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Local news, information and analysis

Church: Person with COVID-19 was on Palo Alto campus Faith communities turn to livestreaming, acts of kindness as virus spreads

by Sue Dremann

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ast Sunday, the leadership at First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, like at many local faith communities, discussed how to respond to the coronavirus epidemic in light of the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC)

recommendations against large public gatherings.

The very next day, that decision on what to do was all but made for them when they heard from a group that rents space at the Cowper Street church.

“We were informed by a tenant

that less than two weeks ago a member of their group, who tested positive for COVID-19, attended a meeting on the FPCPA campus.

We were also informed that a relative, who had yet to be tested but had been in close proximity, was present just three days ago. As far as we understand both individuals were only in one classroom,” the church wrote in an online message to the congregation.

“With this news, late into the

night on Monday, the Session (church governing body) decided that, in addition to a deep clean of the facilities, with an abundance of caution and care, we would close down the FPCPA campus and that all FPCPA gatherings and meetings would take place online through the end of April.”

The decision to suspend faceto-face worship is particularly difficult because of the impending Holy Week and Easter, among the

most important times of Christian worship when many people come together, Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow told the Weekly by phone on Wednesday.

But more than 60% of First Presbyterian’s congregation is over age 60, a demographic the CDC says is at higher risk of complications and death from COVID-19. While it was difficult (continued on page 6)

PUBLIC SAFETY

Following accident, local family takes action Parents, friends of boy who died create posters to emphasize road safety

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Stanford University senior Jeffrey Chang, 21, packs up his belongings on March 11, readying himself to move back home to Cupertino after Stanford asked students to leave campus if they are able in an effort to protect students from coronavirus.

EDUCATION

Stanford tells 7,000 undergrads to leave campus Classes will be online only next quarter

by Elena Kadvany and Kali Shiloh tanford University is the new coronavirus, the second escalating its efforts to major U.S. university to do so. limit the spread of the Several other California colcoronavirus on campus, includ- leges soon followed suit.

The university also stated that ing now asking undergraduate students to leave campus at the two undergraduate students who possibly were exposed to the viend of the quarter.

Stanford had already an- rus are in self-isolation and that nounced on March 6 the can- a School of Medicine faculty cellation of in-person classes member has tested positive for for the remainder of the winter COVID-19.

On March 10, Stanford anquarter to prevent the spread of

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nounced that classes would not meet in person in spring quarter, which starts March 30, until further notice and asked all undergraduates to leave campus this week if possible.

“Because undergraduates live on our campus in highly communal dormitories and Row houses, with shared bathrooms and dining facilities, we have concluded that reducing the concentration of people in these spaces is essential to helping reduce the risk of virus spread

during this next critical phase of COVID-19’s evolution,” President Marc Tessier-Lavigne wrote in an update.

Students took the announcement to heart, leaving the campus in droves. On Wednesday, sophomore Kendall Williamson was one of few students who hadn’t already driven or flown home. He said the cost of leaving immediately was prohibitive for him.

he family and friends of an 11-year-old Greene Middle School student who died in a collision in Palo Alto on the evening of March 6 are coming together in the midst of tragedy to raise awareness about road safety.

The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office identified the boy on Wednesday as Paul Lafargue. He was riding a bicycle when he was struck and killed by a flatbed truck at El Camino Real and California Avenue.

In a statement provided to the Weekly, his parents urged others to slow down — not only on the roads, but also in life.

“Paul’s family would like to express their deep gratitude for the overwhelming show of support they have received from everyone,” they said. “Through this tragedy they would like to encourage everyone to slow down for kids. Be more mindful. Be more aware of your surroundings.”

His mother, Veronique Lafargue, reached out to a friend this week for help designing posters to promote what they’re calling the “Slow Down for Kids” initiative.

Nick Wiesner, a designer, jumped into action. He spent Tuesday night creating several posters, using Paul’s favorite colors — orange and purple — to illustrate the message, intertwined with hearts

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to make the decision to close his church campus, “once we realized this is not about us, this is a public health issue, it became very easy to make that decision,” he said.

Faith communities across the country are wrestling with how best to serve their members while also keeping them safe from the coronavirus, which is now designated a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

In-person worship is giving way to livestreamed services; meetings and classes are going digital. Even in churches that are continuing to meet, many are foregoing the tradition of shaking a pew neighbor’s hand with a greeting of “Peace be with you”; donations are no longer being collected in baskets handed from parishioner to parishioner.

And communion, a most revered sacrament of wine and bread, is now coming in sanitary, prepackaged containers.

The social and structural changes necessitated by COVID-19 pose a challenge to faith communities’ basic identities as places to congregate, some faith leaders said.

Faith communities are places “where people want to go. ...

When they are going through a hard crisis, we want to tell them, ‘Come here,’” said Ellen Bob, executive director of Congregation Etz Chayim in Palo Alto.

But now these same places of solace and community are telling people to stay away.

The coronavirus outbreak has even forced one congregation out of its place of worship. James Bailon, director of operations for Grace Presbyterian Church of Silicon Valley, said his church rents space at Palo Alto High School. The school has ended all of its rentals to outside groups until the end of the school year, he said.

With 150 to 250 members, his church has been holding two services at Paly, and the small staff is looking at all alternatives, including pre-recording and broadcasting Sunday services. They are also looking for another site to rent, he said.

Plenty of other faith communities are also turning to tech. First Presbyterian’s Reyes-Chow led a Zoom conference with 70 other pastors and staff from various faith communities to discuss how they can best transition to technology.

As a church, First Presbyterian has been using social media for a long time and is currently planning to make its whole religious service accessible via Zoom. Smaller groups that formerly met at the church will also use the Zoom platform, he said.

The transition might be harder for some in his congregation, however — especially the many members who live in retirement communities. The church is sending out “tech deacons” to help people access services and communicate with the church, he said.

The church is also stepping up

its outreach strategy.

“One pastor’s job is making sure we don’t forget anyone,” he said.

Rev. Kaloma Smith, pastor of University AME Zion Church in Palo Alto, said his church has also suspended services and face-toface meetings. AME Zion has offered livestreaming of its Sunday services for the past two years and now is doing the same with all of its small-group meetings.

“Faith is absolutely critical at this time,” he said, noting the importance of creating virtual spaces.

His staff is focusing on digital efforts that give the community “a safe haven in a storm,” such as through the community-based Faithlife Equip, an online and social media tool for managing congregations.

Staff is also reaching out to seniors and those who are most vulnerable, who may be isolating themselves to stay away from the coronavirus, to see if they need help with shopping or errands, he said.

Other religious congregations are taking precautions but trying to keep a semblance of normalcy.

Rabbi David Booth of Congregation Kol Emeth in Palo Alto said so far his synagogue is continuing its services, but it has canceled activities geared toward older members of the congregation.

The synagogue did livestream its Purim services so that congregants had an option if they didn’t want to attend in person. There are also virtual options for classes.

“We do have a lunch and we’re having volunteers serve rather than have an open-buffet line. We’re paying attention to Santa Clara County’s guidelines,” he said.

Kol Emeth also has a volunteer squad to check on elderly members, and Booth has also urged parents through social media to talk to their children to help dispel fear about the coronavirus.

Kol Emeth is also using its ongoing kindness program, which helps to build a more positive and connected community. Booth has asked the congregation to engage in one small act to help people feel they can be proactive and positive even at a time when they might feel fear.

“Think of something kind that someone did for you and something kind you can do for someone between now and the next time you wash your hands,” he said.

Bob said her small congregation isn’t canceling its services or meetings yet — Etz Chayim’s classes have five to 15 students — but there’s a sign on the door asking all who enter to wash their hands first before entering.

The congregation still had its Purim pizza party on Monday, with a Purell hand sanitizer station at the front of the line. Staff watched closely to make sure people used it before grabbing a pizza slice, she said.

“We’re trying to balance prudence and living,” she added. Q Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at sdremann@ paweekly.com.

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Police audit report refutes claims of Palo Alto leaders New audit states OIR Group was asked to investigate several internal complaints against officers and then not publish its findings

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alo Alto’s police auditor, who is charged with investigating use of force cases, Taser deployments and complaints against officers, was asked by the city not to release a completed report in spring 2019 so that city staff would have time to devise a policy that shields cases from the public that involve internal personnel complaints, including a case in which a police supervisor allegedly used a racial slur in reference to another officer, a new report indicates.

According to the report from the auditors, OIR Group, the firm issued in April 2019 a report that considered four different cases that were subject to investigations by the city’s Human Resources Department. While the report doesn’t mention any names, it describes an incident that occurred a few years prior and that had come to light again in 2017.

That investigation, according to the report, involved an “allegation of racially inappropriate language by a supervisor,” an apparent reference to an incident from 2014 in which Capt. Zach Perron allegedly used a racial slur in discussing an incident in which another officer, Marcus Barbour (who has since left the department), jumped into a creek and rescued a suspect. The Daily Post first reported on the Perron incident in 2017, and Barbour had confirmed to the Weekly the accuracy of that account.

The new report from auditors Michael Gennaco and Stephen Connolly of OIR Group states that the firm learned about the incident in September 2018 from an “outside source.” When OIR inquired with the city about the case, city staff informed the auditor that because the matter had been treated as a Human Resources Department issue, it was viewed as “falling outside the parameters of our auditing responsibilities.” As a result, the auditor was not alerted about the case or provided an opportunity to review it, the report states.

The firm was then asked by the police chief to investigate that incident, as well as three other human resources-initiated investigations that had been completed in 2017. In April 2019, the firm prepared a “draft semi-annual report” that incorporated its relevant findings and recommendations from those cases as well as the department’s usual investigations, the new OIR report states.

Once they received the April report, city officials revisited the question of whether personnel issues that were investigated through Human Resources were

by Gennady Sheyner (and should be) included as part of the auditor’s standard review protocols. They also reportedly asked the auditor not to publicize their report, to which OIR agreed.

“Per the request of those city officials, we held our draft report in abeyance pending further direction on this matter and received no additional direction in the months preceding the October 2019 expiration of our current contract,” the report states.

Then, last December, the council approved a three-year extension with OIR Group that explicitly states that complaints and investigations of “internal personnel or Human Resources matters” are no longer within the auditors’ scope. This includes investigations of officers relating to “assignments, evaluations, promotions, demotions and similar issues, and allegations of harassment, discrimination and retaliation.”

Because of the new policy, neither the Perron incident nor the other cases that involved Human Resources were published by OIR Group in the new audit. These cases were only mentioned in passing as an explanation for why the firm, which typically releases a report every six months, had not issued any since October 2018.

The question of why there hadn’t been more reports came up during the council’s Dec. 16 discussion of the police auditor contract. When Councilman Tom DuBois asked about the delay, Police Chief Robert Jonsen and City Attorney Molly Stump both attributed the hold ups to the regular back-and-forth that takes place between the auditor and City Hall.

Jonsen noted at that meeting that the police auditor typically bundles the cases in six-month increments and then analyzes these incidents in a report. In this case, the city submitted additional cases to them for review and had to wait longer.

“How long it takes to get through those — it’s up to them,” Jonsen said, when asked about the delay.

Stump noted that her office also reviews the reports to make sure they don’t disclose details that may identify the people being investigated.

City Manager Ed Shikada also claimed at that meeting that the new scope does not substantively change the nature of police audits.

He also argued that accountability in the Police Department is best served by having Human Resources investigate internal personnel issues, the same way the city handles such issues in other

departments.

“The recommended contract makes no changes to the types of reports under the contract that has taken place for years,” Shikada said at the Dec. 16 meeting, just before the council voted to change the scope.

The new report from OIR Group belies that claim and suggests that the report would in fact have been significantly different without the Dec. 16 policy changes. The audit report that the city eventually released, which relies on the new policy, does not discuss the Perron or other HR cases or weigh in on whether the department had appropriately investigated them.

Consistent with the Dec. 16 policy, the city also released the city manager’s “supplemental report” listing matters that had been investigated by Human Resources in the first half of 2018.

The list includes two cases: an allegation of “discrimination, harassment and retaliation” that was deemed “unsupported,” and an allegation that an officer used “inappropriate language with a colleague.” That allegation was “supported,” which means the investigation disclosed evidence “sufficient to prove the allegation by a preponderance of evidence.”

The supplemental report does not offer any further details about these incidents.

