Palo Alto Weekly June 2, 2017

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Gunn grads celebrate diversity, being present Speakers emphasize happiness, open-mindeness, resiliency

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or the Class of 2017, Gunn High School has been at times transformative and nerve-racking, inspiring and trying but above all else, a place to connect and grow with others, student speakers told their peers at graduation on Wednesday evening.

This year’s seniors have been irreversibly shaped by both “moments of pride and by moments of suffering,” speaker Coby Simler told the crowd of exuberant students, parents, family members and friends gathered on Gunn’s football field.

He recalled favorite moments from his years at Gunn — dancing “so hard at Airbands you can hardly breathe,” a classmate dunking over a teacher at an annual staff-student basketball game, his class winning homecoming — as well as “dark and confusing moments that simultaneously tore apart our community and united us.”

“To my class,” Simler continued, “I reflect on these moments intentionally and carefully, with the knowledge that we have one such moment left all together.

This one.”

The defining moments of high school, both positive and negative, are what have made his classmates “agents of change,” Simler said, effecting change in areas like mental health, LGBTQ rights and politics.

Student speaker Isha Gupta similarly urged her peers to never forget where they came from: a high school she described as “multicultural, open-minded and vocal.”

These ideals are even more important, she said, in a political climate that can sometimes feel hostile to such values.

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She noted the diversity of her class: a student whose father was a Vietnam War refugee and another student who moved to the United States from Nairobi. Her own mother was born in Sri Lanka and her paternal grandparents lived through the Partition of India in 1947, she said.

“There might be people out there who will try to bring us down for our race, gender, religion, faith, sexual orientation, beliefs or even ideas,” Gupta told her classmates. “But I hope, Titans, that we remember where we come from, that we’ve learned to celebrate our diversity and use it to bring us all together.”

In another student speech, senior Adele Colwell described constantly feeling “enveloped by what came next” — as a kindergartner, aspiring to become a fifth-grader, and as a freshman at Gunn, being in awe of the endlessly cool seniors. This year, she

Gunn High School graduates jubilantly toss their caps into the air after graduation ends on May 31. See page 7 for more commencement photos.

was consumed by the “search for the perfect college.”

She urged her classmates to shift away from that mindset and to enjoy the present moment.

“If you always look to the future to find the best and coolest version of yourself, that’s the only place it will ever be,” she said.

Her message was echoed by speaker Fred Luskin, director of Stanford University’s Forgiveness Project. Luskin described his teaching and research as helping students to live happier lives.

Luskin said research has shown there are three things that make the most difference in finding happiness: people, purpose and (continued on page 11)

EDUCATION

At Paly, Class of 2017 marks its milestone Quad filled with plenty of pomp, family and friends for graduation

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he mood was celebratory late Wednesday afternoon in Palo Alto High School’s main quad even though commencement wasn’t set to begin for another hour. Students dressed in Kelly green robes congregated in groups, snapping selfies and posing for formal pictures with family members.

Sunflowers, roses, flower leis and mylar balloons of all shapes and sizes added splashes of color,

and seniors wore playfully decorated mortar boards, many with the name of the school they’d be attending in the fall.

Helen Herrera Montano, from East Palo Alto, was one of the school’s 458 graduates. Her cap bore the initials of the college she’ll be attending, San Jose State University. She said that her involvement in Advanced Placement studio art class in high school influenced her plan to earn

a bachelor’s degree in fine arts.

Like many seniors, her excitement over graduation was tempered.

“I’m sad because I’ll miss this place — my teachers and friends,” she said.

This bittersweet sentiment was echoed by parent Thalita BimosOchoa, who was adjusting her daughter Emily Colman’s cap moments before seniors were

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Palo Alto High School graduating seniors walk in to their commencement ceremony on May 31.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

You don’t have to be a kick-ass student to have a kick-ass career.

Nicole Naraji, Gunn High School alum, on the value of circuitous routes in life. See story on page 8.

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PAYING IT FORWARD ... Instead of giving gifts to one another for b’nai mitzvah, seventhgrade students at Gideon Hausner Jewish Day School collected more than $50,000 that they donated to nonprofit organizations. The fundraiser was part of an annual servicelearning project demonstrating the idea behind “Tzedakah,” a Hebrew word that calls on people to perform charitable acts. The lesson was incorporated in a weekly class offered through the “Avodah La’Olam” or “work of the world” program, which explores ethical and moral dilemmas through a Jewish perspective, coinciding with the students Bar/ Bat Mitzvah year. They started collecting the funds at the start of the school year, which started with an amount they would’ve spent on one another for b’nai mitzvah presents. Each student selects a nonprofit that speaks to their passions, interviews an official from that organization and compiles a research paper detailing their findings. A celebration was held on May 24 when representatives from about 25 nonprofits accepted their grants, which ranged between $1,250 to $3,800 each. The beneficiaries included Camfed, IsraAID and Camp Kesem.

ROOM FOR GROWTH ... Palo Alto officials have plenty of reasons to like new hotels, which generate tax revenue that helps pay for all the infrastructure projects on the city’s extensive wish list. But for residents who live near 744 and 748 San Antonio Ave., the proposed site for two new hotels, things look far less rosy. On June 1, dozens attended the Architectural Review Board meeting to voice opposition to the two hotels — a Courtyard by Marriott and AC

by Marriott — that would bring a total of 294 rooms to their neighborhood near the Mountain View city border. Some lamented the size and mass of the fivestory buildings. Resident Nancy Martin called the project “negative progress.” “We have lost so much,” Martin said. “More businesses in the area do not add to a positive resident experience.” Janet Kahle, who has lived in the area for more than 40 years, recalled the old, pre-growth days when she could see the sun and the moon

from her home. Joan Larrabee, who also lives in the area, argued that the project “ignores the requirement of the city that new developments be compatible with existing surroundings.” Despite the unanimous opposition from the speakers, the board agreed that the project meets code and warrants approval. After some discussion, the board voted 3-1, with Kyu Kim recusing and Chair Alex Lew dissenting, to give the project the green light. Board member Peter Baltay said the problem that seems to concern most residents isn’t the new hotels but rather the worsening traffic situation. The hotels, he said, aren’t going to dramatically change that. And while some residents described the building as an “eyesore,” Baltay concluded that it’s compatible with the area and is “the best building we can hope for,” given the density regulations. “If you’re unhappy with large buildings like this, change the zoning code,” Baltay told the residents. “Don’t ask the Architectural Review Board to reject a project like this, that meets the standards.” His colleague, Robert Gooyer, agreed and alluded to the project’s evolution over the past year. “I’m sure the applicant will attest to the fact that we’ve been a royal pain-in-the-you-knowwhat because we demanded a lot of changes,” Gooyer said.

He acknowledged that many neighbors are upset about the project but said the board is “trying to do the best job for the community to get what’s done.”

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Instead of sitting around at home this summer, teens have an opportunity to roll up their sleeves and paint on the walls outside of the Mitchell Park Community Center’s Teen Center on June 10 and 11. The mural project is free, but only open to 13- through 18-year-olds who plan to stick around for at least two hours.

Students can also count the time toward their community service hours. Megan Stevens, a professional mural designer, will be leading the project that will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. each day. Teens don’t need the artistic flair of painter Pablo Picasso or graffiti artist Banksy to participate.

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Above: Wearing mortar boards, gowns and leis, Palo Alto High School’s graduating seniors await the start of their commencement ceremony on May 31. Far left: Gunn High School students Juan Santos and Chloe Sorensen receive the Faculty Cup Award for their outstanding qualities including leadership and creative thinking.

Left: Anmol Nagar, Paly student body president, tells her peers to “Try everything, regret nothing and do something.” Below, left: Gunn High School Principal Denise Herrmann laughs at Anna Hendrickson’s rubber ducky bedecked cap. Below: Cara Lai holds up a giant photo of her brother Joseph Lai as he receives his diploma from Gunn.

More graduation coverage online

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More photos from the Palo Alto and Gunn highs commencement ceremonies, plus the list of graduates from 15 Midpeninsula high schools, are posted on PaloAltoOnline.com (search for “Graduation festivities”).

Albums of photos from the two schools’ graduations are also posted at Facebook.com/PaloAltoOnline.

Social media posts, including photos and videos, from the Class of 2017 and their families and friends have been collected at the Palo Alto Weekly’s Storify page at Storify.com/paloaltoweekly. Q

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Alums to grads: There’s more than one path to success High school alums talk about the value of circuitous routes in life

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very spring at Gunn High School, graduating seniors adhere to a tradition: posting college rejection letters on what has been dubbed the “wall of rejection” on the quad.

In 2008, Shounak Dharap’s senior year, someone posted a fake rejection letter from Foothill College — a joke because no one gets rejected from the community college, and besides, he said, “Who would even go to Foothill?”

The perceived stigma of attending a community college stuck with him for years, as it has for many graduates of the Palo Alto Unified School District, where the vast majority of students go on to attend four-year colleges and universities and many alumni describe a deeply entrenched culture of competition and impossibly high standards.

After Dharap didn’t get into any of the colleges he applied to, he decided to attend Santa Barbara City College for two years.

“It was a really rough two years for me going there just because (of) the shame of it all. Coming from Gunn, it was very hard to look people in the eyes that I went to school with and tell them I went to community college,” he said in an interview with the Weekly. “It shouldn’t be.”

Dharap, now a lawyer in San Francisco, is among many Gunn and Paly alumni of all ages who have come to appreciate the more circuitous routes they took after high school. Together, their experiences tell the story of another Palo Alto: one that deviates, happily, from the cookie-cutter path that many high school students feel is expected of them after graduation.

The Weekly solicited these stories to coincide with graduation, with the goal of sharing real-life examples of Palo Altans who found success, happiness and purpose by making non-traditional choices after high school. The number of Palo Alto high school

alumni who responded to a request the Weekly posted on Facebook indicates that these stories may be lesser known but are more prevalent than one would think.

you won’t be later.” (Another Gunn alum, Nicole Naraji, summed it up: “You don’t have to be a kick-ass student to have a kick-ass career.”)

Dharap’s experience also disrupted what he felt was instilled in him at Gunn: that there is only one key — good grades — to one door — college — to future success.

“That’s what you’re told: Your grades are your keys. You get through that door and you have a good job, good college, good life,” he said. “But then you realize that there are actually a million different keys to open that door and there are a million different doors.”

He said he sees failure as an “opportunity to succeed in a different way ... a time to self-correct and to shake things up.”

Dharap feels so strongly about spreading this message that this year, he started attending Palo Alto Board of Education meetings to express his opposition to reporting weighted grade point averages (GPA) on student transcripts. In his eyes, the debate over weighted grades “perpetuates the idea that there is a single path to success.”

In a guest opinion piece he penned for the Palo Alto Weekly in May, he reflected on what the debate would have meant to his high school self, who “slunk along” in the shadows of high-achieving friends, “shamefully clutching a 2.6 and hoping that nobody would notice.”

“What of the 17-year-old me, who would have enthusiastically supported weighted GPA — to his detriment — because he wanted to be just as smart and capable as his peers?” he asked. “The 17-year-old me, to whom AP and honors classes were not ‘academic risks’ but simply what I was ‘supposed’ to do. That experience was not unique; it is a common story, untold except in the memories of countless students who have been pressured into conformity by a culture of academic exceptionalism.”

Dharap is realistic: He knows that when people told him, as a Gunn student, that grades don’t matter or that failure is a good thing, the message was nearly impossible to internalize. But he’s hopeful that more and more stories like his help to break the mold of success in Palo Alto.

Shounak Dharap Dharap enjoyed high school. He had fun, made a lot of friends and enjoyed “side projects” like video production and cooking. But school itself didn’t click with him, he said.

He floundered academically.

“It was sort of like high school was a marathon, and I’m really more of a swimmer,” he said.

Despite this, he tried to keep up.

He took all the classes his friends were taking but did poorly.

He applied to the same kind of colleges his friends did — no state or safety schools — and didn’t get in anywhere.

He eventually decided to go to Santa Barbara City College first and then transfer to the University of Southern California, where he hoped to study film. He said it felt like everyone around him was moving forward on a separate, inaccessible track to Ivy Leagues and other top-tier schools.

“One of my friends was crushed he didn’t get into Stanford, so he went to Berkeley,” Dharap recalled.

“Here I was with a completely different experience. It was hard.”

Instead of ending up at USC, he transferred to the University of California, Santa Cruz. Still feeling disengaged from academics, he continued to get bad grades.

It wasn’t until he figured out what he loved — law and the pursuit of justice — and decided to attend law school at the University of San Francisco that he began to achieve academically. Dharap got his firstever streak of A’s in law school.

Now a class-action and personalinjury attorney, Dharap hopes his path shows current students who struggle in school, “You may not be good at school now; it doesn’t mean

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Lia Economos, a 2006 graduate of Palo Alto High School, now works as a recruiter for Airbnb. determined by the college you went to,” she said.

She was ecstatic to get into one of her top college choices — Hampshire colleges, which she said she was drawn to because it felt vastly different from Paly.

(Even a private liberal arts college in Massachusetts felt like a departure from the norm, she said.) But once there, she struggled both academically and emotionally. She dropped out after a year.

After moving home, she reluctantly enrolled in classes at Foothill and De Anza college. She was surprised at the number of Paly alums she ran into there whom she considered smart and who had taken AP classes in high school.

She realized: “I am nowhere close to alone.”

Her Foothill teachers were “fantastic” and she studied hard, getting straight A’s until she transferred to the University of California, Berkeley in 2009 to major in Society and Environment. Today, she’s working as a recruiter at Airbnb in San Francisco.

Economos said she’s proud that she went to Foothill. She wishes she had gone there straight from Paly or taken a gap year instead of rushing into college. She urged current high school students to look at community college as a gateway to better things, whether that be a school that suits them well or new opportunities.

“This is a stepping stone for you to accomplish something that you think is not possible right now,” she

said she would tell current students.

She also urged teens to remember: If for some reason, college doesn’t feel right at any point, leaving, taking time off or transferring is always an option — and there is no shame in doing so.

“Wherever you go to school after your first year, if you feel like this is not for you, that you get an inkling this is not working out, don’t feel bad to drop out and try something else,” Economos said. “You’re not a failure for dropping out.”

Jeff Saunders Palo Alto native Jeff Saunders’ undergraduate career lasted for nine years and spanned four schools — a “circuitous route” that he said now considers invaluable experience.

As a Gunn student in the 1980s, he said he was not “particularly academically driven”: He did well in classes he liked, and his attendance was “spotty at best” in those he didn’t. He was most engaged in Gunn’s theater program and spent much of his high school years in Spangenberg Theater producing shows.

In Saunders’ senior year, he didn’t apply to any four-year colleges. He said there was a pressure to do so at the time, but as a selfdescribed outsider, he was “never one to give into that kind of social pressure.”

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Shounak Dharap stands in his office at the Arns Law Firm in San Francisco, where he specializes in class-action lawsuits, on May 24.

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When Lia Economos was a student at Paly, she viewed attending Foothill College as “the ultimate failure.”

The culture of high school revolved around the colleges that students were going to go to, she said.

“It felt like every year at Paly was leading up to how you ranked as a person, and that was

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Jeff Saunders, a graduate of Gunn High School, stands by the box office at the Lucie Stern Community Center, where we worked as a stage technician for TheatreWorks after he graduated from high school.

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News Digest Tony Montooth, Antonio’s Nut House owner, dies He was a California Avenue fixture for more than 42 years, but Antonio’s Nut House owner Antonio “Tony” Montooth died suddenly on Saturday at his home, longtime friends said. According to the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office his physician reported the probable cause of death as metastasized lung cancer.

Montooth, 79, was a character known for his jokes, patrons and friends said. His Nut House, with the squirrel plaque over the door and caged gorilla statue where people can get roasted salted peanuts, is a much-loved watering hole where anyone from construction workers to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg were known to hang out.

The Nut House is a place where people come to talk over their troubles or share a laugh, regulars said.

There was no one more adept at jokes than Montooth. An electronic news ticker even displays some of his jokes behind the bar, longtime friend Tom Brown said.

On Tuesday, the mood was muted at the Nut House as regulars sauntered in. Some remembered him with reverence; others did not want to talk about him at all.

“It is too soon,” Kelly, a bartender, and some patrons said.

Now Montooth’s family will have to decide what to do with the bar, other longtime patrons said, and they hope it will still be around for years to come.

Brown said a mass is planned for Montooth on June 10 at 11 a.m. at the Darling & Fischer Chapel of the Hills, 615 North Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos. Q —Sue Dremann

Palo Alto expands its control over Baylands Before Palo Alto entered the era of cellular towers, satellite dishes and fiber-optic networks, the city’s marshes were home to a radiotelegraph station that relayed information to ships and transmitted overseas messages.

Most of the land ended up in the city’s hands thanks to a 1977 deal with the property owner International Telephone and Telegraph (ITT), which donated 69 acres and sold another 83 for $1.3 million.

The only thing that ITT retained at the site was an easement to 36.5 acres, the site of the radio antenna station.

Now, city officials are plotting the best way to convert the antenna field into public parkland: The City Council agreed last year to buy back the easement from the most recent owner, Globe Wireless, for $250,000. On Monday, the council will take a vote confirming that the land will become part of the Baylands Nature Preserve.

With the sale completed and the land about to be dedicated as “parkland,” the Parks and Recreation Commission will be taking a more active role in shaping its future. Under the proposed timeline, the commission will consider restoration strategies this summer as part of its discussion of the Baylands Comprehensive Conservation Plan. It would then forward its recommendation, along with cost estimates, to the council by fall 2018.

The council plans to adopt the “dedication” ordinance on its consent calendar, and Mayor Greg Scharff stressed earlier this month that the city’s purchase of the 36.5-acre easement is a big deal, calling it “the largest dedication of parkland that has occurred in 50 years.” Q —Gennady Sheyner

District may hire Title IX officer, investigator In the wake of community uproar over the Palo Alto school district’s handling of recent student sexual-assault cases, school board members are considering hiring a dedicated Title IX compliance officer and a separate investigator to help an organization that has long struggled with its compliance with the federal civil-rights law.

The district also reported during a special board meeting Wednesday that it has seen a spike in reports of Title IX violations this month. The district logged 17 complaints of on- and off-campus sexual assault and harassment in the month of May alone. The majority involve Paly students or staff, according to an updated Uniform Complaint Procedure (UCP) log provided by the district.

At a Wednesday Board of Education meeting, Superintendent Max McGee proposed the district temporarily contract with John DiPaolo, an education attorney who has worked for the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights since 2011, to serve as an interim Title IX coordinator starting next month.

At a Title IX compliance-officer training last week, lawyers told administrators that the district needs a full-time Title IX coordinator and an external investigator to conduct all Title IX investigations on behalf of the district, McGee said.

He suggested contracting with DiPaolo, starting on June 12, until the district can find a permanent hire.

In addition to the 17 reports filed in May, the district logged 19 UCP reports between August and April relating to Title IX and other allegations. There were 24 total complaints in the 2015-16 school year. Q —Elena Kadvany

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A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview candidates for the Library Advisory Commission, get an update on the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan and discuss the draft 2017-2020 Sustainability Implementation Plan (SIP). The candidate interviews will be begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, June 5, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The rest of the meeting will follow in the Council Chambers.

BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss Health Connected, a new sex education curriculum; the high schools’ annual Single Plan for Student Achievement reports; a design update for Addison Elementary School renovations; the district’s Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP); a recommendation to appoint an assistant superintendent for strategic initiatives and operations; an update to the district’s organizational chart; and vote on a 2017-18 budget balancing plan as well as a schematic design for facilities upgrades at Hoover Elementary School. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 6, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMISSION ... The commission plans to elect its officers; consider modifications to the Electric Integrated Resource Plan; hear a progress report on the 2017 Utilities Strategic Plan; consider approving the design of the Community Solar Program.

