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Woodside green lights new complex for Jackling House site
Community Health Education Programs
By Dave Boyce Almanac Staff Writer
For a complete list of classes, lectures and support groups, or to register, visit pamf.org/healtheducation
March and April 2016 All our lectures and events are free and open to the public.
Is Your Diet Inflammatory?
Why Vaccinate Against HPV?
Palo Alto: March 8, 7 to 8:30 p.m. San Carlos: March 23, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
April 12, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Learn about the health implications of an inflammatory diet and how to choose foods that protect your body and promote healing. Presented by registered dietician Julita Klopocka-Niemiec in Palo Alto, and registered dietician and certified diabetes educator Darcie Ellyne in San Carlos. Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto, CA 650-853-4873 San Carlos Center 301 Industrial Road, San Carlos 650-853-4873
Fatty Liver Disease: What Is It?
Join gynecologic oncologist Lejla Delic, M.D., and nurse practitioner Natasha Curry, to learn the best way to prevent your child from getting an HPV infection. Palo Alto Center 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto 650-853-4873
Kids and Exercise April 25, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Pediatrician Mona LukeZeitoun, M.D. will discuss kids and fitness, including the benefits of exercise and how to meet the challenge of inactivity. San Carlos Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos 650-591-0341 ext. 237
March 28, 7 to 8:30 p.m. One out of every 10 Americans is affected by liver disease. Join PAMF family medicine doctor Sandra Win, M.D., M.S., to learn about fatty liver disease, including causes, treatment options and prevention. San Carlos Public Library 610 Elm Street, San Carlos 650-591-0341 ext. 237
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t’s been rare in recent months to hear praise for Woodside’s residential design review procedures, but acclaim was heard at the Feb. 23 meeting of the Woodside Town Council. The council unanimously approved amendments to the town’s general plan and zoning code, as recommended by the Architecture and Site Review Board and the Planning Commission, to allow a merger of two adjoining parcels owned by Laurene Powell Jobs, widow of the late Steve Jobs. Once notable for the Jackling House mansion that Mr. Jobs demolished after a decadelong court battle, the property will be home to a new residential complex of an environmentally sustainable character. “(It’s) a testament to how much good planning can produce such a project, especially one that fits into the community so well ... and it’s as green as a project can be,” said Councilman Tom Livermore, a former planning commissioner
and member of the Architecture and Site Review Board. “It was delightful,” Mayor Deborah Gordon said, “to see what a wonderful and thoughtful project it was.” The plans include a 3,706-square-foot, single-story house, one wing with a vegetated “green” roof, and eight accessory structures: a sauna, yoga studio, two guest houses, a wine press, an olive press, a garden shed and a garden barn. The complex will be subordinate to the land, using earth-toned stone and wood, and some walls of rammed earth, according to comments by Associate Planner Sean Mullin. The project includes a hot tub, plunge pool and swimming pool with three cabanas. “This has been a very long road for us,” Ken Morrison, representing Ms. Powell Jobs, told the council and staff. “Since 2001, we’ve been working on this project and I hope that you’re happy with the end result that we have here. ... I appreciate your support and guidance in developing a project that I think we can all be proud of.” A
ADHD: Unlock Your Child’s Potential April 27, 7 to 8:30 p.m. Join pediatric neurologist Sarah Cheyette, M.D., to learn about what is and isn’t ADD/ADHD, as well as medication and nonmedication approaches to treatment. San Carlos Center 301 Industrial Road, San Carlos 650-853-4873
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address on the form. The order does not say what will happen after the requests are filed, but it does indicate that not submitting a request will be “deemed a waiver of your right to object to the disclosure of your or your child’s protected personal information and records.” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said in a press release on Feb. 17 that the Department of Education has for nearly three years “fought requests by the plaintiffs to produce documents that contain the personally identifiable information of students and has produced documents with that BASEMENT continued from page 5
a former councilman and not a Glens resident. “If you keep the 10-foot setback, you’re taking a whole bunch of properties out of consideration for having basements, so just keep that in mind, or just tell those people: ‘Just move. Sell your lot to your neighbor or take the write off because you’re never going to really be able to enjoy your life here in Woodside.’” Mr. Romines, a Glens resident, said he saw it differently. In addi-
information removed.” But the Concerned Parents Association, on its website, said it has worked for two years with the Department of Education to provide “these materials in an anonymized form” but that the department “persistently declined.” The parents’ association says that the data release will be overseen by an expert in cybersecurity and data breach prevention to make sure it is secure. Many local districts sent out canned notices to school families saying that their district is not part of the lawsuit. While the lawsuit is against the Department of Education, not the districts, information on all students is to be released. The information was provided by the districts to the Department of Education in the past. A tion to constrained lots, the Glens is traversed by a one-lane winding road and some homes have no parking spaces. Intensity of use is already an issue, he said. Another couple of bedrooms and a bathroom under an existing house will have a “huge, huge impact (and) makes a very bad situation much worse,” he said. There are lots of Glens residents who are living happy lives in small houses and who are “quite concerned about having houses on small lots become bigger,” Ms. Voelke said. A