By Daniel DeBolt I n the City Council’s first substantial public discussion since three new members took office Jan. 6, members said they wanted to ask developers for proposals for a hotel on a pair of parking lots near the down- town train station, and began to discuss the development of housing on the other city-owned down- town parking lots, while adding more public parking in the process. Given the state of the local economy and interest from developers, council mem- ber Chris Clark said at the Jan. 20 meeting, “I think the market is in right place, we can get a lot of bang for our buck.” First on the list are the park- ing lots that sit across from each other on Hope Street near Evelyn Avenue. Council members want to see a hotel developed there — Virgin Hotels had previously proposed developing a hotel with an underground garage connect- ing the two lots under the street. “You get the benefit of utilizing underground space underneath the road,” said council member Mike Kasperzak. Members unani- mously directed city staff to begin a “request for qualifi- cations” process to vet hotel developers interested in what city staff described in a memo as the “devel- opment of a hotel, possibly in combination with other uses, potentially creating additional public parking downtown and a new revenue stream for the city.” In October the council had decided not to negotiate exclu- By Daniel DeBolt M ountain View could have a large develop- ment built above an active bus yard, thanks to the high price of real estate near Google headquarters. The Valley Transportation Authority is now requesting development proposals for the 16.9-acre property on La Avenida Street near Highway 101 and North Shoreline Boulevard. For some time, VTA officials have been planning for private development on most of VTA’s land throughout Santa Clara County, including its headquar- ters on North First Street in San Jose, in order to raise revenue through lease agreements. The agency’s first move is to seek development proposals for the Mountain View bus yard, as it is clearly the most valuable land VTA owns, said Jennifer Rocci, senior VTA real estate planner. But here’s the twist: VTA officials want the property to remain a bus yard, so any new development would go on top of or next to a facility where as many as 113 buses are parked on Sundays and 155 buses are maintained around the clock. VTA officials say it isn’t practi- cal to move the operation, as it is the only site that serves buses that run in northern Santa Clara County. VTA’s two other bus yards are in San Jose. That hasn’t hindered interest in the Mountain View site, however. “We’ve had a huge amount of interest ever since we had our developer conference this fall,” Rocci said. Among those who have downloaded documents about the site are officials with Google and LinkedIn, and many of Silicon Valley’s biggest devel- opers. Since the yard was renovated to become a VTA bus maintenance MICHELLE LE Rosana Arce receives a flu shot at RotaCare in December prior to peak flu season. VIEWPOINT 14 | GOINGS ON 21 | MARKETPLACE 22 | REAL ESTATE 24 INSIDE Office development on active MV bus yard? JANUARY 23, 2015 VOLUME 22, NO. 52 MOVIES | 19 650.964.6300 www.MountainViewOnline.com Pastrami and brews WEEKEND | 16 Council seeks to develop downtown parking lots HOUSING AND HOTEL FAVORED OVER OTHER USES FOR CITY-OWNED LAND See CITY LOTS, page 9 See VTA BUS, page 13 By Kevin Forestieri F lu season is in full swing in the Bay Area, leaving four people dead and sending some patients into intensive care. In an effort to curb the spread of the virus, local hospitals are restricting visitors to keep contagious flu- carriers away from patients. Santa Clara County reached “peak” flu season last week following six flu outbreaks across the county, according to Catherine Nalesnik, infec- Peak flu season hits Mountain View EL CAMINO IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON VISITORS TO COMBAT SURGE IN HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS See FLU SHOT, page 13 Bayshore Fwy N Shoreline Blvd. Macon Ave. La Avenida St. Inigo Way COURTESY OF VTA The VTA bus yard in Mountain View is now open to development proposals, provided that the bus yard can continue its operations at the site. ‘We can get a lot of bang for our buck.’ COUNCILMAN CHRIS CLARK
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By Daniel DeBolt
In the City Council’s first substantial public discussion since three new members
took office Jan. 6, members said they wanted to ask developers for proposals for a hotel on a pair of parking lots near the down-town train station, and began to discuss the development of housing on the other city-owned down-town parking lots, while adding more public parking in the process. Given the state of the local economy and interest from developers, council mem-ber Chris Clark said at the Jan. 20 meeting, “I think the market is in right place, we can get a lot of bang for our buck.” First on the list are the park-ing lots that sit across from each other on Hope Street near Evelyn
Avenue. Council members want to see a hotel developed there — Virgin Hotels had previously proposed developing a hotel with an underground garage connect-ing the two lots under the street. “You get the benefit of utilizing
underground space underneath the road,” said council member Mike Kasperzak. Members unani-mously directed city staff to begin a “request for qualifi-cations” process to vet hotel developers interested in what city staff described in a memo as the “devel-
opment of a hotel, possibly in combination with other uses, potentially creating additional public parking downtown and a new revenue stream for the city.” In October the council had decided not to negotiate exclu-
By Daniel DeBolt
Mountain View could have a large develop-ment built above an
active bus yard, thanks to the high price of real estate near Google headquarters.
The Valley Transportation Authority is now requesting development proposals for the 16.9-acre property on La Avenida Street near Highway 101 and North Shoreline Boulevard.
For some time, VTA officials have been planning for private development on most of VTA’s land throughout Santa Clara County, including its headquar-
ters on North First Street in San Jose, in order to raise revenue through lease agreements. The agency’s first move is to seek development proposals for the Mountain View bus yard, as it is clearly the most valuable land VTA owns, said Jennifer Rocci, senior VTA real estate planner. But here’s the twist: VTA officials want the property to remain a bus yard, so any new development would go on top of or next to a facility where as many as 113 buses are parked on Sundays and 155 buses are maintained around the clock. VTA officials say it isn’t practi-cal to move the operation, as it
is the only site that serves buses that run in northern Santa Clara County. VTA’s two other bus yards are in San Jose. That hasn’t hindered interest in the Mountain View site, however. “We’ve had a huge amount of interest ever since we had our developer conference this fall,” Rocci said. Among those who have downloaded documents about the site are officials with Google and LinkedIn, and many of Silicon Valley’s biggest devel-opers. Since the yard was renovated to become a VTA bus maintenance
MICHELLE LE
Rosana Arce receives a flu shot at RotaCare in December prior to peak flu season.
VIEWPOINT 14 | GOINGS ON 21 | MARKETPLACE 22 | REAL ESTATE 24INSIDE
Office development on active MV bus yard?
JANUARY 23, 2015 VOLUME 22, NO. 52 MOVIES | 19650.964.6300www.MountainViewOnline.com
Pastrami and brewsWEEKEND | 16
Council seeks to develop downtown parking lots
HOUSING AND HOTEL FAVORED OVER OTHER USES FOR CITY-OWNED LAND
See CITY LOTS, page 9
See VTA BUS, page 13
By Kevin Forestieri
Flu season is in full swing in the Bay Area, leaving four people dead and
sending some patients into
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Peak flu season hits Mountain ViewEL CAMINO IMPOSES RESTRICTIONS ON VISITORS TO COMBAT
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BURLGARY SUSPECT WAKES RESIDENT Police arrested a burglary suspect early Sunday morning after he was found inside a couple’s home claiming to be hiding from pursuers. A woman living at the residence on Thompson Avenue woke up Sunday morning around 6:30 a.m. and went into her living room, where she heard the sound of a man’s voice. The woman screamed and called 911 while her husband confronted the intruder, according to Sgt. Saul Jaeger of the Mountain View Police Department. During the confrontation, the suspect claimed he entered the home because he was running from a group of people and was looking for help. After investigating, officers arrested the man, later identified as 57-year-old Raymundo Gallegos of Mountain View, on burglary charges. He was booked into San Jose Main Jail. Police believe that Gallegos, who may have felt threatened after being caught by surprise in the house, made up the story about being pursued. “The reality of it is they (the couple) interrupted a burglary,” Jaeger said. Nothing had been taken from the home and the suspect may have gotten in through an unlocked door, he said.
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GANG TAGGING LEADS TO ARRESTS Police received a rash of vandalism reports over graffiti involving gang symbols — or “gang tagging” — in Mountain View earlier this month, one of them leading to the arrest of two juveniles. Most of the gang tagging happened in the area near Escuela Avenue and Rengstorff Park, including three reports of gang tagging at apartment complexes on the 1900 block of Califor-nia Street and the 200 block of Escuela Avenue. A community center near Castro Elementary School and a location in Reng-storff Park were also reportedly tagged, according to Sgt. Saul Jaeger of the Mountain View Police Department. The two juveniles were arrested on vandalism charges for gang tagging on the 1800 block of Villa Street, near Permanente Creek. Gang tagging was also reported in a parking lot and on the wall of an apartment complex on the 800 block of California Street near the CVS Pharmacy, as well as at an apartment com-plex on Plymouth Street near Highway 101.