When asked last week whether the delay in the police report and the new auditor’s policy is tied to the 2014 incident, Jonsen told the Weekly that his focus was to close an existing loophole and to clarify the process. He also stressed that he believes incidents that have “nexus to the public” should go to the OIR Group for review. By contrast, those that have to do with employee conflicts over a promotion or an evaluation should not go through that kind of process, he said.

The Perron incident was investigated seven years ago, long before Jonsen joined the city. The incident, he said, had already been investigated and handled previously.

“A comment like that made today, under my command, would not be tolerated. Period,” Jonsen said. Q For more about the Palo Alto Police Department, read the Q&A with Chief Robert Jonsen, which starts on page 15. To read more about the audit report, including OIR Group’s review of Taser cases, go to PaloAltoOnline.com.

Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweekly.com.

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Courtesy Nick Wiesner

Designer Nick Wiesner created posters promoting road safety following the March 6 fatal collision between a truck and young bicyclist, Paul Lafargue, in Palo Alto. Posters are available for download at bit.ly/3aOwxBY

Magali Gauthier

Cars drive by a memorial along El Camino Real in Palo Alto for an 11-year-old boy who died on March 6 after he was fatally struck by a truck while riding his bike.

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and a “children at play” yield sign.

He used large, all-capitalized text and high-contrast colors.

The posters are meant to be “big, bold, hard to ignore,” Wiesner told the Weekly. “It feels like this is an opportunity to reflect and hopefully create posters that are arresting enough to stop

people in their tracks.”

In one poster, he created an “abstract” exclamation point with the triangular “children at play” sign above a purple heart — “two well-known symbols that when put together tell the full story,” he said.

“Slow Down for Kids is a cause worth shouting about, so I made the posters loud,” he added.

They plan to print the posters and display them around Palo Alto

in order to spread the message and keep children safe.

A preliminary police investigation revealed that both the boy and the truck were traveling east on California Avenue approaching El Camino Real, with the boy riding on the sidewalk. The truck made a right turn to head south on El Camino and hit the boy, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wiesner described Paul as a

special child who made an impression on “everyone he came into contact with.”

He said he’s talked with Veronique about how distracted people are right now, both by the current news cycle and in general in their lives. They hope the posters will prevent future accidents and remind the community to “be more present in general for your loved ones and for others,” the family said in their statement.

“Life is busy,” Wiesner said, “and it’s easy to forget how valuable it is and how short it can be, sadly.”

An online donations page for the Slow Down for Kids initiative had raised just over $12,000 as of Thursday.

A group of parents who are close friends of the family is organizing a memorial walk for this

Saturday, March 14, at 10 a.m. at the Stanford Dish. It is “open to all families and community members as a small way for us to show our love and support for the Lafargues.”

They’re asking people to wear orange (as) a symbolic ‘warning’ that more tragedies like this will continue to occur if changes aren’t made to improve our city’s street safety.”

The parents are also urging anyone to wants to advocate for “more traffic education, better street signage and effective speed limit enforcement” to email the City Council or speak at public meetings “so that something positive can come out of this devastating loss.” Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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, Miriam Green v. City of Palo Alto, and threatened litigation from Crown Castle pertaining to conditional approvals and denials of its applications for proposed cell nodes. The council will then hear an update about the city’s planning process for grade separations; consider amending various sections of the zoning code, including ones pertaining to residential parking programs and purchasing procedures, and consider increasing the city’s contract with GreenWaste by $950,000 to allow the company to process mixed paper within the United States. The closed session will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 16. The rest of the meeting will follow at 7:30 p.m. or as soon as possible after the closed session in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL APPOINTED OFFICERS COMMITTEE ... The City Council’s Council Appointed Officers Committee plans to discuss the development of a request for proposals for an external firm to perform auditing services. The meeting will begin at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss status updates on the code enforcement audit and the audit of parking funds. The committee will also discuss the council’s travel policy. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

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CITY/SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to meet at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 19, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. Agenda was not available by press time.

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the meetings.

To read the full message from Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine, go to our Spectrum section on page 14.

Palo Alto Unified to allow ‘flexible learning’ from home The Palo Alto school district is foregoing large events, including all school dances, open houses, parent-education events and field trips. But officials indicated Thursday that they are not planning to close down schools at this time. Rather, staff is preparing “flexible learning options” to accommodate those who prefer to learn remotely.

A memo that the district was preparing to send to parents, guardians and staff states that “broadly closing schools is a decision that is not taken lightly and is a last resort as it causes significant community distractions.”

“Many families also rely on schools and staff for basic needs for their children, including regular meals, healthcare and childcare,” states the memo, which was signed by Superintendent Don Austin and which the board was discussing at an emergency meeting Thursday (the meeting was continuing past the Weekly’s press deadline).

“At present time, the Public Health Department is not recommending closing schools in an effort to slow COVID-19 transmission,” Austin wrote.

The memo states that options for “flexible learning” will be implemented on March 16 and reassessed on April 3. All students will be expected to return to school on April 13, after the April 6-10 spring break.

The memo notes that flexible learning resources “are not intended to replicate the in-class learning experience, but simply provide a small degree of continuity during the current public health situation.” Parents wishing to keep their children out of school will be required to provide notice to the schools, indicating the start date of the intended absence and the date of expected return. If the absence is longer than 10 days, the parents must renew their notification.

“If you choose to exercise a flexible learning option, for public health purposes, the expectation is that your children will be at home and not gathering for social or community activities,” the memo states.

High school athletic activities and performances will also be limited to 100 people. But a

Magali Gauthier

ith the number coronavirus cases in the county steadily climbing, the city of Palo Alto on Thursday declared a state of emergency, joining a growing number of jurisdictions preparing for the impacts of the spreading pandemic.

The proclamation of the emergency by City Manager Ed Shikada comes days after the city canceled more than 30 events, including town halls and civic ceremonies, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The city has already canceled most of its public meetings and planned ceremonies, consistent with Santa Clara County’s recommendations to encourage “social distancing.”

The Thursday declaration is intended to provide Palo Alto with “flexibility in how we can respond to this changing crisis,” Mayor Adrian Fine announced Thursday. The declaration, he said, will help Emergency Services personnel “secure vital supplies, funding and assistance.” Emergency declarations allow local jurisdictions to activate their emergency plans and become eligible for reimbursements from federal and state governments.

Palo Alto is one of many jurisdictions declaring a state of emergency, which comes the same day that Mountain View made a similar move and a day after the city of Santa Clara made its declaration. San Francisco and Santa Clara County previously declared a state of emergency in their respective jurisdictions.

More than 20 states, including New York, California and Washington, had also announced a state of emergency to combat coronavirus.

Palo Alto also announced on Thursday a series of service changes that will take effect on March 16. Rinconada Pool was closed as of Thursday, the temporary Junior Museum and Zoo was set to close on March 1, and all Children’s Theatre performances were postponed until June. Local libraries are disabling some computers to ensure “social distancing” between users, and the Development Center will only be accessible by appointment.

Other services that are typically provided over the counter, including revenue collections and Residential Parking Permit programs, will also be offered by appointment, as well as by phone, email and online.

And residents looking to attend Monday’s meeting of the City Council are encouraged to instead submit their comments via email and to watch the live broadcast of

A custodian cleans desks using a peroxide-based solution in a classroom at Palo Alto High School on March 6. decision about prom at the two high schools, which Superintendent Don Austin initially announced would be canceled, is pending. He expects to have a decision by the end of this week.

“If there’s a way to save prom, I’m all in,” Austin said.

Parents and visitors will no longer be allowed on campuses during the school day. Parents with questions about participating in activities at their children’s schools should contact their principals.

Senior week events, graduations and summer school will proceed as planned. Outside rentals of district facilities will also be canceled until the end of the school year, with a few exceptions.

First county death from COVID-19 On Monday, March 9, a Santa Clara County woman in her 60s who had been under treatment at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View for several weeks succumbed to COVID-19, according to the Public Health Department.

Her name has not been released to the public.

She was the first case in the county to contract COVID-19 without having recently traveled out of the country or having knowingly been in close contact with an infected person. Dr. Sara Cody, the county’s health officer, said the woman had underlying health conditions, but Cody did not specify the nature of those conditions.

Latest number of cases As of Thursday, March 12, there were 66 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Clara County; at least 16 of those were community-transmitted. The total is more than double the number one week ago, on March 13.

Santa Clara County has reported the most cases of any county in California, which has 231.

Ban on events with 1K+ attendees Santa Clara County issued its first mandatory, legal order in response to the new coronavirus outbreak: banning all events of 1,000 people or more between March 11 and March 31. The emergency order makes it illegal to hold any such large gathering.

The rule will be enforced by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in individual cities.

The order does not include airports or shopping malls, where people are in transit and are not likely to be close together.

Schools are also not mandated for closure.

On March 11, Stanford University Athletics announced it is closing upcoming competitions to the public through May 15.

New norm: Working from home Leading Silicon Valley-based tech companies including Google and Facebook are giving their employees the same message: work from home. Tech campuses have emptied out over the past week as firms attempt to follow public health guidelines to slow the spread of the new coronavirus.

Essential job responsibilities, including security and maintenance, have kept some employees at tech offices out of necessity, however.

One bright spot: Commute times for those still driving in to work have plummeted — for some, by half.

Nonprofits scramble to protect clients, staff Local nonprofits are seeing drop offs in the numbers of volunteers and clients coming in for services.

In particular, organizations with cadres of older volunteers are being hard hit as those volunteers stay home to protect themselves

against the new coronavirus. At the same time, clients, fearful of becoming sick, are also staying away, prompting nonprofit staffs to adjust programs to increase safety. Senior lunch services, for example, are packaging meals so seniors can take them home. Staff of the senior nutrition program at the Mountain View Avenidas Rose Kleiner Center report that instead of serving the typical 150200 seniors a day, the program on Wednesday saw just 50 clients show up. Nonprofit leaders have also canceled major fundraisers, and fears are mounting that the organizations will be unable to pay their workers as programs shut down and employees are furloughed.

Train, bus agencies unfazed, though ridership drops Despite plummeting ridership and growing anxieties about the coronavirus, transportation agencies are planning to keep trains and buses running on their regular schedules — at least for now.

The Palo Alto Shuttle, Stanford University’s Marguerite Shuttles, Caltrain and the VTA are all planning to continue their current operations, officials said.

Caltrain conductors are reporting seeing fewer riders during peak commuting hours, agency spokesman Alex Eisenhart said. This, he said, could be because more people are shifting to off-peak trains to avoid crowded spaces.

But, he said, “It’s very likely many people are staying at home and working from home.”

The VTA underscored on its website that transmission of the virus by contact with surfaces is “not a significant focus at this time.”

Nonetheless, VTA buses and lightrail vehicles are cleaned daily, with service workers disinfecting frequently touched surfaces using a bleach-based cleaning solution, its web page states. Q

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

Becker pulls ahead in Senate race In San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, District 13 state Senate candidate Josh Becker, Democrat, pulled ahead with a sizable lead as the top candidate on Wednesday, with Republican Alex Glew remaining in second place — a shift from election night results, when Glew had the most votes among voters who submitted their ballots early. (Posted March 11, 4:54 p.m.)

Unlimited access to Palo Alto Online In order for all area residents to have important local information on the coronavirus health emergency, Palo Alto Online began providing unlimited access to its website at paloaltoonline.com.

(Posted March 9, 12:32 p.m.)

Teen dies from gunshot A teenage boy shot late in the night of March 6 in East Palo Alto died of his injuries over the weekend, leading police to conduct a suspicious death investigation, police said in a statement released Monday morning. (Posted March 3, 9:14 p.m.)

Long-awaited projects completed Despite rising costs and delays, Palo Alto is set to celebrate the completion of three major projects this spring: Fire Station 3, a new six-level garage at 350 Sherman Ave. and the bike bridge over U.S. Highway 101. (Posted March 10, 3:56 p.m.)

CityView A round-up

of Palo Alto government action this week

City Council

The council did not meet this week.

“I would have to buy another plane ticket to go back home,” he said, explaining that he’d booked his flight to Georgia for next week, after finals. “Do I really have the finances to do that right now? Probably not.”

Although the university is putting faith in digital substitutions for classes, Williamson said he’s struggled to take advantage of online resources since in-person classes were canceled.

“That face-to-face interaction — like going and asking questions, interacting with TAs and professors — is a much better learning experience than online,” he said.

Other students say that online learning poses its own challenges.

Williamsons’ dorm mate Emily Yuan said her roommate, who is from Hong Kong, is finding the logistics of continuing her coursework to be formidable.

