will become dramatically more crowded and expensive. Simultaneous, dense lane-sharing yeararound by lap and recreational swimmers with others participating in lessons, classes, camps and private clubs will be the norm. Community Services Director Robert De Geus is fast-tracking the contract to council on Dec. 12 — before newly elected council

members are seated and before council and the public discuss and adopt the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. Fast-tracking is unfair since hundreds of regular swimmers who depend on the pool have not been informed. The proposed contract runs counter to what public surveys and focus groups advising on the master plan show residents want for our city’s aquatics. Sole justification given to the Parks and Recreation Commission in September, in urging this sweeping privatization (over three other options under which the City would maintain full or partial control), was that the department can’t find and hire enough lifeguards and instructors. Palo Alto offers lifeguards and instructors the area’s lowest payscale. This signals the department rejects its obligation to Palo Alto swimmers to manage this public pool for their benefit. The City should try harder and adopt a nonoutsourcing option. The swimming public would likely accept reasonable fee increases for more certainty about hires and continuing City control. It’s premature to “pack up and ship off” our pool. Marilyn Bauriedel South Court, Palo Alto

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Guest Opinion

District council races could halt negative campaigning trend by Bill Bucy ur recent City Council election left me wondering if I was living in Palo Alto or in some gritty big city governed by ciga r- chompi ng pols. Last-minute infusions of big money poured in. At least one direct-mail hit piece befouled my mailbox. It even got to the point where the web identity of one organization was hijacked by an opponent. All of these events were seasoned by some of the most disingenuous statements since the 1942 classic film “Casablanca,” in which smilingly corrupt police Capt. Louis Renault declares he is “shocked, shocked” to find gambling at Rick’s Café Américain. I know complaints about money and “truth-in-campaigning” aren’t new to Palo Alto politics. But a perfect storm seems to have blown through town this election cycle, and a lot of people are worried about what’s going to happen next. It’s time to consider some new ways of deciding who gets an office at City Hall. The fundamental cause of our electoral angst is the election of council members citywide. Under this system each candidate is forced to reach out to about 44,000 voters and rely on self-interested groups to finance expensive, shallow campaigns. There is a solution: District City Council elections would minimize the kind of

nasty campaigning we just endured and better honor Palo Alto’s neighborhoodoriented civic personality. The incoming City Council generally reflects the dominant demographics of Palo Alto: white, educated, professional. The election winners and incumbents appear aware of seminal issues confronting the city, especially growth. But their opinions on how to mold the city’s future are broadly drawn and attempt to apply solutions without recognizing the diverse and distinctive needs of our 36 neighborhoods. For instance, everyone who lives in Palo Alto is concerned about crowded streets and parking shortages. But people living in College Terrace probably see the issue from a perspective separate from those living in Professorville. Rules governing alternative dwelling units are almost undoubtedly perceived differently by those of us living in Barron Park, where residential lots are often larger, than in Downtown North. People in neighborhoods filled with iconic Eichler homes might be deeply concerned about twostory house construction, while many of us in other parts of town have made at least a grudging peace with the notion. Neighborhood conflicts over how to solve the city’s problems can be dismissed as arguments between the “haves” and the “have mores.” Even so, that doesn’t mean different ideas must be bundled up and labeled with meaningless nouns. District elections would create forums for people, not “ists.” Electing council members by district would give every resident a specific point

of contact — someone who lives nearby and understands how policies will directly affect their everyday lives. A district representative would bring that neighborhood perspective to colleagues and city staff when solutions to citywide concerns are discussed. Not every neighborhood’s want and need can be met when setting policy. But district representatives would be more directly accountable to their constituencies and work harder to ensure specific nuances are considered. Assume the council would stay at nine members. Each would represent about 7,000 residents living in a geographically defined area, rather than all 65,000 people. (With a seven-member council, set to debut in 2018, each would represent about 9,300.) Reaching relevant voters would cost far less than today, so a more economically and ethnically diverse slate of candidates would automatically be fostered. PACs and interest groups could still get involved, but big-money donations would be all too obvious and speak loudly. With a smaller geographical area to cover, candidates would have a greater opportunity to meet directly with voters. Town hall-type meetings and debates would be more important to campaigning than mailers featuring big smiles and cute puppies. Best of all, voters would be better able to directly take the measure of the people who want to earn their trust. Some might argue that neighborhood associations already offer at-large council members localized opinions. However, these groups take stands regarded as broadly representative of a neighbor-

hood’s residents when in fact they often are those of a dedicated cadre of leaders and a small formal membership. Under a district system, a larger number of people would own direct access to candidates and elected officials, who would be pretty much bound to at least consider their ideas. There are many questions to answer. How would district lines be drawn? How would the new system be phased in? Would fewer council members, elected by district, achieve the representation of nine chosen at large? There are any number of good answers to both questions. And there are many good examples of successful transitions. San Francisco switched between district and citywide elections twice in a 20-year period. Vastly larger Seattle created a hybrid system. Many California school districts have made the change to district representation. Given the intellectual and city-staff resources available in Palo Alto, I am sure all concerns can be addressed. “The Palo Alto Process” of decision making — even though mocked for its seemingly endless discussion and study — embodies the desire to consider the greatest number of opinions and ideas. District council elections would show respect for the inclusiveness that is a hallmark of our city. Such a system would expand the diversity of opinions, reduce factionalism and moderate the influence of money in the selection of Palo Alto’s leaders. Q Writer Bill Bucy has lived in Barron Park since 1987 and can be reached at bucy.bill@gmail.com

Streetwise What are your thoughts on increasing the minimum wage from $11 per hour to $15 per hour? Asked at University Avenue and Florence Street in Palo Alto. Question, interviews and photographs by Patrick Condon and Rachel van Gelder.

Michelle Johnson

Rebecca Lau

Patricia Goates

Tim Roeper

Erin England

Nurse Stacey Street, Oakland

Pharmacist Primrose Way, Palo Alto

Teacher Sherland Avenue, Mountain View

Lawyer Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto

Student Bowdoin Lane, Palo Alto

“It should happen, and it will stimulate the economy. It needs to be more than $15; it’s like adding a drop of water to the Sahara.”

“I think it’s a good thing; people need it. There is a very high cost of living in this area, and people cannot get by.”

“It’s about time. Even at $15 per hour, that doesn’t allow you to support yourself. It’s crazy on one side, but it’s way overdue on the other side.”

“It doesn’t make sense statewide, but it makes sense from city to city. For Palo Alto, it makes sense, but in other places it might not.”

“It seems like it would cause inflation because prices will adjust accordingly.”

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Cover Story

Dead or

alive?

When it comes to cutting down Palo Alto’s trees, city arborists’ opinions often clash with the public’s Story by Sue Dremann | Photos by Veronica Weber

he 120-foot redwood presiding over the Castilleja School campus didn’t look sick. Its lush canopy sported dark green, shiny leaves and full branches. But it was a disaster waiting to happen, in danger of toppling in the next winter storm because of a rotting base, according to city arborists and a consultant hired by the school. Neighbors, however, were suspicious. The tree might be a pawn in the school’s current bid to expand its campus on Bryant Street, they said. Castilleja is proposing a 130-space underground parking structure under the plan, which also includes razing four buildings, adding a larger structure, and increasing its enrollment by 30 percent to 540 students. The residents’ group Protect Our Neighborhood’s Quality of Life Now opposes the plan. “Castilleja has proposed a huge new project that would ... increas(e) daily parking, noise and traffic,” said Rob Levitsky, who lives next to the campus. “I have owned the house for 25 years and don’t see any imminent threat (from the tree). But guess what? The tree is in the way of their project plans.” It’s the kind of reaction that city arborists must respond to fairly frequently. Development pressures — and some serious city gaffes — have eroded the public’s trust in the past few years. In response, the city has tried to educate people by being more transparent about tree removals. The Urban Forestry Division has held public meetings to demonstrate how some trees in question are hazardous, and it has performed advanced testing and even hired the occasional consultant to verify its findings. Even so, in a town whose namesake is a redwood, city arborists acknowledge it’s not easy to explain that a tree should be axed because of disease or age. Palo Alto cuts down about 1 percent of its nearly 40,000 public trees from parks and streets annually, replacing them with newer, better-suited trees, Urban Forester Walter Passmore said. But all residents know is that mature, healthylooking trees are disappearing. Some neighborhoods have been more affected than others. According to the city’s 2015 Urban Forest Master Plan, three south Palo Alto neighborhoods in particular have

lost canopy: Charleston Meadows, Fairmeadow and Greenmeadow. Charleston Meadows saw a decrease largely because of developments such as Arbor Real and the Elks Club on El Camino Real. Fairmeadow and Greenmeadow have lost dying street trees, which when originally planted were fastgrowing, short-lived species not well-adapted to the local climate, the master plan states. South Palo Alto has 20 percent less tree canopy than the north end of the city, the plan notes. Also contributing to public sensitivity over trees was the 2009 clear-cutting of 50 mature trees along California Avenue as part of a streetscapeimprovement project. It arguably became the flashpoint for distrust from which the city has yet to recover. Residents have a long history of protecting their trees. As early as 1914, they formed a “Save Our Trees” campaign after the city planned to remove more than 70 trees from dirt roadways that year. Facing lawsuits, the city sought to protect speeding drivers who kept striking the trees in their new automobiles. Horses, it seemed, understood how to negotiate around the trees, which were sometimes located in the middle of roads. But the move to take out the hazards sparked such outrage that City Council members who voted in favor of the tree removals lost their council seats, according to local historians. Nelson Ng, who lives across the street from the Castilleja redwood, summed up residents’ feelings: “The trees are a part of our quality of life, but the trees are being cut down in front of us. We should really protect them just like we protect our children,” he said. Castilleja officials requested a permit to remove the tree after their arborist, Michael Bench, discovered its base had decayed while doing a survey of the campus’ trees for the expansion proposal. City arborists

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Arborists deemed a redwood tree located at Castilleja School to be a safety hazard due to rot in its roots. who inspected the tree concurred it was hazardous and granted the permit. The school planned to remove the tree on Oct. 13, but residents protested after seeing a sign about the tree’s impending demise. During an Oct. 18 community meeting at Castilleja to discuss the redwood’s removal, Passmore took a pragmatic approach while explaining concerns about the tree’s safety. “The role of the city is to be a neutral third party,” he said, but the city has a responsibility to prevent injury to persons or property. “The redwood is about one-third sound wood. It is on the edge of a significant risk of whole tree failure,” he said. “I don’t believe there is an arborist who can truthfully tell you when this will fail. We always have some level of uncertainty. But I think the data is compelling. ... We cannot delay. We all know the risk.”

City arborists take removal of any trees seriously, he said. Under city ordinance, redwoods with trunk diameters 18 inches or greater, and coast live oaks and valley oaks with 11.5-inch or greater diameter trunks, are protected from removal unless they pose hazards. The city does not have any say if a private-property owner chooses to remove other species of trees, however, unless the trees were planted as part of a city-approved development, such as an apartment complex or commercial site. The trees are also protected if they are of great age or historical significance and have been designated as “heritage” trees, of which there are seven: El Palo Alto; the Rinconada Oak at Rinconada Park; a coast redwood on private property on the 3700 block of La Donna Street; a dawn redwood on private property on the 1000 block of Forest Avenue; a silver maple on private property

on the 1800 block of Edgewood Drive; an American elm on private property in the center of the San Alma Homeowners Association on Ponce Drive; and an Aleppo pine on private property on the 2200 block of Ramona Street. Protected trees can be removed, pending a permit approval, under a number of circumstances, according to the city’s Tree Technical Manual: If it is dead, hazardous, a detriment to or crowding an adjacent protected tree; if the trunk is touching or is uplifting a foundation or damaging eaves or gutters on an existing building; and on projects other than a single-family residence if the tree reduces the permissible building area by more than 25 percent, among other exceptions as defined in the city’s municipal code under section 8.10.050. Also, if a protected tree presents an immediate danger, the city

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Left: El Palo Alto, right corner, had part of its top trunk and branches removed decades ago due to the tree’s ailing health. It has since rebounded and new growth has appeared. Above: Walter Passmore, urban forester for the City of Palo Alto, inspects a rotting oak tree located at El Palo Alto Park.

doesn’t require a permit in advance. But the property owner must provide documentation showing why the tree poses that danger. If the city determines that an emergency does not exist, the price for illegally removing or damaging a tree can be high: $100 per inch of damage, according to the Tree Technical Manual. City arborists follow protocols to determine a tree’s care and its potential hazard following the International Society of Arboriculture standards and the city Tree Technical Manual. A perusal of either offers clues to an arborist’s view of trees.

