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Vol. XL, Number 8 November 23, 2018

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“Th e care that I got at Stanford is the reason I’m sitting here today.”

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When Cindi woke up, unable to speak or move her left side, doctors at her

local hospital told her it was too late for treatment for the stroke she

suff ered in her sleep. Instead, they arranged for her transfer by helicopter

to Stanford. Brain-imaging soft ware developed at Stanford identified that

Cindi could benefit from a surgical procedure to remove the clot in her

brain, despite the number of hours that had elapsed since her stroke.

“I am literally standing on this Earth as a wife and a mother because of

that procedure,” said Cindi. “It saved my life.”

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With the unprecedented loss of life and property of our neighbors to the North, it’s time to put “business as usual” aside and help the victims of the Camp Fire. I invite you to join me in supporting one of the many charities donating directly to the families affected by the tragedy. Let’s show the world how Californians take care of their own.

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Last Year’s Grant Recipients10 Books A Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000 49ers Academy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Able Works . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Acterra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Ada’s Café . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Adolescent Counseling Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 All Students Matter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Art in Action. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Art of Yoga. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Bayshore Christian Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Buena Vista Homework Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 CASSY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto. . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Downtown Streets Team. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 DreamCatchers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 East Palo Alto Kids Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 East Palo Alto Tennis & Tutoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Ellen Fletcher Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000 Environmental Volunteers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Family Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Foundation for a College Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Frank S. Greene Jr. Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000 Friends of Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Get Involved Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Health Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Hidden Villa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 JLS Middle School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000 Kara. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 Live in Peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Marine Science Institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Music in the Schools Foundation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 New Creation Home Ministries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 New Voices for Youth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,000 Nuestra Casa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 One East Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Palo Alto Art Center Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Palo Alto Housing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,000 Peninsula Bridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Peninsula HealthCare Connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Project WeHOPE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000 Quest Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Ravenswood Education Foundation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Rosalie Rendu Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500 Silicon Valley FACES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Silicon Valley Urban Debate League . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 St. Francis of Assisi Youth Club . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Stanford Jazz Workshop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500 YMCA East Palo Alto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$7,500 YMCA Ross Road . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Youth Community Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000 Youth Speaks Out. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$15,000

Child Care Facility Improvement GrantsChildren’s Center of the Stanford Community . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Children’s Pre-School Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Friends of Preschool Family. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Grace Lutheran Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 The Learning Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Palo Alto Community Child Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$10,000 Palo Alto Friends Nursery School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Parents Nursery School . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000 Peninsula Family Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$5,000

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P alo Alto and the Bay Area are at great risk for a large fire similar to the Camp

Fire in Butte County, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesman said.

The Bay Area is currently vulnerable to a possible fire that

could spread into residential areas because of low humidity, dry veg-etation and light winds, Cal Fire spokesman Jim Crawford said.

“We’ve had some pretty ex-treme conditions in the last month. It’s never really changed,” he said, noting the sustained, off-shore winds that bring drier air.

This week’s rain notwithstand-ing, the average relative humidity in the Los Altos/Palo Alto moun-tainous areas has been below 50 percent this month, according to National Weather Service Nation-al Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-ministration (NOAA) data. The historical November average hu-midity is about 68 percent. Even more concerning, the vegetation or “fuel” moisture last week was only 5-7 percent — exceedingly

dry — according to NOAA.Local foothills and the Santa

Cruz Mountains have a similar fuel load and topography as that near the town of Paradise. Hilly canyons there channelled winds and increased the wind speeds to carry the fire, Crawford said.

“We have places that are similar to that, with roads and houses on ridge tops and in valleys and can-yons. When you look west of the (Interstate) 280 area in Palo Alto

and unincorporated areas such as around Stevens Creek, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, these places are very fire prone. In conditions like this, the fuels are primed to burn,” he said.

If a wildfire breaks out in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Cal Fire would immediately respond, Crawford said. It has two lo-cal units: Santa Clara and San

UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis

Cal Fire says the agency is poised to respondby Sue Dremann

DNA leads to arrest in 1973 cold

caseHayward ex-convict accused in murder of

Stanford graduateby Palo Alto Weekly staff Editor’s note: This article

contains graphic descriptions of violence.

A convicted murderer was arrested Tuesday in the unsolved 1973 killing of

a 21-year-old Stanford University graduate. Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office investigators used DNA testing and a public genealogy database, similar to the method used to find accused “Golden State Killer” Joseph James DeAngelo in April, to identify John Arthur Getreu, 74, of Hayward.

Getreu was taken into custody in connection with the death of Leslie Marie Perlov, who was last seen on Feb. 13, 1973, at her work-place in Palo Alto, sheriff’s officials said in a press release.

Her car, a 1972 orange C h e v r o l e t Nova, was found parked by a gate to an old quarry near Old Page Mill and Page Mill roads later that day, sheriff’s officials said. The keys were missing. On Feb. 16, 1973, her body was found un-der an oak tree in the area that is now known as The Dish.

Conditions locally are ripe for wildfire

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE

“Have you ever felt an earthquake?” asked En-vironmental Volunteers

team coordinator Nancy Mayo of energetic fourth-graders sit-ting cross-legged Monday in a classroom at Castro Elementary School in Mountain View.

Several hands shot up in affir-mation as students recalled the experience.

“It felt intense,” one girl said.

“I actually went under my bed.”

Several other en-thusiastic comments followed during a classroom lesson on earthquakes, the fol-low-up to a field trip the students recently took to learn about tectonic plates and quakes at Los Trancos Preserve near Los Altos Hills.

Both lesson and field trip were orga-nized by Environ-mental Volunteers, a Palo Alto nonprofit that works to level the playing field for thousands of low-in-

come elementary students each year — most of whom otherwise would only receive an hour of science instruction each week

— by providing hands-on, inter-active science education in local school districts, said Executive Director Elliott Wright.

The nonprofit received a $5,000 grant from the Palo Alto Weekly’s Holiday Fund this year to support Environmental Volunteers’ public education se-ries — lectures, art exhibits, bird walks and other hands-on nature and science education opportu-nities for all ages.

Since 1972, Environmental Volunteers has worked to inspire in young students a passion for science and nature. The nonprof-it was founded in Portola Valley by a group of women who called

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Around Town

A PET PROJECT... After years of debate on what to do about its cramped and costly animal shelter, Palo Alto now appears to be on the cusp of a resolution. The City Council is scheduled to approve on Monday a contract with the nonprofit Pets In Need to take over operations of the East Bayshore Road facility, which would undergo some renovations as part of the agreement. But before they could begin to take care of Palo Alto’s animals, staff from the Redwood City-based organization directed their energies to the northern part of the state, where the Camp Fire has devastated communities and left many animal owners short of supplies since it ignited on Nov. 8. In response, Pets In Need launched a campaign to gather pet supplies for fire victims. Within days, it had enough pet food, blankets, dog beds, water bowls, toys and treats to completely fill a giant rescue van. On Monday, a team of four drove the supplies to Chico, where they dropped them off at Wags and Whiskers, a pet-rescue organization. “We saw posts on Facebook from different organizations and shelters saying they need different supplies and we thought we can easily help in that way by asking the community,” Jacqueline Stewart, development coordinator for Pets In Need, told the Weekly. “They sure did deliver.” Upon arriving at the Chico strip mall where the shelter is located, the group was struck by the almost “business as usual” atmosphere, with people dropping off and picking up donations and inquiring about vaccines and rescued animals, said animal care manager Anamarie Johnson, who took part in the trip. One woman came up and asked for a leash, having failed to grab one while escaping the fire. The small shelter was also housing 75 animals that were being fostered at homes

devastated by the fire. “They are all being cared for,” Johnson said. “A lot of them are in crates, but there were volunteers coming in to make sure that the dogs were getting walked.” The animals, she said, are available for adoption. Pets In Need chose the small shelter because unlike some of the better-known ones (such as those run by various chapters of the Humane Society) they receive relatively few donations. Anyone wishing to make a donation can find information at wagsandwhiskerspetrescue.com.