“My roommate was saying she has her CS final, but it’s at 3 a.m. for her,” Yuan said. “You have to log on at 3 p.m. our time, and it cuts off at like 6.”

Since the spring quarter is slated to rely on online classes for at least the first few weeks, the time difference for international students could become problematic.

“If she’s (in Hong Kong) doing online classes,” Yuan said of her roommate, “she has to become

nocturnal because all the classes are between midnight and like 6 a.m. for her.”

Freshman Haile Michael has decided to continue living in his campus dorm indefinitely, despite the threat of coronavirus. In addition to cost of travel, he said that — like Yuan’s roommate — time is a factor for him.

“There’s like 11 hours difference between my home and here,” said Michael, who is from Ethiopia.

Stanford said that undergraduate students who want to remain on campus through spring break and spring quarter can, though “university programming will be quite limited.”

Key card access to undergraduate residences will be changed to allow access only to students approved to stay on campus.

“We know the steps we are now taking represent a major change for our community, and we know not everyone may feel that a given action by the university is needed in their own situation,” TessierLavigne said on March 10.

Stanford also suspended all international study abroad programs for the spring and has increased its travel restrictions to include university-sponsored travel to any country.

Stanford enrolls about 7,000 undergraduate students and nearly 8,000 graduate students. The university is not asking graduate students to leave on-campus housing. Graduate students and

postdoctoral researchers can continue their research, including lab activities, unless they are sick, immuno-compromised or have other individual circumstances, the university has said.

A slew of university events have been canceled to stem the potential spread the new coronavirus, including Admit weekend, a major April event for students who have or will be accepted to Stanford. Group campus tours and information sessions for prospective students will no longer take place.

Stanford Athletics has decided to close all competitions to the public through May 15 or until further notice, limiting attendance to participants, coaches, working staff, officials, credentialed media and a “very limited number of family members, friends, and guests of the competing teams.”

Despite these restrictions, the university itself is remaining open “in order to continue fulfilling its mission to the greatest extent possible.” Stanford is encouraging employees and managers to work remotely if possible.

The University of Washington was reportedly the first major university to cancel in-person classes amidst an outbreak in Seattle and with a university staff member who tested positive for the coronavirus. Q Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@ paweekly.com.

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Transitions Births, marriages and deaths

Elizabeth Ann Schneider Elizabeth Ann Schneider, an artist and visiting scholar in Stanford University’s Department of Anthropology, died on Dec. 27. She was 97 years old.

Born in Portland on Jan. 9, 1922, to Stinson and Isabel Tarr, she attended Reed College

before interrupting her studies to marry John “Jack” Schneider in Los Angeles on Dec. 22, 1942. After her husband served in the Navy during World War II, the couple lived in Pacific Palisades. In 1954, they moved to Palo Alto with their two children, Karen and John (later known as Jonathan). She taught

Virginia Mann May 12, 1925 – March 8, 2020 Virginia Mann died peacefully at the age of 94 at Channing House, in Palo Alto, on March 8, 2020. She is survived by her children William, Marilyn (Doug Lesar), Kevin (Christine), Susan and Andrew Mann, and granddaughters Monica Lesar and Sonya and Destiny Mann. She was preceded in death by her husband J. Keith Mann, a professor at Stanford Law School, and brothers Bill and Walter McKinnon.

Virginia was born on May 12, 1925, in Wadesboro, North Carolina. She graduated in 1947 from the Woman’s College of the University of North Carolina with a BA in English. She was editor of the literary magazine Coraddi and worked on the student newspaper. Virginia first met J. Keith Mann while he was in law school and she was doing graduate work in English at Indiana University.

Later, they discovered they were both living and working in Washington, DC; they married in Washington in 1950.

Their first child, William, was born in 1952 in Madison, Wisconsin, where Keith was a law professor at the University of Wisconsin. In 1952, Keith moved to Stanford Law School, and over the next 13 years, they welcomed four more children. After their youngest child was in school, Virginia worked as an office manager for the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Stanford University.

Virginia had a lifelong love of literature and writing.

She wrote many short stories and poems, as well as descriptions of her life growing up in Wadesboro. Her granddaughter Sonya created a website where you can read some of Virginia’s writings (http://virginiabywrote. blogspot.com/).

Virginia was known for her gentle manner and generous spirit. She was a keen observer, but seldom criticized or expressed frustration. She enjoyed movies and visiting art museums. Her house was decorated with reproductions of major artists including Picasso and Matisse. When she listened to music, it was mostly classical. She had little interest in technology except for the word processor, which she considered fabulous and almost magical. She was delighted by her grandchildren, endlessly supportive of her family, and a steady friend.

Memorial gifts may be made to the Class of 1955 Keith Mann Scholarship Fund, Stanford Law School, Crown Quadrangle, 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305-8610, or to the Channing House Heritage Circle Fund, 850 Webster St., Palo Alto, CA 94301.

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art and guitar at Peninsula School in Menlo Park, which her children also attended.

As an artist, she showcased her paintings in several exhibitions in Hermosillo, Mexico, where her husband was also a Fulbright lecturer. In 1969, she displayed 16 artworks dedicated to the 1968 Mexico Olympics at the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City. She went on to receive her bachelor’s degree in 1970 and master’s degree in 1975, both in art, from San Jose State University.

During that time, she and her husband relocated to Mozambique, Brazil, and then to Johannesburg, South Africa for 14 years. She continued her studies to earn her doctorate in

anthropology from the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg in 1986.

Her dissertation, “Pain, Pride and Politics,” which examined the wall paintings by Ndebele tribal women, later informed her first book, “The Ndebele,” published in 1997. In addition, she was a contributor to the academic journal “African Arts,” served as a part-time curator at the Wits University Anthropology Museum and published many photographs from her field work.

When she returned to Palo Alto, she was a Stanford visiting scholar from 1986-88. After her husband died on Dec. 27, 2003, she became an active member in the writing classes at Avenidas

Lasting Memories

Irving B. Goldberg July 9, 1926 – March 3, 2020 Irving B. Goldberg died peacefully at home on March 3 in Palo Alto at the age of 93 surrounded by family.

Irving is survived by his daughter Elaine and her husband Charles and his son Evan and his wife Cindy, as well as five grandchildren. He is preceded in death by his loving wife Ruth of 66 years.

Irving was born on July 9, 1926 in Boston, Massachusetts to Meyer and Esther Goldberg. He attended Boston English High School, and soon after graduation in 1944 was inducted into the army. After basic training he was selected to be in an intelligence outfit and trained in Philippines for the invasion of Japan. After his two-year tour of duty for which he received several medals, he returned home and entered Boston University on the GI Bill. He graduated in 1952 with a Masters in Physics and Mathematics. In 1950, he married Ruth Bertman with whom he had been set up on a blind double date by mutual friends.

Irving began work as a physicist designing radars, and he spent the next 40 years in that industry, mostly at GTE Sylvania where he helped design and implement military communications systems including technology that was the forerunner of cellular phone service.

Irving and Ruth had two children and raised them in a love-filled house in Lexington, Massachusetts. Irving was an enormously kind and committed father who always wanted the best for his children. He was a strong believer in education and made sure his children always had access to the best schools had to offer. Irving had always been athletically inclined and was an avid tennis player through much of his life.

Upon retiring, Irving and Ruth settled in Fairfield, Connecticut near Elaine and Chuck and ultimately moved to senior living in Palo Alto, California near Cindy and Evan. They adored their grandchildren and always attended any sporting event or performance they could. They enjoyed walking, going to movies, and trying new restaurants.

Irving loved to talk and listen and learn, to be entertained and to crack jokes. But most of all he loved and was devoted to his family and the love was truly mutual. His memory will be cherished by all of his family for the rest of their lives.

The family would also like to thank Kristine for her years of loving service to Irving.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to The V Foundation for Cancer Research. https://v.org PAID

senior center. There, she wrote and published two books about her life abroad: “Forbidden Friends, Living Under Apartheid” (2013) and “Academic Gypsies” (2016).

She is survived by her daughter, Karen Paff of Eureka; son, Jonathan Longcore of Cedar Crest, New Mexico; niece, Susan Lange of Sunnyvale; three grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and extended family in California, Oregon and Maryland.

Bell’s Books will display a memorial exhibit of books from her library through March at 536 Emerson St., Palo Alto.

Donations can be made in her name to Avenidas at 450 Bryant St., Palo Alto. Q

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Editorial The COVID-19 crisis The spread of COVID-19 has outpaced steps to contain it. Now the challenge is to slow it down.

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s anxiety levels rise in the region over the rapidly escalating coronavirus crisis, an alarming lack of coordinated and consistent actions by public agencies, companies, schools and other organizations threaten to deepen its consequences and overwhelm medical facilities in the weeks ahead.

Our highway traffic jams have vanished. Caltrain is operating with fewer passengers than on holidays. Airlines are rapidly cutting their schedules. Conferences, sporting events and nonprofit fundraisers are being canceled or severely downsized. Restaurants are serving a fraction of their normal numbers of customers. Stanford is directing its undergraduates to stay away from campus until further notice.

Throughout the region, there are an increasing number of examples of aggressive steps being taken, often at great cost, to minimize risks to employees, seniors, students and the general public.

That is the “good” news.

But the potential magnitude of the impacts of the new coronavirus and its rate of progression based on what is happening around the world, in New York and in Washington state call for local leaders to do more and to establish more specific guidelines and expectations. Even small delays in implementing more stringent measures will amplify the looming medical challenges in the days and weeks ahead. The rapid escalation of the problem in Italy, which on Feb. 21 had 17 cases and on Wednesday was reporting 12,462 cases in spite of imposing extreme restrictions unthinkable just days ago, is a warning to us of where we might be in another three weeks.

To its credit, Santa Clara County, with 48 confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Wednesday, including at least 21 community spread cases and one death, became the first in the country earlier this week to take an obvious but bold first step to ban any gathering of more than 1,000 people. But now, just days later, that order seems grossly inadequate. New developments, which include increasing appeals by health officials and the declaration of a pandemic by the World Health Organization, are happening so rapidly that official guidance to the public can’t keep up. And inconsistencies abound.

The county’s action has triggered other public agencies, including the city of Palo Alto and the Palo Alto Unified School District, to cancel or limit most gatherings of more than 100 people, yet more than 12,000 Palo Alto public school students are in close contact with each other in classes every day.

The inconsistency of decisions by public and private schools on closures sends a confusing message to the public, just as do the decisions by some organizations not to cancel lectures, meetings and performances. For example, Kepler’s has canceled its author events, but TheatreWorks and Palo Alto Players are continuing to put on theater performances in the city-operated Lucie Stern Theatre. Some service organizations, such as Palo Alto Rotary, are suspending their weekly meetings, but the Art Center is continuing with its classes. Some groups are waiting for COVID-19 cases to surface before acting, ignoring the fact that doing so will expose many more to danger.

Decisions to cancel events often carry with them large economic hardships, and this is one place where city, county and state governments should be coupling mandatory cancellations with some type of financial assistance so organizations are able to get relief.

More than anything, city and county officials must heed the advice of infectious disease experts who are sounding the alarm that urgent steps need to be taken now to reduce all unnecessary person-to-person contact in order to slow the exponential growth of infection. We are lucky to live next to the brand new and expanded Stanford Hospital, but even it is not equipped to handle the number of cases that could develop here in a matter of weeks.

Palo Alto declared a local state of emergency Thursday and the school board was to hold an emergency meeting late Thursday (after our deadline) to consider new steps. These are encouraging signs. Wednesday night’s new guidelines from state health officials, which call for no gatherings of more than 250 people and events with fewer than 250 permitted only if social distancing of at least six feet per person can be achieved, should be immediately implemented locally. In practice, this will halt virtually all in-person meetings and events, including weddings, church services, lectures and performances at least through the end of March.

The public is eager to follow, but leaders must lead. Acting more forcefully now to slow the inevitable spread over the weeks ahead will increase the chances that those who are struck with serious cases will receive the medical help they need. Q

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Spectrum Editorials, letters and opinions

Message from the Mayor The Palo Alto community is understandably concerned about the spread of the novel coronavirus, and as mayor, I want to share the actions that the city of Palo Alto is currently taking, or could take if circumstances change. This is a frightening, firstof-its-kind situation for our community, but we must keep calm and take reasonable, disciplined steps to protect the public health.