How arborists assess trees

hen arborists do an initial assessment, they inspect the tree visually, 360 degrees. They look for decay; the position of limbs and stems; die-back of branch ends and leaves; the presence of cracks; cavities; the condition of the canopy; trunk narrowing at odd points; evidence of insects and other damage. They make a treeevaluation checklist and fill out a questionnaire, which includes a hazard assessment. And they make an important distinction: “Poor tree health may not reflect poor tree structure,” according to the tree technical manual. And conversely, trees that are healthy looking might be structurally unsound. The first goal is to determine if the tree is hazardous but also if it could be treated to prevent it from becoming a hazard. The risk might be reduced by pruning or reducing the weight of branches,

improving irrigation or watering regimens, treating for insect or disease infestation, supporting leaning trunks with cables or bracing, or removing objects that the tree would strike or interfere with, such as picnic tables in a park or a pedestrian pathway, the manual notes. Certain tree species also pose greater risks. In a drought, certain eucaplyptus species drop limbs and whole trees can fall over without warning. The Bay Area has many of these trees. In February 2010, a limb missed -- by one foot -- falling on top of a resident out on a morning walk at Eleanor Pardee Park. City arborists determined six of the park’s trees should be removed due to disease, their propensity for dropping limbs and their proximity to a children’s playground. That scenario — one of relative risk — is perhaps the most important factor that arborists must consider because of potential injury, Passmore said. Arborists constantly talk of “targets,” whether a tree or its limbs are likely to endanger persons, homes or vehicles or to spark fires because they encroach on power lines. However, a tree that might be deemed hazardous in an urban environment might well be left alone near San Francisquito Creek or another sparsely populated area, he said. On a recent drizzly afternoon, Passmore pointed out old oaks with sparse canopies and hollow trunks leaning toward the creek bank. Most are left to fall because they aren’t a hazard to anyone and they provide habitat for wildlife, he said. Assessing tree hazards also uses the laws of physics. A normal tree can usually handle wind gusts of 47 to 54 mph. But defects or con-

ditions that affect a tree’s stability can cause trees to fall at lower wind speeds, according to the International Society of Arboriculture “Best Practices Tree Risk Assessment” manual. But trees on the leeward side of buildings experience slower wind speeds than exposed street trees, so an arborist assessing a tree’s hazard level in an urban environment might take location into account as well as local climate.

A dangerous tree

n the case of the Castilleja redwood, concern over risks to people and property, combined with predicted winds from approaching storms and decay and other weaknesses, ultimately led the arborists’ concern that the tree could fall as soon as the next storm, Passmore said. Bench, consulting arborist for Castilleja, first noticed decay around the redwood’s base while assessing the other 168 trees on the property, 57 of which could be removed if the development proposal goes through. A “lignotuber,” a starchy enlargement of some tree roots, protects the tree from fire damage by storing water and nutrients for use after a blaze. On the Castilleja redwood, it was riddled with decay. But the city’s Urban Forestry Division, considering the tree’s protected status (it has a 71-inch-diameter trunk), required additional assessment using a drill test to determine the extent of decay. Boring 22 holes, each 18 inches deep, into the tree’s base, Bench developed a map that showed the base was twothirds decayed. City Managing Arborist Dave Dockter, who also examined the tree, said he believes the redwood’s roots are rotted. But examining the roots further by excavation could have further destabilized the tree. Passmore concurred. During the Oct. 18 meeting with residents, he also noted that a second, 90-foot trunk that did not show signs of decay would

also likely topple if left standing. A tree’s energy comes from the leaves. Removing the larger decayed trunk would eliminate much of the leaf canopy used by both trunks, he said. The remaining trunk was likely to topple because it would not have enough energy to repair the damage. Most healthy trees can handle only an eight-inch-diameter wound; the tree could not handle the enormous 44-inch-diameter wound caused by felling the diseased trunk, he said. After decades of support from the main stem, the second trunk also did not have enough strength to resist winds and its own heavy branches.

But residents remained skeptical. They hired their own arborist to examine the tree. Nanci Kauffman, Castilleja’s head of school, agreed to the examination. “I want to address the elephant in the room. I understand there is such a lack of trust,” she said of relations between the school and some members of the community. Passmore said he was not opposed to the outside opinion, but he offered a caveat: “There are no 100 percents in the tree business. If you get 10 arborists, you will get 12 different opinions.” (continued on next page)

When trees must be removed

City of Palo Alto ordinances protect trees and specify their replacement

ity of Palo Alto tree ordinances state that, under certain conditions, trees that have been removed must be replaced.

Protected trees: If the city authorizes removal because the tree is dead, dangerous or a nuisance, no tree replacement is required. In all other cases, the tree must be replaced. Designated trees: The director of Planning and Community Environment or a designee decides on the number and nature of replacement tree(s) based on the value of the removed tree. The value is determined based on the “Guide for Plant Appraisal” published by the Council of Tree and Landscape Appraisers. Street trees: If the city authorizes removal of a street tree in connection with a development project, the city must specify replacement requirements in the permit that authorizes approval.

When trees cannot be replaced on site: The value of the tree is calculated under the city’s Tree Value Replacement Standard. The money is used to either provide additional trees elsewhere on the site; add street trees or other public landscaping nearby; or add trees or other landscaping to other city property. Species of tree replacements: When a protected or designated tree is replaced, the new trees must be of the same species unless the director of Planning and Community Environment determines that another species is more suitable for the location. Factors considered include long-term tree health, location, compatibility with surrounding uses and design. Q

— Sue Dremann

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Cover Story

Bill Croft, a tree department lead for the City of Palo Alto, demonstrates how arborists use drills to test roots and trunks for signs of rot. (continued from previous page)

Differences of opinion

hat turned out to be a somewhat accurate prediction. Deborah Ellis, a consulting arborist hired by Protect Our Neighborhood Quality of Life Now, concurred that the lignotuber at the trunk base was dead. But a mallet test or “trunk sounding” she did to tap the trunk for loose bark and decay did not find abnormalities on the main trunk seven feet up, she wrote in an Oct. 24 report. A more sophisticated sonic tomography test would map a picture of the trunk. But Ellis was concerned that removing the dead mass in order to do a tomography study wouldn’t destabilize the tree. The test also would not map the tree’s underground roots to deter-

mine the amount of root rot, she said. She did concur that removing the larger trunk could put the second trunk at risk. “The long-term stability of the entire redwood tree is questionable. ... If complete safety relative to the redwood must be guaranteed, then the tree should be removed,” she wrote. The residents decided they would not pursue a further analysis, and Castilleja, which already had a permit to remove the tree, hired an arborist to begin taking it down on Oct. 26. The tree is one of 81 in the city removed or permitted for removal since April 20, 2015, city records show. Ron Walker, a certified tree-risk assessor and arborist who cut down the redwood, put his own observations of the redwood’s safety in starker terms.

“I wouldn’t live in this house,” Walker said, pointing to the adjacent home. “The tree looks ‘healthy’ but it wasn’t secure. Its structural stability was shot.” Cutting off the branches exposed other defects that could lead to the tree falling at any time, he said. Both trunks had probably been topped at one time, causing the tree to send out new growth, which became new tops. But these multiple branch tops are points of weakness that can fall to the earth like spears. “I’ve seen redwoods break off these branches and slice a home in half and kill a family,” he said. But even though the final segment of trunk was hauled away on Nov. 3, the full extent of decay still isn’t known, nor is it apparent to the eye. The true damage likely won’t be known until the stump is removed or until nature’s processes expose the decay. Walker cut the tree a few feet above the dead footing, exposing what appeared to be an undecayed tree. Removing the entire trunk below that point would have cost Castilleja thousands of additional dollars. It isn’t necessary until, or if, the school is able to build on the site, he said. As for the larger question of city arborists’ motives in removing trees, Catherine Martineau, executive director of the Palo Alto tree-advocacy nonprofit Canopy, rejected notions that the arborists are influenced by developers. “In general (arborists) don’t

José Chacon, a climber for Area Custom Tree Service, removes branches from a redwood tree at Castilleja School on Oct. 26. want to remove the trees. People in tree departments are tree lovers too — but they are pragmatic tree lovers. They have to contend with regulations. What the public sees are the cases that are not ideal. They perceive the trees are hacked when they are cut for power-line clearances (for instance), and that reinforces the idea that city staff doesn’t know what they are doing,” she said. But Martineau said residents can have confidence in the city. Since Passmore was hired after the 2009 debacle, the Public Works Department has a completely new team of tree professionals, she said. “Walter is eminently qualified. He’s also interested in working with the community and bring-

ing a more equitable canopy cover throughout the city. Since Walter arrived, he has put a team in place that is very concerned with the welfare of the city’s trees, and he is very patient. He will go to whatever lengths are needed to protect the trees, and he has also not provided permits for every project. “He doesn’t rubber stamp the removal of trees,” Martineau said. Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com. Q About the cover: A magnolia tree at the corner of Newell Road and Edgewood Drive will need to be removed by the City of Palo Alto because of its poor condition. Photograph by Veronica Weber.

Checklist helps residents determine if a tree is hazardous If answering ‘yes’ to one of these questions, hire an arborist, according to city officials

alo Alto arborists must follow criteria to determine if a tree is hazardous. Municipal Code Chapter 8.10.020 defines “hazardous” as an imminent hazard or threat to the safety of persons or property. If a tree has a structural defect that may cause the tree or its parts to fall on someone or something of value and the risk is imminent, the tree is considered hazardous. Palo Alto’s Tree Technical Manual includes a checklist of potential hazards and suggests actions to promote safety. Not every condition on the checklist would result in removal of a tree. In many cases, pruning might be needed. But if a property owner answers “yes” to one of the items on the checklist, a certified arborist should inspect the tree, according to city arborists.

Target: If the tree or branch falls, will it hit cars, houses, structures, power lines or people? If so, immediate action might be necessary. Dead branches: Are there dead tops or branches? Is the tree dead? Cracks: Are there deep, open cracks in the trunk or branches? These are major starting points for trunk and branch failure. Crotch cracks: Are there deep, open cracks below joining trunks or stems? Tree architecture: Has the tree grown beyond its species-specific shape into a hazardous form? Is the tree leaning? History: Has the tree recently lost large branches? Edge tree: Were neighboring trees recently removed, leaving tall trees exposed at the edge that may be subject to unexpected winds that could cause it to blow over? Living branches: Do live branches bend abruptly upward or downward where tips of large branches were cut off? These might pull out of trunks that are weakened by rot or cracks. Beware of large branches on rotten or cracked trunks.

A damaged area of a magnolia tree on Newell Road and Edgewood Drive reveals the tree’s ill health. Page 20 • November 18, 2016 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Topping: Are large branches growing rapidly from topping cuts? These sprouts have weak attachments and might weaken further as they grow. Is there decay below topping cuts? Storm injury: Are there broken branches, split trunks or injured roots? Are branches close to power lines? Root rot: Are there fungus fruit bodies (mushrooms) on roots or near the trunk? Were roots injured by construction? Rots and cankers: Are there hollows or cankers (dead spots) in the trunk or major branches, some with fungus fruit bodies? Construction injury: Have roots, trunk or branches been injured? Is there a new lawn or garden over injured roots? Added fertilizer may stimulate fungi growth that will rot the supporting roots while the top gets heavier. A moderate storm could cause the tree to fall. Guying of trees: Staking and guying of small to medium trees may benefit from the additional support. But discretion must be exercised that guying doesn’t hide weaknesses, such as toppling over, that result from poor-quality nursery stock or girdling roots. Q

— Sue Dremann

A weekly guide to music, theater, art, culture, books and more, edited by Karla Kane

From left, Nicki Marelich, Cary Kelly (director of Community Advocacy Through Art), Erin Waugh and Isabella Kashap work on canvases scattered throughout Pizza and Pints during CATA’s Open Paint event.

ot everyone can be the next O’Keeffe, Kahlo or Picasso but on Thursday evenings in downtown Redwood City, everyone’s invited to be a painter. Since mid-October, Community Advocacy Through Art (CATA), a new project of the nonprofit Redwood City Parks and Arts Foundation, has been holding weekly volunteer-run fundraising Open Paint nights for the community at Pizza and Pints restaurant. From 5-8 p.m. each Thursday, all are welcome to stop by the large, family-friendly pizzeria, pick up some brushes and a canvas and paint whatever strikes their fancy while chatting with friends and meeting new neighbors. Participation is free, as are the smallest pieces of vinyl-sheet canvas. To take home any work painted on a larger canvas, a donation is requested (prices vary by canvas size). Proceeds go toward CATA’s goal of painting murals with a message all over town. “CATA’s mission is to bring awareness to community needs through art,” director Cary Kelly said, adding that the planned CATA murals (the first of which

is due up in a few months) will address issues such as homelessness and human trafficking while representing “themes of hope and growth” for the community. In accordance with a recent blossoming of public art in the city, Kelly said he hopes Redwood City can become an “open-sky museum,” like many other art-fostering cities worldwide. The idea behind Open Paint is similar to the myriad of “paint night” events that have sprung up at bars and cafes all over: People socialize, sip refreshments and munch snacks while enjoying a relaxing artistic experience. But there are a few key differences. Not only is Open Paint a nonprofit fundraiser but, unlike at paint nights where everyone copies the same picture and comes out with nearly-identical canvases, at Open Paint, as the name suggests, painters are free to choose whether to color in a predesigned picture or work from their own ideas. Some of the available canvases are blank, some boast designs by local artists, which attendees can fill in with color, paint-by-numbers style.

