Palo Alto Weekly November 24, 2017

Palo Alto

Vol. XXXIX, Number 8

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November 24, 2017

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Neighborhoods 9 Eating Out 20 Shop Talk lk 20 Movies i 22 Q Books Author compiles father’s WWI letters home Q Home Appliances blend smart tech, style Q Sports Menlo runner looks to get ahead of the pack

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Support our Kids with a gift to the Holiday Fund Last Year’s Grant Recipients 10 Books A Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Abilities United. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Ada’s Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Adolescent Counseling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 All Students Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Bayshore Christian Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Building Futures Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 CASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Community Legal Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Community Working Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Downtown Streets Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 DreamCatchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 East Palo Alto Kids Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Family Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Foundation for a College Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Grace Lutheran Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Health Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500 Hidden Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Jasper Ridge Farm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 JLS Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Jordan Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Kara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 The Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Marine Science Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Midpeninsula Community Media Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Mural Music & Arts Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Music in the Schools Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 New Creation Home Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 New Voices for Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 One East Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Art Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Community Child Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 Palo Alto Friends Nursery School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Palo Alto School District Music Department. . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Palo Alto Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Parents Nursery School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,000 Peninsula Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Peninsula HealthCare Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Project WeHOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $15,000 Pursuit of Excellence. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 Quest Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Ravenswood Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Silicon Valley Urban Debate League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10,000 St. Francis of Assisi Youth Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 St. Vincent de Paul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,000 TheatreWorks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5,000 YMCA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500 Youth Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000 Youth Speaks Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20,000

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Upfront

Local news, information and analysis

New system tracks sexual misconduct, discrimination Palo Alto Unified interim Title IX officer reflects on progress achieved, to be made

by Elena new system for reporting and tracking reports of discrimination, harassment and bullying is providing these issues higher visibility across the Palo Alto school district. It’s capturing everything from the benign — an elementary school student slapping another student’s bottom

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Kadvany during a game of tag, for example — to potential sex crimes. No matter the nature of the offense, cases logged in this system are being formally investigated and monitored by the district’s Title IX compliance officer.

This system and other changes put in place in the wake of

community uproar this spring over how the district handled a Palo Alto High School sexual-assault case are evidence of progress on issues that have been entrenched for years, said John DiPaolo, the district’s interim Title IX compliance officer. But there is still much work to be done, he said, particularly around sexual violence.

“I think that everyone agrees there’s too much sexual misconduct (and) sexual harassment in

the schools,” he said in a recent interview with the Weekly, shortly after exiting the role. “I think that the whole district is responding to that reality. I also think that the response is at this point genuine and very meaningful.”

DiPaolo, an education attorney and Obama administration appointee who worked in the U.S. Department of Education for six years, was hired in response to concerns over how the district

handled the Paly case, in which a male junior reportedly forced a female freshman to perform oral sex in a campus bathroom. A law firm later found that both district and Paly administrators failed to comply with state and federal law, as well as district policy. The case revealed persistent gaps in how the district responds to not only sexual harassment but other forms (continued on page 8)

CITY HALL

East Palo Alto mayor lauds ‘city on the move’ State of the City address highlights development, safety, housing and infrastructure achievements

by Sue Dremann

Veronica Weber

Kathleen Hughes, founder of Ada’s Café, left center, Charlie Hughes, center, and Todd Cerf, right, serve a customer at the Mitchell Park cafe on Nov. 21.

HOLIDAY FUND

Ada’s Cafe gives people with disabilities a chance to grow Nonprofit runs one-of-a-kind eatery centered around community

by Jamey Padojino

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odd Cerf never saw himself as a leader, but he’s now a manager-intraining at Ada’s Cafe in Palo Alto. He opens up most mornings with card access to the building, one of his many duties since getting promoted in May. “I enjoy it because I get to work more hours, and I enjoy it because I like seeing all the regular customers that come in every day,” the fresh-faced 31-year-old said timidly but with a grin.

He maintains his professionalism with the patrons as they enter the shop, a straight shot from the door to the counter, look over the displays of delectable pastries and to-go items, and choose a

dish or drink from menus. While the espresso machine hums away, Cerf and his customers enjoy each other’s company and inject humor into their conversations.

“If they ordered a big drink order I just tell them, you know, ‘Sounds like someone needed to get their buzz on,’” he said. “I can joke with them in a way that makes them want to come back.”

Cerf is one of the 34 people with disabilities who are finding empowerment through their jobs at Ada’s Cafe, a nonprofit that aims to give work opportunities to this group and to change the face of retail. They work out of a small, inviting coffee shop

that opened in 2014 next to the Mitchell Park Library or in the commercial kitchen in Mountain View, where all the food is made with organic ingredients. Many of them are trained to be a jackof-all-trades who can take orders, prepare food, deliver orders and clean up, among other duties.

“The more u grow at the cafe the more responsibility you will have and more trust In your self and more trust with people who work with u every day,” Cerf said in a follow-up email.

The workers’ disabilities include traumatic brain injuries, Down syndrome and autism spectrum disorders. Their employment is significant: National (continued on page 8)

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elebrating East Palo Alto’s transformation on Monday night, Nov. 20, Mayor Larry Moody pointed to the city’s achievements this year, which he said have kicked open the door to a new progressive era in the once-troubled city.

“We are no longer the ‘90s,” Moody said during his State of the City address at the Four Seasons Hotel. The city has shed its sobriquet as the “Per-capita Murder Capital” of the country, which it dubiously earned in 1992.

Moody portrayed East Palo Alto as a “city on the move” that welcomed a new 1,300-strong workforce at Amazon and 120 jobs at retailer Target this year.

Thanks to a new policy on debt management, East Palo Alto now boasts a balanced budget, he said.

Moody spoke about the city’s advancements in commercial development, housing, public safety, the environment, infrastructure and employment, among other issues.

Commercial development/water supply The city has four major projects on the drawing boards, including 1.4 million square feet of office space at 2020 Bay Road — the closed Romic chemical plant site — that could add an estimated 4,500 to 5,500 tech and biotech jobs and a proposed 233,840-square-foot office building on University Avenue and East Bayshore Road.

Those and other projects, including the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative’s Primary School and a

performing arts center, had been on hold until recently, after the city ran out of water allocations to support expansion. But a $5 million deal worked out with the City of Mountain View has transferred 1 million gallons of water per day in water rights, which East Palo Alto secured in perpetuity.

“The water transfer is the first of its kind” for the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Association, he said. He and Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff are working to execute transfer of another half-million gallons of water per day from Palo Alto’s allocations, which would help East Palo Alto grow according to its strategic plan, he said.

Funding for the water purchase from Mountain View came from the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative, The Sobrato Organization, 2020 Bay Road and the Primary School and the City of East Palo Alto.

“Those checks are belief in the city of East Palo Alto,” Moody said.

The city is drafting a new development code, which would aid in creating more commercial space and guide the city’s development through 2035. The document is undergoing public review.

Public safety Moody also said public safety in the city has improved: East Palo Alto is on track to have zero homicides in 2017, for the first time in its history. He credited the community-policing model and its Clean Zone and Fit Zone (continued on page 10)

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STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS The City Council Rail Committee Meeting will be held in the Community Meeting Room on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 8:00 AM for: 1) Review and Comment on Draft Rail Corridor Circulation Study White Paper and 2) Review and Provide Direction on Draft Community Questionnaire #2

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Around Town

ROOM TO ROAM ... Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog owners, rejoice! Your faithful companion will soon have a new place to frolic without a leash.

After nearly a decade of talking about the need to add dog parks, the city is getting ready to actually build one at Peers Park. On Tuesday, the Parks and Recreation Commission is set to approve a â&#x20AC;&#x153;park improvement ordinanceâ&#x20AC;? to create an off-leash area at the back of the park, near to the Caltrain tracks. After the council does the same, the city will solicit bids for a contractor and then construct the 0.72acre park, which will include a vinyl-clad chain-link fence, separate enclosures for large and small dogs; picnic tables; trash receptacles; a bag dispenser; water fountains for dogs; and wind screens for the adjacent tennis courts. The project is part of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s broader effort to expand the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meager inventory of dog parks, which currently includes little green slivers at Hoover and Greer parks (each is less than 0.15 acres in area) and a larger off-leash area at Mitchell Park (0.52 acres). A new parks plan that the council adopted earlier this fall calls for these three dog parks to be expanded. It also identifies other local parks that could accommodate exercising canines: Eleanor Pardee Park, Bowden Park, Robles Park, Kingsley Island, Werry Park, Juana Briones Park and Heritage Park. In the past, city officials had encountered some resistance from neighbors of parks where they considered putting dog runs.

That does not appear to be the case at Peers Park.

CORPORATE SHAKE-UP ...

Former California governor hopeful Meg Whitman will be stepping down as CEO of Palo Alto-based Hewlett Packard Enterprise, effective Feb. 1.

She will be replaced by Antonio Neri, who currently serves as the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m incredibly proud of all weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve accomplished since I joined HP in 2011. Today, Hewlett Packard moves forward as four industryleading companies that are each well positioned to win in their respective markets,â&#x20AC;? Whitman said in a press release Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now is the right time for Antonio

and a new generation of leaders to take the reins of HPE. I have tremendous confidence that they will continue to build a great company that will thrive well into the future.â&#x20AC;? Her six-year tenure is filled with many changes â&#x20AC;&#x201D; notably the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s split from HP Inc. in 2015 and plans to take its global headquarters south to Santa Clara made public on Nov. 2. Neri, an HP employee since 1995 when he was hired as a computer service engineer, has worked closely with his soon-tobe predecessor, said Pat Russo, chair of HPEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;HPE is in a tremendous position to win, and we remain focused on executing our strategy, driving our innovation agenda, and delivering the next wave of shareholder value,â&#x20AC;? Neri said in a statement.

RISING ABOVE ... Palo Altoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s own Vincent Zhou is a living example of bouncing back from low points: case in point â&#x20AC;&#x201D; his reaction to a ninth-place finish at the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Internationeux de France on Nov. 17-18. The 17-year-old fell twice during his short program performance to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chasing Carsâ&#x20AC;?

by Snow Patrol. Despite the mishaps, he redeemed himself in his free skate to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nature Boyâ&#x20AC;? from the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moulin Rougeâ&#x20AC;? soundtrack. He ended the performance with a triple Lutzsingle loop-triple flip combination, according to U.S. Figure Skating.

The athlete, whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in his first Grand Prix Series this season, earned 222.21 points overall last weekend. When the competition was over Vincent neatly handwrote a two-page letter to sort out his feelings and later posted the message on Twitter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Today, I fought. I performed with all the passion and spirit I could muster. I made mistakes, I failed my expectations, and I am disappointed with the results.

However, I am Vincent Zhou. I am young, ambitious, hungry, and motivated. But most importantly, I am still learning,â&#x20AC;? he wrote in a message at 12:17 a.m. He continued his soul searching on the next page written at 12:36 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am doing my best to handle all I go through, dawn till dusk, so that I may one day meet my standards and group my seemingly impossible dreams.â&#x20AC;? Q

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Palo Alto set to approve new bike bridge Overpass at Adobe Creek would give residents new path to the Baylands

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hey were looking for “Wow!” but, having failed, Palo Alto residents and city leaders are settling for “now.”

Such is the change in community sentiment when it comes to the proposed bike bridge that the city is looking to build over U.S. Highway 101, a structure that the City Council has been dreaming about for at least six years. And while construction is still at least a year away, the bike bridge is expected to clear a huge milestone on Monday night, when the council approves the environmental assessment for the project and gives it the final green light.

The council’s vote will conclude what has been a long, complex and, at times, contentious design process for a $10 million structure that would give south Palo Alto bikers and pedestrians yearround access to the Baylands. The bridge would replace the existing Benjamin Lefkowitz Underpass, which is prone to flooding and is only open seasonally.

In 2014, the city facilitated a design competition for what was supposed to be an “iconic” bridge, with a panel of architecture experts

ultimately selecting a prominent, arched structure designed by a team led by the engineering firm HNTB. The council, for its part, tossed out the recommendation and threw its unanimous support behind the runner-up: a slimmer and subtler ribbon-shaped bridge from a team led by Moffatt & Nichol.

But in December 2015, with cost estimates for the Moffat & Nichol bridge rising to $17 million, the council agreed to terminate its contract with the firm and start from scratch on a simpler and cheaper bridge designed by Biggs Cardosa. The main component of the bridge is the 165-foot-long prefabricated steel-bowed truss spanning U.S. Highway 101 (with two smaller sections spanning East and West Bayshore roads).

The design also includes an overlook area decked with a wood finish and amenities such as benches and informational signs.

Lights will illuminate the bike path at night.

Not everyone is thrilled about the design’s evolution. Asher Waldfogel, vice chair of the Planning and Transportation Commission, characterized the proposed

bridge design as a sign of the city’s falling expectations when it comes to major capital projects.

The type of trestle bridge proposed for Adobe Creek is what the “village builds over a stream,” not what a city builds over a major highway, Waldfogel said during the commission’s Sept. 19 review.

By failing to bring its “Agame” to this project, Palo Alto is sending a poor signal to developers and the community about its priorities on major future projects, such as the downtown parking garage and railroad crossings. The message, he said, is that “the only thing that matters is cost.”

“I think we should collectively breathe a sigh of relief that something is moving forward, but (at) the same time I think we should just pause for a second and ask ourselves why after all of this time, all this effort, this is the design that we’re ending up with.”

Nevertheless, the commission voted 6-0 (with Waldfogel abstaining) to approve the environmental analysis for the project. Several commissioners lauded the prospect of both enhancing Palo Alto’s recreational offerings and providing

COMMUNITY

Ways to help during the holidays Midpeninsula nonprofit agencies offer plenty of opportunities to spread holiday cheer

by Linda Taaffe

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number of local organizations are working to make this holiday season brighter for those in need, and they depend on donations and volunteers from the community to make it all possible. Read on for ways to turn your time and treasure into seasonal cheer.

Christmas Bureau, Palo Alto For the past 60 years, the Christmas Bureau of Palo Alto has collected small checks during the holidays to distribute to families and individuals living at or below the poverty line. Since its inception, the Christmas Bureau has provided a way for residents to discreetly help families, seniors and others in financial need by quietly collecting donations and distributing checks each December to those referred to the non-sectarian nonprofit by social services agencies, schools, churches, temples and other community agencies. There are no turkeys, toys or canned goods involved — just a handwritten check that the recipients can spend on whatever they need.

Last year, the nonprofit distributed checks to nearly 3,000 recipients.

Information: christmasbureauofpaloalto.org.

Ecumenical Hunger Program, East Palo Alto Every holiday season, Ecumenical Hunger Program provides lowincome families in East Palo, Palo Alto, Menlo Park and surrounding communities with gifts and food through three special programs: The Family Sharing Program, which matches donors with families with special needs; The Teen Gifts Program, which provides gifts to local teens who are often overlooked (the majority play a caretaker role in their families, looking after younger siblings and filling in for working parents who cannot afford child care); and the Holiday Box Distribution program, which hands out food boxes that include everything a family might need to make Christmas dinner with plenty of leftovers for the following week.

Information: ehpcares.org or email lakesha@ehpcares.org.