I need to emphasize that this is a public health crisis, and the lead agency for our area is the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. It is our authoritative source for information, advisories, facilities, equipment, personnel and funding. That said, the city has been collaborating with a range of partners includ- Adrian Fine ing, but not limited, to the Palo Alto Unified School District, Stanford Hospital, Stanford University, neighboring cities, local businesses and nonprofits.

The city has already taken steps to prevent the transmission of the coronavirus by canceling numerous community events. In that spirit, I discourage people from attending public meetings; for example, please email your comments to the City Council rather than showing up in person. City facilities are being cleaned more often, and hand sanitizer and educational posters have been posted across town.

Yesterday (Thursday), the city proclaimed a state of local emergency, which provides more flexibility in how we can respond to this changing crisis.

This proclamation helps our Emergency Services personnel secure vital supplies, funding and assistance. The city is also modifying some services to

Don’t expand Castilleja Editor, I want to lend my wholehearted support to the guest opinion by Mary Sylvester and Andie Reed regarding the proposed expansion of Castilleja School. Enrollment should be held to the number currently allowed by its conditional use permit.

The school’s plan for expansion is likely to increase traffic around the school despite efforts to prevent it. Traffic certainly will not decrease due to increased enrollment in an area where traffic has been increasing in recent years. Increased congestion near the corner of Bryant Street and Embarcadero Road will adversely affect the bike boulevard and make it less safe.

In addition, the inevitable changes to crossing the railroad tracks at Churchill Avenue will affect traffic in yet undetermined ways.

While Castilleja provides a good education for those who can attend the school, Castilleja is not a community resource, claims to the contrary notwithstanding. A large majority of its students do not live in Palo Alto. The school does not pay taxes. Its programs featuring guest speakers are not open to the public.

The city staff and ultimately the

reduce in-person interactions. We do not take these actions lightly, and they must be weighed against the threat of this virus, along with economic and daily-life impacts.

Our goal is to reduce social interactions and the opportunity for community transmission of the virus (i.e., flatten the curve). Moving forward, the city may take steps to close public facilities, to modify additional services (for example, filing a police report on the phone rather than in person) and could, if necessary, implement restrictions and other regulations to reduce community transmission. The city is also taking steps to prevent transmission among our 1,000+ city workforce.

Your personal actions and behaviors matter.

Please follow county, state, and federal advice about increased personal hygiene, reducing in-person contact and limiting non-essential travel. If you host or are a member of a social gathering, please consider delaying or canceling events. Work from home if you are able. These changes will have economic, civic and social impacts, which the city will need to evaluate and remedy in good time.

It is important that we identify ways to support our community, schools and businesses given these rapidly changing circumstances. I welcome your ideas.

Finally, let’s all remain calm and composed and let the professionals do their jobs. Support your neighbors where appropriate and safe, share information and encourage best practices. This is certainly a challenging situation, and an abundance of caution is warranted.

You can find the latest information about the coronavirus at cityofpaloalto.org/coronavirus and sccgov.org/sites/phd.

Mayor Adrian Fine

City Council should protect neighborhoods and act in the interest of the city’s citizens, not in the narrow interest of a private entity that contributes little to the Palo Alto community at large.

Richard Mamelok Churchill Avenue

Safety on Alma Editor, Regarding the “Dear Cyclists” letter in the Weekly’s March 6 edition, Park Boulevard and Bryant Street are presented as viable alternate routes, but they don’t go all the way to San Antonio Road.

Consider a cyclist heading north

from San Antonio, going at least as far as Charleston Road. That means crossing Adobe Creek. Alma Street is the only road across the creek, between El Camino Real and Middlefield Road, and might be the safest among those three.

Why not then cross over to Park at Charleston, or cross over to Bryant at East Meadow? Personally I tend to do the latter. But many cyclists, just like many motorists, want to get where they are going as quickly and directly as possible.

For roads shared by two or more travelers, there are right-of-way rules and signals.

Richard Feldman Lisa Lane, Los Altos

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Q&A with the top cop Palo Alto chief talks about car break-ins, use-of-force and accountability to the public

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hen Robert Jonsen took over as Palo Alto’s police chief in January 2018, he found himself overseeing a department that was struggling with vacancies and that had been without a permanent leader for a year. He made it clear right away that he hoped to strengthen the department by both hiring more people and getting the community more involved in policing.

“Public safety is not the responsibility of one individual or one entity,” Jonsen said during his swearing-in ceremony. “It’s a collaborative role and we all have a role to play.”

To that end, Jonsen created a new citizens advisory group, revived a traffic-enforcement team and relaunched National Night Out block parties.

But while these efforts have seemingly borne fruit and serious crimes remain relatively rare, the department also faced criticism over the past year for several highprofile incidents in which officers used force during arrests (one of these led to a settlement), for an incident in which the department’s response lagged during a medical emergency, and for a conspicuous absence of police-audit reports.

On Feb. 27, the Weekly sat down with Jonsen at his office to discuss these issues, as well as recent car break-ins, Proposition 47, the public’s growing expectation of the release of video footage and the biggest challenges facing the department.

This interview was edited to fit the print edition. The full transcript is available at PaloAltoOnline.com.

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Newly sworn-in Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen, center, talks with San Mateo County District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe, right, and Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, far left, following his swearing in ceremony at Palo Alto City Hall on March 29, 2018.

to learn about in your annual report, is that you’re down to eight vacancies.

What have you been able to do with having more people and more sworn officers?

Jonsen: It’s probably one of the most exciting things right now for us because — you haven’t been privy to all the conversations I’ve had over the last two years, but many have had to do with our ongoing struggle with vacancies. ... We stayed at 13 from the day I came in until the last couple of months where we’re catching up. It was the combination of exodus and retirements — we couldn’t keep up.

By not having people leave to other organizations, that’s really helped us turn the tide. And the recruiting team has been phenomenal in creating an environment where people want to work for us.

It’s like a college recruiter who really wants that star athlete.

There’s numerous star athletes out there being recruited by all the different agencies, and many of them are (located) a lot closer than Palo Alto to where these individuals live. James (Reifschneider) and his team have ... set the mindset, “We’ll work with you through the process so there’s no lingering, no doubt where you’re at, where you stand.” They stay connected with them until the day we hire them.

That’s really helped.

The community may think, “They have five more officers.”

No, we don’t. When I say we filled a vacancy ... that person will still have to do a six-month academy; then when they get out of the academy, they have to do a six-month field-training program, and then they have to start integrating. So it’s at least a year to 18 months before they’re actually serving the community in an independent capacity.

On car break-ins hile the latest annual report from Palo Alto Police Department underscores that Palo Alto remains a safe city, with assaults and residential burglaries trending downward, the city saw a spike in car break-ins last year. The number of larceny cases, which includes smashand-grabs, went from 1,187 in 2018 to 1,724 in 2019.

At a Feb. 24 study session, Jonsen told the City Council that most of these car break-ins

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were performed by organized crews who come from other cities. He also noted that this is a regional problem, with neighboring cities such as Menlo Park and Mountain View also experiencing recent crime waves in which dozens of cars are burglarized over a short period of time.

In this Q&A, Jonsen explains how Proposition 47 has lessened law enforcement’s ability to hold certain burglars and drug offenders accountable.

Car break-ins and other community concerns Last time we chatted was before you implemented the new (Advanced) Citizen’s Academy and the chief’s advisory group.

You mentioned one of the values of the advisory group was identifying some of intersections that the traffic team should look at. In what other ways does it provide value to you?

I think it’s an ongoing relationship and engagement — face to face. If I’m not engaged and communicating — not only inside the building but outside the building — little things can be missed.

That’s where I think the value is of having both groups — the inside group (is the) command staff, network supervisors. The organization may say, “Everything is going great.” But then I’ll be at a neighborhood meeting and they’ll say, “We still have concerns or issues about this” — whatever “this” is. That’s when I can go back to my side.

Anything else besides traffic?

Car break-ins have been a common theme at community meetings. It appears most agencies and cities throughout the entire region are impacted by vehicle break-ins.

Is there anything you can do about it, given that it’s so quick that by the time you get the call (offenders are gone). How can the department respond to that?

We have a crime analyst, so we’re well aware of how frequently they’re occurring, where they’re occurring in the city. We get this data; we send it out to our patrol officers. We do put operations in place to try to offset it.

But I also think these crews are getting increasingly sophisticated.

If they see a patrol car anywhere in the area, they’ll just go a couple of streets over and hit that street.

I really preach high visibility. I think it’s important as a deterrent mechanism and it does work, but it’s not going to prevent it.

Some of the things that I think will prevent it is we have to as a culture look at our laws. Prop.

47 did reduce the penalties for a lot of these theft-related offenses and the standard on those. That’s why it’s become so prevalent. Because the consequences — even if they’re apprehended — are not as severe as they once were.

So what would happen to a typical person who is in one of these crews and gets nabbed?

The penalties associated with property crimes ... they’re not as significant as they once were. It’s very, very common that someone who is apprehended for a property-related offense alone is most likely going to be released within a day or two, and they’ll be out and probably doing it again.

And the same thing goes for even the reclassification of some of the lower-level offenses pertaining to drugs. ... When we capture someone for under the influence or possession of cocaine, if it’s simple possession, it’s considered a misdemeanor and they’re really receiving a citation exactly like you would on a traffic violation. It’s a promise to appear.

A few years ago, before Prop.

47, if somebody is under the influence and an officer would arrest them — at least that person would be taken to jail, have time to sober up a little bit and maybe get resources they needed right then and there. But now, we’re literally just giving them a ticket, allowing them to continue to be under the influence. Those are the individuals that may go steal something because they need to go back, find something to pay for the narcotics that they want to continue to do.

So it’s a cycle that doesn’t seem to be working.

Would I be wrong to say you’re not a fan of Prop. 47 based on what you just said, or is that going too far?

No, it’s not going too far. I think there was some positive thought behind it. If you look into it, there were some measures in there hoping to get people who have drug addiction get the service that they needed to get off the addiction. I don’t feel those mechanisms are reaching the people who really needed them because the process is just not there anymore. I don’t feel they’re getting that direct access, the accountability that requires them to get these services.

It just seems to be a cycle — a revolving cycle. If someone is under the influence, they can stay under the influence for a long time now before someone finally says, “We’re going to hold you accountable.” And that would be the court system and that could be a year down the road.

So good intentions but not always good consequences?

Good intentions but the outcomes I think have prompted us to say — we may not have to go back to the way we were pre-Prop 47, but — let’s start holding people a little bit accountable for their (continued on page 16)

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behavior. If someone used to steal something because they’re down on their luck and they just needed food or something like that — petty theft and shoplifting — it was considered “lower level.”

But they’re taking the system now into a business model — because these thefts aren’t done by individuals who need that iPad or that laptop. They’re doing it to sell it for the business.

That’s why we call them crews.

There’s multiple individuals going in and grabbing stuff with the driver ready to go.

That’s the other part of the equation that I know other agencies battle with. The criminal enterprise has realized our policies related to pursuit ... most agencies do not pursue property-related offenses alone.

What do you mean by “pursue”? If someone steals something but doesn’t hurt that person, you wouldn’t investigate?

We’d investigate, But whether we’ll pursue you — meaning, lights and sirens and a vehicle pursuit — is a whole (other) story.

Those pursuits can be very dangerous. ... It’s too dangerous to be chasing people down the street, especially in the city of Palo Alto, where congestion and traffic flow patterns are unlike any other city I’ve ever been a part of.

It’s just an unfortunate time we’re in because it all starts lining up in the criminal’s favor more than in the public’s favor.

On the use of force You made a point at the meeting and at your annual report that use of force is extremely low: 0.008% (in 2019) is what you cited. But when it happens it tends to be big. The two most recent publicized cases both happened in the same area and involved at least one of the same officers: Agent (Thomas) DeStefano. The attorney for the victims has said repeatedly that this guy shouldn’t be on force, that there’s a big problem with police brutality. Is

there any assurance you can offer to the community that you are seriously investigating incidents in which force is used? As far as the public can tell, he’s on the force and he’s been involved in three cases that involve lawsuits.

I can’t get into specifics, especially the cases you’re referring to because both are still ongoing in one capacity or another. What I can say and will say and have always said is that I do hold my people accountable. And I make it very, very clear: I will not tolerate when we do not treat people with respect.

I’m also a realist in that we do not live in a world where everybody always obeys the rules of law and the orders that officers may have the authority to impose on them. In both of these incidents, the reality is the individual on the other side did not do what the officers were asking them to do.