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Students in nearly 1,000 school districts across Cali-fornia will log in this spring
to take part in the state’s first Common Core assessment tests. Though it’s been more than four years since the state adopted the new standards, local teachers are still working overtime to adjust their curriculum, and it’s hard to say if students will be ready. The new tests will be aligned to Common Core State Stan-dards, which focus more on critical thinking and under-standing concepts than on rote memorization, and will be done entirely on computers — no writ-ten exams. Common Core also requires teachers to adopt new curricula to meet revised standards set for students at each grade level. Students in grades three through eight will be tested this April. Common Core marks a “huge shift” for Kathy Patterson, a first-grade teacher at Bubb Elementary who said she works 60 hours a week and spends hours every day reading, learning and planning how to teach lessons rooted in the new standards. She said it’s not unusual to see eight teach-ers staked out in the staff room at Bubb on a Sunday afternoon preparing for class. “Sometimes I feel like my head is going to burst with all the new knowledge,” Patterson said. Patterson is optimistic about the new standards and said it’s an important step in the right direction for students, calling it one of the biggest changes in education she’s seen in her 35 years of teaching. “A couple of years ago I was thinking about retiring, but kids are making huge progress with the new curriculum,” she said. The downside is that it’s taken an enormous amount of prepara-tion time. Testing starts this year, but Patterson said teachers could still use staff development time
going into next year to reassess their curriculum and meet with fellow teachers on how to best teach to the new standards. Because Common Core is so radically different from old state standards, teachers are finding implementation difficult and “complicated by the broader ambiguities and uncertain-ties associated with (Common Core),” according to a report by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). The report says that many teachers compared the first year of teaching Common Core to building a plane while flying it, or taking a hike without a map or compass — problems the report attributed to shortfalls in materials, capacity and prepara-
tion by schools and districts. Patterson said all the teachers at Bubb have been using Engage-NY, a free online resource designed to prepare teach-ers for Common Core, to help guide them through the new standards. The website spells out everything stu-dents are expected
to know, and has thousands of pages of information for each grade. Patterson said the new Bubb principal, Cyndee Nguyen, has also done a lot to help teach-ers prepare. “She is a rare talent among principals who really under-stands Common Core curricu-lum and how to help kids become independent, successful learn-ers,” Patterson said. Other schools’ efforts haven’t been as coordinated. Jonathan Pharazyn, a fifth-grade teacher at Monta Loma, said for some teachers it feels like “every man for himself” as they pull from online resources and other teach-ers to figure out how to teach to the new standards. “We’re behind compared to other teachers in the district,” Pharazyn said. According to a poll last year
By Elena Kadvany
Foothill College is officially one of 15 community col-leges in the state that, for
the first time in California’s history, will offer a four-year bac-calaureate program. A total of 34 colleges up and down the state were in the run-ning to launch four-year degrees under a new bill that allows up to 15 community colleges to offer one baccalaureate (bachelor’s)
degree in select vocational fields, as long as they meet a local work-force demand and don’t compete with or duplicate any programs already offered at University of California (UC) or California State University (CSU) campuses. The chancellor of the California Community Colleges announced his 15 recommended selections to the system’s Board of Gover-nors Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 20. Board members unanimously approved the initial list and will
give the final stamp of approval in March after additional review by the Chancellor’s Office, as well as further consultation with the CSU and UC systems. Foothill’s new four-year degree will be in dental hygiene, and will launch next fall with an annual tuition of approximately $10,500. “This is very historic for Cali-fornia,” Foothill Chancellor Lin-da Thor said minutes after the
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Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel of Sweden watch a demonstration of educational games from Jonathan Wadstrom, right, of Zcooly at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View on Jan. 19.
Foothill College to launch historic four-year degree program
DENTAL HYGIENE BACCALAUREATE WITH ANNUAL TUITION OF $10,500 WILL BEGIN IN FALL 2016
Teachers mixed on Common Core readinessSCHOOLS SCRAMBLE TO PREPARE FOR THE FIRST YEAR
OF TESTS ON NEW STATE CURRICULUM STANDARDS
See COMMON CORE, page 11 See FOOTHILL, page 12
The Computer History Muse-um in Mountain View took on a distinctively Scandinavian flair Monday night, as Sweden’s Crown Princess Victoria and Prince Daniel took in a dem-onstration of Nordic start-ups. The Jan. 19 event included a panel discussion on challenges and opportunities for start-ups coming to Silicon Valley that featured Babro Osher, the honorary consul general of Sweden and Anne Lidgard, the director of VINNOVA Silicon Valley and Chair of Nordic
Innovation House. Other par-ticipants included the founders of Bootstrap Labs, an accelera-tor for global entrepreneurs, Prezi and Yubico. The Mountain View event marks the royal couple’s first visit to Silicon Valley. During the three-day trip, the pair planned to indulge in their “deep interest in innovation and technology by meeting with companies and thought leaders to discover how the dynamic environment of Silicon Valley is benefiting these fledgling
operations,” said VINNOVA spokeswoman Aoife Kimber. “The strong connection between Sweden and the United States has meant that technology companies from Sweden and all over the Nordic region have found a welcom-ing environment to grow and expand,” said Osher in a state-ment. She noted that at the turn of the 19th century, 1.3 million people, or about a third of the population, emigrated to the United States.
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Swedish royals visit Mountain View‘Sometimes I feel like my head is going to burst
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High schools in Mountain View are on the cutting edge of sustainability,
and a recent deal inked between the district and an energy storage company marks the latest step towards reducing the district’s carbon footprint — and its elec-tric bill.
The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District approved a deal with Santa Clara-based Green Charge Networks last week that would set up four electric vehicle charging stations — two each at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools. The stations will have two chargers each, meaning four teachers and other staff members can charge their cars at each campus at the same time.
The district opted for the 240-volt chargers, which take about four hours to fully charge a vehicle, according to Mike Mathiesen, associate superinten-dent of business services. That means they aren’t the fastest car chargers on the market, but it
means district staff members can swap out halfway through the school day with a full charge and have others take their spots. It also means the district can avoid the high cost of energy when electricity usage spikes. “Yeah, you could plug in and charge in half an hour, but then it jacks up our usage and we have
to pay for our peak usage time,” Mathiesen said. The deal also means the dis-trict will get more energy stor-age capabilities. Mathiesen said Green Charge will provide what is “essentially a big battery” that the district can draw energy from during peak energy-usage hours, reducing the energy needed from PG&E during the most expensive times of the day. The batteries are expected to
reduce the district’s PG&E bill by $5,000 to $10,000 a year — admittedly not a huge amount, according to Mathiesen, but still money that can be reinvested in the schools. “I look at it as saving money that can be spent on students,” Mathiesen said. One of the requirements going
into the deal for electric vehicle chargers was that it had to be free. Sybil Cramer, faculty member of the Go Green Sustainability Committee, said Superintendent Barry Groves felt that charg-ing stations were cost-prohibitive and would accept a deal only if it didn’t cost the district any money. It just so happened that the Green Schools Conference last March included a special panel on exactly that — a funding model in
which the district wouldn’t have to spend anything for the pur-chase and installation of charg-ing stations. Cramer went to the conference and approached Steve Kelley, vice president of sales at Green Charge Networks, kick-ing off the partnership with the district that ultimately led to the deal last week. The gist of the deal is that Green Charge Networks foots the bill for the charging stations and the battery storage, and will make the money back through reductions in the district’s energy usage. Polices in California allow for energy reduction to be com-pensated as energy generation, meaning money can be made by drawing less energy from PG&E. Green Charge Networks will be getting a portion of that money as it rolls into the district.
Greenest schools in the area
The charging stations are just the latest piece in a districtwide effort towards sustainability and energy efficiency. The Mountain View-Los Altos High School
District is the only school district in the area where all the facilities are green-certified, including Alta Vista High School, the Adult Education program and the dis-trict office, according to Groves. Mathiesen said Measure A bond money, which was used to pay for new classrooms and energy-efficiency improvements, probably helped the district reach green certification at some of the sites. The $41.3 million bond measure passed in 2010, and helped pay for 24 new, more effi-cient classrooms, as well as solar panels that are saving the district as much as $500,000 a year on energy costs. Certification depends on overall energy efficiency, what chemicals are used to clean facili-ties, whether paper used in the schools contains recycled con-tent, and the types of computer monitors that are used. Beyond certification, Cramer said, she has her fingers crossed that the new classroom buildings get LEED silver certification.
High schools get new EV chargers for freeDEAL WILL SET UP ENERGY STORAGE BATTERIES AS PART OF DISTRICT’S SUSTAINABILITY EFFORTS
‘We’re always looking for new opportunities to be more environmentally conscious.’MIKE MATHIESEN, MOUNTAIN VIEW-LOS ALTOS HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
See GREEN SCHOOLS, page 12
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ALL ABOUT THE COUNTY Joe Simitian, the Santa Clara County supervi-sor who represents Mountain View, announced that the county is currently accepting applica-tions for this year’s Gov 101 Academy until Thursday, February 5. The 10-week program meets once a week and offers an overview of the county government, its role and responsibilities, and the programs and services the county provides. “I encourage any of my constituents who have an interest in public policy and government to apply,” Simitian said. “This is a great opportu-nity for people of any age, interested in local government, to gain firsthand knowledge of the inner workings of our county.” “County government is often the least-understood level of government, in spite of the fact that the county has more than 16,000 employees, spends $4.5 billion annually and serves 1.8 million Santa Clara County residents. This is a great opportunity to ‘lift the hood’ and understand just what makes the county run,” Simitian said. The academy will start on Wednesday, Feb. 11, and will conduct weekly sessions from 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesdays at various county facilities. A half-day session will be held on a Saturday. At the end of the academy, a graduation ceremony will take place during a Board of Supervisors meeting. There is a $30 materials fee, which can be waived in cases of financial hardship. For additional information or to get an appli-cation, contact the Office of Public Affairs at [email protected] or call 408-299-5151.
LIBRARY HOLDS NATURALIZATION WORKSHOP A naturalization information session, hosted by the United States Citizenship and Immigra-tion Services, will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at the Mountain View Public Library from 3 to 5 p.m. The program will include a description of the naturalization process and test, and cover the rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizenship. This workshop will also incorporate a mock naturalization interview with USCIS officers. Those who attend will get the chance to have questions answered in English, Vietnamese, or Mandarin. Participants will receive a free DVD with cur-
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BIRD-KILLING GOO An unidentified substance that has led to the deaths of at least 25 birds in the East Bay has also impacted birds across the Bay in Foster City, a wildlife emergency response official said Tuesday. The viscous substance was confirmed Sun-day on birds along the Peninsula, according to Rebecca Dmytryk, executive director of the non-profit Wildlife Emergency Services. No affected birds had been found in Moun-tain View, said Phil Higgins, the city’s wildlife biologist. “With our location at the end of the Bay, we will probably be the last location to experience any impacts if it is moving this direction,” he told the Voice on Tuesday, Jan. 20. Rescue crews were checking the Peninsula coastline between Foster City and Coyote Point to look for other distressed birds, Dmytryk said. The mysterious substance was reported Friday at multiple sites in Alameda County, according to officials with International Bird Rescue, which has a rescue center in Fairfield. At least 25 dead birds were brought to the Fairfield center, which has treated more than 240 others covered with the contaminant. Tests have shown that the substance, which is apparently not petroleum-based, breaks down the birds’ feather structure, preventing them from regulating their body temperatures in the cold Bay waters, leading to hypothermia or death, according to the nonprofit. Several of the dead birds have been taken to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s lab in Sacramento to determine the cause of death and to try to identify the substance. Wildlife Emergency Services officials are asking for volunteers to help find any other dis-tressed birds in the region. Anyone interested in volunteering is asked to fill out an application at wildlifeservices.org/PAGES/VOLUNTEER.html. The public is advised to not try to capture distressed birds and to report any sightings to the organization at (831) 429-2323.