“People move at their own pace,” Kelly said. Local businesses, including University Art, sponsor the events by providing materials, and other

donations of art supplies are also welcomed. Pizza and Pints donates a percentage of food and beverage sales to CATA as well, and partnered nonprofit commu-

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Jodi Fernandez and her daughter Emily Fernandez, 5, paint together on a recent Thursday evening. taurant space was buzzing with people (including children and families) eager to paint (as well as to munch on pizza slices and play arcade games). Some gravitated towards the canvases boasting outlines created by local artists; some went freehand. Erin Waugh used to paint often, she said, as she worked on a painting of a lion on one of the bigger canvases available, but hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been doing much of it recently. Open Paint, she said, makes it easy to get back into it â&#x20AC;&#x153;because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to socialize.â&#x20AC;? She said she was familiar with paint-night parties at which everyone is provided the same few paint colors and design to follow but wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as enthusiastic about the format. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very restricted and kinda boring. I like this better,â&#x20AC;? she said. Next to her, filling in outlines of butterflies, Christina Bee said she, on the other hand, preferred the paint-by-number option. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very judgmental; everything has to be perfect,â&#x20AC;? the graphic designer said with a laugh. Akin to the pleasure of a coloring book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soothing. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to think.â&#x20AC;? Bee found out about the event through the neighborhood website Nextdoor, while others have learned about it via Facebook, local artist groups or simple word-of-mouth. Nestor Okampo, who sat with his daughter as she painted a multicolor heart, said his wife had read about Open Paint online. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The arts scene is pretty cool,â&#x20AC;? the Redwood City resident said, mentioning the colorfully painted utility boxes, shadow art and other public artworks that have been created in recent months. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nice, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve seen all the art springing up around town. It adds a little depth.â&#x20AC;? Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be reached at kkane@paweekly.com. What: Open Paint by CATA Where: Thursdays, 5-8 p.m. When: Pizza and Pints, 821 Winslow St., Redwood City Cost: Free; donations accepted Info: Go to projectcata.com/ openpaint/

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Bluegrass band Front Country (left to right: Jeremy Darrow, Adam Roszkiewicz, Melody Walker, Leif Karlstrom and Jacob Groopman) will perform in Mountain View Nov. 19.

The sound of California roots

Front Country performs modern bluegrass music in Mountain View by Chrissi Angeles t might not be a surprise that songwriter and vocalist Melody Walker was aptly named by two passionate music-loving parents. Her childhood was filled with the sounds of American bluegrass, bossa nova, classical, classic rock and jazz. This diverse medley of genres influenced her to create her own version of Californian bluegrass music. In May of 2011, Walker joined musical forces with mandolinist Adam Roszkiewicz, guitarist Jacob Groopman, violinist/fiddler Leif Karlstrom and bassist Jeremy Darrow to form a bluegrass band called Front Country, in San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mission District. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The tale of all of us meeting each other is a little too intertwined to even explain,â&#x20AC;? she recounted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I guess we were all just floating around the San Francisco Bay bluegrass scene. (We) had just played in different projects with one another in the past and this band came about because one of the people in the band, the fiddle player, had a residency opportunity at the Atlas Cafe in the Mission. So he just got together a random group of people he knew on each instrument and came up with a little group, and it ended up kind of sticking. So we did the Atlas Cafe for a year, once a month.â&#x20AC;? Walker described the atmosphere of the cafe as being â&#x20AC;&#x153;very chill,â&#x20AC;? with a regular audience of free-wifi patrons and close friends who would attend their shows. The band was â&#x20AC;&#x153;paid with tips and sandwiches,â&#x20AC;? she said, laughing. The band went on to play regularly at the bar Amnesia for a Bluegrass Monday set the first Monday of every month for a year, where she described the audience as a crowd of acoustic music lovers and international travelers. This residency gave the band a chance to connect with a greater fan base as they networked with other local bands. In 2012, Front Country achieved national notoriety after they won

the RockyGrass Festival Band Competition, held at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Colorado. At that point, Walker realized she might be able to turn her passion for music into an actual career. Following the release of their 2012 EP â&#x20AC;&#x153;This Is Front Country,â&#x20AC;? they won a band competition at Telluride Bluegrass Festival in Colorado. By 2014, the band released their first full-length record, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sake of the Sound,â&#x20AC;? which describes the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey of overcoming challenges and gaining greater confidence as professional musicians. Walker described â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sake of the Sound,â&#x20AC;? the title track of the album, as her favorite song because it features a more progressive pop/rock sound. Earlier this May, the group released an EP called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mixtape,â&#x20AC;? which features a surprising blend of cover songs spanning across genres of rock and pop, combined with Front Countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s signature twist on styling. Their cover of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boys of Summerâ&#x20AC;? is reminiscent of Don Henleyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original version, with acoustic bluegrass bounce and swing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The songs are from all over the place,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love to do cover songs. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always been interested in seeing how pop and rock music can stretch the boundaries of what bluegrass instruments can do. I grew up already thinking that bluegrass didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really have any boundaries. I guess I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really know that there were traditionalists out there. I just always thought that you always picked elements from everywhere ... and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still bluegrass and even if thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pop or rock influence, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still something there that is inherently â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;rootsy.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Walker said that the best part of being a professional musician has been connecting with fans while traveling across the country, â&#x20AC;&#x153;literally flying down the highway with the landscape changing all around.â&#x20AC;? Local bluegrass enthusiasts will have a chance to experience Front

Country live on Saturday, Nov. 19, when they perform at a Redwood Bluegrass Associates event at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge. Although Front Country has spent the past six months touring the country as they plan a relocation to Nashville, Tenn. (a move that Walker has explained as a choice of location more central to their tour route with a more musicianfriendly cost of living), Walker said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking forward to returning to the Bay Area where she feels most at home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this cool energy in the Bay Area of technology, innovation and forward thinking and out-of-the-box thinking, which I think has absolutely influenced our band and the way that we think about bluegrass.â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to be innovative about it.â&#x20AC;? At their show, fans can expect energetic, intense arrangements with an eclectic mash-up of original and cover songs by their favorite songwriters. Walker added that most of the band members have sourced their instruments from Gryphon Stringed Instruments in Palo Alto â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a decision which has made their ties to the Peninsula stronger. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Absence always makes the heart grow fonder,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hopefully when we come back ... people will come out and see us and we can have a little Bay Area lovefest.â&#x20AC;? Q Freelance writer Chrissi Angeles can be emailed at chrissiangeles@gmail.com. What: Front Country in concert When: Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7:30 p.m. Where: Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View Cost: $23 adults/$21 seniors/ $15 students in advance; $25 adults/$25 seniors/$20 students at the door/free for under-13 and music students Info: Go to /rba.org/index. html#FC

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ERIN GLEESON’S “THE FOREST FEAST” OFFERS EASY, VEGETARIAN RECIPES FOR THANKSGIVING

Erin Gleeson says her home’s location in the woods of Redwood City, near Woodside, inspired her cookbooks.

she followed it with an adaptation for children, “The Forest Feast for Kids,” in 2016. Amid a cookbook market saturated with complicated recipes that require the most concerted of efforts to execute, Gleeson offers simple vegetarian recipes that are both beautiful and healthy. With a “show, don’t tell” approach, her combination of photography overlayed by her own hand-lettering and watercolor illustrations displays recipes that are easy to follow (and easy on the eyes). “My goal with this whole thing is to get people experimenting with vegetables and trying to make it approachable for people to actually cook with vegetables,” she said. “Because I didn’t go to culinary school ... what I do is simple, so I feel like it’s pretty easy for people to follow along, especially since it’s visually presented.” Gleeson’s third cookbook, “The Forest Feast Gatherings,” published just in time for the holidays, offers a variation on her original concept by introducing menus for different kinds of gatherings. “We love to host and have people over, and so ... it just seemed like a natural next step to create a book that was really geared for entertaining,” she said. She said it was important for her to create menus that have an international appeal, choosing to leave out predominantly American events such as Super Bowl parties, bridal showers and even birthday parties. Instead, “Gatherings” features menus for occasions like brunch and cocktail hour, and themed menus for hosting a wine and cheese night or an (iced) tea party. The menus are intended to ease the stress of hosting and added that some menus are more complex than others, Gleeson said. The weeknight menu, for example, requires less planning than the seasonal dinner party menus.

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he road to photographer and cookbook author Erin Gleeson’s cabin in the woods is a steep and winding one, flanked by soaring pines and redwoods and the occasional awe-inspiring panorama of Silicon Valley and the Bay. Higher up in the foothills, it no longer feels like the same ZIP code, but the Forest Feast’s headquarters (and Gleeson’s home) is technically in Redwood City. On a sunny Tuesday afternoon in November, the shaded forest is quiet, the road dappled with sunlight peeking through branches, and the mossy steps that lead down to the cabin with its view of the forested valley beyond is something straight out of a fairytale. Gleeson, whose latest cookbook “The Forest Feast Gatherings: Simple Vegetarian Menus for Hosting Friends & Family” hit the shelves in late September, grew up in Sonoma County and said that she is used to living in the boonies. Prior to moving to the Bay Area with her husband in 2007, she spent 13 years in Brooklyn, where she received a master’s degree in photography from the School of Visual Arts and worked as a food photographer. After making the cross-country move from New York City to Redwood City, she started — quite literally — playing with her food. Inspired by the variety and bounty she would receive in her weekly Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) box, she started experimenting with making colorful dishes that she would photograph in and around her cabin. She said she discovered that the shaded natural light of the woods created ideal lighting for shooting outside. She began a portfolio of her creations online — a blog, though she didn’t consider herself a “blogger” at the time — and was quickly picked up by an agent who was interested in turning her work into a cookbook. Gleeson’s first cookbook “The Forest Feast,” was published in 2014, and

Erin Gleeson’s twist on hummus: made with butternut squash. Roasted squash • Slice a medium butternut squash in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Lay one half of the squash face down on an oiled baking sheet and roast at 425 F for 30-40 minutes, or until fork-tender. Let it cool and then scoop the flesh into a food processor. (This step can be done ahead.) • Blend roasted squash with: 1 15-oz can of chickpeas, drained 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon paprika 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon garlic powder (or 3 cloves, minced) Juice from 1 lemon • Spoon into a bowl and sprinkle the top with paprika, olive oil and coarse salt. Serve with slices of red, yellow or orange bell peppers. The hummus can be made up to 2 days in advance and kept in the refrigerator.

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Eating Out BUTTERNUT HUMMUS DEVILED EGGS

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The deviled eggs from Erin Gleeson’s latest cookbook “The Forest Feast Gatherings: Simple Vegetarian Menus for Hosting Friends & Family.” This recipe was adapted by Gleeson from the butternut hummus and hummus-tomato deviled eggs recipes. • Peel and halve 12 hard-boiled eggs, then remove and set aside yolks. • Mash yolks in a bowl with 2 tablespoons of the butternut hummus (or substitute regular hummus), 2 tablespoons mayonnaise and 2 tablespoons mustard (can be prepared one day ahead). • Spoon mixture into egg white halves. • Garnish each with a grape-tomato half, plus a sprinkle of paprika and salt. (Gleeson replaced the grape tomato with a few pomegranate seeds for her twist on this recipe).

Public hearing notice

2016 Groundwater Management Plan Topic:

2016 Groundwater Management Plan

Who:

Santa Clara Valley Water District (District)

What:

Public Hearing to Consider Comments on the 2016 Groundwater Management Plan

When:

Tuesday, November 22, 2016, 6:00 p.m.