The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. BOARD OF EDUCATION WORKSHOP ... The board will discuss board policies at a workshop from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 7, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to discuss the Mills Act. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 8, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. HUMAN RELATIONS COMISSION ...

The commission plans to hear a presentation from Michelle Schroeder, supervising attorney with Senior Adults Legal Assistance; elect a chair and vice chair; and discuss its summer schedule and retreat. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 8, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

asked to line up.

When asked how she was feeling, Bimos-Ochoa said, “It went so fast!”

She called her daughter’s graduation both “great and sad.”

Senior Jeanette Andrews, who will attend college near Vancouver, Canada, described her high school experience as “stressful.” But she also said she has good memories with friends and is thankful for her teachers. She counted being part of the Social Justice Pathway program that Paly now offers as one of her favorite aspects of high school. The Class of 2017 is the first graduating class with students who have been a part of this inter-disciplinary program.

Other students said they were ready for the next chapter of their lives.

“It’s been a long four years,” both Candace Wang and Bennet Huang said of high school. But Huang said he’s excited to attend the University of Iowa in the fall, where he will be part of the men’s gymnastics team. Wang said she is looking forward to attending the University of California, Berkeley.

As commencement itself drew nearer, the white lawn chairs began filling up. Some parents sought the prime seating beneath the shade of the large trees lining the right side of the quad; others

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came prepared with umbrellas and hats to shield from the sun — perhaps this wasn’t their first rodeo.

The Paly Symphonic Band, led by Jeff Willner, began playing ceremonial music. Eventually, Japanese teacher Matt Hall introduced Principal Kim Diorio who made it a point to thank teachers and staff.

“People, not programs, make a school great,” Diorio said.

Associated Student Body President Anmol Nagar addressed her speech to her younger sister, Saachi. In it, she credited and thanked her parents for their encouragement and urged the student body: “Try everything, regret nothing and do something.”

Anisha Patwardhan was one of two students chosen, following an audition, to give commencement addresses. Patwardhan will attend American University in the fall and plans to study international studies and political science, but she said being a part of Paly’s choir program inspired her to grow.

Patwardhan fittingly incorporated music from “The Lion King” throughout her speech, which compared high school to the “circle of life” from the Disney animated film “The Lion King.”

She likened freshmen to the tiny meerkat.

“Forget Pride Rock,” she said.

“We were only trying to find our classrooms!”

At the end of her speech, she concluded by belting out, “Oh, I just can’t wait to be free!”

Molly Weitzman, the second student chosen to give a commencement speech, plans to study English and sociology at Chapman University, with the longterm goal of becoming a teacher.

Before commencement began, she said it was hard to tell how she was feeling.

“It’s not really a feeling I’ve felt before,” she said, adding that she knew that she wouldn’t be seeing some of her peers again for a while, particularly the ones going far away.

Weitzman’s speech, “Paly Way,” spoke of broadening one’s horizons and getting involved in the community. Weitzman talked of how books such as “Persepolis” by Marjane Satrapi and “The House of the Spirits” by Isabel Allende, as well as trips to museums, San Francisco’s Mission District and Alcatraz were important in so far as they allowed her to “hear from unheard voices” and gain new perspectives.

The three student speeches were interspersed with music. Students David Willner and Preston Sterling performed “Calm as the Night,” by Carl Bohm, an instrumental piece.

Students Alex Stump and Dillon Scheel played an acoustic guitar duet of Bright Eyes’ “First Day of My Life,” of which Scheel said, “It embodies a graduation-like message of opportunity.”

After students were individually called to the stage to receive their diplomas, the graduation’s conclusion was marked by a loud and enthusiastic countdown chant to the tossing of mortar boards. Then the sea of green robes started spilling out of Paly’s quad. Graduates were greeted by plenty of parents and other relatives, all brimming with pride at the milestone.

Carlos Jalpa, a resident of East Palo Alto for almost 28 years, said that he was excited for his daughter.

“We are proud,” he said, adding that among the Latino community, this achievement means a lot.

“She’s following her dreams.” Q Editorial Assistant and Internship Coordinator Anna Medina can be emailed at amedina@paweekly.com.

Online This Week

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

Golf course set for fall reopening It took a few years to get past the permitting hazards, but the reconstruction of Palo Alto’s municipal golf course in the Baylands now appears to be proceeding smoothly toward a November completion. (Posted May 29, 8:55 a.m.)

Police seek man who committed lewd act Palo Alto police asked the public to help identify a man who was allegedly seen masturbating on May 25 on the Bol Park Path adjacent to Gunn High School.(Posted May 26, 1:08 p.m.)

Environmental Volunteers executive retires Environmental Volunteers Executive Director Allan Berkowitz will leave his position effective June 30 after 17 years. His resignation, he said, will give the organization “opportunity for new leadership and new energies.” (Posted May 31, 9:46 a.m.)

Man arrested after helicopter pursuit Founded two years ago by a Gunn sophomore and teacher, and christened for the number of students and faculty at their hard-hit school, Save the 2,008—for Healthier High Schools is now endorsed by 563 parents, grandparents, alums, teachers, PAMF physicians, realtors, faith leaders, filmmakers, engineers, CEOs, Stanford professors, LMFT’s, renowned authors, and yoga, music, and drama instructors.

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A 37-year-old Palo Alto resident who was wanted for a probation violation was arrested after a pursuit to his home that involved a police helicopter, a West Valley-Mission Community College District Police spokesman said. (Posted May 30, 2:28 p.m.)

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“savoring what you have.”

“It’s a lot easier than you think it is to become (happy), but the hard part is you have to let go of some of the stuff that you’ve been taught by your culture,” said Luskin, himself a parent of a Gunn graduate. “The predominant ethics of our culture is success equals status and money and power. The research on happiness is that success equals love.”

At graduation, that critical juncture in a young person’s life, Luskin emphasized that it is internal rather than external gratification — found in relationships, empathy, kindness and fun rather than material successes — that contribute to a happy life.

“People whose goal is to do something of service, to follow their bliss so to speak — if you’re an artist or a computer programmer and you go for that — no matter how small your job is, if you have a purpose for it and money happens to come after that, those people enjoy the money more than the people who did it just for the money,” he told the graduates.

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At the ceremony, Gunn Principal Denise Herrmann presented two annual awards given to students and staff. The Faculty Cup award is given each year to a male and female student who embody qualities like confidence, creative thinking, leadership and respect for others. This year’s awardees were Chloe Sorensen and Juan Santos.

Teacher Chris Horpel, who presented the award, said others described Sorensen as “brave, courageous, resilient, hopeful and ubiquitous.” She has assumed numerous leadership roles at Gunn, including as class president, student body president, yearbook editor-in-chief and co-founder of the school’s first student wellness committee.

Santos was described as “curious, determined and able to think outside the box; someone with a huge heart, tireless generosity and unfeigned warmth.” He has assumed leadership roles in suicide prevention groups Sources of Strength and Reach Out Care Know, was president of the City of Palo Alto’s Teen Arts Council and filmed a public service announcement for bike safety for the city, among other accomplishments.

This year’s Principal’s Cup award for an outstanding Gunn teacher was given to Bill Dunbar, a longtime engineering and physics teacher. Herrmann described Dunbar’s ability to connect with students on both academic and

Shagun Khare, this year’s editorin-chief of Gunn student newspaper The Oracle, said in an interview that Luskin’s message felt important to hear in a place like Palo Alto.

“I think especially in a community where wealth and status is so admired and reached for, it’s good to hear that you don’t need to have that to be happy and that there are other things that are more important, especially going forward in college,” she said.

Since 2015, Gunn seniors have adhered to a new tradition of decorating their graduation caps with non-college related images.

This year, some students chose inspirational quotes like “the best is yet to come” or “the sun broke my window and came in laughing.” Other caps carried quotes from TV shows or favorite song lyrics. Others were topped with a neon green track shoe, a felt baseball diamond and origami.

Senior Angela Chin said the words “frazzled” and “surreal” captured the range of emotions she felt after receiving her diploma. She recalled a Gunn teacher who since her junior year has described graduation as “entropy.”

He would tell his students, she said, that “’a moment doesn’t have to be perfect to be beautiful.’”

About the cover: Palo Alto High School graduating seniors Flavia Stiglich and Paloma Ruiz hug at the end of their commencement ceremony on May 31. Photo by Natalia Nazarova.

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council

The council did not meet this week.

Board of Education (May 31)

Title IX:The board heard updates on ongoing Title IX investigations and compliance work.Action: None Sex ed:The board discussed how to take community input about a new sex education curriculum at an upcoming meeting. Action: None Minutes:The board discussed how to catch up on a backlog of unapproved board minutes, and agreed to discuss changing the practice further at an upcoming board retreat. Action: None

Planning and Transportation Commission (May 31)

Bridge: The commission held a study session to discuss the proposed U.S. Highway 101 pedestrian/bicycle overpass. Action: None Garage: The commission held a scoping meeting for the environmental analysis of a proposed garage at 375 Hamilton Ave. Action: None

Architectural Review Board (June 1)

250 and 350 Sherman Ave.: The board held a study session to discuss the proposed designs for the public safety building and garage at 250 Sherman Ave. and 350 Sherman Ave., respectively. Action: None 744 and 748 San Antonio Ave.: The board recommended approving two hotels, Courtyard by Marriott and AC by Marriott, for 744 and 748 San Antonio Ave. Yes: Baltay, Furth, Gooyer No:Lew Recused: Kim

personal levels, instilling a love for science in many of his students. She read a comment from one student who appreciated his commitment to self-improvement, including a sign hanging on the wall in the back of his classroom that reads: “Have you connected with a student today?”

For this year’s class gift, the Class of 2017 donated to Gunn new water filling stations — a symbol of how “tiny choices can have huge impact,” senior class president Lucy Augustine said. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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The board agenda memo regarding this hearing will be posted online on June 2, 2017 at www.valleywater.org.

Saunders struck a deal with his parents: In exchange for living at home, he would take classes at Foothill so he could pursue theater on nights and weekends. He said that at the time there was less stigma attached to going to Foothill.

After several years, he became disillusioned with the theater world.

Accounting and programming classes he had taken at Foothill spurred him to transfer to San Diego State University to study business information systems. There, he also dabbled in linguistics and Chinese classes. A year and a half later, he transferred to San Diego State’s sister school, the University of New Hampshire, to spend a semester close to family on the East Coast.

The next years took him to Los Angeles, where he attended California State University, Long Beach.

He finally graduated in 1995.

In Saunders’ current IT management job at eBay, he mentors junior college students and urges them to take the time in college to explore various interests.

“Don’t just try to get out with a computer science bachelor’s in four years because a lot of the skills that are very valuable to me, I learned through (general education) classes or through working,” he said he tells students. “Honestly, I learned more about business waiting tables than in school.”

Saunders tells the same to his 16-year-old daughter and 14-yearold son, who now attend Palo Alto Unified schools. His daughter, a Paly student, is “driven” and “focused,” he said, pursuing advanced classes alongside technical theater and Japanese. He’s not sure exactly where the pressure to achieve comes from — the school, her peers or a broader culture in the Bay Area, which he said felt like high-pressure even when he was in high school. (He doesn’t believe the pressure comes from himself or his wife, who teaches at City College of San Francisco and is also an advocate of community colleges.)

“I think there really is a lot of pressure in the Bay Area, and it’s not new,” he said. “Because I had such a nontraditional path and I know so many people who are successful who have had nontraditional paths, I think it’s a great idea for kids to get a chance to be aware that you don’t have to go to a premiere brand school and graduate in four years summa cum laude. Most people aren’t going to do that.”

Saunders said he tries to reinforce with his daughter his hopes for her, which don’t rest on acceptance to a top-tier college.

“I graduated with 3.4 and went to Foothill and that’s fine,” he said he tells her. “I want you to be happy and I want you to find balance.” Q

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POLICE CALLS Palo Alto May 24-30

Violence related Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft related Burglary attempt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 2 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Vandalism to vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 6 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/prop damage. . . . . . 10 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alcohol or drug related Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Animal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Disobey court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 F&W/disposal request. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Indecent exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Lodging without permission . . . . . . . . . 2 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Outside investigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Sick and cared for . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 5 Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Menlo Park May 24-30

Violence related Assault & battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Theft related Burglary undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Stolen property received . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Theft undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Abandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Abandoned bicycle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 9 False display of registration . . . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism to vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Adult protective SVC referral. . . . . . . . . 1 Coroner case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Court order violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 CPS referral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info. case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Probation violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1 Threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

501 Forest Ave., 5/24, 1:55 p.m.; battery/simple.

Arastradero Road, 5/25, 9:04 a.m.; domestic violence/battery.

Forest Avenue, 5/26, 9:50 a.m.; domestic violence.

500 block Bryson Avenue, 5/26, 12:45 p.m.; battery/simple.

Menlo Park

100 block Terminal Avenue, 5/24, 9:59 p.m.; battery.

300 block Waverley Street, 5/25, 8:34 a.m.; battery.

700 block Willow Road, 5/26, 10:08 a.m.; battery.

1100 block Henderson Avenue, 5/30, 9:09 p.m.; assault and battery.

Alice Hsia Resident of Palo Alto Alice (Chung Chi) Hsia, a long time Palo Alto resident, died peacefully at home on May 20. She was 92. Born in China in 1924, Alice, immigrated to the US in 1947 to marry Henry Tao-Sze Hsia at Harvard University.

They were married for 56 years until Henry’s death in 2003. Their life together began on the East Coast, in Boston and New York, until they made their way West to California, first in San Jose, then Sunnyvale, Palo Alto (27 years), and finally in Hillsborough. After Henry’s death, she spent her last years in Palo Alto.

Alice was first and foremost a devoted wife and loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with friends, especially over the Mah Jong table. She was active in the Peninsula’s Chinese community through the Chinese School and the Chinese Cultural Association. Her passion was singing in the local Peking Opera group, and she and Henry gave many performances in the Bay Area.

She also enjoyed travel and having fun seeing places old and new.

Alice is survived by three children, Victor (Cathy), Jean (John) and Alex (Janelle) and seven grandchildren.

Family and friends are invited to gather for visitation (no formal service) starting at 10:30 AM and interment at 12:30 PM at Alta Mesa Funeral Home in Palo Alto on June 9th, 2017.

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Lyman “Skip” S. Faulkner, Jr., age 68, died at the VA, Palo Alto on Saturday, May 13, 2017 following a 17 year battle with prostate cancer. After a lifetime of devotion to country and family, he passed away surrounded by his loving wife, family, and friends. He was a long-time resident of Atherton, husband to prominent San Francisco trial attorney, Mary Alexander, for 32 years — proud father of Michelle Loftis, M.D., a pediatrician in Los Gatos, and grandfather of Ian and Lily Loftis of Menlo Park, CA. Born at Ft. Benning, GA, the son of a career Army officer and World War II veteran of the 11th Abn Division, Colonel Lyman S. Faulkner, Sr. and Jane Faulkner, Skip grew up in an Army family along with his three sisters, living in Berlin, Germany during the Cold War and Virginia while his dad worked at the Pentagon. His family settled in Corona del Mar, CA where he attended Corona del Mar High School and graduated in 1966. He was an avid swimmer, water polo player, and surfer.

In September 1967, Skip enlisted in the U.S. Army and became a second generation paratrooper. He was a superb combat infantry soldier and leader in the 101st, Airborne Division in Vietnam during very heavy fighting in A Shau Valley and the DMZ, 1968-1969. He spent his entire tour with the recon platoon of the 1st Bn, 506th Airborne Infantry. Decorated with the Bronze Star, Air Medal, and the Army Commendation Medal, he was enormously proud to be a Vietnam veteran who wore the Combat Infantryman’s Badge and the Parachute Badge. He had the honor to be promoted to Sergeant and led a long-range patrol and sniper unit in Vietnam. Following active duty, Skip served in the Army Reserve from 1971-1973.

After leaving the U.S. Army, Skip attended college at Loyola University in Southern California and in 1976 earned a bachelor degree in Business Administration. His business career led him to the San Francisco Bay Area where he worked as a sales engineer for several high-tech companies. In San Francisco, Skip met the love of his life, Mary Alexander, on St. Patrick’s Day. They were married on December 1, 1984 at Valley Presbyterian Church in Portola Valley where

they remained active members and hosted the annual Church Christmas Party for 20+ years. Skip proudly supported Mary’s law career and enjoyed attending legal events of the Consumer Attorneys of California (CAOC) and American Association for Justice (AAJ), especially when Mary was President of both organizations.

Upon retirement, Skip took on what he happily described as “the best job in the world...taking care of the grandkids”.

He was a devoted and doting grandfather who took Ian and Lily to and from school, attended every sports game and performance, and was an ever present figure in the Las Lomitas/La Entrada School and Menlo School communities.

Known for his quick wit, kindness, and positive outlook, he brought joy and laughter to all who knew him. He enjoyed sailing, skiing, bar-b-quing, camping, and hiking.

His laughter, warm smile, and kind spirit will be missed by many.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Lyman and Jane Faulkner, and his sister, Judith Faulkner of Ashland, OR. His survivors include wife, Mary Alexander, daughter Michelle Loftis, son-in-law Thomas Green, grandchildren Ian and Lily Loftis, Jasmine and Jessica-Sarah Green; sister, Jill McCaffrey, and husband, Gen. Barry McCaffrey (U.S. Army, Ret.); sister, Elizabeth Wasserman; nephew, Col. Sean McCaffrey (U.S. Army, Ret.), and wife, Debbie McCaffrey; niece, Tara Larson, and husband, Jake Larson; niece, Amy McKinney, and husband, Mike McKinney; nephew, Dustin Wasserman, and wife, Miho Wasserman; nieces, Kate and Maddy Wasserman; and 7 great-nephews and 2 great-nieces.

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at Valley Presbyterian Church on Saturday, June 3 at 10:00am, 945 Portola Road, Portola Valley, CA, 94028 with an afternoon reception at the home of Mary Alexander. A private honor guard ceremony will be at his final resting place at Skylawn Cemetery in the Armed Services section overlooking the Pacific Ocean.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Army Emergency Relief, www.Aerhq.org, AER Headquarters, 2530 Crystal Drive, Suite 13131 13th Fl., Arlington, VA 22202.

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Thomas Francis Kearns IV Thomas Francis Kearns IV was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, February 25, 1951 to Mary Durkin Kearns Piersol of Brooklyn, NY and Thomas Francis Kearns III of Salt Lake City, Utah.

Thomas’ father was Vice-President of the Kearns Corporation, owner of The Salt Lake Tribune.

Tom grew up in Palo Alto and Atherton, was a product of private Catholic schools there and graduated from Menlo-Atherton High School. He was an owner of the Kearns-Tribune Corporation/Salt Lake Tribune and owned several entrepreneurial ventures throughout his life in California, Utah and Nevada. He was a resident of Reno, Nevada for 20 years. Married to Karen Shaw in 1999 and later divorced. Tom enjoyed traveling, family history, the outdoors and his faithful dogs.

Tommy is survived by his brother, Michael J. Kearns (Miriam) of Salt Lake City, Utah, and sisters Mary Kearns Coffron of Menlo Park, California, Kathryn Kearns Gould (Chris) of Atherton, California, Patricia Kearns Kehrer of Dillon, Montana, Carol Kearns of Spokane, Washington, Terry Greenhood Nestel of Los Angeles, California, Judy Greenhood Gregory (Gary) of Eugene, Oregon, and Colleen McCann (Byron) of Seattle, Washington.