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Jaeger said it’s hard to say what’s causing the high volume of reports. He said it could be the community reporting more things to the police rather than a direct increase in gang tagging.
SUSPECT SOUGHT IN ASSAULT Police are asking for help from the public to find a suspect that allegedly punched a man in the face following an argument in a downtown restaurant earlier this week. According to police, the suspect got into an argu-ment with the victim, a 36-year-old Mountain View man, inside the Pho Hoa Restaurant on Castro Street at around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday. Following the argu-ment, the suspect left the restaurant only to return
a short time later, when he allegedly punched the victim several times, according Sgt. Saul Jaeger of the Mountain View Police Department. The victim suffered injuries including a black eye and swelling along the jaw line, Jaeger said. He was later taken to a local hospital, where hospital staff called police that afternoon to inform them of the battery. The suspect is described as an African Ameri-can male in his mid 20s, 5 feet 10 inches tall with a medium build. During the incident he was wear-ing a blue button-up shirt, and was seen leaving with an African American female. Anyone with information about the incident or the the identity of the suspect is asked to call 650-903-6395 and ask for Detective Kikuchi, and refer to case number 15-0330.
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sively with Virgin Hotels for the site, and instead open it up to other developers in a competitive process.
Kasperzak said Virgin had proposed a 160- to 180-room hotel, with 600 parking spaces, many of them in a two-level underground garage, and more spaces in a pair of four-story buildings. Such a project would allow “600 parking spaces done fairly quickly, on a much faster timeline than the city could ever do in terms of parking structure,” Kasperzak said. As a cost of $55,000 per space under-ground, it is “not an inexpensive venture. The current garage on top pf CVS cost over $10 million; we don’t have that much money in the downtown district.”
Resident Louise Katz noted concerns from city staff that the “cost of construction with underground parking could ren-der the (hotel) project uneco-nomical without city funds” and added that it would be absurd to give a developer like Virgin Hotels such a break.
“The city is asking the citizens of Mountain View to subsidize a billionaire?” she said, referring to Virgin’s CEO Richard Bran-son.
Councilman Lenny Siegel, one of the three new members who advocated for more housing during the election, said it would make sense to have a hotel near the train station, but he wasn’t fully sold on the idea. “I may be willing to accept a hotel as part of the long-term strategy (for downtown parking lots) that is focused on housing,” Siegel said. While no decisions were made, council members discussed ways to allow one or more of the lots to be developed for subsidized ownership housing that would be affordable to the middle class. City staff had recommended housing for lot 11 at the corner of Franklin and Villa streets, but members said they were more interested in using lot 12, at the corner of California and Bryant streets, now used by the farm-ers market on some Sundays. A higher density would be allowed there, 50 units per acre, instead of 30 units on lot 11. There’s a bonus for senior housing, allow-ing up to 60 units per acre on lot 12 and 50 on lot 11). Mayor John McAlister was absent from the study session meeting, so new council member Pat Showalter, the vice mayor, ran the meeting. “I personally have some mixed feelings about a hotel” on lots 4
and 8, Showalter said. “I ques-tion whether (the site) is large enough.” All that parking near the tran-sit center would be “too good to pass up” said council member Ken Rosenberg. “A boutique hotel is something I could sup-port in that area.” Showalter called lot 12 a “fabu-lous site” for affordable hous-ing, and majority of the coun-cil seemed to agree. “For me, affordable housing is always a really high priority,” she said. The lots represent an oppor-tunity for affordable housing developers, who usually have a hard time acquiring property on the open market, Siegel said. “Downtown is the perfect loca-tion for low-income households,” said resident Lucas Ramirez. “Using city property to build affordable housing is one of the best strategies available.” Whether the city will have enough funds to subsidize such a project remains to be seen. City Manager Dan Rich suggested that the council wait six months to discuss housing for lot 12 again, with more information, and perhaps with more afford-able housing funds raised by fees on ongoing development in the city. If affordable housing funds are inadequate, Siegel suggested
that the city find a way to create condos affordable to the middle class. City staff had suggested a mix of affordable and market rate housing on lots 11 or 12. “The complaint about Madera and Carmel at the Village is the developers are aiming at the top of the market,” Siegel said. “In this economy, in this area, mid-dle income people need subsidies to be able to buy. Mountain View does have a disproportion-ately high number of rental units compared to our neighbors. It is possible to sell units yet still have the city own the property and be paid revenue by a third party. I wouldn’t rule that out simply because we don’t want to sell the property.” Siegel and other members sug-gested eventually closing Castro Street to through traffic so the weekly farmers market could be held on Castro Street instead of lot 12. Whatever, happens, more parking is needed along with new development on the lots, members said. Bike advocate Janet Lafleur suggested the city follow the lead of Redwood City and Palo Alto in charging for downtown park-ing, with higher rates the closer one parks to the center of down-town, in order to relieve conges-tion there. V
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by the Public Policy Institute of California, 75 percent of respon-dents believe teachers are not “adequately prepared to imple-ment Common Core.” That number jumps to 80 percent among public school parents.
The California Teachers Asso-ciation recommends that teachers negotiate with their local school district and bargain to make sure they have the resources they need to successfully transition into the new curriculum. According to the CTA website, some teachers’ unions have bargained for spe-cial teacher-run committees that advise the district on priorities, expenditures and communica-tion with teaching staff related to Common Core. No such deal has been reached at the Mountain View Whisman School District.
At the Jan. 8 school board meeting, Interim Superintendent Kevin Skelly said he felt the dis-trict is on the right track based on what he’s seen since he joined the district at the beginning of the month.
“I’ve been really impressed so far with the commitment of staff on this topic and the amount of work folks are doing,” Skelly said.
Still, Skelly acknowledged that teachers may be missing the instructional materials they need, as some teachers have expressed at past board meet-ings. During this fall’s standoff between district administrators and teachers over salaries, fifth-grade Monta Loma teacher Mar-gie Wysocki said she received the new Common Core-aligned textbooks well into the school year and only as an e-textbook. On top of that, she said, teachers didn’t receive any training from the district on how to teach to the new curriculum.
Patterson said Bubb had only one copy of the teacher’s guide for each grade level, which forced teachers to sink a lot of time into copying pages instead of prepar-ing for lessons.
“It was a bummer. We spent less time planning and more time copying,” Patterson said.
Skelly also made it a district-wide goal to make a Common Core “blueprint” for continued implementation, including find-ing ways to prioritize profes-sional development, prep time and collaboration — all issues that were brought up during the debate last year over teacher pay.
High school district at the ready
At the high school district, 11th-grade students will be tested this year on Common Core math as well as English and language arts, according to Barry Groves, super-intendent of the Mountain View-
Los Altos High School District. Groves said the test results will serve as a baseline and give the district a good idea of “where we are and where to go from there.” Madeline Miraglia, vice presi-dent of the District Teachers Association, said teachers have been kept up to speed on the new standards by high school admin-istrators and the Common Core coaches hired for professional development on the new state standards. The district spent about $750,000 on the implementation of Common Core standards and assessments, mostly on instruc-tional coaching. The figure is only a “small portion of the total expenditures designated for pro-fessional development, instruc-tional materials and technology needed for successful transition to the Common Core,” according to a report by the district. During the school board elec-tion, the District Teachers Associ-ation held a candidate forum and asked how each candidate would respond to the Common Core test results. Several candidates said the results might be frightening at first, and that the district needs to use the scores as a starting point for improvements. The usefulness of the base-line test results remains to be seen, however. Right now the test is designed to return a only numeric score for each student. Although that scores reveals the areas in which the student performed well or poorly, the district can’t look over questions or answers on the tests. “There might be some trepi-dation that it might not be very useful,” Groves said. “Getting any kind of metric with these subjective types of responses is difficult.”
Tech-savvy schools Part of Common Core readi-ness is contingent on whether schools have the technology they need for hundreds of students to each log onto a computer and take the test, which is designed to be “adaptive” and adjust questions based on student performance from one problem to the next. Teachers and students got a first look at the new testing style during a pilot Common Core test last spring. Schools in 21 states participated in a field test, which acted as a “practice run” of the new test system and gave teachers a rough idea of student readiness, according to the Smarter Bal-anced Assessment Consortium. Pharazyn, the Monta Loma teacher, said there were a few technical glitches when his stu-dents took the test in the com-puter lab, but overall the school seemed ready and able to handle the real thing. Groves said 400 to 500 students
at both high schools will be tak-ing the test this year, and will do “interim” tests this month to try out testing on the computers at school. While the technology hurdle for Common Core posed a problem for schools that lacked computers and Internet access, Groves said it shouldn’t be a problem for the high school dis-trict. At Los Altos High School, for example, students are already required to bring their own lap-top computer to school every day. “As far as preparedness and technology, I think we’re in good shape,” Groves said. V
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board’s vote, “because the total cost of a bachelor’s degree for students at the community col-lege will be $10,500, and they’ll be able to stay in their home community and likely not have to go into debt and receive a degree in an area of high workforce demand.” The two-year dental-hygiene degree is a popular, oversub-scribed program at Foothill (an average of 100 students apply each year for about 24 available spots). Currently, only three private universities in Califor-nia offer a four-year bachelor’s degree in the field (the University of the Pacific in Stockton, Loma Linda University and the Uni-versity of Southern California) and all come with a significantly higher price tag. No CSU nor UC campus offers a four-year dental hygiene
degree, though four Bay Area community colleges (Santa Rosa Junior College, Diablo Valley College, Chabot College and Cabrillo College) offer two-year programs. Foothill dental-hygiene stu-dents also often graduate with an excess of units, beyond the amount an associate’s degree requires, according to Dental Hygiene Program Director Phyl-lis Spragge. A baccalaureate also paves the way for more breadth and depth in students’ profes-sional paths, from research to marketing to teaching. West Los Angeles College’s dental hygiene program was also selected, likely due to the differ-ing market and workforce need in the region. Other degree programs select-ed include biomanufacturing (MiraCosta College), respiratory care (Modesto Junior College), health information management (San Diego Mesa College) and
respiratory therapy (Skyline Col-lege), among others. Considerations for selecting a district included geographic dis-tribution of the pilot programs, diversity of pilot programs, abil-ity of the district to establish a rigorous program and existence of an unaddressed local or state-wide workforce need, according to an earlier press release from the Chancellor’s Office. Selected programs will also be accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Col-leges. “These colleges are embark-ing on a new mission for the California Community Colleges that will expand opportunities in public higher education,” California Community Colleges Chancellor Brice W. Harris said Tuesday. “Students will have a range of programs from which to choose to earn high qual-ity, affordable and in-demand degrees. California employ-ers win too, as they will have improved access to highly quali-fied candidates in these fields.” The legislation sunsets after the 2022-23 school year, after which the legislature and gov-ernor may renew it pending two reviews of the pilot program, one in 2018 and another in 2022, according to the Chancellor’s Office. “I’m optimistic this is just the beginning of what will rap-idly expand across the state to more colleges and more pro-grams,” Thor said, noting that the announcement coincides with President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address Tues-day night, which will include a proposal to make community college “free for everybody who is willing to work for it.”