Junior League Gift Drive for North Bay Wildfire Victims, Palo Alto The Junior League of Palo

Alto-Mid Peninsula is teaming up with the Junior League of Napa-Sonoma for a children’s gift drive to benefit victims of the North Bay wildfires. New holiday gifts for children in kindergarten through sixth grade will be collected on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Historic Gatehouse, 555 Ravenswood Ave., Menlo Park.

Donations will benefit the 408 students of Abraham Lincoln Elementary School in Santa Rosa.

Wish list items include puzzles, books, Legos and any other ageappropriate gifts. The Junior League asks donors to wrap all gifts and label them with the appropriate age range and gender, if applicable — but unwrapped gifts and gift cards also are appreciated.

Information: thejuniorleague. org.

LifeMoves, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City LifeMoves combats homelessness through modern housing and intensive supportive services, including teaching comprehensive life skills. The nonprofit is running a variety of holiday programs.

Through Adopt-a-Household,

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The Palo Alto City Council will consider approving on Nov. 27 a pedestrian and bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101, to be located approximately 0.3 miles north of San Antonio Road. Construction would not begin for at least a year. commuters with a new option for getting to Google, LinkedIn or other companies in the North Bayshore area of Mountain View. Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board followed suit on Oct. 19, when it unanimously approved the design of the bridge, setting the stage for the council’s final approval next week.

Planning Commissioner Eric Rosenblum, a former Google employee, said the purpose of building the bridge is “to encourage cycling and to get people out of their cars if possible.” He proposed including signs on the bridge directing two-wheeled commuters to their places of employment.

“If you drive to Shoreline or any of those exits, it’s pretty obvious that a lot of the traffic is driven by every client at LifeMoves will receive two holiday-gift wishes. The organization is seeking people to purchase the specific gifts asked for by a family or by just one family member. A drop-off time and location will be assigned to those who sign up. The Holiday Dinner Basket program ensures that every homeless family will be able to enjoy a holiday meal together; donations of dinner baskets are needed (drop-off dates are Dec. 18-19).

Through the Holiday Meal program, volunteers prepare and serve a holiday meal at a LifeMoves site.

Information: lifemoves.org or contact the volunteer coordinator at volunteer@lifemoves.org or 650-685-5880, ext. 180.

Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund, Palo Alto The Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund makes an impact on thousands of people’s lives each year by raising money for programs serving families and children in need in the Palo Alto and East Palo Alto area. Over the past 25 years, the annual charitable giving campaign has distributed more than $6 million to local nonprofits, including 51 agencies this year.

The fund is managed pro bono by the Weekly and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, so none of the donated funds is used for overhead expenses. This year’s goal is to raise $350,000.

Information: PaloAltoOnline. com/holiday_fund.

the corporate campuses in that area and what we’ve built here is a really nice alternative,” Rosenblum said.

Chair Michael Alcheck agreed, noting that the proposed structure is both “a recreational bridge” and “a commuter tool.” The project, he said, is not perfect but is “good enough.”

Alcheck said he had found the design competition for the bridge “thrilling” and “fun,” despite the fact that none of the designs from the contest ultimately won the council’s support.

“I think this result is very emblematic of the challenge of satisfying everyone,” Alcheck said. “When we went through (continued on page 10)

Toys for Tots, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Mountain View The U. S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program collects new, unwrapped toys to distribute as Christmas gifts to less fortunate children. The organization’s local chapter can use volunteers to help sort, count and prepare toys at its San Jose warehouse; pick up donation boxes throughout Santa Clara County; and help at any of the numerous Toys for Tots events. Residents can also donate new and unwrapped toys at the following locations in Palo Alto through Dec. 18: • Nordstrom, Stanford Shopping Center, 550 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.

• The Marc, Palo Alto, 501 Forest Ave., Palo Alto (through Dec. 15).

• Supercuts, 2190 W. Bayshore Road, Suite 170, Palo Alto.

• Alex and Ani, 180 El Camino Real, Space #206B, Palo Alto.

• Premier Property Management, 539 Alma St., Palo Alto.

• WilmerHale, 950 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto.

Information: Toys for Tots Volunteer Coordinator Sgt. Jeremy Tapp at 669-223-1859 If your 501 (c)(3) organization is in need of volunteers and donations for holiday events and would like to be listed in the online version of this article, posted at PaloAltoOnline.com, contact Associate Editor Linda Taaffe at ltaaffe@paweekly.com. Q

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data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed a 10.5 percent unemployment rate for people with disabilities last year, nearly double the national average. The unemployment rate for people with disabilities is 10 times the average of a local area, Executive Director Kathleen Foley-Hughes said.

The nonprofit has also hired a Syrian refugee who immigrated to the United States and landed in the Bay Area, where he said he applied for more than 50 jobs before coming to Ada’s.

To support the work of Ada’s Cafe, the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund gave a $5,000 grant last year, which allowed the organization to fill a shortfall between the cafe’s revenues and the costs of running the operation.

“Our grant helped cover the minimum wage that has increased for everyone,” Foley-Hughes said.

The nonprofit also provides health insurance and workers compensation, which have also become a large expense.

All employees start out earning the minimum wage, which is currently $12 an hour in Palo Alto and is set to increase to $13.50 in the new year. There’s little worker

At Ada’s Café, John Collins prepares the “Wonderful Wendy” sandwich, which features turkey, bacon, avocado, chipotle aioli, lettuce and tomato on ciabatta bread, one of the cafe’s most popular items. turnover at Ada’s, where wages range between $12 to $20 per hour, Foley-Hughes said. Funding the employee earnings will be a growing concern as the rate is scheduled to go up to $15 an hour by 2019.

Foley-Hughes noted the nonprofit hasn’t raised its prices since late 2015.

“We’re so community-minded and we don’t want people to not afford to come. We try to be good about that,” she said.

On-the-job training is a vital component to maintaining an efficient work environment.

“When you’re talking about working with people with

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of discrimination and bullying.

Under DiPaolo’s leadership, the district has launched this new system for tracking complaints, more of which are coming in than in years past. There are close to 60 complaints from this school year alone as of Oct. 24.

At this time last year, there were five complaints in the Uniform Complaint Procedure log — the old system for tracking discrimination allegations, DiPaolo said.

The new log is also now posted regularly on the district website; previously, it was only accessible in response to individual Public Records Act requests.

The database, called “Roots,” is a repurposed version of the system the district already uses to track IT issues and Public Records Act requests. For this purpose, it allows principals and assistant principals to file detailed reports — including when an incident happened, when it was reported, if it happened on- or off-campus, the nature of the allegations, attaching any relevant documents — that are immediately sent to DiPaolo.

The system is for any reports of discrimination based on sex, race, disability, age or religion.

DiPaolo can ask questions and provide feedback to the person who filed the report, communication that’s saved in the database. The report can later be updated with more information, such as if a school puts interim measures in place.

The database allows the district to analyze the reports “at a more aggregate level,” looking for patterns,

John DiPaolo, at the Palo Alto Unified School District office, was hired over the summer to oversee civil-rights compliance. frequency and if incidences are happening more at a particular location, for example, DiPaolo said.

The district is also now using Roots to automatically populate its log of Uniform Complaint Procedure investigations, eliminating the possibility of a case somehow getting lost.

The system is providing a new level of accountability in the district, DiPaolo said.

He thinks the high number of reports illustrates a new level of awareness in the district about the importance of these issues. There’s also an increased awareness among students and parents, he said. Families of students who are victims and those accused are now coming in with lawyers, which wasn’t happening when he first arrived.

“The district is going to be under a lot of pressure from both sides to go by the book, to be fair,” DiPaolo said said.

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disabilities, each person has a plan,” Foley-Hughes said.

John Collins, 53, of Palo Alto, is learning how to create latte art from his co-workers. Hearts and bears are pretty easy to draw, but he said it would be neat to create a yin yang symbol on foam.

“I didn’t really get to make coffee drinks before on the espresso machine,” said Collins, who has previous food service experience at Papa Murphy’s and Emil Villa’s Hickory Pit. His sharp memory is apparent as he carefully describes the steps into making a latte, which requires making sure the milk is warmed up to 120 degrees Fahrenheit.

As the district seeks to meet the federally required level of compliance, some administrators are struggling to adjust to the amount of time it’s taking to properly document, investigate and address potential Title IX issues, DiPaolo said. The district has also imposed new requirements for handling less serious cases, such as sending outcome letters to the involved parties that summarize what happened and what the school did in response.

At the elementary schools, administrators are struggling to draw a line between what might be described as “kids being kids” and inappropriate behavior that merits a formal investigation, DiPaolo said. The new complaints log shows incidents at the elementary schools like inappropriate exposure, name calling, inappropriate touching and “inappropriate looking in bathroom.”

DiPaolo said he’s urging administrators to view these incidents as meriting a “both, and” rather than an “either, or” response.

“The fact that you have to log it in and clearly determine what happened and send a letter home to parents and say, ‘If you think that there’s sexual harassment, that you’re unsatisfied, you can file a complaint’ ... you can do all those things and still address this issue properly as you want to as an educator,” he said.

“I think last year there were a lot of good intentions but not a lot of understanding of everything Title IX requires,” DiPaolo said. “We are now at the phase where people (administrators and staff) need to put what they have been presented with into practice, which means there is

“That’s pretty hard to gauge,” he said.

In May, Collins used the money he saved up from his job to purchase an HP All In One desktop computer during a Memorial Day sale, just under $600. Now, he has his sights set on saving up for a new car — either a Mazda6 or Dodge Charger — or a Nintendo Switch.

Jeremy Teter, 32, of Sunnyvale, is embracing his inner people person at Ada’s, where nowadays he finds himself at the nonprofit’s catering events initiating conversations with customers by asking about their day.

“I’m learning to do things different to challenge myself,” he said.

His new responsibilities include counting money at the cash register (“I do the dollars first and the change last,” he said) and taking a cart to the Mountain View kitchen where he visits the storage room to stock up on supplies, a task he does either on his own or with a coworker who can help keep track of what’s needed.

Teter’s passion for his job and co-workers is apparent.

“We love each other. We respect each other and we are a family that care about each other,” he said. “It’s a blessing to be with people who you really like ... who you care about, too.”

Powell Gaynor is comfortable behind the cash register and

cleaning tables but now finds himself relearning food preparation and bringing out orders in a timely manner, which he said can become overwhelming.

The 21-year-old employee originally lived in Mountain View when he was hired, but now works on the weekends while he spends the weekdays in San Jose as a San Jose City College student. He aspires to become a humanitarian and to one day take part in relief efforts.

Gaynor is learning the ropes of the espresso machine by watching his fellow co-workers.

“When I observed it I was like, ‘Oh, OK, that’s not so bad.’ It’s just like a couple steps and you’re done,” he said.

The job requires taking on multiple responsibilities, which fosters a sense of independence among the workers, who strive to create a place for the community to indulge in a good meal.

“It’s nice to see people who might have a hard time getting a job otherwise ... (be) able to work here, and they can feel like they’re a regular person,” Gaynor said. Q More information on the Holiday Fund, including how to donate, can be found on page 4 and online at PaloAltoOnline.com/holiday_fund.

Digital Editor Jamey Padojino can be emailed at jpadojino@ paweekly.com.

still a lot of learning that needs to happen before the practice is consistent and at the level we want.”

DiPaolo said the district needs to seriously consider allocating more resources to Title IX issues, including making the compliance office a two-person department.

Though conducting Title IX investigations wasn’t part of the original job description, DiPaolo expected he’d be able to do more than he was. Counseling administrators on how to respond to specific cases has instead taken up the bulk of his time. Outside investigators are currently examining 12 reports, according to DiPaolo.

The district did recently hire a full-time replacement for DiPaolo — Megan Farrell, a consultant with experience in law, higher education and Title IX. DiPaolo has spent years overseeing Title IX compliance for the federal government but had not worked for a school district before in this capacity. The Office for Civil Rights’ focus has primarily been on colleges and universities, meaning K-12 schools are still far behind when it comes to understanding the law. He suspects Palo Alto Unified is not an anomaly when it comes

to its failures to properly address sexual misconduct. He said he has “no reason to believe” there is more sexual misconduct at Palo Alto Unified than is typical for K-12 school districts, and that he has “definitely seen worse.”

“I don’t have hard data on it, but my expectation, my hypothesis is that Palo Alto’s issues would be the issues of almost any district if you took the kind of close look that we’ve taken here,” DiPaolo said.

What sets Palo Alto Unified apart, however, is that it’s been under close federal scrutiny for years for its handling of sexual violence and harassment. The Office for Civil Rights recently concluded a yearslong investigation into numerous cases involving students, teachers and in one case a principal at both Paly and Gunn High School, finding multiple Title IX violations stretching back to 2013.

This makes the district’s current state “more problematic,” DiPaolo said.

“That’s part of why the burden on us to get better is, I think, higher,” he added. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

Board Policy Review Committee (Nov. 17)

Policies: The Board of Education’s policy review committee discussed policies on suicide prevention; bullying prevention; immunizations; administering medication; and gifts, grants and bequests. The committee decided to move the gifts policy forward to the full board. Yes: Unanimous

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A roundup of neighborhood news edited by Sue Dremann

Around the Block

HAPPY (DONKEY) ANNIVERSARY ... Barron Park donkey Perry and playmate Jenny, a rescue donkey from southern California, marked their one-year anniversary this month: It’s been a year since Jenny was brought into the pasture next to Bol Park after Perry’s longtime companion, Miner 49er, died. Now, a new donkey website is in the works, with a planned launched in December. Resident Jenny Kiratli is asking for people to send their favorite stories, memories and pictures of the animals to jkiratli@ yahoo.com for publication on the website. Perry and Jenny are housed on land made available by private landowner James Witt, and the public can view and take pictures of them from outside the pasture fence or visit them Sundays, 10-11 a.m., under the supervision of donkey handlers.

Donations for the donkeys’ care and feeding can be made at barronparkdonkeys.org or directly to Acterra, 3921 East Bayshore Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (indicate “Donkeys” on the donation). Q

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EDGEWOOD GROCER NEARS OPENING ... Just in time for holiday festivities, The Market at Edgewood is shooting for a soft opening on Nov. 29, according to Mustafa and Emel Mutlu, owners of the family-run store. DuveneckSt. Francis and Crescent Park residents have long awaited a new market to replace The Fresh Market, which closed at the Eichlerbuilt shopping center in March 2015 after less than two years of business there. That store was owned by an East Coast-based corporation, which decided to pull out of all of its ventures in California.

Neighbors hope that a family-run operation with local roots will have more staying power. The Mutlu family, which also owns Crystal Springs Produce in San Mateo, recently sat down for an interview with neighborhood activists Carla Carvalho, Jeff Levinsky and Lenore Cymes to discuss the new grocery store. Highlights from the interview: The store will be open daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m., with hours possibly adjusted to best serve the community. It will not be a discount market in the Trader Joe’s tradition, but it will offer high-quality at good value, the Mutlus said. The store will sell take-out meals, fresh fruits and vegetables, and some panAsian and pan-European products, among general grocery items. “We want to listen, listen and listen so we can shape our products and programs to what the community needs,” they said.