WATER FIGHT ... The feud between Rinconada Masters, a swimming club that has been in Palo Alto since 1972, and Team Sheeper, the new operator of Rinconada Pool, took on an increasingly personal tone this week, when swimmers made an impassioned, last-ditch plea to the council to allow the club to remain in the pool. The swimmers were referring to the new five-year deal with Team Sheeper for pool operations that the council is scheduled to approve on Dec. 10. While the contract would keep most existing swim programs in place, Team Sheeper has declined to renew the Rinconada Masters program, opting instead to run their own masters program. According to city staff, Team Sheeper based its decision on safety concerns — namely, the failure of Rinconada Masters to always have an adequate number of lifeguards on duty. Carol Macpherson, who founded Rinconada Masters 47 years ago, choked back tears in describing Team Sheeper’s decision not to renew the contract. “I think this is age discrimination and the city is allowing this to happen,” Macpherson told the council Monday. “This will take away my livelihood and this is very unfair.” Several swimmers said Rinconada Masters has made proposals to address Team Sheeper’s concerns, but these offers were always rejected. David Levinson, who has been swimming with the team since the late 1970s, urged the council to keep the club afloat. “Whether you allow us to continue as a venerable Palo Alto institution or whether you consign us to oblivion — that decision is in your hands,” Levinson told the council.

It makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck.

—Jim Crawford, Cal Fire spokesman, on the potential damage a local wildfire could pose. See story on page 5.

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A fter six years on the job, Palo Alto Fire Chief Eric Nickel plans to

step down from his position in January to take the helm of the Santa Barbara Fire De-partment, City Manager James Keene announced Tuesday.

Nickel, who was hired as fire chief in October 2012, will leave on the heels of several notable accom-plishments. He was at the forefront of the city’s contentious ne-gotiations with Stan-ford University over a new fire-service con-tract, which concluded in August with a new five-year contract. The same month, the Fire Department became one of only 10 fire agencies out of 874 in the state to receive accredi-tation from the Commission of Fire Accreditation Interna-tional, a process that included numerous peer reviews and ex-pert validation.

Nickel also led the recent ef-forts to ramp up medical servic-es by adding a fourth ambulance and to institute a cross-staffing model in which a three-person crew is charged with staffing different emergency vehicles, depending on the call. The move, which made possible the elimination of 11 positions in the Fire Department in 2017, faced some criticism from the firefighters union.

Nickel’s impending depar-ture adds to the city’s growing

list of vacancies at the high-est echelon of City Hall. The city is still without a perma-nent planning director, chief transportation official, devel-opment services director and chief financial officer. It may also be without a permanent

City of Palo Alto Utili-ties general manager next year, when Ed Shikada, who cur-rently serves in that role, replaces Keene as city manager.

In a statement, Keene cited a range of factors for the staff departures, includ-ing a competitive job

market and the Bay Area’s exceptionally low unemploy-ment rate. He also pointed to the retirement of baby boom-ers and the general shortage of senior-level executives avail-able for key positions in local government.

“All around us in the Bay Area and in California as a whole, cities and other public agencies are finding it excep-tionally challenging to recruit for senior leadership positions,” Keene said. “It’s not a surprise that our employees, who are the top in their fields, continue to be sought after by other cities and employers.”

Keene said Nickel’s last day with the city will be Jan. 11. He lauded Nickel for his work to “transform the Fire Department into an innovative, efficient and data-driven organization.”

CITY HALL

Fire Chief Eric Nickel to leave in January

Veteran firefighter accepts job in Santa Barbaraby Gennady Sheyner

Upfront

Almost two weeks past Election Day, candidate Tamara Sobomehin has

pulled into third place in the Ra-venswood City School District Board of Education race, nudg-ing out a candidate with whom she ran on a slate for the East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park board.

According to semiofficial results, Sobomehin led Laura Nunez by 84 votes on Monday, with her lead increasing to 96 by Tuesday. Sobomehin, who over-sees development and strategy for youth technology nonprofit StreetCode Academy, has won 1,854 votes, or 13.9 percent of the vote, compared to Nunez’s 1,758 votes (13.1 percent) as of Tuesday. Nunez teaches at pub-lic charter school East Palo Alto Academy.

A portion of vote-by-mail ballots, paper ballots cast at vote centers and all provisional ballots remain uncounted as of Wednesday, ac-cording to the San Mateo County Elections office.

Sobomehin and Nunez ran on a reform slate together called “Recharge Ravenswood,” which sought to convey their “goal to inspire and facilitate renewed energy around the participants

and policies of the Raven-swood district” while also acknowledging the ongoing, “often unseen work of teach-ers and staff,” Sobomehin said in a previous interview.

They did not return requests for comment.

Incumbent Ana Pulido and newcomer Stephanie Fitch have held on to their early

leads. Fitch trailed Pulido by 30 votes as of Tuesday.

Pulido has won 14.3 percent of the vote (1,906 votes) and Fitch, 14 percent (1,876 votes).

The county elections office is posting updated results daily on its website at 4:30 p.m. Results of the election will be certified by Dec. 6.

Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at [email protected].

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CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to pass a resolution honoring Sikh Awareness Month and hold a study session with Assemblyman Marc Berman. The council then plans to meet in a closed session to discuss existing litigation, James Judge Luckey vs. City of Palo Alto before returning to its regular meeting to consider making zone changes to encourage housing development and approving a contract with Pets In Need. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 26, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. The closed session is expected to go from 6:15 to 6:45 p.m.CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to interview candidates for the Architectural Review Board, the Parks and Recreation Commission and the Planning and Transportation Commission, The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss the Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan; get updates on the horizontal levee conceptual designs for the Regional Water Quality Control Plant and on the Renzel Marsh; and discuss the replacement of the synthetic field and a new restroom facility at Cubberley Community Center. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 27, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The council plans to review a staff proposal to save $4 million in the General Fund and discuss the city’s long-term forecast for 2020-2029. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28, in the Community Meeting Room at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave.

Public AgendaA preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week

P alo Alto’s new plan for water management calls for building new plants,

forging new partnerships and — trickiest of all — convincing resi-dents that their wastewater is good enough to drink.

The city is now rethinking how it uses its wastewater, with the goal of converting it from a burden to a resource. The city’s Regional Water Quality Control Plant, which serves Palo Alto, the East Palo Alto Sanitary District, Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Stanford Universi-ty, treated about 7.5 billion gallons of wastewater in 2017 — of which 97 percent was dumped into the San Francisco Bay.

The remaining 3 percent was treated further and then ferried by the city’s “purple pipes” to parks in Palo Alto and to Mountain View, where it is used to irrigate the Shoreline Golf Links and the landscapes of corporations at North Bayshore area.

On Monday night, members of the City Council concurred with staff’s assessment that given the recent drought, the raging wild-fires and the general uncertainty brought about by climate change, resiliency should be at a premium. And with the Santa Clara Valley Water District looking to expand its own water portfolio, the city is hoping to secure a tidy profit by making a deal with the district to build the new infrastructure.

In short, the city wants to take

the “waste” out of wastewater.To do that, Palo Alto officials are

exploring two separate strategies. One would effectively improve existing recycled water while keeping it non-potable. While the council currently sells water to Mountain View, other entities — including Stanford Research Park — have been reluctant to tap into the water source because of its high salt content, which they fear would damage redwoods.

