Palo Alto Weekly June 30, 2017 by Palo Alto Weekly

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Vol. XXXVIII, Number 39

June 30, 2017

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Palo Alto Unified superintendent to retire next year Decision announced following a series of closed-session evaluations of McGee conducted by the school board by Elena Kadvany

ax McGee came to the Palo Alto Unified School District in 2014 with high hopes of innovating education in the heart of Silicon Valley. But after a short tenure as superintendent, the 66-year-old now plans to retire at the end of the 2017-18 school year, his stint here marked

by some advances in innovation but also by the same kinds of miscommunication as well as failures to uphold federal civil-rights law Title IX that plagued his predecessor, Kevin Skelly. McGee made the announcement Thursday. He told the Weekly that he and his wife decided at

the end of the school year, after reflecting on his 45-year career in education, and wanted to give the Board of Education one-year notice to allow for a national search for a new superintendent. “I am deeply honored, highly energized, and intensely committed to making my final year in the superintendency the very best one yet for our PAUSD students, our staff, and our community,” he said in the announcement. “I intend that the initiatives we started

together will be advanced and that our district will be in terrific shape for the next leader in 2018-19.” McGee’s sudden retirement comes after a series of closed-session performance evaluations of McGee conducted by the Board of Education in recent weeks in the wake of community uproar over the district’s response to reports of sexual violence at Palo Alto High School. The news in May that a Paly student had been convicted of an

off-campus sexual assault and was reported to the Paly administration for an on-campus incident but allowed to stay at the school, with no Title IX investigation conducted until months after the assaults, sparked calls by some in the community for McGee’s resignation. The school board soon after asked a nationally renowned law firm to investigate whether senior leadership, including McGee, handled (continued on page 8)

TRANSPORTATION

Palo Alto approves new bike boulevards City Council moves ahead with aggressive plan to expand bicycle network by Gennady Sheyner

Veronica Weber

Mustafa Mutlu, owner of the Crystal Springs Produce market in San Mateo, rings up customers Isla Thomson and Barry Thomson at the cash register on June 28. Mutlu said he’s always trying to please his customers: “Many of my customers work during the day, so I have to do the work for them in finding good-tasting produce.”

BUSINESS

Edgewood Shopping Center secures grocer Family-run business to focus on local, organic produce by Sue Dremann

y this fall, the vacant grocery store at Palo Alto’s Edgewood Plaza Shopping Center will again be filled, two years and three months since The Fresh Market suddenly closed its store. Landlord Sand Hill Property Company announced the deal on Tuesday, capping a search for a replacement grocer that was fraught with lawsuits, vocal criticism from shopping center neighbors, thousands of dollars in city fines over the vacancy, discussions with more than 70 grocery companies and more than a few false hopes. The new grocery operators will be a couple that runs

Crystal Springs Produce in San Mateo, Mustafa and Kyazi Mutlu. The 20,600-square-foot Edgewood building at 2170 West Bayshore Road will be their business’ second location. A name for the market has not yet been identified, said Matt Larson, spokesman for Sand Hill. Both companies expressed enthusiasm this week about their new partnership. “We couldn’t be more excited to open our new location in this wonderful community. We ... couldn’t think of a better location for our expansion. We believe Palo Alto is a perfect location for carrying the local and

organic offerings that we are so passionate about. We love Palo Alto and the people we know here, so this is an exciting opportunity for us,” Mustafa Mutlu stated in a press release. “We are thrilled to have found such a great partner for this space,” John Tze of Sand Hill Property Company stated. “Mustafa and his family run a very popular location in San Mateo, and I’m confident a grocery store under their adept ownership will be a great fit for Edgewood and its surrounding neighborhoods.” Sand Hill has put up $300,000 (continued on page 7)

alo Alto’s effort to reach the front of the peloton of California’s most bikefriendly communities got a huge push on Tuesday night, when the City Council approved a $9.6 million contract to construct a network of bikeways throughout the city, including an extension of the famous bike boulevard on Bryant Street. The new contract with Granite Construction Company will fund biking amenities such as raised intersections, speed humps, curb extensions and traffic circles along more than 7 miles of streets. This includes 11 new traffic circles, four redesigned intersections and a series of medians, curb ramps and expanded crosswalks throughout the city. Collectively, the funded projects represent about 54 percent of the 18 bike projects that the city is currently designing, according to a report from the Department of Planning and Community Environment. The plans will be implemented along Amarillo Avenue, Moreno Avenue, Bryant, Louis-Road, Montrose Avenue, East Meadow Drive and Ross Road. The work will create three new bike boulevards along Amarillo and Moreno; along Louis and Montrose; and along Ross. Boulevards are defined in the city’s Comprehensive Plan as “a lowvolume through-street where bicycles have priority over automobiles, conflicts between bicycles and automobiles are minimized, and bicycle travel time is reduced by the removal of stop

signs and other impediments to bicycle travel.” The Amarillo-Moreno bike boulevard will stretch from Middlefield Road to West Bayshore Road. At Middlefield, a new crosswalk will be added at Moreno and new slotted speed humps will be installed on Moreno between Middlefield and Louis, with a mini traffic circle added at Ross and Moreno. The boulevard will jog along Louis and connect to Amarillo, along which the city will install raised crosswalks (including one near Ohlone Elementary School) and, at Greer Road, another traffic circle. The Ross Road boulevard will stretch from Garland Drive (which is north of Oregon Expressway) to Louis, connecting there to the new Louis bike boulevard. The Ross boulevard will include among other features new stop signs at Colorado Avenue, slotted speed humps, a traffic circle at East Meadow, a raised intersection at Mayview Avenue, and a traffic circle at Louis. The Louis-Montrose boulevard will stretch from Middlefield (Montrose is across the street from the Cubberley Community Center) to the planned Adobe Creek U.S. Highway 101 bike bridge. It will include new striping and signage and a traffic circle at East Meadow. The addition of traffic circles along all three new routes will allow the city to remove stop (continued on page 11)

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I’m not lazy. I don’t want handouts or anything. —Mike Becker, RV dweller, on whether the city should allow people to live in parked RVs. See story on page 5.

Around Town

LANDMARK CONTRIBUTION ... The Palo Alto Community Fund recorded its largest total donation ever through its annual endowment by giving more than $406,000 to 43 area nonprofits, the organization announced on Tuesday. The money was collected through contributions from more than 300 community members, including considerable checks from The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and an anonymous local family foundation. “We continued to fund a diverse array of high impact, local nonprofit organizations, and, thanks to the unwavering support of the community, provided a record level of grants for critical programs in our area,” fund President Peter Gifford said in a press release. The beneficiaries received grants between $5,000 and $15,000 in eight “impact categories”: arts and culture; community development and social services; education; environment; health, mental health and disabilities; housing and nutrition; senior services; and youth and families. A few of this year’s grantees were the Children’s Health Council, which will use its $11,600 award for its new Intensive Outpatient Program; All Students Matter, which intends to create a pilot math program for first- through third-grade students in the Ravenswood City School District with its $10,000 donation; and Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto, a legal services provider assisting low-income residents facing housing issues recieved $15,000. Every year, grant applications are submitted in early February and grantees are announced in May. In its 38-year history, the Community Fund has awarded more than $4.6 million in grants. “Given the many needs that exist across our community, however, there is even more we’d like to accomplish,” Gifford said. “We are intent on growing our grant-making capacity and look forward to deepening our engagement with the community and the many worthy organizations that serve it.” A complete list of this year’s grantees can be found at bit. ly/2dfb1cc. VALUE STATEMENTS ... The Palo Alto City Council didn’t have any huge disagreements over the 2018 budget, which they approved Tuesday night on an 8-1 vote, with Councilman Greg Tanaka dissenting. But they did have plenty of minor ones, including over how

much the city should allocate to a program that supports local nonprofits. Council members Tom DuBois, Karen Holman and Lydia Kou all supported adding $94,000 to the program — a sum that they argued is relatively paltry in the context of a $210-million General Fund budget. Some of their colleagues took a harder stance, with Vice Mayor Liz Kniss arguing that funding nonprofits that provide social services is Santa Clara County’s — not the city’s — responsibility. But Holman said the contribution is a “value statement” and said she was surprised by the pushback from her colleagues. “It’s mind-boggling to me — a frustrating, and almost unimaginable conversation.” Ultimately, the council voted 5-4 (with DuBois, Holman, Kou and Tanaka dissenting) to support Mayor Greg Scharff’s proposed compromise, which raised the city’s contribution to what’s known as the Human Services Resources Allocation process by $46,000. CITY OF INDUSTRY ... Tucked away near the Palo Alto Baylands, just east of U.S. Highway 101, the Municipal Services Center is a place high on industry and low on glamour. The sprawling campus at 3201 East Bayshore Road includes a warehouse and network of concrete buildings occupied by staff from the city’s Utilities, Public Works, Administrative Services, Community Services and Police departments. It’s a place of gas lines, asphalt bags, backhoes and bucket trucks. And despite its critical functions, it’s also a place to which the typical Palo Altan never ventures. City officials will look to change that on Monday, July 3, when they host an “open house” featuring food, music, equipment demonstration and information on topics such as watershed protection, street paving and cybersecurity. The family event will also feature displays on the dangers of high voltage, what’s inside a transformer, how meters work, background on the Ecohome and efficiency programs and the source of the utilities. According to the city’s announcement, attendees will be able to take part in a “bean bag toilet toss” and backhoe bowling, as well as take home a hula hoop made from plastic pipe fusion. The event will go from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. RSVP at http:// paloaltomunicipalservicesopen house.bpt.me. Q

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RV dwellers: Add affordable housing, not regulations El Camino denizens include workers, retirees, people with mental illness

alo Alto’s own miniature Hooverville on wheels is situated within sight of the tower on the Stanford University campus bearing the name of the president associated with the early period of the Great Depression. Down-on-their luck workers and the unemployed line the west side of El Camino Real in RVs. The economy might be booming around them, but they can no longer afford a home. The smattering of aged rigs has grown in the past months to at least 48 RVs, which form a line from Stanford Avenue to Medical Foundation Drive. In response to public concerns, Palo Alto police have begun enforcing the city’s 72-hour parking ordinance, which prohibits reparking within a half mile. Stanford University, which borders the street, does not have jurisdiction over the car campers, but Jean McCown, associate vice president of government and community relations, called the situation “a reflection of the very challenging economic circumstances faced by many people in this region. We understand that similar situations of extensive RV parking exist in neighboring municipalities as well.” Brian Greenberg, vice president

of programs and services at LifeMoves, which provides homeless services in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, said that most people living in RVs are single adults or couples and a few have minor children. “Our experience is also that about half are employed, although not all in full-time positions, and that they are not earning enough to sustain housing in the local rental market,” he said. Some RV dwellers interviewed by the Weekly are new arrivals from other cities, where police have more aggressively given out tickets; others are deeply rooted to Palo Alto, having grown up, lived or worked nearby for most of their lives. Still others work as contractors or employees of Stanford University or Stanford Hospital. They say they aren’t looking for handouts, but they do wish for a place where they can stay. Among the people living in RVs is Frank Aldama, 56, who said he came to El Camino Real a few months ago after being ticketed multiple times in San Jose for parking too long. He said he has run up $2,000 in tickets he can’t pay. On a recent morning, the wake of passing cars buffeted his RV, rocking it back and forth. So far, it’s been the most RV-friendly place he’s been, he said.

A U.S. Marines veteran, Aldama owned a trucking transport business; then his wife of 29 years decided to leave him. Aldama said his life fell apart. “I fell into a downward spiral. I lost control over my life, and I started using drugs,” he said. A lengthy incarceration enabled him to finally kick his habit, and he has remained clean for four years, he said. After he got out, his brother and mother purchased the RV so that he wouldn’t live on the street. He lives on food stamps and money his mother gives him for toiletries. He hasn’t tried to get veterans’ assistance and he was not aware of services at the Opportunity Center, just blocks away from his RV. He said he would like to get a job, perhaps do some truck driving again, but his parking-ticket problem prevents that. If he had a job, he could pay off the tickets and get his life together again, he said. “I would really like an opportunity to give back. If I had a decent job and a way to provide for myself I would rent a room. I wouldn’t live in this RV,” he said. Mike Becker, 52, worked in a shop in San Francisco building doors and frames until two months ago. He has been living in an RV for two years, and before that he lived on a boat in Brisbane. He said he also has mental

Grocer

Reached by phone on Wednesday, Mustafa Mutlu said he expects the Edgewood store, in addition to offering fresh produce, will sell meat, have a bakery, make sandwiches, and, if a permit comes through, offer a selection of wines. He expects to gradually hire 30 to 40 people. The store will be open daily, but not 24 hours a day. Mutlu said the business does not plan to make major renovations to the existing interior. Larson said that the opening depends on factors not in the Mutlus’ and Sand Hill’s full control, namely permitting from the city and Santa Clara County Public Health department inspections. Sand Hill has had to pay more than $700,000 in penalties to the City of Palo Alto for not maintaining a viable grocery store in the spot, which the city claims is a violation of its planned-community ordinance for the development. Sand Hill and its business entity for the project, Edgewood LLC, dispute that the ordinance requires the landlord to provide anything beyond the space for a grocery store. The company has said it has been hampered by constraints in its 10-year lease with Fresh Market that gives the southeastern U.S. grocer the right

to sublet the property. Sand Hill sought to have a large portion of the penalties vacated or at least reduced at an administrative hearing, but an April 2 ruling went against the company. On June 12, Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge James Stoelker denied Sand Hill’s appeal to stay the now daily $5,000 fines while the company argues before the court to reverse the administrative ruling and to determine that Sand Hill should not be required to ensure the continuous operation of a grocery store on the site. But Stoelker ruled that the case was not ripe for his hearing and that the company should first use Palo Alto’s legal process for suspending penalties during an appeal. Larson said that Sand Hill and Edgewood LLC, which filed the appeal, do not have any comment on the status of the litigation at this time. Jeff Levinsky, Carla Carvalho and Lenore Cymes, residents who advocated for the City of Palo Alto to pressure Sand Hill to find a new grocer, expressed in a statement Wednesday their pleasure over the new grocer and thanked those who put pressure on the company. Upon hearing the news of the new grocer, Edgewood neighbor Greg Brail said he and his family

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in financing to facilitate reopening the grocery store, of which the Mutlus are beneficiaries, according to the company. The agreement was signed last week, Larson said. It capped a ninemonth negotiation with the Mutlus, who are originally from Bulgaria and immigrated to the U.S. in 1990. Complicating the process, Sand Hill has previously stated, was The Fresh Market’s retention of the lease, even though the business had moved out, and the deal needed to include The Fresh Market. Under the agreement, Crystal Springs will sublease the Edgewood space through 2023 under the terms of the Fresh Market lease, Larson said. The Mutlus established their store in San Mateo by transforming a vacant sandwich shop. Crystal Springs Produce has received a five-star Yelp rating from 146 out of 154 reviewers who extol its fresh produce from local sources and reasonable prices. The store has been in operation for seven years and carries cheeses, dairy, fresh-baked breads and other items. It specializes in local and organic produce, according to the market’s website.