Where:

Santa Clara Valley Water District Board Room 5700 Almaden Expressway, San Jose, CA 95118

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The District has sustainably managed groundwater in Santa Clara County for many decades through programs to protect and augment water supplies. In accordance with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA), Groundwater Sustainability Agencies (GSAs) such as the District must manage groundwater to avoid certain undesirable results, and must adopt a Groundwater Sustainability Plan or prescribed Alternative. The District intends to update its comprehensive Groundwater Management Plan and submit it as an Alternative to the California Department of Water Resources by the statutory deadline of January 1, 2017. The District wishes to encourage active public involvement by holding a public hearing prior to adoption of this plan. The District’s 2016 Groundwater Management Plan (GWMP) documents important information on the Santa Clara and Llagas subbasins, District groundwater management objectives and strategies, programs and activities to sustain groundwater, and outcome measures to gauge performance. The 2016 GWMP updates and supersedes all previous District Groundwater Management Plans. For more information about this hearing or this topic, please visit our website at http://www.valleywater.org/groundwatermanagement or contact Vanessa De La Piedra at (408) 630-2788. Reasonable efforts will be made to accommodate persons with disabilities wishing to attend this public hearing. For additional information on attending this hearing, including requesting accommodations for disabilities or interpreter assistance, please contact the Office of the Clerk of the Board at (408) 630-2277 at least three business days prior to the hearing. 10/2016_ET

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Gleeson, who for the first time will be hosting her family’s Thanksgiving meal this year, said that it is a tradition for her family to cook together all day. One of her cousins often makes deviled eggs and Manhattan cocktails for the cooks. In that spirit, she walked the Weekly through a combination of two of her recipes in her latest cookbook: deviled eggs with butternut hummus, topped with pomegranate seeds. The appetizer is ideal for snacking during upcoming holiday gatherings and — importantly — requires a minimum of that precious oven time. The butternut gives the hummus an even creamier texture and a nutty flavor while the pomegranate seeds complement the egg and hummus with a bit of crunch and tart sweetness — and a festive flair. Gleeson has thought through every aspect of gatherings, from prep time to the way that dishes work together to create a warm and inviting tablescape, and includes stress-free ideas for how to put together last-minute decorations for the table by using colorful produce and foraged items. The idea stems from a Gleeson family Thanksgiving tradition. Right before the evening meal at sunset, everyone ventures outside, aprons on, a glass of wine and a paper bag in hand, and picks flowers or gathers bits of nature that have fallen on the ground — bark, pinecones, acorns, different types

of leaves. They decorate the table, along with candles and other edibles sprinkled throughout “We (also) usually buy a bunch of pomegranates and persimmons — something kind of colorful — some fresh produce to mix in there and little votive candles, and that’s the centerpiece every year,” she said. Gleeson has plans to explore other creative ventures for The Forest Feast, including launching an online stationery shop this month. In an interview, she reflected on what has led to The Forest Feast’s success. “I had so many other little projects that didn’t take off, and I was sort of like ‘what was it about this one that people were drawn to somehow?’ I think it was that I was drawn to it more ... I was just doing what was fun, and that idea of remembering what’s fun — I think if you can hold on to that, it can take you in a good direction,” she said. Gleeson will be signing copies of her new book on Monday, Nov. 20, at 5 p.m. at Books Inc. in Mountain View. Q Editorial Assistant & Intern Coordinator Anna Medina can be reached at amedina@ paweekly.com. She once worked as an unpaid studio assistant to Erin Gleeson.

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A quiet struggle

‘Loving’ revisits a marriage-equality moment 0001/2 (Palo Alto Square) Nichols (“Mud,” “Take Shelter,” “Midnight Special”) eschews all of that, instead enabling an easy realism and an intimate domestic perspective on events that became consequential to national history and the civil rights movement. Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga play Richard and Mildred Loving (née Jeter), a couple that marries, winds up thrown in separate cells for violating the Racial Integrity Act, and reluctantly begins a long legal process to affirm their basic human right to live as one in their home state of Virginia. As characters, the Lovings each evince a distinct brand of quiet strength, of plainspoken integrity. The film takes their lead, replacing histrionics with a genuine curiosity about what it must have been like

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One might call coincidence the universe’s way of practicing irony. Certainly few historical coincidences have been as apt as the last name of the interracial married couple who fought all the way to the Supreme Court to have their marriage recognized by the state of Virginia. Their name was “Loving,” and now that name also belongs to Jeff Nichols’ film about the couple and, indeed, about the gerund. The Rob Reiner version of this story would likely focus on the courtroom battle, with the couple portrayed as hyperarticulate crusaders for justice, the lawyers delivering big courtroom speeches, and the film’s composer laying on thick orchestration to reassure us of what we’re supposed to be feeling. Writer-director Jeff

Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga play Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple sentenced to prison in 1958 for getting married in “Loving.” to live this story from the inside. As a result, some will find “Loving” dishwater dull or, perhaps, perversely withholding. Nichols frequently builds up tensions that the story doesn’t pay off in accordance with the expectations and conventions he teases. This, too, resembles life: What actually happens during personal crisis is bad enough, but the psychology of stress stokes paranoia

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Were we to ask a Magic-8 Ball if we should expect greatness of the new movie set in J.K. Rowling’s wizarding world, “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,” we’d no doubt get the answer “Signs Point to Yes.” This is a spinoff from the $8 billion-grossing “Harry Potter” film series, the first entry to be personally screenwritten by “Potter” novelist J.K. Rowling, and coming off the heels of her critically acclaimed playwriting debut with two blockbuster original West End “Potter” sequels. I have heard the cash cow moo. And yet “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” is the sort of movie many will feel obliged to like more than they actually want to clamor right back onto the ride. Directed by David Yates, who helmed the last four “Potter” films, “Fantastic Beasts” offers wall-to-wall visual effects (I hesitate to call them “special” effects), enough to make some of us long to just look at something that’s actually there, please. Most of Oscar-winning star Eddie Redmayne’s best “dialogue” turns out to be unrequited by the pixels to

of worst-case scenarios that rarely come to pass. Nichols’ good-luck charm Michael Shannon turns up here, as “Life” magazine photojournalist Grey Villet, in a sweet little sequence recreating a photo shoot that (along with the HBO documentary “The Loving Story”) helped to inform the production. Also quite fine in his understated scenes of racial animosity: Mar-

ton Csokas as the sheriff who throws the couple in the slammer. And Nichols effectively pulls a Steven Soderbergh by casting a comedian (Nick Kroll) in the essentially dramatic role of Bernie Cohen, an ACLU lawyer who’s learning on the job. Of course, the film belongs to Edgerton (“The Gift”) and Negga (also wowin’ ‘em on TV’s “Preacher”), who both seem likely to garner well-deserved Best Actor and Best Actress nominations. In this story of two Americans who just want to live in peace, together, high spirits turn to melancholy. Even in victory, the bell of racism can never be un-rung. As we all learned in school, “Loving v. Virginia” brings justice. But Nichols shows us the human-sized dimensions, the ironies left out of the history textbooks. What did Richard Loving do for a living, and for the love of his family? He was a construction worker. And so, in scene after scene, he builds walls. Rated PG-13 for thematic elements. Two hours, 3 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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Newt Scamander (Eddie Redmayne) explores New York’s secret community of witches and wizards 70 years before Harry Potter reads his book in school in “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.” which it is directed. Redmayne plays magizoologist Newt Scamander, keeper of a well-used magical suitcase housing those fantastic beasts.

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immigrant story from its first scene, as British-born-and-bred Scamander arrives at 1926 Ellis Island and amusingly makes it through customs without declaring to the Muggle there what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really packing. In America, he soon learns, Muggles are called â&#x20AC;&#x153;No-Majsâ&#x20AC;? and the struggle is just as real between them and those schooled in the existence of magic. In short, beasts get loose and Newt and his new friends must chase after

them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a story of containment, both of the beasts and the baddies threatening war: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Second Salemersâ&#x20AC;? protesting witchcraft (Samantha Morton and Ezra Miller) and, somewhere in the shadows, the dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald (Big Star I Wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Spoil for Those Who Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Know). And Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not so sure we can trust Percival Graves (Colin Farrell), Director of Magical Security for the Magical Congress of the United States of America. On paper, it all sounds pretty darn interesting, but on screen over 132 minutes, it can be dangerously predictable and dully

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fake-y. The characters arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t very interesting, although they can be endearing. Redmayneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eccentrically mousy Newt and, in particular, his new No-Maj friend Jacob Kowalski (Dan Fogler) prove amusing enough, and each gets a this-side-of-generic love interest (Katherine Waterston and Alison Sudol as sisters ready for action and, even more so, reaction). Better yet is the 1920s New York milieu, which Yates keeps blasting away and rebuilding, magic-style. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Potterâ&#x20AC;? balance of whimsy and darkness means to tip more to whimsy here, but it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take hold as well as youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d hope. The exposition never quits (at one point a character moves through a crowd explaining, â&#x20AC;&#x153;They killed my son. I want justice!â&#x20AC;? as if he were explaining he dropped his watch somewhere and needs to find it), and the action seldom dies down long enough for the movie to become about something, anything. In hindsight, an early exchange says it all for this wan first entry in a new five-film franchise. A fanatic asks Newt, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Are you a seeker? A seeker after truth?â&#x20AC;? He replies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m more of a chaser, really.â&#x20AC;? Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. Two hours, 13 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Canavese The following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly: Arrival0000 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arrivalâ&#x20AC;? is a science-fiction masterpiece thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largely about our perceptions of time and our struggles to communicate. The film offers a deceptively simple premise: 12 alien vessels arrive, prompting governments to mobilize their first-contact responses. In the U.S., one Colonel Weber (Forest Whitaker) enlists linguistics professor Dr. Louise Banks (Amy Adams) and physicist Dr. Ian Donnelly (Jeremy Renner) to take point in posing to the aliens the all-important question: â&#x20AC;&#x153;What is your purpose on Earth?â&#x20AC;? While the story has considerable ticking-clock suspense â&#x20AC;&#x201D; credibly turning first contact into a Bay of Pigs-esque brink-of-war scenario â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it also proves unexpectedly romantic and profound in its deeper concerns, by exploring the happy-sad nature of existence itself, of being born to die. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arrivalâ&#x20AC;? serves as a philosophical reminder of how hard humans try to order the universe and control circumstance, and as a challenge to our single-minded ways of seeing life itself. Rated PG-13 for brief strong language. One hour, 56 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Canavese (Reviewed Nov. 7, 2016) The Eagle Huntress00 Otto Bellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eagle Huntress,â&#x20AC;? is a Disney-esque documentary bucking for awards and a big box office draw by creating an appealing story against an exotic backdrop. The film essays the accomplishments of 13-year-old Aisholpan, framed by Bell as having a dream of being the first eagle huntress in Mongolia. The 2,000-year Kazakh tradition of eagle hunting remains male-dominated, making Aisholpan an outlier and, one might assume, a long shot as a competitor in the annual Golden Eagle Festival. Taken at face value, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eagle Huntressâ&#x20AC;? seems to be a fine starter documentary for kids. Unfortunately, seen outside of any larger context, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Eagle Huntressâ&#x20AC;? smells a bit fishy. The filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interviews seem coached to give Bell the sound bites he wants, certain bits of dialogue feel constructed and the narrative of Aisholpan and her supportive family struggling against closed-minded tradition is misleading. Rated G. One hour, 27 minutes. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Peter Canavese (Reviewed Nov. 7, 2016)

Book Talk

PROJECT NIGHT NIGHT BOOK DRIVE ... Los Altos MUMs (Mothers Uniting Mothers) is sponsoring a book drive through Nov. 20 at Books Inc. in Palo Alto to benefit Project Night Night, a San Francisco-based organization that donates “comfort” packages to homeless children 12 and younger. Each package includes an age-appropriate book, a stuffed animal and a blanket. Local mom Kendra Stitt Robins launched the program in 2004 to promote early literacy and provide comfort to children experiencing difficult circumstances. Project Night Night distributes over 25,000 books each year to homeless children. Visit Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, to make a donation. MEMOIRS FROM 1970S GAY SAN FRANCISCO ... Longtime activist Cleve Jones will be in conversation with Angie Coiro at Kepler’s Books at 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 7 to discuss his new memoir “When We Rise: Coming of Age in San Francisco, AIDS, and My Life in the Movement.” Jones, who began his career as an activist in 1970s San Francisco where he befriended pioneer gay rights leader Harvey Milk, brings to life the magnetic spell cast by the City; the drama and heartbreak of the AIDS crisis and the vibrant generation of gay men lost to it; and his activist work on labor, immigration, and gay rights, which continues today. After Milk’s murder in 1978, Jones emerged as one of the gay community’s most outspoken leaders. He co-founded the San Francisco AIDS Foundation and conceived the idea of the AIDS Memorial Quilt — one of the largest public arts projects in history. He continues to live in San Francisco and works as a labor activist. His memoir served as the partial inspiration for ABC’s upcoming mini-series, “When we Rise,” set to air in 2017. To RSVP for the event, go to brownpapertickets.com and search for “Cleve Jones.” BILINGUAL ‘ENCOUNTER’ ... Palo Alto artist and author Michele Paris-Seubert has published her first children’s book, “My Encounter with the Sun,” an original story written in English and French and illustrated with prints of her original watercolors. The book tells the inspiring story of the friendship between a young artist and her mentor, the sun. The young girl learns about life and art during her many encounters with the sun. Paris-Seubert is a French artist and photographer who grew up in Southern France. She often uses her own photographs as the basis for her drawings and paintings. Her bilingual children’s book is the outcome of Michele’s interest in art, literature and children. Her book is available at myencounterwiththesun.com.