Building a small plant on the

west side of the regional water plant site would address that con-cern, said Phil Bobel, assistant director at Public Works. Using reverse osmosis to remove salt, the city would create “enhanced recycle water” that could be used principally in irrigation.

“It would feed higher quality water to our existing pipeline sys-tem so that we can get more cus-tomers along that pipeline but who

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A fter falling well short of their goal to build 300 housing units this year,

Palo Alto leaders are preparing to pass on Monday night a series of revisions in the zoning code that they hope will make it easier for residential developers to get their projects approved.

The proposed zone changes would represent the City Council’s most significant action on housing since members adopted it as one of their top priorities for the year. The changes would, among other things, create a “housing incen-tive program” that offers develop-ers substantial density bonuses; reduces parking requirements for residential projects; eliminates the “site and design” review process that has long been in place for resi-dential and mixed-use projects; and establishes a “minimum density” requirement for parcels zoned as high-density residential.

The zone changes are a response to both the council’s increasing willingness to support housing de-velopments and to new state laws — namely, Senate Bill 35 and the

State Density Bonus Law — that offer developers streamlined ap-proval processes (in the case of the former) and bonuses that allow denser construction (in the case of the latter).

The city’s new housing incentive program, for example, would give its own density bonuses to develop-ers who willingly forego the state’s “streamlining” provisions and parking exemptions and instead submit to the city’s architectural-review process.

In some cases, those bonuses would be substantial.

In the area around California Avenue, for example, the allowed floor-area-ratio (the ratio of the building’s floor area to land size) would be ramped up from 0.6 to 2.0 for the residential portion of the project. In the downtown area, residential floor-area-ratio (FAR) would be increased from 1.0 to 3.0, while in commercial areas around El Camino Real, it would be raised from 0.5 and 0.6 (depending on the zone) to 1.5.

To sweeten the deal further, the city’s program, unlike SB35, does

not require a developer to desig-nate half of the units as “affordable housing.” The only affordable-housing requirement it would have to meet is the city’s “inclusionary zoning” law, which requires 15 percent of all residential develop-ments to be dedicated to affordable housing.

Jean Eisberg, the city’s con-sultant who had been leading the code-revision effort, wrote that the local housing-incentive program would provide builders with a “real alternative” to state laws.

Another change would replace the existing RM-15 zone, which allows up to 15 housing units per acre, with a new RM-20 zone, which allows 20. With the city’s new “minimum density” require-ment, a developer would have to build at least 11 units per acre in such a zone (in RM-30 and RM-40 districts, they would have to build a minimum of 16 and 21 units per acre, respectively).

The proposed ordinance was crafted over a series of seven meet-ings in front of the Planning and Transportation Commission, which

on Oct. 10 voted 5-1, with Doria Summa dissenting and William Riggs absent, to support the chang-es. Supporters of the code revisions framed it as a moral imperative at a time when so many people are facing the threat of displacement because of sky-high rents and in-sufficient housing supply.

Despite repeated talks about ad-dressing the housing crisis, council members have only approved one significant housing development this year: a 57-unit development at 2755 El Camino Real that is brand-ed as “workforce housing.”

The council’s only other signifi-cant action on housing this year was the approval in September of an “affordable housing” zone that grants some concessions on density and parking to develop-ers of below-market-rate housing. The nonprofit developer Palo Alto Housing is looking to use the new zone in its pending application for a 59-unit affordable-housing proj-ect at 3705 El Camino Real, near Wilton Avenue.

Approval of the zone changes would represent a major a victory for the council’s most fervent hous-ing advocates: Adrian Fine, Cory Wolbach and Mayor Liz Kniss. A year ago, the three submitted a memo calling for the city to put to-gether a work plan for revising the zoning code to address the housing crisis.

“While Palo Alto may never be a truly affordable place to live, the City Council has an obligation to

current and future residents to ex-plore policies that expand housing choices for people of different in-comes, generations and needs,” the memo stated.

The planning commission gener-ally agreed that the city needs more housing, though its members had significant disagreements over how far the zoning changes should go. Vice Chair Susan Monk and Com-missioner Michael Alcheck both pushed for the most aggressive ap-proach. Monk argued on Oct. 11 that the city is “at risk of losing an entire generation of people if we don’t take a more liberal approach to our housing-production needs.”

Not all of the changes were em-braced by planning commission-ers. Summa, as the sole dissenter, took issue with the new parking standards. Currently, the city re-quires 1.25 parking spaces for each studio apartment, 1.5 spaces for a one-bedroom unit and two spaces for apartments with two or more units. The new standards require one parking space for a studio or a one-bedroom apartment and two spaces for units with two or more bedrooms.

Within half a mile of a Caltrain station, parking requirements would range from 0.5 spaces for a “microunit” to 1.6 spaces for apartments with two or more units. Housing developments for seniors, meanwhile, would be re-quired to provide 0.75 spaces per

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City Council considers zoning revisions to promote residential projectsby Gennady Sheyner



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Perlov, who lived with her wid-owed mother in Los Altos Hills, went missing after finishing her shift as a clerk at the North Coun-ty Law Library in Palo Alto in the afternoon. Her mother, Florence Perlov, reported her daughter miss-ing later that day. Leslie Perlov al-ways called if she would be late, her mother told police, according to an article in The San Francisco Examiner on Feb. 16, 1973.

Friends said she may have gone to the scenic spot near French-man’s Hill off Page Mill Road in search of a locale she wanted to have painted as a present for her mother, according to the Examiner.

Perlov’s body was lying in a clump of bushes in the foothills above the campus, barefoot and with her blue scarf wrapped tight-ly around her neck, according to an article in the Stanford Daily on Feb. 20, 1973.

The Santa Clara County Medi-cal Examiner-Coroner’s Office determined she had been stran-gled to death by a ligature. Police reported that she had not been sexually assaulted. However, her skirt was pulled up and her panty-hose were stuffed in her mouth.

After the discovery of her body, police launched a regional manhunt for a blond man whom witnesses saw near Perlov’s car before she went missing, accord-ing to a 1973 article in The San Mateo Times. An off-duty police-man said he remembered seeing a “young man with long, blond hair,” who was standing near a gray car while talking to some-one in Perlov’s car.

Police were unable to locate that man or find any possible mo-tives for her murder at the time.

Cold-case investigators recently looked deeper into Perlov’s case and submitted multiple pieces of evidence for DNA examina-tion, which found “an unknown male DNA profile.” That sample was sent this past July to Para-bon NanoLab for further evalua-tion, sheriff’s officials said. The Virginia-based DNA technol-ogy company developed a profile based on the sample and sent it to a public genetic genealogy data-base that matched it with Getreu based on the DNA of his rela-tives. Investigators obtained DNA samples from the 74-year-old man that were sent to the county crime laboratory for further testing, sheriff’s officials said.

On Nov. 9, the lab found the new DNA from Getreu matched the DNA samples gathered from

the crime scene. According to the lab report, “the probability that a random, unrelated individual could be included as a possible contributor to this deduced pro-file was approximately 1 (in) 65 septillion.”

Getreu has been booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail in San Jose.

What’s known of Getreu’s past

Though Getreu was unknown to local law enforcement, he had been convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison for the 1963 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl while living in Germany, where he had been living with his father, a U.S. Army officer, ac-cording to The Newark Advocate newspaper in Ohio, where the Getreus once lived. The girl was the daughter of the chaplain of the Army’s 8th Infantry Division.