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U.S. Marines veteran Frank Aldama contemplates his time living in his RV on El Camino Real and says, “I would never wish this on anybody,” on June 23. health issues: At times he is cheerful and chatty; at other times he doesn’t want to talk to anyone. “Behind this door I can feel safe where it’s locked,” he said. Becker said he has no problem working. “I’m not lazy. I don’t want handouts or anything,” he said. If he could find an RV park with power and sewer, he would be happy to pay $600 to $800 a month, he said. It’s not just transient people who have relocated to El Camino. Joel Betts, 61, lives in a rented SUV parked across the street from Palo Alto High School, which he attended. He works as a driver for a San Jose catering company. He lost his apartment in 1993 when rents started going crazy, he said. He has car-camped for 20 years in the Bay Area, Antioch and the San Joaquin Delta. He came to this spot about two months ago

after “Mountain View started getting all tow happy,” he said. Some of the RV dwellers have jobs at Stanford. Karen (who declined to give her last name), 67, a Stanford Hospital lab worker, mother and grandmother, said she is a third-generation Palo Altan who lost her home after a divorce and returned to the Bay Area to care for her ailing father. She used to live in an apartment with her son and paid $895 a month rent, which rose to $1,695. She lost child-support payments when her son graduated high school and worked two jobs to make the monthly payment. Karen has lived in an RV for about three-and-a-half years, initially in a cramped, duct-tape-sealed vehicle she dubbed “Butterfly Cottage” for the decorations she hung outside. She parked in a lot near

shopped at The Fresh Market at least once a week and they plan to do the same at the new store. The community has missed having a local supermarket, he said, adding that he hopes the grocery store will sell sandwiches and be a place his family can go for lunch. Business owners and managers at the shopping center were divided in their opinions over whether the lack of a market has harmed business. Steve Stivala, manager at House of Bagels, said he likes the idea of what the new market will bring. “It sounds fantastic,” he said. But with or without a grocer, the shopping center has done very well, he said, as a line at nearby Starbucks stretched out the door. Although Stivala has heard some people say that the lack of a grocery store is a setback, he disagrees. “It’s not a disaster,” he said, noting the mix of stores attracts people and the look and feel of the Eichler development’s restoration have served the community well. “What I see without any biases is that Sand Hill did a very, very good job,” he said. Stivala is concerned that parking might be inadequate, however. He suspects that some of the spaces are currently used by commuters who park there all day but

work elsewhere. If signage goes up or an attendant discourages that kind of use, there might be adequate parking, he said. One day last week one of his employees saw a construction truck drive up and deposit six workers, who promptly went to their individual cars parked in the center’s lot at the end of the day, he said. Elements Massage owner Mahshid Parsi said she hopes the market will be good for business. “Our walk-in business dropped considerably and it never picked up after Fresh Market left. The business is going well with memberships, but I hope we will have more walk-ins,” she said. Supercuts patron Maria Arne said that she “cannot put into words” how glad she is a new grocery store will open. “You don’t know what it’s like to have to travel so far for groceries. It is highly needed,” she said, noting that there is no place nearby to easily pick up a few last-minute items. Others who shopped at The Fresh Market said they are excited to have a small grocer in the spot even if it doesn’t offer all of the items one would find at a Safeway or Lucky grocery store. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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McGee (continued from page 5)

A look back at Superintendent McGee’s leadership (2014-17)

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the case properly. The board received a verbal update from the law firm last week that informed McGee’s annual evaluation. Since May, the district has received close to 20 new complaints of on- and off-campus sexual assault and sexual harassment, according to a district log. Board President Terry Godfrey announced Wednesday afternoon following a closed-session meeting that the board unanimously “accepted” McGee’s evaluation but did not state if trustees had given him a satisfactory performance review. McGee’s contract requires the board to report in public session if the superintendent’s evaluation is satisfactory but not if it is unsatisfactory. Godfrey declined to say whether this meant the board had given him a negative review, stating, “We acted in accordance with the contract.” She did, however, confirm that the board did not give McGee a raise. The board is required to vote in an open meeting on any contract extensions or salary increases for the superintendent. The board did neither on Wednesday, and it is unclear whether that happened in prior years. McGee said that he did not ask for a raise this year and did not request contract extensions the last two years. He said his contract expires on June 30, 2018. In the district announcement, McGee mentioned several initiatives he will press forward on in his last year, including work to close the district’s achievement gap, a new districtwide social-emotional curriculum, project-based learning and a student-research program McGee started in 2015. He said he does not intend to “launch any particularly new initiatives.”

McGee, a longtime educator, came to Palo Alto from the Princeton International School of Mathematics and Science, a small school made up of Chinese and American students. The founding head of the school, he stayed there for a year before taking the job in Palo Alto. Prior to leading the Princeton school, he was president of a prestigious public boarding school, the Illinois Math and Science Academy (IMSA), in Aurora, Illinois, for six years. In an interview with the Weekly at IMSA prior to his hiring by PAUSD in 2014, he said he was drawn to the startup-like nature of creating a school from the ground up at the Princeton school. “You get to hire all your own people; you get complete control of the operation,” he said. “When do you have the chance to make education what you really believe it ought to be?” His career in education spans close to five decades, from his start as a teacher in the early 1970s to becoming the state superintendent for Illinois. He has worked as a superintendent at various levels for 30 years. When McGee was hired in Palo Alto, board members hailed him as an ambitious people-person who had a demonstrated commitment to educational innovation and supporting struggling students. He told the Weekly in 2014 that he’s “a guy that likes to get things done. ... I like to do new things and new challenges. That’s just who I am.” On Thursday, Godfrey described McGee — a marathon runner with a trademark broad smile — as enthusiastic and unfailingly energetic. “It’s obvious when you work with him how much he cares about kids ... and that, as far as I can tell, he never sleeps. That is really refreshing and invigorating,” she told the Weekly. “It

Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Max McGee at a Board of Education meeting. makes you want to do more.” Several issues “loom large” for the district in the 2017-18 school year, Godfrey said, including making progress on specialeducation reform, closing the achievement gap for minority and disadvantaged students and making sure high school students feel “connected” at school. Board Vice President Ken Dauber said the district has also yet to make the progress he would like to see on legal compliance, particularly protecting students from discrimination, and issues with a tangible impact on students like homework load and test and project stacking. The district will hire a search firm this fall to begin the search for a new superintendent, Godfrey said. The board is looking for “somebody who (has) innovation on the mind” and “who feels as passionately about students as we do and as our community does,” she said. Dauber said he has appreciated the district’s “renewed focus” on student mental health and the achievement gap during McGee’s tenure. He hopes the next

Accomplishments

Unexpected controversies

• Started Minority Achievement and Talent Development committee • Created Advanced Authentic Research program for high school students • Implemented full-day kindergarten at all elementary schools • Started “News You Can Use” videos, webinars to increase transparency

• Weighted GPAs • Renaming of schools • Adoption of sex-education curriculum • High schools’ zero period

Missteps • Enrollment Management Advisory Committee; Wayfinder School/XQ application • Handling of Paly sexual assault case, Title IX compliance • Much-criticized Harvard University review of special education • Lack of disclosure about Addison Elementary School gift • Adoption process for elementary math curriculum • Failure to provide timely meeting minutes • Criticized website redesign Multi-million-dollar budget shortfall

superintendent will have strong management skills — a person who can “effectively produce accountability and drive change,” he said — as well as a commitment to student well-being and a strong understanding of emerging shifts in education. McGee hit the ground with purpose when he arrived in Palo Alto. After less than two months on the job, he announced during a live call-in show that he would launch a Minority Achievement Talent Development (MATD) committee to tackle the district’s persistent achievement gap. He later oversaw the implementation of several significant recommendations from the group, including

Stalled action • Hiring a district general counsel • Reforming special-education program • Finishing and implementing equity plan • Completing Cubberley master plan • Monitoring homework policy • Improving test and project stacking, consistency in grading and homework load

Other major events • 2014 and 2016 board elections • Teen suicide cluster • Unusual three-year teachers union contract • Office for Civil Rights resolution agreement • Alleged sexual misconduct by teachers (Mike Airo, Ronnie Farrell, Kevin Sharp)

the launch of full-day kindergarten at all elementary schools this fall and the hiring of the district’s first-ever equity coordinator, who helped the district draft but did not finish a comprehensive action plan for how to better support low-income and minority students. (The coordinator left the district after a year, and McGee plans to replace her position with a new “coordinator of academic supports.”) McGee said Thursday that he felt he laid the groundwork for continued progress on narrowing the achievement gap, a sentiment echoed by at least one district employee who works closely with (continued on page 10)

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Neighborhoods

A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

LOUD MUSIC ... Residents of multiple Palo Alto neighborhoods, including Old Palo Alto and Midtown, received an unwanted bedtime serenade on June 22 as nu-metal band Korn cranked up the music at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View. Shoreline’s music has been an issue over the years when an atmospheric inversion layer creates a ceiling of sorts that bounces the sound down and into distant neighborhoods. The City of Palo Alto does not have jurisdiction over Shoreline noise, but it does track complaints, which it turns over to the City of Mountain View. The Palo Alto hotline number is 650-329-2631. Complaints can also be made online at tinyurl.com/ yb4cvynd. Shoreline has a hotline for reporting noise complaints, 650-967-0376, and Mountain View Police are at 650-903-6344. FOOTHILLS FIRES ... Palo Alto’s fire season officially kicks off July 1 and runs through Oct. 31. In preparation for each fire season, Palo Alto Fire Department inspects every home in the Foothills community for vegetation clearance and “defensible space,” an area that should be free of clutter and weeds to prevent fires from spreading and which provide firefighters access to a property during a fire. California law and the city’s municipal code require property owners or occupants to create 100 feet of defensible space around homes and buildings, according to the fire department. SPEAKING OF WEEDS ... This year’s city weed abatement program fined 56 Palo Alto properties in various neighborhoods: Downtown North (1), Evergreen Park (1), Triple El (1), Palo Alto Orchards (1), St. Claire Gardens (1), University South (1), Crescent Park (2), Green Acres (3), Old Palo Alto (3), Palo Alto Hills (3), Charleston Meadows (4), College Terrace (4), Midtown (5), Barron Park (6), Ventura (7), Esther Clark Park (10). Remaining properties are owned by Stanford University. Fines ranged from $60 to $6,786. MAGICAL MUSIC ... The Music Is Magic Summer Concert Series at Magical Bridge Playground in Palo Alto returns with free, family-friendly concerts on Friday nights through Sept. 1 in Mitchell Park. Concerts are held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The full schedule is available at tinyurl.com/ yaqc8ktm. Q

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Lenore Cymes sorts through the piles of donated clothes left by neighbors for the nonprofit Ecumenical Hunger Program. Four times a year, Cymes organizes the donation drive, collecting adult and children’s clothes, shoes, blankets, and some household items.

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Dedicated to donations North Palo Alto residents galvanize to help the needy by Sue Dremann hen Duveneck/St. Francis or job searches. In the end, the plastic lawn neighborhood resident Lenore Cymes sends an bags she packed with donations email asking for clothing or toy do- weighed 60 to 70 pounds. Ecumenical Hunger Program nations to help residents in nearby East Palo Alto, her neighbors re- assists local families and individuals in East Palo Alto, Menlo Park spond by the boxes and bagfuls. For more than two years, when- and surrounding communities ever the quarterly call has gone out, who are experiencing economic Cymes finds her driveway filled and personal difficulty. The with pants, hats, dresses, blouses, nonprofit agency provides food, shoes and other clothes that resi- clothing, furniture, household esdents of her neighborhood and the sentials, support and advocacy so adjacent Crescent Park mine from that people can regain stability. Cymes and her neighbors adopttheir closets and garages. Cymes sorts and packs the clothing and ed the organization because it treats arranges for delivery to Ecumeni- its clients with dignity and doesn’t cal Hunger Program, located at sell the donations, they said. Cymes 2411 Pulgas Ave. in East Palo Alto. stepped forward more than two She used to be able to pack the stuff years ago after a neighbor asked via in her car, but now donations have email where to donate used items, grown to such proportions that the and another neighbor suggested the nonprofit agency comes with a de- East Palo Alto nonprofit. Because Ecumenical Hunger Program is livery truck, she said. From June 23 through 26, she only open on weekdays, working spent all weekend sorting through neighbors could not get to the nonthe various piles, some left neatly profit with their donations. Cymes, and thoughtfully folded, oth- who is retired, volunteered to colers stuffed into bags and boxes. lect and deliver the clothing. “I get a big thank you for doFolding tables, labeled according to gender or age, helped her stay ing it,” she admitted of neighbors’ organized: men, women, toddler responses, but she eschews any foand infant, boys, girls, shoes and cus on her own good deeds. “What matters is the commublankets and throws. “Somebody left me a clothing nity involvement. Without them rack this time. I can’t believe it!” this wouldn’t happen. When the she said, pleased she can hang word goes out, the community the better clothing used for work comes forward.”