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Title Pages A monthly section on local books and authors

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s the hunt for the perfect gift gets underway this holiday season, we’ve decided to keep our focus local. This season, we are recommending “Midpeninsula-centric” books for our Top 12 Holiday Picks list. These are books by local authors released over the past 18 months that — in most cases — showcase the people, history, culture and imagination that define the area. All books from the list are available online at Amazon.com or at Books Inc., Kepler’s Books or Stanford Bookstore.

sports fandoms and his constant quest to compete. Young, a threetime Super Bowl-winning quarterback, began his career at Brigham Young University, then played professionally for more than 15 years, most of that time with the 49ers. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005. Q

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“QB: My Life Behind the Spiral,” Steve Young and Jeff Benedict, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 400 pages:

San Francisco 49er legend and Palo Alto resident Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented look at what it takes to become one of the most celebrated professional quarterbacks of all time in his memoirs, “QB: My Life Behind the Spiral.” He writes honestly and openly about playing in a league of giants, the pressures of living up to one of Americas most incredible

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“Escape Velocity,” Susan Wolfe, Steelkilt Press, 380 pages:

Former corporate attorney and award-winning author Susan Wolfe gained a premier view of the people and behind-the-scenes workings of the Silicon Valley’s fast-moving tech world while representing some of the largest tech firms in the world. The Palo Alto resident’s legal experiences ultimately became the inspiration for the quirky characters and storylines in her crime books set in Silicon Valley. Her latest book, “Escape Velocity” (released in October) gives readers an insider’s glimpse into the local culture and legal maneuverings of the tech industry through a fun, witty and suspenseful story line.

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SOCIAL SCIENCE

“We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation,” Jeff Chang, Picador, 208 pages:

“A Torch Against the Night,” Sabaa Tahir, Razorbill, 464 pages:

Midpeninsula author Sabaa Tahir is a former journalist who writes epic fantasies inspired from local and international news. In August, she released “A Torch Against the Night,” the much anticipated sequel to her debut novel, “An Ember in the Ashes,” which follows a teenage girl, Laia, fighting against a military empire that has threatened her family. “A Torch ...” has reached No. 1 on the New York Times Bestselling Sequel list. She first gained national attention in 2015 when “Ember” debuted in the No. 2 spot on the New York Times’ Young Adult bestseller list, with critics saying that the work could launch Tahir into JK Rowling territory. Q

mythical San Jose Bay Dogs major league baseball team who moonlights as a private investigator, must help a Cuban defector being blackmailed. Taylor, who also heads the San Jose State’s Center for Steinbeck Studies, has written two wellreceived literary historical novels, one about the Civil War, and one about California mission founder Father Junipero Serra. Q

“Double Switch,” TT Monday, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 240 pages: From his Menlo Park garage, San Jose State professor and historical novelist Nick Taylor writes quick-read detective novels with story lines based in the Bay Area under the pseudonym TT Monday. In the second novel of his detective series, “Double Switch” (released in March), his main character, a left-handed relief pitcher for the

Jeff Chang, executive director for the Institute for Diversity in the Arts (IDA) at Stanford University, addresses questions of diversity and equity in his latest book, “We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation.” Chang released the book earlier this year in response to protests following the police shooting death of Michael Brown Jr. in Ferguson, Missouri. Chang, a former journalist, activist, music producer and teacher, became recognized as a leading culture critic in 2005 after releasing his first book “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of (continued on page 32)

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MUSIC

“This Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead,” David Gans and Blair Jackson, Flatiron Books, 477 pages:

David Gans — one of the most well-respected chroniclers of the Grateful Dead — gives readers a new twist on the Dead in “This

Is All a Dream We Dreamed: An Oral History of the Grateful Dead.” Gans, an Oakland musician, songwriter and journalist, and co-author Blair Jackson chronicle the story of the Dead through the words of its members, peers and fans, stitching together an oral tapestry that traces the Dead’s evolution from a Palo Alto folk band to a stadium-filling Americana jam band. The duo released the book earlier this year during a special event at the Dead’s old stomping grounds, Kepler’s Books.

2000s,” Herb Wong and Paul Simeon Fingerote, McFarland, Incorporated Publishers, 240 pages:

“Jazz on My Mind: Liner Notes, Anecdotes and Conversations from the 1940s to the

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Menlo Park’s internationally acclaimed jazz critic Herb Wong died two years before finishing his memoirs, but his longtime friend and colleague Paul Simeon Fingerote completed and released his writings in April. “Jazz on My Mind: Liner Notes, Anecdotes and Conversations from the 1940s to the 2000s” provides readers with Wong’s behind-the-scene stories of legendary jazz greats and a curated vision of America’s music genre that includes much of Wong’s “encyclopedic knowledge” of jazz history, which was often called upon by CNN, PBS and the Smithsonian Institution. Wong hosted a show on San Francisco’s KJAZ for more than 35 years and wrote more than 400 liner notes for many of the great jazz musicians. He also taught jazz at Palo Alto High School and started the Stanford Jazz Festival. Q

ART

“David Park, Painter: Nothing Held Back,” Helen Park Bigelow, Counterpoint, 208 pages:

Former Portola Valley potter and writing instructor Helen Park Bigelow shares her observations about life in the Bay Area just before and after World War II — when some of the country’s most radical artists and writers gathered here — as she examines the life of her artist-father with her new reprint of “David Park, Painter: Nothing Held Back.” Park, who died in 1960, has since become recognized as one of the country’s most important 20th Century painters of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Bigelow has spent decades studying her father’s work. “Antigua: Photographs 19671973,” Margo Davis, Nazraeli Press, 72 pages: Acclaimed Palo Alto photographer Margo Davis shares the collection of black-and-white photos she took of the land and people during her first visit to Antigua in 1967 — and the following six years — that launched her passion to become a portrait photographer, documenting people from every continent. Her Antigua portraits, taken during a time when very little had changed from earlier colonial times, document the people and culture of African heritage in the New World. Originally published in limited release in 1973, her collection has become iconic. Q

HISTORY

“Stanford 125: A Visual Exploration,” Alex Webb and Stanford University, Cameron + Company, 88 pages:

This book provides an intimate glimpse into the life of the university on its 125th anniversary through the lens of Magnum street photographer Alex Webb, who spent 10 consecutive days capturing various images that reflect the heart of the Stanford experience.

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“World War I Army Training by the San Francisco Bay: The Story of Camp Fremont,” Barbara Wilcox, The History Press, 144 pages: Author Barbara Wilcox chronicles the history of Camp Fremont, the U.S. Army encampment established on Stanford-owned property during World War I, in her book “World War I Army Training by the San Francisco Bay: The Story of Camp Fremont.” When the United States officially entered World War I in 1917, Stanford leased three-fourths of its land in Palo Alto for the creation of Camp Fremont, which was headquartered in present-day Menlo Park at the existing SLAC site. The book explores how the Peninsula adapted to the 28,000 soldiers who trained here. According to Wilcox, the current site of SLAC in Menlo Park once served as training ground for trench warfare. Q

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BUSINESS

“To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History,” Lawrence Levy, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 272 pages:

Palo Alto businessman 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. Set in Silicon Valley and Hollywood, the book takes readers inside Pixar and Disney and provides an intimate account of Pixar’s transformation and the formation of Levy and Jobs’ lifelong friendship. Q

Book Talk (continued from page 29) SOMETHING CURIOUS ... Palo Alto author Linda P. Jacob recently released books 1 and 2 of her poetry series “Something Curious” by Xlibris Publishing. “Something Curious Book 1: Poetry” contains poems about the world’s simple mysteries, such as the fall of a lemon, the persistent stir of the wind and the rhythmic call of raindrops. Jacobs wrote the book for children and the “wisely curious.” “Something Curious Book 2: Simply Awed” contains expressions of love, respect, solace, devotion and gratitude. The books are available in hardcover, softcover and eBook at Xlibris.com and Amazon.com. Q

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A weekly guide to home, garden and real estate news, edited by Elizabeth Lorenz

Home Front CHRISTMAS MARKET ... The annual Christmas Market at the Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park will be held on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Various handmade holiday items will be for sale, with visits from Santa Claus between noon and 2 p.m.

A GARDEN WITH DEPTH ... According to Jan Johnsen of Garden Design Magazine, there are ways to make your garden feel like it’s bigger and has more depth. In Japan, they use a design technique called “borrowed scenery” to make a small outdoor space more interesting, Johnsen says. They incorporate a view of a feature, large or small, that lies beyond the garden to carry the eye out. For example, you can trim a tree so that from in front of the tree you can see the door or window of a home in the background. It might be necessary to keep a bush trimmed lower in order for those in the garden to see over them to create the “borrowed” view. Also, in Asian landscape painting, there is something called the “principle of three depths”, where the middle part is just as important as the foreground and background. For example, there might be a flowering shrub in the foreground, some steps or a stone path in the middle ground, or a house in the background.

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WORMS, ANYBODY? ... Lyngso Garden Supply in San Carlos will host a “Vermicomposting” class on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to noon. Learn all about using worms to turn all your kitchen scraps into botanical gold. Taught by Alane Weber, the Worm Lady of San Mateo. The class will be held at Lyngso Garden Materials, 345 Shoreway Road in San Carlos. Go to lyngsogarden.com to register.

If you only use your fireplace once or twice a year, it’s only necessary to have it cleaned every three years.

by Elizabeth Lorenz

New homes will have fireplaces with gas inserts like this one.

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NEW FURNITURE ... Palo Alto’s Cisco Home at Town and Country Village will begin carrying Environment brand furnishings, a handmade and sustainable collection made of reclaimed wood from inner cities, small rural towns and farmlands. Furniture includes platform beds, dining tables and end tables among others. Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email elorenz@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

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eith Hipsher has seen a lot of chimneys in his 30 years as a chimney sweep cleaning and inspecting Midpeninsula fireplaces. Before you light that match for the first wood fire of the winter season, if you still have a wood-burning fireplace, he says, “start small.” The owner of Chim Chimney cleaning and repair service in Redwood City says also to make sure the damper (the black metal door in the chimney that blocks air from coming in) is wide open. The way to check and also “prime” the flue, or the passageway that allows the smoke to rise through your chimney, is to roll up some newspaper, light it, and hold it up in the passage to allow the air to warm. Also, if you haven’t had your chimney looked at or cleaned in three years, or you’ve just bought your home, have it inspected before you light a fire. Hipsher has gotten numerous calls from customers who say they just lit a fire and already within 10 seconds, smoke is billowing into their home. The usual cause, he says, is the damper isn’t open all the way. If you only use your fireplace once or twice a year, it’s only necessary to have it cleaned about every three years or so, said Palo Alto Fire Marshal James Henrikson. But if you use your fireplace nearly every day during the winter, a once-yearly clean-

ing will likely be necessary. What happens in the intervals between fires (especially if the fireplace is very infrequently used) is spiders or even squirrels can build nests in the chimney inhibiting the flow of smoke. While in the East Coast they use the damper (the sort of door high up in the flue that’s controlled by a handle inside the fireplace) to control how much air flows in, in California, its used to keep cold air out in between fires. Another thing to watch for is that the spark arrestor on top of the chimney ( a black metal cage-like device) is working properly, Henrikson said. Lightweight floating embers are a leading cause of fires that start outside homes, or even wildfires in the summer, he said. The embers can escape the spark arrestor and land far away from the home. “It’s more of an issue with the cardboard and paper you burn,” he said, as well as Duraflame log wrappers. While he hasn’t responded to a chimney fire in Palo Alto in about two years, he strongly advises against burning trash. “I would definitely steer your readers away from burning any trash,” he said. As for new homebuyers, “My recommendation would be that any new homeowner has their chimney and flue evaluated,” (continued on page 35)

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Home & Real Estate HOME SALES

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

East Palo Alto

2367 Poplar Avenue Bow Trust to C. Eckstein for $630,000 on 09/30/16; built 1940, 2bd, 770 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/05/2013, $390,000

Los Altos

73 3rd Street #31 Dilg Trust to Patrick Trust for $1,355,000 on 10/24/16; built 1974, 2bd, 1,344 sq.ft.; previous sale 01/20/1988, $190,000 284 Alvarado Avenue Carlsen Trust to H. Ji for $2,425,500 on 10/25/16; built 1951, 3bd, 1,720 sq.ft. 549 Arboleda Drive Rossow Trust to P. & D. Chen for $2,475,000 on 10/25/16; built 1951, 3bd, 1,993 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/31/1988, $405,000 675 Berry Avenue V. & P. Saksena to J. Boublik for $3,200,000 on 10/24/16; , 3bd, 2,587 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/12/2008, $1,920,000 731 Casita Way Makay Trust to S. Subramanian for $2,305,000 on 10/27/16; built 1958, 4bd, 1,818 sq.ft. 1425 Fallen Leaf Lane

Scheel Trust to Chen Trust for $2,610,000 on 10/26/16; built 1956, 4bd, 2,276 sq.ft.; previous sale 12/31/1992, $450,000 1230 Heritage Court S. Dahlgren to K. Shi for $2,800,000 on 10/26/16; built 1996, 4bd, 3,662 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/07/1994, $440,000 876 Hoffman Terrace Moose Trust to D. & I. Cohen for $2,300,000 on 10/27/16; built 1974, 4bd, 2,589 sq.ft. 8 Middlebury Lane Hansen Trust to S. Hsiao for $3,395,000 on 10/21/16; built 1967, 4bd, 2,880 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/07/1984, $214,000 177 South Gordon Way Girczyc Trust to V. Vadali for $4,505,000 on 10/25/16; built 1992, 5bd, 4,604 sq.ft.