I look at the incident from start to finish — all aspects. Did (the officer) start with respect? Did he have authority to impose anything over this individual? Was it lawful, was it legal, was it righteous from there? I also look at the other individual’s behavior, whether they complied with the request being made. Were they resisting?

Were they physically assaulting?

Was there a verbal confrontation and was the response reasonable?

Was the response reasonable in those cases in your opinion, knowing that limited portions of the videos are out there?

That’s exactly the thing. I won’t get involved in the second one, near Happy Donuts. That’s still being reviewed in a lot of different ways. But I’ve seen this in every organization I’ve been in, whether in Los Angeles, Menlo Park or Palo Alto. There are officers that are very engaged in protecting this community, and they gain an expertise on who is committing the crimes in this community, and they’ll focus on people they have arrested in the past, who they know are on probation, they know are on parole, they know are connected to criminal activity.

The frequency of engagement

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n November, the City Council approved a $572,500 settlement with Gustavo Alvarez, a resident of Buena Vista Mobile Home Park who was slammed into a windshield and mocked during a February 2018 arrest.

Days after the finalization of a settlement with Alvarez, the city received another claim that alleged excessive force. Filed by Cody Salfen, the attorney who also represented Alvarez, the claim by Julio Arevalo, asserted that he was beaten in front of Happy

Donuts by one of the officers who was involved in the Alvarez arrest.

Even though both incidents captured headlines, the department’s recent annual report asserts that use of force remains very rare. Jonsen told the council on Feb. 24 that of the 2,183 arrests Palo Alto officers made in 2018, force was used 18 times.

In this Q&A, Jonsen addresses the allegations of excessive force and emphasizes his expectations of his officers: respect at all times.

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with these individuals can be very high. If you take those kinds of officers who focus on those specific demographics — and some of them, that may be their job, they may be assigned to a special enforcement team that’s really targeting criminal offenders — you put them in those situations.

They’re dealing with individuals that are most likely involved in criminal activity, most likely are or possibly under the influence of a narcotic or involved in sale of narcotics. Those individuals do not want to be detained; those individuals don’t want to go back to jail.

So at times they resist that interaction, and that’s when problems start to unravel.

To go back: Do I feel that the outcome of the (Gustavo) Alvarez was what I expect of my officers?

I’d say no. That started with a respectful interaction; it did not end with a respectful interaction — the way he was arrested and what was said afterwards. That does not meet my expectations.

I’m also a realist, and I know our officers and I’ve seen it — they’ll start off with respect and, by gosh, that suspect does not care; he does not go along with the program. They’re going to have to take him to the ground; they’ll have to get him in handcuffs. The moment those handcuffs are on and once he’s clearly in our custody and complying, we better be back to 100% respect and making sure his well-being is being taken care of.

And in that particular incident, I don’t feel we met that standard.

What about the (Julio) Arevalo incident (at Happy Donuts)? His orbital bone was shattered and he lost consciousness during arrest.

I don’t think any officer goes out there with the intent of breaking a bone. They don’t. But again, there comes time when they have to use force. Their intent is to gain control over an individual. When they take someone to the ground, they’re taught how to do that in the most controlled fashion possible, quickly and effectively, with the least amount of force.

In that particular case, yes, he took the individual to the ground, but everything after that particular point was 100% professional.

He did what we expect him to do.

He made sure (Arevalo) got medical treatment and checked on his well-being immediately.

What some people are concerned about is it’s the same officer involved in the same cases. ...

Is this the effect of the fact that he has to deal with this beat and has to deal with high-profile cases? If you see the same name popping up, you have to ask, “What’s going on here? Why is he still here?”

I want to caution people about it: Don’t judge until you know all the facts. ... Don’t be naïve in thinking that everyone complies with what we do.

That 0.008% — that’s only the

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or the past 15 years, an independent police auditor has been reviewing citizen complaints against Palo Alto officers, as well as uses of a Taser and — in some cases — internal conflicts within the department. But in 2019, the auditing company, OIR Group, didn’t release a single audit, largely as a result of the city’s sudden decision to change the auditor’s scope and exclude from its purview internal conflicts between personnel. That change, which the City Council approved in December, ensures that such conflicts will now be the purview of the Human Resources Department and, as such, will not be disclosed to the public.

The decision to change the policy came at around the same

number of uses of force in apprehension and arrest, but if I were to take that number and add in all the interactions these officers have had, all the calls they’ve responded to, the number would be far lower.

That’s the thing that the public (should know). They think everyone is happy to see us; no one is ever happy to see us. For the most part, when people call the police ... they’re frustrated. They’re a victim of a crime or they’re upset with a neighbor or having a family dispute, so our officers have to mitigate all these things all the time.

When I say that the number of use of force incidents is very, very rare, it is very, very rare, when you take all of that into consideration.

On delays in police auditor reports One of the safeguards Palo Alto has is the Independent Police Auditor (IPA). It’s been a long time, since October 2018, since we’ve had a report. It’s been misunderstood by many, including myself, on why it’s taken so long. I’ve heard a variety of answers from (auditor) Mr. (Michael) Gennaco, from the city attorney, from yourself speaking to the council. Can you explain to me why it’s been a year and four months since the last report?

When I walked into the door, the auditor was already in place, which I have no problem with because I worked with Mike Gennaco and his office down in Los Angeles — the Office of Independent Review (OIR) — and was a big fan of having that outside auditor and the working relationship. He knows my outlook on this relationship, which I do feel is a positive one and a necessary one, which I’m not opposed to at all.

We let him know when we get a complaint from the public; we send him those complaints when we’re done with them for him to

time that a 2014 incident in which a police supervisor used a racial slur became publicized.

Some critics of the department have maintained that the change was made to keep the incident out of the auditor’s reports, which are public. After this interview with Jonsen, OIR Group released a police audit — its first since October 2018 — that attributed the delay to the city’s request that the auditor keep the report in “abeyance” while the policy is being revised.

In this Q&A, Jonsen says that the city attorney and city manager — not he — manage the release of police auditor’s reports. He also expresses frustration over being expected to address the 2014 incident, which happened four years before he became chief. review and report on.

The reporting process is not mine to be concerned about. That is the relationship between Mike Gennaco, the CMO (City Manager’s Office) and the City Attorney’s Office. Am I happy that we’re still waiting on the 2018 report? No. There’s things that always come up in these reports, these areas where we can improve on, suggestions. But it’s two years old now and there’s a lot of things that we’ve probably already done. But when the public reads the report, they think nothing is being done.

One of the things that continually comes down is a case that occurred well before I arrived here regarding a manager of this department.

The incident from 2014?

The 2014 case. What I’m going to say as chief of this department today — how something was handled in 2014 is not my concern.

Do I have a concern about behavior today? Absolutely. Will I hold my people accountable today?

And as I mentioned at the study session — at all levels, respect.

It’s frustrating to be a chief where people are saying, “You’ve got to do something about this” — based on something that happened six years ago. That was something for the prior chief to address. How they addressed it was up to them; how they dealt with it was up to them.

I’m not holding you responsible for what happened in 2014, but the incident gained publicity just the last couple of years, and some people believe that incident is tied to the IPA report (delay) and to new rules regarding IPA reports.

There was room for improvement (in the IPA process). We talked about it — me, the city manager and the city attorney — when they went to council for a new contract (with OIR). I

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Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen speaks to seniors gathered at the Mitchell Park Community Center on July 12, 2018, during a “Meet the Chiefs” public safety event. don’t like areas that can be seen as a loophole. If HR was going to investigate something, that’s their prerogative. If they’re going to handle internal city matters — that’s their silo, their area of expertise.

My relationship to this community is: If a community member files a complaint about our personnel and we investigate it, I am not as a chief going to send it upstairs or somewhere else without having full responsibility about the outcome of that. That’s when I’m trying to make sure there are no loopholes.

I want the community to be very assured. If they have a complaint about the way we do things, they file it with me — the Police Department — and they still have the right to go to HR (and) they still have the right to go to Mike Gennaco’s office and file it directly.

But I feel like under any circumstances, you would still have authority to investigate these conflicts because Gennaco investigates your investigations in addition to other stuff. By changing the rule last December, I feel like it narrowed the cases that would go there and keep them out of public eye.

I don’t think they narrowed it; they clarified it.

But internal conflicts will no longer go there (into OIR reports). I’ve seen various examples of past internal conflicts that did go there.

I feel that if there’s a nexus to the public, I truly believe it needs to go to Mike Gennaco’s office.

If it has to do with an employee’s beef with another employee over a promotion or an evaluation, that’s an internal type of complaint that I don’t feel needs to be reported to the public.

In which bucket then would you place the 2014 Capt. (Zach)

Perron incident? It’s a beef within the department, but the implications are that there are attitudes that could spill out into community work.

At times, the public gets a piece of information and the piece of (a) situation without knowing all of its context. If you were to go back and look into that particular case...

I spoke to the officer who was involved and who corroborated what was reported in (Daily) Post. So I have no reason to think he’s lying.

I’m not even asking that. From some of the articles I read, he was the one who filed the complaint and that spiraled things; maybe some people think the comment was made to him. What I’m trying to get at is, you have to have all the information before you just start saying, “Something needs to be done.”

can have a clear understanding of what my silo is, what HR’s responsibility is, what the City Manager’s Office’s is. ...

I think what the community can expect this year is you’re going to get these reports much faster.

Now it’s just a matter of getting back on track, putting them out.

I hope we won’t have to wait two years for the final report of 2019.

I hope so too. You heard Aram James ask: Will this apply retroactively — to 2014 case — will IPA consider that case or is it now viewed as outside the scope of IPA? I don’t believe it does (apply).

We’re not going back to 10 years ago, six years ago.... At some point as a community we have to say, “Let’s start fresh.” And I’m not trying to cover anything up, not

trying to block anything.

I think the frustration is that it’s kind of hard to move on when people don’t have the information about what’s been done, if anything. If people think, rightly or wrongly, that there’s been misconduct of any sort and there’s been no information provided to them suggesting that anything that’s been done, they can assume rightly or wrongly that nothing’s been done We’re probably not going to get past that. That’s a reality.

On the release of videos But including things in an IPA report like the 2014 episode would probably be a step.

Honestly, if it was my world, Bob Jonsen’s world, we’d probably have all body camera video accessible from the minute it’s downloaded. ... That’s just not the way the system is set up. These are well-established laws, policies and protocols that protect officers’ information.

We as a society are starting to go on the road of opening the door a little more, of making it more accessible with the passage of Senate Bill 1420 and some of these transparency laws that are now in place. We’re getting there to what the public really wants, which is immediate accessibility to everything we do.

With all that said, I’m not sure if the public is even ready for that. ... I’m happy these laws have been passed, I think it’s good for us; it’s good for transparency — but what the community is going to see are worst-case scenarios. They’re not going to see the thousands of times that law enforcement officers throughout this country take people into custody peacefully.

Last time Palo Alto had an officer-involved shooting, the video was made available and it showed that the person who was shot was with a knife in the middle of the street. It helped people understand why the person was shot. In some cases, even it’s the worst-case scenario, it can make the community feel better.

What I was getting at when I said they’re “not ready for it” is that we have 160,000 files of our interactions. If we open the door — and please don’t say I’m against it because I’m not — if the society decides we want the door open to all of it, immediately, they also have to be willing to go to where — when I stop you, at a traffic (continued on page 20)

Even not knowing all the context, I can’t think of a context where that comment would be OK. I’m not saying it’s OK either, in any context. In that particular case six years ago, I wasn’t privy to it, so I won’t comment on it. Today a comment like that made today under my command would not be tolerated. Period.

Just to be clear, my question is: Does the incident have anything to do with the (new IPA report) rules? Because that’s the suspicion. You heard Aram James talking about it (at the Feb. 24 council meeting on community policing) — like you’re protecting.

It’s not that incident alone. It’s the processes we were trying to look at, and the timing. As a new chief coming in, I was trying to get an understanding of who does what, when they do it and what the outcome was. It was the combination of trying to work through all of that, so moving forward we www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • March 13, 2020 • Page 17

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violation, you know you’ll be accessible to the world in how you interact and behave. That’s where I’m not sure if we’re ready as a society to say: “Do I want my dispute with my significant other, where officers responded, being released for the world to see and evaluate?”

Everyone is comfortable with officers being on tape; not everyone is conformable with themselves being on tape and visible to others.

That means ... interactions with everybody, not just the people we take into custody.