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APPLICATION FOR DISTRICT FACILITIES COMMITTEE
The Mountain View Whisman School District (District) is seeking qualified, interested individuals to serve on a committee of community leaders which will serve as the District Facilities Committee (DFC) to provide input and recommendations regarding the District facilities master plan for the elementary school campuses.
In June 2012, local voters passed a bond measure which provides funding for safe, efficient and modern facilities for the District. To date, the District has completed modernization projects at both middle schools and has completed designs for new construction projects at the middle schools. As the District begins planning for the elementary schools, key issues must be considered, including: 1) demographic trends, 2) the establishment of two schools at Castro Elementary School effective for 2015-16 school year, 3) consideration of opening an elementary school campus in the Whisman/Slater neighborhood, and 4) facilities needs. These issues impact enrollment, facilities, and budget for the entire District and necessitate a review and possible adjustment of the master facilities plan.
The DFC responsibilities include the following: (1) represent the community as a whole in the process of evaluating the Student Facilities Improvement Plan and updated elementary school needs assessments, (2) consider potential schedules and proposed budgets to make recommendations on standard project lists, (3) examine prioritized implementation schedule and initial budget allocation for each elementary school site, and (4) review the impact of programmatic changes at Castro and potentially reopening a school in the Whisman/Slater neighborhood and how that influences the facilities master plan. The DFC will make recommendations on specific facilities master plan related issues as requested by the Superintendent and inform the public about the recommendations.
To the extent possible, participants will include the following:• Parents, including representatives from the following: an
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facility in 2002, its neighborhood has become the center of Silicon Valley’s massive job growth, home to LinkedIn, Google, Intuit and Microsoft, among others. The land is now some the Val-ley’s priciest, thanks to what the real estate industry has called the “Google effect” — Google continues to purchase land in the area at record prices. And the North Division bus yard sits at the intersection of Shoreline Boulevard and Highway 101, the gateway to North Bayshore, where Google is headquartered. The site is across the street from where LinkedIn has proposed an eight-story expansion of its head-quarters, which would replace the buildings that house Gold’s Gym, Togo’s and Cheryl Burke dance studio, among others.
A long-awaited plan for the North Bayshore area was approved by the City Council late last year, and now office development is expected to explode. According to the new precise plan’s zoning for the area, office, hotel and retail uses are allowed on the bus yard site,
but not housing. The site could become one of the most intensely used in the city, as it sits in the plan’s “core character area.” If a hotel is built and certain requirements are met, the floor area ratio — the ratio of building square footage to lot size — could be as high as 1.85. To put that in perspective, it could be nearly six times more dense than anything that cur-rently exists in North Bayshore, where the highest floor area ratio allowed, for decades, was .35. A floor area ratio as high as 1.5 is allowed for offices on the site. To have that highest-allowed density approved, a developer would have to build an exceptionally envi-ronmentally friendly building (meeting the standard for LEED platinum status), help provide public benefits (likely to be bike, pedestrian and transportation infrastructure) and help preserve wildlife habitat by purchasing or transferring development rights from a property adjacent to Ste-vens Creek or Shoreline Park. The site is now largely a parking lot for buses — as many as 141 of them can be parked there at once. There’s a 59,800-square-foot maintenance building, a “fuel
island” and a 12,500-square-foot administrative office. Developers would have to contend with a 20-year agreement with a private firm that owns the 637 kilowatts-worth of solar panels shading the parking lot, providing power to the yard. There are also 172 guest and employee parking spaces and 39,000 square feet of open space at the west end of the site. “VTA is offering a unique opportunity to jointly develop and operate private, revenue-generating uses in an integrated form with its bus operations,” according to the VTA’s request for proposals for the site. A recent study found that relocating the bus yard, VTA’s newest, would not be practical. “The North Yard is strategi-cally located for VTA’s bus opera-tions, and VTA has no suitable alternative relocation sites for these operations,” it said. “The option of relocating the opera-tions to an alternative site, in fact, was considered at great length and deemed to be infeasible....” Proposals are due March 27, and the VTA board is scheduled to make a decision on June 4.
tion preventionist at El Camino Hospital. She said the hospital is seeing a fast-increasing number of people in the emergency room who are testing positive for the virus.
Of the patients coming in with the flu, about eight to 10 people a week must be hospitalized, a rate that Nalesnik called “very unusual.”
The temporary visiting restric-tions imposed by El Camino Hospital last week are intended to slow down the uptick in flu cases by discouraging people with flu-like symptoms from visiting patients in the hospital. The restrictions are expected to continue through the end of the flu season.
“Because of the upsurge of flu and what we’re seeing in the emergency department, the goal is to limit any transmission of flu,” Nalesnik said.
All children under the age of 16 are barred from visiting patients. Nalesnik said the restrictions focus on kids because they are contagious for several days longer than adults. In children, the flu has a longer incubation period, making it easier to acci-dentally spread the virus.
“They could be exposed to the flu and spread it without really knowing it,” she said.
Children are also more likely to catch the flu because their immune systems are still devel-
oping, and they are more sus-ceptible to flu-related complica-tions and respiratory infections, according to the U.S. Depart-ment of Health and Human Services. El Camino Hospital sent out notices to let people know about the visitor restrictions and instructed all its practitioners to inform patients. So far, people have been willing to follow the restrictions, Nalesnik said. “People in our community realize it’s widespread through-out California, and they’re very accommodating,” she said. Other county hospitals with visitor restrictions include Good Samaritan Hospital and O’Connor Hospital, both in San Jose. El Camino Hospital had visitor restrictions during the swine flu outbreak in 2009, as well as last year during the surge in flu cases. Nalesnik said there are more cases this year than last year, putting a strain on the emergency department and other hospital facilities.
Ineffective vaccines The flu season is particularly nasty this year, in part because the flu vaccine was not as effec-tive in preventing the spread of the virus. Each year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration determines which viruses to target in vaccines used across the country. The three strains cho-sen this year were H1N1, H3N2 and B viruses. The problem is that the genetic
makeup of viruses change over time, and the H3N2 strain expe-rienced a genetic “drift” that ren-dered the vaccine less effective. H3N2 happens to be the most prevalent strain this flu season, and two-thirds of H3N2 cases are the genetically drifted strain. According to a Jan. 16 report by the Center for Disease Control, the vaccine has only been 23 percent effective this year. “What that translates into is more hospitalizations and more deaths,” Nalesnik said. On a good year, Nalesnik said the vaccine is anywhere from 60 to 70 percent effective. She said disease experts have been pretty lucky making predictions about which strains will be the most prevalent from year to year, but not this year. The Centers for Disease Con-trol still recommend that people get vaccinated, as it may provide some protection against the flu this season, particularly against the other strains that are well-matched by the vaccine. People under the age of 5 and over the age of 65, as well as people with chronic medical conditions, are considered “high priority” groups for vaccination, accord-ing to the Santa Clara County Public Health Department. El Camino Hospital is also encouraging people to practice simple influenza-prevention tac-tics like washing their hands, coughing and sneezing into their sleeves, and staying home when ill. V
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‘RULE OF LAW’ HAS TWO FACES It’s helpful of Mr. Ron Sackman to bring another perspective to the debate about immigration from Central America, but I disagree with his conclusions about the rule of law as it applies to shelter and home ownership. There are two kinds of law: One is “of the people,” based on a way of life — help-ing each other — which is responsible for the survival of the human species. Law in that sense, with dependable and honest law enforcement, is the reason people send endangered children to the U.S. Although we often fall short of our ideal of “liberty and justice for all,” our poor neighbors to the south don’t know about our internal short-comings, and, in any case, we don’t usually murder children en route to school, which is what the Guatemalan parents are interested in preventing. The other kind of law is not “of the peo-ple.” It’s of the lawyers, and the lawmakers can make any kind of law they want. Even if it’s obviously unfair, you have to obey it unless you’re rich enough to hire a very good lawyer to fight it. Up until Proposition 13, the counties routinely replaced their poorer inhabitants with richer and more productive owners who could support a higher degree
of culture, simply by confiscatory taxation. Afterward, there were other ways of taking away people’s homes: estate tax, redevelop-ment agencies, building codes, and zoning, like Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto. Santa Clara County did not allow the hewers of wood and drawers of water to pool their capital and buy a tract where they could put very small, humble homes. They weren’t allowed to step on the first rung of the economic security ladder; they could buy homes, but only rent the land to put them on. In 1926 the county gave them permission to have a mobile home park on El Camino, and in the ‘60s, Palo Alto invited them to vote for annexation, to outweigh the negative votes of the owners who did not want their front yards seized to widen a road to serve industrial park traffic. Once they had the votes, Palo Alto perfidiously zoned them R15 — rental housing — so they could be expelled when the land became more valuable. Which is now. So much for buying a home without fear of having it taken away from you; so much for being able to send your children to school with the fruits of your labor. Adios, muchachos.
