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Vol. XL, Number 37 Q June 14, 2019
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g i d n i g r B the divide New study recommends widening Newell Road Bridge Page 5
Spectrum 13 Pulse 14 Worth a Look 16 Eating Out 17 Movies 19 Puzzles 35 Q Arts WWI assassins: terrorists, heroes or pawns? Q Home Stanford farm connects techies with agriculture Q Sports Locals have ties to the Women’s World Cup
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Study recommends widening Newell Road Bridge After years of contention over various options, environmental report recommends a new bridge that’s twice as wide by Gennady Sheyner
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he Newell Road Bridge is old, narrow and, according to the state Department of Transportation, “functionally obsolete.” Drivers who approach the bridge
have to slow to a crawl so that they can see and avoid oncoming vehicles. And with just 18 feet of width curb-to-curb, well below the modern standard, the bridge cannot comfortably accommodate two
cars passing each other. “Right now, it’s a very dangerous place,” East Palo Alto Councilman Ruben Abrica told the Weekly. “Any time you spend there, especially in the morning and afternoon, it’s just dangerous, and it needs to be made safer for the flow of traffic and pedestrians.” Built in 1911, the 42-foot-long bridge spans two cities and two counties. On the Santa Clara County side, it leads to Palo
Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood, which is marked by generous single-family lots with spacious laws. On the San Mateo County side in East Palo Alto, it leads to the Woodland Park area, a collection of high- and mediumdensity apartment buildings that house more than 6,000 residents, greater than a fifth of the city’s entire population. For drivers, part of the problem is the crookedness of Newell
Road, which intersects Woodland Avenue just north of the bridge and requires East Palo Alto-bound drivers to turn left followed by an immediate right to stay on Newell. It also doesn’t help that drivers approaching the bridge have to go up a 7% grade, which reduces their ability to see drivers or bicyclists in front of them. A newly released environmental-impact report (continued on page 8)
ENVIRONMENT
In a first, city bans straws, produce bags New rules put Palo Alto in the lead among south bay cities by Gennady Sheyner
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and up to $100,000 in fines for each misdemeanor. Colby’s sentencing was delayed for a year, however, after his defense attorney, Vicki Young, asked on the day he was originally scheduled to be sentenced — Oct. 31, 2018 — that he be evaluated for mental competency. (This despite the fact that he had been evaluated and found competent prior to his trial.) Young’s request took place after Colby, without Young’s knowledge, emailed U.S. District Court Judge Lucy Koh on Oct. 30 a surreptitious recording he had made of a proffer interview with the FBI in May 2016. Koh questioned whether Colby’s actions were a stunt to delay his sentencing but agreed to the evaluation.
alo Alto sharply escalated its war on plastic waste Monday night, when the City Council passed a ban on straws, utensils, produce bags and other single-use items that routinely end up in local creeks and the landfill. In addition, the council declared its intent to advance additional laws next year requiring food establishments to charge customers for single-use cups and to offer only reusable foodware for dining in. By a 6-0 vote, with Councilman Tom DuBois absent, the council approved restrictions that will put the city in the vanguard of a growing number of municipalities looking to cut back on plastic use. Chuck Muir, manager of the Public Works Department’s environmental control program, said the new regulations make Palo Alto the first city in the south bay to prohibit single-use, plastic foodware. (San Francisco and Malibu have similar restrictions in place.) They also make Palo Alto the first city in the Bay Area to ban plastic produce bags at grocery stores and farmers markets. The new rules will take effect on Jan. 1, 2020. City leaders have been exploring restrictions on plastic since at least 2016, when the council adopted its first Sustainability/Climate Action Plan. A major component of the plan is the Zero Waste Policy, adopted in 2018, which sets a goal
Cooling off With the temperature reaching 101 degrees on Monday, children enjoy a swim in the Greenmeadow Pool in south Palo Alto.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Hacker to pay Weekly $27K in restitution Ross Colby claims he committed crime at the request of a convicted felon, Hiruy Amanuel by Sue Dremann he 36-year-old man who to the company. Ross Colby was indicted on hacked and temporarily shut down Palo Alto On- April 6, 2017, following an invesline and other Embarcadero Me- tigation by the Federal Bureau dia websites nearly four years ago of Investigation of the Sept. 17, was sentenced Wednesday in San 2015, crime, which took down five Jose federal court to time already news sites owned and operated served, one-year of home incar- by Palo Alto-based Embarcadero ceration with electronic moni- Media: Palo Alto Online, Mountoring, three years of supervised tain View Online, Almanac Onrelease and $27,130 in restitution line, PleasantonWeekly.com and
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DanvilleSanRamon.com. Colby is a software engineer who at one time was a security officer and IT administrator for Earnest, a student-loan company in San Francisco, where he reviewed data-compliance contracts with major clients such as Goldman Sachs and Verizon. A federal jury convicted Colby of all charges on June 6, 2018, after a six-day trial: one felony count of transmitting a program, code, command or information to a computer, intending to cause damage; one felony count of attempting to do the same; and three misdemeanors of unlawfully obtaining information from a protected computer. For each felony, he faced a fine of up to $250,000, a prison term not to exceed 10 years, or both, and a maximum of one year in prison
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NEVER TOO LATE TO GRADUATE ... For 70-year-old Alan Zorn, graduating with a doctorate in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University this Sunday, June 16, after 15 years of intense work and keeping up with students more than half his age only makes him hungry for more. In 2004, when Zorn was in his 50s, he decided to apply for his doctorate knowing his job in highpowered engineering management was ending and money was getting tight. He decided to attend Stanford after being offered a spot in a class of 60 students, as well as financial aid. Zorn, the oldest person in the class, reminisced in an interview with the Weekly about the times he spent inspiring the younger students and motivating them to write their papers. He also appreciated the mentorship that went both ways with members of his cohort. “There’s a very strong social connection with these students that we have till today,” Zorn said, adding he still tries to throw parties and invites his fellow peers. But it wasn’t all fun and games. Zorn sees why he doesn’t cross paths with people his age also pursuing higher education. “It’s a huge and painful commitment,” Zorn said, recognizing the difficult process and difference when comparing himself to 20-year-olds. He wanted to reach for the stars by finishing his doctorate and is willing to mentor people around his age to do the same no matter the institution. “Community college is a great way to get yourself occupied when you’re retired to see if you want to go on to a more major program,” he said. As for Zorn’s plans after graduating, he doesn’t plan to slow down. With Zorn’s 150-page dissertation on multipoint optimal control with applications to space flight, he hopes to continue his work and continue his research on getting
TAKING THE TONYS STAGE ... TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s top leadership graced the red carpet alongside Broadway’s elite at the Tony Awards hosted by comedian James Corden on Sunday, June 9. Founding Artistic Director Robert Kelley, Executive Director Phil Santora and Board Chair Judy Heyboer were in New York City’s Radio City Music Hall to accept the Regional Theatre Tony Award. The honor is given annually to a non-Broadway theater company and is based on recommendations from the American Theatre Critics Association. It carries with it a $25,000 grant. “This award is for generations of collaborators who’ve grown TheatreWorks for 50 years,” Kelley said in his acceptance speech, before giving a shoutout to TheatreWorks’ home bases of Palo Alto and Mountain View. “Half a century ago the cast of our first production gave me an unforgettable gift on opening night: They filled my car with food,” he said with a smile. “Tonight you’ve given TheatreWorks a priceless gift as well — a glorious launch to the next 50 years.” Following the ceremony, Kelley said the evening was a “non-stop whirl of theatre artists I’d admired for years from afar.” BADGER MOSEYS INTO DOWNTOWN ... Two Palo Alto animal control officers were surprised to find a male North American badger wedged between two buildings in downtown Palo Alto last weekend. On the morning of June 8, the short-legged animal initially hissed at the officers when they approached him in the 400 block of High Street at Lytton Avenue. There was enough room for the officers to break him free with the guidance of a long pole about an hour later, according to a video posted on Facebook by Officer William Warrior, one of the two responders. The animal, who didn’t appear to be sick or injured, was placed into a pet carrier and released into San Francisquito Creek, though it took some time for him to jump into the water. “I can imagine it’s hard to feel safe if you’re a wild animal in this urban jungle,” a local resident commented on the post. Q
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City, school district at odds on pace of redeveloping Cubberley School trustee asks: Should we be neighbors rather than partners on this project? by Elena Kadvany
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district-owned parcels of the Middlefield Road site, the district has not taken any position on housing at Cubberley and has no intention of doing so any time soon, board members and school district administrators have repeatedly said. At Wednesday’s City-School Liaison Committee meeting, board Vice President Todd Collins said it was “surreal” to see the council take this action, pre-empting the district’s ability to explore different housing options on its own land. Yet the district is still unprepared to say how much housing it might need at Cubberley and wants to “do our homework before
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rights during a January 2013 traffic stop. Both stories referenced the fact that Amanuel had previously pleaded guilty to federal drug-trafficking charges in 2009 in exchange for two other charges being dropped. He was sentenced to a 21-month prison term. Embarcadero Media was able to confirm while the jury was deliberating that one of the stories had been removed from the Almanac’s online archives and another had been altered to change all names in the story. (The stories have since been restored by the company.) The civil suit was settled on July 28, 2015, just six days after Colby first accessed Embarcadero’s servers in preparation for the hacking that took down all Embarcadero websites less than two months later, according to evidence obtained by the FBI. Amanuel received $500 from the city of Menlo Park and his attorney recovered $49,400, according to the settlement agreement. Assistant U.S. Attorney Susan Knight told Koh that the FBI and U.S. Attorney didn’t pursue Amanuel and didn’t share Colby’s story with Embarcadero Media during the two-year long investigation because they didn’t believe Colby, who could offer no hard evidence for his assertions. Amanuel, who currently resides in Ethiopia, issued a statement through his attorney on Dec. 17, 2018, to Embarcadero Media President Bill Johnson stating that the FBI “never” contacted him “during the course of their investigation in these matters whatsoever” and “adamantly denies that he ever paid Ross Colby or anyone in his behalf to hack any website, or anything of the sort.” Knight told the court that the FBI was unable to locate or talk with Amanuel during the investigation. During the trial, a former roommate of Colby testified the hacker revealed to him he had been paid to attack the news sites, but neither Colby’s attorney nor federal prosecutors asked for details.
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Colby, who had been out on $50,000 bail, was taken into custody for the mental competency evaluation and spent nearly six months in custody, first in Santa Rita Jail in Dublin, then in a federal prison in Texas, while he received two separate mental health evaluations. Koh ruled him competent for sentencing this past May 10. Federal prosecutors sought during the trial to prove through evidence from the FBI investigation that Colby planned the hack over a series of months. The FBI tracked IP addresses that identified and linked electronic devices and their whereabouts to Colby, creating a timeline of the surveillance of and intrusion into Embarcadero Media’s computer systems. The defense sought unsuccessfully to discredit the prosecution’s evidence but presented no affirmative defense.
A motive emerges Colby did not testify at the trial and had no known connection to Embarcadero Media, and neither government prosecutors nor his defense counsel offered a motive for the hacking. However, after the jury began its deliberations in June 2018, prosecutors told Embarcadero that Colby had admitted to the crime in the May 2016 FBI proffer interview. According to court documents, Colby told prosecutors he hacked the system at the request of a convicted felon and former Menlo Park resident, Hiruy Amanuel, who wanted him to remove two stories written about him on the Almanac website, a sister publication of Palo Alto Online, and in the print edition of the Almanac. The stories, published in December 2013, reported on a lawsuit Amanuel had filed against the city of Menlo Park and a Menlo Park police officer for violating his civil
we start jumping to conclusions,” President Jennifer DiBrienza said Wednesday. With the board’s last meeting before the summer break next Tuesday, Collins and DiBrienza said it’s unlikely they’ll start that process now. Nor will they be prepared to take any action at a joint study session of the council and school board set for this fall, they said. Superintendent Don Austin expressed frustration at the “accelerated” pace of the project and said he “wouldn’t even know where to start” on shaping a potential agenda item on housing for the board to consider.
co-owners “bound at the hip,” they do so as neighbors moving on parallel but separate tracks. “Like any neighbors, we have an interest in what the other does because we want to be good neighbors ... but ultimately neighbors need to work on their own timeframe and go in their own direction,” Collins said. “I look at the path we’re headed on and I’m not sure where it ends.” He asked that they consider his proposal at their joint study session, which has yet to be scheduled. Both DiBrienza and Cormack briefly pushed back against his idea. The other council member on the committee, Lydia Kou, did not comment on Collins’ suggestion. “My personal opinion is it would be a shame if we end up being neighbors instead of partners,” Cormack said. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.