I want to ask you about a 911 case that we wrote about from June 2019, where it took a long

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ike other police departments across the nation, Palo Alto’s is increasingly relying on video footage to review interactions between officers and the public. When Jonsen arrived in Palo Alto, the department had a total of 10 body-worn cameras; during his first year, it added 50 more and made them standard equipment for sworn officers on duty (this is in addition to the video systems in police cruisers, each of which includes five cameras).

In some high-profile incidents, like the officer-involved shooting that occurred on Christmas Day in 2015, video footage was used during the investigation (and then released to the public) to clear the officers involved of any wrongdoing. Yet the department has also

seen some cases — including a bungled June 2019 medical response in which it took emergency responders more than 40 minutes to get a Barron Park woman who was exhibiting stroke symptoms to a hospital — when an officer failed to turn on her camera, fueling public suspicions about what actually happened.

While the department is adding video technology, California lawmakers are adopting new laws making it easier for the public to acquire information about department activities, increasing both transparency and public scrutiny of police activity.

In this Q&A, Jonsen says that the public may not be ready for the full transparency that release of all videos would bring.

time for a woman to get medical help. City Manager Ed Shikada told the council that there’s been steps taken after that to revise some of the procedures about these responses. Can you tell me what, if anything, has changed since then?

That’s another one we’re still doing a lot of review of. We’ve immediately put some mechanisms in place to make sure we’re providing the best services possible and the fastest responsible times possible.

And the first thing we looked at was our staging protocol. We made sure working with (the) fire (department) that we’re on the same page in response protocols so next time a 911 call comes in, we don’t want the person who is receiving the call to be figuring that out because they’re only the recipient of what’s being told to them.

If they feel that it’s a medical emergency, we’re going to respond and we’re not going to tell anyone to stage. We’re going to be proactive, get there and stage it.

We’ve had trouble getting body camera footage from Adrienne Moore. We got a letter from the city saying it doesn’t exist. Do you know what happened to that, given that you said at the Monday meeting that camera footage is almost always available and this one is missing.

I’d rather refrain from commenting because it’s one of the cases we’re still looking at. What I will say, for the public’s benefit is: We look at every incident and we look to see if it was captured and that policies were adhered to.

Was it in this case?

Absolutely. That is unequivocal.

That incident was captured from start to finish.

You talked about transparency and accountability on Monday — which was music to my ears.

I’ve had a hard time getting documents — not even about specific cases, but about communication between IPA and police. ... I hope in the future that can be better process than three months of delays followed by almost nothing When state legislation passed all those laws, the floodgates opened on PRA (California Public Records Act) requests. It’s a capacity issue, but it’s clearly a concern of mine. ... We’re getting requests from news agencies, and our staff is inundated. It’s just not possible for them to keep up.

I’m hoping to get a full-time position to deal with public records requests because when the Legislature passed all of that, they didn’t give us resources to deal with it. I’m hoping to get it accomplished this year.

I wanted to ask you about mindfulness and wellness, things you talked about when you were just getting started ...

The issue for me is resiliency.

We want our officers to serve our community for many years in the best way they can, and they have to be well to do that. I think if they’re well that’s going to naturally correspond to how they interact with anybody in any situation.

Have you introduced any new programs to foster that?

We have the Courageous Heart program — a spinoff from Stanford’s Cultivating Compassion program. We’ve been offering that to all sworn personnel and department personnel since I’ve been here. It’s an ongoing eight-week program where we talk about compassion for ourselves, compassion for others and difficult situations in your life. And I think it’s been extremely well-received, but it’s probably a conversation for another time. Q Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner can be emailed at gsheyner@ paweeekly.com.

About the cover: Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen speaks to seniors gathered at the Mitchell Park Community Center on July 12, 2018, during a “Meet the Chiefs” public safety event. Photo by Veronica Weber.

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Art, cooking, tinkering, yoga and mindfulness. We celebrate multiple perspectives and recognize the many ways for our children to interpret their world. Summer Unplugged! is appropriate for ages 6-11 years. Located at Walter Hays School.

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Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls Palo Alto

(650) 269-0423

Palo Alto

Castilleja Summer Camp for Girls Palo Alto Casti Camp offers girls entering grades 2-6 a range of age-appropriate activities including athletics, art, science, computers, writing, crafts, cooking, drama and music classes each day along with weekly field trips.

Leadership program available for girls entering grades 7-9.

castilleja.org/summercamp

(650) 470-7833

(650) 917-6800 ext. 0

Let’s Go Crafting

Kim Grant Tennis Summer Camps

Palo Alto Monterey Bay

Fun and specialized Junior Camps for Mini (3-5), Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, High Performance and Elite tennis levels. Weekly programs designed by Kim Grant to improve player technique, fitness, agility, mental toughness and all around game.

Weekly camps in Palo Alto and Sleep-Away Camps in Monterey Bay. SO MUCH FUN!

Palo Alto

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Let’s Go Crafting’s Studio is where your child will have fun while learning many different fiber related arts. We teach sewing, knitting, crochet, weaving and jewelry making to children ages 8 to 15 years. AM or PM camps $275/week. Full day camps $550/ week. 5 student minimum for all sessions; 10 student maximum.

Text: (650) 690-0678 Call: (650) 752-8061

Nike Tennis Camps

Stanford University

letsgocrafting.org

(650) 814-4183

Oshman Family JCC Camps

Palo Alto

Camps at the OFJCC introduce your child to new experiences while creating friendships in a fun and safe environment. We work to build confidence, stretch imaginations and teach new skills.

paloaltojcc.org/Camps

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC)

(650) 223-8622

Palo Alto

PACCC summer camps offer campers, grades 1st to 6th, a wide variety of engaging opportunities. We are excited to announce all of your returning favorites: Leaders in Training (L.I.T.), Camp YOUnique, F.A.M.E. (Fine Arts, Music and Entertainment), J.V. Sports, Operation: Chef and Chef Jr.! Periodic field trips, special visitors and many engaging camp activities, songs and skits round out the variety of offerings at PACCC Summer Camps. Open to campers from all communities. Register online.

paccc.org

(650) 493-2361

Stanford Jazz Workshop

Stanford

World-renowned jazz camps at Stanford. Week-long jazz immersion programs for middle school musicians (July 6-10), high school (July 12-17 and July 19-24), and adults (July 26-31). All instruments and vocals. No jazz experience necessary!

stanfordjazz.org

(650) 736-0324

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley

Palo Alto Atherton

Campers bring their plays to life, make new friends, and practice collaboration skills at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s PlayMakers Camp (grades K-5). TheatreWorks offers four sessions in Palo Alto and Atherton from June 8 – July 31. Campers learn acting, playwriting, movement, and stagecraft from professional teaching artists from the Tony Award-winning local company.

theatreworks.org/education

(650) 463-7146

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(800) NIKE-CAMP (800) 645-3226

Run for Fun Camps

Bay Area

Run for Fun’s mission is to provide creative and engaging play for all youth by getting kids active in an inclusive community centered around outdoor fun! We pride ourselves on hiring an enthusiastic, highly trained staff who love what they do. Summer 2020 features four weeks of Adventure Day Camp and two weeks of Overnight Camp High Five. Adventure Day Camp is a new discovery every day filled with sports, crafts and nature, including explorations to Camp Jones Gulch, Capitola Beach, Foothills Park, Shoreline Lake and Great America. Camp High Five is six days and five nights of traditional overnight camp mixed with challenge-by-choice activities, campfires, friendships and lots of laughter.

runforfuncamps.com/summer-camps-and-schoolholiday-camps/camp-overview (650) 823-5167

Stanford Athletics & Youth

Palo Alto

Share the joy of dance with us! Our studio is an extended family and a “home away from home” for our community of children and teens. At Dance Connection, we value the positive energy and atmosphere that we continuously strive to provide. Summer Dance Camps include all styles of dance for ages 4 and up and features our new “This is Me!” Empowerment Camp along with Teen Jazz and Hip Hop Camps. A Summer Session for ages 3 to adults will be offered from June 8 – July 31.

danceconnectionpaloalto.com/dance-connectionevent-calendar/summer-dance-camps (650) 852-0418 or (650) 322-7032

Stanford

We can’t wait to have you join us this summer at Stanford!

We hope you’re ready for engaged and safety-focused staff, phenomenal facilities, and innovative programs. We’ll have camps that challenge your camper’s physical, mental, and social skills in age-appropriate activities. When your camper registers for Camp Cardinal, they are a Cardinal Kid for life. Our main camper program is for grades K-6 and then campers graduate to our Counselor-inTraining Program where they become camp leaders!

campcardinal.org

campcardinal@stanford.edu

Stanford Baseball Camps

Stanford

At Sunken Diamond on the campus of Stanford University. A variety of camps are offered to benefit a wide range of age groups and skill sets. Campers will gain instruction in several baseball skills, fundamentals, team concepts, and game play.

stanfordbaseballcamp.com

ATHLETICS Dance Connection Palo Alto

Junior Overnight and Day Camps for boys & girls, ages 9-18 offered throughout June, July and August. Adult Weekend Clinics (June & Aug). Camps directed by Head Men’s Coach, Paul Goldstein, Head Women’s Coach, Lele Forood, and Associate Men’s and Women’s Coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie Brennan. Come join the fun and get better this summer!

Stanford Water Polo Camps

(650) 725-2054

Stanford

New to water polo or have experience, we have a camp for you.

Half day or full day options for boys and girls ages 7 and up. All camps provide fundamental skills, scrimmages and games.

stanfordwaterpolocamps.com

YMCA of Silicon Valley Summer Camps

Silicon Valley

At the Y, children and teens of all abilities acquire new skills, make friends, and feel that they belong. With hundreds of Summer Day Camps plus Overnight Camps, you will find a camp that’s right for your family. Sign up today, camps are filling up! Financial assistance is available.

ymcasv.org/summercamp

(408) 351-6473

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A weekly guide to music, theater, art, culture, books and more,

edited by Karla Kane

Earthwise Productions hosts feel-good grooves Jazz/roots supergroup Parlour Game to perform at Mitchell Park Community Center March 16

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and I just want to see part of its use being live music.”

On Monday, March 16, Earthwise is presenting Parlour Game, the rootsy jazz combo featuring violinist Jenny Scheinman and drummer Allison Miller.

Weiss’ history with the co-leaders of Parlour Game, which also features pianist Carmen Staaf and double bassist Tony Scherr, runs almost as far back as Earthwise itself: Pianist Rachel Z. gave an Earthwise performance in October 2000, leading her trio with Miller and contrabassist Miriam Sullivan.

“That was the first time I met Mark,” the New York-based Miller said. Four months later, he presented Scheinman and her group for the first time at CoHo. And according to Weiss, Miller was the first artist to perform at an Earthwise show at the new Mitchell Park space.

Both Scheinman and Miller have career arcs that encompass a large swath of musical expression.

They have both played in one another’s groups, and they both overlapped in singer/songwriter/ activist Ani DiFranco’s band. In addition to both playing with and leading a variety of instrumental bands, both have histories with other singer/songwriters — including Schienman with Bruce Cockburn, Rodney Crowell, Robbie Fulks and Emmylou Harris and Miller with Brandi Carlile, Toshi Reagon and Erin McKeown.

“One big thing that’s happened to me in the last six years, basically since I became a mom, I’m not working as a side musician as much — actually hardly any,” Miller reflected in a phone call with the Weekly while walking to catch the new Broadway revival of Stephen Sondheim’s “Company” with some friends. “Part of that was a conscious decision, because I’ve gotten more into composing.

“It also works better for me, my schedule as a mom. It’s like, ‘Okay, I need to be home more. I need to be able to craft my own schedule and not have to just get

on a tour bus with a rock band or a singer-songwriter and be on tour for a few months,’” she continued.

“I can’t do that anymore, so I really thought if I can get this going with my bands, then I can have a little bit more say of when I leave town and when I’m home.”

As bandleaders or members of collectives, both she and Scheinman continue to juggle multiple live projects.

Scheinman, who’s based in California, is performing in three different musical settings this month while Parlour Game itself was actually born out of another of Miller’s bands, Boom Tic Boom, while on a tour including Staaf and Scherr.

“We noticed this affinity that the four of us had for a certain type of playing and overlap in early influences. And we just wanted to go for something that honored those early influences and was simpler and felt good,” she said.

Scheinman said that Parlour Game has a more accessible style, compared to some

What: Parlour Game.

Where: El Palo Alto Room, Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

When: Monday, March 16, at 7:30 p.m.

Cost: $20.

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of the musicians’ more abstract endeavors.