Stephanie MunozPalo Alto
SMELLY WATER? HERE’S SOME ADVICE I listened with educated interest to the news report on AM Radio 740 yesterday that some Mountain View residents — especially near my neighborhood — are getting a rot-ten egg smell from their water. I’m an expert on this matter and have dealt with it profes-sionally for decades. That rotten egg aroma from potable domestic water is due to sulfur-reducing bacteria that are naturally occurring in all water sources, but they are especially in higher concentrations in well water. The sulfur-reducing bacteria are not harmful when ingested but in high enough concen-trations and under the right environmental conditions they will produce hydrogen sul-fide as a byproduct of their metabolism, and it’s the hydrogen sulfide that vaporizes from the water that yields that rotten egg smell. It’s hydrogen sulfide that gives a fart its tell-tale malodorous quality because hydrogen sulfide is also produced in our colons. Sulfur-reducing bacteria thrive in water heaters where the temperature range is from 110 F to 140 F. In addition, if the anode in a water heater (the anode is the sacrificial lamb that protects the tank from corrosion)
Honoring the holiday tradition of sharing with those less fortu-nate, readers joined with local foundations in raising $84,166 this season for the Voice’s Holiday Fund, which supports
seven local nonprofit agencies whose mission is to provide a safety net to area residents facing hard times. In addition to the 140 individual donations, the Holiday Fund effort was supported by the Wakerly Family Foundation (in memory of Voice co-founder Kate Wakerly), the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Funds raised will be divided evenly among the seven nonprofits listed below.
COMMUNITY SERVICES AGENCY
This 50-plus-year-old nonprofit provides urgently needed help for area residents of all ages. It provides emergency financial help with rent and utilities, homeless support, a food-distribution program for low-income families and individuals, and a range of services for seniors.
DAY WORKER CENTER
The Mountain View-based center serves about 60 workers on an average day, offering guidance and helping with job placement, Eng-lish language lessons and job training. It provides a secure place for workers and employers to negotiate wages and work conditions.
MOUNTAIN VIEW ROTACARE CLINIC
This medical clinic is often the last resort for low-income, unin-
sured residents, providing primary care and other services such as health education and chronic disease management.
COMMUNITY HEALTH AWARENESS COUNCIL
The CHAC is a mental health services agency that partners with local school districts to address problems that affect children and teens, and cause stress within their families, such depression, drug and alcohol abuse, teen pregnancy, economic hardship and bullying.
MENTOR TUTOR CONNECTION
Formerly called Partners for New Generations, this organization matches adult volunteer mentors with at-risk kids in Mountain View, Los Altos and the Los Altos Hills area. It also offers tutoring for stu-dents in elementary, middle and high school.
COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF MUSIC AND ARTS
Founded in 1968, CSMA provides hands-on art and music edu-cation, and reaches kids of all socio-economic levels. Its arts-in-the-schools programs serve more than 7,500 children at close to 30 schools throughout the region.
YWCA SUPPORT NETWORK FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
This group runs a secure shelter for women and their children who are victims of domestic violence. It operates a 24-hour bilingual hot-line, and offers counseling and other support programs for anyone suffering from domestic abuse.
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is composed of magnesium instead of aluminum or zinc then the sulfur-reducing bac-teria will produce even more hydrogen sulfide. Typically the smell of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is far greater and more noticeable when a person turns on a hot water spout because of the fact the bacteria are thriv-ing in the water heater and because all volatiles readily vaporize in hot water.
The city is f lushing water mains in an effort to rid this rotten egg smell but that is not going to work. I suspect that not everyone in every Moun-tain View neighborhood is experiencing this malodorous event; it’s most likely randomly distributed and is probably being generated in the water heaters of certain residential venues.
The only sure-fire way to solve this issue is to replace the magnesium anodes with aluminum or zinc anodes, f lush the water heaters after adding a quart of hydrogen peroxide to the tanks, and then turn up the temperature of the offending water heaters to above 160 F for a period of at least 24 hours. These steps will kill all the bacteria in the water heaters. How-ever, this can be a recurring event. These essential steps will cost the homeowner and/or landlord several hundred dollars in servicing fees but
it’s important to know that hydrogen sulfide is a toxic and highly explosive gas in high enough concentrations, and it expedites the corrosion of metallic plumbing parts.
Jeffrey Van MiddlebrookEasy Street
RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE QUESTION In your Voices Around Town the question “If community college becomes tuition-free what would the benefits be?” is a rigged question. For one thing, what is your definition of free? Do you mean that the community colleges are going to open their doors and say “Free school for everybody!”? The answer is no. But people will say “The government will pick up the tab.” And who funds the government? That’s right, the answer is the tax-payer. Anytime you hear govern-ment subsidy, think taxpayer subsidy. Only with that frame of mind can you go forward with the debate as to whether the taxpayer should fund this program. Maybe the question should be, “Are you as a taxpayer will-ing to support this program?” I’m sure all the kids who don’t have jobs will say sure! The rest of us will want to read the fine print.
Charles ChanningMarich Way
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The Refuge is a welcome addi-tion to downtown Menlo Park, where you can almost hear a pin
drop on Friday nights. Even early on a Friday evening, the Crane Street restaurant is packed, loud and lively with patrons young and old enjoying the odd-couple specialties Refuge has to offer: beer and pastrami. “We started getting this Belgian beer (and) pastrami type thing, which doesn’t make any sense,” owner Matt
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Above: The Reuben sandwich at The Refuge in Menlo Park, a restaurant
specializing in pastrami and Belgian beer. Below: Allagash White beer from Belgium.
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Appetizers Bruschetta – Toasted slices of oven baked bread topped with Roma tomato cubes marinated with olive oil, garlic and fresh basil.Crispy Zucchini Cakes – Served with marinated cucumber & mint yogurt.
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EntreesFilet Mignon – Filet mignon in a red wine reduction. Served with broccolini and a risotto cake filled with blue cheese. Braised Short Ribs in a light red wine sauce – Served with polenta and seasonal fresh cut vegetables. Grilled Lamb Chops in a lemon vinaigrette sauce – Served with Swiss chard and roasted potatoes.Linguine Pescatore – Fresh salmon, snapper, clams, mussels and prawns in a spicy tomato sauce.Heart Shape Mushroom Ravioli – With truffle filling, Roma tomatoes and fresh spinach in a light Marsala cream sauce.Grilled Salmon – Served with sautéed spinach, wild rice and vegetables.
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Levin said, reflecting on the evolution of the first Refuge, which opened in San Carlos in 2008. Early menu items like charcuterie, foie gras and about 20 wines by the glass that reflected Levin’s French culi-nary background were voted out by customers who preferred the five or so Belgian beers and pastrami sandwiches, he said.
The first Refuge was a mar-riage of two things: Levin’s shock at the dearth of good pastrami in the Bay Area, where he moved in the early 2000s; and a longtime dream of opening a casual gas-tropub reminiscent of Le Ref-uge, a charming bistro he often passed by when working in Paris. Levin met his current execu-tive chef, Michael Greuel, in the kitchen at Viognier Restaurant in San Mateo.
Refuge expanded to Menlo Park in 2013, bringing 24 taps (six more than San Carlos) and what Levin describes as “East Coast street food” — home-made pastrami sandwiches, cheesesteaks and burgers — to the sleepy downtown.
The Belgian beer selection might be Refuge’s best claim to fame. An extensive menu boasts sour beers, blonde ales,
stouts, ciders and Trappist beers (brewed in a Trappist monastery) as well as some American IPAs (India Pale Ales) and local brews. Draught beers range in price from $6 to $10; there are also some avail-able by the bottle. Enjoy the brew of your choice at the bar, which stretches nearly the length of the space
and provides plenty of seating. On Mondays, enjoy them for only $3 each. If you’re beer-averse, there are also six or so wines available by the glass and bottle (or just go somewhere else where beer isn’t the main event). If you’re eating, stick with the pastrami. Pastrami is made from the “heart of the navel,”
the traditional cut used to make the cured meat. “(It’s a) perfectly marbled type of cut,” Levin said. “It’s really hard to come by. It’s pretty costly. It’s not a cheap cut of meat like it started out back in the day.” This and the laborious process of making pastrami comes out to a somewhat pricey sandwich — $17.95 for the basic Reuben
at Refuge — but Levin points out that at pastrami-god Katz’s Delicatessen in New York City, Reubens go for a cool $20. The first step to creating pas-trami is a wet brine. The meat is later dried off, rinsed, rubbed in spices like black pepper and cori-ander (some add paprika), slight-ly smoked and then steamed, explained Levin. “We steam it well past the point until it’s completely melt-in-your-mouth,” he said. It’s then carved by hand into thick pieces and piled between two pieces of toasted rye bread with sauerkraut, Russian dress-ing and Swiss cheese. Two other variations at Refuge include include coleslaw or mustard; add-ons include chopped liver and avocado. I didn’t get that “melt-in-your-mouth” experience on a recent visit, but the sandwich was enjoyable nonetheless. It comes with a generous side-serving of pickled red onions and pickles, which might render your order of the house-pickled vegetables ($7) null. If you’re sharing, opt for the veggie plate, which comes with not only pickles but also pickled jicama, mushrooms, bell peppers, pearl onions and other
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Customers dine at The Refuge in Menlo Park, adding a spark of nightlife to the sleepy downtown.
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bounty. They’re a welcome, refreshing respite between bites of heavy pastrami. The cheesesteak de arbol with avocado, de arbol sauce, sour cream, red onion, lettuce, tomato, cilantro and ched-dar ($14) sounded intriguing but was unremarkable. We opted for chicken instead of beef, which might have been a mistake, but I tasted mostly bread (an Amoroso roll from Philadelphia) and sour cream. The de arbol sauce, a smoky red salsa, was nowhere to be found. Also: The cheesesteak is enormous. Garlic fries with the chees-esteak were also unimpressive, somewhat soggy and not worth the $2 upgrade. Perhaps the “goofy fries” (a $6 upgrade or $10 on its own) with pastrami and cheese sauce on top would have been the way to go. There are also several solid burgers. Again, the one that fea-tures pastrami (sliced on top of a beef patty, $17.50) might be the winner. For those attempting to be healthy at this beer-and-meat haven, there are options: a pastrami chopped salad, a poached pear salad, soups, the seared tilapia sandwich, veggie-and-cheese sandwiches and a chicken risotto.
Another boon for late-night-starved Menlo-ites: Refuge is open until 10 p.m. (gasp!) on Fridays and Saturdays and until 9 p.m. every other night.
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Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain star in “A Most Violent Year,” a drama of business and morals set in 1981 New York City.