Defense attorney Vicki Young and Ross Colby leave the Robert F. Peckham Federal District Courthouse in 2017.
fact that Colby had already been in custody for almost six months and the lack of any further benefit other than retribution to his serving another six or more months in prison, Johnson urged the court to sentence Colby to the time he had already served plus a period of supervised release. Of greater concern to Embarcadero Media, Johnson said, was the government’s failure to follow up on Amanuel’s alleged involvement in the crime, which Johnson called “the elephant in the room,” even as he acknowledged the work of the FBI. Koh said she had many of the same questions about the investigation and its failure to pursue Colby’s assertions. In sentencing Colby to no additional prison time, Koh said she was persuaded that additional incarceration would serve little purpose. She cited Colby’s brain injury from a motorcycle accident, his chronic Lyme disease, PTSD and other complications as factors in not sending him back to prison. Colby declined to make a statement before the court. But Koh had a parting admonition. “Mr. Colby, please do not disappoint me. You are so talented. Do not waste it on things like this,” she said. In addition to his sentence, Colby cannot contact Embarcadero Media, can’t use a computer or mobile device without the prior approval of a probation officer, must enroll in a computer-monitoring program and can’t use the internet without approval of his probation officer. He must also submit to a monitoring device on his electronic equipment. Johnson said he was very satisfied and pleased with Koh’s sentencing decision and that he and Embarcadero Media staff members are happy to finally have closure with the case. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.
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ension over mismatched timelines for redeveloping Cubberley Community Center surfaced in a meeting on Wednesday morning of Palo Alto’s school district and city leaders, with little agreement on how to move forward together on a project that has been in the works for more than a decade. The City Council decided last week to start an environmental study of building up to 112 apartments at Cubberley, which is jointly owned by the district (27 acres) and city (8 acres). While the analysis would include the possibility of building on the
Council members appeared frustrated by the significant difference between the two bodies’ timelines and the board’s reluctance to take formal action on housing at Cubberley. “This is the time for the school district to say whether this (housing) is interesting to them,” said City Councilwoman Alison Cormack. She said she feels an urgency to make progress on the plans for Cubberley given the declining state of the facility and because of the desires of people who make use of it. The city and district renewed their lease agreement at Cubberley five years ago with the stipulation that they would jointly develop a master plan by the expiration of the agreement in December 2019, which is now fast approaching. Collins floated an alternative that he suggested could yield more progress and satisfaction for both sides: Instead of approaching Cubberley as collaborative
Colby deleted the content of all of Embarcadero’s websites and replaced it with an image of Guy Fawkes, the icon of the activist group Anonymous, and posted a message stating: “Greetings, this site has been hacked. Embarcadero Media Group (Alamanac) (sic) has failed to remove content that has been harmful to the wellbeing and safety of others. Failure to honor all requests to remove content will lead to the permanent shutdown of all Embarcadero Media websites.” Each website’s URL was replaced with the text “Unbalanced journalism for profit at the cost of human right, Brought to you by the Almanac.” Embarcadero IT Director Frank Bravo testified at trial that the hack appeared designed to inflict significant financial damage to the news group.
Factors in his sentencing At Wednesday’s sentencing, Knight argued that Colby had not accepted responsibility for his actions and should serve time in prison rather than receive a split sentence that would give him credit for time served and allow him to serve any additional time wearing an electronic monitor. She also defended not investigating the alleged
role of Hiruy Amanuel, saying that Colby was not able to provide any evidence of his involvement. She acknowledged, however, that the FBI should have asked Embarcadero Media to look into whether stories about Amanuel had been removed from its website. “I apologize for that,” Knight told the court in a May 10 hearing. Before rendering her sentencing decision, Koh expressed her concern that Colby had not been completely honest in hearings before and after the trial and had sought to manipulate the court. As an example of his unreliability, she pointed to Colby’s withholding of the surreptitious recording of his proffer session with the FBI until the night before the scheduled Oct. 31 sentencing and failing to divulge its existence during pretrial hearings. Although Colby might have been afraid of Amanuel, as he stated during interviews with prosecutors and in pre-trial hearings, Koh said his story kept growing over a threeyear period, giving her pause about his credibility. In a victim statement, Johnson said the hacking had a significant effect on the company, both operationally and emotionally. But citing Colby’s health problems (he suffers from Lyme disease) requiring complicated drug treatments, the
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(EIR) for a proposed replacement bridge faults the existing structure for “poor drivability for vehicular traffic due to substandard sight distances and vertical profile.” It was the bridge’s narrowness that prompted Caltrans to designate it “functionally obsolete” in April 2011, making it eligible for federal funding and jump-starting the current effort to replace it. That effort received a boost this month with the release of a long-awaited analysis for the project, a 404-page document that aims to reconcile competing views about the bridge’s future and pave the way for construction to begin next year.
At left, visibility is limited for drivers and bicyclists approaching or leaving the existing Newell Road Bridge, which connects Palo Alto and East Palo Alto. At right, although the intersection of Newell Road and Woodland Avenue in East Palo Alto would not change under the proposed bridge-replacement plan, the visibility would improve and the bridge would be twice as wide. narrow width — is also an asset. were modified. Rindfleisch and many of his neigh- Public Works Department. Fisk pointed to the stop signs While some details remain di- Trish Mulvey, a longtime propobors in Crescent Park eagerly look forward to the replacement of the visive, including the lack of actual nent of improving flood control that had recently been installed bridges. Rindfleisch’s home was bike lanes, the new recommenda- around Pope-Chaucer and New- in Crescent Park, including on flooded during the famous Feb- tion represents a truce after years ell Road, called it the “single-best Hamilton Avenue, and to the fact Going with the flow ruary 1998 storm, when water of heated debate stretching back traffic calming device in the city.” that the roads around Woodland or officials from Palo Alto breached the banks at Pope-Chau- to 2013. Over the course of several Despite — or perhaps because of Avenue and University Avenue and East Palo Alto and for cer. These days, he runs the email public hearings, which stretched — the uncomfortable alignment, are already clogged during peak residents who live near San list for his neighborhood associa- from 2013 to 2015, city officials there have been almost no acci- commuting times. This makes the prospect of growing traffic volFrancisquito Creek, which the tion and the topic of flood control discovered that when it comes to dents in the area, she said. “It really makes me stop very umes unlikely, he said. bridge crosses, the project carries is a perennial concern, he told the the future bridge, residents have “During the busy commute a sense of urgency. The replace- Planning and Transportation Com- very strong — and widely diver- carefully and look very carefully gent — opinions. and go slow,” Mulvey said. “I times, especially in the afternoon, ment of the Newell Road Bridge mission on Wednesday. think people recognize that, and the whole Crescent Park neighbor“Every winter there is an incredisn’t just a way to improve traffic that’s why there don’t seem to be hood is locked into their homes,” flow; it’s also a critical component ible fear: Is the next rainstorm goFisk said. “They can’t get out accidents.” of the regional effort to improve ing to be the one that overflows A new direction Yet she also acknowledged that because of all the cars that are flood control around the creek. the creek?” Rindfleisch said. “It’s he greatest difficulties that Newell Road Bridge is one of two because of Pope-Chaucer. We canPalo Alto and East Palo the bridge simply can’t stay the lined up on those crescent-shaped bridges — along with the Pope- not replace Pope-Chaucer until the Alto leaders had to wrestle way it is. The East Palo Alto area streets, heading to University AvChaucer Bridge — that is current- Newell Road Bridge is fixed.” with during the environmental northwest of the bridge continues enue. At the same time, traffic is Xenia Hammer also argued for review process concerned proj- to grow and evolve, and the New- backing up from the Newell Road ly on tap to be replaced. And while the Pope-Chaucer is the far more the urgency of replacing Newell ect’s priorities: If the Newell span ell Road Bridge is a critical route Bridge all the way up to University flood-prone of the two spans, its Bridge. The alternative proposed is taken down, what should the for residents, including bicyclists, Avenue and Woodland Avenue.” Fisk noted that even though long-anticipated replacement can’t in the EIR, she said, represents “a replacement bridge accomplish? she said. “When you look at the number the EIR does not recommend the occur until Newell Road Bridge is reasonable compromise” given all And what unintended problems completed. That’s because replac- the community input that the city might be created through the of people who live in that part of Newell realignment option that East Palo Alto and who need to he favors, the one it does recoming Pope-Chaucer first would gathered during its public process. changes? The Planning and Transportaincrease water flow downstream, Some on the East Palo Alto side use that bridge — and there is sig- mend — a widened bridge — raising the risk of flooding in the tion Commission concurred and of the San Francisquito Creek nificant bike and pedestrian use of would largely accomplish the same voted 6-1 on Wednesday night to supported realigning Newell Road that bridge — I do think it’s pretty objective. Newell Road area. “Given the fact that the bridge According to the environmental endorse the environmental analy- to eliminate the existing “blind dangerous from that standpoint,” will be so much wider than the analysis, the Newell Road Bridge sis and its recommendation: the turns.” Wendy Smith, of East Palo she said. The new environmental-impact current bridge, whether it’s fully can currently accommodate 6,600 replacement of the 22-foot-wide Alto, said at a 2015 public meetcubic feet per second (cfs) of Newell bridge with one that is 44 ing that she favored a “full align- report, which has been endorsed aligned or partially aligned, it creek flow, making it more than feet wide. The new bridge would ment” of Newell Road, which was by staff from both Palo Alto and doesn’t really matter,” Fisk said. He does have one recommenadequate for the existing flow of also have 5-foot-wide sidewalks one of the options that Palo Alto East Palo Alto, seeks to reconcile 5,400 cfs. It is not, however, suf- and “sharrow” markings, designat- presented. The priority, she said, the different viewpoints. Gone dation for the new bridge design: ficient to handle the future natural ing it as a shared path for drivers should be “not continuing to have from consideration are some of Shift the location of the bridge so and bicyclists. The project would sight lines that are around corners the more controversial proposals that a larger portion of it would be creek flow of 7,500 cfs. “If upstream improvements are also raise portions of Newell Road and don’t give you a clear view of that were brought up during the on the East Palo Alto side, which public-outreach process, including would also prevent the removal of completed, flows exceeding 6,600 and Woodland Avenue by about 4 who’s coming.” cfs would not be able to pass un- feet to make it easier for drivers Those on the Palo Alto side the removal of the bridge without a California buckeye tree. Accordder the existing bridge,” the EIR to see oncoming traffic. It would countered that widening the bridge replacing it and the replacement of ing to the analysis,12 trees around states. “This would result in flood- also eliminate existing flood walls and realigning Newell would en- the bridge with a bicycle/pedestri- the bridge would be cut down. While the city councils in the ing upstream of the Newell Road to allow more visibility near the courage drivers to speed through an bridge. And while the document creek itself, said Michel Jeremi- their neighborhood. Crescent Park considers two alternatives that two cities have not yet discussed Bridge.” For that reason, Thomas as, senior engineer at Palo Alto’s residents came out hard against the would straighten Newell Road (a the proposed alternative, Abrica proposed realignment. Some sug- “full” and a “partial” realignment told the Weekly said he is comfortgested either keeping the existing of the street) and an option that able with the proposed solution. He East Palo Alto bridge, replacing it with a bridge would create a one-lane, bi-direc- said he had strongly opposed a full exclusively for bicyclists and pe- tional bridge with a traffic signal, realignment of Newell Road near Wood land A destrians or simply removing the it does not recommend advancing the bridge, saying it would create venue a “mini-highway” in the area. And these options. bridge and not replacing it at all. Instead, it recommends as its while Abrica said a partial realignDoug Kelly, a resident of EdgeW wood Drive, represented the view “preferred alternative” a more ment (which the EIR does not recUniversity oo of many in his neighborhood when conservative plan: widening the ommend) may improve drivers’ dl Avenue an he said at a 2015 public meeting bridge and not altering Newell in visibility on the bridge, he noted dA Sa in East Palo Alto that he likes any way. Though it falls short of that the recommended plan has ve n u e nF ran Palo Alto the “blind nature” of the existing the type of realignment some in other measures for making condicisq uito Creek bridge, calling it a “natural break East Palo Alto were hoping to see, tions safer, as well as new space for Edgew the recommended alternative ap- sidewalks and bicyclists. to traffic.” Newell Road ood Abrica, who serves on the board “You’re suicidal if you do any- pears to be something most public Bridge Dri ve of directors at the San Francisquithing but a crawl over that bridge, officials can live with. R. Allen Fisk, an East Palo Alto to Creek Joint Powers Authority, and that’s a good thing in my planning commissioner who lives also emphasized the importance of mind,” Kelly said. Even those who favor stronger close to the creek, said he favored moving the Newell project along Newell Road intersects Woodland Avenue in East Palo Alto and connections between the com- some realignment and rejected so that the creek authority can jogs to the left before continuing on. Some local residents proposed munities acknowledge that the the notion that traffic would sigstraightening out the jog, but a plan that the city of Palo Alto and (continued on page 10) bridge’s biggest weakness — its nificantly increase if Newell Road Caltrans have recommended keeps the current road configuration.