“It’s definitely an open-hearted kind of group with relatively simple compositional structures.

Grooves that feel good — not too much jerking around or changing time signatures,” she said. “It’s not particularly heady, though we still try to go for the transformation.

It’s kind of a different doorway into that.”

How do Miller and Scheinman manage to keep track of all their various musical endeavors?

“There’s a part of me that questions my need for so many different projects,” Miller admitted. “I asked myself if it’s too difficult to split my brain, split my creativity.

But I don’t think it is. Because we all run in the same circles, I think it made for it to be kind of seamless.” Q Freelance writer Yoshi Kato can be emailed at yoshi youngblood@earthlink.net.

Editor’s Note: Due to ongoing public health concerns, events may be canceled with short notice.

Call ahead to confirm.

Shervin Lainez

by Yoshi Kato ince 1994, Earthwise Productions founder Mark Weiss has been bringing a variety of up-and-coming and established independent artists to the Palo Alto area. A local fixture both online and around town, Weiss boasts an impressive track record of booking artists from the likes of CAKE, Imogen Heap and Blink-182 in their early days to trumpeters Dave Douglas, harmonica titan Charlie Musselwhite and vocalist Jane Monheit in just the past few months.

After having produced shows in spaces such as Stanford’s CoHo, the Varsity Theatre courtyard and Cubberley Community Center, the 56-year-old Gunn High School alumnus now uses Mitchell Park Community Center as Earthwise’s de facto bandstand, having kicked off an invigorated incarnation of Earthwise Productions Live in 2018 that’s going strong, with Weiss arranging for not only the booking and paying of the artists but also the rental fee of the room, publicity and the cost of the sound person.

“My goal is two shows a month for the next two years or a total of 50 all-in to see if people will think of the Mitchell Park ballroom, (the) El Palo Alto Room as a concert hall,” he wrote in an email to the Weekly that has since been published on his Plastic Alto with Mark Weiss blog (markweiss86. com), which he frequently updates with his musings on the local arts, sports and politics scenes. (As of Thursday, he’s surpassing his goal, with nine shows currently booked for March and April.)

“I say quite often at shows, as part of my welcome or introducing of the acts, that the taxpayers of Palo Alto, myself included, voted a $41 million bond initiative and the facility opened five years ago

Top: Mark Weiss of Earthwise Productions promotes indie concerts in Palo Alto at the Mitchell Park Community Center. Photo by Sammy Dallal. Above: Parlour Game, a roots-jazz combo set to perform in Palo Alto March 16, is led by violinist Jenny Scheinman and drummer Allison Miller.

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Little Sky Bakery Tian Mayimin has drawn a local following for her naturally leavened breads, baked out of her Menlo Park home. A former criminal defense attorney and entrepreneur, she started experimenting with baking after moving to California, using a starter that has reportedly been nurtured by monks for more than a hundred years.

You can now find her orange-olive oil challah, sourdough baguettes and country bread at several local farmers markets: Portola Valley (Thursdays from 2-5 p.m.), downtown Palo Alto (Saturdays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.), Menlo Park (Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.), and Mountain View (Sundays 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.), where she recently started doing grilled cheese and breakfast sandwiches. She also delivers on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays in Menlo Park and Palo Alto.

Visit littleskybakery.com for updates.

Lil’ Eagle Burger The Peninsula’s only smashburger pop-up is run by Zack Fernandes, a communications manager at Apple by day and burger obsessive by night. He only serves smashburgers — his latest iteration being two 2-ounce patties made from an 80-20 chuck blend, smashed to peak thinness and topped with

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Jean-Luc Kayigire, owner of Los Altos cocktail bar Amandine Project, started last fall a pop-up dinner series featuring international chefs. The first event was a six-course meal cooked by Rodolfo Castellanos, the well-known chef-owner of Origen Oaxaca in Oaxaca, Mexico. Earlier this month, chef Raisaku Sawai flew in from Maibashi, Japan, to make his Japanese-influenced Italian food using produce from Luna Vez Farms in Los Altos and pasta from Los Altos Italian restaurant Tre Monti.

Kayigire has been inviting chefs he meets while traveling or through connections he’s made as a restaurant owner. The goal of the pop-ups, he said, is to bring more visibility to Los Altos.

“Our job is introducing as many people as possible to come enjoy Los Altos,” he said. “I know a lot of chefs. For me, that’s the best way I can give back to Los Altos.”

The next pop-up will be in April and feature a yetto-be-named chef from Paris.

Follow Amandine Project at instagram.com/amandineproject/ for updates.

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Above, Tian Mayimin of Little Sky Bakery serves homemade bread. Photo by Michelle Le. Below, Something Swede-ish offers a variety of Swedish baked goods. Photo by Magali Gauthier. gooey Kraft American cheese, caramelized onions and a mayo-based sauce that he “umamifies” with fish sauce and other ingredients on an unfussy potato bun.

“Burgers are such a quintessential immigrant food for me,” said Fernandes, who was born in Singapore and moved to the United States as a teenager.

“George Motz talks about this in his book (“Hamburger America”) and some videos, but there would be no hamburger if the hamburg steak from Germany didn’t end up at a world’s fair in New York where some dude slapped it in between two slices of bread.

“I think it’s funny that people view the hamburger as being so distinctly American,” he said, “and forget about that very important factor.”

Follow Fernandes at instagram.com/zachareats/ for updates.

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by Elena Kadvany here’s something alluring about pop-ups — both their ephemerality and the sense of community you feel eating with like-minded people who are willing to seek out birria tacos made out of a home garage on a Tuesday afternoon or to support a software engineer pursuing his true passion for making Asian-inspired croissants.

Pop-ups often lay the foundation for permanent locations for food businesses, and it’s exciting to follow up-and-comers as they transition to bigger things.

In no particular order, below are five pop-ups of note happening throughout the Midpeninsula.

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Mitchell Park Community Center, Palo Alto

For more information: (650) 305-0701 or eventbrite.com

Bagel Tuesdays at Manresa Bread Manresa Bread hosts two of its own pop-ups weekly: bagels on Tuesdays and pizza on Wednesdays, though the latter is only available at the Campbell location. All three locations of the bakery (Los Altos, Los Gatos and Campbell) serve naturally fermented sourdough bagels — plain, sesame, everything and cinnamon raisin — from 7 a.m. until the bakery sells out.

Manresa Bread, the bakery spinoff of the threeMichelin-star Manresa in Los Gatos, is the grain-forward brainchild of Avery Ruzicka, who was recently named a semifinalist for a James Beard award.

Manresa Bread is located at 271 State St., Los Altos. Call 650.946.2293 or visit manresabread.com.

Something Swede-ish The Peninsula’s sole Swedish sweets pop-up serves kardemummabullar (a cardamom bun), drömmar (Swedish dream cookies, akin to a Mexican wedding cookie), semlor (a yeasted bun sliced in half and filled with cream, traditionally served on Fat Tuesday) and other baked goods. Something Swede-ish owner Denise Touhey, who grew up in Belmont with her Swedish grandmother, draws inspiration from Swedish cookbooks and family recipes.

She pops up on Thursdays at Woodside cafe The Village Hub, 3154 Woodside Road.

Follow Something Swedeish at instagram.com/somethingswede_ish/ for updates. Q Staff writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at ekadvany@paweekly.com.

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Home Front CUSTOM CONTAINER GARDEN ... Gardening season is about to kick into high gear. Summer Winds Nursery is scheduled to hold a workshop on Saturday, March 14, 9 a.m. where you can learn how to use some of the beautiful blooms of spring to design and plant a custom container garden. Summer Winds Nursery is located at 725 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto. For more information, call 650-493-5136 or visit summerwindsnursery.com/ ca/events.

ATHERTON AVERAGE INCOME TOPS $500K ... Half a million dollars in income is now below average in Atherton, a stunning stat that led Bloomberg to tout the town as “America’s Richest Town” for the fourth year running on its list of the wealthiest U.S. communities.

Atherton households earn an average of $525,000 annually, according to the list, published last month.

The town became the first, and only, community to top the half-million-dollar mark since Bloomberg started compiling the index in 2017, according to the publication.

Nearby Hillsborough ranked No. 3 on the list, with an average yearly household income of $430,681. Other Peninsula towns on the list include Los Altos Hills, ranked No. 5, with an average annual household income of $405,073; and Los Altos, ranked 24th, with an average annual household income of $302,068.

Bloomberg evaluated household data for all U.S. towns with at least 2,000 households and ranked them based on average household income.

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The Filoli estate maintains a cutting garden to supply the house with fresh flowers for arrangements, but you don’t need a designated plot to create your own cutting garden; flowers can be incorporated into existing plantings. Photo by Julie Bly DeVere, courtesy of Filoli.

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n the mid-20th century, William Roth, who resided at Woodside’s historic Filoli estate from 1937 to 1963, insisted on wearing a fresh carnation from his garden on his lapel every day. Today, old heritage breed carnations and a variety of flowers continue to grow in cutting cages in the very location and style of those installed during Filoli’s construction in 1917.

Throughout Filoli’s 100-year history, its cutting garden has grown plant materials for fresh flower displays in the house. The estate’s two female heads of household, Agnes Bourn and Lurline Roth, respectively, were avid flower arrangers themselves when they lived on the estate, and today, a committee of volunteers is largely responsible for the arrangements throughout the historic site.

Filoli will offer a “Designing a Cutting Garden” workshop on March 27 and 28, intended to empower students to set up their own cutting gardens. The March 27 course sold out early, prompting the addition of a second class on March 28.

Emily Saeger, one of Filoli’s lead horticulturalists, teaches the workshop. Saeger describes cutting gardens as production spaces designed to be cut from continuously throughout the seasons. Typified by an appealing lack of formality, cutting gardens can exist as designated plots or can fill in the margins of a backyard. Because cutting gardens allow us to bring the outside landscape into our homes, they are also, in Saeger’s words, “really

Filoli expert shares tips for having fresh flowers in the house almost year round

by Laura Swenson about honoring our sense of place and connection to place through flowers.”

The workshop draws inspiration from Filoli as an ornamental garden by emphasizing the design of the cutting garden itself and not solely focusing on its utilitarian nature. In the class, Saeger will teach basic home garden design principles which may not always be taught in cutting garden classes, such as creating dynamism through varied plant heights, spacing flowers based on their time of bloom, and using odd versus even numbers in the garden.

Students come to Saeger hungry for advice on what to grow, but she finds it difficult to give a blanket recommendation. Instead, Saeger encourages students to observe the nuances of their site’s microclimate and sun exposure to inform flower selection. In the workshop, she also teaches how to conduct a mason jar soil test to understand the composition of clay versus silt versus sand, which impacts how to best amend the soil.

That said, cosmos, zinnias, snapdragons, sunflowers and annual scabiosa varieties make for popular choices because you can cut them multiple times a week for many weeks throughout the summer, Saeger said. In late winter, daffodils, hellebore and paperwhites tend to thrive throughout much of

the Bay Area.

The workshop includes recommendations on how to cut flowers, including why to cut early in the morning, why to cut low and at an angle, and why to submerge cut stems in water as soon as possible.

However, new gardeners struggle with simply harvesting at all.

“People are afraid to cut flowers,” Saeger said. “I think there is a misconception that cutting will somehow deter your plants from blooming, and really, the opposite is true.”

Many flowers, such as dahlias, produce more flowers over the course of the season if blooms are continuously harvested.

Saeger discusses sustainable cutting garden practices in the workshop, in terms of selecting flowers beloved by pollinators, installing drip irrigation, composting and sourcing seeds responsibly. She also emphasizes workload sustainability. Home gardeners can have lofty ambitions for time they want to devote to their garden. Saeger encourages students to set an intention for their cutting garden, whether it’s making one bouquet per week for their home, or bringing a few arrangements to friends every month.

“Have some understanding about your goals and get clear about those because that will affect how you design your space,” Saeger said. A

simple goal can help gardeners let go of perfectionism.

After last year’s class on the same subject, Saeger’s students requested to delve deeper into harvesting. In response, this year’s spring classes will continue to emphasize site preparation and plant selection, and a second summer course, whose date is yet to be determined, will focus on maintenance and harvesting, as well as flower arrangement.

Why is Saeger passionate about cutting gardens?

“A cutting garden can be a really cool way to build a relationship with your landscape and spend time outdoors, learn about your property, your whole garden and also then elevate your interior space by bringing your garden inside. It’s a very meditative, beautiful practice to have.”