Cymes, who is a Palo Alto Community Emergency Response Team volunteer, also has initiated donation drives after catastrophic events around the world: Hurricane Katrina in 2005; the 2007 Peruvian earthquake and 2013’s Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. The 2014 King Fire in Pollock Pines, California, netted two large truckloads of items. “A little old lady in her 80s knocked on my door who was holding a blanket. She said, ‘This is my baby quilt. I’m finally willing to give it up,’” Cymes recalled. Cymes added a note with the woman’s story to the blanket, to bring comfort to the recipient. “My sense of human nature here is there really is a very generous spirit in this community. With everybody leading really busy lives, you ask and they (still) help,” she said. On Sunday, neighbor Holly Chamberlain helped Cymes sort and label the bags for three hours. “I really believe everyone deserves to have enough to eat and to live in dignity, and this organization lets people do both. Palo Alto is the land of plenty and people can afford to step up to the plate,” Chamberlain said during a phone call on Wednesday. On Monday morning, another neighbor, Vicky Evans of Crescent Park, dropped by to offer a hand. She worked in an East Palo Alto charter high school and currently mentors students in that city. “I know how important these services are to kids in East Palo Alto,” Evans said. “I’ve been in those houses, and what you see on

the outside is not what you see on the inside. It can be really tough. And yet, there is resilience there.” Because of the high participation rate of Duveneck/St. Francis and Crescent Park residents, Cymes isn’t looking to take donations from other neighborhoods. Instead, she encourages people to start their own neighborhood drives. It is relatively easy to do, but it does take a time commitment — in her case about 30 hours per drive, she said. She sends out an email about 10 days before announcing the collection dates, then resends it about one week prior. Finally, a last notice goes out after she has set up the tables, she said. Any inappropriate items, such as televisions and car seats, she asks people to take back. Random items, like books and toys, she’ll pass along if she can, though she prefers donations only of clothing. Organizers should ask the receiving organization what it needs and focus the drive on those items. One also needs to make arrangements for delivering the donations. Cymes said she is proud of her neighborhood. “I feel really pleased that we’ve carried it through for two years.” she said. Does she ever find anything she would like to keep for herself? “I would die of embarrassment if I ran into someone who donated something and I was wearing it,” she said. Q More information about Ecumenical Hunger Program is available at www.ehpcares.org or by calling 650-323-7781. Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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work. Her RV neighbor was a Stanford physician who lived in Carmel on the weekends and in his RV during the week because he didn’t want to commute, she said. But when the doctor left, the parking lot attendant said she couldn’t live there anymore. Recently she bought a much nicer, roomier RV. She makes a distinction between the working RV dwellers and retirees and others who can move somewhere else. “There are some of us that need to be here,” she noted. Jeanne Nicholas, 49, works at Stanford University in a financial services call center. For five years she lived in a $2,800-a-month Mountain View apartment with her

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low-income and minority families. Judy Argumedo, who oversees the district’s Voluntary Transfer Program and English language learner program and served on the minorityachievement committee, said in an interview that McGee’s leadership sparked tangible shifts she hadn’t seen before in her decade of working in the district. More low-income and minority parents, many Spanishspeaking and from East Palo Alto, came to school board meetings this year to speak out, she said. District staff also received specific training on unconscious bias and read equity case studies as part of their training. “It’s been a real focus,” Argumedo said Thursday. “I hope our next superintendent has the same focus and passion for equity.” McGee, who pledged openness and transparency before his hiring, is a frequent presence at school campuses. Argumedo described him as unusually “available” for a superintendent, giving his cell phone number out to families, and said she often runs into him at the schools. He also provided updates in monthly videos produced by students and started hosting online webinars about pressing issues to increase access and transparency beyond in-person school board meetings. One year in as superintendent, McGee launched a passion project — the growing Advanced Authentic Research (AAR) program, which connects high school students with mentors to conduct in-depth research projects on everything from computational chemistry to psychological and sociological inquiries. (He served as a mentor himself for groups of students the last two years.) The program was recently honored by the Stanford University Peace Innovation Lab, which has created a scholarship in his name to provide funding to AAR graduates who go on to pursue their research as college students. But at times, McGee’s ambition and eagerness to make change happen was sharply at odds with the community and school board. In 2015, he failed to disclose to

mother and aunt, both of whom she supports. When her rent was raised, she moved her mother and aunt into a home she owns in Fresno, regrettably having to evict her tenant. A few weeks ago, she bought the 1998 RV to live in during the week. She commutes to Fresno on the weekend in her smart car, she said. “It would be nice if Stanford provided accommodations for housing for workers. There are mobile home parks that accept RVs, but the rent is $2,000 a month just to park and they aren’t convenient to where I work,” she said. Stanford’s McCown said the university provides housing with priority for faculty and staff at the 624unit Stanford West apartments, including below-market-rate units. A one-bedroom below-market-rate unit is under $1,000 a month.

In Palo Alto, the university’s new 70 below-market-rate units at Mayfield Place on El Camino are open to the public, including Stanford employees who meet the income qualifications. There was a lottery for those units and residents have moved in, she said. City Manager James Keene has taken up the matter with officials in surrounding cities to try to find a regional solution, he said. Some cities, like Santa Barbara, run programs for people who live in RVs: The coastal town has a 13-year-old program that provides places for RV dwellers to park overnight, but there is awaiting list of 80 vehicles, according to the Santa Barbara Independent and other local papers. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

the board the progression of a serious proposal to open an alternative secondary school in the district, which got as far as an application for funding through a national education initiative launched by Laurene Powell Jobs. Described by proponents as a “radically innovative school,” the new concept was to be the answer to a growing call in the community for an education distinctly different from what the current middle and high schools offer. But McGee’s lack of communication beyond a small group of advocates sparked dissent and ultimately led to the fizzling of the possibility of any new school. McGee said he was “disappointed” about this outcome but is heartened that the push to innovate has persisted. He later convened a group of teachers committed to bringing innovation to the district; they recently proposed opening a school-within-aschool pilot program at Paly. McGee also did not promptly inform the board about a private donor’s offer to fund a multi-million dollar remodel of Addison Elementary School. The project first came before the board almost a year into the planning process at the campus. In 2015, students skewered him for making a hasty decision, announced during spring break and without their input, to eliminate academic classes during the high schools’ early morning “zero” period. On some key initiatives, progress has stalled under McGee’s leadership. Perhaps most significantly, a promised review of the district’s special-education department conducted last year came with esteemed pedigree — led by a Harvard University professor and longtime special-education advocate — but fell short in substance. At a retreat last week, several school board members decried the district’s continued failure to make much-needed progress on specialeducation reform, from improving delivery of services to building trust with families. McGee said he would have liked to have made “more tangible progress” on special education, which he said was hindered by the district’s culture of school-based autonomy. “Some things are too

autonomous; some things are too centralized,” he said. “The special-education system here has been a success for some students, certainly, but it needs to be successful for all students.” McGee’s tenure has also been shaped by unexpected controversies that have bubbled up from the community and often consumed district staff’s and the board’s attention for months at a time, from a grassroots proposal to rename two middle schools named after eugenicists and a divisive debate over how the high schools should report weighted grade point averages. Much of this year was devoted to making difficult budget cuts after the district discovered staff had miscalculated propertytax revenue projections, resulting in a multi-million-dollar shortfall. “This is not an easy place to work, but whether it was the budget crisis, weighted grading (or) the most recent issues with sexual harassment and sexual assault, I hope I’ve exemplified what leadership is about — making good decisions, standing tall, admitting mistakes (and) finding ways to do things better,” McGee said. After several current and former Palo Alto Unified students died by suicide in 2014, 2015 and 2016, he became the leader of a school district under a national microscope for its high-pressure culture of achievement. Student mental health and well-being have become a central focus of the district over the last several years, with increased funding from the school board for counseling services, the opening of wellness centers at both high schools, a more forgiving bell schedule and new teacher-advisory program at Gunn High School and numerous student initiatives to combat the stigma around mental illness. “I’m very proud, though it was born out of tragedy, of what we’ve done for social-emotional wellness and balancing academics with social-emotional health,” McGee said. This spring’s outrage over the district’s handling of sexual violence at Paly came on the heels of a yearslong federal investigation (continued on page 11)

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safer for school children and address the city’s growing traffic woes. “The population of Palo Alto is growing, and so is traffic,” wrote Lanier Benkard, a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business and a father of two children. “Bike commuting can help alleviate this pressure, but if we don’t promote infrastructure that is friendly to bikes and make sure that bike commuting can be done safely, people won’t do it.” Penny Ellson, a longtime champion of bike improvements, noted in a letter that the projects being approved go well beyond making streets bike-friendly. “Each one of them contains new facilities for all users ... creating streets that serve people people who drive, walk, bike and use transit,” Ellson wrote. The council, which had reviewed and endorsed the bike projects at prior meetings, approved the contract Tuesday on its consent calendar, with no debate and little discussion. The only dissenter in the 8-1 vote was Councilwoman Karen Holman, though her concerns pertained to procedural matters (the contract would amend the 2018 budget, which at that point of the meeting had not yet been approved) rather than the project’s merits. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Council votes to raise utility rates

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Budget: The council approved the Fiscal Year 2018 budget, which includes a new public-information manager position in the Police Department, higher fees for parking permits at downtown and California Avenue garages and an anticipated expense reduction of $1.3 million in the Fire Department. Yes: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Wolbach No: Tanaka

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that found the district repeatedly violated Title IX in multiple cases of sexual violence, harassment and misconduct at both high schools. Just months before news about the Paly case broke, the school board entered into a resolution agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights that commits the district to a series of corrective actions and a monitoring period, among other requirements. McGee said a forthcoming public report from the law firm investigating the district’s handling of the Paly sexual assault reports, expected in July, will provide “indicators of how we need to improve systems and processes.” McGee’s upcoming retirement is the latest in a wave of leadership changes that are reshaping the district. At the district office, the associate superintendent, assistant superintendent for human resources, chief student services officer, director of special education, director of student services and equity coordinator all left this school year, with some positions filled and others consolidated. A new, high-level position that McGee created this year, assistant superintendent for strategic initiatives and operations, has yet to be filled. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

a budget that dramatically increases the cost of parking in downtown and around California Avenue and invests nearly $500,000 in a new nonprofit charged with shifting drivers to other modes of transportation. (Posted June 27, 11:37 p.m.)

Gunn finds new principal at Paly Kathie Laurence, a Palo Alto High School assistant principal and former social studies teacher, will take over as the permanent principal of Gunn High School effective July 3, the school district announced Monday evening. (Posted June 26, 7:42 p.m.)

Group seeks ballot to recall judge A group seeking to oust Aaron Persky, the Santa Clara County Superior Court judge who sentenced a convicted sexual assailant and former Stanford University swimmer to six months in county jail last year, filed a notice of intent to circulate a recall petition on Monday morning. (Posted June 26, 9:27 p.m.)

Parks and Recreation Commission (June 28)

Zoo: The commission discussed the proposed reconstruction of the Junior Museum and Zoo. Action: None Aquatics: The commission heard an update about the negotiations between Team Sheeper and the two swimming groups that practice at Rinconada Pool, Palo Alto Masters and PASA. Action: None

Council Rail Committee (June 28)

Grade separation: The committee reviewed the report on the city’s fist community workshop, “Connecting Palo Alto,” heard an update about Caltrain electrification and reviewed the scenarios in the city’s ongoing circulation study near the rail corridor. Action: None

Board of Education (June 28)

Gunn principal: The board waived its two-meeting rule and approved Kathie Laurence as Gunn High School’s new principal, effective July 1. Yes: Unanimous

Planning and Transportation Commission (June 29) Traffic safety: The commission discussed the survey results for the Cowper Street and Coleridge Avenue traffic-safety project. Action: None

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June 21-27 Violence related Battery 2 Domestic Violence 5 Elder Abuse 1 Theft related Commercial burglaries 2 Grand theft 5 Identity theft 3 Residential burglaries 3 Forgery 1 Vehicle related Abandoned Auto 2 Abandoned bicycle 1 Auto recovery 1 Auto theft 1 Bicycle theft 4 Driving w/ suspended license 2 Driving without license 1 Hit and run 4 Parking/driving violation 1 Theft from auto 4 Vehicle accident/minor injury 7 Vehicle accident/prop damage 9 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public 3 Possession of drugs 2 Possession of paraphernalia 1 Under influence of drugs 1 Open container 2 Underage drinking 1 Miscellaneous Fall 1 Found property 5 Indecent exposure 3 Lost property 2 Misc penal code violation 5 Noise ordinance violation 1 Outside investigation 3 Psychiatric hold 3 Suspicious circumstances 1 Vandalism 2 Warrant/other agency 2

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Violence related Battery 3 Theft related Fraud 4 Grand theft 1 Petty theft 2 Receive stolen goods 1 Residential burglaries 1 Vehicle related Bicycle theft 5 Driving w/ suspended license 3 Hit and run 2 Parking/driving violation 2 Theft from auto 3 Vehicle accident/injury 2 Vehicle accident/no injury 4 Vehicle tow 1 Alcohol or drug related Drunk in public 5 Possession of drugs 4 Miscellaneous Coroner Case 3 CPS referral 1 Domestic disturbance 1 Disturbing phone calls 3 Found property 4 Illegal dumping 1 Located missing person 1 Lost property 4 Psych evaluation 2 Resisting arrest 2 Suspicious person 1 Violation of court order 2 Vandalism 2 Warrant arrest 11

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Alma Street, 6/21, 1:26 a.m.; battery. Tanland Drive, 6/21, 6:51 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. Amarillo Avenue, 6/21, 6:59 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. El Camino Real, 6/22, 11:01 a.m.; battery. Bryant Street, 6/22, 8:30 p.m.; elder abuse. El Camino Real, 6/24, 1:08 a.m.; domestic violence/battery. Los Robles Avenue, 6/24, 1:19 p.m.; domestic violence/battery. El Camino Real, 6/25, 10:05 p.m.; domestic violence/battery.