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of diverting 95% of the city’s waste from landfills by 2030. The ban on straws picked up momentum a year ago, thanks to a coordinated campaign by the city and Girl Scout Troop #60016, which conducted outreach to local restaurants and received commitments from more than three dozen
Commissioner Michael Alcheck also suggested a modification: Widen the Newell Road Bridge but install traffic signals to slow down cars. The existing bridge’s narrowness is effectively a “speed bump,” Alcheck said, and widening it will have the effect of speeding cars along. “It will likely encourage faster passage over the bridge,” Alcheck said. But he ultimately agreed with the majority of the commission, which backed the preferred alternative in the environmental analysis. Commissioner Asher Waldfogel observed that the project has taken “a long time to germinate” and urged moving it forward. Commissioner Doria Summa agreed. “I do think this is a very good compromise for a project that involves multiple cities and multiple agencies,” Summa said. “I
The bridge on Newell Road connecting Palo Alto and East Palo Alto poses a flooding hazard since it restricts flow of San Francisquito Creek to a smaller volume than may occur in a 100-year flood. lanes for the bridge. Instead, by proposing wider lanes with “sharrow” markings, it recommends an alternative that would encourage cars to speed and that would worsen conditions for bicyclists. The sharrows “do not change the level of traffic stress and make no significant difference,” Neff said. Commission Chair William Riggs concurred and argued the city should have been more thorough in evaluating bike and pedestrian use of the bridge. He favored
making the bridge a one-lane span with traffic signals regulating traffic in both directions. The proposed alignment, he said, will create conflicts between drivers and bicyclists. “I know it’s important from a watershed standpoint, but I’m not sure that the artificial acceleration of the timeline justifies what can be a unique and more safe treatment from a multi-modal standpoint,” Riggs said just after casting the lone dissenting vote.
of them to provide plastic straws only upon request. In response, the council declared May 2018 as “Plastic Straw Awareness Month.” On Monday, with the Girl Scoop troop and dozens of other residents in attendance, an enthusiastic council agreed the city should do what it can to reduce plastic waste. “We’re here because single-use plastic is polluting our environment on an unprecedented scale, and unfortunately this is only predicted
to increase,” said resident Gloria Garcia, who represented a group of residents requesting new regulations on plastic. While no one spoke against the new restrictions, Garcia and others made the case that the city isn’t going far — or fast — enough. Public Works staff had proposed adopting new restrictions in three phases, with the first phase covering plastic straws, utensils, drink stirrers and plastic produce bags. Future phases would include all disposable plastic foodware — initially for dining in (phase two) and ultimately for takeout (phase three). The second phase would also entail charging customers for non-reusable cups and containers. Under staff’s proposed timeline, the second phase would begin in 2021 and the third phase wouldn’t launch until 2025. Miriam Gordon, California director for the nonprofit Clean Water Action, was one of several speakers who requested that the council adopt all three phases immediately. “If this is the plan, why not put the things in the ordinance now?” Gordon asked. “It would be a good idea to give business notice that these things are coming.” Some on the council shared her sense of urgency. Councilwoman Alison Cormack said she’d like to see the city move faster on some of the proposals, specifically charging residents for single-use cups. The restriction, she noted, has the advantage of getting customers — not only businesses — involved in changing behavior. “There’s a proposal for 25 cents. That might make people rethink whether or not they want to remember to bring their reusable cup,” Cormack said. While others agreed that such a policy is laudable, Assistant Public
Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to meet in a closed session to discuss existing litigation, Gustavo Alvarez v. City of Palo Alto, and to discuss labor negotiations pertaining to the Management, Professional and Confidential Employees. The council then plans to adopt the fiscal year 2020 budget, approve changes to utility rates and consider a resolution amending objective standards for wireless communication facilities on wood utility poles. The closed session will begin at 5 p.m. on June 17, at City Hall. Regular meeting will begin at 7 p.m. or as soon as possible after the closed session in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee is tentatively scheduled to discuss preliminary estimates for revenue-generating proposals. The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall. BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will vote on the district-wide “PAUSD Promise” plan, a cell tower resolution, compensation increases for Adult School teachers and an amendment to the superintendent’s contract. There will be informational updates on legal expenses, chronic absenteeism, the Public Records Act and a reconfiguration of the Title IX office. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 18, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW BOARD ... The board plans to review the proposed sign program for 3000 El Camino Real and consider a proposal to demolish the Macy’s Men’s building at Stanford Shopping Center and construct a new retail building at the shopping center. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, June 20, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. PUBLIC ART COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss plans for a Code:ART2 event and consider temporary public art at King Plaza by FreelandBuck. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 20, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall.
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Works Director Phil Bobel said the city needs more time to create a system for charging. The only quibbles came over details. Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford requested that the new laws exempt patient rooms. In a letter to the city, Stanford staff explained that paper straws do not work for patients who need to bend them or to drink more slowly due to their compromised health and that plastic supplies may be required to continue to serve patients during power outages that impact dishwashers. City staff agreed to make the exception, although the hospital cafeterias and other common dining areas would be subject to the laws. Ryan Globus, a Midtown resident whose mother is quadriplegic, suggested that the ban on plastic straws consider people with disabilities, many of whom depend on plastic straws at restaurants. The city should make plastic straws available only upon request, Globus suggested in an email. “Compostable straws slowly dissolve and become ineffective within minutes. As my mother depends
About the cover: Cars line up to cross the bridge on Newell Road during rush hour on June 10. The bridge crosses San Francisquito Creek and connects East Palo Alto and Palo Alto. Photo by Sinead Chang.
on someone else to hold the drink near her for her to drink via straw, it can take her 30 or more minutes to finish a drink, which is too long for a compostable straw,” Globus wrote. While the new law does not make an exception for residents with disabilities, Bobel said staff will address this concern when it creates regulations for enforcing the new ordinance. Ultimately, the council adopted only the first of three phases, banning plastic utensils and plastic produce bags. Businesses would still be allowed to offer compostable bags, which some already do. The new rules also require businesses to provide receipts only upon request. The passage of the ordinance was never in doubt Monday. Councilwoman Liz Kniss called the new ordinance an “incredible step” in the city’s environmental efforts. Mayor Eric Filseth agreed. “I think we can live without plastic straws,” he said. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.
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want to see it go forward as soon as possible.” Once the EIR is approved, the city will draw up construction plans and obtain environmental permits with the various regulatory agencies. The city will also apply for federal funding, which is expected to cover about 88.5% of the estimated $8.5 million construction cost. If things go as planned, construction could begin as early as summer 2020, Jeremias said. The Wednesday hearing was the first of four scheduled public hearings on the Newell Road Bridge project. Upcoming meetings will take place on June 18 (7 p.m. at the Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road), June 19 (7:30 p.m. in the East Palo Alto Council Chambers, 2415 University Ave.) and on July 18 (8:30 a.m., Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.). Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.
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Done with detours Following the completion of the city of Palo Alto’s Upgrade Downtown reconstruction project, traffic flows along University Avenue on June 11. The work included the installation of traffic poles and directional signs, widened sidewalks, new space for bike parking and upgrades of gas pipes, water lines and fiber cables. The city plans to do additional street work on Emerson and Webster streets in 2020.
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Josephine Catherine (Dillon) Rice died on May 20. She was born in San Francisco on Jan. 21, 1925. She grew up with her four sisters and brother in Redwood City and graduated from Sequoia High School. While working as a bookkeeper at a local Montgomery Wards store in 1946, she met the love of her life, George Allen Rice. They were married in September 1948 and the newlyweds immediately settled into their house in the Midtown area of Palo Alto, where they raised five children and spent the rest of their lives. She enjoyed word puzzles, bowling and gardening and was a huge fan of the San Francisco Giants. The last living member of her immediate Dillon family for many years, she regularly kept in contact with all of her
nieces and nephews and their children. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2000; and daughter-in-law, Randi, in 2017. She is survived by her children, Leslie Wall (Tom) of El Dorado Hills; Rick Rice (Cheryl) of Rancho Palos Verdes; Michael Rice (Peggy) of Roseville; David Rice of Palo Alto; Donna Rice of Palo Alto; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. A celebration of life will be held at Hoover Park in Palo Alto on Friday, July 12, at 1 p.m.
Katherine (Kay) Beaver McGeehon Katherine (Kay) Beaver McGeehon died Dec. 7, 2018, in Walnut Creek at 94 years old. She was born in Santa Cruz to Dr. Harold J. and Ruth Squire Beaver and raised in Palo Alto. She graduated from Palo Alto High School in 1942. She went on to the University of California, Davis until it closed during World War II, at which time she transferred to the University of Idaho. After the war ended, UC Davis was reopened and she transferred back to graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1946. In 1936, her father purchased property east of Mt. Hamilton, where he decided to raise turkeys, hogs and cattle. She and her
Community Fund awards record $457K The Palo Alto Community Fund, an organization that awards grants to local community groups in and around Palo Alto, announced its 2019 grant recipients on Tuesday. Now in its 40th year, the nonprofit raised a record $457,000 for 41 local organizations. (Posted June 13, 9:41 a.m.)
No prison time for ex-Stanford coach Stanford University’s former head sailing coach John Vandemoer became the first person to be sentenced in the national college-admissions case on Wednesday for knowingly designating two applicants as recruits despite their lack of experience in the sport. (Posted June 12, 12:56 p.m.)
Stanford fires back over housing requirements Stanford University pushed back this week against Santa Clara County’s proposed housing requirements as part of the university’s ambitious campus-expansion application by arguing that the university deserves credit for graduate housing already under construction. (Posted June 12, 9:54 p.m.)
RV-parking zones gain momentum After failing five years ago, Palo Alto is once again exploring the idea of establishing overnight parking zones for recreational vehicles. This time, however, the city preparing to try something new: use public land to jump-start the program. (Posted June 11, 12:15 p.m.)
City opts not to sue FAA over airplane noise Despite rising community frustrations about airplane noise, the Palo Alto City Council decided Monday night not to launch a lawsuit against the Federal Aviation Administration at this time. (Posted June 11, 2:29 p.m.)
Wiener makes case for state housing bill State Sen. Scott Wiener, whose housing legislation Senate Bill 50 has energized housing advocates and galvanized intense opposition from Peninsula’s elected leaders, came to Palo Alto on Friday to face some of his critics, push back against the common narrative that the bill represents an attack on local control and assure residents that despite a recent setback, the bill remains on track for passage. (Posted June 7, 10:20 p.m.) Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? Sign up for Express, our daily e-edition. Go to PaloAltoOnline.com/express to sign up.