Tom is survived by his aunt, Genevieve Kearns Campbell, Sandpoint, Idaho and step-mother Jackie Kearns, Salt Lake City, Utah. Several cousins in Salt Lake City, Utah, California and Switzerland as well as nieces and nephews in California, Montana, New York City and Oregon also survive him.

Tom, 65, passed away due to pulmonary failure on a road trip to Las Vegas May 20, 2016.

Memorial service will be held at 1pm June 1, 2017 at Cathedral of the Madeleine with burial following at Mt Calvary Catholic Cemetary, Salt Lake City, Utah. A Rosary Vigil will take place at 6pm on May 31, 2017 at Neil O’Donnell Mortuary, Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Winifred Heimstadt Palo Alto resident Winifred Anna Becker Heimstadt, “Winnie” to her friends, died on May 1 after a short illness. She was 101.

She was born in the New York City borough of the Bronx, New York, on July 9, 1915, to William and Mathilde Becker.

She worked as an administrative assistant for New York Life Insurance Company, and it was there that she met her husband, Charles H. Heimstadt.

Throughout her life, she was an artist, painting in oils and

acrylics, and also was a member of the Peninsula chapter of the Women’s Caucus for Art. She showed her work frequently, garnering numerous awards.

When her children were grown, she earned her bachelor’s degree in creative arts and psychology from San Francisco State University. She also spent time volunteering at a San Francisco elementary school and worked as a nanny.

She and her husband were founding members of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in San Mateo in 1950, where she remained an active member until she moved to Palo Alto in 1996.

Following her husband’s death in 1972, she met Peter J. Kelly, and the two remained constant companions for 25 years. They enjoyed playing bridge, ballroom

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In the last phase of her life, she resided at Channing House in Palo Alto, where her family said that she loved the friendship of the other residents and the caring nature of the staff.

An avid supporter of preserving the environment, she was careful to reuse and recycle. She made arrangements for her body to be donated to Stanford Medical School after death.

She is survived by her daughters, Betty Draper and Bonnie Evans (Val Smith); son, Chuck Heimstadt (Loretta Brooks); grandchildren, Emile Draper (Jennifer), Lindsey Draper, Megan Evans-Wilson (Steve); greatgrandchildren, Connor, Sean, Bridget, Audrey, Mitchell; and companion, Pete Kelly, his daughter, Maureen Treadway (Kirk) and children, Rachel, Nick and Jessica.

SUBMITTING TRANSITIONS ANNOUNCEMENTS The Palo Alto Weekly’s Transitions page is devoted to births, weddings, anniversaries and deaths of local residents.

These announcements are a free editorial service. Photos are accepted and printed on a space-available basis. Send information to Obituaries, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302; fax to 650-326-3928; or email to editor@paweekly.com.

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“We bought our own stainless steel container with a filter and line it with compostable bags.” — Elizabeth G.

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

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Earth literacy is key Editor, Being aware of the proposed budget reductions facing the Palo Alto Unified School District, I am particularly concerned about the impact of those cuts on an important and effective program, Living Classroom.

Living Classroom provides outdoor science education through beautiful native habitat and edible gardens at six of our elementary schools. Their lessons are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards and provide the interdisciplinary and hands-on learning experiences called for in these important new standards.

Their curriculum supports scientific and environmental literacy and connects students to the sources of their food. This wonderful program

demonstrates that nature is everywhere and ensures students have easy access to nature within their own school grounds.

Earth literacy is a core necessity of our time. Living Classroom should be in all of our schools as every student needs to understand the natural functions of our planet Earth and how we can be in mutually beneficial relationship as informed and caring citizens. Living Classroom maintains these gardens as part of their services and made a significant investment, with the help of the district, in designing and installing these gardens. For a program that only costs $90K per year, providing 400 lessons and maintaining 12 gardens, it seems responsible to find ways to continue this program.

As a science educator and a former director of environmental education on the Palo Alto PTA Executive Board, I urge contacting our school board soon, before

their vote on next year’s budget, by emailing them at board@pausd.org and requesting them to continue funding Living Classroom. I speak from my experience as an educator and grandparent of students in our Palo Alto schools and value immensely what Living Classroom is providing our school district. To learn more about this program visit living-classroom.org.

Karen Harwell Dana Avenue, Palo Alto

Prioritizing victims’ rights and safety Editor, News that a Paly student has sexually assaulted multiple girls has left our community feeling shock, rage and sadness, leading to questions about the school and district administrators’ judgment.

As parents, we believe that we need to ask questions both of our school district and ourselves.

Previously, parents were not unanimous in their condemnation of the principal who sexually harassed students and staff, condoning this behavior. Even today, in the comments section of the Weekly, rape culture is alive and well, with parents engaging in victim blaming that should have no place in a progressive community.

How could any parent in our community — let alone the 1,600 who signed a petition that characterized the Health Connected “Teen Talk” curriculum as “sex seduction” — continue to object to the teaching of sexuality education considered “best practice” in light of recent events?

The healthy attitudes to sex and relationships that the Health Connected curriculum promotes are the opposite of messages condoned by the broader culture, attitudes that reinforce male entitlement to female bodies, objectify and shame girls for

the same behavior that is celebrated in boys, and if left unchallenged guarantees we will send more “Brock Turners” into the world.

Our school board must take seriously its responsibility for ensuring that our district prioritizes victims’ rights and safety. It must also prioritize the health and safety of our entire student body by refusing to tolerate watering down of the Health Connected middle school curriculum, let alone allow it to be sent off to die in a review committee. The board must instead advocate for expansion of the program into both our lower and upper grades, ensuring that conversations about healthy relationships, bodily autonomy and consent begin in kindergarten and continue to occur at regular intervals all the way to senior year.

Michelle Higgins and Laura Prentiss Palo Alto

Off Deadline Asian-Americans expand what ‘community involvement’ means

by Jay Thorwaldson he venerable Silicon Valley-based group Asian Americans for Com munity Involvement, AACI for short, is about to celebrate its 45th anniversary next year.

Founded by Palo Alto residents and long known for its broad range of programs for everyone from seniors to those with mental illness, the group now is the largest nongovernmental provider of services in Santa Clara County, operating out of two large centers. In 2014 it became a fully federally qualified health center serving low-income, low-access areas of the South Bay. In 2015, the nonprofit began providing counseling services to Palo Alto Unified’s teens at the high schools and district office as well as parent-education workshops.

The organization also has a unique program: helping survivors of torture and imprisonment — the subject of a talk next Wednesday at Channing House in Palo Alto.

At the Center for Survivors of Torture, trained counselors work with refugees who have undergone unimaginable physical or psychological torture, helping them recover their lives and deal with PTSD, or post-traumatic stress disorder.

The center addresses one of the major national debates of our time: What to think and do about

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the thousands of refugees fleeing oppressive regimes and violence, according to AACI staff members and founders Allan Seid and his wife, Mary, of Palo Alto.

Seid, a retired psychiatrist who in the early 1970s ran for the Palo Alto City Council and was active in community drug-use prevention, said he saw a growing Asian population more than 40 years ago that needed assistance in integrating into the traditional communities of the South Bay. And, he said, the community needed to find some way to provide programs that serve the broader population, regardless of race, ethnicity or national origin.

They founded AACI in 1973, and for some years made up its core staff, assisted by a dozen or so volunteers.

Over years of expanding operations, the group was headed by Palo Alto resident Michelle Lew as president and CEO. Lew last year left the organization for other work opportunities, and effective May 16 the group named a new president and CEO: Sarita Kohli, active with the group for 14 years and its acting director for the past 11 months.

“Her dedication and passion to providing health and wellness make her the ideal person to lead AACI into its next chapter,” AACI Board of Directors Chair Hanley Chew said.

Kohli’s background with AACI mirrors its expanding focus in recent years. She was hired by the group in 2003 as program coordinator for the Center for Survivors

of Torture, then in 2005 became the director of mental health and community programs. She served as executive vice president from 2014 to 2016, spearheading program expansion, funding and business strategy.

She was named to the California Board of Behavioral Sciences — which oversees all regulations, clinical licensing and consumer protections relating to behavioral therapists statewide. She has served on several countywide agencies and in 2011 was honored as a “Woman of Influence” by the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

Today, the Center for Survivors of Torture is headed by a woman named Armina Husic, a survivor of the Bosnian atrocities and siege of Sarajevo in the early 1990s — the longest siege of a major city in the history of modern warfare.

Husic, then 30 with two small children, vividly recalls her escape from the widespread killings of civilians, including children.

She chokes up when recounting the painful horror of the night of her escape.

She was with a group of people who fled on foot, taking virtually nothing with them in the middle of the night (when they wouldn’t be visible targets of Serbian gunners).

They got out of the city through a tunnel dug under the airport, headed for a steep mountain ringed with valleys that were under gunfire. Babies and children were crying from the cold, the heavy rain and exhaustion as the

group climbed a steep mountain with bullets flying overhead.

Getting down the other side, they found mud-covered buses waiting to take them on slippery back roads to Croatia and a United Nation’s station, then to Greece and Italy. She eventually made it to the United States, where resettlement assistance was available under a program that gave refugees eight months to learn English, get a job and become selfsufficient. She succeeded and got a job but quit after a time to find some way to help others.

She landed at AACI 22 years ago. She said she couldn’t talk about the experience for the first 20 years but finally decided she had to tell her story to help people understand what refugees and escapees go through “by highlighting their human stories” and doing “whatever we can do to combat hate and discrimination.

“I felt it was my duty to be a voice for so many who are voiceless,” she said.

She helped build a community of refugees from all over the

world: “We all suffered similar pain, and a community makes us stronger,” she said. “We all have the same kinds of needs, including the need to heal” from the physical and emotional strain of war, the fear and grief of leaving lifelong homes, even the guilt of surviving while others died.

The program does psychological evaluations of refugees for lawyers, judges and officials involved in granting asylum to the refugees — who usually have no proof of their stories. The “forensic evaluations” they have provided have resulted in a near 100 percent approval of the asylum requests, she said.

“I now consider myself an American, and I love this country and want this country to succeed,” she said.

Husic will be speaking at a public presentation at Channing House on June 7, starting at 7 p.m.

Information is available by calling 650-327-0950. Q Former Weekly Editor Jay Thorwaldson can be emailed at jaythor@well.com.

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2017 high school graduates talk about finding their ‘tribes’

by Elena Kadvany

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hile education is the primary job of most teenagers over the course of high school, it is often the experiences they pursue outside the classroom that mold and shape who they are.

For some, it’s the camaraderie of a sports team or the

thrill of a high-pressure robotics competition. For others, it’s spending time with fellow comic book buffs during lunchtime club meetings or the impact of leading a socialjustice group.

With high school coming to an end for the Class of 2017,

the Weekly talked to graduating seniors from four local public and private schools about various group activities that offered some of the most defining experiences of high school.

It was as members of Palo Alto High School’s robotics

team, Gunn High School’s comic-book club, Castilleja School’s diversity club and Eastside College Preparatory School’s soccer team that these students not only nurtured personal passions but often found a community to call their own during high school.

Their stories underscore the importance of a now-familiar message for high-pressure communities like Palo Alto: High school should and can be a time for teens to do what they love and pursue what sparks their curiosity, whatever form that takes.

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n a recent afternoon in a and electronics, surrounded by back room of Palo Alto red octagonal bumpers. Váli was High School’s robotics known in the competition for its lab, a senior efficiently leads a speed and mobility, students said.

For those six intense weeks, meeting of more than 30 students like a well-oiled machine. Stu- the approximately 80-member dents sit rapt and quiet, speaking team spent almost more time in when they’re called on to give an the campus lab than in class. They update on projects or initiatives logged about 30 to 35 hours per they’re in charge of — a robot week, staying late after school demonstration they’re planning hours (frequently until they got at a local youth nonprofit or an kicked out, Cheung said) and on upcoming social potluck for local weekends. While dedicated teams were in charge of high school robotics the expected deteams. There are no signing, building teachers or adults in ‘Everybody has a and coding of the sight.

This is a meeting place on campus robot each year, other “subteams” of the Paly robotics that they go to. were charged with team, an entirely overseeing efstudent-run organi- This lab is the forts like corporate zation that’s doing place we all go.’ sponsorships (from much more than simply building – Kenny Cheung, companies ranging robots. robotics team captain from Google and Dropbox to Palo For many of the Alto’s Kirk’s Steakgraduating seniors on the team, the robotics lab was a burgers), raising funds, T-shirt “second home” during their years and poster design and website at Paly — a place to not only hone maintenance. An art team cretechnical skills or interests but ated animations that they entered also spend time with a tight-knit in parallel competitions. Students took on formalized leadership group of friends.

“Everybody has a place on cam- roles, like project manager, strapus that they go to,” said senior tegic director, treasurer and comKenny Cheung, this year’s team petition manager.

Paly’s robotics team was not captain. “This lab is the place we always this way, students said. all go.”

The robotics team’s work re- Four years ago, when Cheung volves around the annual FIRST and other seniors were freshmen, Robotics Competition, an inter- there was less structure and the national contest in which high team performed poorly. Graduschool teams design, build and ating seniors had failed to pass program a robot to perform cer- to underclassmen the skills and tain tasks, like climbing a rope or education needed to carry the shooting a ball into a hoop — all team forward, students said. They in six weeks. The robots eventu- remember well some of the first ally compete against each other in competitions they went to: At one, scored matches, structured much a Paly member accidentally drove the robot backward and scored like sports tournaments.

This year’s 100-pound robot, 100 points for the opposing team.

After their freshman year, stunamed Váli, was an eight-wheeled contraption with a skyscraper- dents in this year’s graduating like body of metal parts, wires class said they made a concerted

Palo Alto High School robotics club President Kenny Cheung, second from right, makes an adjustment on the club’s robot as members, from left, Margaret Li, Amy Lin, Alex Tarng and Vyomika Gupta practice operating the robot in preparation for an upcoming potluck with competitors from surrounding high schools. effort to recruit and teach younger students, asked them to take on leadership roles and created a structure with regular meetings, voting and other formal decisionmaking processes. This year’s seniors have grown the robotics team from about 30 registered members four years ago to about 80 members this year, 40 to 60 of whom regularly show up and participate. They’ve also brought greater balance to the team, whose membership is about 40 percent girls and 60 percent boys.

This has paid off in the annual competition: This year, the team made it to the FIRST World Championships and finished as semi-finalists, the best the team has done in more than 20 years.

Team captain Cheung — tall, confident and clearly detailoriented — said he was shy as a middle school student but knew he had a passion for engineering. His freshman year at Paly, he joined robotics and started on the “build” team, which uses a laser cutter, 3D printer and other tools to fabricate the robot. He

also developed strong management skills, he said, becoming the leader of that team as well as lab manager and, eventually, team captain.

He credited their very handsoff coach, former NASA scientist and teacher Chris Kuszmaul, with engendering the team’s studentdriven culture.

“He likes to say he lets us fail,” Cheung said. “A lot of teams have a mentor doing a lot of the work and the kids kind of watch and learn, but we’re the other way around.”

When senior Ailyn Tong became a member of the robotics team her sophomore year, she was the only girl on the programming team. She also joined against the wishes of her parents: Both are engineers who wanted their daughter to avoid what had been a “hard life” for them, she said.

“I didn’t listen to them,” she joked. “Robotics has really helped me fall in love with engineering.”

Senior Alex Tarng, who serves as the team’s web project manager as well as strategy and scouting

team lead, said the “uniqueness of the robotics team is that you get this sense of family and community.

“You spend those six weeks (for the competition) and many months beforehand, a couple months afterwards — spending 30 hours a week in the same room, working toward the same goal. You build a lot of really strong bonds between teammates,” he said.

Robotics also provides students with the ever-desired real-world application of classroom learning.

“Being in robotics motivates you to do better in classes, especially math and science classes,” Cheung said. “The best thing is when you learn something in chemistry and you come to robotics and you see that in application.”

On a recent afternoon, sitting outside the lab, a group of graduating robotics seniors — all with their hair tinged Viking green, a team tradition they started two years ago after seeing rival Gunn (continued on page 18)

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hen Joaquin Evia went also figured an incentive would to the local library as a encourage more students to join; kid, he was given a bag hence, the movies.)

“It’s basically a haven,” Kappaand one rule: He could only check gantula said, “for people who love out as much as he could carry.

But it was not children’s books comics and want to express their love for the genre — and also to or novels he filled the bag with.

“I’d always have it stuffed with get more and more people to read comics.” comics,” the Gunn The co-founders High School senior said in a recent ‘There’s a world of also consider watchmovies like Man interview. stories and ideas ing of Steel, Guardians His affinity for of the Galaxy or the world of comic out there, and books stayed with some of the most The Dark Knight as a means to eduhim as he grew oldcate other students er. His sophomore creative, crazy year, he teamed up ones ... you’ll find about what inspired the films. They’ve with a fellow comicalso organized a book fanatic, Gunn in comics.”

“Nerd Bowl” — a senior Nikhil Kappagantula, to found – Joaquin Evia, Comics Jeopardy-like game Club co-founder with Star Wars the school’s Comics trivia — and trips Club.

“We both really, really like su- to local comic-book stores and perheroes and comics in general, conventions.

Through the club and his passo we figured why not make a club about it and share our pas- sion for comics, Evia has nurtured sion with everyone else?” Kappa- a love for drawing. He draws often on his own time and dreams of gantula said. “I just enjoy them.”

It is this simple enjoyment on creating and publishing his own which the club focuses. A core comic book one day.

Comics — which are about far group of about 10 members gathers for weekly lunchtime meetings more than the typical good-guyto watch superhero movies and beats-bad narrative, Evia said — hang out. They initially wanted to have gifted him a “good sense of bring in physical comic books for imagination.” In comics, “anyeveryone to read, but that proved thing can happen.”

“The truth is, you can find a too expensive, Evia said. (They

Gunn High School Comics Club presidents Joaquin Evia, front row left, and Nikhil Kappagantula, front row right, pose with fellow club members, from left: Mark Aguilera, Austin Fong, Adnaan Sachidanandan, Megan Hsia, Rahul Shiv, Vivha Arun, Vinu Weerasinghe, Vincent Chin and Alex Schellenberg. comic for almost every single kind of genre and story you can think of,” he said — autobiographies, mystery, horror, romance — as well as those that touch upon topics like philosophy and racism.

“Comics, just like novels or movies, is just a medium to tell stories with,” he said. “So when I said that ‘anything can happen,’ I meant it literally. There’s a world of stories and ideas out there, and some of the most creative, crazy ones you’ll find, you’ll find in comics.”

Evia plans to major in graphic design in college, and

Kappagantula said he plans to start a comics club at the university he’s attending.

The Comics Club meets in teacher-advisor Terence Kitada’s classroom, where shelves are stocked with Spider-Man and Transformers comics, walls are covered with movie posters and window shelves are lined with action figures. Kitada, who grew up reading comic books and interned at Marvel Entertainment in college, met Evia in a sophomore year English class. They constantly talked about comics, and Kitada would notice Evia drawing superhero-ish stuff in class.

Kitada was thrilled to help the students launch a club he wishes had existed when he was in high school.

Both of the student co-founders said the simplicity of the club — created for no other reason but the pure enjoyment of comics — has been a welcome respite during their high school years.

“Going through constant stress from academics and everything else, personal life — to escape from that for even 20 minutes ... and hang out with people who are genuinely interested in comics was pretty cool,” Kappagantula said. Q

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oises Correa has been played competitive soccer since playing soccer since he he was 10 years old and played for both a club team and Eastside’s was about 3 years old.