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Christine Stafford stands outside of her home in Barron Park in front of the redwood tree grown from a seed flown in the space shuttle Challenger in 1985. 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of the planting of this and about 125 other space-shuttle redwood seedlings in Palo Alto.

Still standing in tribute Redwood trees grown from seeds that traveled on the space shuttle Challenger thrive in Palo Alto

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n Palo Alto’s Peers Park stand redwood trees that as infants traveled farther than many people do in their lifetimes.

On July 29, 1985, space shuttle Challenger astronaut Loren Acton carried a package of redwood seeds from Palo Alto’s eponymous tree, El Palo Alto, into space as a goodwill gesture for his hometown. Circling the earth for seven days, 22 hours, 45 minutes and 26 seconds at speeds up to 17,500 miles per hour, the seeds made 126 orbits, traveling 2,868,514 miles.

Not bad for the oldest living species on the planet. At the time,

El Palo Alto itself was already more than 1,000 years old.

Little did Acton know at the time, but his gesture would take on added significance just six months later when the Challenger crew perished in a disastrous explosion after launch. In 1987, 20 of the space-shuttle saplings were planted in a grove at Peers Park on Park Boulevard in remembrance of the Challenger astronauts. Now 30 years later, the grove of the surviving 10 trees towers above a slate commemorative plaque.

The rest of the 125 saplings were given away, planted in home yards throughout Palo Alto. No one has

tracked how many still live, City Arborist Dave Dockter said.

Some have assumed places of stature in their neighborhoods. One tree in the 600 block of Matadero Avenue has reached a majestic height — 60 to 80 feet — dwarfing nearby 40-foot utility poles.

Homeowner Christine Stafford said she acquired the sapling after her sister, who was visiting from Boston, read about Palo Alto’s giveaway of the special plants on Arbor Day 1987. Her sister and Stafford’s then-12-year-old son, Jeremy, went to pick up the sapling, which was grown by the Saratoga Horticultural Society.

Space flight doesn’t seem to have altered the tree’s genetics in any way, Stafford said, adding that “it grew really fast.” She did not attribute its vigor to space travel, however.

Admiring the dark green, luxuriant fronds and deep russet bark,

she said the tree thrived on its own because it received healthy doses of an earthly element: water. The tree showed signs of stress in the fourth year of the Bay Area’s drought, so she chose to keep watering it rather than to have it decline.

Stafford has her own history with redwoods. When she was 13, her mother sent her father to purchase eucalyptus trees for their home, which is located around the corner from where she now lives. He came home with several redwoods after a nurseryman talked him into buying the trees. Those specimens are now robust 56-year-olds. She’s always had an appreciation for redwoods and for trees in general.

“We were a camping family,” she said, and they always stayed in forests and other places that cultivated her appreciation for redwood groves.

Stafford’s tree’s journey from space to her backyard happened because of Acton, who lived in Palo Alto for 29 years while working at Lockheed Palo Alto Research Lab. Acton was a payload specialist and solar astronomer who was in charge of optical scientific instruments and telescopes used for observing the sun.

“One of the telescopes on board was made right there in Lockheed Palo Alto Research Lab,” Acton, an affable man, said by phone from his Montana home.

The flight’s primary payload was Spacelab-2, according to NASA. Acton was originally selected for space flight in 1978 but didn’t go up in orbit until 1985. He said crew members were typically permitted to take small items on board to give away after the orbits.

He thought it would be nice to take something up from Palo Alto. A city official came up with the idea of taking the El Palo Alto seeds.

“They were returned to the city in a ceremony, and the Parks Department gave away the seedlings,” he recalled.

Reflecting on his journey into space, Acton said, “The most amazing thing was being part of this human effort, to be a player of this biggest adventure of our time.”

But glimpsing the earth through the space shuttle’s windows also opened his eyes to the planet’s vulnerability.

“To be able to see the earth as a whole and see how very, very thin our layer of breathable atmosphere is has caused me to appreciate the fragility of our atmosphere. It shows up as a lovely blue layer that is paper thin. When you’re down on the earth you look up and you think that it goes on forever,” he said. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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that design process we had many members of our community who suggested that there are far better things to spend our money on.”

The lower ambitions have not, however, dramatically reduced the

costs. Thanks to a hot construction market, the new bridge has an estimated price tag of about $16.25 million, well above the $10 million that the city had originally envisioned. Of that sum, about $6.9 million will come from city spending. The rest will come from Santa Clara County funds ($4 million), the One Bay Area Grant program

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Employment On the retail jobs front, Target hired 120 employees; about 50 percent of whom are East Palo Alto residents, Moody said. The city also has continued its commitment to aiding youth, adults and immigrants by introducing programs such as Working Scholars, a no-cost program that helps working adults achieve a bachelor’s degree.

“Eighty-three percent of East Palo Alto residents 25 years or older do not have a bachelor’s degree; therefore, we can greatly benefit from this program” Moody said.

Since last month 33 people completed their first college course in personal finance, he said.

The Sobrato Organization and Amazon have also built and are staffing an employment center to help residents. In October, Amazon held an informational jobs fair. The company also opened full-time jobs, as well as lowerskill jobs in food and shuttle services, facilities management and security, he said.

The city also provided a $100,000 grant to the local nonprofit Renaissance Entrepreneurship Center to encourage residents to become small-business entrepreneurs. The program served more than 60 families and adults, 78 percent of whom were women, he said.

Housing Moody also pointed to efforts the city is making to combat gentrification, which has led very low-income residents and immigrants to move or become homeless. The city had a ribbon cutting last week for the new $25 million Serenity Senior Apartments, which offers 41 units of affordable and low-income housing for seniors in San Mateo County. Of those units, 20 are marked for East Palo Alto residents, he said.

“Of the approximately 8,000

and longtime leader of the city’s successful Safe Routes to School program, urged officials in a May email to “move this much-needed project forward expediently.”

The bridge would create a “significant addition to daily bike commutes,” she wrote. And for people who like to hike and watch birds in the Baylands, it would “provide

a new car-free connection to this amazing open, natural space.”

“The Highway 101/Adobe pedestrian/bike bridge is an important regional connector that is long overdue,” Ellson wrote. “Please move it forward quickly.” Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

One proposal that is providing some hope: 965 Weeks St., where the city wants to build approximately 150 affordable housing units for low- , very-low- and extremely-low-income residents.

Supporting the development on the city-owned site is the $10 million Facebook Catalyst Fund.

October with recommendations for a citywide network of bike routes and programs. The city has also neared completion on another Safe Routes to Schools project on Bay Road, and University Avenue, an important route for schoolchildren and parents.

Moody said progress in the city is the result of the the collective work of the entire City

Council working with local and regional partners, and he praised the council and staff as the most professional the city has had.

“East Palo Alto is a city moving forward,” he said. “We are East Palo Alto. We carry that brand proudly.” Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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programs, in which officers help clean up neighborhoods and take part in community fitness programs, both of which have created greater trust in the police department.

Through the 2007 parcel tax Measure C and the Transient Occupancy Tax Grant programs, the city also funded multiple nonprofit organizations such as the Boys & Girls Club to offer crime-fighting programs and opportunities for youth.

administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission ($4.35 million) and a contribution from Google ($1 million).

The high cost notwithstanding, residents have been emailing the council and commissioners urging them to get the project built as soon as possible. Penny Ellson, a south Palo Alto resident

East Palo Alto Mayor Larry Moody during his State of the City address on Nov. 20 lauded his city for funding more affordable housing. housing units in East Palo Alto, approximately 3,200 are affordable. Thus, about 40 percent of our entire housing stock is affordable. We are proud of carrying more than our fair share of affordable housing. And, we keep adding units,” he said of Serenity, to which the city contributed $700,000.

But the city still has not done enough to develop housing for low- and very-low-income residents, he said.

The city experiences a significant amount of cut-through commuter traffic that is not generated by residents. University Avenue has an annual average daily traffic of 22,000 vehicles, and 84 percent of these trips neither originate nor end in East Palo Alto, Moody said.

The city has submitted a Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant to the California Department of Transportation this year to develop a comprehensive mobility study to address traffic, parking, cutthrough commuter traffic and bike, pedestrian and vehicle circulation.

“We don’t expect this study to be a panacea or silver bullet, but it will be the beginning of a regional conversation to solve the regional issue of traffic congestion,” he said.

The city also approved the Bicycle Transportation Plan in

Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ...The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss potential litigation regarding the Palo Alto-Stanford Fire Protection Agreement. The council will then hold a joint study session with the Utilities Advisory Commission, discuss a proposal from a tenant at 285 Hamilton Ave. for a rooftop deck; and consider approving the EIR for the U.S. Highway 101 overpass at Adobe Creek. The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday. Nov. 27. Regular meeting will follow at 6 p.m. or as soon as possible thereafter in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ...The commission plans to approve a park-improvement ordinance for a new dog park at Peers Park; review an annual report from Palo Alto Swim and Sport; and hear an update on the city’s youth and teen programs. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 28, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL RAIL COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to hear a presentation from City of Burlingame officials about the Broadway Railroad grade separation project; and review the draft Rail Corridor Circulation Study White Paper, the draft community questionnaire and the draft Rail Financing White Paper. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to make a recommendation on numerous zoning amendments to the city’s Municipal Code. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 29, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss Stanford University’s General Use Permit, which would allow 2.25 million square feet of academic space and 3,150 housing units. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 30, in the Palo Alto Arts Center Auditorium, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto.

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

Escaped inmate captured One of two inmates who fled from the Palo Alto courthouse earlier this month has been arrested with help from law enforcement agencies in Stockton, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office announced late Tuesday night. (Posted Nov. 22, 12:06 a.m.)

Brown Act violation to be corrected The Palo Alto school board plans to rectify a Brown Act violation at its next meeting after it failed to properly notice a closedsession discussion of a potential lawsuit from the family of a Palo Alto High School student who said she was sexually assaulted on campus in 2015. (Posted Nov. 21, 3 p.m.)

Stanford reboots naming process A Stanford University committee convened to examine the issue of renaming campus facilities, spurred by concerns over buildings and streets named after California mission founder Junipero Serra, has been unable to reach agreement on its work. (Posted Nov. 19, 10:34 a.m.)

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Transitions Haile Selassie Clay Haile Selassie Clay, a Silicon Valley pioneer, died on Oct. 25.

He was 81.

The seventh of nine children born to Charles John Clay and Emma Jean Greenfield Clay, Clay was born on Jan. 22, 1936, in Kinloch, Missouri.

As a child, Clay cleaned the church where his father was a minister, participated in track and field, and despite the trials of racial segregation, like his siblings, had a

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desire to learn, live life to the fullest and take advantage of every opportunity life afforded him.

Clay was the first AfricanAmerican engineering graduate at the University of Missouri. According to Who’s Who of College Students in America 1957-1958, while he was earning his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, he was active on campus, from being Dunklin House secretary and governor to running track and field, taught Sunday school and was employed by McDonnell Aircraft Corporation.

In 1960, he moved to Silicon Valley and earned a master’s degree in mechanical engineering Menlo Park

Nov. 15-20 Violence related Assault w/a deadly weapon . . . . . . . . . . 1 Theft related Checks forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft undefined . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Driving w/suspended license . . . . . . . . . 3 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vehicle accident/mnr. injury . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle impound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Alcohol or drug related Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto

Channing Avenue, 11/15, 12:19 a.m.; domestic violence with battery.

California Avenue, 11/15, 10:44 p.m.; miscellaneous family violence.

El Camino Real, 11/16, 1:56 p.m.; domestic violence with battery.

Park Boulevard, 11/16, 10:38 p.m..; domestic violence with battery.

El Camino Real, 11/17, 12:55 a.m.; simple battery.

Ramona Street, 11/18, 8:47 p.m..; simple battery.

Ramona Street, 11/18, 10:37 p.m..; victim punched.

El Camino Real, 11/20, 10:09 a.m..; strong arm robbery.

Fabian Way, 11/20, 3:20 p.m.; domestic violence with battery.

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Laurel Street, 11/17, 5:56 p.m.; assault w/a deadly weapon.

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and a master’s in business administration from Santa Clara University. He was accepted into a doctoral program at Stanford University’s mechanical engineering department.

Clay was introduced to his future wife, Jo Ann Howard, by a childhood friend who was his wife’s nephew. The couple had three children: Charles, Andrea and Haile (Teddy).

Clay’s legacy in Silicon Valley includes engineering calculations used in missile telemetry systems that helped win the space race, several patents for the Atomic Energy Commission, and work at North American Aviation,

Sylvania defense systems, and Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC), where he was a leader in the field of cryogenics.

Clay was known as a business consultant for minority-owned small businesses. He headed ClayLeffler Environmental Systems as CEO, was the executive vice president of Bank of America in charge of supervised assets and worked as president of Western Farm Credit banks. His patents range from a technique to improve the diagnoses of cancer to simple devices that improved his golf game.

Clay enjoyed his family, golf, tennis, cooking and home building. He was described by family

as a person who “walked around the house with a tool belt on.” In his later years, he could often be found holding social court in the Lobby Lounge & Bar at the Claremont Club and Spa in the Oakland Hills. Dedicated to his family, he attended his grandchildren’s music and sports lessons and every one of their school and sport events.

Clay is survived by his children; grandchildren Virginia, Madison and Furious; siblings Roy, Charles, Imogene and Myrtle and many nieces, nephews, cousins and inlaws. He was predeceased by his parents and siblings Thaddeus, Pauline, William and Hope.

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Donna Jean Lane Donna Jean Lane passed away peacefully at home on Saturday November 18 surrounded by her loving family following a brief illness.

Born in Lincoln, Illinois on March 28, 1930 to Arthur and Luella Gimbel, Jean, as she was known to friends, developed a deep and lasting love and appreciation for nature and had a consuming curiosity about the world and everything thing in it; she was indeed a person who could “see the universe in a grain of sand”.

From a young age, she walked with her parents in the Illinois woods every spring, discovering the earliest blooming wildflowers, mushrooms, salamanders, birds’ nests and all manner of living creatures. As a Girl Scout, the first badge she achieved was the Tree Finder’s Badge. Jean’s interest in rocks led her to take a course in geology during her freshman year at Northwestern University.

Jean graduated from Northwestern with a B.S. degree in 1952, majoring in art history and interior design. While working as an interior designer in Chicago, she was introduced to Bill Lane, the love of her life. Bill and Jean married in 1955 and started a lifetime partnership of raising children, protecting the environment, serving and strengthening the community and helping the less fortunate. Over the next fifty-five years, their life together included Bill’s work as Publisher of Sunset Magazine, as well as his Ambassadorships in Japan and Australia.

Jean, alongside Bill, brought the taste and spirit of the American west to Australia through their legendary Sunset hospitality. Jean’s commitment to teaching others led her to develop a Teacher’s Resource Center in Science and Technology at Canberra University.

Jean’s community involvement and accomplishments are many and varied. She was a founding member of the Westridge Garden Club of Portola Valley, a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Tropical Botanical Garden, a board member of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C, a member of the Governing Board of Filoli Center and a member of the President’s Cabinet at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California. She was also a long-time docent and supporter of Stan-

ford’s Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve where she loved to take people on hikes to observe the native plants and wildlife. A highlight of these hikes was a glimpse of a mountain lion, which thrilled rather than scared her.