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City Council (June 10)
Plastic: The council approved a ban on plastic straws, produce bags and other single-use foodware items. Yes: Cormack, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou, Tanaka Absent: DuBois RV: The council directed staff to explore the idea of using city lots for RV parking and partnering with local nonprofits. Yes: Cormack, Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Kou No: Tanaka Absent: DuBois
sister Barbara were recruited to help with the ranch work. She drove a truck loaded with hay bales over Mt. Hamilton road and rode horseback with the ranch foreman, Jack Deane, to check on and move the cattle. She married Bill McGeehon on Sept. 14, 1946, and moved to his hometown of Walnut Creek, where she resided until her death. She and Bill raised one daughter. She was a musician, horsewoman, small plane pilot, homemaker, bridge player, bowler, receptionist at Buchanan Field in Concord, school bus driver and Contra Costa County Connection bus driver. She and Bill loved to travel, adventuring across the U.S. along with trips to Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. She was an avid reader and kept up with current events. In her later years, she loved watching the Golden State Warriors and cooking shows on television. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2008. She is survived by her daughter, Bobbie (Clarie) of Farmington; sister, Barbara Wolff of Menlo Park; two granddaughters; three greatgrandchildren; three step grandchildren; five step great-grandchildren; cousins, nephews and nieces; and caregiver Edelita Pine, who lived with her for over five years. A celebration of life will be held on Sunday, June 30, at 11 a.m. at the JBL Home Ranch, 6001 Alhambra Valley Road in Briones. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be sent to the California Cattlemen’s Memorial Research Fund, 1221 H St., Sacramento, 95814 or a charity of choice.
Board of Education (June 11)
Tax notes: The board adopted a resolution authorizing the issuance of 2019-20 tax and revenue anticipation notes and requesting the Board of Supervisors to issue and sell said notes in an amount not to exceed $20 million. Yes: Unanimous Paly science building: The board approved a contract with Beals Martin for the construction of the Paly science building addition. Yes: Unanimous Secondary chief academic officer compensation: The board approved a 2% mid-year raise and 2% one-time bonus for Sharon Ofek, chief academic officer of secondary education. Yes: Unanimous Senior cabinet compensation: The board approved a 0% raise and 2% onetime bonus for four senior administrators. Yes: Unanimous Contracts: The board approved two-year contracts with Deputy Superintendent Karen Hendricks, Assistant Superintendent of Secondary Education Services Sharon Ofek, Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education Services Anne Brown and Assistant Superintendent of Equity and Student Affairs Lana Conaway. Yes: Unanimous Budget: The board discussed the 2019-20 budget. Action: None
Council Policy and Services Committee (June 11)
Audits: The committee heard status updates about various audits, including ones pertaining to “green purchasing” practices, disability rates and information technology data governance. Action: None
Planning and Transportation Commission (June 12)
Newell Road Bridge: The commission discussed the new Environmental Impact Report for the replacement of Newell Road Bridge and recommended approving the EIR’s preferred alternative, which involves widening the bridge and retaining the existing alignment of Newell Road. Yes: Alcheck, Lauing, Roohparvar, Summa, Templeton, Waldfogel No: Riggs
Historic Resources Board (June 13)
Bo Crane: The board heard a presentation from author Bo Crane. Action: None
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Letters Stanford could worsen housing crisis Editor, The Weekly highlights that the county quadrupled the Stanford GUP housing requirements from Stanford’s proposed 550 homes to 2,000 homes. In its GUP, however, Stanford proposes to add 7,010 jobs. Stanford’s initial GUP application had 7,010 people fighting over 550 homes. The county’s increased housing requirement still leaves 7,010 people fighting over 2,000 homes — short homes for 5,010 new Stanford workers. Stanford’s GUP application exacerbates our area’s housing crisis. Our area is already unsustainable. Service workers, including teachers, firefighters, police officers, nurses and medical technicians, can’t afford to live here. Our schools are losing amazing teachers who can’t afford to buy a home here and are too exhausted from long commutes to continue teaching our children. RVs now line El Camino and spill into neighborhoods. All major employers can no longer add jobs without being part of the solution. Otherwise, it is increasingly impossible to provide necessary services for our community. Instead of worsening our housing crisis, Stanford can be a good neighbor. Stanford could reduce the size of its GUP application (the largest land use application in county history) or build more homes for its new workforce. To not diminish our quality of life, Stanford also needs to fully mitigate the other impacts of its massive GUP expansion on our schools, our roads and our open space. Nancy Krop McGregor Way, Palo Alto
Baffled by other Dems Editor, As a Democrat and someone who grew up in the Bay Area, I am very disappointed in my party, my city and my state. I have been doing grassroots housing advocacy since 2014. Recently, my organization reached out to a Bay Area nonprofit affordable housing developer to look for advocacy opportunities for their new upcoming projects. They said they’ve put all new projects on hold because they can’t hire staff to work on them. Opposition to allowing us to shelter all of our population,
which hides under the guise of anti-corporatism, is despicable coming from my neighbors who claim to care for others. I am bewildered by Democrats who oppose SB 50 and call for caution in undoing the zoning mistakes of the past. We need to take action to allow more homes, now. A year from tomorrow is too late. David Watson Montecito Avenue Mountain View
No tall buildings near homes Editor, There is an affordable housing crisis in California. But how does encouraging the building of expensive luxury condos help solve that problem? This is the premise underlying many of the housing bills our state legislators are proposing (SB 50, AB 1279, SB 330, AB 1487). Sound hokey? Yet our state legislators are ready to hang their hat on this untried and unproven “solution,” crossing their fingers and making a wish while overriding local zoning in our community and proposing that tall condo buildings also be built next to single family homes. Contrast that proposed “solution” with California’s current $21 billion state surplus, some of which could be directly targeted to provide subsidies and vouchers for rent, purchase land, build public housing, or provide financing to and for affordable housing projects. State surplus funds could also be directed to improve mass transit, bringing workers from their homes to their jobs. Instead, the state legislature is proposing legislation that costs the state nothing while resulting in a big payday giveaway to developers, generating rich commissions for Realtors, providing union construction workers with jobs and helping tech companies evade responsibility (all of whom support these bills), while dismantling single-family-home neighborhoods. It’s a giant social engineering experiment, with us and our communities as the guinea pigs. One proposed bill even makes sure we’re locked into this experiment for years, preventing any voter initiative from overturning it (SB 330). Unsure this is such a great idea? Let your elected representatives know; State Sen. Jerry Hill, Assm. Marc Berman, the Palo Alto City Council and your school board. Kathy Jordan Walter Hays Drive, Palo Alto
The future of straws Editor, My name is Bartholomew Chu and I am currently a student at Gunn High School. I would like to discuss the future of straws in California, especially since there is a plastic straw ban that has taken effect in the state. Many restaurants and businesses across California have ditched the outlawed plastic in favor of paper. With more and more businesses switching to paper, we should discuss the viability of this material. I, for one, think the solution is not paper but a more alternative compostable material. I think that there will be a rising interest in sugar cane pulp straws. Originally from Taiwanese manufacturers, straws made of this material have circulated into California’s food business market. The advantage of this material is that it is biodegradable (although they need to go to a composting plant). These straws are also rigid and will hold their shape after long periods in liquid. This is a major benefit compared to paper straws. It is also worth noting that sugar cane itself only takes a few months to fully mature. However, trees for paper take years to grow to a sizable amount. On the other hand, this material is more expensive, but I believe it is necessary to sell sustainability to consumers. Overall, I believe investing in this material as a city will be worth the cost and effort. Palo Alto is also growing with many restaurants and creatives. To make Palo Alto a green city, I believe we would benefit from switching from plastics and paper to sugar cane pulp. Bartholomew Chu Ramona Street, Palo Alto
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added to the already meager housing stock — zero. Stu Beattie Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto
Consequences of San Antonio complex Editor, As a sophomore at Gunn High School, reading about additional housing in Palo Alto makes me wonder what my school will look like in five to 10 years. I have read about Palo Alto expansion plans and multi-family housing projects, but the impact on the local schools doesn’t seem to worry those leading these projects. I haven’t seen any plans to add schools or expand the schools already present. Adding a large housing project like the one proposed in the Weekly article, “To get more housing built, Palo Alto looks to loosen rules on San Antonio Road,” will inevitably attract families looking for a good education for their children as well as a Silicon Valley job. This means that there will be more students enrolled in local schools. The schools are already crowded, so adding more students to them will decrease the productivity and quality of Palo Alto’s reputable education. In addition, the San Antonio housing complex is far from the local schools. This brings up another issue: student transportation. Students in Palo Alto tend to walk or bike to school, but in the San Antonio area, to get to Gunn, students must cross both Alma and El Camino. Both of these roads are very large and not ideal to bike along. The middle and elementary schools are also far away (1.2 miles). Parents, worried about their children,
wouldn’t want to let them walk or bike to school if they have to use these large roads and have a long path to school. The students will then be driven to school because of the long, unsafe trail they would have to use otherwise. This would have an impact on the environment and the already unbearable traffic situation in Palo Alto. Adding the proposed housing complex without figuring out the transportation and education issues beforehand will negatively impact Palo Alto’s image and reputation. Mèlanie Julia Alma Village Circle Palo Alto
No tough questions asked Editor, The supporters of SB 50 who invited Sen. Scott Wiener to speak were not about to ask him any tough questions. Wiener claimed that SB 50 would lead to apartments with some “affordable” units. In fact, the bill would empower developers to choose whether to build luxury condos for sale or expensive apartments for rent. Wiener said nothing about condos. A written question on the subject was not asked by the moderator. SB 50 is like Wiener’s SB 827 last year — but gives more special interests a piece of the action. The high tech corporations behind SB 827 are behind the scenes this year. Wiener assured attendees that SB 50 “is not dead,” but alive and well. I say it’s alive and bad. Very bad. Gary Wesley Continental Circle Mountain View
Editor, It’s hard to repeal the laws of supply and demand, which continue to dictate the price of Palo Alto real estate at their intersection. Two major reasons why supply and demand have caused Palo Alto housing prices to escalate relate to factors influencing supply: 1. California state income taxes that treat capital gains as ordinary income provide property owners with a disincentive to sell; and 2. Federal income tax changes, which now allow for very little deductibility of state income taxes, only enhance that disincentive. Result for us: Rather than sell our two-story Palo Alto house and move to a retirement facility, we instead added a downstairs bedroom in case climbing stairs should become a challenge. Bottom line: Available houses www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • June 14, 2019 • Page 13
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Carolyn M. Mansell Died in Palo Alto after a brief illness on April 3, 2018. A Palo Alto resident since 1973, she was for several decades a dynamo of the Silicon Valley residential real estate industry. The daughter of Frank R. Mayo and Eleanor P. Mayo, Carolyn was born in Chicago in 1937 when her father, having earned his PhD in Chemistry at the University of Chicago, was teaching there. Already doing cutting-edge research, Dr. Mayo became an internationally recognized polymer chemist, ending his career with three decades at the Stanford Research Institute. Carolyn was educated at the Lab School, Northfield School for Girls, and Brown University, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in history. Her freshman year she met Roger Mansell, an engineering student at Brown. He asked her to marry him on their first date; after four years, she finally agreed, and they were married in the chapel at Brown University. In their first year of marriage, Roger, a U.S. Army Artillery officer, was stationed at a forward fire base on the South Korean DMZ. Carolyn was obliged to remain to remain in the US, where she took a position as a social worker at Deaconness Hospital in Boston. Informed by the U.S. Army that it was impossible to travel to Korea as a tourist, with the help of a Japanese friend, she arranged to get a tourist visa-on-demand at the South Korean Embassy in Tokyo. She arrived in Seoul before Christmas 1959 to find an airport with one building, one light bulb, and one person in sight: her husband with a rifle, bundled up against the intense cold, in an open Jeep. After a brief stay in an army tent, they celebrated a delayed honeymoon at the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo. Roger was subsequently stationed stateside, and their first child, Catherine, was born at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas in 1961. Because Carolyn’s parents had moved to California for her father’s work at SRI, when Roger decided make a career in business, they relocated to the Bay Area. Roger took a job in San Francisco in printing sales; Carolyn joined her mother’s PEO chapter, and they bought a new house surrounded by cherry orchards in Sunnyvale. Their second child, Alice, was born in 1963. Carolyn was a hard-working and creative stay-at-home mom, organizing babysitting coops and neighborhood Fourth of July parties, leading a troop of Brownies and
various Girl Scout activities, and for her girls’ ice skating club shows, designing and sewing costumes, ranging from a Martian to a glittering Chinese dragon to be carried aloft by a half dozen children. When Carolyn decided to make a career outside the home, it was Roger who encouraged her to go into real estate. In 1972 she began work as a realtor with Wright & Co. and quickly became the top producer in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills. This was a time when most agents were men and overt discrimination against women was not uncommon. In 1984 she founded Mansell & Co. During this decade she was recognized by the Los Altos Board of Realtors as “Top Achiever for 10 Consecutive Years.” Over the decades with Mansell & Co. Carolyn mentored many other agents, most of them women, and including her own daughter, Alice, who, after earning her law degree, came to work with her as a broker. Carolyn pioneered or was a pioneer in many practices that are now considered standard in the industry. For example, with Roger’s help, she had the first brochures printed for houses listed in the area. She also did some of the first house staging and seller-financing deals. In other respects, however, she was unusual for a real estate agent of her time and place. She never allowed her photograph to be used in advertisements, and she refused to launch a website for her company, as she preferred to work with clients who came to her as personal referrals. Carolyn loved helping her clients, many of whom also became good friends. She relished not only finding homes for them, or as was the case, selling their homes, but negotiating contracts. Real estate was such a passion for her that even in her last days, from her hospital bed, she wanted to know every detail of the deals-in-progress, and that her clients were taken care of. At the time of her passing Mansell & Co. was the oldest female-owned real estate company in Silicon Valley. Roger Mansell died in 2010, one year after celebrating their 50th anniversary. Carolyn is survived by her sister and brother-in-law, Jean and Jack Howell; daughter Catherine and son-in-law Agustín G. Carstens, and daughter Alice Mansell. PAID
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Violence related Arson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft related Embezzlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 1 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Miscellaneous Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Psychiatric hold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
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June 5-June 11 Violence related Assault . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Assault w/ a deadly weapon. . . . . . . . . 1
Theft related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle related Auto burglary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 2 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/major injury . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle accident/no details. . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alcohol or drug related Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 2 Miscellaneous Animal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Fire call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Follow up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Info. case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Medical aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Other/misc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Property for destruction . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
VIOLENT CRIMES Palo Alto
Middlefield Road, 6/5, 11:11 a.m.; arson. Curtner Avenue, 6/7, 12:41 a.m.; domestic violence. Alma Street, 6/9, 12:46 a.m.; domestic violence.