1/2 (Century 16) “We Set the Standard” goes the motto of Standard Heating Oil, the fictional small business at the center of urban drama “A Most Violent Year.” The motto slyly announces the allegory writer-director J.C. Chandor is after, but could just as well describe the rising auteur’s mature film-making style. Oscar Isaac (“Inside Llewyn Davis”) stars as Abel Morales, an immigrant who’s been chas-ing the American dream with his shipping fleet of heating-oil trucks. The time is 1981, the place New York City. Hindsight tells us this was statistically the “most violent year” in the city’s history, and Abel is feeling it: His trucks have been singled out by armed hijackers who steal hundreds of thousands of dollars of fuel. The escalating pressures on his busi-ness and his sense of self include scared drivers insistent on being allowed to carry firearms, an assistant D.A. (David Oyelowo) bringing charges of corrupt busi-ness practices and a handful of withering advisers, including a consiligere (Albert Brooks) and a wife (Jessica Chastain’s Anna) who’s taken a page from Lady Macbeth’s playbook. Abel keeps telling himself, “I’ve always taken the path that is most right,” but the refrain begins to sound more and more defensive as he’s pushed into compromise, until we begin to wonder how true it was to begin with. As Abel tries fruitlessly to draw moral lines, Chandor intrigu-ingly engages in issues like the gun debate< 0x2014> are we safer with or without them? — and the roots of a corporate culture that has squeezed out employee loy-alty. The latter theme gets ach-ingly humanized in the person of Julian (Elyes Gabel), a driver
and fellow immigrant who Abel reluctantly disappoints. That the tale is one of blood and oil certainly is no accident; Chan-dor allows for a broader reading of the compromises forced on (or ruthlessly embraced by) Ameri-can politicians, for what is latter-day war but big business? The historical perspective of the film’s setting also invites cinematic nostalgia. It’s impossible not to think of Sidney Lumet’s smart, atmospheric, dialogue-and-actor-driven urban thrillers, especially in light of the versatility he shares with Chandor, whose previous two films were the rat-a-tat-tat “Margin Call” and near-silent, existential “All is Lost.” One can also see shades of William Fried-
kin in the hold-your-breath action sequences, and Isaac’s command-ing lead is positively Pacino-esque, circa “The Godfather.” At times, such touchstones are too obvious: Chastain’s gangster’s daughter unmistakably evokes Michelle Pfeiffer’s moll from “Scarface.” More importantly, Anna feels more like a narrative device than a person, despite Chastain’s efforts to ground the character. All in all, though, Chandor makes “A Most Violent Year” an unsettling examination of moral drift, over a year in the life of a man and a generation in the life of a country. Rated R for language and some violence. Two hours, 5 minutes.
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First, a little heads-up: If you want to see TheatreWorks’ production of “2 Pianos 4
Hands,” you’ll need to get your tickets soon. Seats have been sell-ing briskly — so briskly, in fact, that even before last Saturday’s opening the company had already scheduled three additional per-formances to help meet demand.
The obvious question, now that the show has opened, is whether this demand is warranted.
Happily, the answer is an unequivocal yes. This is more than just a show for classical music fans, or for former piano students who remember being stuck indoors playing scales and études while their friends were outside playing freeze tag. It’s a show for anyone who loves a good laugh, who appreciates virtuoso acting or who ever watched a childhood dream recede at the cusp of adulthood.
Described as semi-autobio-graphical, “2 Pianos 4 Hands” tells the story of two young Canadian piano prodigies named Ted Dykstra and Richard Green-blatt. The show was written and originally performed in Toronto by two former piano prodigies named — you guessed it — Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt.
The real-life Dykstra and Greenblatt met in 1993. By then, both had given up the rigors of the concert pianist’s path and
were pursuing careers in theater, but they discovered that they shared many of the same expe-riences from their years in the competitive piano recital circuit as children and young adults. Two years later, those experi-ences had become the founda-tion of a two-man show that the pair went on to perform across Canada, as well as in the U.S., England, and Australia. The fictionalized Ted and Rich-ard — played, respectively, by Darren Dunstan and Christopher Tocco in TheatreWorks’ produc-tion — meet earlier, as children, when their piano teachers pair the promising youngsters up for a Kiwanis-hosted duet competi-tion. (When Ted freezes at the keyboard, leaving Richard to play both parts of a four-hand arrange-ment by Edvard Grieg, that com-petition turns into the comedic highlight of a very funny first act.) But we meet Ted and Richard at an even younger age, at some of their earliest lessons. Tocco plays a roughly six-year-old Richard, while Dunstan becomes Rich-ard’s teacher, the long-suffering Sister Loyola, who ends most of her lessons by announcing that she’s going upstairs for a lie-down and that Richard should let himself out when he’s done. Then, with only a change of posi-
tions and a subtle lighting change to mark the shift, Tocco becomes a hapless teacher trying to instill the rudiments of music theory and keyboard technique in an eager but largely clueless Ted. The bulk of the show proceeds in this fashion — a montage of lessons, reluctant practice ses-sions, and increasingly rigorous exams — with each actor playing the opposite character’s parents, instructors and so forth. In addi-tion to portraying Ted and Rich-ard over a span of two decades, Dunstan and Tocco play more than a dozen additional roles between them, changing age, gen-der, and nationality at the drop of a hat. Tocco is particularly good as a faculty member at a presti-gious conservatory who savages Ted’s admissions audition, and as a rambling middle-aged woman
who comes to Ted for beginning piano lessons. Dunstan, in turn, is memorable as the ancient Mr. Scarlotti, who conducts Richard’s lessons while lying flat on the floor, and as a cocktail bar loud-mouth who really, really wants to hear “Piano Man.” And just in case you’re not impressed by actors who can play a dozen characters in the course of two hours, these actors also play more than a dozen classical piano pieces: sonatas, preludes and rondos by Mozart, Beethoven, Chopin, Schubert, Liszt and more, as well as contemporary pieces by folks like Elton John, Vince Guaraldi and John Lennon. Nei-ther of these men is a professional concert pianist, but they share enough of Dykstra and Green-blatt’s early experience — years of lessons providing technical
facility and a familiarity with the classical repertoire — that they handle this music with the requi-site degree of polish. Credit also accrues to director Tom Frey and scenic/lighting designer Steve Lucas, whose involvement ensures a continuity with previous productions of the same show. Lucas designed the original Toronto production, and he has brought the same elegant, performer-centered aesthetic to the stage in Mountain View. Frey, in addition to directing the show for numerous companies, has logged nearly 800 performances as Richard and understudied Ted Dykstra in an early-2000s Toron-to revival. Neither man is out to fix what ain’t broke, choosing instead to recreate the carefully honed magic that has made this show a worldwide sensation.
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What: “2 Pianos 4 Hands,” presented by TheatreWorksWhere: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View When: Through Feb. 8, Tuesday-Wednesday at 7:30 p.m., Thursday-Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., plus additional performances Feb. 13 and 14 at 8 p.m. and Feb. 15 at 2 p.m.Cost: $19-$74.Info: Go to theatreworks.org or call 650-463-1960.
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WORLD HARMONY CHORUS CONCERTThe World Harmony Chorus from the Community School of Music and Arts will
share its repertoire of music from Africa, Latin America, Eastern Europe and more. The concert will include an opportunity for the audience to learn a song.