“I am deeply sorry for her par-ents, and if I could do something to bring her back, I would do it,” a 19-year-old Getreu said in court.

Because he was a foreigner and considered a juvenile under Ger-man law, the court said that he could be released on parole after serving two years and allowed to return to the United States, the 1964 article stated.

By 1972, Getreu was employed

as a security guard by California Plant Protection Services of Palo Alto. That August, he was cred-ited with having chased off poten-tial arsonists at a Redwood City industrial plant, according to an article in the San Mateo Times. The Redwood City fire inspector told the Times that Getreu claimed he’d arrived at the plant at 10 p.m. and found an open door and kero-sene poured on a pile of paper and several wooden matches on the floor. Desks and cabinets had also been rifled through, the inspector said, but nothing of value had been taken, the article stated. The three teens that Getreu said he’d scared away were never found.

Other possible suspects

The Sheriff’s Office in 1970s considered serial killer Ted Bun-dy as a possible suspect in Per-lov’s murder, as there were simi-larities between her case and his other victims. Bundy had taken a summer class at Stanford in 1967. San Francisco Mayor Joseph Ali-oto theorized that the murder was the work of a cult called the Death Angels allegedly responsi-ble for the so-called Zebra street killings in San Francisco, but no one was ever brought to trial.

In March 1974, police began investigating whether there was

a link between Perlov and the murder of another woman found strangulated within a few hundred yards of where Perlov’s body had been discovered. Janet Ann Taylor, 21, was the youngest daughter of Stanford athletic director Charles Taylor. She had been visiting the campus before she went missing. Neither were wearing shoes, and their purses were missing.

Getreu’s arrest comes just months after investigators resolved a separate cold case from the Stan-ford campus: the 1974 murder of Arlis Perry. Stephen Blake Craw-ford was identified as the primary suspect in the 19-year-old woman’s death, which also remained un-solved for decades. Perry was sex-ually assaulted and found with her body laid out in ritualistic fashion inside Stanford Memorial Church. On June 28, Crawford died by sui-cide inside his San Jose apartment as deputies were preparing to serve a search warrant.

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Watch the June 29 “Behind the Headlines” webcast in which Palo Alto Weekly journalists discuss the latest developments in the grisly 1974 murder of Arlis Perry at Stanford Memorial Church. The webcast is posted at paloaltoonline.com/news/section/behind_the_headlines.

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themselves the “Walkie Talkies,” Wright said. The women went out for walks together and became increasingly concerned about the connection between protecting local nature and the lack of envi-ronmental education in schools. Gathered around a kitchen table, they developed a curriculum and then started taking students out to the Bay to explore and learn, Wright said.

Today, Environmental Volun-teers is headquartered in the Eco-Center, a public nature center in the Baylands Nature Preserve, and works with 145 schools through-out the Bay Area, including in the Palo Alto Unified, Raven-swood City and Mountain View-Whisman school districts. More than 100 volunteers serve 10,000 students each year, according to the nonprofit. Environmental Volunteers also works with home-schooled students.

Greater than half of the non-profit’s programs were delivered to schools where 40 percent or more of students are enrolled in the free and reduced lunch pro-gram, and 43 percent were located at “extreme” low-income schools, where 70 percent or more of stu-dents are on the lunch program.

“They don’t get access to the same science education nor the same access to field trips and nat-ural sciences” as better-resourced students, Wright said.

Environmental Volunteers’ les-sons are aligned with California’s Next Generation Science Stan-dards for kindergarten through

sixth grade. In 2011, the nonprofit launched a transportation fund to provide subsidies to enable low-income youth to go on science and environmental education field trips.

“There are so many Bay Area children who, despite their prox-imity to the Bay, redwood for-ests, oak woodlands and coastal trails, never get the opportunity,” Wright wrote in a recent fundrais-ing message.

He recalled a fifth-grader from East Palo Alto named Francisco who had seemed very stressed out, Wright said, until they arrived at the Fitzgerald Marine Preserve in Moss Beach on a field trip.

“We rounded the corner at this

specific spot at Fitzgerald — you turn the corner and then can see the whole ocean. As we turned that corner and he looked out, I won’t ever forget what he said. He said, ‘I never knew the world was this big,’” Wright said.

The Castro Elementary School students who recently went on the trip to Los Trancos delved deeper into the world of earthquakes on Monday. The students were split up into small groups for activities, including testing structures they built from Play-Doh, toothpicks and straws on a shake table to understand how buildings can be damaged in earthquakes. Another group plotted real earthquakes of varying magnitudes on a large

map of California, the color-coded pins eventually creating an image of the San Andreas Fault snaking down the state. With a third group, volunteer Drew Thompson demonstrated the im-pact of shifting tectonic plates us-ing two pieces of paper and a pile of sand.

The students were noticeably energized by the hands-on activi-ties and full of questions.

“That’s what science does,” Mayo told the group of students. “It makes us think about things and gives us more questions.”

The earthquake curriculum is a mainstay of Environmental Volunteers but was recently over-hauled to align with the state’s

new Next Generation Science Standards, Wright said. Another new program coming in 2019 is a biodiversity curriculum.

The nonprofit is also currently running a matching challenge grant to reach schools on Environ-mental Volunteers’ waitlist.

Wright became Environmental Volunteers’ executive director this spring, replacing longtime director Allan Berkowitz, but he’s not new to the organization. He worked alongside the nonprofit in previous jobs at the Nature Conservancy, Palo Alto tree nonprofit Canopy and Sempervirens Fund in Los Al-tos, which works to preserve local redwood forests and parks.

The implications of his new role, however, feel particularly im-pactful in 2018, he said. The non-profit estimates there are 130,000 additional children whom Envi-ronmental Volunteers could serve — thousands of unrealized future environmental stewards.

“What I’ve realized is that all of the conservancy wins that we have today are nothing without tomorrow’s generation as advo-cates and supporters,” Wright said, “because if we don’t have the next generation with us, we’ll see a rollback on every single win we’ve had.”

This year’s Holiday Fund goal is to raise $350,000 for programs serving kids, families and others in need. More stories about the work of funded nonprofit agencies and instructions for donating to the fund online are posted at Palo-AltoOnline.com/holiday_fund. Or go to page 4 of this edition.

Staff Writer Elena Kadvany can be emailed at [email protected].

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With guidance from Environmental Volunteers docents, third-graders from East Palo Alto Charter School discover the plants and animals that call tide pools their home at Fitzgerald Marine Reserve. For some of the students, it was their first time seeing the ocean in person.


Mateo-Santa Cruz. The Santa Clara Unit, headquartered in Morgan Hill, covers Santa Clara, Alameda and Contra Costa coun-ties and the western portions of San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties; the San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit covers the area from San Francisco to Watsonville.

Cal Fire has “cooperative fire-protection agreements” with Santa Clara and San Mateo counties, which provide equip-ment and staffing. And almost every regular fire department, including Palo Alto's, has a coordinated response arrange-ment with Cal Fire, he said. The agency works in an alli-ance with 14 fire departments in Santa Clara County, including NASA Ames, Palo Alto, Moun-tain View, Sunnyvale and Santa Clara County Fire Department. Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit works with 20 fire

departments, including Menlo Park and Woodside fire protec-tion districts.

“No one department can do it by themselves,” he said of fight-ing wildfires.

When the call comes, more than 500 firefighters from the

two Cal Fire units are available to fight a wildland fire, Craw-ford said. More personnel can be deployed from other areas if needed.

The agency’s first attack will take place on the ground rather than by air.

“Our goal is to catch all fires at less than 10 acres,” he said.