Full disclosure: He didn’t like it team throughout high school — right away. But his godfather, the almost a year-round commitment coach of a girls team at the time, to the sport, one of his teachers, let him practice with them. Grad- Jaya Subramaninan, noted.

What drew him ually, he started likto soccer was having the sport more and more.

‘It felt like a family. ing the same club teammates for so Now 18 years old many years, he said. and about to be- We were all like They didn’t go to come the first mem- brothers to each the same schools ber of his family to but spent hours and attend a four-year other.’ hours together at university, Correa – Moises Correa, practice and travelis a self-described soccer player ing for tournaments. “crazy fanatic” of They won together soccer. He plays striker and left midfielder. His and lost together.

“It felt like a family. We were favorite team is Futbol Club Barcelona. He has not one but two all like brothers to each other,” smartphone applications that alert Correa said.

This feeling was engendered him about game updates when

by Correa’s longtime club coach, he’s not able to watch live.

The sport has been central in who died of cancer when Correa Correa’s life, both on and off the was 16 years old. The coach’s team ended up ranking in the top field.

Correa, a graduating senior 10 in California, Correa said.

“He was really good about not at Eastside College Preparatory School, grew up in Menlo Park. just soccer stuff but teaching us He went to East Palo Alto Charter to be good kids,” he said. “Even School before attending Eastside if we didn’t become professional for middle and high school. He’s soccer players ... he just wanted us

Moises Correa (back row, third from left) poses with fellow members of the Eastside College Preparatory Academy soccer team as they hold up their trophies from the Homestead Christmas Cup tournament in December. to go to college and be successful and be good people and give back to the community, just like he was doing.”

Correa has already followed in his coach’s footsteps, volunteering as a youth soccer coach for the Ravenswood Youth Athletic Association, which runs recreational teams for children and teens.

The team he coached was made

up of kids who happened to be much younger than their opponents and often lost as a result.

He said he consciously worked to raise their morale, giving personal encouragement to each player as well as “life advice,” such as to focus in school and to stay away from drugs.

He recalled telling players at a game when they were down 4-0

at halftime: “‘Ariel, I love the way you’re chasing down the ball and pressuring their defense. Keep it up,’ and ‘Juan, keep up the good work in the back, and communicate with your defense to help you stop them.’”

“It was comments like these that lit up the kids’ faces,” he said. (continued on page 18)

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High School’s robotics team dye their hair red for the annual FIRST competition — are at ease with each other, fondly recalling narrow wins and painful losses from competitions over the years.

All of them said they plan to pursue a major related to computer science, engineering or mathematics because of their time on the robotics team. Cheung also plans to volunteer as a mentor for FIRST competition teams near where he will attend college.

“This was a true engineering experience you’re not going to get in a traditional engineering class or math class or science class,” he said. “You actually get to go from a design phase where you have an idea to modeling it on a computer to actually machining it, wiring it, programming it. Being able to experience that process and getting better and better at it every year — that definitely contributed to me doing engineering in college.” Q

“They seemed to forget about the score.”

Both this year and last, he won a scholarship from the Positive Coaching Alliance’s Bay Area chapter, awarded to studentathletes who work to improve themselves, demonstrate leadership and empathy, support their teammates and strive to improve sports as a whole. The organization’s mission is to create “better athletes and better people.”

When Correa first arrived at Eastside, the school didn’t have a middle school soccer team.

His eighth-grade year, the school started a co-ed team. They went undefeated that year, Correa said.

In high school, he became accustomed to being on a smallschool underdog team. His best memory, however, was a win this December at an annual boys varsity soccer tournament, the Christmas Cup. For the first time, Eastside passed group stages, made it to the finals and won.

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Castilleja School senior Citlalli Contreras stands surrounded by posters advocating for LGBTQ issues and equality for women. Contreras was a member of the school’s Community Alliance for Identity and Expression (CAIE) club and Diversity Club. with a concentration in American politics and a minor in urban studies.

“It’s this idea of leaving this place better than when I came in,” she said. “Just seeing people really benefit from those events and conversations, I think, is progress.”

In Contreras’ eighth-grade essay about her name, she describes how some of the hurt and shame around classmates’ and teachers’ inability to pronounce “Citlalli” eventually faded away, and she came to a place of acceptance.

“In a sea of Katherines, Natalies, and Laurens,” she wrote, “I am the huge, bright orange fish, and sometimes I like that.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

schools’ gay-straight alliances and saw record attendance, with more than half coming from other schools, she said. The event was free, but they took donations to benefit Gender Spectrum, a Bay Area nonprofit working to increase gender inclusivity for children and youth.

Contreras remembered a male student who came up to her after the dance and said: “It’s so important that you do this. No other school makes events like this.’”

Through CAIE, she also helped organize a field trip to San Francisco’s Castro neighborhood and screenings of movies about gender identity like “Victor/Victoria” and “Tomboy.” The club had tough conversations about where students who identify as transgender and non-binary fit into an all-girls school, a conversation

Contreras said she hopes the club will continue with the Castilleja administration.

It also bothered Contreras, she said, that Martin Luther King Jr. Day was less meaningful at Castilleja than at her elementary school in Belle Haven. She didn’t like the idea of it being a day off with no significance. So she organized a field trip to San Francisco to visit the Museum of the African Diaspora and look at murals in the Mission District. Back on campus, she enlisted students to make a mural of the civil-rights leader’s face.

She hopes to have left a longlasting impact on Castilleja. She plans to continue to pursue activism, social justice and community organizing at Columbia University, where she’ll start this fall. She plans to major in political science

“It was memorable because one, we made it to the final; two, it was my senior year, so it was my last chance at it; and third, I also scored the game-winning goal,” Correa said. “It was the best feeling of my high school career for soccer.” (He also was named MVP for Eastside’s division at that tournament.)

Correa is headed to the University of California, Santa Cruz, this fall, where he plans to study economics and play non-competitive soccer.

Given the time commitment soccer required during high school, it forced Correa to manage his academic workload carefully.

During the high school season, he had to miss class on game days, Subramanian said, and would talk to her weeks in advance to schedule catch-up sessions during a tutorial period. He never missed a meeting and would often remind Subramanian the day-of to make sure she didn’t either.

“His grades were not compromised due to his work ethic,” she said. “He is truly a student athlete.” Q

Moises Correa, who played soccer with Eastside College Preparatory Academy, stands with the MVP trophy he was awarded and his team’s Championship trophy from the Homestead Christmas Cup in December, which they won playing in the tournament’s Bronze division.

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hen Citlalli Contreras, the youth as teaching assistants. a first-generation stu- Contreras remembers being imdent from Menlo Park’s pressed by them.

“They were so smart, so proud Belle Haven neighborhood, first arrived at Castilleja School, she about (their school),” she said. She felt like an outsider “looking in.” recalled thinking to herself, “I’d Fellow students lived in mansions love to be in a school like this.”

As a freshman at Castilleja, in Palo Alto — a stark contrast with homes in Belle Haven, a low- Contreras joined the school’s student-run diverer-income commusity club, which is nity predominantly “committed to fosmade up of Latino, ‘We were having tering conversation African-American about justice and and Pacific Islander conversations social issues with residents. that were kind empathy, honesty In eighth grade, and respect; giving Contreras described of left out in the visibility to underher struggle in a classroom about served communities piece she wrote for and their history; the school’s literary race, class, creating a safe, inmagazine. She had poverty, gender clusive environment grown up feeling for all students,” an deep pride for her identity, sexual online description first name — an Az- orientations’ states. tec name that means She was again imstar or “Princess of – Citlalli Contreras, the Stars” — until diversity advocate pressed, she said.

“We were having she got to Castilleja, conversations that where no one could pronounce it correctly, she wrote. were kind of left out in the classBut it was this difference, she room about race, class, poverty, said, that motivated her to pursue gender identity, sexual orientawork in diversity and social jus- tions,” she said.

Through the club, Contreras attice and to leave Castilleja a more tended a student diversity leaderinclusive, understanding place.

Contreras, whose parents are ship conference in Indianapolis. from Mexico and did not attend She returned inspired to find new college, has been at Castilleja ways to promote social justice since her first year of middle at the Palo Alto all-girls private school. She had spent time at the school. She also joined Castilleja’s school as a rising fifth-grader queer-straight alliance, Commuthrough Castilleja’s summer Pen- nity Alliance for Identity and Exinsula Bridge Program, which pression (CAIE).

In March, as one of CAIE’s provides top-performing students from local under-resourced com- three co-leads, she helped to ormunities with small, individu- ganize a “pride dance” open to loalized classes. Castilleja high cal queer youth. They sent handschool students worked with made invitations to Bay Area high

Arts & Entertainment ‘Tis the season for tribute bands and summer concerts

by Karla Kane

Courtesy of Caravanserai

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

The Santana tribute band Caravanserai, which originated in Palo Alto, has been going strong for 20 years. The group will perform in Redwood City and Palo Alto this summer. three-man percussion section, Herrera teamed up with his stepson, who learned to play the congas for the project. Residents of Palo Alto at the time, their very first public show was at Gunn High School (the second was at the city’s Fourth of July chili cook-off). From those humble beginnings and several

lineup changes later, Caravanserai has gone on to a lucrative career, performing 30 to 50 shows a year all over the western U.S. And, most excitingly of all for Herrera, the line between the “real” Santana and the tribute has been blurred, thanks to collaborations with a variety of founding and contributing

members (Adrian Areas, son of original Santana timbale player Jose “Chepito” Areas, is currently a percussionist with Caravanserai; other Santana members work with them on a regular basis).

“We’re the only Santana tribute band that can claim that we have DNA from the original Santana,”

Herrera said. “I’m very proud of that. Originally I was, like, this guy in my garage with a dream. Now I’m playing with guys in Santana.”

Herrera has only met Carlos Santana once so far, and, when he introduced himself as the leader of Caravanserai, he said the maestro responded with one simple word: “Beautiful.” ith two of its members deceased and the band broken up long ago, seeing a Beatles tribute act may be as close as many folks can get to seeing the Fab Four live. Despite sharing a last name with the late-Beatle George, Drew Harrison plays and sings the parts of John Lennon in Beatles tribute The Sun Kings (thesunkings.com), who this year will perform on June 14 as part of Menlo Park’s summer concert series.

“I’ve always been a Lennon nut,” Harrison said. Like many musicians, Harrison first fell in love with the music of The Beatles as a teenager and remains a passionate

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ver wish you could catch the Beatles in Menlo Park?

How about a free performance by Santana in Palo Alto?

Thanks to the annual abundance of free music events sponsored by local cities this summer, you may be able to get the next-best thing.

The Weekly spoke with leaders of two popular tribute bands about their experiences re-creating musical magic for the masses.

Leo Herrera’s Santana tribute band, Caravanserai (santanatributeband.com), is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year and still going strong. The in-demand group will play in Redwood City on June 9 and Palo Alto on July 8.

Herrera said his first encounter with tribute bands was when a friend introduced him to an AC/ DC tribute in the mid-90s.

“I was just blown away. I started fantasizing about who I would do,” he said. “I took inventory and said, ‘Well, you’re a lead guitar player, your ethnic background is Mexican, it’s gotta be Santana.”

A longtime fan of the rhythmic rock group, with its trademark

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Beatles tribute band The Sun Kings pride themselves on their deep knowledge of the Fab Four’s catalogue.

LOS ALTOS

SUMMER

CONCERT

SERIES

When: Thursdays, June 22-Aug. 3, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Various city parks (see online) Info: tinyurl.com/y7sbjywt

MOUNTAIN VIEW When: Thursdays, June 15-July 27, 5:30-8:30 p.m.

Where: Castro Street at Dana Street Info: tinyurl.com/ybzoljs6

PALO ALTO When: Saturdays, June 24-July 29, 6:30 p.m.

Where: Various city parks (see online) Info: tinyurl.com/ybvygcl3

MENLO PARK When: Wednesdays, June 14-Aug. 9, 6:30-8:30 p.m.; Tuesdays Aug. 1529, 6-8 p.m.

Where: Fremont Park (Wednesdays), Kelly Park (Tuesdays) Info: tinyurl.com/y9cqv4uf

REDWOOD CITY When: Fridays, June 2-Sept. 1, 6-8 p.m.; Wednesdays, June 14-Aug. 16, 6-8 p.m.; Sundays, June 11, July 9 and Aug. 13, 5-7 p.m.

Where: Courthouse Square (Fridays), Stafford Park (Wednesdays), Marlin Park (Sundays) Info: tinyurl.com/yc88yaox

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Arts & Entertainment CITY OF PALO ALTO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the City Council of the City of Palo Alto Will Hold a Public Hearing at the Special Council Meeting on Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:00 P.M., or as Near Thereafter as Possible, in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California declaring its intention to levy an assessment against businesses within the Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District for Fiscal Year 2018.

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Exhibit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bâ&#x20AC;?

Downtown Palo Alto Business Improvement District Annual BID Assessments ZONE A

ZONE B (75%)

$170.00 Retailers and $225.00 (Under 6 FTE employees) (50%) Restaurants $340.00 (6 to under 11 FTE employees) (75%) $260.00 (100%) $450.00 (11+ FTE employees) (100%) $340.00

Service Businesses (75%)

$170.00 (Under 4 FTE employees) (50%) $260.00 (4 to under 7 FTE employees) (75%) $340.00 (7+ FTE employees) (100%)

Professional Businesses (100%)

EXEMPT (25% or fewer FTE employees, including the business owner) $ 60.00 (26% to under 1 FTE employees) (25%) $ 50.00 $110.00 (2 to 4 FTE employees) (50%) $ 90.00 $170.00 (5 to 9 FTE employees) (75%) $130.00 $225.00 (10+ FTE employees) (100%) $170.00

Lodging Businesses (50%)

$225.00 (up to 20 rooms) (50%) $340.00 (21 to 40 rooms) (75%) $450.00 (41+ rooms) (100%)

$170.00 $260.00 $340.00

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$500.00

$500.00

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Note 1: For retail, restaurant, service, and professional businesses, size will be determined by number of employees either full-time or equivalent (FTE) made up of multiples of part-time employees. A full FTE equals approximately 2000 hours annually. Lodging facilities will be charged by number of rooms available and ďŹ nancial institutions will be charged a ďŹ&#x201A;at fee.

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fan to this day. While some tribute bands utilize costumes and try to impersonate the artists they cover, Harrison said thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not The Sun Kingsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; style (Herrera, too, generally eschews physically mimicking Carlos Santana). â&#x20AC;&#x153;No wigs, no mustaches, no phony accents. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the music. We spend a lot of time getting under the hood of these songs,â&#x20AC;? Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;No offense to the people who do the theatrics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; more power to them,â&#x20AC;? he added.

He named Lennonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dear Prudence,â&#x20AC;? off the â&#x20AC;&#x153;White Album,â&#x20AC;? as his personal favorite from the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more-than 200 songs, most of which the Sun Kings have mastered during their 15-year run.

Because the goal is to appeal to the broadest possible demographic, bands paying tribute to best-selling acts with a built-in fanbase seem to be at an advantage for scoring the coveted summer gigs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my experience running our concerts in Menlo Park, cover bands (tributes included) typically draw a slightly larger crowd than bands playing original music,â&#x20AC;?

Menlo Park Recreation Coordinator Matt Milde wrote in an email, adding that overall sound quality is the most important factor in the selection process.

The value of tribute bands, Harrison and Herrera said, is part nostalgia, part cost efficiency and part the pure joy of hearing longbeloved music in a live context. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of these bands donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist any more. If you could see The Beatles today, you probably couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford a ticket anyway,â&#x20AC;? Harrison said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The way classical music is still listened to and heard, people go to symphony halls and orchestras ... to recreate music from 300 years ago because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good music,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Harrison also makes original music under his own name and said that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not resentful that The Sun Kings are responsible for the lionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s share of his musical success. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s certainly easier to book The Beatles than it is to book Drew; Drew hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t written a Beatles song yet thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sold a million copies,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 55 now. If I was 25, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d probably be a little more cynical about it, but being a little older Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just enjoying it for what it is.â&#x20AC;? All his fellow Sun Kings are â&#x20AC;&#x153;pleasantly obsessed, the way I am,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel very fortunate. I get to play Beatles and make people happy.â&#x20AC;?

For Harrison and Herrera, playing in a tribute band is more than a way to pay the bills. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a way to keep alive and be a part of the music that has inspired them for decades, and a way of blending their identities as fans and as artists. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a huge honor to be able to replicate (Santanaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s) guitar work for me, and I work hard at it; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given me a life,â&#x20AC;? Herrera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We love this music from the bottom of our hearts. Every time we play it, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re having an experience that means something to us.â&#x20AC;? Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com.

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Heather Green, in the title role of Salome, gets her wish: the head of John the Baptist/Jochanaan.

West Bay Opera’s ‘Salome’ a daring success The ancient tale gets a ‘post-Trumpian dystopia’ setting Renee Batti

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est Bay Opera is ending its 61st season with guns blazing — both literally (more on that later) and figuratively — aiming, with great success, for a production of Richard Strauss’ “Salome” that meets high artistic standards while commenting on grave problems and perils in today’s world.

“Salome” is a retelling of the biblical story in which John the Baptist meets his end in the court of King Herod. The opera’s libretto is a German translation of the 19th-century Oscar Wilde play of the same name — a play that highlighted the lust and debauchery of Salome and her stepfather, the king.

This production is set, in the words of the opera company, in “a post-Trumpian dystopia”; the characters roam a stage designed as a desolate encampment where the royal family, its servants and soldiers are gathered after a nuclear blast. The royal finery and biblical-era costumes traditionally seen in this opera are replaced by torn and ragged clothing, the characters bear scars and scowls, and a miasma of doom is almost palpable. West Bay’s interpretation of the Salome story highlights the destructive force of excess, of recklessness, of the lead characters’ inability to feel empathy toward others.

If this all sounds like a scene you should avoid like the creature-lurking Black Lagoon, take heart. Because no matter how effectively the dystopian aspects of this powerful opera are conveyed by the bleak and eerie set, the physical staging cannot upstage the brilliant singing and glorious orchestral performance that mark this production.

Dramatic soprano Heather Green is a dynamic Salome, with a voice up to the challenge of this demanding role. Her performance is fearless, as is her singing: piercing at moments, lovely at times, and strangely discomfiting when appropriate. But always precise in

REVIEW OPERA her portrayal of a spoiled, wanton young woman who, in the opera’s final scene, is the embodiment of depravity.

She is a powerhouse among a cast of such singers. Baritone Isaiah Musik-Ayala sends chills in his role of John the Baptist, called Jochanaan in the opera. When he emerges for the first time from the cistern that is his prison, he is in chains but, thankfully, his voice is unbound. And what a voice it is — rich, expressive and splendid.

Tenor David Gustafson as Herod and mezzo-soprano Michelle Rice as Herodias are superb. Rice’s voice is lush, vibrant and thrilling to hear. Gustafson’s

magnificent voice is fitting for a king.

The cast is rich in talented singers performing smaller roles as well. Among them is tenor Alonso Sicairos Leon as Narraboth.

“Salome” is a challenging opera. When Strauss was preparing for the premiere performance in 1905, the original cast reportedly complained that it was “unsingable.” And the demands placed on the orchestra are great as well.

Strauss called for an expanded orchestra, which proved to be a problem for smaller venues.

Where will all those players sit?

In a courageous move, conductor Jose Luis Moscovich expanded the size of his orchestra, which because of the Lucie Stern’s limited space is typically quite small.

While string players and the harpist are in the pit, the other players perform onstage, from the sides. It works beautifully. Under Moscovich’s direction, the orchestra’s performance is breathtaking.