Jan. 26, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Community School of Music and Arts, Finn Center, 230 San Antonio Circle, Mountain View. www.arts4all.org/attend/concerts.htm
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ART GALLERIES‘Art Squared’ Viewpoints Gallery will hold an all-gallery group show in January called “Art Squared,” featuring the work of 15 local artists in oils, watercolor, pastels, mixed media and ceramics. Jan. 8-30, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com‘Colors of Kauai’ Viewpoints Gallery will arrange an exhibit of vibrant work in watercolor by Jan Grady called “Colors of Kauai.” A reception for the artist will be held on Friday, Feb. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3-28, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St., Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com‘Here & There’ Gallery 9 Los Altos will have on display a solo exhibit called “Here & There” of watercolor paintings by Suej McCall, inspired by the local artist’s travels. Jan. 2-Feb. 1, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9 Los Altos, 143 Main St., Los Altos. www.gallery9losaltos.com
BENEFITS/FUNDRAISERS‘Hard Worker’ Wednesdays Estrellita Restaurant in Los Altos will host weekly fundraisers for the Day Worker Center of Mountain View. Visitors enjoying the Mexican fare should make sure to bring the fundraising flier with them (see website). Wednesdays, year-round, dinner hours. Prices vary. Estrellita Mexican Bistro and Cantina, 971 N. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 650-903-4102. www.dayworkercentermv.org
CLASSES/WORKSHOPSBecoming a Citizen workshop U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services will give a step-by-step description of the naturalization process, conduct a mock naturalization interview and be available to answer questions in English, Mandarin or Vietnamese. Participants will receive a free DVD. Jan. 28, 3:30-5 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/libraryDanceation fitness classes In these classes offered by Danceation, European pop star and choreographer Heath Hunter will lead participants in high-energy fitness and dance workouts. The fitness class will be held at 9 a.m. and the ballet workout class at 10 a.m. Wednesdays, Jan. 21-March 25, 9-11 a.m. $15 drop in; $100 for 10-class pack; first class is free. American Legion, 347 1st St., Los Altos. Call 650-996-3878. www.danceation.comField work in in Ireland info sessions These events will provide information on the Foothill College Ireland Field Study Program, a four-week archaeology and anthropology project taking place this July at Ballintober Castle. See the website for more details. Jan 21, Feb. 18 and March 18, noon and 6 p.m. Free; $3 parking. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7197. www.foothill.edu/anthropology/ireland.phpSimple Sewing: Envelope clutch This workshop will teach sewers of all levels how to make a buttonhole and line fabric while making a small cloth purse. Space is limited and registration required. Jan. 26, 7-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/librarySOAR enrollment workshop The Foothill College SOAR (Student Orientation Assessment & Registration) program will hold a workshop to inform incoming freshman students about this early registration process, which requires an orientation and math and English assessment tests. Jan. 27, 5:30-7 p.m. Free; $3 parking. Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7813. www.foothill.edu/news/newsfmt.php?sr=2&rec_id=3577The Dating Diamonds System workshop In this workshop, dating coach
Patricia Fuqua will help singles interested in relationships create an action plan for future dating success. The workshop is limited to 20 participants. In addition, on Jan. 25 Fuqua will offer one-on-one consultations. Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $40 until Jan. 23; $45 day of. East West Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-988-9800. www.eastwest.com/events_2015_january#23
CLUBS/MEETINGSCNPS Member’s Night and General Meeting During this special California Native Plant Society meeting, members will be encouraged to share interesting or beautiful pictures of native plant species taken during 2014. Jan. 30, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 650-260-3450. www.cnps-scv.orgESL Conversation Club This weekly club at the Mountain View Public Library provides a place to practice English conversation skills with friendly company. All levels are welcome; no registration is required. Wednesdays, year-round, 5-6 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/libraryPeninsula Gem & Geology Society meeting The Peninsula Gem & Geology Society’s January meeting will include a screening of the 30-minute film called “The Formation of Mountains,” which explains the four mountain types. Regular proceedings will follow the screening. Jan. 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Shoup Park Garden House, 400 University Ave., Los Altos. www.pggs.org
COMMUNITY EVENTSCSA Homeless Outreach Twice monthly a Community Services Agency social worker will come to the Mountain View Public Library to offer assistance to low-income and/or homeless individuals, providing information and referrals to community resources. Second and fourth Tuesday of the month, year-round, 9-11 a.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/libraryLanguage Swap This weekly Mountain View Public Library event will allow community members to both practice speaking a different language and teach a language to others. All levels and drop-ins are welcome. Thursdays, year-round, 7-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/libraryLego Day During Lego Day at the Mountain View Public Library, adults can enjoy lunch while playing with Legos from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.; afterward, from 1:30 to 3 p.m., all ages can participate. No registration is required. Thursdays, Jan. 15-April 16, 12:30-3 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/librarySew Sew Saturday The Mountain View Public Library invites community members to drop by on Saturday mornings to use its four Baby Lock (Grace model) sewing machines and one serger. Appointments are required. Saturdays, year-round, 10:15 a.m.-noon. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. goo.gl/TnrYXS
CONCERTS‘Beethoven and Surprises’ A talented trio featuring Julian Milkis on clarinet, Eugene Lifschitz on cello and Era Lufschitz on piano will perform a concert called “Beethoven and Surprises.” Jan. 29, 7:30-9 p.m. $30 member; $35 general; $40 at the door. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-223-8664. paloaltojcc.org/Cultural-Arts/MusicComposer and cellist Philip Sheppard The Computer History Museum will host an evening of creativity with composer Philip Sheppard and his cello. Registration is requested. Jan. 29, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Computer History
Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. www.computerhistory.org/events
EXHIBITS‘Raúl Cañibano: Storyteller’ The Krause Center for Innovation at Foothill College will host an exhibit called “Raúl Cañibano: Storyteller,” which shares images by the Havana-based photographer which capture Cuba, its people and their struggles in the post-revolution era. Jan. 21-March 11, center hours. Free. Krause Center for Innovation, KCI Gallery, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7082. raulcanibano.wordpress.com
FAMILY AND KIDS‘That’s too Funny!’ Local elementary school students and their teachers from the Community School of Music and Arts’ Art4Schools program will display artwork as part of show called “That’s too Funny!” A reception will be held with the artists on Friday, Feb. 6, from 3 to 6 p.m. Feb. 3-20, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Free. Mountain View City Hall Rotunda, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-917-6800 ext. 308. www.arts4all.orgIllustrator Jim LaMarche on ‘Winter Is Coming’ Illustrator Jim LaMarche will give a reading and book signing for his book “Winter Is Coming,” written by Tony Johnston, which portrays the changing of a season through a child’s eyes. RSVP is requested. Jan. 24, 11 a.m.-noon. Free. Linden Tree Books, 265 State St., Los Altos. Call 650-949-3390. www.lindentreebooks.comSt. Timothy’s Preschool open house St. Timothy’s Preschool will hold an open house to inform local families about its programs, which include morning classes for 3- and 4-year-olds and Wednesday morning classes for 2-year-olds and their caregivers. Families can enroll for two to five days per week. Jan. 31, 9 a.m.-noon. Free. St. Timothy’s Preschool, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. www.sttimothyspreschool.org
FILM‘A Path Appears’ film screening (Part 2) The Oshman Family JCC will host screenings of the PBS trilogy, “A Path Appears,” based on the popular book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. The second episode will visit West Virginia, Haiti and Colombia and tell stories of children and women who have broken out of cycles of poverty and abuse. Jan. 28, 7 p.m. Free. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-223-8664. www.paloaltojcc.org/apathappears
HEALTHFree YMCA fitness course This weekly course led by YMCA instructors will guide participants in beginner level strength training to develop balance, flexibility, posture, coordination and fall prevention. Classes are appropriate for all levels and backgrounds. Registration is required. Wednesdays, Jan. 7-June 24, 12:30-1:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/library
FOOD AND DRINKFruit tasting with Frog Hollow Frog Hollow Farm will visit the Mountain View Public Library to talk about fruit and let community members taste its produce. All ages are welcome. Registration is optional. Jan. 31, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/library
ON STAGE‘2 Pianos 4 Hands’ TheatreWorks will put on a production of “2 Pianos 4 Hands,” a comic coming-of-age story about two piano students who fall just short of stardom. Featured music ranges from Bach and Beethoven to Scott Joplin and Jerry Lee Lewis. See website for specific times, dates and pricing. Jan. 14-Feb.
8. $19-$74; discounts available for educators, seniors, those age 30 and under. Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-463-1960. www.theatreworks.org ‘Betrayal’ The Pear Avenue Theatre’s next production will be “Betrayal,” a play by Harold Pinter and directed by Ray Renati that explores the complexity of relationships through a seven-year affair. Jan. 29-Feb. 22, Thursday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $25/$20 Thursday, Sunday; $30/$25 Friday, Saturday; $10 Jan. 29 preview. The Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear Ave., Unit K, Mountain View. www.thepear.org/betrayal.htm‘Eurydice’ The Palo Alto Players will put on a production directed by Jeffrey Lo of the play “Eurydice,” a contemporary re-imagining of the Greek myth of Eurydice and Orpheus that explores themes of memory, love and loss. The play is recommended for viewers ages 12 and older. Jan. 16-Feb. 1, Thursday, 7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m. $31-$45. Lucie Stern Theater, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 650-329-0891. www.paplayers.org‘Maple and Vine’ For its latest production, the Los Altos Stage Company will perform “Maple and Vine,” a play by Jordan Harrison about a couple who leave their 21st-century lives behind to join a community of 1950s re-enactors. See the website for specific dates. Jan. 29-Feb. 22, Wednesday-Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sunday, 3 p.m. $18-$36. Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Call 650-941-0551. www.losaltosstage.org
RELIGION/SPIRITUALITYInsight Meditation South Bay Shaila Catherine and guest teachers will lead weekly Insight Meditation sittings, which will be followed by talks on Buddhist teachings. Tuesdays, Jan. 6-March 17, 7:30-9 p.m. Donations accepted. St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Edwards Hall, 2094 Grant Road, Mountain View. Call 650-857-0904. www.imsb.orgLos Altos Reiki Center classes The Los Altos Reiki Center will offer two classes on the art of Reiki, which aims to reduce stress and enhance health and happiness through a gentle touch. Call or visit the website for more info. Jan. 25 (Reiki 2), 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m. $225 Reiki 2. Los Altos Reiki Center, 745 Distel Drive, Los Altos. Call 650-862-2425. www.losaltosreiki.com
SENIORSHatching Your Nest Egg This workshop will provide guidance for seniors on how to transition from accumulating assets to retirement distribution. Topics covered will include managing accounts, starting to receive social security and making sure one’s capital will last a lifetime. Jan. 27, 7-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/librarySenior center literary journal reception At this Mountain View Senior Center event, attendees can listen to contributors to the center’s first literary journal read their work. Refreshments and free copies of the journal will be available. Jan. 27, 1 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. Call 650-903-6330. www.mountainview.gov/seniors
LECTURES & TALKS‘Pluto on the Horizon’ As part of the Silicon Valley Astronomy Lecture Series, Dr. Mark Showalter will give a talk called “Pluto on the Horizon: Anticipating Our First Encounter with the Double Planet,” in which he will preview the upcoming arrival of the New Horizons spacecraft at Pluto in July. Jan. 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Foothill College, Smithwick Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. www.foothill.edu/ast‘The Recipe for a Great Relationship’ Dating coach Patricia Fuqua will give a talk
designed for singles interested in relationships, offering tips to make dating enjoyable and for choosing a compatible partner. Those interested should call to register. Jan. 23, 7:30 p.m. Free. East West Bookstore, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-988-9800. www.eastwest.com/events_2015_january#23‘Zen & the Art of Mushroom Hunting’ Debbie Viess, an amateur mycologist and co-founder of the Bay Area Mycological Society, will share her love of fungi and knowledge about how to find them and why they are scientifically important. Jan. 24, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. Call 650-526-7020. www.mountainview.gov/libraryAuthor Andrea Weir on ‘A Foolish Consistency’ Local author Andrea Weir will share her debut novel “A Foolish Consistency,” a love story that examines the repercussions of ignored fear and grief. Feb. 2, 7 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. Call 650-428-1234. www.booksinc.net/event/andrea-weir-books-inc-mountain-viewAuthor Wendy Lesser on ‘Why I Read’ Wendy Lesser will make an appearance at Linden Tree Books to discuss her book “Why I Read: The Serious Pleasure of Books,” in which she describes the impact of literature on her life and experience. Jan. 29, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Linden Tree Books, 265 State St., Los Altos. Call 650-949-3390. lindentreebooks.comEsther Wojcicki on ‘Moonshots in Education’ Esther Wojcicki, a Palo Alto teacher and journalist, will discuss her new book “Moonshots in Education: Launching Blended Learning in the Classroom.” Jan. 24, 7:30-9 p.m. $10 in advance; $15 at the door. Schultz Cultural Arts Hall, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. Call 650-223-8664. paloaltojcc.org/Adults/Lectures-DialoguesNorthern California artists talk This talk will focus on the Northern California art scene from 1950s through the ‘80s, highlighting the work of Richard Diebenkorn, Wayne Thiebaud and Robert Arneson. Feb. 2, 7-8 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.sccl.orgRaj Patel on Generation Food Project Raj Patel — a writer, activist and academic — will speak about his newest work, Generation Food Project, as well as the global food movement. He will also show a clip from his film and answer questions. Jan. 24, 4-6 p.m. Free. Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills. www.hiddenvilla.org/programs/calendar-of-events/day#2015-01-24Rose care and pruning talk Master Gardeners will give a lecture on planning ahead for healthy rose growth, covering how to prune, fertilize, mulch and reduce disease during the winter. Jan. 28, 7:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Call 408-282-3105. mastergardeners.org/scc.htmlVeterinary Technology Internship & Career Fair The Foothill College Veterinary Technology Program will host an internship and career fair for students and professionals working in veterinary medicine. RSVP is required. Feb. 4, 5:30-8 p.m. Free; $3 parking. Foothill College, Campus Center Dining Room, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. Call 650-949-7203. www.foothill.edu/news/newsfmt.php?sr=2&rec_id=3640
VOLUNTEERSComputer History Museum volunteer opportunities The Computer History Museum is looking for new volunteers to join its docent team. A 10-session training program will prepare new and current volunteers to lead public and private reservation tours of the museum. Registration is requested. Wednesdays, Feb. 4-June 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Call 650-810-1010. www.computerhistory.org/volunteers/
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995 Fictitious Name StatementTHE PAWFIT FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 599869 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: The Pawfit, located at 255 S. Rengstorff Ave., Apt. 126, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): DIANA OLIVARES 255 S. Rengstorff Ave., Apt. 126 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on Jan. 5- 2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 5, 2015. (MVV Jan. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2015)
SHAWN BRANNON PHOTOGRAPHY FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 599603 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Shawn Brannon Photography, located at 316 Church St., Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): SHAWN BRANNON 316 Church St. Mtn. View, CA 94041 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 11/27/2014. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 26, 2014. (MVV Jan. 16, 23, 30, Feb. 6, 2015)
AQUIFER, LLC FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 599761 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Aquifer, LLC, located at 440 N. Wolfe Rd., Sunnyvale, CA 94085, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): AQH, LLC 440 N. Wolfe Rd. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on December 30, 2014. (MVV Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 2015)
JUST LIKE HOME FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: 600039 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Just Like Home, located at 1082 Morton Ct., Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the owner(s)/registrant(s) is(are): MINERVA RODRIGUEZ 1082 Morton Ct. Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant/Owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on January 8, 2015. (MVV Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 2015)
997 All Other LegalsSUMMONS (Citacion Judicial) Case Number: 14CECG02389 (Numero del Caso): NOTICE TO DEFENDANTS: (Aviso al Demandado): MICHAL SKLIBA, RUSSELL W. ZINDARS and DOES 1 through 20 , inclusive
YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (Lo esta Demandando el Demandante): COLTON COFFMAN
NOTICE! You have been sued. The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.