Transitions Ronald Alexander

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Ronald Alexander, emeritus Stanford University Department of Communication professor, died May 7. He was 94. He was born in Raleigh Township, Kent County, Ontario, on March 28, 1923. He enlisted in the Canadian Army in 1942, transferring to the Royal Canadian Air Force after training. He later enrolled in an electronics and communication course at the University of Western Ontario, but never graduated. Before joining the faculty at Stanford University, he worked as a recording sound mixer at the National Film Board of Canada, and is listed in the credits of 300 films. He developed and patented a revolutionary soundtrack-mixing device known as CUE VUE, which was installed in studios all over the world and remains in use today. Alexander was also an accomplished photojournalist, covering Queen Elizabeth II’s tour of Canada in 1951, including the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. He met his first wife, Carmelia Graziadei, while working at the National Film Board of Canada early in his filmmaking career. They had three children, Gina, Dohn and Paul, all of whom now reside in the Bay Area. In 1970, he was invited to Stanford as visiting lecturer in the Department of Communication. He taught documentary filmmaking for 18 years in the graduate program of the Department of Communication. He was named named emeritus upon retiring in 1988. Divorced and working at Stanford, he met his second wife, Janet Kippen Alexander, who also worked at the University doing research on a Heart Disease Prevention program. In 1981, she died at age 42. He was best known for his attention to detail and dedication to his students. As a teacher, he had firm ideas of what skills he wanted his students to develop. “A painstaking attention to detail is the main thing I try to impart,” he told the Times Tribune. “This is the only way student filmmakers will become excellent.” Outside of his job, he loved to do crossword puzzles. He would finish the New York Times and use all the local daily papers as warmups. He also had a love of music, and jazz in particular — especially traditional and Dixieland jazz. Despite his use of cameras in the classroom, he did not spend a lot of time on photography outside of school. His neighbor recalls him being “too busy inventing solutions to all kinds of everyday mechanical, computational or any other kind of daily problems he might encounter. An irrepressible creative

problem-solver, it was always fascinating to see how he would figure out a better, simpler, more reliable way to do almost everything.” He also was aware of all the issues of his community and made sure his voice was heard when there was an issue that mattered. He is survived by his daughter, Gina; and his sons, Paul and Dohn. A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m., Thursday, July 20, at Stanford Memorial Church. In lieu of flowers, those wishing to make a donation in Alexander’s memory can do so at the Buxton National Museum or a charity of their choice.

Marc Bertrand Longtime Stanford resident Marc Bertrand, emeritus Stanford University French professor, died on April 28, due to heart problems. He was 83. He suffered a stroke on April 22, and lived surrounded by family in hospice care for six days. He was born in 1933, in Metz, France, and served in the French Army from 1953 to 1955, before immigrating to the United States. Bertrand completed his Ph.D. in romance languages at the University of California, Berkeley, and began teaching as a professor of French literature and civilization at Stanford in 1966. He was known in the scholarly community for his articles on contemporary French literature. He taught two generations of undergraduate and graduate students at Stanford, and, in his later years,

added courses on French literature and civilization for the broader Palo Alto community through continuing studies. His most-known work is his 1968 book about Jean PrÈvost, the French writer and journalist, “L’Oeuvre de Jean PrÈvost.” He wrote articles on French figures such as Voltaire, Gustave Flaubert, Claude Bernard and Jean Cayrol as well as writing a book in 1985 titled, “Popular Traditions and Learned Culture in France From the 16th to the 20th Century.” He was seen by many as “the quintessential French intellectual.”As a professor and researcher, he enjoyed exposing others to French culture and even leading trips for students to visit Paris through the Bing Overseas Studies Program. He conducted immense research not for the credit or personal glory, explained his wife, but to “transmit to his students his love of literature, history and art.” After retiring in 2000, he continued to research and write about French language, history and culture. His teaching did not end in 2000. He was passionate about education and taught for a continuing education program post-retirement. He could usually be found in the library, writing and taking notes on new topics. “He had an incredible intellectual curiosity and love of learning,” his wife, Vida Bertrand, recounted. “I always thought of him as a walking encyclopedia, and he practically lived among books in his office.” After his death, Vita discovered just how organized and committed to teaching he was when she went

Sharon McFee Cooper Resident of Palo Alto October 1, 1942 – June 2,2017 Sharon, a long-time resident of Palo Alto, CA, passed away June 2, 2007 at the age of 74. Sharon is survived by her husband, Brian, her children, Matthew and Benjamin, her sister, Susan Young, and brother, Hugh McPhee, along with her 4-grandchildren, Ethan, Myles, Evan and Reid, her daughter-in-law, Danielle, wife of Benjamin, and her beloved pit bull, Stella. Sharon was born in Redwood City, CA on October 1, 1942 to Hugh and Anita McPhee. She graduated from high school, the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Menlo Park, CA in 1960, and then received her BA from San Jose State College in 1964. She worked at Wells Fargo Bank in Palo Alto, raised her children and returned to work at Henry M. Gunn School for 25-years until her retirement in 2012. Sharon enjoyed spending time with her beloved grandchildren, and also volunteered her time to the Humane Society of Silicon Valley. She loved to travel, especially to the United Kingdom, where she and her husband, Brian, would visit his family and friends. If desired, friends may make Memorial Contributions to: Humane Society of Silicon Valley, 901 Ames Ave, Milpitas, CA 95035-6326 (www.hssv.org) or Our Pack, Inc., 1177 Branham Lane #235, San Jose, CA 95118 (info@ourpack.org) PAID

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through his office and found his impressive collection of notes. He was extremely concerned about human injustice around the world, expressing this by teaching the literature of authors and philosophers such as Jean-Paul Sartre, Simone de Beauvoir and Albert Camus. He passed on his knowledge of French history and the revolution to his two grandchildren, telling them exciting stories of chateaus and past

French kings to instill his love of French history in his them at an early age. He was involved in his grandchildren’s lives, driving them to soccer practice and horsebackriding lessons. He enjoyed listening to classical music, watching French films and gardening, his wife said. Bertrand is survived by his wife of 45 years, Vida Bertrand; daughter, Ariane, and two grandchildren, Luc and Sophie.

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Margaret “Miki” Eikenberry passed away peacefully at home in Redwood City, California at the age of 86. Born in Monrovia, California and raised in Southern California, she then moved to the Bay Area to continue her education, attending Stanford University, San Francisco, where she met her future husband, Donald Eikenberry. Graduating from Stanford School of Nursing in 1952, she worked as a registered nurse at San Francisco County Hospital. After raising four children with her husband, Donald, she returned to nursing, working in the nursery and pediatric units at Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, and then at the Kaiser Allergy Clinic in Redwood City until she retired. Miki had many passions in life. She loved family, travel, music and the theater. Generous and loving, Miki developed many lasting friendships with people met throughout her life and travels. She was an avid reader, loved writing poetry and playing cards. A great sports enthusiast, she loved “her” San Francisco Giants, Golden State Warriors, San Jose Sharks, the SF 49ers and the Stanford Cardinals. Miki was predeceased by her husband and love of her life, Donald Eikenberry, and her beloved sister and best friend, Marie. She will be lovingly remembered in the hearts of her four children Shirley Eikenberry Lesure (Wynn), Carl Eikenberry (Trudy), Eric Eikenberry (Barbara), Lisa Eikenberry Jewett (Michael) and six grandchildren XanderMarie, Christopher, Amy, Anthony, Andy, and Stuart. A memorial service will be held Saturday July 22, 2017 at 11 am at Trinity Church, 330 Ravenswood Avenue, Menlo Park, with reception to follow. In lieu of flowers, donations to Doctors without Borders would be gratefully appreciated. PAID

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Editorial The war on cars Palo Alto stays the course on bold paradigm shift on parking and transportation

t’s been many years since it became obvious to almost everyone that parking problems and traffic congestion in Palo Alto, fueled by a robust economy and too much new commercial development, required bolder action and stronger leadership by city officials. This week, the City Council reaffirmed its resolve to do just that and approved two important new measures that will move the ball forward in what is becoming a steady march toward a comprehensive parking and transportation plan for the city. In approving the city budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the council adopted staff recommendations to greatly increase the cost of employee parking permits for downtown and California Avenue to bring them more in line with the fees charged in other cities and to use the revenue generated to pay for a variety of transit subsidies and other programs to reduce the number of commuters who drive solo to work. It is the latest element of a multi-pronged set of city initiatives that now includes the construction of two new parking garages (downtown and California Avenue,) four neighborhood parkingpermit programs (downtown, Evergreen Park/Mayfield, Southgate and College Terrace) and the fledgling downtown nonprofit Transportation Management Association (TMA) to promote and administer alternatives to single-occupancy vehicle commuting. The budget also includes major improvements the city’s bicycle routes. Later this fall the council is expected to approve a transition to paid street parking in downtown Palo Alto along with the abandonment of the ineffective color zones, with the goal of completely overhauling the current pricing model and shifting all-day parking by employees to where it belongs — in parking garages — and freeing up street parking and most surface lots for short-term shoppers and visitors. By making the garage permit-parking rates cheaper than street parking, employees will naturally migrate to the garages, while street parking for shoppers and customers can turn over frequently without employees competing for those space. There are a lot of moving pieces and variables to these plans, and policymakers acknowledge the need to treat the measures as experimental and be ready to make adjustments, just as changes were made to the downtown residential parking-permit system after it was initially established in 2015. We urge residents and employers to defer judgment and withhold criticism about these initiatives. If thoughtfully and nimbly implemented they hold the best hope of reducing traffic congestion and creating a parking system that puts financial incentives in the right place to benefit all constituencies. Complaints that residents will be bearing the costs of transit subsidies for employees are misplaced. Funding for the TMA subsidy programs will come almost entirely from the parking-permit fees collected from employees, which in many cases actually comes from their employers. Employers and their employees, especially those in lower-paid service jobs, have valid concerns that the cost of parking permits will make employee recruitment and retention even more difficult. But with the addition of new parking garages and subsidies for both transit passes and parking permits for lower income workers, it should be possible to limit these impacts while creating a better parking experience for employees and the customers on which business owners depend. The council-approved budget anticipates about $480,000 in expected downtown parking-permit fee revenues going to support the activities of the new downtown TMA, which will use the money to subsidize train or bus transit passes for lower income workers, organize car pools and conduct outreach to employers. The goal is for these programs to change the commute methods for at least 450 downtown employees this year, representing an estimated 8 percent of those currently commuting solo to jobs in downtown Palo Alto. And that number is expected to grow substantially the following year. After years of discussion and studies, the city staff and council appear to be getting this new strategy right and are moving carefully and deliberately to implement it. Of crucial importance will be to provide lower cost permits for service workers and to overhaul the city’s administration of the employee permit system. The process for buying permits and the communication with business owners has been awful, and the city must recover quickly from these mistakes. Setting aside the debate over how much more new commercial or housing development Palo Alto can absorb, there is uniform agreement that transportation management needs to be our top priority. The new parking and trip-reduction measures being implemented are important steps forward. Q Page 14 • June 30, 2017 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Do the right thing Editor, In reply to the many comments about our guest opinion of June 9 (Eittreim and Grossman) and to the letter of Bill Zaumen (“If it were only that simple,” 6/14): We never claimed that making the transition away from fossil fuels to alternate energy sources would be simple. But of the many solutions out there in making this transition, switching away from heavily carbon-polluting vehicles to zero- or lightly polluting vehicles is a basic one. It is the low-hanging fruit among solutions. Especially now that LEVs (low-emission vehicles) have been around for more than a decade and can be found on the used car market at relatively low cost. Perhaps not everyone is in a position to switch to LEVs because of particular work engaged in, difficult commutes, etc. And of course the best solution is to switch to bikes/walking or transit and benefit your health to boot. We are in the midst of this transition and the trick will be to make it quickly, not slowly. If we do it quickly the climate changes will be simply bad; if we do it slowly the changes will be catastrophic. Yes, the climate problems are complex, relationships in earth process are stochastic not linear, and the variables are almost infinite. I can’t help the Chinese make their decisions, but as an American I can and should urge us to do the right thing. The simple fact is that CO2 is the problem, and we human beings can fix that problem. Steve Eittreim Ivy Lane, Palo Alto

Bring back the ban The best way for the “City to crack down on El Camino RVs” (June 23) is to reinstate the Prohibition on Human Habitation of Vehicles Ordinance No. 5206, passed after 2+ years of debate and analysis on how best to respond to citizen complaints. City Council blundered by repealing the ban in November 2014 without any contravening analysis and despite the City Attorney’s conclusion that the law was consistent with constitutional requirements. The council bowed to pressure from a few loud activists rather than the reasoned will of the citizen majority. The presence of vehicular inhabitants throughout Palo Alto constitutes an ongoing nuisance, safety hazard, zoning

violation and degradation of residential neighborhoods incompatible with their intended character. Spending millions on social services outreach has not helped house people who prefer to live in their vehicles while it remains legal for them to do so. These views are not an attack on the homeless. Most Palo Alto vehicle dwellers I have met are good people, and we should continue sensible efforts to feed, clothe and house the needy. This issue is about quality of life, fairness, safety and community. It is also about ensuring that our government listens to the hard-working, tax-paying residents of this city rather than bowing to a (vocal) minority of special interests. Other “solutions” have failed. Bring back the ban, please. Jonathan Brown Fernando Avenue, Palo Alto