“Salome” is co-produced by Escenia Ensamble of Mexico City; that company’s artistic director, Ragnar Conde, is “Salome’s” stage director. He and other behind-the-scenes crew members, including set designer Peter Crompton, deserve high praise for creating an effective and provocative dystopian setting.

The choices made to achieve this are sometimes jarring, sometimes hilarious. An example: King Harod is outfitted in a tattered blue suit and a long red tie; he wears a yellow wig atop his scarred head in the style of a certain political leader whose widely reported lecherous behavior might be seen as similar to the lustful king’s.

The opera ends with the death of Salome, whom the king orders killed after witnessing her “monstrous” interaction with the

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severed head of John the Baptist.

In the original version, the soldiers crush her with their shields; in this version, they snuff out her life at the ends of their glowing laser rifles.

Oscar Wilde’s transgressive retelling of Salome’s story makes this work a powerful artistic achievement. Strauss’ music places it among the most important works of the 20th century opera repertoire. West Bay Opera’s staging of “Salome” for our unstable, dangerous times should compel locals to reserve their seats for next weekend’s closing performances. It’s one of a kind.

As one man who had previously seen “Salome” elsewhere said as he walked toward the exit on opening night, “I won’t forget this one.” Q Almanac Associate Editor Renee Batti can be emailed at rbatti@almanacnews.com.

What: “Salome” Where: Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto When: Saturday, June 3, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, June 4, at 2 p.m.

Cost: $40-$83 Info: Go to WBOpera.org

City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board Regular Meeting

250 Hamilton Avenue, Council Chambers June 15, 2017 at 8:30am 1. 4115 El Camino Real [17PLN-00085]: Request for Preliminary Architectural Review of a Proposed Three-Story, 16,747 Square Foot Mixed-Use Development Comprised VM .YV\UK -SVVY 9L[HPS :LJVUK -SVVY 6ɉJL HUK 9LZPdential, Third Floor Residential (Seven Residential Units in Total) and Below-Grade Parking. Environmental Assessment: Not a Project. The Formal Application Will be Subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Review. Zoning District: CN (Neighborhood Commercial). For more information, contact the project planner Phillip Brennan at Phillip.Brennan@cityofpaloalto.org.

2. 3200 El Camino Real [17PLN-00155]: Request for Preliminary Architectural Review to Allow the Demolition of an Existing two-Story Hotel and Construction of a new Four-Story 97 room 53,745 Square Foot Hotel.

Environmental Assessment: Not a Project. Formal Application will be Subject to CEQA Review. Zoning District: CS. For More Information, Contact the Project Planner Sheldon S. Ah Sing at sahsing@m-group.us.

3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 567 Maybell Avenue [15PLN-00248]: Recommendation on the Applicant’s Request for Approval of a Major Architectural Review to Allow Demolition of Four Single-Family Residences and Construction of 16 two-Story SingleFamily Residences With Basements. Environmental Assessment: Consistent with Previously Adopted Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Project. Zoning Districts: R-2 and RM-15. For More Information, Please Contact Contract Planner Sheldon Ah Sing at sahsing@m-group.us.

4. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 2755 El Camino Real [16PLN-00464]: Consideration of a Site and Design Review to Allow the Construction of a New FourStory Multi-Family Residential Building with 60 Units and one Level of Below-Grade Parking. This project will also require a Comprehensive Plan Amendment, Zoning Code Text Amendment, and Zoning Map Amendment. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study is Being Prepared Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Zoning District: PF (Public Facility). For More Information, Contact the Project Planner Claire Hodgkins at claire.hodgkins@ cityofpaloalto.org The Architectural Review Board is live streamed online at http://midpenmedia.org/category/government/city-ofpalo-alto and available on via cablecast on government access channel 26. The complete agenda with accompanying reports is available online at http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/boards/arb/default.asp. For additional information contact Alicia Spotwood at alicia.spotwood@ cityofpaloalto.org or at 650.617.3168. www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • June 2, 2017 • Page 21

Eating Out Terrain Cafe’s burger, Niman Ranch beef served on an Acme bun with white cheddar cheese, bread-and-butter pickles, balsamic onion jam and lettuce.

Photo by Veronica Weber.

With hits and misses, Terrain Cafe needs to establish an identity

by Ruth Schechter otted with oversized planters filled with exuberant greenery, Terrain Cafe certainly lives up to its name. An enormous ceiling fixture flaunts

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1. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 109-113 Seale Avenue [16PLN-00449]: Request for Director’s Review of a Preliminary Parcel Map for Condominium Purposes to Create Two Residential Condominium Units in Conjunction With the Construction of Two New Single-Family Residences.

Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline 15315 (Minor Land Divisions). Zoning District: RM-15 (Multiple Family Residential). For More Information, Please Contact Project Planner Graham Owen at Graham.

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Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline 15315 (Minor Land Divisions). Zoning District: R-2 (Two-Family Residential). For More Information Contact Project Planner Graham Owen at Graham.Owen@cityofpaloalto.org.

3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 400 Channing Avenue [16PLN-00381]: Request for Director’s Review of a Preliminary Parcel Map to Facilitate Construction of two new two-Story, Single-Family Residences and two Accessory Cottages.

Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance With Guideline Section 15315 (Minor Land Divisions). Zoning District: DHS (Detached Housing on Small Lots). For More Information Contact the Project Planner Phillip Brennan at phillip.brennan@cityofpaloalto.org For additional information contact Alicia Spotwood at alicia.spotwood@cityofpaloalto.org or at 650.617.3168.

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an artistic composition of twigs, mosses and leaves, baskets of ferns dangle overhead, chairs are made of woven rattan and two walls of windows blur the divide between outdoors and in. These elements all combine to create a natural and informal ambiance that fits right in with the restaurant’s al fresco garden premise.

The cafe is contiguous to Stanford Shopping Center’s new Anthropologie outpost and its Terrain garden store, where many of the restaurant’s trappings are for sale.

It’s part of a budding Urban Outfitters empire. The clothing company, which owns Anthropologie, teamed up with well-known East Coast restaurateurs, the Vetri family, to create a new merger of hipster retail and casual dining. You can snap up a fetching dress or accessory, walk through the connecting door and indulge in a meal.

A shopping experience for all the senses, taste included.

Terrain, which opened in Palo Alto in November, is the first installation on the West Coast, with the next branch planned for Los Angeles.

So the place looks great and comes with established culinary bona fides. Some of it definitely works, but the place feels like it still needs to establish its identity. Is it a cafe or a fine-dining establishment?

The ambiance is casual-chic, with cool visual details. Servers greet patrons with a “How you guys doing?” Tables are bare, adorned only with sleek white plates and white linen napkins.

True to its garden-y vibe, water is served in Mason jars and complementary bread arrives warm in a clay flowerpot.

The menu, on the other hand, veers toward the upscale, with prices to match. There is an emphasis on natural, organic, sustainable, farm-to-table ingredients, and dishes change on a regular basis. By the

time this review is published, there will be an extensive menu revision, with only a few staples remaining in place, according to David Taylor, the assistant general manager.

The aforementioned bread is charming in presentation and delicious, made in-house and served with soft, house-blended coriander butter. The burger ($19) is also a winner: a generous patty of perfectly cooked Niman Ranch beef served on an Acme bun, accompanied by a pile of terrific fries. A mix-and-match artisan farm board ($21) includes a selection of cheeses, meats and grilled vegetables served with tasty embellishments, such as salami with cinnamon applesauce, goat cheese with onion relish and asparagus with tangy orange marmalade.

Other selections sounded great on the menu but fell flat in delivery.

A shaved spring salad ($16) consisted of a mound of slightly tiredlooking Napa cabbage, shaved carrots, semi-transparent slices of radishes and slivers of additional greens whose identities were impossible to discern, all topped with a whispery afterthought of truffle vinaigrette. Grilled avocado ($12), enticing as it sounds, was also underwhelming. Warm avocado halves topped with breadcrumbs and cheese were austere in presentation and difficult to eat.

A recent dinner menu included local pan-seared rockfish ($28), a generous slab of light-flavored fish served on a bed of sautéed fennel.

The fennel was fabulous, elevated by zingy slices of orange. The fish, however, was dry and topped with pretty but flavorless pinkish-red particles of what turned out to be orange tapenade. Mary’s organic grilled chicken ($26), though attractively served on a base of creamy polenta, was also overcooked and unsubstantial for the price.

The restaurant serves a wellrounded selection of craft beers,

spritzers and wine, favoring California vintages (glasses run $8 to $18 and bottles, $40 to $120). Wait staff is cheerful and well intentioned but inconsistent in professionalism. We endured prolonged waits for dishes to be cleared, water glasses that remained empty and descriptions of our selections that were not always accurate. And I’m not sure everyone appreciates the casual “you guys” approach.

Though its intentions are meritorious, Terrain does not quite hit the mark. The greenery and garden atmosphere make it an inviting stop during a shopping center walkabout, but its identity remains a bit elusive, and its informal cafe approach does not jive with its cuisine — or its prices. Q Freelance writer Ruth Schechter can be emailed at ruths315@sbcglobal.net.

Terrain Cafe, Stanford Shopping Center, 180 El Camino Real, #1301, Palo Alto, 650-262-1830, shopterrain.com Hours: Daily 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., 5 p.m.--9 p.m.

Reservations Credit cards Delivery Happy hour

Wheelchair access Catering

Alcohol: Beer and wine Parking: Adjacent lots Noise level: High Bathroom Cleanliness: Average

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Correction

The May 26 Shop Talk column incorrectly described Tuts Bakery, opening soon in Palo Alto.

It is not a French bakery. The Weekly regrets the error. To request a correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at 650-223-6514, jdong@paweekly.com or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302.

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Worlds of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Wonderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Between 1942 and 1945, the U.S. government produced a series of short films under the banner â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why We Fight.â&#x20AC;? Although the origin story of Wonder Woman shifts from World War II to â&#x20AC;&#x153;the war to end all warsâ&#x20AC;? for the new film from Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment, the phrase â&#x20AC;&#x153;why we fightâ&#x20AC;? leaps to mind to describe the heroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first solo cinematic outing. Wonder Womanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s journey takes her from sheltered idealism through hard-won hard truths about so-called â&#x20AC;&#x153;mankindâ&#x20AC;? to a heroic purpose with promise of future adventures.

For more than 75 years, William Moulton Marstonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s superhero has battled evildoers on the pages of DC Comics, so her breakout film has been a long time coming. Lynda Carter bore the torch of the character from 1975-1979 in an ABC â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and then CBSâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; series, and Wonder Woman has appeared in numerous animated projects for TV and video, but the Golden Lasso now belongs definitively to Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who had her coming-out party in last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.â&#x20AC;?

The shift to WWI proves to be a canny choice since, unlike WWII, the Great War hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet been squeezed dry by blockbuster cinema. More importantly, the character of the war serves the filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thematic end: Despite one character claiming, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m one of the good guys. And those are the bad guys,â&#x20AC;? thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a stench of moral ambiguity to this fresh hell of a world war, and a sense that all humanity is shell-shocked by its own capacity for carnage. And so, when American spy Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) crashes his plane in

the waters around the â&#x20AC;&#x153;paradise islandâ&#x20AC;? of Themyscira, he must answer for mankind to the Amazons who live there.

Gadotâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Princess Diana â&#x20AC;&#x201D; daughter to Queen Hippolyta (Connie Nielsen) and niece to General Antiope (a steely Robin Wright) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; has grown up on stories of Zeus, his â&#x20AC;&#x153;just and wise, strong and passionateâ&#x20AC;? human creation, and how it was corrupted to war by Ares. She has trained for the contingency of invaders but couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fully prepare for the horror of war. Diana determines to accompany Trevor into the outside world, where he plans to put the kibosh on the chemical weapons program of maniacal German General Erich Ludendorff (Danny Huston) and mad scientist Doctor Poison (Elena Anaya), while Diana intends to find Ares and put an end to war with a swing of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Godkillerâ&#x20AC;? sword.

Fish-out-of-water yuks ensue, along with feminist satire (also better enabled by the earlier setting), but as written by comics scribe and screenwriter Allan Heinberg, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wonder Womanâ&#x20AC;? finds weight in mythic resonance and a consideration of the darkness and light of human nature.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sturdy origin story, this education of Miss Diana Prince, establishing her as a compassionate badass who consistently proves her bravery, strength and commitment to justice (â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am willing to fight for those who cannot fight for themselvesâ&#x20AC;?). Director Patty Jenkins orchestrates a few stirring action sequences, none more so than the one held in reserve for Dianaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true emergence as a hero (continued on next page)

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Palo Alto resident Wendy Qiu, left, plays Monopoly with Marianne Nesvig, a memory-care patient at Webster House Health Center. The duo meet up regularly to play games and visit as part of a new volunteer program that pairs pre-med students with patients.

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or memory-care residents at Webster House Health Center in downtown Palo Alto, there is a sameness to their daily routine.

But staff members have noticed that on evenings and weekends — peak times for visitors — these patients suffering from memory loss tend to gather in the area in front of the elevator doors in anticipation of a break from their regular activities.

“Even with memory-care residents, they do have a memory.

They know that at those times there will be different people — young people — getting off that elevator,” said Linda Hibbs, executive director of Webster House Health Center, which provides treatment to 130 patients with Alzheimer’s, dementia and other memory loss conditions that require short-term rehabilitation to long-term skilled nursing care.

While treatment for those at

Webster House Health Center includes flower arranging, puzzles, games, computers, cooking activities and other daily activities, it’s the facility’s new, formal Healthy Connections one-on-one student volunteer program that is having the greatest noticeable impact.

“It’s been a godsend,” Hibbs said. “That little bit of socialization, knowing someone’s coming to visit them, makes a real difference.”

Memory-care residents can have times throughout the day when they have behavioral issues and they become more confused and agitated, she explained.

“Since the students started spending time with them, they’re actually calmer,” she added.

The volunteer program — created by Patricia Lau, who directs enrichment and special projects for the adjacent Webster House retirement community — fosters long-term,

one-to-one relationships between pre-med students and seniors with dementia.

The idea, Lau said, is to support the overall health and well-being of these senior residents while exposing pre-med students to the clinical environment as they learn more about the health care needs of older adults.

Palo Alto resident Wendy Qiu, a recent pre-med graduate of the University of California, Davis, has spent more than 100 hours volunteering at the Webster House’s Memory Care unit — an experience, she said, that has solidified her desire to study medicine.

“Coming out of college, I wasn’t sure,” Qiu said.

Qiu already had completed three years of undergraduate research, tutored other students in organic chemistry and taken her medical school admission test when she decided she should at least momentarily “step outside the science world” and learn about other options. Upon college graduation last year, she took a job in executive compensation data analysis.

As a habitual volunteer since her days at Gunn High School, Qui felt she still “needed to be in a clinical environment and be with patients.” She began volunteering at Webster House and met Jenny, one of the 36 residents in the Memory Care unit with whom

she “really connected.”

“I definitely tried to meet everyone (in the Memory Care unit) but the thing that’s hard is that some of them won’t remember you, time after time,” Qiu said.

“It’s a little harder to develop a relationship with someone if they won’t remember your name or the stories you’ve discussed.”

Though she works during business hours, Qiu makes an effort to stop by Webster House before or after work and on weekends.

“I’ve noticed it makes a huge difference when they know they’re going to have this human connection, and that there will be someone to look forward to every weekend,” Qiu said. “I tell Jenny I’m here to see her, and I want to see her as often as I can, even if it’s just to stop by and say hi.”

The two will often hang out in Jenny’s room, eating or playing card games or Monopoly.

For volunteer and recent immigrant Niyat Teweldebrhan, the Healthy Connections program has been a way to get on track for a medical career in the United States and has opened a window on cultural differences here. Born in Ethiopia and raised in the northeast country of Eritrea, Teweldebrhan had completed six years of an eight-year medical school program there before the government shut down the program. (continued on page 28)

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Through games and other activities, pre-med students can connect with memory-care patients as part of the new Healthy Connections program.

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“I was confused because I really wanted to study. It was very hard,” Teweldebrhan said. She fled Eritrea and stayed with a sister in Uganda where she took the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).

Through the sponsorship of an uncle in Redwood City she was able to come to the United States in December 2014. She now has a green card and aims to apply for citizenship.

“I actually chose to volunteer in the Memory Care section because we don’t have this kind of ‘memory care’ in our country,” Teweldebrhan said. “We don’t have a lot of elderly people with Alzheimer’s or younger people with Alzheimer’s.

We care for our elderly at home — there is no nursing home there. The whole concept of it is very interesting for me because it is new.”

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“I help the residents put on their stockings, tie their shoes and just hang out with them,” she said. “It’s amazing the way the nurses take care of the elderly. It’s their job, but they have such humanity. They feel the pain of the residents and they treat them as their own grandparents.”

Teweldebrhan said she believes the mere presence of a volunteer seems to make a difference to the residents with dementia.

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A= ANTIQUES AP = APPLIANCES B = BOOKS C = CLOTHING E = ELECTRONICS F = FURNITURE J = JEWELRY T = TOYS Section

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

A

449

Addison Ave

Cowper St

Items for Sale

A, B, C, F, J, rugs, decorative pillows, linens

A

560

Addison Ave

Webster St

Misc household items

A

160

Addison Ave

Alma St

Lots of misc household items, no early birds!

A

569

Addison Ave #2

Webster St

A, B, E, J, clocks, gadgets, kitchen items

A

2090

Barbara Dr

N California Ave

B, C, E, T

A

1820

Bryant St

Tennyson Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, T

A

1325

Bryant St

Embarcadero Rd

Garden pots, tools,outdoor furniture, ceramic pots for outdoor decoration

A

960

Bryant St

Addison Ave Palo Alto Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, T

A

315

Bryant St

Lytton Ave

Free antique piano

A

1520

Bryant St

Churchill Ave

C, T, holiday items, misc household items

Newell Rd

A

570

Chaucer St

University Ave

A

151

Churchill Ave

Alma St

A

1357

Cowper St

Kellogg Ave

B, C, J

A

608

Channing Ave

Webster St

Wheelchairs

A

1630

Channing Ave

Alester Ave

B, C, F, T, horseback riding equipment

A

1690

Channing Ave

Alester Ave

F, T, artwork

Cross Street

Items for Sale

Section

Street Number

Street Name

B, C, F, J, T

A

1927

Emerson St

Seale Ave

A, B, E, F

B, C, E, F, J, T, kids stuff

A

852

Forest Ave

Guinda St

AP, B, C, E, J

B, F, T, exercise bike, car seats, crockery, and more

A

1326

Forest Ave

Center Dr

A, B, C, E, F, J, T

A

820

Forest Ave

Guinda St

F, T, baby/toddler items

A

1215

Forest Ave

Lincoln Ave

B, C, F, T

A

352

Fulton St

Lytton Ave

F, tools, misc household items

A

788

Greer Rd

Embarcadero Rd

A, B, C, E, F,

A

2390

Greer Rd

Oregon Expy

AP, C, J, brand new Guardian foldable walker

A

628

Greer Rd

Hamilton Ave

C, F, misc household items

A, C, E, F, T, dog crate, housewares

A

445

Guinda St

University Ave

A, B, C, F, J, T, shoes

A

425

Guinda St

University Ave

AP, B, C, E, F

AP, A, B, C, E, F, T, Pokemon Cards, baby and children items, bake sale

A

1454

Hamilton Ave

Center Dr

B, C, E, F, J, T

A

1879

Hamilton Ave

Greer Rd

A, B, C, E

A

912

Cowper St

Channing Ave

B, C, J, T kitchen ware

A

343

Cowper St

Everett Ct

B, C, E, wrought iron plant stands, misc household items

A

1529

Dana Ave

Newell Rd

B, C, F, T, American Girl dolls and accessories - 8 different dolls and their gear!