Statewide, Cal Fire’s jurisdic-tion typically includes zones where a fire would threaten state lands, but in the Bay Area, it re-sponds to fires in virtually all of the wildlands. Its mission is to protect watershed lands, whether publicly or privately owned, he said. The agency has worked with Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and has responded to fires on Stanford University lands, he said.

Cal Fire also has air tacti-cal bases in the north bay near Santa Rosa and one in Hollister, he said. The bases house fixed-wing aircraft and are spaced so that any location can be reached within 20 minutes. Aircraft from Hollister would reach a Palo Alto fire within 12 to 15 min-utes from the time the agency receives a call. Three planes out of either location could respond. Two would carry retardant — a combination of water, clay and fertilizer. The water cools down the fire; the clay and other ma-terials help keep the fire from spreading, he said.

The planes can each make two fire-retardant drops before return-ing to the base to reload.

A third plane carries an air-tactical team, which acts like air-traffic control to guide the drops, Crawford said. If needed, Cal Fire can send an additional three aircraft from the Santa Rosa base and from other areas.

Helicopters that make water drops are also part of Cal Fire’s arsenal. They fly out of the Alma Helitack, a base for helicopters near state Route 17 in Los Gatos. These aircraft can be in Palo Alto within six minutes, Crawford said. Unlike fixed-winged air-craft, which must return to base to reload, the helicopters can use a long snorkel to suck up water from a nearby lake or small pond, he said.

But the Santa Clara Unit has

significant challenges in the area it covers, according to Cal Fire. The wildlands are adjacent to some of the most populous areas in the state. Controlled burns, the most economical means of reducing vegetation and thus fire risk, are difficult to do on a large scale because there are no longer meaning-ful buffers between urban and wildland areas. Cal Fire has a number of programs and offers grants for fire prevention, but methods such as chipping and brush removal are expensive and time consuming, Crawford said.

Because of human encroach-ment into the hills, the risk for loss is also great. Crawford is deeply concerned by those liabilities.

“When I think of all of the as-sets at risk, it makes the hair stand up on the back of my neck. We’ve been very fortunate not to have had a large wildland fire here,” he said.

But he predicted that a

devastating wildfire in Palo Alto, Woodside, Los Altos Hills and other local open space areas is “in-evitable,” and it will likely come with losses of homes and busi-nesses and, potentially, life.

The Cal Fire Santa Clara juris-diction had one of the state’s most devastating fires in 1991. The Tunnel Fire in the Oakland Hills killed 25 people (the Griffith Park Fire of 1933, which was the dead-liest fire in state history prior to the Camp Fire, killed 29). The Oakland fire ranks as the third most damaging in terms of de-stroyed structures, according to Cal Fire data.

Environmental changes are likely to continue the trend of more costly and deadly fires in California, according to Crawford.

“Until we see a change in our climate, that won’t be the excep-tion. It will be the rule,” he said.

Staff Writer Sue Dremann can be emailed at [email protected].

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County of Santa Clara & Stanford University

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Come share the community benefits you believe should be considered for the County of Santa Clara and Stanford University Development Agreement

Community Input MeetingThursday, November 29, 2018

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A firefighter douses hot spots along Page Mill Road, where a brush fire ignited after a car crashed into the hill in 2014.

H umans cause 95 per-cent of wildland fires and can therefore play

a big role in fire prevention, according to California De-partment of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokes-man Jim Crawford. Here are some of his tips on how to prevent and prepare for a wildfire right now.

• A Cal Fire burn ban is currently in place, so resi-dents should not light fires outside or have a barbecue other than with a propane tank.

• People should not use mechanical tools such as mowers, grinders and weed whackers right now. Resi-dents should wait until the risk of wildfires lessens and then clear a defensible space around their homes.

• If a fire starts nearby or approaches one’s property, residents should leave their

homes, even if they haven’t yet received an evacuation order. People who have a harder time getting around or are disabled should evacu-ate earlier.

• Residents should have an emergency plan for their fam-ily and an evacuation plan.

• People can join a local county Fire Safe Council, which offers chipping ser-vices so people can rid their properties of trees and shrubs that would provide fuel for a wildfire. The council also provides other fire-preven-tion programs. In Santa Clara County, visit sccfiresafe.org for more information.

Additional recommenda-tions on how to prepare for wildfires can be found at readyforwildfire.org. Infor-mation about Cal Fire’s San-ta Clara Unit is available at fire.ca.gov/SCU.

—Sue Dremann

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P alo Alto Chief Information Officer Jonathan Reichen-tal plans to resign from his

position next month to take on a new role at Oracle, the Weekly has learned.

Reichental was hired by the city in October 2011 and has been at the forefront of the city’s various tech initiatives, including the im-plementation of the PaloAlto311, a website that allows residents to lodge complaints; the installation of Wi-Fi at all public facilities; and the city’s Open Data platform, a public database of the city’s bud-get, employee salaries, infrastruc-ture and building permits, as well as many other datasets.

He has also been City Hall’s leading evangelist for upgrading technology. He led City Hall’s con-version from desktop computers to laptops and tablets; renovated the Information Technology Depart-ment to create an open floor plan; and has advocated for improving the Council Chambers by install-ing new LED screens and upgrad-ing the outdated broadcast system. Despite his urging, the council balked at the $2-million renova-tion earlier this year, opting to

pursue the needed improvements gradually and on a piecemeal basis.

During his tenure, Reichen-tal has balanced his duties as chief informa-tion officer with various speak-ing and teaching engagements, including stints as a professor at UC Berkeley, Duke University and University of San Francisco.

Reichental has also been a fre-quent speaker at technology con-ferences, a habit that prompted a resident to file a formal com-plaint against him recently with the Fair Political Practices Com-mission. The complaint alleges that Reichental has violated the state’s gift laws by allowing enti-ties from the telecommunications industry to pay for his trips. The complaint states that between 2013 and 2017, Reichental took at least 28 trips that were paid for by enterprises outside of the city. His statements of economic inter-ests list trips to Dubai, Ecuador,

Ireland, Germany, among others.The complaint also points to a

trip to China that, according to Reichental’s statement of eco-nomic interests, was paid for by TMForum, a trade association of telecommunication compa-nies. When asked about this trip, Reichental told the Weekly the trip was actually paid for by the Municipality of Yinchuan, China and that TM Forum was an event coordinator. He said he made a few clerical errors on his forms and that he intends to fix them by filing amendments.

“All the trips were reported and permissible under FPPC rules,” Reichental said in an email to the Weekly. “It’s my normal process to call the FPPC advice line before I commit to trips to ensure they are compliant.”

He also noted that the never gets paid for the trips.

The complaint against Reichental was filed by Jeanne Fleming, who has vociferously opposed Verizon’s effort to in-stall wireless equipment on local utility poles (she unsuc-cessfully appealed Verizon’s application for 11 installations,

which the City Council ap-proved in March). She pointed to Reichental’s involvement on the city’s Connected Cities working group, which reviews telecommunication projects, and to emails that she obtained through a Public Records Act re-quest that show executives from AT&T and Crown Castle ask-ing Reichental for advice with their applications (there is no evidence in the packet of emails, which the Weekly has reviewed, that suggest Reichental had ex-pedited these projects).

On Monday night, Galena West, chief of the FPPC’s Enforcement Division, informed Fleming the agency will need additional time, beyond the initial 14-day period, to determine whether additional investigation is appropriate.

City Manager James Keene plans to formally announce Reichental’s departure next week, just days after the city announced the resignation of Fire Chief Eric Nickel, who is leaving in Janu-ary to serve as fire chief in Santa Barbara. Reichental will work as Oracle’s global industry solutions leader for the public sector.