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500 block University Drive, 6/7, 10:36 p.m.; assault w/ a deadly weapon. El Camino Real/Ravenswood Avenue, 6/10, 4:28 p.m.; assault.
Notice of Request for Proposal for Lease of Space for Pre-School Services Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees for the LOS ALTOS SCHOOL DISTRICT, Los Altos, CA, Santa Clara County ("District"), will receive sealed proposals up to but no later than 2:00 pm PST July 15, 2019 ("Deadline") for the District's Request for Proposals for the Lease of Space for Pre-School Services. Persons or companies interested in submitting a proposal may obtain a copy of the complete RFP through contacting Teri Drenker, Purchasing Supervisor, Los Altos School District, at 650 947-1162 or tdrenker@lasdschools.org. Proposals must be submitted as described in the RFP. It is the sole responsibility of the person submitting the proposal to ensure that the proposal is delivered on time. The District will not be responsible for, nor accept, as a valid excuse for a late proposal delivery, any delay in mail service or other method of delivery. Any proposal submitted after the Deadline may be rejected by the District. Please refer to the complete RFP for additional information. Teri Drenker Purchasing Supervisor Los Altos School District, Santa Clara County, State of California
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Terrorists, heroes or pawns? TheatreWorks’ ‘Archduke’ satirizes the assassination that set off World War I
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by Karla Kane production by Stephen Stocking, who also originated the role in its 2017 world premiere in Los Angeles). Some consider him a terrorist, some a hero. In “Archduke” he’s neither. While the historical Gavrilo was a devoted Yugoslav nationalist, in Joseph’s hands, he and his fellow recruits Nedeljko (Adam Shonkwiler) and Trifko (Jeremy Kahn) are incompetent young buffoons who are pushed into the assassination plot by the charismatic, unhinged Dragutin “Apis” Dimitrijevic (Scott Coopwood), whom they refer to as Captain. Captain is vehemently dedicated to the cause of Slavic unification and the overthrowing of the Austro-Hungarians, but he’s also obsessed with offing the archduke and his wife before his rival revolutionaries can. And, as in real life, the road to the assassination is paved with farcical errors and unlikely turns of events that somehow manage to flip the whole world upside down. At play’s start, young Gavrilo waits in a desolate, ruined library or storehouse, sent there by an unseen doctor, who’s given him dire news. He’s a “lunger” — that
is, suffering from terminal tuberculosis, his consumptive cough splattering blood on the doctor’s clean white kerchief (far fancier than anything Gavrilo’s ever used). The doctor has told him he can find meaning in his apparently brief and miserable young life by joining a cause greater than himself. He soon meets Nedeljko, a gormless if passionate fellow also sent by “Doc,” and they alternately squabble and bond over their similarly depressing circumstances. Innocent and adolescent, they dream of perhaps one day seducing a woman, and reminisce fondly about the one time they’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting a sandwich. Their trio is rounded out with the arrival of Trifko, another naive (if slightly more experienced) lunger sent by Captain and bearing a suitcase of guns and explosives — the better to lure these rather dim-witted boys. If they join him at the Captain’s, he promises, they’ll find not only the chance to use weaponry but also luxuries they’ve never known, including comfortable beds and plentiful food. At Captain’s country home, they’re given a crash course in the
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand and Duchess Sofie (Scott Coopwood and Luisa Sermol, in foreground) are envisioned by would-be assassins played by Adam Shonkwiler, Stephen Stocking and Jeremy Kahn in “Archduke,” presented by TheatreWorks Silicon Valley.
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ou don’t want to glamorize these individuals but you do want to humanize them. I think it’s very brave to actually say, ‘I want to create characters that you have complicated relationships to,’” director Giovanna Sardelli told the Weekly in 2016, about a play-in-progress by Pulitzer finalist Rajiv Joseph. That project was “Archduke,” then part of TheatreWorks’ New Works Festival, now a fullfledged TheatreWorks production, still under Sardelli’s deft direction. The show, which Joseph has revised for this regional premiere, is moving, bold, strange and empathetic. All that, and very funny besides. The titular archduke is Franz Ferdinand, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. It’s his 1914 assassination that often is seen as the spark that set off the horror and upheaval of World War I, forever changing the geopolitical landscape and ushering in the modern era. “Archduke,” though, isn’t really about the doomed royal but rather his assassin, 19-yearold Bosnian Serb Gavrilo Princip (played in TheatreWorks’
The Captain (Scott Coopwood, center) rallies the three hapless insurgents (Stephen Stocking, Jeremy Kahn and Adam Shonkwiler), whom he hopes to convince to murder the heir to the AustroHungarian throne. history of the Austro-Hungarian oppression of their homeland, as well as gory tales of Captain’s previous regicide exploits. His no-nonsense housekeeper Sladjana (Luisa Sermol) is something of an old-world wise woman, gathering herbs from the woods, offering sage advice and fostering superstitious ideas about cats. I should mention again that most of these scenes are absurd and comic ones, filled with Joseph’s brilliantly crafted writing, unique rhythms and excellent timing by the actors. Intermixed with the comedy are moments of shocking brutality and sadness. Joseph foreshadows the terrible war to come by having his characters turn surprisingly astute and philosophical at times, pondering how the world seems to be getting smaller. “What will happen this year or next that shapes a century? So much, I bet. Everything is about to happen. Everything is about to change,” Gavrilo ponders in the second act. Heavy-handed foreshadowing, sure, but chilling nonetheless. Gavrilo initially resists the idea of murdering anyone (especially when he hears the disapproving voice of “lady bones,” the skeleton from the doctor’s office whose tragic life has affected him deeply (OK, you have to see the show to really get it, but trust me, it’s compelling and wonderfully weird). But the Captain, along with some twists of fate, successfully pushes him to enough outrage to take on the grim task.
And even though we know how the story ends, it still feels like a punch to the gut when we see it on stage. Scenic design by Tim Mackabee includes a fantastic moving train (in which our antiheroes encounter the wonders of curtains and electric lights). Lighting by Dawn Chiang and period costumes by Fumiko Bielefeldt look great, and sound designer Teddy Hulsker gives ominous ambiance. All five actors give tremendous performances, with the strutting Coopwod and the pensive, sweet Stocking especially impressive. Joseph has clearly — and successfully — intended to draw parallels between these centuryago conspirators and modern-day terrorists, to show how the poor, downtrodden and hopeless in society can be radicalized into acts of violence, preyed upon by the powerful. As the finale to its Tony Award-earning season, TheatreWorks has picked a winner with “Archduke,” another testament to its value as an incubator for great new works. Q Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane can be emailed at kkane@paweekly.com. What: “Archduke.” Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. When: Through June 30 (showtimes vary). Cost: $40-$80. Info: theatreworks.org.
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WorthaLook Public Art ‘The Cubberley Project’ “The Cubberley Project,” a temporary audio-visual installation by the Cubberley Artist Studio Program’s Martha Sakellariou and writer Jennifer Lee, is currently on display at Cubberley Community Center (400 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto). The project, which was the winner of March’s “Cubberley Stock” micro-grant event organized by the Palo Alto Public Art Program, features portraits, quotes and stories collected mid-May to early June from 59 members of the Cubberley community representing around 15 campus organizations, according to data from the Palo Alto Public Art Program. “Cubberley is like home for me. I raised my children here. As a dancer I am grateful every day for this space and I love that it is not posh — it’s real. It’s accessible,” states one quote, from Dance Vision’s Lisa Navarro. Sakellariou and Lee created their own homemade recipe of wheat paste, which they used to attach paper photography prints to the exterior walls around the campus (approximately 416 feet of blackand-white images and text were printed). Audio (compiled from 10 hours of interviews, soundscapes and conversations) is installed at three locations and plays through small portable speakers, available through June 21, Monday to Friday 5-7 p.m., and weekends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The full project is expected to remain on display for much of the summer.
Theater ‘Present Laughter’ at the Pear Laughs are available by the bushelful in the Pear Theatre production of Noël Coward’s “Present Laughter,” a frantic farce written and set in 1939 and based fairly strongly on Coward’s own life. Charles Woodson Parker is funny as Garry Essendine, a popular actor who is beset by a complicated web of circumstances as he is preparing for a trip to Africa, and quietly terrified by his approaching 40th birthday. Essendine’s life is madness and it makes for a fun play. There are two aggressive women who want to bed Essendine, an absolutely crazy would-be playwright who hounds him, and his secretary, maid, valet and estranged wife to deal with. Not to mention his two business partners, one of whom is married to one of the women who wants to bed him and the other who is already having an affair with her. Plus, a wellheeled member of British nobility who is the mother of the other lustful woman.
St., Mountain View. Tickets are $35 and available at thepear.org. For Weekly theater critic John Orr’s full review of the show, go to paloaltoonline.com/arts.
Music Palo Alto World Music Day Returning for its 11th year, Palo Alto World Music Day will take place on Sunday, June 16, 3-7:30 p.m. at outdoor locations along University Avenue, which will be closed to traffic. Fifty Bay Area musicians and dancers will perform free concerts in a variety of genres and from many cultural traditions. World Music Day (Fête de la Musique) was started in France in 1982 and is now celebrated around the time of the summer solstice in more than 100 countries worldwide and many cities across the United States. Palo Alto’s event was founded by resident Claude Ezran and is organized by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation.
Director Walter M. Mayes cleverly allows some cast members to go loudly over the top while keeping most of the cast grounded in something like British reserve. The mix helps this production deliver most of the laughs Coward intended.
Highlights this year include the Mexican folk music and dance of Los Panaderos, the vintage jazz of Rhythm St. Applejacks, the women’s barbershop and a cappella singing of Mission Valley Chorus, the international vocal ensemble World Harmony Chorus, Folikadi’s traditional African drumming and much more.