SALES AT A GLANCE East Palo Alto

Los Altos

Total sales reported: 10 Lowest sales price: $1,355,000 Highest sales price: $4,505,000 Average sales price: $2,737,050

Los Altos Hills

Total sales reported: 2 Lowest sales price: $2,800,000 Highest sales price: $4,400,000 Average sales price: $3,600,000

Los Altos Hills

26390 Anacapa Drive Northern California Mortgage Fund to SV Lux Properties for $2,800,000 on 10/27/16; built 2012, 3bd, 3,309 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/24/2014, $3,200,000 25840 Vinedo Lane D. & E. Leff to S. Ma for $4,400,000 on 10/24/16; built 1979, 4bd, 4,073 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/14/2015, $4,100,000

Menlo Park

2144 Manzanita Avenue A. & M. Titley to A. Diril for $3,025,000 on 10/03/16; built 2001, 4bd, 2,680 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/23/1999, $530,000

Fireplaces (continued from page 33)

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Chimney sweeps inspect the outside of chimneys to check for cracks. It’s important to have a functioning spark arrestor (above).

Menlo Park

Total sales reported: 1 Sales price: $630,000

Total sales reported: 3 Lowest sales price: $1,731,000 Highest sales price: $4,500,000 Average sales price: $3,085,330

Mountain View

Total sales reported: 17 Lowest sales price: $497,000 Highest sales price: $2,077,000 Average sales price: $1,140,146

Palo Alto

Total sales reported: 7 Lowest sales price: $1,600,000 Highest sales price: $3,225,000 Average sales price: $2,544,714 Source: California REsource

1220 Middle Avenue J. & L. Wang to Watt Trust for $4,500,000 on 09/30/16; built 2015, 5bd, 3,219 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/18/2014, $1,975,000 1330 University Drive #38 Sherby Trust to Charney Trust for $1,731,000 on 09/30/16; built 1973, 3bd, 1,845 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/08/1995, $419,000

Mountain View

515 Emmons Drive S. & K. Vroom to C. Gorle for $1,625,000 on 10/21/16; built 1954, 3bd, 1,116 sq.ft.; previous sale

Henrikson said. As of Nov. 1, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District is enforcing a ban on building new wood-burning fireplaces in the Bay Area. New homes can have only gas inserts or electrical fireplaces. The only woodburning devices allowed in new construction are EPA-certified wood-burning devices or pellet-fueled ones. Also beginning this month, Bay Area residents who begin a chimney or fireplace remodeling project that costs over $15,000 and requires a building permit will only be allowed to install a gasfueled, electric or EPA-certified device. In Menlo Park, no existing wood-burning chimney repairs are allowed at all. The new rule does not completely ban fireplaces and wood stoves or completely prohibit wood-burning in the Bay Area, or require the replacement of existing fireplaces or wood stoves when a house is sold. “We are kind of going away from (woodburning fireplaces). Most of them are being torn down because they’re a seismic hazard and quite often they can be broken or have issues of buildup of creosote that can actually cause fires within the fireplace,” said Bud Starmer, the Palo Alto building inspection supervisor. When inspecting a chimney, Hipsher says that he first looks at the outside of the chimney to check for cracks from small earthquakes or settling. Next he looks at how high the chimney sticks up above the roof to see how smoke will flow out. Inside, he checks the back wall of the fireplace to see how dirty it is. Then he checks the “physics” of the room the fireplace is in to see how much draft the fireplace has. If the home has new windows, generally that means there are no air leaks, which means “the fireplace struggles for air,” he said. If you are going to use your fireplace, generally real wood burns hotter than starter logs like Duraflames and wood burns more cleanly and leaves less creosote on the sides of the chimney, Hipsher said. If the creosote (the black soot-like substance in the fire box) is betwen 1/8 and a 3/16 of an inch thick, it’s likely it needs cleaning.Q Elizabeth Lorenz can be emailed at elorenz@embarcaderopublishing.com

05/30/1986, $164,000 195 Fable Court A. Zand to Y. Liu for $1,226,000 on 10/24/16; built 2007, 2bd, 1,594 sq.ft.; previous sale 11/07/2007, $731,500 171 Georgetown Court J. Chung to Hu Trust for $1,200,000 on 10/26/16; built 2005, 3bd, 1,288 sq.ft.; previous sale 12/28/2005, $641,500 161 Gladys Avenue Jones Trust to C. Wang for $1,006,000 on 10/21/16; built 1985, 2bd, 1,315 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/08/2000, $470,000 720 Glenborough Drive R. & A. Meese to M. & R. Levin for $2,077,000 on 10/25/16; built 1985, 3bd, 2,150 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/02/2011, $1,250,000 148 Granada Drive A. Brahma to Y. Tang for $1,200,000 on 10/27/16; built 1979, 3bd, 1,704 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/29/2012, $641,500 2211 Latham Street #322 C. Cates to W. Shen for $826,000 on 10/27/16; built 1978, 2bd, 1,206 sq.ft.; previous sale 02/06/2009, $449,000 425 Magritte B. & E. Buntz to J. Lan for $1,266,000 on 10/25/16; built 2009, 2bd, 1,458 sq.ft. 1885 Montecito Avenue M. Bhand to M. Zhao for $1,300,000 on 10/25/16; built 1950, 2bd, 832 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/30/2014, $1,050,000 1046 Nilda Avenue C. & K. Cooke to J. & J. Anders for $966,500 on 10/21/16; built 1952, 3bd, 1,136 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/25/2003, $615,000 264 North Whisman Road #23 J. Huey to J. & A. Johnson for $705,000 on 10/21/16; built 1978, 2bd, 1,087 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/01/2013, $395,000 245 O’Keefe Way Pao Chang Pai Estate to A. & B. Mahule for $1,140,000 on 10/25/16; built 2009, 3bd, 1,560 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/01/2012, $790,000 2255 Showers Drive #184 J. Doko to W. Wilson for $710,000 on 10/26/16; built 1999, 1bd, 789 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/26/2016, $355,000

2018 St. Julien Court W. Wang to T. Chan for $1,158,000 on 10/26/16; built 1988, 2bd, 1,407 sq.ft.; previous sale 11/09/2012, $700,000 16 Sutter Creek Lane K. & S. Nishimura to Chang Trust for $875,000 on 10/26/16; built 1971, 3bd, 1,254 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/31/1994, $182,000 717 Tiana Lane S. & E. Harnett to J. Yuan for $1,605,000 on 10/24/16; built 1986, 3bd, 1,627 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/22/2011, $834,000 500 West Middlefield Road #162 Cataldo Trust to W. Bao for $497,000 on 10/27/16; built 1971, 1bd, 752 sq.ft.

Palo Alto

4050 Ben Lomond Drive A. Metkus to A. Morris for $2,760,000 on 10/26/16; built 1955, 3bd, 1,712 sq.ft.; previous sale 09/07/2012, $1,299,000 606 Chimalus Drive E. Rulifson to H. Cho for $2,350,000 on 10/25/16; built 2000, 4bd, 2,147 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/11/2011, $1,688,000 1760 Cowper Street Bills Trust to Shpall Trust for $3,225,000 on 10/24/16; built 1941, 4bd, 2,300 sq.ft.; previous sale 01/14/1986, $230,000 1050 Hamilton Avenue E. Pehrson to S. Delehanty for $2,628,000 on 10/26/16; built 1973, 3bd, 2,182 sq.ft. 2632 Marshall Drive Gallagher Trust to A. Rajagopala-Rao for $3,200,000 on 10/27/16; built 2001, 4bd, 2,119 sq.ft. 4350 Miller Avenue J. Ciolli to Y. Jing for $2,050,000 on 10/27/16; built 1953, 4bd, 1,865 sq.ft. 3389 Park Boulevard Meyer Trust to T. Takeuchi for $1,600,000 on 10/21/16; built 1918, 1bd, 983 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/18/1994, $160,000

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The DeLeon Difference® 650.543.8500 www.deleonrealty.com 650.543.8500 | www.deleonrealty.com | DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224

5647 Wylderidge Drive, Murphys, CA This 3 bedroom, 3 bath, single-story luxury home is located in the Heart of the Sierra Foothills in California’s scenic Gold Rush Country. The xeriscaped grounds offer a handsome, rustic appeal. Large native trees flank the curved pathway that extends from the front of the large three-car garage to the covered front patio and welcoming entryway. The 1600 sq. ft. stamped concrete deck make this the ideal space to entertain any time of year. Enjoy your favorite music through the integrated sound system or simply enjoy some solitude in this inviting and beautiful living area.

Offered At: $1,500,000 www.5647WylderidgeDrive.com

Open Sunday 1-4 New 5 BR Home + 1 BR Guest House on 10,663 sq ft lot 331 Oak Court, Menlo Park 2σ :RRGODQG

$3,598,000

www.331OakCourt.com

Darlene Brinkerhoff, REALTOR®

Marie Straube Broker

408.410.9478 dbrinkerhoff@interorealestate.com www.darlenebrinkerhoff.com Lic. #01435047

2016 Intero Real Estate Services, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved. All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker.

650-906-6902 | BRE #00520530 | MarieStraube@me.com

OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30PM OR CALL FOR A PRIVATE VIEWING

You are invited to drop off coat and toy donations during this Open House. Happy Holidays!

302 Manzanita Avenue, Palo Alto ( S O U T H G AT E N E I G H B O R H O O D )

Spacious (over 1,900 square feet) 2-story cottage-style home nestled in the Southgate neighborhood – features oak floors on both levels, fireplace, French doors, corner windows, an eat-in kitchen and attached garage. Located near Palo Alto High School, close to Town & Country Shopping Center, California Avenue and Peers Park.

List Price $2,250,000.

www.302Manzanita.com

Nancy Goldcamp

Direct: (650) 400-5800 www.nancygoldcamp.com nancy@nancygoldcamp.com

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CAL BRE# 00787851

Our success comes from the value we place on the relationship with the clients we serve. “Among The AW Team’s many strengths is their sense of the Mid-Peninsula market, ability to bring multiple opportunities to both buyers and sellers and unique analytical approach to help.” — Clifford C.

“The AW Team was far more interested in helping me make the best decision for my family than just completing the sale, for which I am very grateful. Their recommendation to wait a year before selling my property paid off, as the market rose dramatically during that time. Their exceptional knowledge of the fast-moving Mid-Peninsula market enabled me to understand the strengths and challenges of a seller. They explained and helped me through every aspect of each transaction, while letting me make the ﬁnal decisions. They also are very innovative in their marketing and networking to create the best opportunities for clients. Having worked with Adam and Wendy on several transactions, I highly recommend them as trusted, client-focused real estate professionals who will deliver results.” — Constance B.