Inspection Catch-22 Editor, The government surveillance I most hate and fear is the one where the government agent, without a search warrant, knocks on the door and says, “I’m from the city. May I come in?” And the unsuspecting homeowner or workman lets him in and he looks around and says, “You’ve taken a bathtub out, and The Law says you have to have a permit to put it back in, which will be $1,000.” And you say, “I think that’s unreasonable, but of course I have to obey The Law. I’ll live in the house without a bathtub.” And she says, “No, you can’t do that. All you can do is amass fines and more fines until finally the house is boarded up.” Stephanie Munoz Alma Street, Palo Alto

No need to be mean When did Palo Alto become so mean? I am bothered by two steps the city wants to take. The City Council needs to recognize that we all need services performed by commuting workers. Many of them do not make a lot of money, and we need to let them park either free or at a nominally low cost. Years ago I suggested that town workers get “employee” permits and park free on the top levels of all the parking structures. I still favor that. The other issue is, yes, I have noticed more RVs along El Camino Real by Stanford. I thought, “What a great idea. They are not in front of residences, and if Stanford doesn’t mind, why should we object? Most of them are doing the best they can.” Admittedly, I would not want them parked along our residential streets, but they are obstructing no traffic and not hurting anyone there. Once again, years ago I suggested that parking be made available at the Baylands or Cubberley Community Center with some security and bathroom facilities available. If you won’t let them park along El Camino, then provide them with a place to stay legally. As a city, you seem to want to charge outrageously for dayworker parking, push those who live in RVs out and — just as an also — not do much for the animal shelter. There is no need for meanness here. Carol Gilbert Byron Street, Palo Alto

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Guest Opinion In renaming schools, protect Fred Terman’s legacy by Dennis Wilkinson funny thing happened on the way to a school renaming: A respected and beloved Silicon Valley pioneer, with no connection to racism or eugenics, is now unfairly and wrongly associated with both. All thanks to a school district (mission: education) located in the town that benefited most of all from this pioneer’s work. The Palo Alto school renaming effort has been divisive and painful. In the case of Terman Middle School, it has also been confusing. Terman has two namesakes: the eugenicist Lewis Terman, and his son Frederick, the “Father of Silicon Valley.” Fred Terman was unquestioningly not a eugenicist or racist. Rather, he was an esteemed, admired and fair-minded scientist/ engineer/administrator who played a critical role in the development of our area. I came to the renaming conversation late in the process. Like many in the community, I was confused. Who was the namesake, anyway? We received plenty of information from the Palo Alto Unified School District about eugenics and Lewis Terman, but wasn’t the school named for the (arguably) more famous Frederick? He was hardly even mentioned. In the end, I called the school office; none of the staff knew who the namesake was, but eventually our

principal was able to explain. The process ground on. Attention remained focused squarely on Lewis and eugenics; Fred and the positive messages he represents were largely and confusingly omitted. Committees and hearings were dominated by a small, politically savvy group intent on social justice; moderates, including those motivated by continuity of community and cost, were much less active. An emotional case against the name “Terman” was built, without clear explanation why a rededication to Fred alone (with formal public removal of Lewis) would not suffice. Several days before the final hearing, the district quietly clarified that Fred in fact had nothing to do with eugenics. The rename was approved. We are now choosing a new namesake. Some, maybe many, of us voted for Fred Terman. After all, he embodies all the top values identified in a 2016 district survey: integrity, significant contribution, innovation, inclusiveness, academic excellence and advocacy for science (source: Renaming Schools Advisory Committee final report, oral testimony at hearings). He was local, beloved, important and most of all offers something for almost everyone, whether their concern is social justice, continuity of community, or cost. Surely, if Fred Terman were considered on his own merits, the record would be set straight, right? We may never know. Outside of its planned agenda, the school board reinterpreted/amended a clause in its technical guidelines (policy 7310) to ban him from consideration. Intended to prevent confusingly similar names (i.e., no “JL

Sanford Middle School” since we already have a “JL Stanford Middle School”), this clause is now being invoked to rule Fred out for good, with little or no public process or input. I’ve talked to many in the community by now. There is widespread confusion or ignorance, and almost no one understands even who the namesakes are, let alone which was the eugenicist. Over and over, I hear comments or questions about the “Terman name” being problematic or controversial. And if people think it is, now? We are a school district, not a corporation; let’s educate! I hear about various parent, staff and even student groups “unanimously” or “overwhelmingly” supporting the rename, dating back to 2016, and I can’t help but wonder whether they got the full story. My daughter’s eighth-grade English class spent a whole period on the rename with no mention of Fred at all. It has been, honestly, a total communication and messaging failure by a powerful and affluent district that owes so much to the work of pioneers like Fred Terman. Beyond smearing an exemplary leader, we are also sending a signal that PAUSD condemns people by their last names or that our students (who will have eugenics in their curriculum going forward) are incapable of distinguishing the two Termans. It’s easy for most of us in the PAUSD community to be fair-minded and equitable; not so easy for Fred Terman, growing up with an eruditely, actively racist father. Yet he was fair-minded, and his accomplishments indisputably served the greater good. Isn’t

this the kind of positive message we should be celebrating? One great step toward repairing the damage would be to reinstate Fred Terman as a renaming candidate. Search “Fred Terman change.org” for a petition if you are interested in lending your voice. Please spread the word, especially to alumni and student groups. A second way to act is by communication with the board or with your vote. Ken Dauber and Jennifer DiBrienza have been especially hard-line against any consideration of Fred Terman. Todd Collins has a healthy and moderate perspective. PAUSD and the board have really created a mess here over an issue most people always thought was a waste of time and energy. Let’s hope they can clean it up. Going forward, as with the decision whether to rename, the district will select people for a small committee to recommend a name to the board. This process is opaque and likely to produce a result lacking strong community buy-in. In this day and age, can’t we just vote? If anyone is interested in making that happen, it would be more than welcome. Q Dennis Wilkinson has lived in the the Bay Area for 17 years. He is a retired scientist who is now an investor and stayat-home father of three.

Correction

In last week’s “Off Deadline” column about virtual reality, the Stanford Pain Clinic phone number for patients and referrals was incorrect. It is 650-723-6238. The Weekly regrets the error.

Streetwise

What do you think about the city replacing human monitors stationed at the Caltrain tracks with video cameras? Asked in Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. Question, interviews and photographs by Shawna Chen.

Mary Fisher

Aubriana Menendez

Lyndsay Douglass

“Bigl” Whosendorf

Deanna Walston

Interior Stylist Marmona Drive, Menlo Park

Graduate Student Stanford University

Realtor El Camino Real, San Mateo

Construction Worker University Avenue, Palo Alto

Retired Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto

“The biggest problem is just addressing the issue before it gets to that point [in terms of the suicides]. There’s just a big problem with high school students that needs to be looked at more than it is right now.”

“I think it’s going to be a lot harder on the screen to see what the situation actually looks like.”

“If it’s an improvement and actually works, then by all means. But I still like giving jobs to humans. Maybe they could do both: humans in the day and cameras at night.”

“I’d rather see the $11-an-hour security guards. They need a job. Cameras are more weapons for spying on people.”

“I think it’s a good idea to go with the video cameras. ... Guards aren’t always super vigilant. ... I mean, it’s a pretty boring job. Cameras can provide 24-hour coverage.”

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

Check out some local options for celebrating America’s birthday (and also Canada’s)

Los Altos

Los Altos Hills Break out the red, white and blue and decorate scooters, skateboards and bikes for the annual Los Altos Hills parade. Parade participants will meet at 9:30 a.m. at Town Hall, 26379 W. Fremont Road, and will be marching down Fremont Road to Gardner Bullis School at 10 a.m. Paraders will be served lemonade, watermelon and coffee at the destination. Go to tinyurl.com/y9jzfw5t. Menlo Park’s annual Fourth of July Parade & Celebration returns with a slew of activities. The bike-trike-and-wagon parade down Santa Cruz Avenue begins at 11:45 a.m, ending at Burgess Park (701 Laurel St.), where attendees can grab a bite to eat from

Redwood City The Redwood City Fourth of July celebration begins at 8 a.m., with the Parade Run 5k along the Fourth of July parade route, starting at the corner of Arguello and Marshall streets. Proceeds benefit Redwood City schoolmusic programs. If running isn’t for you, stop at the Redwood City Fire Department at 755 Marshall St. for a pancake breakfast (7:30-10:30 a.m), benefiting the Redwood City Firefighters Association. Redwood City will also be home to the 79th Fourth of July Parade, which begins at 10 a.m. This year’s parade is a celebration of Redwood City’s 150 years, 1867-2017, honoring its history, diversity and neighborhoods. After the parade comes an Independence Day Festival from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Courthouse Square, featuring a battle between the Stanford University

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Stanford The U.S. isn’t the only North American nation celebrating an anniversary. On July 1, Stanford Live will mark Canada’s 150th birthday with a musical celebration starting at 4 p.m. (in and around Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St.). The concert will feature Jenn Grant, David Myles, Wendy Maclsaac and Troy MacGillivray, Coig, the St. Lawrence String Quartet and more. Tickets are $15-$30. There will also be Canadian-inspired food, such as Montreal meat sandwiches, maple candies, drinks and more, available for purchase. Go to live.stanford.edu.

Palo Alto’s annual Chili Cookoff offers food, music and fun for folks (and dogs) of all ages.

Woodside For a very western Fourth, head to the Junior Rodeo in Woodside, where young cowboys and cowgirls will be showing off their skills. A long-standing tradition put on by the Mounted Patrol of San Mateo County, the event features roping, barrel racing and bull riding. The old-time fun starts at 10 a.m. Adults (18 and over) are $15, Children (6 to 17) are $10, and kids under 6 years of age are free. There will be concessions for both food and beverages. Mounted Patrol Grounds, 521 Kings Mountain Road, Woodside. Go to mpsmc. org/rodeo. Q —Elinor Aspegren, Sarah Mason

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Shoreline Amphitheatre’s annual fireworks display and San Francisco Symphony performance (1 Amphitheatre Parkway) will be starting at 8 p.m. on July 4. Discounted tickets are available for Mountain View residents with proof of residency. An additional $10 parking fee will be collected the night of the event. Bike parking and extended trail hours will be available for those walking to and from the event. Spectators can also watch the Shoreline fireworks from a pedal boat, rowboat, canoe, or kayak, available at the Boathouse & American Bistro at Shoreline Lake (3160 N Shoreline Blvd.). Park goers have the option to purchase picnic basket and watercraft combos and $15-per-person day passes. Go to shorelinelake.com/ american_bistro and mountainview.gov/depts/cs/events/july4thfireworks.asp.

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Union Presbyterian Church of Los Altos (858 University Ave.) is hosting an Independence Day pancake breakfast, 8:30-11 a.m. Donations benefit Help One Child. Go to unionpc.org/home. Los Altos’ traditional Glorious Fourth celebration includes a free concert in Shoup Park (400 University Ave.) featuring Ye Olde Towne Band and The Unicorns. The event will run from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. and, in addition to the concert, there will be a picnic lunch for sale, along with balloon art and speeches from local officials. Go to losaltosca.gov.

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and University of California, Davis, marching bands at 1 p.m.; vendors; food, and a fun zone for kids. Meanwhile, the annual 4th of July carnival, coordinated by the Woodside Terrace Kiwanis Club, will be in the parking lot at Veterans Boulevard and Winslow Street (from noon to 10 p.m.). Courthouse Square will also host the “Chalk Full of Fun” chalk-art festival (from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and the San Mateo County History Museum will offer halfprice admission and a day of old-time activities such as vintage-film viewing, hand-cranked ice-cream making, traditional crafts and more. The Port of Redwood City will once again host food trucks, live music starting at 7 p.m. (from The Tribal Blues Band) and a fireworks show at 9:30 p.m. Go to parade.org, tinyurl.com/hawnplj, and historysmc.org/.

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At Palo Alto’s 36th annual Chili Cookoff in Mitchell Park (600 E. Meadow Drive), teams will compete to win more than $2,000 in cash and prizes. Among the competitors at this year’s Chili Cookoff include veteran winners “Lounge Lizard Chili” and the Klemens Family. Also returning this year are “El Viaje Misterioso” and “Good King Wench and Lass.” New competitors include “Chili is My Favorite Flavor” and “Smoky Bowls.” Those who wish to taste instead of cook can do so for $5. The rest of the festival (July 4, noon to 5 p.m.) includes food booths with offerings ranging from Oaxacan tamales to chowder; live music from Radio City All-Stars Band; and free childrens’ activities. Go to paloaltochilicookoff.com.

a variety of vendors and listen to music from Pop Fiction. Kids can try inflatable jump houses and giant slides, outdoor bubble play, games, crafts, face painting, rock walls, carnival games and more. The event is free, but some activities may require a wristband that can be purchased for $7. Go to menlopark.org/241/ Special-Events.

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July 8 & 9, 2017 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Edward Hightower and Salim Razawi play a vice principal and a high-schooler engaged in mental warfare in the Dragon Theatre’s production of “The North Pool.”