Jean has been a long time supporter of her alma mater, Northwestern University.

In 1996 the College of Arts and Sciences named the Jean Lane Humanities professorship. Music nurtured Jean’s soul. In 2005 she endowed the Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance at Northwestern University. In 1976, Jean’s life-long interest in music led her to form a baroque trio called The Portola Trio. The Trio’s practice sessions and performances gave her much joy.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband Bill, her sister Mary Lou and her nephew Arthur Gimbel, Jr.. She is survived by her children Sharon Louise Lane of North San Juan, CA, Robert Laurence Lane of Atherton, CA, Brenda Lane Munks (Greg) of Portola Valley, CA, her brother Arthur Gimbel (Caroline) of San Mateo, CA, her grandchildren Bryan Munks, Keighley Lane, Riley Munks, Jessica Munks and Cristina Munks.

The family wishes to extend their heartfelt appreciation to Jean’s longtime Personal Assistant, Karen Hamilton, and her devoted caregivers: Karen Alfonso, Elsa Bustos and Maria Manalang.

Jean’s was a deep and abiding Christian faith.

Jean and Bill were members of Valley Presbyterian Church from its early days of services held at Portola Valley School. She helped establish a Bible Garden with friends at the current location on Portola Road. A celebration of her life will be held at Valley Presbyterian early in the new year.

In lieu of flowers please send contributions in memory of Donna Jean Lane to National Tropical Botanical Garden, 3530 Papalina Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741.

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Holiday happenings on the Midpeninsula

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is the season to be jolly, as the old song says. But perhaps you’re in a more contemplative mood? Whether you’re feeling merry and bright, quiet and reverent or more “bah, humbug” than “deck the halls,” there’s something for everyone happening on the Midpeninsula this holiday season.

Looking for a traditional concert of classic carols? Check out a cappella group Chanticleer’s annual performance at Stanford University’s Memorial Auditorium.

The winter season itself will be honored by the beautiful voices of Kitka, an all-female vocal group singing songs of Eastern Europe, while Hanukkah (and Woody Guthrie) will be celebrated by the Grammy-winning Klezmatics.

There’s no shortage of local “Nutcrackers” for dance fans: Try Menlowe Ballet’s for a unique blend of the beloved ballet with the tear-jerking film “It’s a Wonderful Life” (with a few new, politically aware twists this year).

If it’s some snarky laughs you’re after, try TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s “The Santaland Diaries” or the Pear Theatre’s “Millionth Production of a Christmas Carol.”

Of course, plenty of festivities for kids and families are on the calendar, too.

Featured here are but a few of the many holiday-themed events happening locally in the coming month, so grab your scarf and cup of hot cocoa and start making your plans. For more event listings, or to submit your own, check out the Midpeninsula event calendar at PaloAltoOnline.com/calendar.

About the cover: “The Santaland Diaries,” based on the essay by David Sedaris, chronicles the adventures of David (Max Tachis) as Crumpet the Elf. Photo by Kevin Berne. Design by Paul Llewellyn.

What: Stanford Shopping Center is hosting a variety of free musical performances during the holiday season, including performances by Holiday Festival Strings, Dickens Carolers, Steel Pan Band, Musical Toy Solider Guard and Merry Mariachi Band.

Where: 660 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.

When: Afternoons, Saturdays and Sundays through Christmas Eve. More information: bit.ly/ StanfordHolidayEvents.

‘Christmas in Poland and the Baltics’ What: In a departure from J.S. Bach, the California Bach Society presents a program of Christmas music from Poland and the Baltic countries.

Where: All Saints Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

When: Saturday, Dec. 2, at 8 p.m.

More information: calbach.org.

‘Ubi Caritas: Where There is Love’

Ragazzi Continuo will share songs of the season in its holiday concert, “Winter’s Warmth,” in Palo Alto on Dec.9.

service this holiday season. The Memorial Church Choir and Stanford Chamber Chorale will perform.

Where: Stanford Memorial Church, 450 Serra Mall, Stanford.

When: Friday, Dec. 8, 7:30-9 p.m.

More information: events.stanford.edu/ events/710/71077/.

‘Messyah’ What: The Bay Choral Guild and Redwood Symphony present Paul Ayres’ “Messyah,” a reimagined, light-hearted update of the Handel original choral masterpiece.

Where: First United Methodist Church, 625 Hamilton Ave., Palo Alto.

When: Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7 p.m.

More information: baychoralguild.org.

Winter’s Warmth What: Ragazzi Continuo, the adult a cappella choir for graduates of the Ragazzi Boys Chorus, presents its holiday concert “Winter’s Warmth.”

Where: First Congregational Church of Palo Alto, 1985 Louis Road.

When: Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

More information: ragazzicontinuo.org.

What: Ragazzi Boys Chorus’ holiday program celebrates the concept of universal love with musical selections drawn from diverse traditions and faiths.

Where: First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Hamilton Ave. When: Saturday, Dec. 2, at 5 p.m.

More information: ragazzi.org.

‘The Hot Sardines’ Holiday Stomp’

Festival of Lessons

‘A Chanticleer Christmas’

What: Stanford University’s Department of Music, Office for Religious Life will hold its annual Festival of Lessons and Carols

What: The Hot Sardines present a concert of jazz versions of holiday favorites.

Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford.

When: Saturday, Dec. 9, at 7:30 p.m.

More information: live.stanford.edu.

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The Grammy-winning Klezmatics put a Klezmer spin on Woody Guthrie’s melodies this year.

Comfort and Joy returns to Stanford University for its annual holiday concert.

Where: Memorial Auditorium, Stanford.

When: Wednesday, Dec. 13, at 7:30 p.m.

More information: live.stanford.edu.

The Klezmatics’ ‘Happy, Joyous Hanukkah’ What: The Grammy Award-winning Klezmatics fuse Klezmer sounds with melodies by Woody Guthrie in this holiday concert.

Where: Memorial Auditorium, Stanford.

When: Thursday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m.

More information: live.stanford.edu.

‘Winter’s Gifts’ What: The Choral Project performs its annual holiday concert, “Winter’s Gifts: Family,” with the San José Chamber Orchestra.

Where: First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto.

When: Saturday, Dec. 16, 8 p.m.

Cost: General admission: $35; senior admission: $25; student/ alumni: $10.

More information: choralproject.org/categories/winters-gifts/.

PACO Holiday Extravaganza with Anderson & Roe What: The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will perform its annual holiday show with special guests piano duo Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe, plus dancers from Pacific Ballet Academy.

Where: Smithwick Theater, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

When: Saturday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m.

More information: pacomusic.org.

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Ragazzi Boys Chorus presents a “Ubi Caritas: Where There is Love,” which includes songs from various traditions.

Where: Canada College Theater, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City.

When: Sunday Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m.

More information: gryphoncarollers.com.

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What: Schola Cantorum Silicon Valley will present two holiday concerts with sing-along opportunities: “Warmest Christmas Traditions” (a selection of favorite carols) and “51st Annual Messiah Sing.”

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. When: Sunday Dec. 17, at 3 p.m. (“Warmest Christmas Traditions”) and Monday, Dec. 18, at 7:30 p.m. (“Messiah Sing”).

More information:scholacantorum.org/home.

Kitka’s ‘Wintersongs’

‘The Christmas Ballet’

Schola Cantorum’s holiday concerts

What: Kitka, the women’s Eastern European music vocal ensemble, will perform its annual concert of winter songs, featuring selections from its new seasonal album “Evening Star.”

Where: St. Bede’s, 2650 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park; Filoli, 6 Cañada Road, Woodside.

When: Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m. (Menlo Park) and Wednesday, Dec. 21, at 5 p.m. (Woodside).

More information: Kitka.org.

What: The 2017 edition of Smuin’s “The Christmas Ballet” features several new works choreographed by company dancers.

Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St. When: Dec. 6-10.

More information: smuinballet.org.

‘’Twas the Night Before Christmas’ What: Dancers Repertory Theatre is once again staging “’Twas the Night Before Christmas,” a

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‘It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker’ What: The professional company Menlowe Ballet and students from its ballet school, Menlo Park Academy of Dance, are performing their third annual “It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker,” which blends Tchaikovsky’s ballet with Frank Capra’s “It’s a Wonderful Life.” New this year: some nods to today’s political climate, plus a shorter, “sensoryfriendly” version on Sunday, Dec. 10, especially appropriate for children and adults with developmental disabilities.

Where: Menlo-Atherton Performing Arts Center, 555 Middlefield Road, Atherton.

When: Dec. 8-10 and 15-17.

More information: menloweballet.org.

What: The Gryphon Carolers, a 30-voice ensemble founded at Palo Alto’s Gryphon Stringed Instruments, will perform their 36th-annual holiday concert.

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Arts & Entertainment Gingerbread house decorating What: Executive Pastry Chef Eric Keppler teaches parents and their children how to decorate a gingerbread house like a pro during “Quattro’s Perfect House.”

Where: Quattro at the Four Seasons, 2050 University Ave., East Palo Alto.

When: Sunday, Dec. 10, at 10:30 a.m.

More information: 650-470-2889; quattrorestaurant.com/ quattros-perfect-house/.

Tropical Holiday Family Day What: Free tropical art-making and performances for participants ages 5 to adult.

Where: Palo Alto Art Center, 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto.

When: Sunday, Dec. 10, 2 - 4:30 p.m.

More information: bit.ly/HolidayFamilyDayPaloAlto.

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Smuin dancer Erica Felsch performs in “Santa Baby,” part of Smuin’s annual “Christmas Ballet.” colorful spectacle featuring a cast of 90 adults and children acting out Clement C. Moore’s poem of the same name.

Where: Woodside High School Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside.

When: Sunday, Dec. 3, 9 and 10.

More information: twasthenight.org.

More ‘Nutcrackers’ What: More local dance groups offering versions of the holiday ballet include Ballet America (americanballet.com/home/perform/), HaoExpression (haoexpression.com/ballet.html), Ramon Moreno School of Ballet (ramonmorenoballet.com), Western Ballet (westernballet.org) and Peninsula Ballet Theatre with The Tribe and Poise’n (peninsulaballet.org).

MISCELLANEOUS FESTIVITIES Photos with Santa What: Santa Claus will be at Stanford Shopping Center daily through Christmas Eve to take photos with children.

Where: Center Pavilion, 660 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.

When: Through Sunday, Dec. 24. (A special breakfast with Santa will take place on Dec. 2.)

More information: bit.ly/SantaPhotosStanford

Tree-lighting Ceremony What: The City of Palo Alto’s annual celebration of the lighting of its 60-foot-tall tree with bands, choirs and art activities. Hot drinks and treats available.

Where: Lytton Plaza (University Avenue at Emerson Street), downtown Palo Alto.

When: Friday, Dec. 1, 5:30 - 7 p.m.

More information: 650-463-4900; search eventbrite.com for the event details.

Holiday Train The Caltrain Holiday Train, a festively lit locomotive that collects toys for kids (presented by the Silicon Valley Community Foundation) will be rolling into select Peninsula stations for 20-minute stops. Bring a new, unwrapped toy to donate.

Where: Various Caltrain stations (see online) When: Dec. 2-3, station-stop times vary More information: holiday-train.org.

Ernie’s Trains What: An elaborate, five-track model train display started by the late Ernie Bianco and continued by his son John draws visitors to a block of the Monta Loma neighborhood lined with farolito lights and holiday decorations.

Where: 2387 Adele Ave., Mountain View When: 6:30-9:30 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday, from Thanksgiving through Sunday, Dec. 24 (weather permitting).

What: Christmas Tree Lane has been a Palo Alto yuletide tradition since 1940, when homeowners spontaneously decided to decorate two blocks from Embarcadero Road to Seale Avenue with Christmas trees and lights for the community to enjoy.

Where: Fulton Street (off Embarcadero Road) Palo Alto.

When: Lights are displayed 5-11 p.m. nightly for two weeks during the holiday season, starting approximately the week before Christmas.

More information: christmastreelane.org.

Hanukkah celebration What: Hanukkah celebration with free musical performances, arts and crafts for children, face painting, dreidel games, candle lighting and a special Hanukkah puppet show and sing-along.

Where: The Plaza (near Neiman Marcus), Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto.

When: Thursday, Dec. 14, 5:30 - 8 p.m.

More information: paloaltojcc.org/Events/ hanukkah-celebration-at-stanford-shopping-center-4.

‘The North Pole Review’ What: The Fratello Marionettes perform “The North Pole Review.”

The 30-minute holiday variety show will feature high-kicking antics of the Russian Trepak Dancers, the graceful ice skater Crystal Chandelier and the dazzling acrobatic penguins. There also will be arts and crafts, refreshments and goody bags for children.

Where: Gamble Garden Carriage House, 1431 Waverley St., Palo Alto.

When: Sunday, Dec. 17, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

More information: Tickets available at gamblegarden.org or 650-329-1356. (continued on page 18)

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THEATER ‘Madeline’s Christmas: A Musical’ What: Madeline and her friends embark on a Christmas adventure in this musical adapted from Ludwig Bemelmans’ book.

Where: Main stage, Palo Alto Children’s Theatre,1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

When: Nov. 30 - Dec. 17.

More information: bit.ly/MadelineTickets.

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‘The Millionth Production of a Christmas Carol’ What: The Pear presents James Kopp’s satirical story of a small Northern California theater company struggling to pay the bills and begrudgingly putting on a production of the Dickens Christmas classic.

Where: Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida St., Mountain View When: Nov. 30 - Dec. 17.

More information: thepear.org.

‘Selected Shorts’ What: Kirsten Vangsness leads a cast of actors, including Tate Donovan and Christina Pickles, telling holiday tales by notable writers.

Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford When: Sunday, Dec. 10, at 2:30 p.m.

More information: live.stanford.edu.

‘The Santaland Diaries’ What: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents the staged version of David Sedaris’ humorous essay “The Santaland Diaries,” about his short tenure as a Macy’s elf.

Where: Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

When: Dec. 5-23.

More information: theatreworks.org.

‘A Very Merry Dorktale’ What: Dorktale Storytime will present a comedic, fast-paced take on Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” for families.

Where: Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City.

When: Dec. 15 and 17.

More information: dragonproductions.net/activities/dorktales-storytime.html.

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What: Los Altos Stage Company presents the musical story of a radio station preparing its holiday broadcast for overseas soldiers in 1942.

Where: 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos.

When: Nov. 30-Dec. 23.

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What: Theatrical burlesque company Curtains Cabaret presents a saucy variety show celebrating “the winter holidays that Christmas forgot.”

Where: Dragon Theatre, 2120 Broadway St., Redwood City.

When: Sunday, Dec. 24, at 7:30 p.m.

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HEALTH CARE THAT CARES FALL 2017

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Ravenswood Achieves Level 3 Medical Home Recognition Dear Friends, After 15 years of valued service to communities in San Mateo County,

their own health journeys. Finally, we will tell you about how Family

I am pleased to announce that Ravenswood Family Health Center was

Nurse Practitioner, Michelle Buchholz, and our Health Care for the

awarded Level Three Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) in May

Homeless (HCH) team have successfully resurrected the mobile van

2017. This is the highest level of recognition attainable from the

clinic to care for the most underserved patients in our community.