Reichental told the Weekly that he began discussing his next career move with City Manager James Keene about a year ago. Over the summer he informed Keene his plan to leave at the end of the year to pursue other career-growth opportunities.

“I did briefly entertain sev-eral opportunities, but finally a few months ago I found ex-actly the right organization and role,” Reichental said. “Serving the community of Palo Alto has been an honor and a privilege. I will be forever grateful for the opportunity Jim provided me, and I will take the most amaz-ing experiences and memories with me.”

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Palo Alto’s chief information officer to departJonathan Reichental accepts job at Oracle

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unit, though they would see re-ductions of between 20 and 40 percent if they are designated for affordable housing.

Summa questioned the city’s assumptions on the new parking requirements.

“My concern is that when we underpark affordable-housing complexes, we do two things: We hurt the people who live there who want to conduct their lives in pretty much the same manner as the rest of us, which unfortunately is very car-cen-tric,” Summa said at the Oct. 10 meeting. “And we also hurt the existing residences nearby, and this causes opposition to the projects.”

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aren’t using it because they are concerned about salt,” Bobel said.

The other, far more ambitious, complex and controversial proj-ect, would use advanced treatment techniques to convert wastewater into the drinkable kind. Such a plant could take up to 10 years to plan and construct, Bobel said, and it would require both a deal with the water district and — be-cause the new water plant would have to be built on parkland — it would need the approval of Palo Alto voters.

Bobel said the if the city pur-sues a deal with the water district, a new plant to purify the water could either be constructed at the Regional Water Quality Control Plant, on a piece of Baylands park-land that was “undedicated” by the voters in 2014 or farther south, in Sunnyvale or San Jose. Under the latter option, treated water would be shipped from Palo Alto to the advanced-treatment plant.

These challenges and complexi-ties notwithstanding, staff believes that the new system could bring great benefits to Palo Alto. It would allow the city to get paid for its wastewater; it would help the city meet its water-supply needs; and, most importantly, it would dramatically reduce discharge into the Bay and help the city meet regulatory requirements.

“We know the regulations are going to get more and more strin-gent over discharging to the Bay,” Bobel said. “We can probably re-duce us some long-term grief if we can reduce the discharge to the Bay. And sending the water south would do that.”

According to Public Works staff, the plant has the treatment capacity to produce 4.5 million gallons per year of non-potable water.

The city and water district have been talking about a possible deal for months. Both have representa-tives on the Joint Recycled Water Advisory Committee, which also includes officials from Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Mountain View.

Garth Hall, deputy operating officer at the water district, said the district is looking for new sup-plies to meet an expected rise in countywide demand for water.

“We know from our planning that we have additional needs in 2050 and beyond that can’t be di-rectly served by imported water. We have to look at drought-proof sustainable supplies,” Hall said. “And we know the City Council, like our district, has sustainability as one of its missions.”

One point of negotiations will be the length of the contract. Bo-bel said he expects the agreement with the water district to cover a period of about 40 years, a period that several council members sug-gested was too long.

“We can understand why it has to be that long,” Bobel explained. “If the district is going to spend big bucks either building the wa-ter plant and/or a pipeline system south, they’ve got to have this ex-ist for long enough to recoup the investment.”

While council members had some reservations about the po-tential terms with the district — including the prospect of locking in a rate for too long a period — they generally supported the idea of turning recycled water into potable water. Councilman Tom DuBois, who sits on the Joint Re-cycled Water Advisory Commit-tee, argued that the city should consider ways to diversify its wa-ter supply over the long term.

“I believe as a council we should really look at coming together and analyzing how we can get a large potable water treatment plant in Palo Alto that helps us decrease Hetch Hetchy water over 40 years,” DuBois said.

Councilman Cory Wolbach, who also serves on the committee, concurred that “recycled water is the future.” He lauded the goals of supporting neighbors and promot-ing sustainability but said his top priority is ensuring a secure sup-ply for residents.

“We have to do everything we can to guarantee that our local community will have access to safe drinking water in perpe-tuity,” Wolbach said. “For me, that value has primacy in all

these discussions.”Several residents, including for-

mer mayors Pat Burt and Peter Drekmeier, also spoke in favor of exploring new ways to purify and reuse water. Burt pointed to the re-cent string of devastating wildfires as evidence that the city is already facing the impacts of climate change. In addition to threatening residents, the fires are decimat-ing the forests that are essential to protecting snowpacks. This recent trend, Burt argued, underscores the importance of securing stable water supplies.

“Reducing our reliance on distant and vulnerable supplies makes us more sustainable and more self-reliant,” Burt said.

In addition, he said, the plant could be the first to use 100 per-cent carbon-free electricity, a key feature for such an energy-depen-dent project.

Drekmeier, policy director for Tuolumne River Trust, made

the case for “advanced purified water.” In most communities, it would actually be an improvement over their current tap water.

“We’re very fortunate that we get this pristine snowmelt from the Tuolumne River in Yosemite National Park,” Drekmeier said. “But I think most people would agree that our drinking water is too high quality for flushing toi-lets and watering lawns. We need to diversify.”

Like others, he acknowl-edged that the city would have to fight the “yuck” factor, but suggested this challenge is not insurmountable.

“A few years ago, we served beer made from advanced treated water at the Silicon Valley Water Conservation Awards,” Drekmeier said. “It was more popular than the tap water.”

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City Council (Nov. 19)Water: The council held a study session to discuss proposals to expand use of recycled water. Action: NoneSmart grid: The council approved a new strategic plan for implementing a “smart grid” system by 2023. Yes: DuBois, Holman, Filseth, Kniss, Kou, Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach Absent: Fine

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Sam was born and raised in

Wisconsin and passed away October

5, 2018 at Stanford Hospital, with

loving family around him. He

was the middle of five children in

his family. During high school,

Sam participated in sports, played

trombone in the band, and was

valedictorian of the class of 1949.

He then attended the University

of Wisconsin on an NROTC

scholarship. While there, he played trombone in the university

marching band and in a Dixieland band called the “Riverboat

Rascals.” He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and majored in

accounting and naval science.

On the day after graduation, Sam married Ann Stevens in

their hometown of Lancaster. Within a few days, they were on

their way to Bremerton, Washington, where Sam reported for

naval duty on the U.S.S. Essex. He served as a communications

officer, going on two extended tours of the Far East.

In 1956, Sam and Ann, with their first child in tow, returned

to Madison, Wisconsin, where Sam completed his law degree

in two years and was selected for the Order of the Coif. The

growing family then moved back to the West Coast, where

Sam was a teaching fellow at Stanford Law School. They fell in

love with the Bay Area, bought a house that is still the family

home, and raised four children there.

Sam practiced law for many years, working for a variety

of clients. After retiring from his law and business career, he

enjoyed working part-time for the admissions office at Stanford

Graduate School of Business for another 20 years until 2013.

He was an avid reader of history and biography, retaining and

applying what he had read to prevail in debates or regale his

listeners with entertaining historical anecdotes. Sam continued

to enjoy making music with and for family and friends

throughout his life, as a self-taught pianist and as a member of

the Ladera Community Church choir for over 50 years. Above

all, he loved and was loved by his nine grandchildren and

welcomed them into his life and home, as they came and went

after school, stayed for longer periods as housemates, or shared

their activities via text messages, photos, and videos. Despite

worsening emphysema in the last two years, Sam attended the

high school graduation of his youngest grandchild, danced

at his two eldest grandchildren’s weddings, and was looking

forward to meeting his first great-grandchild in person.