Treading water Dragon offers a tense, well-acted production of ‘The North Pool’ by Karla Kane

high school student and his vice principal engage in an escalating game of catand-mouse in Rajiv Joseph’s “The North Pool,” currently presented at the Dragon Theatre. In this two-man show, set in 2007, it’s a battle of wills at the start of spring break between Sheffield High administrator Dr. Danielson (Edward Hightower) and Syrianborn, internationally raised Khadim (Salim Razawi), an 18-year-old senior who transferred in mid-September from an elite prep school under mysterious circumstances. Danielson calls him into his office for equally vague reasons, at first jovially grilling him on how he’s getting along, academically and socially, acting all buddy-buddy and playing the fool. Khadim, for his part, plays dumb, too, giving typical surly-teen shrugs and eye rolls to Danielson’s questioning and attempts at establishing trust. As the one-act, one-room play rolls on, Danielson and Khadim’s interactions intensify, and they attempt to outsmart, outmaneuver and one-up each other, ramping up the accusations and revealing that they both know a lot more than either one was at first willing to admit. Was Khadim called into the office simply for ditching class? Perhaps he’s under suspicion in connection with a string of pranks and vandalism? Or is he connected to on-campus drug dealing? Could there be something even darker at stake, something related to the sex scandal and resulting suicide of another student who has ties to both characters? Fans of the classic play and film “Sleuth” (or, for more modern audiences, of the Netflix series “13 Reasons Why”) will find a similar squirmy pleasure in watching the unraveling mysteries of “The North

REVIEW THEATER Pool” and feeling the tension crackling between the leads. While this may not be Joseph’s all-time finest work (he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2010 for “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo”), his masterful skill in crafting realistic dialogue and building suspense is on display in this psychological thriller. A two-person show relies, of course, heavily on the chemistry and skill of the two actors, Hightower and Razawi, along with Joseph’s script and director Jacquelyn Montellato’s brisk pacing, which do not disappoint. Hightower is particularly excellent in the surprisingly complex character of Danielson, who at first appears to be a swaggering buffoon, a clueless, cringeworthy adult who still clings to his own high-school glory days while wanting desperately to be liked and respected. His students, he says, are the lost sheep to his benevolent shepherd. And peppered into his persona are unpleasant undertones of racism and misogyny, and even accusations of sexual misconduct. It’s easy, initially, to root for Khadim in this standoff: the victimized minority student being bullied by a power-hungry, petty dictator in a post-9/11 world where Muslim-Americans are under unfair persecution. But it becomes clear that Khadim is more of a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He’s smug and arrogant, used to getting what he wants thanks to his parents’ wealth and worldly connections. And he has seemingly little remorse for some of the disgusting acts in which he’s allegedly become entangled. On the other hand, maybe he is just a kid, trying to find a place for himself in a cut throat world. The audience is continually torn,

pulled between sympathy and suspicion for both characters as the interrogation develops (ultimately, though, after some revelations about animal cruelty, I was not left with many kind feelings toward Khadim). A third character, the deceased student, Lia, is often mentioned but, despite her importance to the plot, not sufficiently fleshed out in order to give a sense of who she really was. The play, it should be noted, has local roots: It made its premiere with TheatreWorks in 2011 (TheatreWorks has produced a number of other Joseph works as well). According to Dragon’s artistic director Meredith Hagedorn, “North Pool” director Montellato and star Razawi both, separately, presented the idea to produce a version through Dragon’s Second Stage program, which supports the passion projects of emerging artists in the community. Their eventual collaboration has proved highly successful. This production is well-crafted and riveting, even as the plot itself continues to deal in ambiguities, leaving the audience with more questions than answers. Dragon’s version of “The North Pool” is a captivating look at two characters who are treading water, trying to keep from drowning in the deep end. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com.

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Eating Out Local experts dish on charcoal vs. gas, cooking produce and offer tips for summer grilling A piece of bone-in ribeye on the grill at Schaub’s Meat Fish & Poultry at Stanford Shopping Center. Photo by Michelle Le. by Elena Kadvany efore Bird Dog chef-owner Robbie Wilson opened his previous restaurant in Santa Barbara, he and his staff were playing around with the wood grill, cooking different items. Thinking about his love for tempura avocado, a lightbulb went off: What if I put an avocado on the grill? The wood-grilled avocado — split into two halves with perfect char lines, a pool of simple ponzu sauce inside the hollowed-out center and fresh wasabi on the side in a nod to Wilson’s Japanese culinary training — became a menu signature item at Mattei’s Tavern in Santa Barbara and now, at Bird Dog in Palo Alto, where it’s the only item available on both the lunch and dinner menus. The dish illustrates the versatility of the grill. “I don’t feel like there’s anything you can’t grill,” Wilson said in a recent interview. With the Fourth of July around

the corner, the sun staying out late and warm summer temperatures, there’s no better time to take advantage of the home grill. Read on for tips and tricks from local chefs and meat experts to make the best of the summer grilling season. Grilling purists tend to favor a charcoal over a gas grill, but recommend gas for quick and easy cooking. Harold Willis, who has been serving ribs, grilled chicken and other barbecued meat from the parking lot of Lozano car wash in Mountain View for close to 20 years, turned his nose up at using a gas grill for “real barbecue.” He uses the ubiquitous Kingsford charcoal but adds wood chips to add flavor to different kinds of meat — white oak for beef, red oak for pork, cherrywood for fish. At home, Wilson only uses charcoal on his Big Green Egg grill. He uses binchotan, a Japanese white oak charcoal that “burns

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really clean” with high heat and little smoke to impart just enough flavor. The Japanese charcoal “just takes the ingredient itself,” he said. He’s not opposed to gas, he said, and an alternative is to put packets of wood into a gas grill to recreate the smoky flavor of charcoal. Creating heat zones is also crucial, Wilson and Willis both said. Position the coals strategically so parts of the grill are as hot as possible for searing or getting grill marks; other lower-temperature zones are better for slow-grilling or resting the meat. You can do the same on a gas grill by keeping different burners on high or low. After Willis preps his popular pork ribs — he rubs them with black pepper and virgin olive oil before soaking them in fat-free Italian dressing — he sears them on direct heat to seal the juices. Then he’ll place them around the edges of the grill at a lower temperature, close the lid and let the ribs “sweat” for three and a half to four hours. Just before he takes them off, he sprays them with a little apple juice to add sweetness without burning the ribs. When Dave Schaub, owner of Schaub’s Meat Fish and Poultry in Palo Alto, uses his Weber grill at home, he tends to use mesquite charcoal to create one hot side. “That’s my grilling side; the other side is my resting side,” he said. For his preferred medium rare, Schaub will take a cut of meat off when it’s rare and let it sit on the cooler side of the grill for about 10 minutes, he said. “That allows all those juices to be absorbed,” he said. “It just makes for a better experience.” Schaub is admittedly a fan of the gas grill (he owns both kinds) for easy weeknight dinners.

‘I don’t feel like there’s anything you can’t grill.’ —Robbie Wilson, Bird Dog chef-owner Two of the most common grilling mistakes, in Schaub’s eyes, are neglecting to take meat out of the refrigerator to let it sit at room temperature for 30 minutes to an hour before it goes on the grill, and not having a hot enough grill. His rule of thumb for gauging grill temperature? He puts his hand just above the grate, where the meat will go, and if he can keep it there for no more than three seconds, it’s ready. When it comes to the heated “controversy” over whether meat should be salted ahead of time or just before cooking, Schaub falls into the former camp. He believes “it tightens up the texture” and does not dry out the meat, he said. The most essential tools for the home griller, Schaub said, are quality tongs (never pierce meat with a fork) and an instant-read thermometer. A veteran barbecuer who has been grilling since he was 8 years old, Schaub uses the touch of a finger to gauge when a piece of meat is done, but recommends the thermometer for those of us who have spent less time around a grill. For burgers, Schaub favors a thick patty. He pokes a hole through it with his finger so that the heat permeates throughout rather than just the edges — and since the patty will shrink slightly, the hole closes up when the burger is done. For fans of Schaub’s famed Fred’s steak, a blackened sirloin steak marinated in a secret recipe

Schaub’s father created in the 1930s, he recommends 10 minutes on one side, 10 minutes on the other and then another five minutes on each side for medium rare. Wilson also recommended using a grill basket to expand your grilling repertoire to fruits and vegetables. Putting fruit into the basket, from kumquats to blueberries, means they’ll pick up some of that smoky flavor. Eat grilled fruit as-is or cook it down to make preserves or a sauce, Wilson said. Bird Dog kitchen staffers use the restaurant’s wood-fired grill just as often as a step in the cooking process, such as charring eggplants to make a puree, even if the finished dish itself isn’t grilled, he said. To recreate Wilson’s grilled avocado at home, pick out avocados with “just a little bit of give” — not overly ripe but not too firm either. Grill the halves first on a hot zone to get the grill marks and then on a cooler zone “to pick up perfume of the smoke and warm up.” (A pro tip from the chef: If you overcook the avocados, repurpose them to make a smoky guacamole.) Or, take a cue from Bird Dog’s warm salad and throw lettuces like cabbage, little gems or romaine on the grill. Whatever you’re grilling, make sure it’s good quality, Schaub said. Splurge on a well-marbled, bonein rib eye, buy your favorite cut of meat and throw it in the Cuisinart to make a quality burger or head to the local farmers market for in-season fruit and vegetable inspiration. “My testament is, if you’re going to eat something, make sure it’s good,” he said. Q Staff writer Elena Kadvany can be reached at ekadvany@ embarcaderopublishing.com.

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OPENINGS lets Nanjiani be Nanjiani, allowing him an authentic comic voice and personality on stage and off. We see Nanjiani working the room at Chicago’s comedy clubs, hanging with fellow comedians (Bo Burnham and Aidy Bryant play CJ and Mary), struggling to please his Pakistani-American family, and wooing Emily (Zoe Kazan). All of this business works as engaging high-spirited slice-of-life material, with Kazan and Nanjiani

charming with their comic banter. But the rub is in that title: “The Big Sick” refers to the unavoidable spoiler that Emily unexpectedly finds herself incapacitated by a health crisis. That crisis not only winds up ultimately bringing the lovers together for good (see the screenwriting credits) but sets the stage for Kumail to meet Emily’s lovably loving parents, Beth and Terry, played by Holly Hunter and Ray Romano. You’ve heard of romance and (continued on next page)

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Beatriz at Dinner 000 1/2 Screenwriter Mike White and director Miguel Arteta — frequent collaborators, most recently on HBO’s “Enlightened” — make our nation’s political intractability the stuff of comedy and drama in their provocative new film “Beatriz at Dinner,” which dramatizes the spiritual exhaustion of our time.Happenstance sets the table for middle-class holistic healer Beatriz Luna (Salma Hayek) when one of her rich clients (Connie Britton) invites her to stay for dinner within the walls of a gated community. The dinner celebrates an impending business deal, and the guest of “honor” is a hotel-owning mogul named Doug Strutt (John Lithgow). Strutt quickly proves racist, callous and smug. It’s no great leap to see Strutt as Trumpian, but “Beatriz at Dinner” has bigger fish to fry than any one figure. White and Arteta’s big picture frames the troubling way of the world under American hegemony, the smokestacks and oil spills idealists can’t wish away. The meeting of Luna and Strutt contrasts healing and nurturing to destruction and a killer instinct (Strutt concludes, “The world is dying. What are you going to do?...You should try to enjoy yourself”). Rated R for language

Transformers: The Last Knight 1/2 “Transformers: The Last Knight,” Michael Bay’s fifth movie about shapeshifting alien robots, tries to whip up tension by having some character or other remind us every five minutes that “The whole world’s at stake,” unless a few choice humans can ally with a few good Autobots and save the day. But Bay makes it very, very difficult to care. Rather than thinking or feeling anything, Transformers fans will be too focused on the ADHD spectacle — filmed with IMAX 3D cameras — while anyone else who stumbles onto this movie will gladly welcome the world’s end if it also means this interminable movie’s end. Mark Wahlberg returns as unlikable, thick hero Cade Yeager, Texan inventor on the skids and good buddy to the Autobot called Bumblebee (among other robot jocks). As the plot lumbers on about Yeager being the “last knight,” on a quest to recover an ancient staff of power, Wahlberg’s muscles and eyes appear to be in a competition to see which can bulge more. Despite the theme that “Magic does exist” (“It was found long ago. Inside a crashed alien ship”), “The Last Knight” is all mirthless jokes and thrill-less mayhem. RatedPG-13 for violence and intense sequences of sci-fi action, language,

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bromance; here we get “momand-pop-mance.” It’s hardly love at first sight for the folks and Kumail. Instead of “meet cute,” it’s “meet terrified,” huddled with doctors, in waiting rooms, or around Emily’s hospital bed. The initial awkward small talk includes Terry muttering, “So, uh, 9/11.” The icy relations quickly thaw, though, allowing Kumail to see the trouble within Beth and Terry’s marriage, and the parents to see the good in Kumail despite his having failed Emily before her illness. “The Big Sick,” then, functions not only as a boilerplate romantic-comedy that’s consistently amusing and possessed with charming leads, but also as a heartwarming drama. It’s touching to witness the tendrils of care tentatively reach out then firmly take hold under crisis, within the romantic relationships and in the relationships between children and parents, and potential inlaws. Nanjiani and Gordon also do a nice job of laying out an arc of acceptance within Nanjiani’s immediate family, despite his choices of a comedy career and a non-Pakistani woman (since more-or-less arranged marriage is the norm). “The Big Sick” shows a clear awareness that the little things matter: in fine-tuning art (like Kumail’s autobiographical oneman show, which begins disastrously dull) and in winning people over. One relatable detail finds Kumail giving Emily a “taste test” by showing her his favorite movie, “The Abominable Dr. Phibes.” There’s a good chance that the amiable “The Big Sick” may help to bond some folks, too. Rated R for language including some sexual references. One hour, 59 minutes. — Peter Canavese

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Home Front TOPS IN SALES ... Six teams of local Realtors as well as 17 individual agents ranked among the top 250 sellers nationwide this year, according to Real Trends, a private communications company that publishes “The Thousand” list each year. Los Altos Realtor Efi Luzon was the second-highest seller in the United States, with more than $800 million in sales, second only to an agent in Texas who sold over $1 billion in real estate. The highest ranking local team was The DeLeon Team, of DeLeon Realty, Inc. in Palo Alto, which ranked No. 2, with $729,614,147 in sales. The next Midpeninsula team in the rankings was No. 14, Mary and Brent Gullixson of Alain Pinel in Menlo Park, with $140,132,073. In the individual category, No. 39 was Judy Citron of Alain Pinel in Menlo Park, with $159,668,800 and next, at No. 49, was Keri Nicholas, also with Alain Pinel in Menlo Park, with $149,759,425. To see the complete list of rankings, go to realtrends.com. PLANNING A PARTY?... If you live in Palo Alto, you can borrow a “Zero Waste Party Pack” and make it a waste-free event. Instead of buying paper plates and all that other plastic ware for a party, you can get party packs for free from a Zero Waste Block Leader — a neighborhood expert available to answer recycling, composting and reuse questions. Each party pack comes with complete table settings for 24 people, including plates, bowls, tumblers, utensils and cloth napkins. Connect with a Zero Waste Block Leader at www.cityofpaloalto.org/zwbl. For more information, go to www. cityofpaloalto.org/zwparty, email zerowaste@cityofpaloalto.org or call 650-496-5910. WAYS TO COOL YOUR YARD ... Garden Design Magazine offers these ideas for creating shade: Plant a tree to shade patio or deck and locate benches and chairs underneath existing trees. Areas under trees can be 20 degrees cooler than adjacent sunny spots. Place a fountain or small water feature near your patio for a cooling evaporation effect. 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.