National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), which administers the nation’s most widely adopted evaluation program. The PCMH model of health care emphasizes putting patients at the forefront of care. Research has demonstrated that this model improves the quality of care administered and enhances patient experiences and satisfaction, all while reducing health care costs.

At Ravenswood, we have employed innovative methods to increase our patients’ access to care guided by the six core principles of the PCMH model, which are: Access, Practice Teams, Population Management, Care Management, Care Coordination, and Quality Improvement. Ravenswood staff have consistently gone the extra mile to ensure that patients have access to the programs, services, and support that they need to effectively achieve their own positive health

The PCMH model is a framework that helps Ravenswood to ensure that all of our patients have access to high-quality care and positive experiences in our health center. It is one small step we have taken toward a future where health disparity is eliminated, and well-being and prosperity abound. Until then, Ravenswood hopes to continue to share in our patients’ positive health outcomes, and support each and every one in their journey toward better health.

On behalf of everyone at Ravenswood, thank you for being an integral member of our family and our success!

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trajectories.

We start off by sharing our CenteringPregnancy® program, which promotes independence among pregnant women and empowers them to achieve the best possible health outcomes during pregnancy and for their newborns. You will also read about Dr. Sharon DiPierro’s Doc Walk program developed in partnership with San Mateo County, and how this program encourages patients to become advocates in

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Our Mission To improve the health of the community by providing culturally sensitive, integrated primary and preventative health care to all, regardless of ability to pay or immigration status, and collaborating with community partners to address the social determinants of health.

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CenteringPregnancy facilitators Mariela Magana (left) Sonia Cardenas (center), and Dr. Diana Mokaya (right).

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Melieni Talakai, Chair Marcelline Combs, Vice Chair Julio Garcia, Treasurer Jonathan Lindeke, Secretary Manuel Arteaga, Parliamentarian Nancy Alvarez Adrian Amaral Vernal Bailey Senseria Conley Ana Gomez Siteri Maravou Elizabeth Salas Raymond Mills, Board Liaison Sherri Sager, Board Liaison

In June 2017, Ravenswood Family Health Center launched CenteringPregnancyÂŽ, an innovative prenatal program in which women who are due in the same month come together as a group to their prenatal visits. CenteringPregnancy provides our prenatal patients the opportunity to form a strong peer support network with other women, and engage them in learning about healthy pregnancy and baby care in a safe and nurturing environment.

There are 10 sessions in the CenteringPregnancy program. At each session, a Ravenswood staff who is also a trained facilitator teach women how to check their own blood pressure, assess their urine stick tests, and weigh themselves.

These self-assessments empower women to take ownership of their health during pregnancy. Our facilitators also engage women in interactive learning by leading discussions on a variety of important topics including prenatal nutrition, prenatal screenings, breastfeeding, and infant care. Finally, at each session facilitators play music and provide healthy snacks to create a comfortable, relaxed environment for ZRPHQĹ&#x2039;LQ FRPSOHWH FRQWUDVW WR WKH FRQĆ&#x201C;QLQJ H[SHULHQFH RI traditional one-on-one prenatal appointments.

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Advocating for Child Wellness As a Ravenswood Family Health Center Pediatrician, Dr. Sharon DiPierro understands the importance of developing and implementing effective solutions that will help her patients lead lives that are as healthy as possible. On an average day, Dr. DiPierro conducts well-child check-ups, treats common ailments, collaborates with families to avoid accidental injuries and illnesses to children, and connects children and families to additional resources for access to healthy foods, such as local meal programs and food pantries.

Dr. DiPierro also strives to prepare her patients for school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many parents do not talk to infants because infants do not say anything back,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. DiPierro. However, not

interacting with children when they are infants decreases the number of words they know by the time they begin school. To encourage families to speak and read to their children, Dr. DiPierro distributes books to patients following each well-child check-up. This not only exposes her patients to written words and promotes vocal interaction between families and children, but also enables her to evaluate where her patients are at developmentally.

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;CenteringPregnancy provides a better care experience for patients,â&#x20AC;? says Dr. Sonia Santana, Associate Medical Director of the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Health Department at Ravenswood. Nikki Gallegos, Ravenswoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s CenteringPregnancy Coordinator, agrees with her. She adds that this program allows women to â&#x20AC;&#x153;acknowledge each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s questions and insights, which help them normalize the pregnancy experienceâ&#x20AC;?. Ms. Gallegos further shares, â&#x20AC;&#x153;what is heartwarming for us is to see our participants embrace each other after the sessionsâ&#x20AC;?.

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Dr. Sharon DiPierro, Ravenswood Pediatrician.

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Ravenswood Family Health Center’s Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) program, supported by San Mateo County, provides homeless individuals with access to medical care, dental care, and support services. For over 15 years, Tayischa Deldridge, Ravenswood’s HCH Manager, has provided the best possible services for our homeless patients.

made from the local homeless shelter, and to connect homeless individuals to health care services in a safe facility. Many members of the HCH team are either from the community or are trusted by the community, which in turn make them an invaluable resource for building rapport with our homeless patients and connecting them to the health care and support services they need.

Working with the HCH team, Ms. Deldridge successfully connects homeless patients to care within the clinic and the community. Additional HCH team members include: Michelle Buchholz, Family Nurse Practitioner; Kassundra Dunn, Homeless Outreach Worker; Evelyn Garcia, Medical Assistant; and Carl Purvis, Van Driver.

“The whole practice of homeless medicine,” says Ms. Buchholz “is meeting the patients where they are.” The HCH team has stationed the mobile van outside of a local shopping center once a week where day laborers and homeless individuals can access medical services. Street outreach has also enabled the HCH team to offer wound care, rapid HIV testing, and glucose monitoring to individuals residing in homeless encampments.

The HCH team implemented the Shelter and Street Medicine Clinic to reduce the number of emergency calls

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(above) The HCH team inside one of the exam rooms in the mobile van clinic.; (right) The HCH mobile van clinic.

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Ramón’s Story – Access to Health Care, Anywhere!

Ramón met with Michelle Buchholz, Ravenswood’s Family Nurse Practitioner, in the mobile van clinic for care. He explained to Ms. Buchholz that he was blind in his left eye and was worried about losing vision in his right eye.

Concerned that Ramón’s retina may have been damaged, Ms. Buchholz brought him that same day to Ravenswood’s Optometrist, Dr. Sonia Menchavez, for a complete vision test. Dr. Menchavez diagnosed Ramón with retinal detachment and glaucoma, and immediately referred him to a specialist at Stanford. Together, Ms. Buchholz and Dr. Menchavez worked to preserve Ramón’s limited vision and connect him to timely treatment!

Ramón was so impressed by the quick action and high-quality care he received that he became a patient at Ravenswood, where he can access comprehensive and affordable primary care. “I would recommend Ravenswood to everyone!” says Ramón. “The quality of the services that they provide is amazing, and the friendly staff treat you so well that you just want to keep coming back!”

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After nine months in East Palo Alto, Ramón is at home in his new community. “I feel good here,” he shares with a smile.

To Ramón, East Palo Alto offers him a tranquil place where he can live and work. Being relatively new to the community, he was unfamiliar with local medical facilities and resources. One Thursday afternoon, Ramón noticed Ravenswood Family Health Center’s mobile van clinic stationed outside a local shopping center. He decided to give their services a try.

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Ramón (right) receiving a blood pressure check-up from Medical Assistant, Evelyn Garcia (left).

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Ring in 2018 with Ravenswood invites you to welcome in the New Year with #GivingTuesday! On November 28, 2017, we ask that you consider giving the gift of health care to those in need.

For over 15 years, Ravenswood has provided crucial services to an increasing number of patients. We need your support to ensure we can continue to provide high-quality health care to all patients for years to come.

Ring in the New Year with a charitable gift to Ravenswood!

DOUBLE YOUR DONATION

Three generous donors have committed to match all donations up to $30,000 made to Ravenswood between November 28th and December 31st!

Give online at RavenswoodFHC.ORG; or Checks postmarked by December 31st will count towards the match. Please write â&#x20AC;&#x153;2017 Annual Campaignâ&#x20AC;? in the memo line, and include this remit slip.

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In addition to vocal interaction, physical activity is another factor that is vital to childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health trajectories. In our community, children have limited access to safe and affordable locations for play. The closest physical activity facilities are often very expensive, and many affordable local programs have been discontinued. Parents regularly inform Dr. DiPierro that they are uncomfortable letting their children play outside due to safety concerns. To help her patients engage in exercise and play, Dr. DiPierro has worked to break down barriers to physical activity by stepping outside of our health center and collaborating with another organization.

Dr. DiPierro was awarded the Champion Provider Fellowship in spring 2017. This program has facilitated opportunities for her to implement change and increase structured physical activity at a community level. In October 2017, Dr. DiPierro in partnership with the San Mateo County Health Department launched the Doc Walk pilot program, which enabled residents and patients in our community to walk with Dr. DiPierro and her colleagues in a local park and ask them questions about health. During this time, Dr. DiPierro learned about the barriers many community members experience in their attempts to incorporate more physical activity into their daily lives, and about the interventions that might help them become more physically active.

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The Public Art Commission voted on Nov. 16 to remove the Digital DNA and Go Mama sculptures from Lytton Plaza and California Avenue, respectively.

Digital DNA, Go Mama voted out Palo Alto Art Commission opts to remove sculptures from city’s collection

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igital DNA, the 7-foottall egg sculpture made of computer circuit boards and installed in Lytton Plaza, will be removed from the city’s public-art collection, the Public Art Commission voted unanimously Nov. 16, after a report from city staff made the case that the piece is damaged, made of materials unsuitable for outdoor installation and too costly to keep restoring.

Artist Adriana Varella, who’s started a crowdfunding campaign to fund restoration and possible relocation of the piece, counters that the city is actually set on getting rid of the sculpture because of the way the piece encourages reflection upon the darker side of technology.

At the commission meeting, Varella’s attorney requested that the vote be rescheduled for a time when Varella could be present, while two members of the Raging Grannies, a social-justice and activism group, spoke in favor of keeping Digital DNA. Granny Ruth Robertson read a statement on behalf of the artist and the recently formed Friends of Digital DNA group. The statement was written from the point of view of the sculpture itself, and in particular accuses the commission of purposely scheduling the deaccession vote on a date when

Varella was unable to attend and of censoring art for political reasons.

“The real reason there is a push to remove me is not my state, but instead my content — the political message embedded in me which talks about how our modern technology can enslave us,” the statement read. “When a Public Art Commission starts using tricks of process and bureaucracy to facilitate removal of art for political reasons, it stops being an art commission and becomes a censorship committee.”

Robertson handed out printed photos of a new piece Varella is currently exhibiting in New York that includes photos and biographies of members of the art commission and identifies them as the “Censorship Committee of Palo Alto.”

According to the statement, “I was designed to be in the heart of Palo Alto from its conception. I inspired the Twitter egg and have become a focal point for gatherings in Lytton Plaza. Removing me from this location will rob my message of contextual meaning and be a desecration.”

The statement also accuses the city of not allowing enough time for the public to become aware of and comment about the deaccession, although Palo Alto Public Art Director Elise deMarzo

noted that it had been a topic of discussion at numerous previous meetings.

“The city of Palo Alto has really tried to find a solution. I do believe the piece is deteriorating, and we aren’t able to maintain it in a good state for the public to be around it,” Commissioner Loren Gordon said.

The big egg is not the only maternity-symbol sculpture on the chopping block. Marta Thoma’s Go Mama, currently located on California Avenue, will likely soon be gone, as the commission voted to remove it as well.

The piece, a figure with a dolllike head and a baby’s face in its midsection, was originally commissioned at a time when “public art didn’t have to go through so strenuous a process as it does now,” deMarzo said, noting that the piece has become unstable, structurally unsound and damaged by years of people climbing and spilling food on it, especially after the California Avenue streetscape redesign a few years ago. The city, she said, “cannot guarantee the safety of the piece.”

Deaccessioned artwork may be returned to the artist at the artist’s expense, sold or donated by the city, or destroyed. Q A&E Editor Karla Kane can be reached at kkane@paweekly. com.

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Digital DNA artist Adriana Varella calls the Public Art Commission the “Censorship Committee of Palo Alto” in this new piece.

HOLIDAY HILARITY FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY!

AROUND the WORLD in 80 DAYS Adapted by Mark Brown From the Novel by Jules Verne Grab your family, and your passport, for an ingenious, imaginative expedition around the world!

Nov 29–Dec 31 Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto theatreworks.org 650.463.1960

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Eating Out Rocco Scordella, a native of Italy, owns Tootsie’s and Vina Enoteca in Palo Alto.

Veronica Weber

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oon after Rocco Scordella moved from his native Italy to take a job at famed chef Mario Batali’s Del Posto in New York City in 2005, a transit strike shut down his commute from Queens into Manhattan. So Scordella walked two-and-a-half hours in the snow to get to the restaurant each day.

“I didn’t want to miss the job,” he said.

This matter-of-fact dedication paid off, as Scordella — who spoke no English when he arrived at Del Posto — moved up through the ranks, becoming a “captain” overseeing his own section of the restaurant.

Del Posto earned two Michelin stars the first year he was there. At 24 years old, he had accomplished his dream of working in a Michelinstarred restaurant.

The threads that connect Scordella’s career from then to today — his Italian roots, a philosophy that espouses simplicity and quality and a passion for the ins and outs of running a restaurant — are evidenced in his two Palo Alto restaurants, Tootsie’s and Vina Enoteca.

Scordella was born in Salento Puglia in Southern Italy, but grew up in Porretta Terme, a small town of about 2,000 people located between Florence and Bologna. His first restaurant job was as a server at a large hotel-restaurant. He was 13 years old.

At 14, students in Italy can choose to attend schools focused on different areas designed to prepare them to go onto college, such as arts, science or vocational school. Scordella chose a five-year culinary school program. The first three years, students learn about the front and back of the house, then decide which area they wanted to focus on.

Scordella opted for the kitchen, but

said he would alternate summers working in the front and back of the house. He always thought conquering both was important “if you want to open your own business.”

After graduating, he spent a brief stint at a small trattoria in Manchester, England (he spoke no English and hated the weather), then worked as a bartender in Paris before moving to New York City. He met his future wife and business partner, Shannon, at Del Posto. (Shannon, a native of San Carlos, had moved to New York herself to become a chef.)

The two eventually moved to California and together opened Tootsie’s in 2009. Last year, their second act came in the form of Vina Enoteca, a farm-to-table Italian restaurant.

Scordella — young, approachable and energetic — described his cooking philosophy as “keep it simple and keep it fresh.”

California, and the Bay Area in particular, is much like Italy in that chefs have access to highquality ingredients grown close by, Scordella said. He said he doesn’t see the point in using out-of-season, far-away ingredients.

“These days it’s very important ask the farmer what they have available and then come up with a dish rather than the opposite,” Scordella said.

“You may have a great dish but without the great ingredients, it’s not going to taste like anything.”

The Vina Enoteca menu regularly draws from produce grown about a mile away at Stanford University’s O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm. Scordella said he is in talks with Stanford to build a new 7-acre garden that would supply his restaurants. Other vendors that the restaurant buys from are listed on the dinner menu. Pasta, bread and pastries are all made in-house.