“Present Laughter” runs through June 30 (showtimes vary) at Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida
A complete schedule and map is available at pamusicday.org.
Above: Photographs of community members, including volunteers with the Avenidas Blooms program, are part of Martha Sakellariou and Jennifer Lee’s audio-visual public-art installation, “The Cubberley Project.” Photo by Sinead Chang. Page 16 • June 14, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com
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A tasty hobby turns into a full time job for John Capelo Story by Elena Kadvany | Photos by Magali Gauthier arbecue was part of the fabric of life in Harlingen, Texas, where John Capelo grew up. “Everyone in Texas does a little barbecue on the side,” he said. This included his father, who would wrap brisket in foil and leave it on the Weber kettle overnight until the coals burned down and the meat was impossibly tender. Quality barbecue, by contrast, is notoriously hard to find in the Bay Area. Capelo is working to change that, one slow-smoked piece of meat at a time. Capelo didn’t start his career in the food world and has never worked in restaurants. After high school, he went to the Air Force Academy in Colorado for a year, then got a business degree from the University of Denver and worked in finance, accounting and later, insurance. But cooking and entertaining were always present. After Capelo left Texas for college, he started peppering his mother with questions about her home cooking. His family is Mexican and Italian, so fresh tortillas and “rich, homemade comfort food” were staples growing up, he said. He dabbled
in both cuisines and experimented with barbecue at home. He’s the guy who always ends up at the grill at other peoples’ dinner parties. After moving to the Bay Area with his wife, who is from here, he started an eponymous catering company on the side. keeping his full-time job. Seven years ago he got his first food truck and decided to go all in for barbecue. He now runs two food trucks (one primarily for catering), a to-go counter at a commercial kitchen
in Redwood City and is planning to build a restaurant there. Capelo describes his barbecue style as regional, a blend of his own flavor preferences, trips back to the South and endless hours spent on the smoker and grill. Instead of a basic salt and pepper brisket rub typical in Texas, for example, he adds in coffee and sweet elements reminiscent of Kansas City- and Oklahoma-style (continued on page 18)
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barbecue, he said. “It’s not like everything that I learned from Texas or anything I learned from one area. It’s just a culmination of the years of trial and error and sampling,” he said. Capelo is the proud owner of not one but three smokers — nicknamed “Big Red,” “Black Angus” and “Little Smokey” — that churn out pounds of brisket, pork ribs, pulled pork shoulder and smoked chicken at the commercial kitchen. Inside “Big Red,” a massive 18-rack rotisserie smoker that can handle up to 1,800 pounds of meat, brisket and pork smoke for 12 hours. Chicken, hot links and and spare ribs cook on another rotisserie smoker. They use large, custom-cut apple and oak wood from a company in Richmond. The meat, all natural and organic, comes from Golden Gate Meat Company in San Francisco.
John Capelo, a Texas native, started Capelo’s Barbecue as a catering business on the side of his full-time job. “Ultimately, quality and process are the most important thing to me,” Capelo said, “to be authentic to the true style and how it’s prepared in the South.” The Capelo’s truck roams the Bay Area throughout the week, serving up Texas-style portions of rich, tender barbecue. (The
schedule is posted at capelosbarbecue.com/food-truck.) Barbecue plates come with heaps of meats and a choice of two sides, including slaws, corn muffins or seasonal corn salad. Pulled pork, brisket and chicken are added to tortillas and buns to become tacos and towering sandwiches. For the rare
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vegetarian dining at a barbecue food truck, there is a veggie burger. Capelo’s sauce line-up is also regional. The most popular is the “Capeliente,” a Texas-style tomato-based sauce with vinegar that stands up to the fatty brisket. “Porkalicious,” a South Carolina mustard sauce, goes with everything but pairs best with pork, Capelo said. The “Diablo XX,” made with smoked habanero and jalapeño peppers and ghost pepper extract, brings manageable heat without overwhelming the flavors of the smoked meats. In March, Capelo’s started serving lunch from a bare-bones to-go counter at the front of the Redwood City commercial kitchen at 2655 Middlefield Road. It’s quick service with a limited menu that’s only available Monday through Friday, but the plan is to eventually stay open for dinner. Longer term, Capelo said he has submitted plans to renovate the commercial kitchen and demolish a next-door property to build a restaurant with a full bar,
rooftop, outdoor patio and live music. Capelo also has ideas for spinoff concepts, such as chicken or pizza, that could turn it into a food market like San Jose’s San Pedro Square Market. The project is set for a public hearing in July; Capelo said he is hoping to be open in a year. Q Staff writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.
John Capelo checks on brisket and pork that has been cooking overnight in one of his three smokers.
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plenty of wide-angle witticism from director Barry Sonnenfeld and screenwriter Ed Solomon, along with the odd-couple chemistry of Smith and Tommy Lee Jones. Two sequels floundered in their attempts to extend the fun, and now, with Smith and Jones retired, an attempt to resuscitate the franchise arrives under the “International� banner. The fourth film skews younger by pairing Chris Hemsworth with his “Thor: Ragnarok� co-star Tessa Thompson under the direction of F. Gary Gray. Providing the link to 2012’s “Men in Black 3,� Emma Thompson (no relation) reprises her role as New York bureau chief Agent O. When
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Above: Farm volunteer William Chen, right, and program coordinator Jessica Gonzalez sort flowers at the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm located behind the university’s historic Red Barn. At left: A whiteboard with a list of the day’s farm chores hangs on the wall.
fter working in the tech industry for more than two decades, Gopalkishan Patangay decided it was time to reconnect to his farming roots, so he signed up as a volunteer farmer at the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm near the university’s historic Red Barn. For Patangay, who grew up in India working on his family’s farm, being able to get his hands dirty doing farm chores at the 6-acre site over the past year has provided him a unique opportunity to return to his agricultural roots. The Peninsula resident, now retired, said he plans to use the experience he’s gained at Stanford to follow his father’s legacy and operate his own farm. The farm was established in 2014 by the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences as a living laboratory for students and is slowly evolving into a space where the community can get a hands-on opportunity to help combat climate change through farm work. The farm hosts tours, workshops and harvesting events and provides food to the school’s cafeteria, as well as local chefs who handpick produce for their restaurants, including Vina Enoteca and the Flea Street Cafe in Menlo Park. Patangay said he learned about the O’Donohue farm while volunteering at Los Altos Hills’ Hidden
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Stanford’s O’Donohue farm connects community with small-scale agriculture Story and photos by Christian Trujano Villa farm, a nonprofit that teaches environmental and multicultural awareness. He said he was shocked when he found out about the university’s farm because his wife, who works at Stanford, didn’t even know it existed. On any given week, volunteers are out at in the orchards sorting, adding mulch, picking out plants and other similar duties, which are assigned based on ability. “We welcome all; don’t be scared off by anything,” said William Chen, the farm’s facilities and production coordinator for the past four years. While the farm grows more than 200 varieties of vegetables, flowers, herbs, field crops and fruit and yields about 15,000 pounds of produce each year, it faces the challenge of too much demand and not enough supply. “We have enough clients, enough reach, we don’t have enough food for everybody so we have to hold back,” Chen said.
According to Chen, serving the university is the farm’s main focus, so the Stanford kitchen gets priority over others. However, practicing and teaching sustainability also is among the farm’s objectives. “The idea is to promote smallscale sustainable agriculture and have that be part of the solution to climate change, that’s the whole point of this place,” said Chen, noting that the farm has been recognized for its efforts as it recently received a Citation Award from the American Institute of Architects, San Francisco for being a working agricultural complex and living lab to test social and environmental aspects of farming and agriculture. Chen said most visitors learn about the farm through word of mouth, its website or by taking classes at Stanford. He said the university eventually plans to conduct more community outreach and make the farm more accessible to the public as the program grows. Over time, the hope is to offer
community-supported agriculture for locals through a “farm-share” program. This would allow people to volunteer and in return, get vegetables and other produce to take home. While a large-scale version of this program is not yet operational due to a lack of resources, current volunteers are given access to food in exchange for their service. But to Patangay, the educational aspect is far more rewarding than just about anything else, not just for his own purposes of owning a farm but how it serves the students who work on environmental projects there, too. Volunteer Mark Ferguson, who was first introduced to the farm while taking a class that had a mandatory volunteer component, now visits the farm about four times each quarter to break away from the stress of campus life. “Slowing down and working with your hands and being connected to the earth in that way is very important,” Ferguson said. “It’s easy to forget that nature is all around us.” For more information about the O’Donohue Family Stanford Educational Farm, go to farm.stanford. edu. Q Christian Trujano is an editorial intern. He can be emailed at ctrujano@paweekly. com.
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1611 Stone Pine Lane, Menlo Park
San Francisco Sophistication a floor plan that provides drama and livability in a convenient menlo park location. In the sought-after Park Forest complex, this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath Park Forest Three home has been updated with quality features and finishes. The floor plan boasts 14’ ceilings in a 348 sq. ft living room with fireplace, and a wall of glass looking into the serene, private patio which has access to the community pool and park-like grounds. Over 2500 sq. ft of living space, plus an attached 2-car garage. Enjoy – good eats or fine dining at first-class restaurants in nearby Menlo Park, Redwood City and Palo Alto; shopping in downtown Menlo Park or at Northern California’s premier open-air shopping center, the Stanford Shopping Center; select from two international airports for travel; live near the world-class medical facilities and highly rated public and private schools. NEW PRICE: $2,195,000.