You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court. There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attor-ney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program. You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online Self-Help Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The courts lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case. AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continu-acion. Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para
su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos for-mularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte.ca.gov), en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas. Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra qui-tar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia. Hay otros requisitos legales. Es reco-mendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servi-cios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro. Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte.ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cual-quier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gra-vamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso. The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): FRESNO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT 1100 O Street Fresno, California 93721 The name, address, and telephone num-ber of plaintiff’s attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney, is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abo-gado es): Russell K. Ryan, #139835 Motschiedler, Michaelides, Wishon, Brewer & Ryan LLP 1690 West Shaw Avenue, Suite 200 Fresno, California 93711
(559)439-4000 (559)439-5654 Date: August 13, 2014 (Fecha): Clerk, by G. Sauceda, Deputy (secretario) (Adjunto) (MVV Jan. 23, 30, Feb. 6, 13, 2015)
NOTICE OF BULK SALE (subject to Com. C. 6106.2) The following definitions and designa-tions shall apply in this Notice without regard to number or gender: SELLER: JKMC Enterprise, LLC 2424 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 BUYER: Nitu Kohli &Tej Kohli or Assignee 2424 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 BUSINESS: ERIK’S DELICAFE 2424 Charleston Road, Mountain View, CA 94043 DATE OF CONSUMMATION: February 10, 2015 LAST DAY TO FILE CLAIMS: February 9, 2015 ESCROW HOLDER: WILLIAM H. DUNN, Attorney at Law, 1350 Dell Avenue, Suite 204, Campbell, CA 95008 Notice is hereby given that Seller intends to make a bulk sale of the assets of the above described Business to Buyer including all stock in trade, furniture, and equipment used in said Business, to be consummated at the office of the Escrow Holder at the time of consummation or thereafter. Creditors of the Seller may file claims with the Escrow Holder on or before the last day to file claims stated above. This sale is subject to California Commercial Code 6106.2. Seller has used the following other business names and addresses within the last three years so far as known to Buyer: None Nitu Kohli & Tej Kohli ___________________BY: WILLIAM H. DUNN Agent for Buyer 1/23/15 CNS-2708709# MVV
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Your 1939 Crescent Park Charmer awaits! This 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom bungalow offers today’s “great room” feel with vaulted ceilings & an abundance of natural light! Room to create the space you desire! Just steps to Duveneck Elementary, Eleanor Pardee Park & the Community Center. Top rated Palo Alto Schools!
Offered at $1,995,000
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PAM BLACKMANC E R T I F I E D R E S I D E N T I A L S P E C I A L I S TS E N I O R S R E A L E S TAT E S P E C I A L I S T
Highway 280 ...........................0.2 mile ........ 1 minAndronico’s Market ..............1.0 mile ........ 3 minsNearest Starbucks .................1.1 miles ...... 3 minsDowntown Los Altos ..............2.3 miles ...... 5 minsEl Camino Hospital ................2.7 miles ...... 8 minsNearest Peet’s Coffee ...........3.4 miles ...... 9 minsTrader Joe’s .............................3.4 miles ...... 9 minsCaltrain ....................................4.2 miles ...... 10 mins
Apple .........................................5.2 miles ...... 11 minsCostco.......................................5.5 miles ...... 11 minsHighway 101 ...........................6.0 miles ...... 12 minsGoogle ......................................6.1 miles ...... 12 minsLinkedIn ....................................6.4 miles ...... 12 minsFacebook ..................................6.8 miles ...... 13 minsStanford University ................7.2 miles ...... 14 minsSan Jose Int’l Airport .............14.6 miles .... 20 mins
And what a location!
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11650 Par Avenue, Los Altos
$2,588,000 I 11650Par.com
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Ken DeLeon
CalBRE #01342140
Michael Repka
CalBRE #01854880
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The Crown Jewel of Palo AltoCombining historic charm with modern luxury, this North Palo Alto estate sits on a rare parcel of nearly one-half acre (per City of Palo Alto). This stunning 7-bedroom, 3.5-bath Victorian, with over 3,300 sq. ft. of living space (per plans), offers a wraparound porch, heritage oaks, rolling lawns, and a broad terrace with koi pond. Ceilings of over 10 feet and large picture windows flood the home with natural light. The remodeled chef ’s kitchen boasts a Wolf range, Sub-Zero refrigerator, and quartz countertops. Five bedrooms are on the upper level, plus one bedroom on the main level and a separate one-bedroom apartment on the lower level. Additional amenities include a 628 sq. ft. finished attic (per plans) (not included in living space footage), a large basement with space for a wine cellar, spacious driveway, and three-car garage. Blocks away, the restaurants and boutiques of California Avenue beckon. Approved plans for finishing the walk-out lower level are available. Award winning Palo Alto schools include Escondido Elementary, Jordan Middle School, and Palo Alto High (buyer to verify enrollment).
2275 Amherst Street, Palo AltoOffered at $4,488,000
www.2275AmherstStreet.com
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Coldwell Banker#1 IN CALIFORNIA
SARATOGA By Appointment $29,000,0003 BR 2 BA 12.98acres of rolling hills, bordered by 60acres of open space, close to downtown Saratoga Debbie Nichols CalBRE #00955497 650.325.616
PALO ALTO By Appointment $11,888,000www.4103OldTraceRoad.com Palo Alto rare Zoned R-E Density Residential. New Price. Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161
LOS ALTOS HILLS Elegant Property $7,998,0005 BR 4 BA Excellent flr plan, lots of light, his/hers walk-in closets, outdoor pergola w/kit & more Ron & Nasrin Delan CalBRE #01360743 650.941.7040
SAN MATEO COUNTY $3,888,000Listed 2013 for $8,000,000 Now $3,888,000! www.222PortolaStateParkRoad.com Hurry! 38 Acres Jan Strohecker CalBRE #00620365 650.325.6161
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SUNNYVALE Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,475,0001519 Samedra 3 BR 2 BA Beautiful 3BD/2BA home with hardwood floors in living area. Award winning schools. Alan & Nicki Loveless CalBRE #00444835 & 00924021 650.325.6161
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PALO ALTO Sat/Sun 12 - 5 $1,995,0001031 Channing Ave 2 BR 1 BA Your 1939 Crescent Park Charmer awaits! Steps to Duveneck Elem, Pardee Park. Kim Copher CalBRE #01423875 650.941.7040
MENLO PARK Sat/Sun 1:30-4:00 $1,298,0001082 Lucky Ave. 1ST OPEN! 3BR 1BA, spacious LR w/fireplace, sunny eat-in kit w/SS appliances, detached 2-car garage.Debbie Wilhelm CalBRE #01044009 650.400.3111
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LOS ALTOS Charming & Updated $1,980,0002 BR 1.5 BA Delightful remod & updated home w/huge Professionally Landscaped lot. Los Altos Schools Enis Hall CalBRE #00560902 650.941.7040
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MOUNTAIN VIEW Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $659,8001943 Mount Vernon Ct. #310 2 BR 2 BA www.1943MtVernonCt-310.com So light, so bright! Upgraded. A/C. Must see it to appreciate. Francis Rolland CalBRE #896319 650.941.7040
SAN MATEO PENDING! $579,0003 BR 1 BA Well maintained home with 3 bedrooms and 1 bath in the desirable Marina Gardens area. Enmanuel Tepeu CalBRE #01801231 650.325.6161
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