While the Vina Enoteca menu heav-

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ily features Italian classics like pasta bolognese and Margherita pizza, Scordella has no qualms about the fact that it is not a truly authentic Italian restaurant. It was the first restaurant on the Peninsula to serve the meatless Impossible Burger, which quickly became a popular menu item, he said. Scordella said he was skeptical when he first tried the plant-based burger, but is now playing with it like any other ingredient, creating a bolognese sauce and a meatball sandwich.

“In America, you can’t be strictly 100 percent Italian,” he said. “The Impossible Burger is kind of an American twist. We have to give the customer what they like, if you want to pay the bills.”

These days, Scordella is more owner than chef — he’s primarily found on the floor during lunch and dinner services, talking with customers and problem-solving with staff — but he is heavily involved in all aspects of the restaurant. He collaborates with Vina Enoteca’s new executive chef, Nadiv Geiger from Michelin-starred The Village Pub in Woodside, on new menu items.

He also steps in when needed; he has filled in as pastry chef, events coordinator and sommelier.

Scordella believes in being a present and responsive owner, something instilled in him during culinary school in Italy. In this day and age, that extends beyond the walls of his restaurants. The first thing he does every morning is Google Tootsie’s and Vina Enoteca. He regularly responds to negative views on Yelp.

“Sometimes they (customers) say things that could be helpful — what you don’t see or you don’t pay attention to,” he said, “and other times, it’s just people trying to find something (wrong).”

He doesn’t shy away from calling Yelpers out on their “BS.” A re-

cent poster wrote that she is “reconsidering” her friendship with a coworker who loves Vina Enoteca.

She called the caprese salad “basic,” the Margherita pizza “oddly sour and sweet” and the panna cotta “the biggest disappointment: White gelatin with orange marmalade.”

“No need to lose a friend over a panna cotta,” Scordella wrote in response. “Caprese salad (is) supposed to be basic, (it) is all about the tomatoes.”

In response to another negative review, he apologized for missteps in service, said he would show the review to his staff and gave his email for the poster to contact him directly.

Despite running two restaurants, raising three young children and getting about five hours of sleep each night, Scordella is hungry to do more on the Peninsula. He said he plans to remodel Tootsie’s soon and expand it to more locations in the area. A pipe dream is to open a speakeasy, but he said he knows

he would end up working even later than he does at the restaurants.

Staff writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

Lightning round: The Weekly asked Scordella a series of andor questions related to food, drink and more. Find out his answers below.

• Pesto or bolognese? Bolognese.

• Red or white pizza? White.

• Aperol spritz or negroni?

Negroni, all the time.

• Mario Batali or Alice Waters?

Alice Waters.

• Stanford or Cal? Stanford.

• In-N-Out or Impossible Burger? That’s a tough one.

Impossible Burger. I love In-NOut, but every time you go to In-N-Out, right after you’re like, ‘Why did I do it?’

• Butter or olive oil? Olive oil, all the way.

ShopTalk

Local food & retail happenings

HERMÈS OPENING SOON... Work on the exterior facade of the soonto-be home of French luxury house Hermès of Paris is underway at Stanford Shopping Center, where the boutique is scheduled to open in early 2018. The company is adding a new parapet to the front of the 6,052-square-foot shop, according to city permit records. The shop’s opening has been highly anticipated since the company announced in October

2016 that it would be opening a new store at Stanford adjacent to Cartier. The boutique will be the first Hermès has opened in the United States in more than five years. The family-run retailer has manufactured luxury goods for six generations. The boutique will offer a collection of men’s, women’s, home and equestrian collections. — L.T.

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Eating Out (continued from previous page) ‘MICHELIN’ RESTAURANT COMING TO CHANTILLY ... The restaurant group behind local establishments Mayfield Bakery & Cafe and The Village Pub plans to open a Michelincaliber restaurant in Redwood City.

Bacchus Management Group has taken over the former Chantilly space at 3001 El Camino Real, founding partner Tim Stannard said this week.

Chantilly closed in April after 43 years of business. Chantilly had long and storied history in the area, with rumors of high-profile Silicon Valley deals being made in its private rooms.

Stannard said the new restaurant will be similar in concept to The Village Pub and Spruce in San Francisco, which Bacchus also owns, but with a special focus on premium steak.

The restaurant will have formal wait service and a sommelier. Stannard said they hope to start construction in the next month or so, with a goal of opening in summer 2018. Staff are already in training at The Village Pub. — E.K. WAHLBURGERS OPENS DOWNTOWN... An outpost of Wahlburgers, the national burger chain from celebrity family the Wahlbergs, is now open in downtown Palo Alto. Wahlburgers soft opened at 185 University Ave. on Nov. 12, an employee said.

Paul Wahlberg, together with his two brothers — actor-producer Mark and actor-singer-songwriter Donnie — started Wahlburgers in

the Boston area in 2011. There are now locations in more than 10 states, including franchises, plus a reality show on A&E about the family-run company. The menu includes several burgers as well as sandwiches, salads and sides. Burgers range in price from $9.25 to $12.95. The site at 185 University was previously occupied by Sam’s Chowder House, whose owners sold the business to Wahlburgers last year. — E.K. ‘ROCKET’ FIZZLES... Rocket Fizz, a quirky downtown Palo Alto candy store filled with items such as bacon cotton candy and buffalo wingflavored soda, has closed, according to a sign posted in the store’s windows at 250 University Ave. “The end of our lease is here,” the message reads. “A special thank you to all of our friends and regular customers.

We had a lot of fun with you and loved being your candy store.” Rocket Fizz is a franchised chain that first started in Camarillo, California, in 2009. The Palo Alto franchisees, husband and wife Chris Dunn and Lisa Pelgrim, wrote on Facebook that they will be combining with another Rocket Fizz in Campbell, which they also own. The couple opened the Palo Alto location in 2012. — E.K. Compiled by the Weekly staff; this week written by Elena Kadvany and Linda Taaffe. Got leads on interesting and news-worthy retail developments? The Weekly will check them out. Email shoptalk@ paweekly.com.

Stanford Continuing Studies presents

The Haydn Project Take four musicians, ninety-three string quartets, and the genius of Franz Josef Haydn: Stir vigorously and applaud wildly. San Francisco Chamber Orchestra All-Stars Ben Simon (viola), Robin Sharp (violin), Julie Kim (violin), and Hannah Addario-Berry (cello) are the Haydn Project, launched in September 2013 to boldly go where few quartets have gone before—a journey of exploration into the mostly brilliant, always inventive, enormously engaging ninety-plus string quartets of “Papa” Haydn. This special event will include a short presentation about Haydn by San Francisco Chamber Orchestra director Ben Simon, and the performance of two quartets.

Saturday, December 2 • 7:30 pm Visit continuingstudies.stanford.edu/Haydn for location Stanford University • Free and open to the public For more info: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/events

The Center for Medieval and Early Modern Studies, Stanford Continuing Studies, the Office for Religious Life, and The Sarum Seminar present

The Matter of Medieval

ANUSCRIPTS Tens of thousands of manuscripts survived from the western medieval period, circa 500–1500. Each of these manuscripts is uniquely handwritten and decorated—a product of immense expertise and often immense expense. Medieval books were prized and venerated, sold and traded, and sometimes even held hostage. They contained religious and irreligious words and images in startling juxtaposition; and they now have a global following through their frequent use in historical documentaries, in science fiction and fantasy, and on social media.

In this lecture, Elaine Treharne will explore how contemporary audiences get access to and use these manuscripts, both in the real world and in the virtual world. These users include scholars, of course, but also those who destroy medieval manuscripts for financial gain, those who show off their collections with little idea of what they mean, and even those who try to recreate libraries and volumes that never existed.

Wednesday, November 29 ¹ 7:30 pm Bishop Auditorium, Lathrop Library Stanford University ¹ Free and open to the public For more info: continuingstudies.stanford.edu/events www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • November 24, 2017 • Page 21

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Already the highest-grossing film in Mexican cinema history, Disney-Pixar’s “Coco” will be an easy target for those accustomed to decrying Disney’s powerful cultural appropriation. Setting aside the irony of that carpetbagging Mexican haul, “Coco” takes up Mexican cultural traditions within the Pixar tradition of working hard to get it right, whatever their current “it” may be. This time, it’s Día de Muertos, or the Day of the Dead, dramatized in the story of a boy in search of himself by way of an ancestor.

In the fictional Mexican village

OPENINGS of Santa Cecilia, 12-year-old Miguel Rivera (a pitch-perfect Anthony Gonzalez) idolizes the town’s dearly departed claim-tofame, singer-songwriter-movie star Ernesto de la Cruz (Benjamin Bratt). Miguel wants nothing more than to become a singer like his hero, but the other Riveras despise music, having been burned by a once-upon-a-time absent father who chose music over family.

They promise Miguel a life working for the family’s thriving shoemaking business, but in secret,

Miguel keeps his eye on the prize of musical stardom.

A bit of magical realism later, Miguel finds himself in the Land of the Dead, meeting ancestors and hunting for his idol. A chance meeting with sad singer Héctor (Gael García Bernal) leads to a deal: Héctor’s help in getting to Cruz, in exchange for Miguel bringing Héctor’s photo back to the land of the living, so his soul can be remembered before he fades to “the final death,” being forgotten by the living. (continued on next page)

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‘Coco’ (continued from previous page)

“Coco” can be a bit wearing in its plot mechanics — such as a tendency to keep contriving rules and adding obstacles — but overall, the movie drains the viewer in the best ways: the “museum fatigue” of so many wondrous sights, so much color and music, and the emotional fatigue of having been put through a sentimental wringer. Particularly in the land of the dead and despite plenty of dark scenes, the spectacle carries with it a palpable wow factor. And the music, orchestrated by Pixar stalwart Michael Giacchino, gets a songwriting boost from the featured tune “Remember Me” by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”).

Director Lee Unkrich (“Toy Story 3”) and co-director/coscreenwriter Adrian Molina (also a Pixar vet) attend to a harmonious set of themes, about vocation and ambition (“Seize your moment”), the role of family (“That’s what families are supposed to do ... support you”), and the meanings of life and death. Despite similarities to Fox’s 2014 “The Book of Life,” “Coco” also takes a positive cultural step for mainstream American entertainment, with its all-Latino voice cast. As obvious and familiar as this thematic territory can be, “Coco” deals with it tenderly and sweetly, in ways that will send audiences young and old out with a song in their recently warmed heart.

Rated PG for thematic elements.

One hour, 49 minutes.

— Peter Canavese

The following is a sampling of movies recently reviewed in the Weekly:

Justice League 001/2

The best advice for the legions of superhero fans heading into the hotly anticipated DC superhero team-up movie “Justice League” is this: Enjoy the details. Problems abound in this patchwork film, in which directorial credit goes to Zach Snyder (“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice”), even though it was largely directed — in extensive “bless this mess” reshoots — by Joss Whedon (switching sides after directing two “Avengers” movies for Marvel).Their sensibilities aren’t a good fit, and the results are schizophrenic. The plot is suspiciously familiar: a power struggle over three mightily powerful cubes (the “Mother Boxes”), protected by our heroes and coveted by god-like alien Steppenwolf (voiced Ciar·n Hinds). This very, very fake-looking computer-generated longhorn commands an army of flying monkeys — sorry, Parademons — and makes the least-compelling villain this new wave of DC films has yet offered up. Once the film gets down to its relevant plotting, “Justice League” starts trending toward the airless. With so many characters to serve, there’s never a dull moment in the film’s studiomandated two-hour running time.

Rated PG-13 for sequences of sci-fi violence and action. Two hours, 1 minute. — P.C.

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“Daddy’s Home 2” is a lazy family comedy sequel. Along with co-writer/ director Sean Anders, the cast of 2015’s “Daddy’s Home” returns, now enhanced by an elder generation of stars. Codads Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg must contend with their own fathers, played by John Lithgow and Mel Gibson, respectively. The original movie, while hardly subversive, made hay from the chemistry of Ferrell and Wahlberg and located some edge in its premise of a “dad vs. stepdad” competition for two children’s love. The sequel finds that situation curdled into a passiveaggressive acceptance, mischievously exploited by an otherwise grumpy and insecure granddad (Gibson’s Kurt) who can see the resentments bubbling under the surfaces of Dusty (Wahlberg) and Brad (Ferrell). Brad’s dad (Lithgow) has buried his own problems yet deeper, promising his out-sized, cheery demeanor will eventually yield to a manic emotional breakdown. “Daddy’s Home 2” isn’t unbearable for adults, and it’s likely to delight kids to no end as the adults act stupid and the kids get their triumphs. Rated PG-13 for suggestive material and some language. One hour, 40 minutes. — P.C.

Thor: Ragnarok 000

Marvel has successfully doubled down on the laughs in “Thor: Ragnarok” by mashing up Thor, Hulk and the “Guardians of the Galaxy” sensibility for

a rollicking comedy. In his third (more or less) solo outing, the god of thunder (Chris Hemsworth’s Thor) tentatively teams up with his half-brother, the god of mischief (Tom Hiddleston’s Loki), to protect their realm from the their longlost sister — uh oh — the goddess of death (Cate Blanchett’s Hela). The fast-moving plot allows for plenty of wry bouncing around the universe, Douglas Adams-style. Much of the action takes place on the planet Sakaar, a sci-fi Roman Empire where a Grandmaster (Jeff Goldblum) distracts from his tyrannical elitism with gladiatorial contests, and a runaway Valkyrie (Tessa Thompson of “Dear White People”) exploits the system. Add the return of Anthony Hopkins as Asgardian ruler Odin, and you have another superhero movie bursting with riches: two Oscar winners, four Marvel superheroes (two in cameos I won’t spoil), three worlds worth of eye-popping production design, and enough gags to rule them all. “Thor: Ragnarok” doesn’t have much to offer, but it does, like “Iron Man 3,” devote some effort to rounding off a trilogy of films while opening a door to future adventures for its lead character. Above all, Waititi revs up this vehicle for a wild ride, the sort of wide-eyed adventure likely to send Marvel’s giant core audience staggering out of the theater wearing a collective smile.Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and brief suggestive material. Two hours, 10 minutes. — P.C.

Wonderstruck000

Todd Haynes’ “Wonderstruck” takes off from a young-adult period-piece novel

by Brian Selznick that simultaneously tells the story of a girl’s journey in 1927 and a boy’s journey in 1977. It’s one of those stories that presents a narrative mystery: two plot threads in two disparate timelines with a connection we know will supply an emotional climax when the last piece fits into place.

It’s a movie that should capture the imaginations of precocious kids up for something a little deeper than usual.

The 1927 story follows young Rose (newcomer Millicent Simmonds) as she runs away from home to Manhattan for a hopeful encounter with Lillian Mayhew (Julianne Moore), a silentfilm star. In 1977, young Ben (Oakes Fegley) absconds to Manhattan from his Minnesota home in the hopes of tracking down his father. These kids on the cusp (around ages 12, 13) both make their journeys without the benefit of hearing: Rose has been deaf all her life, while Ben becomes deaf as the result of a freak accident involving lightning.The film’s longueurs may try some audience’s patience, especially given the modest payoff, but “Wonderstruck” offers a breath of fresh air in a world of special-effects extravaganzas and short-attention-span CGI-animated roller coasters. Rated PG for thematic elements and smoking.