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ATHERTON 129 Karen Way Sun 2-4 Compass 46 Lilac Dr Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker 1 Queens Ct Sat 2-4 Compass
$6,925,000 3 BD/4 BA 400-8424 $6,695,000 3 BD/2 BA 465-6210 $8,100,000 4 BD/4.5 BA 400-8424
BELMONT 1249 North Rd Sat/Sun 2-4:30 Compass
$1,995,000 5 BD/3.5 BA 888-3265
BURLINGAME
1625 Monte Corvino Wy Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass
EAST PALO ALTO 2061 Addison Av Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$1,198,000 3 BD/1 BA 464-3744
HOME OF THE WEEK
200 UNIVERSITY AVE. Near Dwntwn - LOS ALTOS OPEN SUN 1-4 1/2 Acre Estate 4br-3.5ba Main House 1 Br Guest House Offered at $5,999,999
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FOSTER CITY 712 Gateshead Ct Sun 1-4 Compass
$2,068,000 4 BD/2.5 BA 720-5483
HALF MOON BAY 127 Carnoustie Dr Sat/Sun 11-5 Compass 41 Turnberry Rd Sun 1-4 Compass
LOS ALTOS
456 Gabilan St Sat 2-4 Sereno Group Realtors 1070 Mercedes Av #23 Sat 1:30-4:30 DeLeon Realty 2275 Deodara Dr Sat/Sun 2-4 Sereno Group Realtors 1495 Cedar Pl Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass 1739 Joel Way Sat/Sun 11-4 Coldwell Banker 816 Springer Rd Sat 1-4 Sereno Group Realtors
LOS ALTOS HILLS 14433 Debell Rd Sun 1:30-4:30 DeLeon Realty 28040 Elena Rd Sat 1:30-4:30 DeLeon Realty
$2,168,000 3 BD/2 BA 720-5483
FEATURED
$2,795,000 4 BD/4 BA 274-5187 $2,000,000 4 BD/2.5 BA 415-828-4530
$1,800,000 2 BD/2 BA 279-7622 $1,200,000 2 BD/2 BA 900-7000 $2,675,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 408-316-9468 $2,685,000 4 BD/2 BA 823-8057 $2,749,000 5 BD/2.5 BA 415-317-3036 $2,975,000 5 BD/3 BA 898-7246
$3,488,000 3 BD/3 BA 900-7000 $3,500,000 4 BD/2.5 BA 900-7000
GreggAnn Herrern 415-203-3007
27440 Sherlock Ct $3,395,000 Sun 2-4 4 BD/3 BA Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 388-0730 25055 La Loma Dr Sat 1:30-4:30 DeLeon Realty
$8,488,000 5 BD/5+2 H BA 900-7000
27500 La Vida Real By Appt. DeLeon Realty
$49,990,000 5 BD/7+5 H BA 900-7000
MENLO PARK 204 Chester St Sun 1:30-4:30 DeLeon Realty
$1,688,000 2 BD/1 BA 900-7000
2140 Santa Cruz Av B108 (C) Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker
$1,100,000 2 BD/2 BA 302-2449
2140 Santa Cruz Av C205 (C) Sat/Sun 2-4 Coldwell Banker
$850,000 2 BD/2 BA 302-2449
440 9th Av Sat 2-4 Compass 2316 Blueridge Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass 1110 Madera Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker 552 Marsh Rd Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker 1002 Middle Sat 3:30-4:30/Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
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$2,150,000 3 BD/2 BA 400-8424 $3,085,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 400-0502 $998,000 3 BD/1 BA 704-3064
455 Sequoia Av Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass
$1,675,000 3 BD/2 BA 888-9315
210 Escobar Rd Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$3,375,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 619-6461
30 Sharon Ct Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass
$2,950,000 3 BD/2 BA 465-7459
1326 Hoover St #5 (C) Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass
$2,188,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 207-0781
131 Gabarda Way Sun 1-4 Intero
$2,495,000 3 BD/2 BA 543-7740
116 Russell Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Coldwell Banker
$1,895,000 3 BD/2 BA 851-2666
260 S Castanya Wy Sun 2-4 Compass
$2,525,000 3 BD/2 BA 366-8530
9 Valley Oak St Sun 2-4 Compass
$3,295,000 5 BD/3 BA 464-3797
1100 Sharon Park Dr #6 (C) Sat/Sun 2-4 Compass
$1,650,000 3 BD/2 BA 400-8424
2160 Mills Av Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$4,298,000 4 BD/4 BA 740-2233
3617 Oak Dr Sat 1-4 Compass
$4,798,000 4 BD/4.5 BA 269-8556
1040 Ringwood Av Sun 1:30-4:30 Sereno Group Realtors
$1,988,000 4 BD/2 BA 269-7266
1837 Maddux Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass
$1,698,000 4 BD/3 BA 796-4902
161 Willow Rd Sat 2-4 Compass
$3,449,000 5 BD/4 BA 400-8424
662 Oak Park Wy Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass
$1,998,000 4 BD/2.5 BA 269-6700
1131 Hobart St Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass
$5,998,000 6 BD/6.5 BA 799-3130
207 Yarborough Ln $2,400,000 Sat/Sun 2-4 4 BD/3 BA Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 703-8644
MILLBRAE
1330 Millbrae Av $2,448,000 Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 3 BD/2.5 BA Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 823-3292
MOUNTAIN VIEW 263 Monroe Dr Sat 2-4:30 Sereno Group Realtors
$2,498,888 2 BD/1 BA 208-3841
760 Emily Dr Sat 2-4 Sereno Group Realtors
$1,399,000 3 BD/1 BA 279-7622
1063 Bonita Av (T) $1,988,000 Sat/Sun 2-5 4 BD/2.5 BA Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 799-4294
PALO ALTO
2312 Louis Rd Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 DeLeon Realty
$2,488,000 2 BD/2 BA 900-7000
3476 South Ct Sat/Sun 1-5 DeLeon Realty
$2,788,000 3 BD/3 BA 900-7000
530 Kellogg Av Sun 1:30-4:30 Sereno Group Realtors
$3,475,000 4 BD/2 BA 400-2718
638 Middlefield Rd Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$3,349,500 4 BD/3.5 BA 619-6461
$1,585,000 3 BD/2 BA 415-310-3754
2130 Byron St Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$7,495,000 5 BD/4.5 BA 752-0767
$2,680,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 855-9700
369 Churchill Av By Appt. DeLeon Realty
$39,988,000 5 BD/7+3 H BA 900-7000
1429 Emerson St Sun 1:30-5:30 Compass
$7,388,000 5 BD/3.5 BA 384-5392
1019 Harker Av Sat/Sun 1-5 Compass
$4,595,000 5 BD/3 BA 814-0478
2938 Ross Rd Sat/Sun 2-4 Compass
$4,980,000 5 BD/5.5 BA 245-4490
1136 Waverley St Sat 1-4 Compass
$6,275,000 5 BD/2.5 BA 468-4834
1800 Webster St Sat/Sun 1:30-4:30 Compass
$6,998,000 5 BD/5.5 BA 906-8008
PORTOLA VALLEY
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180 Cherokee Way Sat/Sun 2-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$3,995,000 3 BD/5 BA 851-2666
REDWOOD CITY
3937 Lonesome Pine Rd Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass
$2,833,000 5 BD/3 BA 222-0706
SAN BRUNO 724 Green Av Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass
$799,000 2 BD/1 BA 455-1528
SAN CARLOS 447 Hillcrest Rd $1,998,000 Sun 2-4 3 BD/2 BA Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 427-9211 1520 School St Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero
$1,795,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 543-7740
SAN JOSE 1545 Camden Village Cir Sat/Sun 1-4 Intero 982 Morse St Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass 1276 Poker Flat Pl Sat 3-5/Sun 1-4 Compass
$849,000 2 BD/2.5 BA 543-7740 $1,625,000 3 BD/3 BA 888-8338 $1,238,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 759-3508
SAN MATEO 694 Port Dr Sat/Sun 1-4 Compass
$1,998,000 3 BD/2.5 BA 766-2080
SANTA CLARA 412 Greenwood Dr Sat 1-4 Compass
$1,300,000 3 BD/2 BA 434-4318
STANFORD 668 Salvatierra St Sun 1:30-4:30 Sereno Group Realtors
$2,635,000 3 BD/3 BA 400-2718
WOODSIDE 103 Hillside Dr $2,500,000 Sun 2-4 3 BD/3 BA Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty 405-0450 370 Mountain Home Ct Go Directly DeLeon Realty 305 Jane Dr Sun 1:30-4:30 Coldwell Banker
$17,988,000 3+1 BD/5.5 BA 900-7000 $5,595,000 4 BD/4.5+ BA 851-2666
Sports Shorts
Sacred Heart Prep graduate Tierna Davidson is the youngest member of the U.S. women’s national soccer team playing for the World Cup in France.
USA SOCCER
A city with two players at the World Cup Menlo Park residents Dahlkemper, Davidson playing for gold by Rick Eymer
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oughly 34,000 residents call Menlo Park their home. The only secondary school within the city limits is a small, private school (MidPeninsula) on the east side of 101 with a student population of just over 100. Remarkably, two of its favorite daughters share the spotlight with 21 other players on the United States women’s national soccer team currently playing in France for a FIFA Women’s
World Cup gold medal. Cities and towns across the United States are represented on the team, from St. Simons Island, GA (pop. 12,750) to a major metropolis such as Phoenix (pop. 1.7 million). Menlo Park is the only city with multiple players with the national team. Even more unlikely is that Abby Dahlkemper and Tierna Davidson each attended the same (continued on page 35)
Menlo School’s Jones brightest star of the Golden State Future Blue Devil earns Gatorade State Player of the Year Rick Eymer enlo School senior Sophia Jones was named Gatorade California Girls Soccer Player of the Year it was learned Thursday morning. She becomes the first Menlo School player so honored. In addition, she is one of three finalists for the Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year, the most prestigious award in high school sports. Jones, who will be playing at Duke in the fall, was able to play her senior season at Menlo after her commitment to the U.S. national Under-17 team was complete. She appeared in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup in Uruguay last fall. “Any time you wear the crest, you
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Sunday FIFA women’s soccer: World Cup: USA vs. Chile, 9 a.m. KTVU. Telemundo
Tuesday Pam McKenney/Menlo Athletics
FIFA men’s soccer: USA vs. Guyana, 7 p.m., KTVU
Thursday FIFA women’s soccer: World Cup: USA vs. Sweden, noon, KTVU. Telemundo
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Menlo Park resident Abby Dahlkemper attempts to gain control of the ball during a UCLA-Stanford women’s match.
PREP SOCCER
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NEW COACH … Stanford Director of Athletics Bernard Muir announced the appointment of Danielle Spencer as head coach of Stanford women’s lacrosse. Spencer, who served as an assistant at Stanford in 2012, returns to The Farm after she turned around the Dartmouth program in three years and earned Ivy League Coach of the Year honors in each of her final two seasons. Spencer inherited a program coming off three consecutive losing campaigns, but the Big Green won 11 games in her second year and captured an Ivy League regular season title in her third season.
Jim Shorin
TOP PROGRAM … For the second consecutive year, a Stanford cross country/track and field program has been deemed the best in the nation. The Stanford men’s program was named the best overall for its success in cross country, and indoor and outdoor track and field during the 2018-19 academic year. This is the first time the Stanford men have been so honored at the John McDonnell Division I Men’s Program of the Year by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. Last year, Stanford was awarded the Terry Crawford Women’s Program of the Year honor. The distinction comes days after the Cardinal men placed fifth at the NCAA Outdoor Championships with only four athletes, Steven Fahy, Grant Fisher, Thomas Ratcliffe and Harrison Williams, who each placed no lower than third in their events to give Stanford 32 points and its best NCAA outdoor finish since 2001. In addition, Stanford was fourth at NCAA Indoors, its best finish since 2007, and fifth in NCAA cross country, placing among the top five for the fifth consecutive year. Among the 2018-19 highlights were NCAA individual championships by Fahy in the steeplechase outdoors and Williams in the heptathlon indoors. Fisher earned his second consecutive Pac-12 individual cross country title while leading the Cardinal to backto-back team crowns. Fisher finished second in the NCAA in cross country, the indoor 3,000 meters and outdoor 5,000, as well as anchoring the Cardinal to a runner-up finish in the NCAA indoor distance medley relay. In 2018-19, Stanford crowned three All-Americans in cross country, five in indoor track and four outdoors.
Menlo School senior Sophia Jones, right, was named California’s Gatorade Player of the Year. She’ll be playing at Duke in the fall.