“The AW Team has clients’ best interests in mind throughout the entire real estate transaction process. In our case, Adam and Wendy encouraged us to be patient and not rush into just any purchase. They provided thorough research on comparable homes, supply and demand, and existing offers to determine reasonable market pricing specific to the Mid-Peninsula, then guided us on the pros and cons of each specific property. Their team approach , attention to detail, and overall knowledge not only helped us understand and navigate the Mid-Peninsula’s challenging real estate market, but gave us confidence in our decision and purchase. We have already recommended The AW Team to friends!” — Lisa C.

Visit us at TheAWTeam.com or contact us directly.

Adam M. Touni Broker-Associate | Attorney C 650. 336.8530 | atouni@pacunion.com

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OUTSTANDING SERVICE EXCEPTIONAL RESULTS Thank you for making us #1 in these communities. 150

250

150

100

ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®

200

120

90 90.7

60 62.1 38.6

Paciﬁc Union

Coldwell Banker

Dreyfuss Sothebys

22.3

18.3

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Keller Williams

ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®

129.6

203.9

100

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50.2

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Keller Williams

37.8 Dreyfuss Sothebys

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Coldwell Banker

174.8 144.0

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DeLeon

122.2

Coldwell Banker

Keller Williams

28.1 DeLeon

LOS ALTOS Volume shown in millions of dollars Source: TrendGraphix, January 1 through July 31, 2016 Displaying the top 6 brokerages in each city based on closed sales volume

APR.COM Over 30 Offices Serving The San Francisco Bay Area MENLO PARK 650.462.1111 | WOODSIDE 650.529.1111 PALO ALTO 650.323.1111 | LOS ALTOS 650.941.1111

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194.8

ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®

250

Intero

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344.7

ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®

300

8.7

426.8

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29.5

500

ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®

200

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358.3

ALAIN PINEL REALTORS®

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Coldwell Banker

Sereno Group

DeLeon

LOS ALTOS HILLS

Campi Properties

Alain Pinel Realtors®

FIND YOUR PLACE ATHERTON CITY $PRICE $34,900,000

LOS ALTOS CITYHILLS $PRICE $8,995,000

WOODSIDE CITY $PRICE $6,495,000

LOS ALTOS CITYHILLS $PRICE $5,495,000

246 Atherton Avenue | 7bd/7++ba Mary & Brent Gullixson | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

27350 Julietta Lane | 5bd/4.5ba Stefan Walker | 650.941.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

340 Jane Drive | 6bd/5.5ba Helen & Brad Miller | 650.529.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

13482 La Cresta Drive | 5bd/5+ba Judy Bogard-Tanigami | 650.941.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

SAN CARLOS CITY $PRICE $4,095,000

MENLO CITY PARK $PRICE $3,695,000

PALOCITY ALTO$PRICE $3,485,000

PALOCITY ALTO$PRICE $3,298,000

138 Queens Court | 3bd/3.5ba Judy Citron | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

1888 Camino A Los Cerros | 4bd/3ba Keri Nicholas | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

555 Byron Street #211 | 2bd/2.5ba Mary & Brent Gullixson | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

748 Christine Drive | 4bd/2.5ba Denise Simons | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

PALOCITY ALTO$PRICE $2,295,000

MENLO CITY PARK $PRICE $2,975,000

PALOCITY ALTO$PRICE $2,898,000

LOS CITY ALTOS $PRICE $2,890,000

2960 Otterson Court | 4bd/2ba Umang Sanchorawala | 650.323.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30

1151 Westﬁeld Drive | 3bd/2ba Barbara Piuma | 650.529.1111 OPEN SUNDAY 2:00-4:00

318 Hawthorne Avenue | 3bd/2.5ba Dominique Van Ryckeghem | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

1000 Border Road | 4bd/3ba Erika Ameri | 650.941.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

LOS CITY ALTOS $PRICE $1,785,000

SAN MATEO CITY $PRICE $1,699,000

REDWOOD CITYCITY $PRICE $1,465,000

REDWOOD CITYCITY $PRICE $1,125,000

2046 Kent Drive | 2bd/2ba Shirley Bailey | 650.941.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

2910 Shoemaker Drive | 3bd/2.5ba Judy Citron | 650.462.1111 OPEN SAT & SUN 2:00-4:00

3 Miller Court | 3bd/2ba Maggie Heilman | 650.462.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

614 Myrtle Street | 3bd/2ba Christy Giuliacci | 650.323.1111 BY APPOINTMENT

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Sign up before November 30, 2016 to list your home anytime in 2017, and the DeLeon Team will pay your title & escrow fees. Take advantage of this exclusive offer today! ®

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DeLeon Realty CalBRE #01903224

4 bedrooms and 2 remodeled bathrooms 1,568± sq. ft. of living space on a 6,525± sq. ft. lot Cul-de-sac location

2960 OTTERSON COURT, PALO ALTO OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:00-4:00PM

2960Otterson.com

Formal living room with skylight Gourmet kitchen w/ s/s appliances Family room opens to backyard Dual pane windows and skylight Italian ceramic tile and Brazilian FKHUU\ ÀQLVKHG KDUGZRRG ÁRRULQJ Freshly painted exterior & interior

Palo Alto

Attached 2-car garage w/ storage Excellent Palo Alto schools: Palo Verde Elementary, JLS Middle & Palo Alto High (buyer to verify enrollment) Less than one-mile to Midtown Shopping Center, Greer Park & Winter Lodge

OFFERED AT $2,295,000

UMANG SANCHORAWALA CalBRE # 01471341

650.960.5363

usanchor@apr.com UmangHomes.com

*Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

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a taste of tuscany in Carmel, California

26215 hilltop place $5,750,000 4 bed 4.5 bath Call 831.238.7838 for a Private Showing, susan@penregroup.com

gorgeous photos on website!

susan fox penregroup.com CalBRE #00779199

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HAPPY THANKSGIVING

THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS!

L SO

850 Cambridge Avenue, Menlo Park*

195 N. California Avenue, Palo Alto

L SO

555 Byron Street, Palo Alto*

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2326 Webster Street, Palo Alto

580 Guadalupe Avenue, Los Altos*

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2661 Waverley Street, Palo Alto

145 Heather Lane, Palo Alto

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4141 Park Blvd., Palo Alto*

320 Poe Street, Palo Alto

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2017

YOUR HOME HERE IF YOU ARE THINKING OF SELLING IN 2017, CONTACT ME TODAY! 257 Vera Avenue, Redwood City*

1324 Modoc Avenue, Menlo Park*

Exceeding Client Expectations

650.387.2716 lorib@apr.com LoriRealEstate.com CalBRE# 01859485

578 University Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301

Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. *Represented Buyer.

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services

Infinity Ranch

11627 Dawson Drive, Los Altos Hills

91 Selby Lane, Atherton

$22,880,000

$13,888,000

$14,900,000

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Lic.#01242399, 00709019

Listing Provided by: Catherine Qian, Lic.#01276431

291 Atherton Avenue, Atherton

26880 Elena Road, Los Altos Hills

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

$14,688,000

$10,988,888

$11,488,000

Listing Provided by: Nancy Gehrels, Lic.#01952964

Listing Provided by: Dan Kroner, Lic.#01790340

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas & John Reece, Lic.#01878208 & 00838479

27466 Sunrise Farm Rd, Los Altos Hills

1100 Mountain Home Rd.,Woodside

$9,500,000

$5,800,000

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas, Lic.#01878208

Listing Provided by: David Kelsey, Tom Dallas, Lic.#01242399, 00709019

161 Willow Road, Menlo Park

1250 Miramontes Street, Half Moon Bay

$2,998,000

$2,800,000

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello & Derek Cappiello, Lic.#01343305 & #01983178

Listing Provided by: Dana Cappiello, Lic.#01343305

See our entire luxury collection at www.InteroPrestigio.com ©2016 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Intero Real Estate Services, a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate Now Open In San Francisco

Luxury. Quality. Location. Come see our new home. 1902 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco www.InteroRealEstate.com 2016 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker.

Weekly • November 18, 2016 • Page 45

SALE PENDING Offered at $7,850,000 3 Beds + Bonus Room (can be used as bedroom) + Office 4.5 Baths | Home ±4,562 sf | Lot ±3.03 acres

BUCOLIC WOODSIDE 590 Whiskey Hill Road, Woodside

PROFESSORVILLE

DOWNTOWN BUILD OPPORTUNITY

1320 Webster Street, Palo Alto 1320webster.com

847 Webster Street, Palo Alto

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

ASHLEY BANKS, Sales Associate 650.544.8968 ashley.banks@dreyfussir.com License No. 01913361

DOWNTOWN PALO ALTO 728 EMERSON ST, PALO ALTO | DOWNTOWN MENLO PARK 640 OAK GROVE AVE, MENLO PARK | DREYFUSSIR.COM Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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228 Lexington Drive

Open House Saturday & Sunday November 19 & 20, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

MENLO PARK

Four-Seasons Living » Beautifully remodeled and expanded home for four-seasons living » 3 bedrooms, den, and 2 baths » Approx. 1,831 sq. ft. of living space » Hardwood ﬂoors, numerous skylights, and open concept design » Large den offering ﬂexible space for a variety of lifestyle needs » Spacious, heated loggia for outdoor living » Gorgeous shade and sun gardens » Desirable Willows neighborhood » Less than one mile to shopping and dining on Palo Alto’s University Avenue » Menlo Park schools $2,195,000 For more information, visit lemieuxRE.com

Tom LeMieux

Jennifer Bitter Liske

650.465.7459 tom@lemieuxRE.com License #01066910

650.308.4401 jennifer@lemieuxRE.com License #01847627

Ranked #70 Nationally, The Wall Street Journal, 2016 Over $2 billion in sales since 1998 | lemieuxRE.com

985 N. California Ave. PA LO A LTO

OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1:00-4:00PM

Opportunity to build

(or remodel) on a private lot in North

Palo Alto. Existing building (1075 sq. ft.) 2 bedrooms, bonus room, 1 bathroom. Built in 1954. Lot size: 9,526 sq. ft. (including driveway). Schools: Duveneck Elementary, Jordan Middle, Palo Alto High

List Price $2,175,000.

You are invited to drop off coat and toy donations during this Open House. Happy Holidays!

Nancy Goldcamp

Direct: (650) 400-5800 www.nancygoldcamp.com nancy@nancygoldcamp.com

CAL BRE# 00787851

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Classic Home on Exceptional Lot in Prestigious Old Palo Alto 2330 Byron Street, Palo Alto

OPEN SUNDAY November 20, 1:30 – 4:00pm • 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms • Beautiful wide-plank, vertical-grain floors and steel casement windows • Vaulted, exposed beamed ceilings • Large master suite with two closets and large bath • Generous front-facing bedroom/office with adjoining full bath • Gorgeous vast whimsical gardens on rarely available .28-acre lot (12,363 square feet) • Perfect location within close proximity to Stanford University and downtown Palo Alto • Award-winning Palo Alto schools (buyer to confirm)

Offered at $ 5,998,000 www.2330Byron.com JUDY CITRON • 650.543.1206

A FRESH APPROACH

Judy@JudyCitron.com • JudyCitron.com License# 01825569

#74 Agent Nationwide, per The Wall Street Journal Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed.

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437 College Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $1,988,000 Luxurious Townhome by California Avenue Within strolling distance of exceptional local amenities, this upgraded 4 bedroom, 4 bath townhome of approx. 2,300 sq. ft. (per appraisal) integrates luxury and versatility within a peaceful, convenient community. The flexible layout can easily accommodate any lifestyle, and includes two fireplaces, soaring ceilings, and an interior bathed in natural light. Highlights like private decks, newly remodeled bathrooms, and two posh master suites make this lofty retreat highly desirable. This community is mere steps to Stanford University, Caltrain, and exciting California Avenue, including Michelin-rated dining, and will also allow you to easily reach top-ranking schools like Escondido Elementary (API 927), Jordan Middle (API 934), and Palo Alto High (API 905) ®

(buyer to verify eligibility).