Kids who live in Fairmeadow play in the streets and visit neighbors unannounced. Mitchell Park, left, with its open grass, trees and playgrounds, is a gathering place for the nearby neighborhood.

NEIGHBORHOOD SNAPSHOT

by Angela Swartz Y

photos by Veronica Weber

Circling toward home Fairmeadow’s friendliness draws people in

ith its Eichlers and meandering circular cul-de-sacs, Fairmeadow is an easy neighborhood to get lost in, in a good way. The circles, originally designed to slow traffic, ended up giving Fairmeadow its nickname: “The Circles.” A photo of the neighborhood’s circles were even showcased on the cover of Fortune Magazine in 1955. “There’s something iconographic about being on the Fortune cover,” said Tim Perkins, a resident of Carlson Circle since 2007. Perkins said the neighborhood was particularly appealing since, at the time, it was affordable for Palo Alto standards and came with a long-term upside given its high-quality schools, technology jobs and other benefits. Ulfar Erlingsson, a resident of Ramona Circle, had lived elsewhere in Palo Alto for a long time, but bought a house in the neighborhood in 2012. Fairmeadow first came to his attention about 20 years ago when he got lost biking through the neighborhood’s cul-de-sacs. “(The layout) tempts you not to take

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Residents see the iconic Eichler style of most of the homes in Fairmeadow as something worth protecting. Many are helping to develop the city’s Eichler Design Guidelines.

a shortcut,” Erlingsson said. “You’re never gonna be (taking) a shortcut through here. I remember … so vividly, totally getting lost bicycling and thinking ‘What is this?’ ‘Who lives here?’ It always stuck with me.” “It seems everyone in Palo Alto has at one time or another found themselves lost within the maze of Fairmeadow circles, but we’re a friendly bunch, so just ask us for directions,” said Len Filppu, a 20-year resident of the neighborhood and lead organizer of the Fairmeadow Neighborhood Association. The association recently worked with

FACTS

the city on street striping and signs to calm traffic and make it safer for children, bicyclists and pedestrians. Neighbors describe Fairmeadow as almost having an idyllic ‘70’s feel, with kids playing in streets and not feeling any inhibitions about ringing their friends’ doorbells to say “hi” or come hang out. Maintaining the Eichler style of homes is important to many residents. As a result, many residents invested time in giving input to the city of Palo alo (continued on next page) age)

CHILD CARE AND PRESCHOOLS (nearby) Besse Bolton Kids’ Club, 500 E. Meadow Drive; Covenant Children’s Center, 670 E. Meadow Drive; Ellen Thacher Children’s Center, 505 E. Charleston Road; Hoover Kids’ Club, 445 E. Charleston Road; Palo Alto Infant Toddler Center, 4111 Alma St. FIRE STATION: No. 4, 3600 Middlefield Road LIBRARY: Mitchell Park branch, 4050 Middlefield Road LOCATION: bordered by East Charleston Road, East Meadow Drive, Alma Street and J.L. Stanford Middle School and Herbert Hoover Elementary School NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION: Fairmeadow Neighborhood Association, lead organizer, Len Filppu, 650-857-1031 PARK: Mitchell Park, 600 E. Meadow Drive POST OFFICE: Cambridge, 265 Cambridge Ave. PRIVATE SCHOOL: Challenger School, 3880 Middlefield Road PUBLIC SCHOOLS: Fairmeadow and Hoover elementary schools, Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School, Gunn High School SHOPPING (nearby): Charleston Center

Home & Real Estate HOME SALES

Home sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the county recorders’ offices. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks. This week, San Mateo County sales were unavailable.

Los Altos

This updated home has kept its one story and maintained its modern style. “We’ve been concerned about the look of the neighborhood changing. When you get a two-story house, it changes the quality of life,” said Ramona Circle resident Charlotte Hauksdottir. (continued from previous page)

Alto’s Eichler Design Guidelines. The guidelines will include “compatibility criteria for remodels, additions and new construction within the city’s Eichler neighborhoods,” according to the city’s website. Fairmeadow resident Charlotta Hauksdottir said a lot of homes that are redone are done so in the low-rise modernist Eichler style. “We’ve been concerned about the look of the neighborhood changing. When you get a twostory house, it changes the quality of life,” she said. She did note that none of the remodels on her circle, Ramona

Circle, have been torn down to build two-story homes. This has been a concern for Perkins as well, who believes two-story homes in the predominately onestory neighborhood can lead to loss of privacy and have compatibility issues. There’s even more that brings the neighborhood together. Every August, Fairmeadow hosts a “Circle Party” that can attract hundreds of people. The event has included games, treats like snow cones, bouncy houses and even featured a roller rink one year. Q Angela Swartz is a freelance writer for the Palo Alto Weekly. She can be emailed at angelaswartz531@gmail.com.

595 Almond Avenue K. Deleon to Almond Trust for $3,500,000 on 05/25/17; built 1969, 4bd, 2,614 sq.ft.; previous sale 08/24/2016, $2,528,000 1425 Brookmill Road P. & L. Wheeler to Dutchints Development for $2,000,000 on 05/26/17; built 1956, 3bd, 1,655 sq.ft. 1540 Country Club Drive Elevation Homes Investors to C. Chen for $3,450,000 on 05/25/17; built 1957, 3bd, 3,617 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/03/2016, $4,350,000 2080 Fallen Leaf Lane S. & M. Bogart to T. & M. Cripps for $2,400,000 on 05/22/17; built 1962, 4bd, 1,998 sq.ft.; previous sale 08/09/2004, $960,000 1085 Golden Way A. & D. Dolgov to M. Ma for $2,670,000 on 05/26/17; built 1952, 4bd, 1,874 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/12/2013, $1,900,000 1518 Hillview Drive Buchheit Trust to J. Duan for $4,910,000 on 05/26/17; built 2002, 4bd, 3,895 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/03/2005, $3,500,000

Los Altos Hills

27210 Carrington Circle S. Dayan to S. Saraf for $3,900,000 on 05/26/17; built 1989, 5bd, 3827 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/04/1991, $370,000 12791 Normandy Lane T. & V. Nelson to B. Freiman for $6,100,000 on 05/25/17; built 1927, 5bd, 4,763 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/15/2011, $4,500,000

Mountain View

327 Aldean Avenue Pearlman Trust to D. Liu for $1,800,000 on 05/25/17; built 1959, 3bd, 1,448 sq.ft. 1118 Blue Lake Square Rmk Trust to A. Tan for $2,000,000 on 05/24/17; built 1973, 4bd, 2,285 sq.ft.

1067 Brighton Place M. Claeys to E. & J. Lane for $2,250,000 on 05/24/17; built 1954, 3bd, 1,225 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/07/2016, $2,099,000 427 Calderon Avenue Greswold Trust to Rmk Trust for $1,295,000 on 05/24/17; built 2014, 2bd, 1,297 sq.ft. 1102 Cuesta Drive C. & J. Amsden to M. Qiao for $2,050,000 on 05/24/17; built 1955, 3bd, 1,280 sq.ft.; previous sale 04/30/1998, $535,000 1204 Lubich Drive L. Cramer to X. He for $2,600,000 on 05/26/17; built 1976, 4bd, 2,454 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/25/2004, $1,273,000 3375 Lubich Drive Estes Trust to Akela Trust for $1,650,000 on 05/24/17; built 1963, 3bd, 1,652 sq.ft. 225 Miro Avenue S. Beausoleil to L. Tribuzi for $1,465,000 on 05/25/17; built 2010, 3bd, 1,591 sq.ft.; previous sale 10/02/2013, $960,000 550 Ortega Avenue #B226 Kanytsky Trust to H. Eiliya for $958,500 on 05/26/17; built 1992, 2bd, 1,163 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/19/2010, $562,500 2430 Parker Street R. & L. White to Jagannathan Trust for $1,810,000 on 05/26/17; built 1955, 3bd, 1,280 sq.ft.; previous sale 03/11/1988, $238,000 305 Pettis Avenue Morales Trust to L. Nguyen for $1,710,000 on 05/26/17; built 1924, 3bd, 1,032 sq.ft. 2715 Preston Drive Kuraitis Trust to C. Zhao for $2,500,000 on 05/24/17; built 1971, 3bd, 2,059 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/06/1980, $225,000 2255 Showers Drive #252 Clark Trust to D. Gandhi for $870,000 on 05/26/17; built 1999, 2bd, 814 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/22/2013, $595,000 2255 Showers Drive #261 P. Decharo to M. Case for $742,000 on 05/24/17; built 1999, 1bd, 769 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/04/1999, $260,000 735 Sleeper Avenue Dean Trust to M. & V. Chawla for $3,000,000 on 05/22/17; built 1996, 5bd, 3,303 sq.ft. 255 South Rengstorff Avenue #43 C. Yu to X. Lan for $725,000 on 05/24/17; built 1965, 2bd, 935 sq.ft.; previous sale 08/25/2009, $330,000

500 West Middlefield Road #26 C. Cobb to H. Xu for $850,000 on 05/22/17; built 1971, 2bd, 978 sq.ft.; previous sale 11/06/2008, $383,000 1795 Woodhaven Place Davis-Hartgring Trust to S. Luo for $2,088,000 on 05/25/17; built 1999, 4bd, 2,183 sq.ft.; previous sale 05/21/1999, $711,000

Palo Alto

1832 Channing Avenue S. Purnama to T. Huang for $3,609,000 on 05/22/17; built 1948, 2bd, 1,114 sq.ft.; previous sale 06/23/2015, $2,000,000 2073 Edgewood Drive Revision Development to M. & T. Liao for $3,113,000 on 05/24/17; previous sale 10/29/2014, $1,650,000 3153 Emerson Street Greenberg Trust to F. Wang for $3,650,000 on 05/22/17; built 2001, 5bd, 2,433 sq.ft.; previous sale 07/28/1993, $266,000 3272 Fallen Leaf Street Dagan & Brooks Trust to T. & Y. Samet for $2,400,000 on 05/25/17; built 2009, 5bd, 2,340 sq.ft.; previous sale 12/23/2009, $1,305,500 1111 Hamilton Avenue Lee Trust to M. Xin for $3,600,000 on 05/25/17; built 1931, 4bd, 2,406 sq.ft. 365 Parkside Drive Venkitachalam Trust to C. Kim for $2,809,000 on 05/26/17; built 1954, 5bd, 2,184 sq.ft. previous sale 05/10/2012, $1,750,000 3294 Ross Road Eidson Trust to S. Nematbakhsh for $2,550,000 on 05/25/17; built 1961, 3bd, 1,814 sq.ft. 937 Stanford Avenue Bolander Trust to Cato Investment for $2,781,000 on 05/26/17; built 1939, 2bd, 1,292 sq.ft.

BUILDING PERMITS

707 Webster St. Replace subpanel (100amp) no change or alterations to fire-rated walls 4082 Orme St. Residential addition (637 sf) and remodel (167 sf). Master-bathroom remodel and convert workshop and storage to conditioned living space. Converted new area includes workout / study /library and bathroom. $64,000

1290 Via Huerta Los Altos, CA 94024

Lovely single family home, built in 1962 and encompassing some 3,100 square feet, with 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. This private, secluded property in the southern suburbs of San Francisco is lush with shade trees and professionally designed gardens. The house is finished with opulent slate, marble, and wall-to-wall carpets accented by classic wood paneling on the walls and ceilings in the family room and study. Sitting atop the sizeable 3-car garage this home is fronted by a large yard and broad, circular driveway.

www.1290ViaHuerta.com

Offered at: $2,925,000

Albert Garibaldi, REALTOR®

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A Luxury Collection By Intero Real Estate Services 2088 Green Oaks, Pescadero

5 Betty Lane, Atherton

10440 Albertsworth Lane, Los Altos Hills

$26,800,000

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

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2215 Liberata Drive, Morgan Hill

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1290 Via Huerta, Los Altos

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$2,925,000 Listing by: Albert Garibaldi& Matt Dapolito Lic. #01321299 & 02015668

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8715 Leavesley Road, Gilroy $3,500,000 | Listing Provided By: Listing Provided by: Joe Velasco, Lic.#01309200 www.8715LeavesleyRoad.com

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SKILLS FOR A LIFETIME OF SAFET Y AND CONFIDENCE

Kidpower is a non-proﬁt leader in teaching child protection, positive interaction and communication, and personal safety strategies and skills for children, teens, and adults, including those with special needs. Its mission is to help people of all ages, abilities, and walks of life learn how to stay safe, act wisely, and believe in themselves. Kidpower’s fun, NON-fear-based “Successful Practice” method of teaching concepts and skills prepares our participants to use their own power (or teach the people in their care) to protect themselves from most (cyber) bullying, harassment, molestation, abduction and abuse, and other overt and insidious forms of violence, and empower them to develop strong and safe relationships that enrich their lives. It gives people the chance to be successful in practicing ‘People Safety’ and ‘Social-Emotional Development’ skills — skills that improve the safety and quality of interactions with other people as well as help people to be safe themselves — in a context speciﬁc to their abilities and life situations, which reduces anxiety and builds competence. To learn more about their program or how to get involved, please visit www.kidpower.org