His survivors include Ann, his wife of 65 years; his sister

Betty Schneider; his four children, Steven, Jean, Jim, and

Sarah Ingebritsen; nine grandchildren (one named Samuel);

one great-grandchild (also named Samuel); and many more

extended family members and friends.

A celebration of Sam’s good life will be held at Ladera

Community Church, 3300 Alpine Road, Portola Valley, at 2:00

p.m. on Saturday, December 1stP A I D O B I T U A R Y

Samuel Albert IngebritsenOctober 11, 1931 – October 5, 2018

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POLICE CALLS Palo AltoNov. 14-Nov. 20Violence relatedArson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Assault w/ a deadly weapon. . . . . . . . . 1Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Child abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Domestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Elder abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Theft relatedChecks forgery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Shoplifting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Vehicle relatedAuto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Auto theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 4Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12Vehicle accident/mnr. injury . . . . . . . . . 4Vehicle accident/prop. damage . . . . . 10Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Alcohol or drug relatedDrinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Driving under the influence . . . . . . . . . . 7Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 4Sale of drugs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 5MiscellaneousAnimal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Disturbing the peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3Indecent exposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 3Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Other/misc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Outside assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Poss. of stolen property . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 2Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Warrant/other agency. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Menlo ParkNov. 14-Nov. 19Violence relatedDomestic violence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Elder abuse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Sexual battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Theft relatedCommercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Identity theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Theft undefined. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Vehicle relatedAbandoned auto. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 1Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Misc. traffic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Vehicle accident/mnr. injury . . . . . . . . . 1Vehicle accident/no injury. . . . . . . . . . . 3Vehicle accident/unspecified injury . . . 1Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Alcohol or drug relatedPossession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

MiscellaneousDisturbing/annoying calls . . . . . . . . . . . 1Found property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Info case . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Juvenile problem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 1Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1Trespassing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Violation of court order . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Warrant arrest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

VIOLENT CRIMES Palo AltoEmbarcadero Road, 11/8, 2:22 p.m.; assault with deadly weapon. Colorado Place, 11/8, 2:40 p.m.; child abuse/physical. 551 High St., 11/9, 3:34 p.m.; arson/misc.2500 Block El Camino Real, 11/11, 6:06 p.m.; battery/simple.480 E. Meadow Drive, 11/12, 5:20 p.m.; arson/misc.Byron Street, 11/13, 3:17 a.m.; domestic violence/battery.Webster Street, 11/16, 2:07 p.m.; elder abuse/physical.Rorke Way, 11/16, 10:02 p.m.; family violence/misc.Menlo Park1200 Block Crane St., 11/14, 4:22 p.m.; elder abuse.2200 Block Sharon Road, 11/17, 12:40 p.m.; sexual battery.500 Block Glenwood Ave., 11/19, 7:02 a.m.; spousal abuse.

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Holiday events that will get you in the spiritby Karla Kane

The Merrie Olde Christmas Carolers (David Saslov, Gina Silverman, Cheryl Young and Ken Malucelli) sing at Palo Alto’s holiday tree-lighting ceremony in 2017. Photo by Veronica Weber.

Ragazzi Boys Chorus will present “For the Beauty of the Earth” in Redwood City and Palo Alto.

W hen deciding on the theme for this year’s holiday concert, Ragazzi Boys Chorus Artistic Director

Joyce Keil turned to nature for inspiration. “I noticed how many composers set texts

that positioned the contrasting stories of roses growing from the bleak hard snowy frozen ground, of the sadness of loss with the joy of hope for peace in the world, and the paradox of light in the midst of winter,” she told the Weekly. The concert, “For the

Beauty of the Earth,” includes the hymn of the same name as well as various other seasonal music that celebrates nature’s gifts. “We all have different interpretations when it comes to faith, but we all can count on the coming again of the beauty of the Earth, the blooming of the rose, the out-break of spring and the renewal of hope in the midst of the dreariness of winter,” she said. The chorus, which includes around 200 boys from the local community, will

perform Dec. 1 at 5 p.m. at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto, 625 Ham-ilton Ave., Palo Alto, and Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. at Messiah Lutheran Church, 1835 Valota Road, Redwood City. The organization’s alumni chorus, Ragazzi Continuo, will present “An English Christmas,” featur-ing English carols and seasonal songs from the past to the modern era on Dec. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, 178 Clinton St., Redwood City, and Dec. 2 at

2 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto. For tickets and more information, go to ragazzi.org and ragaz-zicontinuo.org.

Below are some more holiday offerings, listed in roughly chronological order. As usual, there are plentiful “Nutcracker” pro-ductions for ballet lovers (see sidebar). For more event listings, or to submit your own, check out the Midpeninsula event calendar at PaloAltoOnline.com/calendar.

Palo Alto tree-lighting ceremonyWhat: Live entertainment, cookies and hot cocoa will be offered as part of Palo Alto’s annual holiday

tree-lighting ceremony.Where: Lytton Plaza, Palo Alto.When: Nov. 30, 6-7 p.m.More information: cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/csd/events/holiday_tree_lighting.asp.

Menlo Park tree-lighting ceremonyWhat: Menlo Park’s tree-lighting event will feature a visit from Santa Claus along with other treats. Where: Fremont Park, Menlo Park.When: Nov. 30, 5:30-7 p.m.More information: menlopark.org/treelighting.

‘Presents from the Past’What: The J. Gilbert Smith House will be decorated in 1930’s holiday splendor for an exhibition of Christmas gifts, including toys, books and more, from yesteryear.Where: Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.When: Through Jan. 6.More information: losaltoshistory.org/exhibits/presents-from-the-past.

Hometown HolidaysWhat: Redwood City’s annual downtown celebration includes snow and a tree-lighting.

Where: Downtown Redwood CityWhen: Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.More information: hometownholidays.org/HTH/index.html

Caltrain Holiday TrainWhat: Caltrain’s festive Holiday Train will make nine stops along the Peninsula, boasting lights, entertainment, characters and a chance for locals to donate a new, unwrapped toy to the annual toy drive.Where: The train will stop in Redwood City at 6:10 p.m. and Mountain View at 7:25 p.m. on Dec. 1; and Menlo Park at 7:05 p.m. on Dec. 2.More information: holiday-train.org.

‘Buon Natale’What: The California Bach Society will celebrate five centuries of Italian Christmas and Advent music.

Where: All Saints’ Episcopal Church, 555 Waverley St., Palo Alto.When: Dec. 1, 8 p.m.More information: calbach.org/season#buonnatale.

‘’Twas the Night Before Christmas’What: Dancers Repertory Theatre presents the annual dance and theater production of the classic holiday poem.Where: Woodside Performing Arts Center, 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside.When: Dec. 2 and 9, 1:30 and 4 p.m.; Dec. 8, 3 p.m. More information: twasthenight.org.

Hanukkah on the SquareWhat: Chabad Mid Pen hosts a Hanukkah celebration featuring festive refreshments, a glow-in-the-dark menorah, music and games.

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New York ensemble Metropolitan Klezmer will perform a family Hanukkah concert at the Oshman Family JCC in Palo Alto.

The Choral Project will perform with the San Jose Chamber Orchestra for “Winter’s Gifts: Journeys.”

Where: Courthouse Square, downtown Redwood CityWhen: Dec. 2, 4-5:30 p.m.More information: redwoodcity.org/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/34339/2569?curm=12&cury=2018.

Mountain View tree lightingWhat: The City of Mountain View will hold its community tree-lighting ceremony, including a visit from Santa Claus. Donations of canned food for the Community Services Agency are encouraged. Where: Civic Center Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 3, 5:30-7:30 p.m.More information: mountainview.gov/depts/cs/events/treelighting.asp.