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 1:30 - 4:30 pm

www.437College.com 6 5 0 . 4 8 8 . 7 3 2 5 | i n f o @ d e l e o n r e a l t y. c o m | w w w. d e l e o n r e a l t y. c o m | C a l B R E # 0 1 9 0 3 2 2 4

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ColdwellBankerHomes.com

Woodside

$14,995,000

Woodside

Sun 1 - 4

$8,695,000

Woodside

$6,475,000

155 Kings Mountain Rd Stunning estate in Central Woodside. Renovated and expanded on 5 flat sunny acres. 5 BR 4 full + 2 half BA Erika Demma CalBRE #01230766 650.851.2666

618 Manzanita Wy Beautifully remodeled home, equestrian facilities + pvt pool & spa, on 2.6+ landscaped ac. 4 BR 4.5 BA Erika Demma CalBRE #01230766 650.851.2666

245 Olive Hill Ln Gated vineyard estate on aprx. 3 ac in Central Woodside. 60-ft pool, cabana, gazebo & TC. 4 BR 4 BA Berdine Jernigan CalBRE #00679045 650.851.2666

Central Portola Valley

Los Altos

Portola Valley

$4,350,000

Sun 1 - 4

$2,739,000

Sun 1 - 4

$2,599,000

20 Cordova Ct Stunning 1+ acre offers breathtaking views and amazing deck & pool area. 20CORDOVA.COM 5 BR 3 BA Ginny Kavanaugh CalBRE #00884747 650.400.8076

200 Valencia Dr Located on more than one-quarter ac in North Los Altos. One-level floor plan w/hdwd flrs. 5 BR 3 BA Janis Friedenberg Grube CalBRE #01365341 650.851.2666

120 Coquito Way Spacious and updated home with breathtaking views and an abundance of natural light. 4 BR 4.5 BA Karen Fryling/Rebecca Johnson CalBRE #01326725 650.324.4456

Cupertino

Palo Alto

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,298,000

22333 Bahl Street Great Location! 6 Bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 family rooms Ideal for extended family. Doris Messina

Menlo Park

CalBRE #01385521

650.325.6161

Sun 1 - 4:30

$1,688,000

638 18th Ave Almost new. 3 BD/2 BA separate unit (office). AC. Close to shopping. Enayat Boroumand CalBRE #01235734 650.324.4456

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,250,000

Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,175,000

302 Manzanita Avenue Traditional style - 2-story home with oak floors, fireplace, eat-in kitchen, attach garage. 3 BR 3 BA Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161

985 N California Avenue Private setting. Opportunity build / remodel. 2 bedroom/bonus rm/1bath home. Flag lot. 2 BR 1 BA Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161

Portola Valley

Mountain View Sat/Sun 1 - 4:30

Sun 1 - 4

$1,349,000

520 Wayside Rd Charming Ranch style Home w/ Beautiful Mountain Views. Approx. 1/3 Acre usable property. 3 BR 1 BA Paul Skrabo CalBRE #00665727 650.324.4456

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$690,000

278 Monroe Drive 27 Top condition 2 bedrooms 1 bath in a prime location with Los Altos school. Alexandra von der Groeben CalBRE #00857515 650.325.6161

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/coldwellbanker

©2016 Coldwell Banker. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company and Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office is Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. This information was supplied by Seller and/or other sources. Broker has not and will not verify this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction. Real Estate Licensees affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are Independent Contractor Sales Associates and are not employees of NRT LLC., Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC or

©2013 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell BankerColdwell Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Ofﬁce is Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. BRE License #01908304. Banker Residential Brokerage. CalBRE License #01908304.

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950 Matadero Avenue, Palo Alto Offered at $3,988,000 Can’t-Miss Opportunity in Barron Park This immense, tree-lined property of nearly one acre (per appraiser) forms an alluring blend of urban convenience within a pastoral setting. The property includes an updated 4 bedroom, 3 bath residence of over 2,300 sq. ft. (per county) with an office, a flexible layout, and stylish kitchen and bathroom features. Prime for new construction, these premises offer a potential maximum floor area of approx. 12,800 sq. ft., including a main residence of 6,000 sq. ft. Boasting peace and natural privacy while standing within moments of El Camino Real, Caltrain, and California Avenue, this enticing location also permits you to stroll to Bol Park and ®

Bike Path and quickly access excellent Palo Alto schools. For video tour & more photos, please visit:

www.950Matadero.com 6 5 0 . 4 8 8 . 7 3 2 5 | i n f o @ d e l e o n r e a l t y. c o m | w w w. d e l e o n r e a l t y. c o m | C a l B R E # 0 1 9 0 3 2 2 4

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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

ATHERTON

LOS ALTOS HILLS

MOUNTAIN VIEW

4 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms - Townhouse

6 Tuscaloosa Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,480,000 462-1111

27811 Saddle Ct Sat Deleon Realty

84 Edge Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,395,000 462-1111

6 Bedrooms

4 Surrey Ln Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,995,000 462-1111

7 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms 90 Macbain Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

$4,695,000 324-4456

7 Bedrooms 120 Selby Ln $8,999,500 Sun 1-4 Dreyfus Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

CUPERTINO 22333 Bahl St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,298,000 325-6161

EAST PALO ALTO 4 Bedrooms 917 Baines St Sat/Sun Sereno Group

$1,099,000 323-1900

LOS ALTOS $1,198,000 947-2900

5 Bedrooms 200 Valencia Dr Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$7,788,000 543-8500 $11,899,000 947-2900

$2,739,000 851-2666

278 Monroe Dr #27 Sat/Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker

5 Bedrooms

331 Oak Ct Sun 1-4 Straube Associates 1020 Hermosa Way Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,980,000 462-1111 $3,598,000 906-6902 $6,988,000 462-1111

$4,350,000 851-1961

3 Bedrooms

800 High St #415 $1,748,000 Sat/Sun Condo Connect Realty Inc. (408) 823-8167

3662 Highland Ave $2,160,000 Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

4 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms 985 N California Ave Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$2,175,000 325-6161

3 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

24 San Juan Ave Sun 2-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

20 Cordova Ct Sun Coldwell Banker

REDWOOD CITY

2 Bedrooms - Townhouse

2451 Sharon Oaks Dr $1,549,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors 462-1111 2429 Sharon Oaks Dr $1,588,000 Sun 1-4 Sereno Group 323-1900 638 18th Ave $1,688,000 Sun 1-4:30 Coldwell Banker 324-4456 228 Lexington Dr $2,195,000 Sat/Sun 1-4 Pacific Union International 314-7200

$4,788,000 543-8500

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

MENLO PARK

3 Bedrooms

$690,000 325-6161

15 Arapahoe Ct Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

PALO ALTO

302 Manzanita Av Sun Coldwell Banker

4 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms Sereno Group

14123 Tracy Ct Sat Deleon Realty 12179 Hilltop Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Sereno Group

$7,998,000 543-8500 $6,988,000 543-8500

1280 Sharon Park Dr #33 $1,418,000 Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate Services 206-6200

6 Bedrooms

32 Farm Rd Sat/Sun 1-4

26991 Taaffe Rd Sat Deleon Realty 12008 Adobe Creek Lodge Rd Sat Deleon Realty

$5,988,000 543-8500

5 Bedrooms

437 College Ave Sun Deleon Realty

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3239 Maddux Dr $3,498,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 520-3407 2960 Otterson Ct Sat/Sun 1-4 Alain Pinel Realtors

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$6,475,000 851-2666

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Legal Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement COLLEGE TERRACE MARKET FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 622646 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: College Terrace Market, located at 2100 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): THE GROCERY MEN 1, LLC 151 Campau Circle NW Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 8/31/2016. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 20, 2016. (PAW Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016) PULPSTREAM FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 622720 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Pulpstream, located at 21088 Tamarind Ct., Cupertino, CA 95014, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): VENFORCE INC.

21088 Tamarind Ct. Cupertino, CA 95014 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 24, 2016. (PAW Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 2016) IMMUNOGOBLIN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 623205 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Immunogoblin, located at 3470 South Court, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): KRISHNA MICHAEL ROSKIN 3470 South Court Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 4, 2016. (PAW Nov. 11, 18, 25, Dec. 2, 2016) STATEMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF USE OF FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME File No. 622666 The following person(s) registrant(s) has/have abandoned the use of the fictitious business name(s). The information given below is as it appeared on the fictitious business statement that was filed at the County Clerk-Recorder’s Office. FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME(S): 1.) DMP, 2.) DMP USA c/o POSI 970 W. 190th St., Suite 920 Torrance, CA 90502 FILED IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY ON:

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12/07/2011 UNDER FILE NO.: 558790 REGISTRANT’S NAME(S): DIGITAL MEDIA PROFESSIONALS USA INC. c/o POSI 970 W. 190th St., Suite 920 Torrance, CA 90502 THIS BUSINESS WAS CONDUCTED BY: A Corporation. This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 21, 2016. (PAW Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 2016) THE WESTIN PALO ALTO THE WESTIN HOTEL - PALO ALTO THE WESTIN HOTEL FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 623341 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) The Westin Palo Alto, 2.) The Westin Hotel - Palo Alto, 3.) The Westin Hotel, located at 675 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 94301, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Partnership. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): PAHDV, INC. 400 S. El Camino Real, Suite 200 San Mateo, CA 94402 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 04/22/2000. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on November 9, 2016. (PAW Nov. 18, 25, Dec. 2, 9, 2016)

997 All Other Legals NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: CHANNELL M. WASSON, also known as CHANNELL MOTT WASSON, also known as CHANNELL WASSON Case No.: 16 PR 179486 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of CHANNELL M. WASSON, also known as CHANNELL MOTT WASSON, also known as CHANNELL WASSON. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: JANET B. WASSON in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: JANET B. WASSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on December 9, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Gerrie Miller 220 State Street, 9 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650)941-8450 (PAW Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ADELYNE P. LANGE Case No.: 16PR 179754 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ADELYNE P. LANGE. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: LOUIS F. CATALINA in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: LOUIS F. CATALINA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent. The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority. A HEARING on the petition will be held on December 1, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 10 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113. If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney. If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law. You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special

Notice form is available from the court clerk. Attorney for Petitioner: Albert K. Martin, Esq. 4 W. Fourth Ave. #207 San Mateo, CA 94402 (650)342-6315 (PAW Nov. 4, 11, 18, 2016) T.S. No. 15-0762-11 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED æ³¨ï¼šæœ¬æ–‡ä»¶åŒ… å «ä¸€ä¸ªä¿¡æ ¯æ‘˜è¦ ì°¸ê³ ì‚¬í•: ë³¸ ì²¨ë¶€ ë¬¸ì„œì— ì •ë³´ ìš”ì•½ì„œê°€ ìžˆìŠμë‹ˆë‹¤ NOTA: SE ADJUNTA UN RESUMEN DE LA INFORMACIÃ“N DE ESTE DOCUMENTO TALA: MAYROONG BUOD NG IMPORMASYON SA DOKUMENTONG ITO NA NAKALAKIP LÆ¯U Ã : KÃˆM THEO Ä Ã‚Y LÃ€ Báº¢N TRÃŒNH BÃ€Y TÃ“M LÆ¯á»¢C Vá»€ THÃ”NG TIN TRONG TÃ€I LIá»†U NÃ€Y PLEASE NOTE THAT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Â§ 2923.3(d) (1) THE ABOVE STATEMENT IS REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON THIS DOCUMENT BUT PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE Â§ 2923.3(a) THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION IS NOT REQUIRED TO BE RECORDED OR PUBLISHED AND THE SUMMARY OF INFORMATION NEED ONLY BE MAILED TO THE MORTGAGOR OR TRUSTOR. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/8/2006. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in 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: HARRY WONG, A MARRIED MAN AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Duly Appointed Trustee: The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation Recorded 8/16/2006 as Instrument No. 19062479 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Street Address or other common designation of real property: 1421 DANA AVENUE PALO ALTO, CA A.P.N.: 003-23-043 Date of Sale: 12/6/2016 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Gated North Market Street entrance of the Superior Courthouse, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $470,546.09, estimated 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 916-9390772 or visit this Internet Web site www. nationwideposting.com, using the file number assigned to this case 15-076211. 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: 11/1/2016 The Wolf Firm, A Law Corporation 2955 Main Street, 2nd Floor Irvine, California 92614 Foreclosure Department (949) 720-9200 Sale Information Only: 916-939-0772 www.nationwideposting.com Sindy Clements, Foreclosure Officer PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE WOLF FIRM MAY BE ACTING AS A DEBT COLLECTOR, ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. NPP0295369 To: PALO ALTO WEEKLY 11/11/2016, 11/18/2016, 11/25/2016

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FULL FORCE SAIL . . . Stanford completed its Fall schedule on Tuesday, capturing its 12th consecutive Big Sail at St. Francis Yacht Club. Junior Luke Muller and seniors Maeve White, Lauren Block, Quinn Vangelos and J.P. Cannistraro clinched the regatta for the Cardinal, claiming the final race to win the varsity division, 2-1, and the overall competition, 3-1.

TEAMS ON THE RUN . . . Stanford’s Chris Miltenberg and Elizabeth DeBole were named NCAA West Region Cross Country Coaches of the Year on Tuesday as selected by their peers in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.

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College women’s volleyball: Stanford at Arizona State, 4:30 p.m., Pac12 Networks College women’s basketball: Gonzaga at Stanford, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Bay Area

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