One hour, 57 minutes. — P.C.

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Book Talk

SPY SECRETS REVEALED ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Daniel Golden will discuss his new book “Spy Schools: How the CIA, FBI and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America’s Universities” with journalist Angie Coiro on Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. at Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. “Spy School” examines how the world’s super powers have become knowledge-based economies and what secrets countries like the United States, China, Iran and more are desperate to keep secret.

LITERARY HONORS ... Gunn High School grad Russell Rickford, now an associate professor at Cornell University, has won the Hooks National Book award for his book, “We are an African People: Independent Education, Black Power, and the Radical Imagination.” The award is given to an author of a book that ìbest advances an understanding of the American civil rights movement and its legacy, according to The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis. Rickford’s book also won the Organization of American Historians Liberty Legacy Foundation Award for the best book by a historian on the civil rights struggle from the beginning of the nation to the present.

HOLIDAY STORY TIME ...

Children ages 5 and younger can celebrate the holidays during a special story-time event featuring readings from books about Chanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa at 11 a.m., on Sunday, Dec. 3, at Books Inc., 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto. The event also will include themed activities and snacks.

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Palo Alto author releases her father’s letters home from W WI Elinor Aspegren

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Books Inc. in Palo Alto is donating 20 percent of its store sales made between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Nov. 30 to the nonprofit PRERNA, an all-volunteer organization focused on empowering refugee families from conflictridden countries to become independent and productive citizens. The organization provides housing assistance, supplies, health care referrals, education support, employment counseling and financial and legal aid. Books Inc. is located at Town & Country Village, 855 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. For more information, go to booksinc.net.

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Palo Alto resident Constance Crawford has compiled letters written by her father Pvt. Ned Crawford nearly 100 years ago that chronicle his experiences during World War I, including the days following the armistice in November 1918.

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vt. Ned Crawford never aspired to serve in the military or fight in a war. But while working as a telephone lineman and switchboard installer, he unexpectedly found himself drafted into the U.S. Army and shipped overseas to fight in World War I. He chronicled his experiences on the battlefield through letters home, mostly addressed to his best friend and coworker, Bill Marshall, who had escaped the draft because of his age.

Now nearly 100 years after the war’s end, Crawford’s daughter, Constance Crawford, has compiled those letters in the newly released book, “My Dear People: The World War I Letters of Private Ned Crawford.”

The collection of 30 letters detail — often in an intimate and humorous way — an account of WWI through the eyes of a 31-year-old pacifist who said he only went to the war “because they’d put me in jail if I didn’t.”

Despite his abhorrence, Constance said her father’s letters have a positive tone, encouraging his “dear people” — which included his coworkers and friends, as well as Marshall’s mother — to appreciate life’s beauty and comfort.

Constance, a creative writing

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student at Stanford University during the 1940s who now lives at Palo Alto’s Channing House, said she first read the letters back in 1980, after Marshall’s son, Ned (named after Constance’s father), loaned them to her.

“I was just delighted that they existed,” Constance said. “I was surprised at how funny they were.

My father had a good sense of humor but it was a quiet quirky sense of humor that I think was in the letters, which really delighted me.”

After seeing his words scrawled across page after page, Constance decided to compile her father’s letters into a book for the family. As the years past, she began thinking that others might enjoy reading about his experiences, and put together “My Dear People,” which includes her commentary as well as historical background about his military outfit.

“The idea of writing about real feelings and writing about real events in people’s (lives) just thrilled me,” she said.

Despite the positive, intelligent tone, Ned’s letters are honest: He attempted to shatter the noble façade of war for his readers, as if he knew that others besides his “dear people” would read his accounts, Constance said.

Constance’s favorite letter, No.

15, dated Nov. 15, 1918 (four days after the armistice), exemplifies this quality as he describes climbing a ruined tower and looking out over the Belgian countryside. His relaxation and joy show in that letter, she said.

“A massive tower has been shelled till it looks like a natural pinnacle in the mountains more than a man-made affair,” Ned writes. “It is still possible to go to the very top — about 300 ft. and from there is one of the grandest views I ever saw. And peaceful.

The little details of destruction are not so noticeable from that height and the country stretches out like a green checkerboard, surely as pretty a country as a person could wish.”

Constance said, “The fact that he would write about that personal joyful moment about climbing up there for the fun of it ... I think the release of that letter really makes it my favorite.”

Ned wrote 15 letters during the war and 15 after its end, when he and his fellow soldiers shifted from camp to camp, waiting to be sent home. Despite the apparent boredom, Ned keeps on writing. Constance attributes this perseverance to his desire “to get letters back.”

“He was very hungry for

contact from home,” she said.

Constance’s own commentary on each letter attempts to aid the reader in a further understanding.

She notes, in her commentary of letter No. 15, that although Ned’s “ironic humor is in play,” he “admits, for the first and last time, how frightened he was under fire.” She provides a translation for his language, while still providing commentary on her opinion of her father’s writing.

Particularly noteworthy is Constance’s use of the present tense in her commentary, as if both she and the reader are with Ned in France. She said that she wrote in this style to mirror the feeling of the present.

“When you’re holding a letter that’s written on paper by a person, the marks of ink are in the present. The person is writing in the present. It’s a present happening,” she said.

Also noteworthy is the inclusion of a historical lens, written

by Christopher McManus.

“I thought it would be good to have the solid military history aspect of the book so that it’s not just the letters and my writing about my father but also about the history of his outfit,” Constance said. Q Elinor Aspegren is a former editorial intern.

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

Home Front RENT AND TURKEY DINNERS ... It’s always fun to look at city economic comparisons like the one apartmentlist.com recently released that compares rent to turkey dinners. According to the apartment rental marketplace, the median rent for a twobedroom apartment in Palo Alto is $3,060, or the equivalent of buying 38.3 holiday turkey dinners. San Francisco is the most expensive rental market in the country at 38.4 turkey dinners.

GIFTS FOR GARDENERS ...

December’s Garden Design Magazine offers a range of gift ideas for gardeners. Some highlights: “The Complete Houseplant Survival Manual”

by Barbara Pleasant provides advice and in-depth information on hundreds of houseplants.

Another option is a weirdsounding tool called a “perforated mud shovel” by Bully Tools, which makes it easier to work in wet ground.

By Design

Taking the kitchen to the next level Appliance makers blend ‘smart’ with stylish

by Richard Morrison

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f you haven’t gone shopping for appliances lately, you may be shocked by the new options available. Some of us are old enough to remember the avocado and harvest gold appliances from the ’60s, which returned to the earlier ubiquitous white, then black, and more recently, stainless steel. But colors have now reemerged and technology is being incorporated at an astounding rate. Here are some of the latest trends in home appliances.

Connectivity. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi are being incorporated into appliances so you can control them remotely. For example, you can now preheat your oven before you get home or turn down the heat remotely so that

you don’t have to interrupt you r d a i ly routine. Your dishwasher ca n not i f y your smartphone where it is in the wash cycle, and an Richard app can keep Morrison track of your d i s hwa s h i n g soap automatically and order more when you’re running low.

Your refrigerator can alert you when the temperature is too high or too low, or when the water filters need to be changed.

Some refrigerators have integrated interior cameras so that

you can check its contents from the grocery store to see whether you’re running low on milk.

Other manufacturers work with Amazon’s Alexa and use voice-activated commands. LG makes a refrigerator that has built-in Bluetooth speakers. The Samsung Family Hub refrigerator includes a large touchscreen integrated into the door with food management, video capabilities and full entertainment features.

Cooking styles. According to Evelyn Kinnaman, an appliance expert at Monark, a high-end home appliance dealer, combisteam ovens, which have both steam and convection capabilities, are big sellers. Also popular are “speed ovens” which are sort of like microwave ovens on steroids, combining microwave and convection/broiler features.

Another budding trend is sous-vide cooking. This involves boiling food that is in a vacuumpacked plastic bag, cooking it without leaching out the nutrients. For this, Gaggenau makes an integrated built-in drawer designed to vacuum-pack the food.

Color. A veritable rainbow of colors are available for

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appliances these days. Kinnaman says black stainless (or “carbon” stainless) is now often replacing conventional stainless steel. This also is true in kitchen faucets as well. Viking is offering appliances in 24 different finishes.

Dacor’s Preference series makes six different colors coordinated with floating glass panels. Bertazzoni makes high-end gas ranges in eight different colors, including a Ferrari-matched red, as well as a bright lemon yellow.

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Visual integration. Another trend is to make appliances flush with the adjacent cabinets, if not invisible. Protruding doors and handles are minimized. For those looking for a very contemporary kitchen aesthetic, the current choices are abundant. Q Richard Morrison (aka “The Kitchen Architect”) is a residential architect and interior designer with a Bay Area practice specializing in home remodeling. His website is www.richardmorrison.com.

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COLDWELL BANKER Woodside | 4/4.5 | $13,500,000 1250 Canada Road Approx. 5 acs in Central Woodside, working equestrian center. Fantastic Woodside Value

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12190 Padre Court Los Altos Hills, CA 94022 • • • •

5 Bedrooms 4 Bathrooms 6,000+ Sq. Ft. 50,273 Sq. Ft. Lot

• Stained Glass Grand Entryway • • Large Formal Living Room • Parquet Flooring •

Master Suite with Fireplace and Dressing Area Grand Sliding Door To Patio

Discover a gorgeous 5-bedroom, 4-bathroom property lovingly maintained by the original owners. Throughout the 6000+ Sq. Ft. home, light spills in from tasteful stained glass windows. The property communicates a stately sense of space and tasteful, chic design. The wrap-around patio is accessible from almost any room.

An ample 3-car garage can host any combination of vehicles. Lush, verdant landscaping surrounds the decadent back yard, which features an in-ground pool with attached hot tub, fire pit, and adjacent gazebo for entertaining guests or dining al fresco with the family.

Offered $8,999,999

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©2017 Intero Real Estate Services Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate and a wholly owned subsidiary of HomeServices of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

All information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. This is not intended as a solicitation if you are listed with another broker.

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LIVE SILICON VALLEY 135 Willowbrook Drive, Portola Valley Offered at $6,850,000 Michael Dreyfus · 650.485.3476 CalBRE 01121795

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1530–1554 S. Wolfe Road, Sunnyvale Offered at $1,599,000–$1,799,000 Gary Campi · 650.917.2433 CalBRE 00600311

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17 Mile Dr, Pebble Beach Offered at $41,888,000 Michael Dreyfus · 650.485.3476 CalBRE 01121795

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Exceptional Woodside

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wine cellar • Approximately 6,700 square feet • Brazilian cherry wood floors and fine wood millwork • 3-car attached garage • Tremendous wraparound porch at the front entrance • Outdoor kitchen and dining terrace • Pinot Noir vineyard • Manicured grounds with vast expanses of lawn • Award-winning Woodside School

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Top 1% Nationwide Over $1 Billion Sold Top US Realtor, The Wall Street Journal #1 Agent, Coldwell Banker–Woodside Information deemed reliable, but not guaranteed. Buyer to confirm school enrollment and square footages.

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Gators advance in NorCals

IVY LEAGUE HONORS . . . Palo Alto’s Jack Anderson, who played and started nine of 10 football games for Dartmouth at right guard and Menlo School grad Jack Heneghan, who became the third Dartmouth quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards in a season twice (2,136) while completing over 63 percent of his passes (185-of-293) with 17 touchdowns and just six interceptions, were both named AllIvy League honorable mention.

GETTING THEIR KICKS . . . The Stanford men’s soccer team bested Pacific in a shootout, 4-1, to advance to thethird round of the NCAA tournament against visiting Coastal Carolina on Sunday at 5 p.m . . . Jordan DiBiasi scored the only goal of the game with just over 10 minutes remaining to play to lift the top-ranked and top-seeded Cardinal past visiting Florida State, 1-0, in the third round of the NCAA Women’s Soccer Tournament on Sunday.

Stanford (21-1) hosts No. 3 seed Penn State (15-4-4) at 2 p.m. Friday in the quarterfinals.

College men’s basketball: Gonzaga or Ohio State vs. Stanford, 6 p.m., ESPN2 College women’s soccer: Penn State at Stanford, 2 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

Saturday College football: Notre Dame at Stanford, 5 p.m., ABC College women’s volleyball: Stanford at California, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

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Menlo receiver David Schmaier caught a 15-yard touchdown pass against Jefferson.

M-A renews football rivalry Menlo School hosts Scotts Valley in Division V game on Saturday

by Glenn Reeves n Nov. 25, 2016 MenloAtherton registered its biggest win of the season, a 17-0 victory over Milpitas that gave the Bears the Central Coast Section Open Division I championship.

One day shy of a year later M-A plays Milpitas again with its season on the line in a 7 p.m. CCS semifinal matchup Friday at Milpitas High.

But this time around. roles are reversed.

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“We graduated most of our team and their whole team has come back,’’ Menlo-Atherton coach Adhir Ravipati said.

Milpitas is 11-0 this season, seeded No. 1 in the CCS Open Division I playoffs, and has absolutely manhandled and dominated its schedule, outscoring 11 opponents 469-58.

“They are extremely athletic and extremely physical with a lot of guys playing since they were sophomores together,’’ Ravipati said.

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Crunch time for Stanford Cardinal will focus on the Irish with a bit of luck for the Huskies

by Rick Eymer hey won’t go so far as to wear any combination of purple and yellow under their Cardinal uniforms but Stanford football players are in agreement over which way they’d like to see the Apple Cup play out.

Interestingly enough, the Cardinal will be together for the game, though they might be a little distracted. Stanford’s 5 p.m. nonconference game with visiting Notre Dame on Saturday is scheduled to kick off at the same time as the Washington State at Washington contest.

Should the Huskies win that game, Stanford will play USC for the conference title on Friday, Dec. 1 at Levi’s

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Stadium. Of course, Stanford could have taken care of things and simply beaten the Cougars when it had the chance.

“There have been conversations about that,” Stanford coach David Shaw said.

“We don’t need to keep secrets from each other; everybody will have their phones and check them. I’m sure there will be an announcement or two during the game. Still, what’s important for us is what’s happening on our field and hopefully that game goes the way we want it to but that’s not going to affect the way we play Notre Dame.”

The Irish (9-2) are ranked ninth in the (continued on page 34)

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The Bracy twins have been a formidable 1-2 combination.

Tariq, a running back being recruited by the likes of Notre Dame and multiple Pac-12 schools, has rushed for 1,232 yards on just 130 carries with 17 touchdowns.

Tyree, the team’s quarterback, passes sparingly. He has completed 60 of 103 passes, but with 21 touchdowns. Over one-third of his completions and over onefifth of his attempts have gone for

by Rick Chandler espite an 0-3 record against its opponent and being down two mascots, Sacred Heart Prep somehow made the magic happen on Tuesday.

It won its CIF state NorCal Regional Division II Volleyball semifinal over host and nemesis Notre Dame-Belmont, 20-25, 2520, 25-23, 25-19, to grab a spot in the NorCal finals title game on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Carlmont.