During the months of July through September 2017, Sereno Group Real Estate and its Palo Alto agents will be contributing 1% of their gross commissions to Kidpower. HERE FOR GOOD

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HOMES

525 Center Dr, Palo Alto Offered at $7,995,000

151 Kellogg Ave, Palo Alto Offered at $6,998,000

152 Melville Ave, Palo Alto Offered at $5,250,000

653 Wildwood Ln, Palo Alto Offered at $4,250,000

Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795

Gloria Young | 650.380.9918 gloria@gloriayounghomes.com CalBRE 01895672

Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795

190 Walter Hays Dr, Palo Alto Offered at $2,795,000

2199 Clayton Dr, Menlo Park Offered at $6,000,000

775 16th Ave, Menlo Park Offered at $1,549,000

83 Tuscaloosa Ave, Atherton Offered at $10,998,000

Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795

Shena Hurley | 650.575.0991 Susie Dews | 650.302.2639 CalBRE 01152002 | 00781220

Colleen Foraker | 650.380.0085 colleen@colleenforaker.com CalBRE 01349099

Annette Smith | 650.766.9429 annette.smith@sothebysrealty.com CalBRE 01180954

151 Laurel St, Atherton Offered at $9,988,000

1250 Cañada Rd, Woodside Offered at $14,995,000

27500 La Vida Real, Los Altos Hills Offered at $68,000,000

1530 West Selby Ln, Redwood City Offered at $1,895,000

Jakki Harlan | 650.465.2180 jakki@jakkiharlan.com CalBRE 01407129

Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795

Chris Iverson | 650.450.0450 chris.iverson@sothebysrealty.com CalBRE 01708130

235 Miro Ave, Mountain View Offered at $1,399,000

1300 Alamo St, Montara Offered at $2,000,000

101 Grove Ln, Capitola Offered at $4,350,000

17 Mile Dr, Pebble Beach Offered at $44,888,000

Dawn Thomas | 650.701.7822 team@siliconvalleyandbeyond.com CalBRE 01460529

Marian Bennett | 650.678.1108 marian.bennett@sothebysrealty.com CalBRE 01463986

Dawn Thomas 650.701.7822 | 831.205.3222 team@siliconvalleyandbeyond.com CalBRE 01460529

Michael Dreyfus | 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795

728 Emerson Street, Palo Alto | 640 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park | GoldenGateSIR.com | Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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Congratulations to Michael Dreyfus for being named to the Wall Street Journal/Real Trends annual list of the top sales professionals.

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & REAL TRENDS

Michael Dreyfus

TOP 250 REAL ESTATE AGENTS IN THE US

And to all the agents affiliated with Sotheby’s International Realty® brokerages recognized for their extraordinary sales achievements!

MICHAEL DREYFUS 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795 Each year Real Trends ranks the top sales professionals in the United States by transaction sides and sales volume. This ranking is done in partnership with The Wall Street Journal. The application process begins in January and ends in March and requires independent third-party verification on every sales professional and team, including their status as an individual sales professional or part of a team. The Thousand Ranking for 2017 releases Friday, June 23, 2017. Page 32 • June 30, 2017 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com

152 Melville Avenue, Palo Alto $5,250,000 | 152MELVILLEAVE.COM

Postmodern Masterpiece, Woodside $14,995,000 | 1250CANADA.COM

525 Center Drive, Palo Alto $7,995,000 | 525CENTER.COM

653 Wildwood Lane, Palo Alto $4,250,000 | 653WILDWOOD.COM

190 Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto $2,795,000 | 190WALTERHAYS.COM

Silicon Valley Estate $68,000,000 | LAHESTATE.COM

Pebble Beach Oceanfront Estate $44,888,000 | 17MILEESTATE.COM

SALE PENDING 14700 Manuella Road, Los Altos Hills $3,800,000 | 14700MANUELLA.COM

THE DREYFUS GROUP

Michael Dreyfus 650.485.3476 m.dreyfus@ggsir.com CalBRE 01121795

Noelle Queen 650.427.9211 n.queen@ggsir.com CalBRE 01917593

Ashley Banks 650.544.8968 a.banks@ggsir.com CalBRE 01913361

Lisa Keith 650.703.8644 lisa@lisakeith.com CalBRE 00882247

Dulcy Freeman 650.804.8884 d.freeman@ggsir.com CalBRE 01342352

Downtown Palo Alto 728 Emerson Street, Palo Alto | Downtown Menlo Park 640 Oak Grove Avenue, Menlo Park | Each Office is Independently Owned and Operated.

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1127 High St., Palo Alto Beautiful home with Spacious lot in Professorville Listed for $3,680,000 | Living Space: 2,890 sq. ft. 4 bedrooms | 2.5 bathrooms https://JulianaLee.com/1127High

109 Chippendale Ct., Los Gatos Private Gettaway home with Quick Access to Los Gatos & Saratoga Listed for $2,675,000 | Living Space: 4,105 sq. ft. 6 bedrooms | 4.5 bathrooms https://JulianaLee.com/109Chippendale

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ALAMEDA

1025-1027 Marcussen Dr Sun Coldwell Banker

2 Bedrooms 1023 College Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$739,000 325-6161

ATHERTON 5 Bedrooms 40 Selby Ln Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$5,880,000 324-4456

BELMONT 3 Bedrooms - Condominium 400 Davey Glen Rd #4705 Sun Coldwell Banker

$968,000 324-4456

MENLO PARK

$2,895,000 324-4456

4 Bedrooms 2118 Ashton Ave Sat/Sun Sereno Group 321 Camino Al Lago Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 2199 Clayton Dr Sat/Sun 2-4 Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 248 Hedge Rd Sun Coldwell Banker 746 Partridge Ave Sat Deleon Realty 1295 Middle Ave Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$3,200,000 323-1900 $3,150,000 462-1111 $6,000,000 847-1141 $2,295,000 324-4456 $2,398,000 543-8500 $4,750,000 462-1111

1315 Hoover St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$1,698,000 462-1111

2 Bedrooms - Townhouse 1920 San Ramon Ave Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,099,000 325-6161

1760 Oakdell Dr Sat 1:30-4:30/Sun 10:30-4:30 Alain Pinel Realtors

$5,495,000 323-1111

235 Miro Av Sun Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty

$1,399,000 644-3474

2 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms

4628 Congress Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker

$479,000 325-6161

Xin Jiang 650.283.8379 xjiang@apr.com www.xjiang.apr.com

644-3474

472 E 28th Ave Sun Coldwell Banker

$2,750,000 325-6161

$1,799,888 325-6161

WOODSIDE

PALO ALTO 500 Fulton St #201 Sat 2-4/Sun 1:30-4:30 Alain Pinel Realtors

3 Bedrooms $1,598,000 323-1111

1655 Middlefield Rd Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

Speaks Japanese & Chinese Fluently

10 Sandstone St Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

SAN MATEO

1127 High St $3,680,000 Sat/Sun Keller Williams Palo Alto 454-8500

BA: Waseda University, Japan

$6,998,000

3 Bedrooms

OAKLAND

4 Bedrooms

MBA: The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

151 Kellogg Ave Sun 2-4 Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty

PORTOLA VALLEY

3 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms - Condominium

5 Bedrooms

2 Bedrooms

7 Bedrooms

MOUNTAIN VIEW

$2,850,000 206-6200

4 Bedrooms 885 Espinosa Rd Sat/Sun Coldwell Banker

$1,995,000 851-2666

735 Woodside Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate

$3,750,000 206-6200

$3,698,000 323-1111

5 Bedrooms 12 Starwood Dr Sun Intero Real Estate

$2,980,000 206-6200

$4,995,000 323-1111

17507 Skyline Blvd Sat 1-5 Coldwell Banker

$2,395,000 324-4456

6 Bedrooms 2277 Bryant St Sat/Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

157 Otis Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero Real Estate

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Jan Marie Hales, Hales & George 19040 Cox Avenue, Suite 3 Saratoga, CA 95070 (408)255-6292 (PAW June 30; July 7, 14, 2017) NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (U.C.C. 6104, 6105) ESCROW #: 0126010481 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to creditors of the within named seller that a bulk sale is about to be made of the assets described below. The names and business address of the Seller(s) is/are: SIM International, Inc. 830 Leong Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043 The location in California of the Chief Executive Office of the seller is: same as above As listed by the seller, all other business names and addresses used by the seller within three years before the date such list was sent or delivered to the buyer are: none The names and business address of the Buyer(s) is/are: KLK Ventures, LLC 830 Leong Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043 The assets to be sold are described in general as

All stock in trade, furniture, fixtures, equipment and other property And are located at: 830 Leong Drive, Mountain View, CA 94043 The business name used by the Seller(s) at those locations is: Star Smog Depot The anticipated date of the bulk sale is July 19, 2017 At the office of Old Republic Title Company @ 1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 400, Concord, CA 94520. The bulk sale IS subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. If so subject, the name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is as follows: Old Republic Title Company @ 1000 Burnett Avenue, Suite 400, Concord, CA 94520. The last day for filing claims shall be July 18, 2017 which is the business day before the sale date specified herein. Dated: 06/26/17 KLK Ventures, LLC /S/ By: Lyman Jung, member 6/30/17 CNS-3026123# PALO ALTO WEEKLY

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MAKING THE GRADE . . . Stanford sophomore Kelsey Bing and incoming freshman Corinne Zanolli were selected to the U.S. U-21 Women’s National Squad following the completion of the Young Women’s National Championship. Selections to the U-21 Women’s National Squad came from performances at the YWNC, which featured more than 130 of the most elite female collegiate and postcollegiate athletes from around the country. Stanford junior Kennedy Schumacher and sophomore Jessica Welch also participated in the process. The tournament was followed with a National Camp of four days of intense training and practice sessions before the team was decided. OF LOCAL NOTE . . . A day after nearly toppling Olympic champ Serbia in a shootout loss, the USA men’s national water polo team came up short in the bronze medal match of the FINA World League Super Final, losing to Croatia 10-4 in Ruza, Russia. Stanford grad Alex Bowen scored two goals to lead the offense with McQuin Baron and Stanford senior Drew Holland splitting time in net to record six saves. Team USA (7-9 overall) prepares for the FINA World Championships, opening against Croatia on July 17 in Budapest, Hungary . . . The U.S. menís junior national volleyball team went the distance and came away with its first victory of the FIVB Under-21 World Championship, 25-23, 24-26, 21-25, 25-18, 15-7 over Czech Republic in Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic. Stanford sophomore Jordan Ewert recorded 13 kills, a block and 10 digs for the Americans.

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Stanford sophomore Katie Ledecky won both the 800 meter free and 200 meter free at the U.S. championships in Indianapolis. She recorded the fastest times in the world in both events.

Stanford swimmers qualify for worlds Four Cardinal athletes earn a spot on USA world team bound for Budapest by Rick Eymer

tanford Olympians Katie Ledecky, Simone Manuel and Lia Neal each earned a spot on the United States world championship team following the first two nights of action at the Phillips 66 National Championships in Indianapolis. Stanford rising sophomore True Sweetser also grabbed a spot on the team by virtue of winning the men’s 1,500 meters freestyle in just under 15 minutes. Cardinal swimmers Ella Eastin and Leah Stevens each swam in the ‘A’ finals of their respective events.

Louisville’s Mallory Comerford won the women’s 100 free in a meet record 52.81, edging Manuel, who still owns the American record in the event. Manuel went 53.05 and Neal was third in 53.59. Racing continues through Saturday. Ledecky’s 800 meter time of 8:11.50 is the fastest in the world this season and the ninth-fastest all-time. She holds the top 14 fastest times in the event’s history, and 18 of the top 20. Second-place Lea Smith went 8:20.46, the second-fastest time in the world. “I didn’t rest too much for this,”

Ledecky said. “Compared to other trials and selection meets, this might be the least tapered that I’ve been over the past couple of years. I’m getting in and racing. I have confidence from training that I can get up and go times like that.” Ledecky, who qualified for her third world championship roster, won her 11th national title and recorded her fifth in the 800 meters. She also finished sixth in the 100 free, making her eligible for the 4x100 free relay team. Ledecky, who won the 200 meter free in 1:54.84, was one of three Stanford swimmers to swim

the ‘A’ final of the event. Manuel was fifth in 1:57.11 and Katie Drabot went 1:58.58 to place eighth. In addition, incoming Cardinal freshman Brooke Forde was third (11th overall) in the ‘B’ final in 1:58.85. Ledecky earned her 12th national title and her third in the 200 meter free. Her time is the fastest in the world this season. “It felt like a great race. I’ve been slightly improving throughout the spring,” Ledecky said. (continued on next page)

BABE RUTH BASEBALL

Fifty years in the making Goetz Brothers rallies to hand coach first title by Glenn Reeves oing it the hard way. Goetz Brothers needed to win two games Tuesday against regular-season champion Sundance to win the Palo Alto Babe Ruth championship. The team did just that, winning 6-5 and 7-4 at Baylands Park. Goetz Brothers head coach Ron Willis had been waiting for this. The 70-year-old Willis has coached in Palo Alto Babe Ruth for 50 years, since he was 20, and this was his first championship. “It really feels good,’’ he said. “This is a great group of kids.’’ Goetz Brothers jumped out to a first-inning lead in both games, scoring five in the top of the first in the first game and two in the second game. Goetz never relinquished either lead as Trevor Leon pitched a

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complete game in the first game and Eliot Zeien went the distance in the nightcap. Sundance only needed to win one game. But once Goetz Brothers took the first game, momentum was on its side. “We had our ups and downs,’’ said Zeien, who had two hits in each game in addition to pitching the clincher. “As the pressure built and it got darker my heart was pounding.’’ Goetz Brothers set the tone in the first inning of the first game with that five-run outburst. Leon started it off getting hit by a pitch. Zeien doubled, Owen Crevelt doubled, Drew Stanley singled, Sean Quinlan singled, Will Pires singled and Nathan Cohen doubled. Eight batters into the game (continued on next page)

Ben Hacker