A

1241

Dana Ave

Lincoln Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, J, misc household items

A

Bryant St

Channing Ave

Street Name

A

135

1585

Street Number

B, C, E, F, kitchen and decorative accessories

A

A

Section

1509 2076

Edgewood Dr Edgewood Dr

Newell Rd Channing Ave

Cross Street

Items for Sale

A

1948

Edgewood Dr

Greer Rd

AP, B, C, E, T

A

1765

Hamilton Ave

Rhodes Dr

C, E

A

972

El Cajon Way

Elsinore Dr

B, C, T

A

1545

Hamilton Ave

Newell Rd

A

975

Elsinore Dr

Greer Rd

C, T, kids bike

A

981

Elsinore Dr

Greer Rd

B, C, F, T, misc household items

C, collectibles, plants, Bauer bowls, lamps, misc household items, lots of good stuff

A

1119

Harker Ave

Harriet Ave

B, C, E, F, J, T

A

210

Emerson St

Hawthorne

A

KEY TO SALE ITEM ABBREVIATIONS A= ANTIQUES AP = APPLIANCES B = BOOKS C = CLOTHING E = ELECTRONICS F = FURNITURE J = JEWELRY T = TOYS Section

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

A

375

Hawthorne Ave

Waverley St

Hawthorne Ave

Cowper St

A

525

Items for Sale

C, T J, beads, vintage jewelry, collectibles

Section

A

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

845

Ramona St #625

Homer Ave

Items for Sale

C, E, F, T

Section

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

B

765

Christine Dr

Middlefield Rd

E, tools, CDs, kitchenware

B

734

Christine Dr

Middlefield Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, T

B

2995

Clara Dr

Colorado Ave

B, C, E, T,

B

895

Clara Dr

Louis Rd

B, C, F, T, baby bedding, baby crib

A

451

Ruthven Ave

Waverley St

AP, C, E, F, T

A

505

Seale Ave

Cowper St

B, T

A

651

Seale Ave

Byron St

F

Seale Ave

Middlefield Rd

B, C, F, T, placemats, small decorative items, mugs, etc.

B

789

Coastland Dr

Middlefield Rd

B, C, F, T, quality kids clothing, sporting goods

A

363

Hawthorne Ave

Waverley St

B, C, F, T

A

145

Heather Lane

Embarcadero Rd

C, F, freshly baked goods

A

639

A

1055

Hutchinson Ave

Harker Ave

A, B, C, E, T, Franciscan Rose tea set

A

893

Sharon Ct

Channing Ave

B, C, E, F, J, misc items

B

731

Coastland Dr

Marion Ave

AP, B, C, E, J, T

A

2246

St Francis Dr

Embarcadero Rd

B, C, E, T

B

953

Colonial Lane

Greer Rd

AP, B, C, F, T

B

994

Colonial Lane

Greer Rd

A

1344

Tasso St

Kellogg Ave

B, C, E, F, T, umbrella stroller, booster Seat, knick knack items, child’s sun chair, razor scooters...

A, B, C, E, F, T, tools, Dewalt tools, bike, lawnmower, garden tools

B

887

Colorado Ave

Louis Rd

AP, E

B

728

Colorado Ave Back Unit

Middlefield Rd

B, C, E,

A

231

Iris Way

Primrose Way

AP, F, T

A

160

Kellogg Ave

Emerson St

AP, A, B, C, E, F, T

A

365

Kingsley Ave

Waverley St

C, F, misc household items

A

334

Kingsley Ave

Bryant St

AP, A, B, C, J, home decor

A

319

Kingsley Ave

Waverley St

B, C, E, F, J, T, linens, artwork, a few tools, exercise bike, kids bikes, CDs, DVDs, LPs,

A

A

355

363

Kingsley Ave

Kingsley Ave

Waverley St

Waverley St

A

210

Tennyson Ave

Emerson St

AP, B, C, E, F, J

A

544

Tennyson Ave

Webster St

A, C, F

B

2690

Cowper St

Colorado Ave

A, C, F, household goods

A

401

Tennyson Ave

Waverley St

C, wind surfing boards & wet suits

B

2965

Cowper St

Loma Verde Ave

B, C, bags, accesories, shoes, cups & dishes

A

219

Tennyson Ave

Emerson St

B, C, F, household items, collectibles, kitchen items, women’s clothes, side table.

B

3489

Cowper St

E Meadow Dr

B, C, F, J, housewares

B

3317

Cowper St

St Claire Dr

B, C, E, F, J, T, linens, artwork, a few tools, exercise bike, kids bikes, CDs, DVDs, LPs,

A

851

University Ave

Guinda St

A, B, C, E, F

B, C, E, T, girls bike, American Girl Dolls and accessories

A

766

W Greenwich Pl

Newell Rd

C, E, F, T, misc items

B

425

Creekside Dr

Nelson Dr

B, C, F, art and craft supplies

B

933

Curlew Lane

E Meadow Dr

Power tools, crafting supplies, kitchen goods

B

160

E Charleston Rd

Alma St

B, C, F

B

762

E Charleston Rd

Montrose Ave

C, E, F, rugs, kitchenwares

B

765

E Meadow Dr

Middlefield Rd

B, C, E, T, 1960 Nash Metropolitcan Vintage Car, large rewood play fort (buyer responsible for moving / delivery), Lulu Lemon clothing Sz Xs and S, kitchenware

B, C, E, F, J, T, linens, artwork, a few tools, exercise bike, kids bikes, CDs, DVDs, LPs,

A

817

Kipling St

Homer Ave

AP, A, C, F, glass ware

A

1595

Walnut Dr

A, B, C, F

A

840

Kipling St

Channing Ave

B, C, E, F, T, kitchen appliances, camping gear, rugs, misc. household items

Embarcadero Rd

A

184

Walter Hays Dr

Stanley Way

AP, B, E, F, T

A

132

Lincoln Ave

High St

B, C, F, hodge-podge!

A

333

Waverley St

Lytton Ave

B, C, J, household items

A

930

Lincoln Ave

Channing Ave

A, B, C, F, J, T, framed pictures, kitchen gadgets, board games, ceramics, decorative pillows

A

1155

Waverley St

Lincoln Ave

Picture frames, art, bedding, luggage, “stuff”

A

193

Waverley St

Hawthorne Ave

C, freebies

A

832

Waverley St

Homer Ave

C, T, kids sporting equipment

A

940

Webster St

Addison Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T, bikes, sporting goods

B

3735

Egret Lane

E Meadow Dr

B, C, E, F, J, T, paper/ invitations

A

2328

Louis Rd

Garland Dr

B, C, E, F, T, children’s items, misc household items

A

631

Melville Ave

Middlefield Rd

E, F, suitcase, flower pots,

A

895

Melville Ave

Channing Ave

F, T

A

622

Melville Ave

Middlefield Rd

B, C, E, F, J, 2007 Genuine 125cc Sscooter

A

1022

Webster St

Addison Ave

B, C, E, J, T, jewelry supplies, art materials

B

336

Ely Pl

Carlson Ct

AP, B, housewares, hardware

A

2001

Middlefield Rd

Portal Pl

B, C, T

A

251

Webster St

Everett Ave

A, B, C, E, F, J, kitchenware

B

3160

Emerson St

Loma Verde

AP, B, C, E, T

A

257

Webster St

Everett Ave

AP, B, F, art

B

3541

Emerson St

E Meadow Dr

AP, C, E

A

728

Middlefield Rd

Forest Ave

AP, C, E, F, J, T

B

3598

Evergreen Dr

Aspen Way

AP, F, misc household goods

A

445

N California Ave

Waverley St

B

488

Ferne Ave

San Antonio Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, T

A

809

Newell Rd

A

1801

A

A

657

Wildwood Lane

Greer Rd

B, C, E, F, T, tools

A, B, C, F, J, T, 3 generation sale, old linens

B

2450

Agnes Way

Oregon Expy

B, C, E, F, J, T, surf board

Channing Ave

AP, B, F, T

B

555

Alger Dr

Cowper St

AP, A, B, C, E, F, T, ski clothes

B

235

Ferne Ave

Briarwood Way

AP, B, E, J, T

Newell Rd

Embarcadero Rd

AP, B, C, F, tools, misc household

B

781

Allen Ct

Ross Rd

C, T, baby gear, children’s clothes and shoes

B

804

Gailen Ave

Louis Rd

895

Oregon Ave

Louis Rd

B, C, E, F, T, vases, servers, pillows

B

2813

Alma St

El Dorado Ave

A

710

Palo Alto Ave

Middlefield Rd

B, E, F, tools

A

246

Palo Alto Ave

Bryant St

B, C

A, B, E, T, tools, musical electronics,iInstruments, harp($$$), records (78,33,45s, VHS&DVDs), camping gear, luggage...

E, F, sofa/sleeper, double recliner, dining room table and 4 chairs, patio table, Trek bike, oak desk, retro kitchen table & 4 chairs, matching coffee tables, misc items

A

234

Palo Alto Ave

Hawthorne Ave

AP, B, C, F, J, clothing racks

B

810

Ames Ave

Ross Rd

B, C, E, F, T

B

2743

Greer Rd

Metro Circle

B, T

B

3532

Arbutus Ave

Talisman Dr

2490

Greer Rd

Oregon Expy

1230

Parkinson Ave

Newell Rd

AP, B, C, F, T

AP, A, B, C, F, J, T, plants, garden items, art, tools

B

A

C, F, T, some household items, some free items

A

1231

Parkinson Ave

Cedar St

B, C, collectible cigarette lighters, costume jewelry, old magazines, vintage clothing

B

629

Ashton Ave

Middlefield Rd

AP, C, E, F

B

3102

Greer Rd

Maddux Dr

B, E, T

B

914

Bautista Ct

Stockton Pl

A, B, C, E. F, J, household goods

B

3422

Kenneth Dr

Greer Rd

A, B, C, E, F, J, bikes, misc household items

B

3907

Bibbits Dr

Louis Rd

AP, B, C, F, T, exercise equipment

B

3414

Kenneth Dr

Greer Rd

B, C, F,

B

3381

Kenneth Dr

Greer Rd

B, C, T, tools, weight training machine

B

3413

Kenneth Dr

Greer Rd

C, T

B

3764

Klamath Lane

E Meadow Dr

B, C, E, J

B

728

Layne Ct

Middlefield Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T, home décor

B

465

Loma Verde Ave

Cowper St

B, C, F, T, household goods

B

967

Loma Verde Ave

Greer Rd

B, C, T, Christmas items, knick knacks

A

1409

Parkinson Ave

Newell Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T, bedding, holiday decorations

A

1280

Pine St

Hopkins Ave

AP, B, C, F, J, T, accessories, carpets

A

1417

Pitman Ave

Newell Rd

A, J, T, home décor, paintings

A

11

Primrose Way

Heather Ln

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T

A

845

Ramona #213

Channing Ave

T

A

245

Ramona St

Hawthorne Ave

F

Homer Ave

AP, B, C, J, T

A

739

Ramona St

B

3071

Bryant St

Loma Verde Ave

AP, B, F, misc items

B

3541

Bryant St

E Meadow Dr

A, B, E, F, antique HP calculators and test equipment

B

3719

Carlson Circle

Redwood Circle

T, shelves, household items

Agnes Way

B, C, J, new gift items, kitchen, household items, tools, 24” tv, suitcases

B

922

Celia Dr

A B

C

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KEY TO SALE ITEM ABBREVIATIONS A= ANTIQUES AP = APPLIANCES B = BOOKS C = CLOTHING E = ELECTRONICS F = FURNITURE J = JEWELRY T = TOYS Section

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

B

2901

Louis Rd

Colorado Ave

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T, plants, etc.

B

3170

Mackall Way

Loma Verde Ave

F, J

B

725

Maplewood Ave

Sutherland Dr

B, C, F,

B

712

Maplewood Ave

Sutherland Dr

A, F, power washer, walkers & canes, floor lamp, vases, candles & holders, clown hat Art Supplies and book binding materials

Section

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

B

982

Van Auken Circle

Greer Rd

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T, dishes, kitchen stuff, some free items

B

879

Warren Way

Louis Rd

Camping gear, sporting equipment, misc household items

B

3199

Waverley St

Items for Sale

Loma Verde Ave

A, B, C, E, F, J

B

2698

Waverley St

Colorado Ave

B, C, F, plants

B

2729

Waverley St

El Dorado Ave

B, C, F, T

B

3198

Waverley St

Loma Verde Ave

A, B, C, E, F, T, records, CDs & DVDs

B

2534

Webster St

Middlefield Rd

T, household & kitchen goods

Webster St

Marion Ave

A, B, C, E, F, J, T, unusual tech gadgets

B

759

Maplewood Pl

Maplewood Ave

B

440

Marion Ave

Waverley St

B, C, T, household items

B

860

Marshall Dr

Louis Rd

B, C, F, T, misc items

B

725

Mayview Ave

Middlefield Rd

C, E, T, baby equipment

B

2527

B

1012

Metro Circle

Greer Rd

A, B, C, J, art, cool stuff, gift items, misc household items

C

2121

Amherst St

College Ave

AP, F, bikes, dishes, linens,

C

2145

Birch St

Oxford Ave

Fishing Gear

C

2140

Bowdoin St

College Ave

B, E, T, sporting equip, home decor & accessories, misc items

B

3833

Middlefield Rd

Mayview Ave

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T, misc items from many families!

B

910

Moreno Ave

Louis Rd

Dining room chairs, misc household items

C

435

College Ave

El Camino Real

B, C, T, youth sports equipment

B

3224

Morris Dr

Greer Rd

AP, A, B, C, E, F

B

3042

Price Ct

Ross Rd

F

C

2195

Columbia St

College Ave

C, home goods

B

3019

Price Ct

Stern Ave

B, C, T,

C

2080

Cornell St

College Ave

B, C, F, kitchen items

B

3529

Ramona St

E Meadow Dr

F, bikes, fish tanks

C

2298

Cornell St

Caifornia Ave

B

3731

Redwood Circle

E Charleston Rd

AP, F, T

A, B, collectibles, household goods, holiday items, hardware, office items, odds & ends.

B

891

Rorke Way

Ames Ave

A, misc household items

B

854

Rorke Way

Ames Ave

AP, B, C, T

B

748

Rosewood Dr

Moreno Ave

B

843

Ross Ct

Ross Rd

C

1637

Escobita Ave

Miramonte Ave

AP, A, B, E, F, outdoor items, sports items

A, B, C, E, F, J, T, power tools, lamps, bicycle, scooters, kitchen ware,

C

351

Leland Ave

El Camino Real

B, F, T

C

243

Manzanita Ave

Madrono Ave

A, B, C, E, F

A, C, J, T, antique trunk & sewing machine, store showcase

C

1605

Mariposa Ave

Churchill Ave

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T, tools

C

1520

Mariposa Ave

Churchill Ave

Multiple households - a lot of everything -indoors/ outdoors/garden/kitchen, and more

B

2431

Ross Rd

Oregon Expy

A, B, C, E, F, luggage

B

3254

Ross Rd

Loma Verde Ave

AP, B, E, F, T, exercise bike

B

777

San Antonio Rd

Leghorn St

T, aquariums, hamster cage, roller blades, etc

B

236

Scripps Ct

Scripps Ave

A, B, C, E, F, T

B

3673

South Ct

East Meadow Dr

AP, B, C, J, T, misc housewares

C

251

Miramonte Ave

Portola Ave

B, E, F, gardening supplies, misc household items

C

1510

Oak Creek Dr Apt #204

Sand Hill Rd

B, C, F

C

243

Oxford Ave

Park Blvd

B, J, misc decor, kitchen, etc.

B

3509

South Ct

E Meadow Dr

AP, C, E, F, T

C

1960

Park Blvd

Stanford Ave

B, C, E, misc items

B

3090

South Ct

Loma Verde Ave

Bikes, dishes, glassware, misc household items

C

2063

Princeton St

Stanford Ave

AP, A, C, E, F, tools

Section

Street Number

Street Name

Cross Street

Items for Sale

D

680

Arastradero Rd

Willmar Dr

AP, B, C, E, F, art posters

D

706

Barron Ave

La Donna Ave

B, C, E, T

D

4141

Campana Dr

Florales Dr

B, C, T

D

3746

Cass Way

Barron Ave

B, C, T

D

4190

Coulombe Dr

Arastradero Rd

AP, A, B, C, E, F, T

D

339

Curtner Ave

El Camino Real

AP, B, F, tools

D

3780

El Centro St

Barron Ave

Golf gear- selling and accepting your used golf gear to benefit local junior golf programs

D

469

Fernando Ave

El Camino Real

A, F, vintage 60s 70s lps, mid-century modern pottery and glass, pre1890s bottles, artwork, vintage Hawaiian shirts

D

713

Florales Dr

Campana Dr

A, B, C, J, T, Star Wars collectables-new!

D

664

Georgia Ave

Arastradero Rd

AP, B, C, E, T

D

532

Georgia Ave

Baker Ave

B, C, T

D

518

Georgia Ave

Baker Ave

B, C, E, F, T, household objects

D

566

Glenbrook Dr

Los Palos Ave

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T

D

3880

La Donna Ave

San Jude Ave

E, T, lawn tools, other tools, household items

D

814

La Jennifer Way

El Centro St

B, C, F, tools

D

3748

La Selva Dr

Barron Ave

B, C, E, F, T, household items, sports items

D

747

Los Robles Ave

La Donna Ave

C, J, craft items

D

4280

Manuela Ave

Robb Rd

Tools

D

4145

Maybell Way

Maybell Ave

C, E, F, T, kids bike, swim fins

D

4245

McKellar Ln

Arastradero Rd

B, C, F, T, tools, sporting equipment, suitcases, baby stuff

D

435

Monroe Dr

Miller Ave

C, F, J, multi family, women’s accessories, handbags, shoes, housewares, weight bench, IKEA tables, Hill-Rom mattress, leather sofa, exercise bike, misc stuff

D

4093

Park Blvd

W Meadow Dr

B, F, T, household items

D

4063

Park Blvd

W Meadow Dr

B, C, E, F, J, T

D

562

Pena Ct

Maybell Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, J, T, pots

D

4208

Rickeys Way

W Charleston Rd

E, F, moving sale. various household items - all items less than a year

C

1648

S California Ave

Amherst St

C, E, F, sports equipment

A, 1880’s era non-electric sewing machine; steamer trunk

C

984

S California Ave

Princeton St

AP, A, B, C, E, F, J, T, sheets/ quilts etc.

D

4235

Ruthelma Ave

Charleston Rd

AP, B, C, E, F, T, garden items, vegetable seedlings

C

1766

Sand Hill Rd

Stock Farm Rd

A, B, C, E, T

Charleston Rd

C

D

853

San Jude Ave

Laguna Ave

AP, B, C, J, art, kitchen ware

C

270

Stanford Ave

Park Blvd

Sutter Av

Ross Rd

C, F, medical equipment

A, B, C, E, F, J, T, ephemera, odds & ends, oldies

D

4043

Villa Vera

Los Robles Ave

AP, B, C, E, F, Louie Vuiton luggage

948

Sycamore Dr

Louis Rd

B, E, T, kitchen items, camping cear, tools, vintage board games, art supplies

C

359

Stanford Ave

El Camino Real

B, C, E, F, T, kid bikes, sporting equipment

D

275

W Charleston Rd

Park Blvd

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

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ROSE ARRANGING ... The Peninsula Rose Society will hold its monthly meeting on Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 - 9:30 p.m., on the topic of rose arrangements. The group meets on the third Tuesday of each month (except July and December) at the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave. in Redwood City.

Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email elorenz@ paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

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Steeping herbs in boiling water is simple and healthy. Snip leaves, whether mint, chamomile or fennel.

Just experiment with 1 or 2 teaspoons at a time and steep for about 3 minutes.

Growing your own plants for an herbal brew is easy if you know what to look for

Reading the

by Be’eri Moalem

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hat’s more relaxing than a cup of chamomile tea at home?

What if you could grow your own chamomile?

My morning ritual consists of stepping outside to the garden and picking up a few fresh leaves and flowers for my daily brew. Many beneficial herbs grow like weeds in Palo Alto’s dense adobe soil.

Whether it’s purple-green mint leaves, towering fennel, cheerful chamomile flowers or fragrant sweet lemon verbena, my backyard has become a little herbal pharmacy.

Many gardeners are wary of mint because it so “invasive.” It is true that its lateral creeper roots can spread out several feet in one season. Don’t plant it close to needy vegetables or flowers. It can be contained in pots or trimmed back at regular intervals.

But as far as I’m concerned it can take over the entire garden— there’s no plant I’d rather have growing outside my door— I use the leaves practically every day.

Mint has been used for thousands of years by healers to calm the stomach and mind.

Mint is very easy to transplant — simply dig up a cut of the plant with a good amount of roots, place it under a couple of inches of soil, and water thoroughly — this plant likes a lot of moisture

tea leaves

(but not too much). Even if it doesn’t grow right away, it might sprout leaves a few months later.

Though mostly dormant in the winter, it grows prolifically in the spring and summer. Snip off a few sprigs with scissors, keeping the roots intact, and it will keep coming back. The leaves can be dried and stored in jars, but they taste and smell better fresh. Remove the leaves from the stems, and wash thoroughly before placing in a filter and pouring boiling hot water. Four or five leaves per cup is a good amount. Steep for 3-5 minutes depending on desired strength. Mint leaves can also be used to freshen up salads, sandwiches and cooked dishes.

Fennel is another great medicinal herb that’s avoided by most gardeners because of its invasive character. The plants can reach heights upwards of 10 feet, almost like skinny little trees.

Their roots spike straight down and are difficult to remove. They produce hundreds of hardy little seeds that easily germinate new stalks. They can be more work to keep in check than to grow. But if you’re brave enough to let them reach their full glory, you will be rewarded with a plant that is fully edible — from root to foliage to seeds. The strong licorice-like flavor is hit or miss; people love it or hate it. Like mint, its medicinal properties have been well documented. The seeds especially,

make a good digestive tea.

Chamomile also grows like a weed on the Midpeninsula. It hardly needs to be watered and doesn’t need fancy soil. Each plant produces thousands of tiny seeds that disperse and sprout on their own in early spring. Learn to recognize the leaves so you can protect them when they sprout by pulling out surrounding weeds. You can harvest chamomile by picking off the flowers one by one or comb your hand through the flowers, catching the the heads between your fingers, snapping up fistfuls of the fuzzy yellow and white balls with each pass-through.

Lemon verbena is a little bit more difficult to find in nurseries. If you come across a plant that you like you can (with permission from the gardener of course) snip off a tender baby branch, take off the bottom leaves, and plant it in some fluffy potting soil. For the first couple of weeks it should be watered daily until it takes root. After a few months it can be transferred into the ground, where it can grow to six feet and provide heavenly smelling leaves for cooking.

Lavender, hibiscus, chrysanthemums, and sage are commonly available in nurseries, are easy to grow, and make great tea. To harvest for the offseason, dry in the sun then store in an airtight jar (old tomato sauce jars work).

Make sure the contents are

Photos by Veronica Weber

PICKING A NEW LAWN ...

Lyngso Garden Materials in San Carlos will host a workshop on “Sod Selection with Delta Bluegrass” on Saturday, June 10, from 10 a.m. to noon. Join an expert in the industry, Josie Sheffield of Delta Bluegrass Company, to learn all about the best sod selections for your site. Learn how to improve the health of your lawn and improve grass conditions all while learning to minimize water usage.

California-native sod blends and Kurapia groundcover sod will be covered in depth.

To register, go to https:// lyngsosodselection.eventbrite. com/. Lyngso Garden Materials, Inc. is located at 345 Shoreway Road, San Carlos.

Veronica Weber

TAG SALE ... On Saturday, June 10, Gamble Garden will host a “tag sale” of gently used garden-related goods, antiques, china, glassware, linens, and furniture, as well as a plant sale and a free plant clinic with master gardeners.

The event will be from 8:30 a.m. to noon at Gamble Garden, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

Gamble Garden also will have a flower-arranging demonstration on Monday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch “Miss Gamble Floral Arrangers” create beautiful arrangements, ask questions and learn from their designs. The event will include a private tour of the gardens, plus a Q&A. Light refreshments will be served. This is not a hands-on demonstration class.

Call Gamble Garden for tickets at 650-329-1356. Cost is $45 per person. Space is extremely limited.

Top, chamomile flowers are easily harvested by sweeping your hand through the flowers.

Middle, mint makes delicious tea as long as you grow it in a pot or cut back the plant so it doesn’t take over your yard. Bottom, fragrant lemon verbena leaves make deliciously aromatic tea. completely dry, otherwise they might get moldy.

Experiment with different amounts and brewing times to find the strengths that match your taste. For me, 1 or 2 teaspoons’ worth of flowers or leaves sitting in hot water for 3 minutes or so makes a delicious tea. Even inhaling the steam as it brews makes for soothing aroma therapy. You can also mix and match flavors, such as mint with chamomile, to add some kick to the flavor.Q Be’eri Moalem is a freelance writer, and former intern at the Palo Alto Weekly. He can be emailed at beerimoalem@ gmail.com.

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FINDING A SILICON VALLEY HOME & PRESENTING A WINNING OFFER Please join DeLeon Realty at our June Seminar. Gain insight from our talented buyer team into various strategies and techniques for finding a Silicon Valley home and presenting a winning offer. Also, hear the latest market updates from Ken DeLeon, the most successful real estate broker in Silicon Valley.

Speaker: Ken DeLeon, CEO

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Palo Alto Hills Golf & Country Club, Grand Ballroom 3000 Alexis Drive, Palo Alto Gourmet snacks will be provided. This seminar will be presented to DeLeon Realty’s potential clients in English.

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

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$26,800,000

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

Listing Provided by: Greg Goumas Lic.#01878208

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2215 Liberata Drive, Morgan Hill

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$10,889,888 Listing Provided by: Joe Velasco Lic. #01309200

114 New Brighton Road, Aptos

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Listing by: Matthew Pakel & Craig Gorman, Lic.#01957213 & Lic.#01080717

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2965 Paseo Robles, San Martin

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R E B U I L D I N G

S A F E A N D H E A LT H Y H O M E S F O R E V E RY P E R S O N

T O G E T H E R

Rebuilding Together Peninsula (RTP) has provided critical health and safety repairs for 28 years. RTP envisions a safe and healthy home for every person, with repair programs serving seniors, veterans, people with disabilities, and families with children. RTP’s free repair services ensure that neighbors without financial resources can live independently in warmth and safety in their own home. RTP completes approximately 200 repair projects each year, targeting income challenged residents throughout San Mateo County and northern Santa Clara County.

MISSION: Bringing volunteers and communities together to improve the homes and lives of low-income homeowners.

For more information about the program or how you could help, please visit RTPeninsula.org.

During the months of April through June 2017, Sereno Group Real Estate and its Palo Alto agents will be contributing 1% of their gross commissions to Rebuilding Together Peninsula.

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Sereno Group is a proud sponsor of the Dreams Happen Gala & Playhouse Auction at Stanford Shopping Center on June 3rd, 2017 benefitting Rebuilding Together Peninsula.

The 13 amazing playhouses that will be auctioned off are on display at Stanford Shopping Center. For more information please visit DreamsHappen2017.com.

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PALO ALTO Brian Chancellor Judy Jarvis Ellis Davena Gentry Hadar Guibara Leannah Hunt Bob Kamangar Kristine Kim-Suh Julia Laquer R. Brendan Leary Susan Lewandowski Lori Lowe Kevin Lu Kathleen Pasin Laurel Robinson Chris Trapani Alex H. Wang DAWN MOORE WILSON Cat Westover Leslie Woods James Yang Edmund Yue Matt Zampella

Monday - Friday 5:00 p.m.

Advising youth through the fairway of life Bob Hoover East Palo Alto Junior Golf Palo Alto Golf Course www.epajrgolf.org

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Stunning Luxury Estate with Six Structures - Ideal for Multigenerational Families!

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Studio, Greenhouse, 2 Courtyards, Bonus Detached Garage + Workshop!

Mission Revival with Unparalleled Craftsmanship Completely rebuilt 2009-2014

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STUNNING HOME BOASTS CUSTOM STYLE 3428 South Court, Palo Alto This custom-designed 4 bed, 3 bath home of almost 2,400 sq. ft. (per appraisal) rests on almost 6,300 sq. ft. of property (per county).

Sky-lit and stylish spaces establish indoor-outdoor living with multiple points of outdoor access while stainless-steel accents and highend amenities showcase chic style. Intriguing outdoor retreats include a courtyard with a fireplace. A desirable location puts this home within strolling distance of Robles and Mitchell Parks and excellent schools like Fairmeadow Elementary (API 953) and JLS Middle (API 943), while Charleston Shopping Center and Gunn High (API 917) are within close proximity (buyer to verify eligibility).

Offered at $2,998,000

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

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THE ADDRESS IS THE PENINSU THE EXPERIENCE IS A IN PINEL

PALO ALTO $15,895,000

ATHERTON $9,800,000

PALO ALTO $8,798,000

51 Crescent Drive | 5bd/5+ba Derk Brill | 650.543.1117

BY APPOINTMENT

1701 Bryant Street 5bd/4.5ba Judy Citron 650.543.1206

BY APPOINTMENT

120 Toyon Road | 5bd/7ba Laura McCarthy | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

11 Phillips Road | 6bd/6+ba Greg Celotti 650.740.1580

BY APPOINTMENT

LOS ALTOS HILLS $4,895,000

MENLO PARK $4,695,000

ATHERTON $3,895,000

LOS ALTOS $3,695,000

26707 Tanglewood Lane | 4bd/4ba Judy Bogard-Tanigami | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

115 Gloria Circle | 6bd/3ba Keri Nicholas | 650.304.3100

BY APPOINTMENT

236 Selby Lane | 4bd/4ba Keri Nicholas | 650.304.3100

BY APPOINTMENT

434 Orange Avenue | 4bd/4ba Kathy Bridgman | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

PALO ALTO $2,588,888

PALO ALTO $4,995,000

ATHERTON $4,985,000

PALO ALTO $3,498,000

168 Lois Lane | 4bd/2ba Shirley Bailey | 650.941.1111

BY APPOINTMENT

2277 Byrant Street | 6bd/4ba Alan Dunckel | 650.400.0327

BY APPOINTMENT

84 Edge Road | 4bd/3ba Mary & Brent Gullixson 650.888.0860 OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:00

2742 Louis Road | 5bd/3ba Jenny Teng | 650.245.4490

BY APPOINTMENT

SAN MATEO $2,395,000

PALO ALTO $2,300,000

LOS GATOS $1,398,000

REDWOOD CITY $875,000

24 Mounds A | 2bd/2ba B.Bianchini/M.Andrighetto | 650.888.6379

BY APPOINTMENT

555 Byron Street #410 | 3bd/2ba M.Corman/ M. Montoya | 650.465.5971

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190 Lester Lane | 3bd/2ba Gary Bulanti 650.543.1186

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279 Sequoia Avenue | 2bd/1ba M. Lockwood/R.Flores | 650.400.2528 OPEN SAT & SUN 1:00-4:00

PALO ALTO $17,800,000

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Such information has not been verified by Alain Pinel Realtors®. If important to buyers, buyers should conduct their own investigation.

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290 Winding Way, Woodside Privacy, Comfort, and Prestige Gated, beautifully manicured grounds of approx. 1.25 acres (per county) surround this alluring yet private 5 bedroom, 4.5 bath residence of approx. 4,800 sq. ft. (per /;A:@EJ A58@ 5: @41 U]VT? @45? 1813-:@8E A<0-@10 9-:;> 1Ŋ;>@81??8E .81:0? ŋ:1 />-2@?9-:?45< C5@4 8ADA>5;A? 18191:@? -:0 5:/8A01? - <;@1:@5-8 4;91 @41-@1> a wine cellar with a tasting room, and a main-level bedroom suite easily convertible to a pool lounge. A romantic rose garden and a pool with a spa augment the <>5?@5:1 3>;A:0? ;/-@10 ;Ŋ <>1?@535;A? ;A:@-5: ;91 $;-0 @45? 3->01: 1?@-@1 .-8-:/1? <1-/12A8 ?1/8A?5;: C5@4 /8;?1 <>;D595@E @; ?4;<<5:3 05:5:3 -:0 commuter routes, plus highly desired Woodside Elementary (API 965) (buyer to verify eligibility).

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KATHY BRIDGMAN’S

EXCEPTIONAL LISTING OF THE WEEK! OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY 1:30-4:30 PM

434 ORANGE AVENUE, LOS ALTOS New Home in One of the Best Los Altos Neighborhoods • Just-completed new home in one of the best neighborhoods in Los Altos, just one block to the Village and Shoup Park • Two levels with 4 bedrooms and 3.5 baths • Approximately 3,332 square feet of living space (not verified by APR) • Soaring vaulted ceilings with multiple operational skylights invite abundant natural light, creating an expansive ambiance

• Spacious wraparound rear yard features paver stone patio, landscaped gardens, and fire pit • Lot size of approximately 6,164 square feet (not verified by APR) • Excellent Los Altos schools Offered at $3,695,000

RANKED #53 NATIONALLY BY THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, 2016 #1 Individual Agent in Los Altos & Los Altos Hills 2016 Based on $ volume per 2016 Multiple Listing Service APR Los Altos Office

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BEAUTIFUL WEST MENLO PARK HOME 1171 Orange Avenue, Menlo Park Offered at $2,398,000 4 Beds | 2 Baths | Home ±1,760 sf + 260 sf Bonus Room | Lot ±6,250 sf | Las Lomitas Schools MICHAEL DREYFUS Broker

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JUST LISTED / OPEN HOUSE SAT & SUN 1:30–4:30PM

PRIME DUVENECK LOCATION 653 Wildwood Lane, Palo Alto Offered at $4,250,000 | 6 Beds | 4 Baths | Home ±3,645 sf | Lot ±10,080 sf

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

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JUST LISTED / OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30–4:30PM 653 Wildwood Lane, Palo Alto $4,250,000 6 Beds | 4 Baths | Home ±3,645 sf | Lot ±10,080 sf

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746 Partridge Av Sat Deleon Realty

LOS ALTOS HILLS 5 Bedrooms

4 Bedrooms 84 Edge Rd Sun Alain Pinel Realtors 147 Almendral Ave Sat Deleon Realty

$2,398,000 543-8500

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$6,988,000 543-8500

6 Bedrooms

5 Bedrooms

$5,495,000 324-4456

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$4,985,000 462-1111

28500 Matadero Creek Ln Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

$8,600,000 462-1111

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5 Bedrooms

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$8,988,000 543-8500

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CAPITOLA 4 Bedrooms 101 Grove Ln $4,957,000 Sat Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

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$1,775,000 322-1800

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1290 Trinity Dr $8,400/month Sat/Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

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$8,988,000 543-8500

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$2,195,000 324-4456

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4 Bedrooms

290 Winding Way Sat/Sun 1-5 Deleon Realty

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3 Bedrooms

653 Wildwood Ln $4,250,000 Sat/Sun Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realty 847-1141

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6 Bedrooms

269 Rutherford Av $1,289,000 Sat 12-5/Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker 324-4456

340 Jane Dr Sun Alain Pinel Realtors

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$5,750,000 529-1111

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The Palo Alto senior homeowner cheerfully greeted the REALTOR® Service Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers when they arrived at her home. She was eager and grateful to receive their help. Looking at her you wouldn’t know that she needed help, but the 81-year-old widow has undergone a liver transplant, a mastectomy, a hip replacement and now has a bad back.

The RSVP volunteers who came to her home last month are volunteers from the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors REALTOR® Service Volunteer Program (RSVP). The REALTOR® community outreach program, which is on its 16th year, is offered one week in May to qualified seniors who cannot otherwise perform certain household tasks due to physical or financial constraints.

Seniors can request to have light bulbs replaced, furnace filters changed, windows cleaned, mattresses turned or smoke detector batteries installed.

As the RSVP volunteers washed the Palo Alto senior’s windows and vacuumed her home, she mentioned that her husband died five years ago and she has no family. She is friends with her neighbor, but the neighbor is 92 years old.

“The neighborhood has changed,” she sighed.

“I feel so helpless. I guess I should move, but it’s hard because this is home. I’ve lived here for 50 years.”

Another senior homeowner who has requested the free REALTOR® service for the past three years, said she is grateful the

program helps seniors like her. The RSVP volunteers washed her windows and hung her curtains back in place.

“I’m alone and have problems with my balance. It’s really difficult for me to do these things,” she explained.

RSVP volunteers feel rewarded when they are able to help seniors in their communities.

“It’s good for the community. I was born and raised here. It’s good to give back,” said RSVP volunteer Trevor Loveless.

“We volunteer because we respect the needs of our parents. We want to pay it forward and do it for them,” said longtime RSVP volunteers Kevin Barrett and SILVAR President Denise Welsh.

“RSVP is our way of giving back to our senior citizens who have contributed so much to our society,” said Eileen Giorgi, SILVAR’s RSVP committee chair. “By helping our seniors we can show our appreciation for what they have done for us. Our help can keep the seniors safe and allows them to remain in their homes longer.”

This year 107 volunteers from SILVAR assisted 50 senior households in the Menlo Park/Atherton, Palo Alto, Los Altos/ Mountain View, Cupertino/Sunnyvale and Los Gatos/Saratoga communities. *** Information provided in this column is presented by the Silicon Valley Association of REALTORS®. Send questions to Rose Meily at rmeily@silvar.org.

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This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): LIVING WISDOM SCHOOL OF PALO ALTO

456 College Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on May 1, 2017.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 5, 2017.

(PAW May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 2017) YH LANDSCAPE DESIGN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN629897 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: YH Landscape Design, located at 3357 Saint Michael Ct., Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

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(PAW May 19, 26; June 2, 9, 2017) FOODSPACE+CO FOODSPACE&CO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN629930 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Foodspace+Co, 2.) Foodspace&Co, located at 111 North Market Street Suite 300, San Jose, CA 95113, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): FOODSPACE&CO 111 North Market Street, Ste. 300 San Jose, CA 95113 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 05/15/2017.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on May 15, 2017.

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997 All Other Legals FIRST AMENDED SUMMONS (Citacion Judicial) Case Number: 115CV283061 (Numero del Caso): NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (Aviso al Demandado): PETER TRAN, KITTY KITYEE SO, and Does 1 through 20, inclusive YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (Lo esta Demandando el Demandante): KEVIN KHANH NGUYEN NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

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If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service.