She added: “I don’t know anyone who’s upset if you bring them flowers that you grew.” Q Freelance writer Laura Swenson can be emailed at laurajswens@gmail.com.

If you’re interested

The “Designing a Cutting Garden” class is offered 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, March 27, and Saturday, March 28, at the Filoli estate, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside. Class fee is $60. For more information, call 650-364-8300 or visit filoli.org.

Due to ongoing public health concerns, events may be canceled with short notice. Call ahead to confirm.

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Public Notices 995 Fictitious Name Statement FAULTLINE MOTORS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN663477 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Faultline Motors, located at 841 Sycamore Dr., Palo Alto, CA 94303, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: An Individual.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): ROBERT MORI 841 Sycamore Dr. Palo Alto, CA 94303 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/11/2020.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 11, 2020.

(PAW Feb. 21, 28; Mar. 6, 13, 2020) MAYVIEW COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER PALO ALTO A MEMBER OF RAVENSWOOD FAMILY HEALTH NETWORK FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN663761 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Mayview Community Health Center Palo Alto A Member of Ravenswood Family Health Network, located at 270 Grant Avenue, Suite 102, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SOUTH COUNTY COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, INC. 1885 Bay Road East Palo Alto, CA 94306 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 on February 20, 2020.

(PAW Feb. 28; Mar. 6, 13, 20, 2020) MR. ELECTRIC OF PALO ALTO FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN663684 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Mr. Electric Of Palo Alto, located at 1814 Armand Dr., Milpitas, CA 95035, Santa Clara County.

This business is owned by: A Corporation.

The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): SAITAMA INC. 1814 Armand Dr. Milpitas, CA 95035 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/17/2020.

This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 18, 2020.

(PAW Mar. 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 2020)

997 All Other Legals T.S. No. 087186-CA APN: 137-04-045 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 7/19/2000. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 3/25/2020 at 10:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 7/21/2000 as Instrument No. 15325262 and later modified by a Loan Modification Agreement recorded on 02/01/2008, as Instrument No. 19729936, of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Santa Clara County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: GEORGE H. MARSHALL JR. AND EMILY A. MARSHALL, WHO ARE MARRIED TO EACH OTHER WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A

CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE GATED NORTH MARKET STREET ENTRANCE, SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 191 N. 1st Street, San Jose, CA 95113 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE FULLY DESCRIBED ON SAID DEED OF TRUST The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2330 PRINCETON ST PALO ALTO, CA 94306 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $212,249.61 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.

The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW.STOXPOSTING. COM, using the file number assigned to this case 087186-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES

INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 (PAW Feb. 28; Mar. 6, 13, 2020) ORDER FOR PUBLICATION Case Number: D19-03305 Publication Granted: The court finds that the respondent cannot be served in any other manner specified in the California Code of Civil Procedure. The court orders that the documents listed in item 6 be served by publication at least once per week for four successive weeks in the following newspaper: PALO ALTO WEEKLY. Date: 1/9/20 /s/ ________________ Judicial Officer SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF CONTRA COSTA Case No.: D19-03305 DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR PUBLICATION OR POSTING OF SUMMONS DECLARATION IN SUPPORT OF APPLICATION FOR PUBLICATION/ POSTING I, KEVIN WOMACK, declare: I am the Petitioner in this action.

My last contact with Respondent December of 2012, was as follows: Since that time I have made a thorough, systematic and good faith investigation to determine his/her whereabouts as follows: I have made reasonable, diligent efforts to effect service by mail including service at the Respondent’s last known mailing address as follows: I tried serve Respondant at last known address at 8243 Grand Staff Drive, Sacramento, CA 95823.

I have asked relatives, friends, co-tenants, the occupants of any real estate involved in the litigation and others likely to know of the Respondent’s whereabouts as follows: I have had contact with any relatives of respondant since 2003. Any contact infor to relatives no longer work. Her father’s last known residence was in Palo Alto.

I have made searches of local, telephone, and internet-based directories and social network sites as follows: I have tried to contact respondant on facebook and last known address. I got last known address from background check. On facebook her last current last address location was in East Palo Alto.

I have searched the county assessor’s real and personal property index and the county recorder’s office for the locale where the Respondent was last known to have resided, owned property, or conducted a business as follows: Went to Sacramento County Hall of records to search for Respondant and found that Respondant had a Domestic Violence case, however no address.

I have contacted the Respondent’s last known place of business as follows: There is no last place of business.

In the alternative, I have obtained the services of a professional searcher who has made the necessary investigation.

A true and complete copy of the report prepared by this investigator is attached hereto.

No Professional searcher. Did a Background Check online.

To the best of my knowledge, no person or entity other than as mentioned above knows or is likely to know the whereabouts of the Respondent and I know of no other source from which his/ her whereabouts may be ascertained.

I declare under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on 1/6/2020 at Martinez, California.

Signed: ____________________ Petitioner (PAW Mar. 13, 20, 27; Apr. 3, 2020)

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Sports Shorts PREP REPORT ... Freshman Emily Leschin scored four goals, junior Genna Gibbons scored twice and added four assists and Sacred Heart Prep downed visiting Los Gatos 11-5 in a non-league girls lacrosse match.

Freshman Iris O’Connor added three goals for the Gators (2-0), who are scheduled to play at Piedmont on Friday night. Kalista Hurel also scored twice. Freshman Lauren Hall recorded seven saves for SHP while sophomore Gabby Galletti made three saves ... Gunn opened Santa Clara Athletic League play with a 17-1 victory over host Wilcox as Sophia Stern scored four goals and added an assist to lead the Titans (1-1, 1-0), who travels to play St. Francis at 7 p.m. in a non-league game Friday. Kate Williams, Irene Kim and Chloe Li each recorded a hat trick while Tess Flinchbaugh and Lotem Efrat each added a pair of goals ... Harvard-bound Finn Leschly scored five goals and added an assist and Menlo School beat visiting Sacred Heart Cathedral 20-1 in a West Catholic Athletic League opener. Ryan Young, who is headed for Lafayette in the fall, also had five goals. Junior Davis Mead had a hat trick and two assists. Junior Theo Kim made 14 saves.

OFF AND ON TRACK ... The K-Bell Invitational and Aragon Invitational, each scheduled for Saturday, have been canceled due to health guidelines regarding the coronavirus situation. The St. Francis Invitational has been postponed, with no new date yet. The Firebird Invitational has been tentatively rescheduled for April 11. ... The Woodside girls track and field team lost to visiting Terra Nova 68-67 while the Terra Nova boys won 73-63 in a PAL dual meet.

Casey Orton and Joshua Peterson were each triple winners for the Wildcat boys. Orton paced the field in the 800 meters (2:11.68), the 1,600 (a PR 4:31.56) and the 3,200 (a PR 10:20.25. Peterson won the 100 meters (11.57), 200 meters (23.49) and the long jump (19-10). Sarah Perry also pulled off the 800-1,6003,200 triple on the girls side, with PR’s in the 1,600 and 3,200. Perry went 2:30.67 in the 800, 5:13.46 in the 1,600 and 11:52.20 in the 3,200.

Woodside’s Isabel De Oliveira won the discus with a throw of 87-11 after winning the pole vault with a mark of 10-0. Teammate Katherine Sheldon went 16-3 in the long jump and 32-8 in the triple jump, winning both events with PRs.

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Pinewood’s Valentina Sakic takes a shot in a game against Palo Alto. Pinewood lost in the NorCal Division I regional semifinal. Photo by Jenna Hickey.

NORCAL BASKETBALL

For some, the journey was too short For others, a highlight of the season

by Glenn Reeves he high school basketball season ended a little bit too soon for some of the local teams that qualified for the CIF State NorCal Regional after a grueling season. For some, just making the NorCal tourney was a reward.

Six girls teams and five boys started the journey in the first week of March, four of them, two girls and two boys, as Central Coast Section champions.

Priory, which finished fourth in the West Bay Athletic League behind Pinewood, Menlo School and Sacred Heart Prep, went the furthest, losing to host St. Mary’s Albany 68-59 in the regional final.

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PRIORY BASKETBALL The sophomore scored 23 points in the Panthers NorCal Division III quarterfinal victory at St. Patrick-St. Vincent and then scored 16, including a key 3-pointer in overtime, in a win over Aptos.

Friday

Saturday College men’s gymnastics: California at Stanford, 4 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

Sunday College lacrosse: Colorado at Stanford, 1 p.m., Stanford Live Stream

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ON THE AIR College lacrosse: Oregon at Stanford, 3 p.m. Stanford Live Stream College men’s volleyball: BYU at Stanford, 6 p.m. Stanford Live Stream

basketball team will never know what it might have accomplished.

The defending Division II state champions were the No. 10 seed in Division I and went on the road to win their first round game.

They never got the chance to play again and became the first casuality over concerns of the coronavirus. Bishop O’Dowd went on to beat Salesian for the NorCal title.

Pinewood, the WBAL champion and CCS runner-up in the Open Division, was one of four teams to reach the NorCal regional semifinal, losing to top-seeded Salesian.

The Sacred Heart Prep boys team made a remarkable run through Division II, winning twice, once in overtime, before losing at St.

Patrick-St. Vincent.

The Eastside Prep boys, which also finished fourth in the WBAL, reached the regional semifinals, losing at No. 1 Pierce.

Priory outscored St. Mary’s by 13 points in the fourth quarter, but had way too deep of a hole to try to dig out of and went down to defeat.

St. Mary’s scored the first 12 points of the second quarter, and took a 27-8 lead.

“It’s hard to recover from that,’’ Priory coach Buck Matthews said.

Priory (21-10), trailed 36-15 at halftime and 52-30 after three quarters. In the fourth quarter Matthews put on an all-out press and Priory made a comeback. After scoring 30 points over the first three quarters the Panthers nearly matched that in the fourth quarter alone.

For the Sacred Heart Prep boys (23-6) it was a rematch of the season opener, a game SHP lost 68-65 at Riordan’s Crusader Classic. The Gators got off to a slow start in Saturday’s game, trailing 19-8 after one quarter, but rallied to draw within 31-29 at halftime.

Jai Deshpande, SHP’s athletic

wing, hurt his ankle near the end of the second quarter and coach Tony Martinelli pulled him out in the second half, not wanting to aggravate the injury and jeopardize his future.

SPSV pulled away in the second half.

“It was a tough environment to play in and we didn’t play our best basketball tonight,’’ Martinelli said. In the Division V semifinal, the game was tied at 50-50 before Pierce closed out the scoring on the free-throw line.

“It was a really fun game in front of a packed house,’’ Eastside coach Chris Bischoff said. “A fun environment to play in front of. Our guys rose to the occasion. A couple shots didn’t go our way.’’

Raymond Reece, perhaps the most underrated and underappreciated athlete in the area, led Eastside (21-8) with 17 points. David Chivers scored 16 and Million Jackson stood out on defense.

It was Eastside’s first loss outside of the West Bay Athletic League.

Pinewood coach Doc Scheppler summed up his team’s 53-44 loss to Salesian at Albany High in the NorCal Division I semifinals as a turned ankle being the turning point.

Pinewood point guard Annika Decker came out of the game in the fourth quarter after turning her ankle with the score tied 40-40. By the time she returned Salesian was pulling away and there was nothing she or her Pinewood teammates could do to stop the flow.

Scheppler termed the team’s defensive effort “awesome,’’ but was frustrated by poor shooting.

“You’re not going to win many games shooting 2 of 19 from 3 and 18 of 30 from the free-throw line,’’ Scheppler said. “We just couldn’t finish enough plays.’’

Decker led Pinewood with 15 points, going 2 of 12 from the floor and 11 of 15 from the foul line.

“It doesn’t define our season or what we accomplished, going 255,’’ Scheppler said. “We won our league, made it to the CCS Open final and won two of three in NorCal Division I. We are looking excitedly to the future.’’ÊQ

SH PREP BASKETBALL The senior reached double figures in scoring in all three games of the NorCal Division II tournament, including the game-winning shot with less than a second remaining in overtime against Branson.

Honorable mention Aniyah Augmon* Priory basketball

Bineta Diatta* Priory basketball

Silvia Faraboschi Gunn swimming

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Maia Garcia Pinewood basketball

Malia Latu Menlo-Atherton basketball

Moorea Mitchell Castilleja track and field

Jonathan Affeld Gunn swimming

Ronan Donnelly Sacred Heart Prep baseball

Jack Haught Palo Alto baseball

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