expect to be the best in the world,” Jones said in October. “The women’s national team set the standard. It’s an honor to wear the crest and remember all the players who came before you and how you want to make them proud. It’s an honor to be playing for something bigger than yourself.” The 5-foot-6 midfielder led the Knights to a 20-2-2 record and the Central Coast Section Division I tournament championship during the winter. Jones recorded 18 goals and 16 assists despite missing the final two games of the season while training with the U.S. Soccer Under-20 Women’s National Team. Jones was named (continued on page 34)
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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement
TERRAZO APARTMENTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN655550 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Terrazo Apartments, located at 2105 South Bascom Ave Suite 230, Campbell, CA 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): TOWMAN TERRAZO, LLC 2105 South Bascom Ave Suite 230 Campbell, CA 95008 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/04/2019. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on June 6, 2019. (PAW June 14, 21, 28; July 5, 2019) EVIA APARTMENTS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN655549 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Evia Apartments, located at 2105 South Bascom Ave Suite 230, Campbell, CA 95008, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A limited liability company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): EVIA CAPITAL LLC 2105 South Bascom Ave Campbell, CA 95008 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 06/04/2019. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on June 6, 2019. (PAW June 14, 21, 28, July 5, 2019)
997 All Other Legals NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 13205D NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: VENQUEST INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTIES FG CA LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 5442 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD, CONCORD, CA 94521 Whose chief executive office is: 2791 COWPER ST., PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Doing Business as: FIVE GUYS (Type — FRANCHISED RESTAURANT) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: FIVE GUYS-CONCORD; VENQUEST INVESTMENTS & PROPERTIES FG CA LLC; 1 CROW CANYON CT, STE. 110, SAN RAMON, CA 94583 The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/ are: BAYSIDE BURGERS INC. A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1000 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT C BELMONT, CA 94002 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 5442 YGNACIO VALLEY ROAD, CONCORD, CA 94521 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 2, 2019 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 13206D NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: VENQUEST INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTIES FG CA LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 6660 LONE TREE WAY, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 Whose chief executive office is: 2791 COWPER ST, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Doing Business as: FIVE GUYS (Type — FRANCHISED FAST FOOD RESTAURANT) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: VENQUEST INVESTMENTS & PROPERTIES FG CA LLC, 1 CROW CANYON CT., STE. 110 SAN RAMON, CA 94583 The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/ are: BC RESTAURANTS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1000 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT C BELMONT, CA 94002 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 6660 LONE TREE WAY, BRENTWOOD, CA 94513 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 2, 2019 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be JULY 1, 2019, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: MAY 20, 2019 BC RESTAURANTS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Buyer(s) LA2286265-C PALO ALTO WEEKLY 6/14/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 13204D NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: VENQUEST INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTIES FG CA LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 100 CRESCENT DR STE 7A, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523 Whose chief executive office is: 2791 COWPER ST, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Doing Business as: FIVE GUYS (Type — FRANCHISED FAST FOOD RESTAURANT) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: VENQUEST; FIVE GUYS-PLEASANT HILL; 1 CROW CANYON CT. STE 110, SAN RAMON, CA 94583; VENQUEST INVESTMENTS & PROPERTIES FG CA LLC The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/ are: NORCAL BURGERS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1000 EL CAMINO REAL, UT C BELMONT, CA 94002 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 100 CRESCENT DR STE 7A, PLEASANT HILL, CA 94523 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 2, 2019 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following
NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 13207D NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: VENQUEST INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTIES FG CA LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 190 ALAMO PLAZA, ALAMO, CA 94507 Whose chief executive office is: 2791 COWPER ST, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Doing Business as: FIVE GUYS (Type — FRANCHISED FAST FOOD RESTAURANT) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: VENQUEST FG LLC; FIVE GUYS-ALAMO The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/ are: EAST BAY BURGERS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1000 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT C BELMONT, CA 94002 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 190 ALAMO PLAZA, ALAMO, CA 94507 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 2, 2019 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be JULY 1, 2019, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: MAY 20, 2019 EAST BAY BURGERS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Buyer(s) LA2286876-C PALO ALTO WEEKLY 6/14/2019 NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF BULK SALE (UCC Sec. 6105) Escrow No. 13208D NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a bulk sale is about to be made. The name(s), business address(es) to the seller(s) are: VENQUEST INVESTMENTS AND PROPERTIES FG CA, LLC, A CALIFORNIA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, 2780 PINOLE VALLEY RD, PINOLE, CA 94564 Whose chief executive office is: 2791 COWPER ST, PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Doing Business as: FIVE GUYS (Type — FRANCHISED FAST FOOD RESTAURANT) All other business name(s) and address(es) used by the seller(s) within the past three years, as stated by the seller(s), is/are: FIVE GUYS - PINOLE; 1 CROW CANYON CT, STE 110, SAN RAMON, CA 94583; VENQUEST INVESTMENTS & PROPERTIES FG CA, LLC The name(s) and address of the buyer(s) is/ are: JBM RESTAURANT GROUP, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, 1000 EL CAMINO REAL, UNIT C BELMONT, CA 94002 The assets to be sold are described in general as: ALL STOCK IN TRADE, FURNITURE, FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT AND GOODWILL and are located at: 2780 PINOLE VALLEY RD, PINOLE, CA 94564 The bulk sale is intended to be consummated at the office of: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the anticipated sale date is JULY 2, 2019 The bulk sale is subject to California Uniform Commercial Code Section 6106.2. [If the sale is subject to Sec. 6106.2, the following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be JULY 1, 2019, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: MAY 20, 2019 JBM RESTAURANT GROUP, A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Buyer(s) LA2286877-C PALO ALTO WEEKLY 6/14/2019
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Sports the local Special Olympics as a youth soccer coach. (continued from page 33) Jones joins recent Gatorade California Girls Soccer Players of the 2018 United Soccer Coaches the Year Isabella D’Aquila (2017Youth Girls National Player of the 18, JSerra Catholic High School), Year for her performance with her her Under-17 teammate Kennedy club team. Wesley (2016-17, “Sophie is a Valley Christian leader and leads High School), who by example,” Priis headed to Stanory coach Henry ford, Taylor Ziemer Arredondo said. (2015-16 & 2014“She is techni15, Montgomery cally gifted and High School) and makes the game MacKenzie Cerda easy for everyone (2013-14, Edion her team. She son High School) is a magician with among the state’s the ball at her feet, list of former award and her excellent winners. soccer IQ makes T he awa rd, Sophia Jones her that much more which recognizes dangerous.” not only outstanding athletic exArredondo and his brother, cellence, but also high standards Sacred Heart Prep girls coach of academic achievement and exRamiro Arredondo, coach to- emplary character demonstrated gether at the club level. on and off the field, distinguishes Jones maintains a 3.65 GPA in the classroom and volunteers with (continued on next page)
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GURKHA SECURITY SERVICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN655211 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Gurkha Security Service, located at 2700 Florence Ave., San Jose, CA 95127, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): PRAKASH LAMA 290 Santa Rosa Ave. Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant has not yet begun to transact business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County May 24, 2019. (PAW June 7, 14, 21, 28, 2019)
following information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be JULY 1, 2019, which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: MAY 20, 2019 BAYSIDE BURGERS INC. A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION, Buyer(s) LA2286453-C PALO ALTO WEEKLY 6/14/2019
information must be provided.] The name and address of the person with whom claims may be filed is: CAPITOL CITY ESCROW, INC., 3838 WATT AVENUE, SUITE F-610 SACRAMENTO, CA 95821-2665 and the last date for filing claims by any creditor shall be JULY 1, 2019 , which is the business day before the sale date specified above. Dated: MAY 20, 2019 NORCAL BURGERS INC., A CALIFORNIA CORPORATION , Buyer(s) LA 2286871-C PA WEEKLY 6/14/19
Employment TECHNOLOGY HP Inc. is accepting resumes for the position of Research Engineer in Palo Alto, CA (Ref. # HPCPAAULH1). Participate in researching and developing Machine Learning solutions and algorithms for HP’s 3D Printing technology. Mail resume to HP Inc., c/o Yesenia Tejada, 3390 E Harmony Road, Fort Collins, CO 80528. Resume must include Ref. #, full name, email address & mailing address. No phone calls. Must be legally authorized to work in U.S. without sponsorship. EOE.
ENGINEERING. VARIOUS LEVELS OF EXPERIENCE. Machine Zone, Inc. has the following positions available in Palo Alto, CA: Software Engineer (SEII2): Build real-time data platform to support all of Machine Zone’s games. Lead Media Buying Analyst (LMBA1): Lead performancebased paid acquisition marketing efforts to reach marketing goals. Send resume by mail to: Machine Zone, Inc., Attn: Jackie Gomez, 1100 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304. Must reference job title and job code.
Associate - GIB Associate - GIB sought by BofA Securities, Inc. to drive the preparation of client presentations, transaction-related docs & mkting materials. Reqs: Bach degree or equiv & 18 mos of exp in: Preparing financial analysis, incl. detailed valuation analysis such as discounted cash flow, LBO analysis, accretion & dilution, IPO pro forma analysis, comparative company analysis, precedent transaction analysis, & sum of the parts analysis; Participating in due diligence of companies operational & financial perf in connection w/ investment banking transactions to confirm the assumptions used in forecasting projections & the facts presented in mkting materials to investors & potential buyers. Job Site: Palo Alto, CA. Ref#2600004 & submit resume to BofA Securities, Inc. NY1-050-03-01, 50 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10020. No phone calls or emails. EOE.
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Jones as California’s best high school girls soccer player. Now a finalist for the prestigious Gatorade National Girls Soccer Player of the Year award to be announced in June, Jones joins an elite alumni association of past state soccer award-winners, including Alexi Lalas (1987-88, Cranbrook High School, Mich.), Steve Cherundolo (1996-97, Mt. Carmel High School, Calif.), Abby Wambach (1997-98, Our Lady of Mercy School for Young Women, N.Y.), Heather O’Reilly (2001-02, 2002-03, East Brunswick High School, N.J.), Matt Besler (2004-05, Blue Valley West High School, Kans.), Jack Harrison (2013-14, Berkshire High School, Mass.) and Mallory Pugh (2014-15, Mountain Vista High School, Colo.). As a part of Gatorade’s cause marketing platform “Play it Forward,” Jones has the opportunity to award a $1,000 grant to a local or national youth sports organization of her choosing. She is also eligible to submit an essay to win one of twelve $10,000 spotlight grants for the organization of choice, which will be announced throughout the year. Since the program’s inception in 1985, Gatorade Player of the Year award recipients have won hundreds of professional and college championships, and many have also turned into pillars in their communities, becoming coaches, business owners and educators. Q
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high school: Division IV Sacred Heart Prep, with its main entrance just across Valparaiso Ave. from Menlo Park. High school athletes from Menlo Park benefit in living near several successful private schools, including two within walking distance along Valparaiso, and highly acclaimed public schools. Division I Menlo-Atherton, with one of the most diverse student populations in California, enjoys one of the most successful athletic programs in the area. Its girls soccer program consistently finishes near the top of the Peninsula Athletic League Bay Division. Sacred Heart Prep and Menlo School each won CCS girls soccer titles this past season. Davidson went on to star at Stanford, from where she left with a year of eligibility remaining to pursue a professional career. She helped lead the Cardinal to a national championship in 2017 and an overall 63-4-3 record (.940 winning percentage) during her three years. Davidson was named Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year and All-American in 2017. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year in 2018 and became the first national team player to record 90 minutes in each of her first five games since 1994 Stanford grad Julie Foudy. She sustained a season-ending
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injury on Sept. 9 last year during a nonconference college match against North Carolina. “Coming back from injury really was a big reality check for me,” Davidson told FIFA.com. “I’m just enjoying each game I have and training with this amazing group of women because ultimately you can’t take anything for granted and just have to enjoy the moment.” Dahlkemper, also recruited by Stanford, chose UCLA, where she became a four-time All-American and earned Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior. She helped the Bruins to a 77-6-11 record (.928 winning percentage) and a national title in 2013 during her college career. “You know you can count on her,” former UCLA coach B.J. Snow said of Dahlkemper. “She competes for 90 minutes. She’s a leader on the team and a warrior back there.” Dahlkemper, born in Lancaster, PA, was considered one of the nation’s top prep defenders and earned California Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at SHP. “She’s a great player. She plays my kind of soccer,” Stanford coach Paul Ratcliffe said. “She’s thoughtful, has great skills, and great presence. I think highly of Abby. She’s a great kid.” Stanford grads Kelley O’Hara and Christen Press got in on the action Tuesday as the United States women’s national soccer team walloped Thailand 13-0 in its first game of the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Tuesday in
Reims, France. O’Hara helped kick start Team USA’s and Alex Morgan’s recordsetting day in front of a crowd of 18,591 at Stade Auguste-Delaune. O’Hara had the assist on the first of Morgan’s five goals. She took a pass from Megan Rapinoe at the top of the penalty box and dribbled it toward the end line before crossing the ball to the back post, where Morgan headed it in. Morgan tied a team record with five goals and the U.S. set a World Cup scoring record for goals and margin of victory. Press, who entered the game early in the second half, assisted Morgan on her third goal, scored in the 74th minute. Press picked up a ball passed to the top right corner of the penalty kick by
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Samantha Mewis and held on while Morgan and Carli Lloyd made runs in front of the net. Press got the ball to Morgan, who worked her magic to create open space and a score. On Mallory Pugh’s goal, Press headed the ball to Morgan, who found Pugh open in front of the net. Q
14 What the “cool” smiling face emoji wears 21 Marinara brand 22 “Hold on!” 23 Cowed 24 Dramatic performances, quaintly 25 Maple syrup, essentially 28 Longstocking of kids’ books 29 Ait, e.g. 30 Les ___-Unis 31 ___ clear message to 32 Oregon, for one 40 TV lawyer Goodman 42 It still holds up
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43 Boat propeller 47 Gardasil maker 50 “___ Mark!” (line from “The Room” in memes) 51 “___ the Pigeon” (“Sesame Street” song) 52 It’s perpendicular to the warp 53 Fuzzy fruit 56 Kaitlin’s “It’s Always Sunny...” role 57 Some smartphones 58 Turkish title 59 “The Sound of Music” extra 60 Dentist’s deg. © 2019 Matt Jones
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