The top-seeded Scots beat Granite Bay, 25-20, 25-21, 25-15.

“We had lost to them three straight times, and we just made up our minds that it wasn’t going to happen again,” said Sacred Heart senior Cate Desler, who led both teams with 33 kills. “We just kept the feeling that, ‘Yes! All this hard work will pay off.”

Now they’re hoping that having played against, and losing to, Carlmont early in the season will also pay dividends.

The Scots won the CCS Division I title but was reseeded in the NorCal Division II tournament.

The Gators (28-8) would just like a little enjoying their first win over the Tigers since Notre Dame joined the West Bay Athletic League two years ago.

First of all, it was Sacred Heart’s defense that led the way. Despite Desler’s kill output (junior teammate Ali Polverari was next with 12), it was her team’s work at the net that was another big factor.

Notre Dame won the first match 25-20, but then SHP completely flipped the script -- taking the next three 25-20, 25-23 and 25-18.

This despite Notre Dame having two mascots, both Tigers, who kept the home crowd in top form.

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ALUMNI REPORT . . . Fresno State clinched the Mountain West Conference West Division championship Saturday with a 13-7 win in sub-freezing conditions at Wyoming. A couple of former local prep stars have made big contributions. Jordan Mims, a freshman running back from MenloAtherton, leads the team in rushing with 552 yards on 126 carries, despite not starting the first six games of the season. He’s averaged 4.4 yards per carry and scored five touchdowns. KeeSean Johnson, a junior wide receiver from Palo Alto High, leads the team in receiving with 58 catches for 741 yards and six touchdowns . . . Another former prep standout at Menlo, Maddie Huber, is a senior co-captain on the Princeton volleyball team. She had 19 digs playing libero Saturday in a 3-0 playoff win over Yale that sends the Tigers to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive year.

SHP meets Carlmont with a berth in the state finals at stake

Stanford senior cornerback Alameen Murphy records a tackle.

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City of Palo Alto Architectural Review Board Regular Meeting 250 Hamilton Avenue, Council Chambers December 7, 2017 at 8:30am Action Items PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 180 Hamilton Avenue (17PLN-00171): Consideration of a Minor Architectural Review to Allow for Exterior Improvements to an Existing Hotel. The Proposed Changes Include: Replacing the Ground Floor Store Fronts Along the Hamilton Avenue and Emerson Street Entries, Replacing the Existing Awning at the Emerson Street Entry, New Façade, Finishes on the First Floor and Part of the Second Floor, and Sidewalk Improvements. Environmental Assessment: Exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per Guideline Section 15301 (Existing Facilities).

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PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 250 Hamilton Avenue [17PLN-00169]: Consideration of a Tier 3 Wireless Communication Facility Permit Application for the Deployment of Small Cell Wireless Communication Equipment on Utility Poles in the Public Right of Way. This Application Proposes 15 Small Cell Node Locations Within the Mid-Town, Palo Verde, St. Claire Gardens, and South of Mid-Town neighborhoods. The Approximate Location of Each of the Nodes is Available Online at: http://www. cityofpaloalto.org/civicax/filebank/documents/62257.

Environmental Assessment: Pending. Zoning District: Various. For More Information Contact Project Planner Rebecca Atkinson at rebecca.atkinson@cityofpaloalto.org.

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country, providing Stanford (8-3) the opportunity for another signature victory in hopes of attracting a higher profile bowl game should the Cardinal get locked out of the Pac-12 title game appearance.

Besides, playing Notre Dame is still a big deal, part of a tradition that dates to the Jan. 1, 1925 Rose Bowl game. The series was sporadic in the first 63 years, when the teams met four times between 1925-1988, and lop-sided.

The Irish won 17 of the first 23 meetings. Stanford didn’t win back-to-back games until 2009-10.

“The last seven have been tight games; hotly-contested,” Shaw said. “They have been physical and unbelievably respectful on both sides.”

Notre Dames is coming off a 24-17 victory over Navy while Stanford beat California in the Big Game, 17-14. The Irish lost to Miami and Georgia and have beaten Michigan State and USC (49-14).

“Size,” Shaw said about what stands out about the Irish.

“They’re big, physical, strong. It’s hard to win the line of scrimmage like we try to do every week. They don’t give up too many big plays.

Offensively, they can all run, can make big plays, break tackles.

They are all dynamic with the ball

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Sacred Heart, meanwhile, had none; its legendary Gator mascot didn’t show up.

But they had Desler and Pulverari, and that was enough. Desler is part of the Gators’ Mount Rushmore: four seniors (with Haley Martella, Caroline Caruso and Celia Charlton) who, according to head coach Ali Magner, have provided the leadership to make this win possible.

“Cate has been a flawless leader,” Magner said. “We are peaking at the right time, and she’s a big part of that.

“I’m proud of all the players,” Magner said. “These girls believe in each other and play for each other, and that showed tonight.”

After two losses to the Tigers in the regular season and one in the CCS Division IV playoffs, it looked like SHP was in for another whuppin’ in this one -- Notre Dame shot to a 3-0 lead in the first period, and won that match.

But Sacred Heart went on a 5-1 run early in the second period and never trailed. Desler had five kills, three blocks and one ace in the second.

And her domination carried through the other two sets, as nearly every time Notre Dame looked to pull away, Desler would come through with an athletic move to save the day.

“I honestly think that us winning long rallies was a difference,” said Desler, who is hoping to play at Division III Tufts University (Boston) next season. “When you win those, you don’t feel tired.”

Sacred Heart fell behind 3-1 and 10-3 in the third set, but came back to tie it at 20-all on Elena Radeff’s block, and pull away from there.

The Gators won it in the fourth set when, fittingly, a spike by Polverari ricocheted off of a Notre Dame player’s hands and sailed into the Sacred Heart rooting section.

Sadly, their mascot was not there to retrieve it. But for the Gators, everything else was just about perfect. Q

Cameron Scarlett carried the ball on 11 consecutive plays to help Stanford run out the clock against Cal. in their hands.”

Ah yes, dynamic running backs, like, say, Bryce Love.

“Love is day-to-day,” Shaw said. “It’s not as bad as it could be but not as good as we’d like. If it’s wise and if he’s ready, he’ll play.”

If he isn’t ready, Cameron Scarlett has suddenly become a better alternative. His hard-nosed running, getting the ball 11 straight times in the fourth quarter against Cal, allowed Stanford to run out the final 7:25 of the contest.

“I’ve grown a lot stronger and grown as a running back,” Scarlett said. “I don’t think I’ve ever

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gotten 11 in a row though.”

Scarlett said the Apple Cup might be in the back of everyone’s mind but that the team is doing a good job of preparing for the Irish.

“We’re hoping Washington pulls it out but we’re focused on Notre Dame,” he said. “It’s a big rivalry game, an end-of-the-year game that we take seriously. It’s been intense.”

Shaw also addressed safety Justin Reid being left off the list of three finalists for the Joe Thorpe Award. Needless to say, he was not happy about it.

“In bold letters, it’s ridiculous, it’s disrespectful, it’s wrong,” he said. “Call it east coast bias, call it Stanford bias, whatever you want to call it; it’s ridiculous. He’s one of the best players in America. At the very least, one of the best players at his position.

“Guy just played both safety positions, boundary corner, field corner, nickel and dime in one game. It’s amazing,” Shaw said.

“Everything he’s done this year has been amazing. Tied for the lead in interceptions middle of the year and the ball has stayed away from him. Quarterbacks are smart. They’re going to throw away from him. He’s not going to get very many interceptions if he doesn’t get the opportunities. But the level of play is awesome.

“And to not be a finalist ...

Minkah Fitzpatrick is phenomenal. He’s a great football player,” Shaw said. “That being said, Justin belongs in that group. I know he’s disappointed. He’s fine. He’ll go back out and play his heart out like he always does. I had to mention that. It’s just wrong. It’s just ridiculous.”

Reid has another year of eligibility and Shaw knows he ready for the NFL. He even thinks he’s a first-round draft pick.

“In my opinion and in the opinion of a lot of people that matter, yes,” he said. “He hasn’t made a decision. He’ll turn in the paperwork and see what the evaluation is and make the right decision for him and his family. But there’s not much more on a football field you can do than Justin has done this year.” Q

Sports ATHLETES OF THE WEEK Courtesy Eastside College Prep

The Eastside College Prep boys team advanced to the state meet in Division V.

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Menlo runner ready for state meet Eastside Prep boys, Menlo and Castilleja girls advance

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happen.’’

Ravipati listed his team’s keys to being successful: “We’ve got to limit the number of explosive plays they make, force them to go on long drives, We can’t have any mental mistakes.

“Offensively we’ve got to find a way to run the football, be able to convert third downs and move the chains.

“And don’t give up any lost yards or big plays on special teams. Win the field-position battle.’’

Having tremendous size and athleticism is nothing new for Milpitas. When the Trojans have fallen short in recent years it has often been the result of a lack of discipline.

“We haven’t been a very disciplined football team this year, either,’’ Ravipati said. “The more disciplined team in the fourth quarter will probably win.’’

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touchdowns. Jaw-dropping ratios.

Tuni Faletau Fifita, another Division I recruit, is the top receiver with 29 catches for 611 yards and 10 TDs. “The Bracy brothers are an absolute load and Fifita is a heck of a playmaker, Ravipati said. “It’s going to be a tall order. But our team has gone through a lot of adversity this year, learned a lot of lessons.

We’re going to have to play well to have a chance. But I feel we’re battle tested.’’

Nine of the 11 teams the Bears have played this season advanced to the CCS playoffs.

M-A (7-4), the No. 5 seed, won at No. 4 San Benito in the opening round, 37-21. Milpitas beat No. 8 Bellarmine 35-7.

“They are such an explosive football team,’’ Ravipati said.

“They rack up points in a hurry.

They are a big play waiting to

Robert Miranda has a chance to finish near the top of the Division IV race.

Division V Menlo School, on a quest to make program history, will host

Miranda will be joined by Knights’ teammate Kamran Murray, a freshman who has been improving at a rapid rate all season.

Palo Alto’s Henry Saul and Sam Craig hope to complete a solid season in boys Division I and Gunn’s Justin Chiao in boys Division II looks to finish strong.

On the girls’ side, Gunn’s Joyce Shea, who finished second at the CCS Division II and Woodside resident Anna Mokkapati, who finished second at the CCS Division IV championships, lead a strong contingent that also includes Sacred Heart Prep’s Luci Lambert in Division IV and Elysse Folkman of Kehillah Jewish in Division V. Three local teams are also headed to the state meet: the Menlo School girls, led by Charlotte Tomkinson and Kyra Pretre, in Division IV, Castilleja, with CCS Division V champion Tevah Gevelber, in girls Division V and Eastside College Prep in boys Division V. Woodside resident Isabelle Cairns will run with St. Francis in girls Division IV and Bellarmine senior Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau, who will be at Stanford next year, will be competitive in Division I. Eastside College Prep is comprised of Carlos anye Nunez,

Alexis Nunez, Max Velazquez, Jose Munoz, Cristopher Mansilla, Joshua Mendez and Erick Hernandez.

Other Menlo runners are Marisa Castagna, Gabby Kogler,

Katie Aufricht, Amanda Foster, Cameron Boom.

Other Castilleja runners are Lauren Traum, Angie Wang, Riona Yoshida, Lia Spencer, Ananya Ramkumar and Caroline Hallee. Q

Scotts Valley in the CCS Division V semifinals on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Menlo (7-4), the No. 2 seed, defeated Jefferson 35-8 in the opening round. Scotts Valley, the No. 6 seed, upset No. 3 Soledad 24-17.

Scotts Valley (7-4) beat Los Altos 35-7 in its season opener and lost to Terra Nova 63-21 the following week before staying down in the southern part of the CCS the remainder of the season.

The Falcons lost to Soledad 19-3 during Mission Trail league play, and finished behind Soledad in the league standings, but evened the score last week in the CCS playoffs behind running back Anthony Locatelli, who scored the winning touchdown in the final minute.

“They don’t make many mistakes, are very efficient in all three facets of the game,’’ Menlo coach Mark Newton said. “They have a solid offensive and defensive line that gets off the ball quickly. They have a tight end (6-foot-6 Carson

Spence) who looks like a Division I talent.’’

Menlo returned much of its team from last year and went into the season with lofty goals.

“Going into this season I knew this team could be great and had a chance to be the best team in Menlo history,’’ running backdefensive back Dillon Grady said after the win over Jefferson.

Menlo has advanced to a CCS championship game three times and lost each time -- to Carmel in 2009, to Sacred Heart Prep in 2012 and to Half Moon Bay last year. If the Knights can get

by Scotts Valley they will have a chance to realize their goal and win the first CCS football title in school history against the winner of the Gilroy-Hillsdale semifinal.

“It’s definitely been on their minds,’’ Newton said. “This senior group has the goal of getting back there. We have a lot of playoff experience. But this time of year it’s a real game of attrition.

Everybody is banged up.” Q

Spencer Corona hopes to kickoff a victory on Friday night.

Cate Desler SHP VOLLEYBALL The senior outside hitter recorded double figures in kills and digs in each of the Gators first two CIF NorCal Division II victories over Del Oro (15) and Nevada Union (18), giving her more than 600 kills on the season.

Miles Conrad M-A FOOTBALL The senior threw for 345 yards and four touchdowns to help the Bears beat San Benito, 37-21, in the first round of the Central Coast Section Open Division II football playoffs. Conrad completed 14 of his 22 passes.

Honorable mention Caroline Caruso Sacred Heart Prep volleyball

Celia Charlton Sacred Heart Prep volleyball

Ashley Dreyer Menlo volleyball

Chelsea Fan* Palo Alto volleyball

Haley Martella Sacred Heart Prep volleyball

Stephanie Yu Palo Alto golf

Spencer Corona* Menlo-Atherton football

Troy Franklin Menlo-Atherton football

Miller Geschke Menlo water polo

Dillon Grady* Menlo football

David Schmaier Menlo football

Walker Seymour Sacred Heart Prep water polo *Previous winner

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

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loose, be ready.’’

He’s taking a similar approach toward declaring a major in college.

“I have no idea,’’ he said. “You could put down math or computer science, but if you ask me again in four years it might be something completely different.’’

Mark Foster

by Glenn Reeves obert Miranda has a shot at winning a state Division IV cross country championship Saturday at Woodward Park in Fresno.

That’s the way his coach sees it.

“Rob should be in the top three along with Collin Ullrich of Liberty Ranch and Anthony Grover of JSerra,’’ Menlo coach Jorge Chen said. “It’s going to be a showdown. It should be very interesting. All three ran without competition at their section finals.

It could be literally neck to neck.

Rob is very motivated. He will leave everything on that course.’’

Miranda, who has committed to run in college at Yale, has had a terrific senior season, winning every race he’s been entered in except for Mt. Sac, where he placed fourth. The Central Coast Section 3,200-meter champion in track last spring, Miranda wants to conclude his high school cross country career on a positive note.

“I’ve just got to be ready to run my best race,’’ Miranda said.

“This is why you run, what you’ve been working for all season.’’

He said he doesn’t go into a race with any particular strategy.

“I just try to go in with an open mind and respond,’’ Miranda said. “Let your body take over, be

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