If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

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The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): Santa Clara County Superior Court 191 N. First Street San Jose, CA 95113 The name, address, and telephone number of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado es): Larry Q. Phan, Esq./, SBN: Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood Campora, LLP 10 Almaden Blvd. #1250 San Jose, CA 95113 (408)275-1300 Date: Nov. 17, 2016 (Fecha): Clerk, by David H. Yamasaki, (Secretario) Chief Executive Officer, Clerk, A. Floresca, Deputy (Adjunto) (PAW May 26; June 2, 9, 16, 2017) AMENDED NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: ROBERTA IMMORDINO Case No.: 17PR181156 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROBERTA IMMORDINO. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: ROBERT GARCIA in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: ROBERT GARCIA be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests the decedent’s will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 3, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 12 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in

section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Gerrie Miller, Esq. 220 State Street, Suite 9 Los Altos, CA 94022 (650)941-8450 (PAW June 2, 9, 16, 2017) NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: RUDOLFO ESTRADA Case No.: 17PR181179 To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RUDOLFO ESTRADA. A Petition for Probate has been filed by: COMERICA BANK in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. The Petition for Probate requests that: COMERICA BANK be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

The petition requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or

consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on August 2, 2017 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.: 12 of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, located at 191 N. First St., San Jose, CA, 95113.

If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

If you are a creditor or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58 (b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code. Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

You may examine the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for Petitioner: Richard R. Guggenheim 152 North Third Street, Suite 550 (408)998-2700 (PAW June 2, 9, 16, 2017)

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Sports Shorts A SET FOR A KILL . . .Stanford grad James Shaw joins Cardinal grads Kawika Shoji and Erik Shoji this weekend on the U.S. national men’s volleyball team for the opening round of the FIVB World League in Serbia. Stanford grad Matthew Fuerbringer is an assistant coach for the Americans.

Team USA is seeking its third FIVB World League championship, following successful runs in 2008 in Rio de Janeiro, and in 2014 in Florence, Italy. Last year, the Americans finished fifth in Krakow, Poland. The U.S. meets host Serbia on Friday, Canada on Saturday and Belgium on Sunday. Team USA has earned two gold, one silver and three bronze medals in its 19 appearances.

HOOP IT UP . . . Stanford will face Florida in its first game of the prestigious PK80 men’s basketball event in Portland over Thanksgiving week. Stanford is joined in the elite 16-team field by Arkansas, Butler, Connecticut, Duke, Florida, Georgetown, Gonzaga, Michigan State, North Carolina, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Portland, Portland State and Texas. The 16 teams in the event have combined for 23 national championships, more than 85 Final Fours, more than 380 NCAA Championship appearances and more than 680 NCAA Championship wins.

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Justin Nam is buried under a pile of happy Menlo baseball players following the last out of Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Burlingame at San Jose Muni.

An unlikely championship repeat The Knights stare down every obstacle on their way to a second straight CCS title

by Glenn Reeves he next few weeks will take Griff McGarry somewhere exciting. Whichever way he turns, he gets a chance to write his own future.

Until decision time, McGarry can relish, along with his baseball teammates, an unlikely title defense.

Menlo School, which lost 12 seniors and its coach from last year’s Central Coast Section Division II championship team,

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entered the postseason as the No. 11 seed. The Knights took a chisel and hammered away until all that was left was a 1-0 victory over Burlingame last Saturday at San Jose’s Muni Stadium that left them No. 1 in their division.

It’s hard enough to repeat when everybody returns. The Knights faced a year of rebuilding. Except they just kept building even as they bonded over some serious stuff.

The Knights became the first

No. 11 seed to win a CCS title since the brackets were expanded in 2008, the first team with fewer than 20 wins to take the title since Pacific Grove won in 1999, and the third back-to-back titles in school history (2010-11, 1988-89).

McGarry pitched a two-hitter with three walks and seven strikeouts. All the baserunners he allowed came in the first 2 1/3 innings. Then he really got into a groove and retired the next 13 batters in a row.

“It took a little time for me to calm down,’’ McGarry said.

“Once I settled down I felt real good out there.’’

That’s kind of how Menlo’s season played out. A five-game winless streak, including an ugly 16-0 loss at Soquel, left the Knights at 2-4-1. They proceeded to win 74 percent of their final 23 games, including nine of their final 11.

McGarry was taken out with two (continued on page 62)

PREP TRACK AND FIELD

Crossing the finish line Nearly a dozen local athletes qualify for the state meet

by Glenn Reeves

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enlo School’s Robert Miranda and Palo Alto’s Kent Slaney, two of the top local distance runners, each decided to concentrate on a single event at the expense of another. The decision paid off for both.

Miranda and Slaney both decided to drop the 1,600 and focus on the 3,200. For the majority of the race the two followed pre-race favorite and pacesetter Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau of Bellarmine.

Late in the seventh lap, Slaney made his move, taking the lead after running third the majority of the race.

Miranda, suddenly in third place, responded with a powerful kick on the backstretch to

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move into first place, a position he maintained the remainder of the race to win in a personal best 9:10.26.

“You just have to go for it,’’ said Miranda, who dropped nearly two seconds from his previous best.

“It’s what you work for all season.

Give it all you have. I am so happy that my work all season carried me through.’’

Slaney, who made it to the state meet a year ago in the 1,600, held on to take second in a huge PR of 9:11.78. His previous best was 9:21.63.

“The mile was loaded, I knew it would be a kicker’s race,’’ Slaney said. “ I thought I could make it in the two mile if I could just hold (continued on page 63)

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WATER EVERYWHERE . . . Five-time Olympian and Stanford grad Tony Azevedo will play his final game for Team USA on June 11 at Stanford at 3:30 pm when the Americans play Croatia. Azevedo called Stanford’s Avery Aquatic Center home during his decorated collegiate career that saw four consecutive Cutino Award honors and two NCAA championships . . . Gunn junior water polo goalie Zoe Banks was named to the United States women’s youth national team earlier this week and is eligible to participate in international events.

Menlo’s Robert Miranda (left) and Palo Alto’s Kent Slaney finished 1-2 in the 3,200 meters at the CCS finals over the weekend.

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Elite Eight heads to Eugene Five athletes competed in other national championships

by Stanford Athletics rant Fisherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 14:12.79 to place first in the 5,000 meters headlined the weekend as the Stanford track and field team advanced eight to the NCAA Championships in Eugene, which begin Wednesday.

Seven other Stanford athletes qualified for the national meet, which runs through next Saturday at University of Oregonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hayward Field: Christina Aragon and Rebecca Mehra in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 1,500, Fiona Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5,000, Lena Giger, who had a huge lifetime best to advance in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shot put, Olivia Baker (womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 800) and javelin throwers Mackenzie Fisher and Jenna Gray.

Fisher won his 5,000 section in the same manner he won the 1,500 at the Pac-12 championships, by absorbing a slow pace and then leaving the field behind with a strong finishing kick, running 14:12.79. Fisher was sixth in the NCAA 5,000 as a freshman last year. This year, he is undefeated, with victories in the 1,500 in the Big Meet dual against Cal, and in the 5,000 at the Cardinal Classic, in addition to Pac-12 and NCAA regional victories.

All of Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NCAA qualifiers but Mehra, who already has earned her masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in communication, will return next season. Of the seven who will return, five are underclassmen and three -- Aragon, Gray, and Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe -- are freshmen.

Aragon and Mehra each qualified on place in the 1,500, a race that included five Cardinal in the final round, including Malika Waschmann, Maddy Berkson, and Elise Cranny. With the top five in each of two heats advancing automatically, Aragon was third in Heat 1 in 4:21.76 and Mehra fifth in 4:29.07. Waschmann had the eighth-fastest time overall (4:21.76), but she placed eighth in her heat and was the top nonqualifier, missing out by 0.09 of a second.

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe, the No. 1 runner on Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fifth-place team at the NCAA cross country championships last fall, won Heat 1 of the 5,000 in 16:40.83, and is in position, as is Aragon, to earn AllAmerica honors as freshmen in both cross country and outdoor track.

Giger, a junior, got off a throw of 55-9 Âş to place sixth and earn her first NCAA berth. The throw was on her first of three attempts and continued a strong season that included her previous personal best of 55-1 3/4 at the Big Meet.

Giger also strengthened her hold on third on Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all-time outdoor performersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; list, trailing only Olympians Jillian Camarena and Carol Cady.

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Stanford freshman Fiona Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe qualified for the NCAA championships in the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 5,000.

Stanford finished sixth as a team front of the crowded pack. at the NCAA womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rowing championships last weekend at Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis Stanford junior Tom Fawcett Lake Mercer in New Jersey.

Stanford totaled 105 points, reached the semifinal round of the giving the Cardinal its fourth con- NCAA singles championship besecutive top-six team finish at the fore falling 6-3, 6-2 to Virginiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Thai-Son Kwiatkowski.

NCAA championships.

Ohio State (106 points) edged the Cardinal out for fifth, with Sailing Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sailing team colTexas (fourth-108 points), Michigan (third-112 points), California lected another top-10 finish at the (second-123 points) and Washing- Intercollegiate Sailing Associaton (first-132 points) occupying tion National Championships over the weekend with a the top four in the final seventh-place finish in standings. the Laserperformance The Huskies gave the Team Race ChampionPac-12 its 500th chamships at the J. Stewart pionship all-time.

Walker Sailing Center.

Along with the It was the tenth topsecond-place finish in ten finish in a row for the varsity eight, the Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team racing second varsity eight unit, which advanced and varsity four each to the semifinal round placed ninth overall. after finishing sixth â&#x20AC;&#x153;We really finished strong,â&#x20AC;? Stanford se- Reinier Eenkema with a 9-6 record in the preliminary round. nior Ruth Narode, who van Dijk Stanford compiled rowed in the five seat of the varsity eight. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We put together a 2-5 record in the round-robin three good races this weekend. semifinal of eight teams, finishing We finished the final race know- with an 11-11 overall record. Host ing we gave everything and we Charleston won the team race are so happy to finish strong. I am championship with a 21-4 overall really proud of all our teammates. record, beating out Yale (19-6).

All four classes were representI love this team so much.â&#x20AC;?

With Texas (6:48.403) taking ed in the competition, led by senior the Petite Final, Yale (6:49.793) skipper Reinier Eenkema van Dijk edged Stanford (6:50.220) for and senior crew J.P. Cannistraro. second by less than a second. The Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other skippers included third-place finish in the Petite sophomore William Marshall, juFinal gave the Cardinal a ninth- nior All-American Will La Dow place finish in the second varsity and freshman Jacob Rosenberg.

Joining Cannistraro as crews eight overall.

Stanfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s varsity four also fin- were freshman Taylor Kirkpatished third in its Petite Final to rick, junior Elena VandenBerg, place ninth overall. Locked in a sophomore Cassie Obel, sophotight battle with Wisconsin, Iowa more All-American Kathryn and Yale for most of the race, Booker and junior Kennedy Stanford tried to maneuver to the Placek.Q

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Menlo School became the first No. 11 seed to win a CCS baseball title since the brackets were expanded in 2008 and the third back-to-back titles in school history.

CCS baseball (continued from page 60)

out in the seventh after reaching his pitch-count limit. Sophomore shortstop Justin Nam switched places with McGarry and recorded the final out, thus getting piled on behind the mound. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve caught Griff for five or six years now ... Chandler, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve caught for four years now. ... and I never thought we would be at this point,â&#x20AC;? senior catcher Ben Somorjai said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just an unbelievable experience being able to play and be on the field with some of my best friends.â&#x20AC;?

McGarry echoed those feelings, explaining how he met Somorjai when both were playing for a traveling summer team and became fast friends.

McGarry was just as effusive talking about the play of freshman outfielder Kevin Alarcon.

Menlo, which had a runner thrown out at the plate in the

fourth, needed to scratch out or steal a run, and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exactly what happened in the top of the fifth.

Alarcon drew a one-out walk and stole second. He went to third on Justin Kasserâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s single to left.

Then, with McGarry up, Kasser attempted to steal second. The throw from the Burlingame catcher went through to second. Kasser slid in safely and as soon as the throw was released Alarcon broke from third and scored without a return throw.

It was one of three stolen bases on the day for the freshman. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a real big help for us,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; McGarry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He plays great center field, tracks balls down.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The win was meaningful on multiple levels for first-year head coach Sean Riley, who went through the unspeakable horror of having his son, highly-regarded baseball prospect Calvin Riley, killed while playing Pokemon go in San Franciscoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Aquatic Park.

McGarry said Riley was open

Study Session: 1. Study Session on the City of Palo Alto Downtown Parking Management Study Action Items: 2. PUBLIC HEARING/ JUDICIAL. 2755 El Camino Real [17PLN-00464]: Consideration of a Site and Design Review, Zoning Code Text Amendment, Zoning Map Amendment, and Comprehensive Plan Amendment to allow the construction of a four-story multi-family residential building. Environmental Assessment: An Initial Study is Being Prepared Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Zoning District: RP. For more information, contact the project planner Claire Hodgkins at claire.hodgkins@cityofpaloalto.org 3. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 305 N. California Avenue [17PLN-00015]: Request for a Hearing on the Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tentative Denial of a Conditional Use Permit for Operation of the New Mozart School of Music at the Existing Church Facilities. Environmental Assessment: Per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guideline Section 15270 CEQA does not apply to projects which a public agency disapproves. Zoning District: CC(2)(R)(P). For More Information, Please Contact the Project Planner Claire Hodgkins at claire.hodgkins@cityofpaloalto.org The Planning and Transportation Commission is live streamed online at http://midpenmedia.org/category/government/cityof-palo-alto and available on via cablecast on government access channel 26. The complete agenda with accompanying reports is available online at http://www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/ boards/ptc/default.asp. For Additional Information Contact Yolanda Cervantes at Yolanda.Cervantes@cityofpaloalto.org or at 650.329.2404.

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about it from the start and spoke highly of his son. He and his teammates were inspired and gave Riley everything they had. In return, the coach gave the Knights everything he had. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is emotional, very emotional for me after losing my son eight months ago,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Riley said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m happy for the kids. They compete all day long.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;&#x2122; The Knights could have made things a little easier on themselves, leaving the bases loaded in the seventh.

Still, the game belonged to McGarry, who added a couple of defensive gems, including leaning into the Burlingame dugout to nab a foul ball.

Menlo junior Eric Chang, who was standing in the dugout, was struck in the temple by a foul ball in the sixth inning.

He was taken to a nearby hospital for X-rays, then underwent surgery to remove a blood clot, and was recovering, team sources said.

Menlo defeated St. FrancisWatsonville 7-2 in the semifinals, also at San Jose Muni.

Yu went the distance, despite having to pitch out of trouble in virtually every inning.

Menlo took a 2-1 lead in the third on an RBI single from Somorjai. The Sharks tied it with back-to-back triples in the bottom of the third.

Menlo jumped back in front in the top of the fourth. After two were out and nobody on base, Kevin Alarcon singled and stole second.

On the steal of second the catcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s throw struck pitcher Chase Watkins in the head. He stayed in the game but walked No. 9 hitter Justin Kasser before McGarry singled to left with Alarcon scoring.

McGarry, who committed to Virginia, will be cheering for both Virginia and Vanderbilt, where his brother Matt, an M-A grad, pitches, during the NCAA tournament.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll also be graduating in a week and could watch his name go early during the First-Year Amateur Player MLB draft on June 12.

Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still reveling in a second CCS title for now.Q

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Titilola Bolarinwa

Griff McGarry

PALO ALTO TRACK & FIELD

MENLO BASEBALL

The senior established a personal best in placing third in the 800 and helped the 4x400 relay team set a school record (3:55.24) at the CCS finals. She advances to the state meet in both events.

The senior drove in the goahead run of the CCS semifinal game and then pitched 6 2/3 shutout innings in the title game, helping the Knights repeat as CCS Division II champions.

Gunn senior Margaret Redfield qualified for the state meet in the high jump by clearing a personal-best 5-5. same group, racing under 4:00 for the first time, achieved at the CCS trials (3:58.71).

Can this team out-do themselves this weekend? “I think so,’’ Bolarinwa said. “We’re peaking.’’

Traum ran on the shoulder of pre-race favorite Mari Friedman of Santa Cruz the entire race in the girls 800 and finished second in 2:12.97. Friedman’s winning time was 2:12.58. Traum’s previous best was 2:15.15.

“I’ve been thinking about this for a whole year.’’ said Traum, who placed fourth at last year’s CCS finals and missed out on a trip to the state finals as just the top three from the CCS move on.

“It was nice to chase someone in front of me, It felt real comfortable, easy to run at the faster clip.’’

Hall was a surprise secondplace finisher in the girls 200 with a time of 24.95. Her previous best was 25.14.

“I’m really happy, “ Hall said. “I just really wanted it.’’

Matthews-Murphy was sitting in fourth place when he got off a throw of 157-4 on his fifth of six attempts to take second in the boys discus and earn a trip to the state meet.

“It will be a new experience for me,’’ he said. “I didn’t get to go last year. I fouled all my throws in the trials.’’

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one senior on a team that included three sophomores. “I believe we’ll definitely improve, third next year then second and first, keep improving. I’ll be here to root them on.’’

Menlo School freshman Kyra Pretre took fourth in the girls 800 in 2:15.02. Her previous best was 2:18.06.

Palo Alto junior Reed Foster took fifth in the boys 800 in 1:55.05. His previous best was 1:57.14. Q

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By moving into the top three, Matthews-Murphy pushed sophomore teammate Noa Ngalu down to fourth.

Ngalu, a raw but extremely talented newcomer to the event, threw 151-9 on his first throw, without the spin that every other competitor employed.

Redfield came in fourth in the girls high jump with a personalbest mark of 5-5, earning a trip to the state meet by reaching the automatic qualifying standard.

And then there were the inevitable near misses. The MenloAtherton girls 4x100 team placed fourth in a season-best 48.55, but took it in a philosophical manner.

“We did what we came here to do,’’ said Charlotte Schroeder, the

Mark Foster

ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Malcolm Slaney

on. It came out spectacular.’’

Slaney needed something extra to get past the WCAL’s top distance runner, who finished in an impressive 9:13.19. Skipping the 1,600 proved to be the answer.

Palo Alto sophomore Henry Saul finished strong and came in fourth in 9:19.64, a nice ending to a season in which he brought his personal-best down by 15 seconds.

Miranda and Slaney will have the benefit of advancing straight into Saturday’s 99th running of the state finals. The meet starts Friday at Buchanan High in Clovis.

The 3,200 was just one of several spectacular events that saw two other young men and seven young women advance to the state meet.

Palo Alto’s Michel-Ange Siaba won the triple jump and MenloAtherton’s Terrance MatthewsMurphy placed second in the discus.

Viking Titilola Bolarinwa qualified in two events, placing third in a personal-best in the 400 and helping the 4x400 relay set a school record to qualify.

Bolarinwa ran the second leg of the relay that also includes

Brianna Miller, Maya Reuven and Ella Ball.

Castilleja senior Claire Traum placed second in the 800, MenloAtherton sophomore Maggie Hall was second in the 200 and Gunn’s Margaret Redfield reached the state meet in the high jump.

Siaba has been knocking on the 45-foot door in the triple jump since last season, reaching the high 44s on numerous occasions.

He not only eclipsed the 45-foot barrier Friday, but took first place after coming in with just the fourth-best qualifying mark from the CCS trials.

His second jump of the competition was measured at 45-2 1/2, and that stood up for the win by a half-inch over Valley Christian’s Mathew Weeks.

“It feels great,’’ Siaba said.

“Since the middle of the season I’d been having so many issues with my mark. My coach kept telling me I’d pull it out when it matters and I did exactly that.’’

Bolarinwa qualified for the state meet in two events. She placed third in the 400 in 56.83, 0.27 seconds off the school record and a huge improvement on her previous best of 58.45.

Palo Alto’s 4x400 relay team took second in 3:55.24, a school record and 3 1/2 seconds faster then the previous best, which the

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Ben Somorjai Menlo baseball * Previous winners

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

Titilola Bolarinwa qualified in the 400 and with the 4x400 relay team.

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