‘The Christmas Ballet’What: Smuin presents its annual holiday performance, incorporating classical ballet and contemporary dance into a two-act show (“Classical Christmas” followed by “Cool Christmas”) suitable for all ages. Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 5-9, 7:30 p.m., plus 2 p.m. matinees on weekend.More information: tickets.mvcpa.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=252.

‘The Santaland Diaries’What: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents a staged version of David Sedaris’ comedy, starring Max Tachis. The one-man show (for mature audiences only) chronicles the misadventures of a department-store elf. Where: Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. When: Dec. 5-23, 8 p.m. plus 3 p.m. matinees on weekends.More information: theatreworks.org.

Hanukkah Celebration at Stanford Shopping CenterWhat: The Oshman Family JCC hosts a free family Hanukkah celebration with a musical performance by Noa Levy and her

band, who will lead dancing both in English and Hebrew, arts and crafts, dreidel games and a candle-lighting ceremony.Where: Stanford Shopping Center, The Plaza (near Neiman Marcus), Palo Alto.When: Dec. 6, 5:30-7:30 p.m.More information: paloaltojcc.org/Events/hanukkah-celebration-at-stanford-shopping-center-11.

‘Metropolitan Klezmer’What: Metropolitan Klezmer will perform a family Hanukkah-celebration concert incorporating a variety of fresh sounds and eclectic arrangements. Where: Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto.When: Dec. 8, 5:30 p.m.More information: paloaltojcc.org/Events/metropolitan-klezmer.

Friends of Music Holiday MusicaleWhat: The Friends of Music at Stanford present their annual holiday showcase featuring the Stanford Philharmonia, Stanford Chamber Chorale, Early Music Singers and other guests.Where: Memorial Church, 450 Serra St., Stanford.When: Dec. 8, 2:30 p.m. More information: music.stanford.edu/events/friends-music-holiday-musicale.

‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’What: Peninsula Youth Theatre’s production of “The Elves and the Shoemaker” is a premiere adaptation of a classic folk tale about two helpful elves.Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 7-8, multiple showtimes.More information: pytnet.org/boxoffice/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker.

‘PACO Holiday Extravaganza’What: The Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra will be joined by special guest TwoSet Violin and dancers from Pacific Ballet Academy for its annual performance of holiday music.

Where: Smithwick Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Palo Alto. When: Dec. 9, 3 p.m.More information: brownpapertickets.com/event/3695012.

Gryphon CarolersWhat: The Gryphon Carolers and All-Star Band will perform their annual concert of holiday songs from around the world. Where: Woodside Village Church, 3154 Woodside Road, Woodside.When: Dec. 9, 6:30 p.m.More information: brownpapertickets.com/event/3818186.

‘Christmas Time is Here’What: Grammy-winning jazz legend Dianne Reeves will sing holiday standards.Where: Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford.When: Dec. 14, 7:30 p.m.More information: live.stanford.edu/calendar/december-2018/dianne-reeves.

‘The Snow Queen’ What: When the Snow Queen’s spell captures a young boy, his best friend sets out on a quest to save him in this whimsical adventure presented by Bayer Ballet (suitable for age 3 and up). Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 14, 7 p.m. and Dec. 15, 2 p.m.More information: tickets.mvcpa.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=263.

‘Winter’s Gifts: Journeys’What: The Choral Project and the San Jose Chamber Orchestra present their annual “Winter’s Gifts” concert, with a theme of journeys both physical and emotional. The concert will include choral works from various faith traditions and cultures. Where: First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto, 1140 Cowper St., Palo Alto.When: Dec. 15, 8 p.m.

It's ‘Nutcracker’ season!

More information: choralproject.org/event/winters-gifts-journeys-palo-alto.

‘Jingle! Angels! Silent! Merry!’What: San Francisco Choral Artists will offer a variety of seasonal singing.Where: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 600 Colorado Ave., Palo Alto.When: Dec. 15, 8 p.m.More information: sfca.org/concert_programs/jingle-angels-silent-merry.

‘Nat ‘King’ Cole & Me’What: Gregory Porter sings the songs of his greatest influence, Nat “King” Cole.Where: Memorial Auditorium, 551 Serra Mall, Stanford.When: Dec. 15, 7:30 p.m.More information: live.stanford.edu/calendar/december-2018/gregory-porter.

‘Heartfelt Season 2018’What: Bravissimo Dance Studio presents a tale of a Grinch, Santa Claus and more, told through dance.Where: Canada College, 4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Redwood City.

When: Dec. 15, 4 p.m.More information: brownpapertickets.com/event/3612774.

Italian Christmas marketWhat: Mitchell Park Community Center will host “Bay Area’s Natale,” an Italian Christmas market, where Italian-style crafts and foods will be sold, carols sung and more. Admission is free.Where: Mitchell Park Community Center, 3700 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. When: Dec. 16, 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.More information: bayareaitalianevents.com/events/bay-areas-natale-italian-christmas-market.

‘A John Rutter Christmas’What: Schola Cantorum presents a concert of cozy Christmas carols by John Rutter, followed by a singalong of holiday tunes.Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 16, 3 p.m.

Tchaikovsky’s seasonal bal-let classic “The Nutcracker” is once again well represented by dance companies and schools around the Midpeninsula.

The professional company Menlowe Ballet will continue its annual tradition of present-ing its original mash-up of “The Nutcracker” and the be-loved holiday film “It’s a Won-derful Life.” “It’s a Wonderful Nutcracker” is this year boast-ing an expanded second act and runs Dec. 14-16 and 21-23 at the Menlo-Atherton Perform-ing Arts Center, 555 Middle-field Road, Atherton. There will also be a sensory-sensitive performance on Dec. 16. Go to menloweballet.org/nutcracker.

Other local “Nutcracker” productions include Pacific Ballet’s (Nov. 23-25, Moun-tain View Center for the Per-forming Arts, 500 Castro St., pacificballet.org/nutcracker), Dance Connection Palo Al-to’s (Nov. 30-Dec. 1, Foothill College, danceconnectionpalo-alto.com), Western Ballet’s (Nov. 30-Dec. 2, MV Center for the Performing Arts, west-ernballet.org/performances-the-nutcracker), Ballet Amer-ica’s (Dec. 7 & 9, Fox Theatre, 2215 Broadway St., Redwood City, americanballet.com/nut-cracker) and Peninsula Bal-let’s Dec. 21-24 and 28-29, Fox Theatre, peninsulaballet.org/nutcracker).

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More information: scholacantorum.org/concerts/a-john-rutter-christmas.

Holiday organ recital: Robert Huw MorganWhat: Stanford University organist Dr. Robert Huw Morgan will present his annual holiday recital.Where: Memorial Church, 450 Serra St., Stanford.When: Dec. 16, 1:30 p.m.More information: music.stanford.edu/events/holiday-organ-recital-robert-huw-morgan-2.

‘Gypsy Soul Holiday Experience’What: Eclectic jazz-pop duo Gypsy soul puts its own spin on holiday music. Where: Club Fox, 2209 Broadway St., Redwood City.When: Dec. 16, 6 p.mMore information: clubfoxrwc.com/event/1728470-gypsy-soul-holiday-experience-redwood-city.

‘Messiah Sing’What: Schola Cantorum’s annual singalong (age 12 and up) of Handel’s “Messiah” will be presented with Sinfonia Schola Cantorum. Scores will be available. Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 17, 7:30 p.m.More information: tickets.mvcpa.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=241.

‘An Irish Christmas’What: The music and dance of the Emerald Isle comes to the Peninsula for a performance of Irish dancing and singing with a holiday theme.Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 20, 7 p.m.More information: tickets.mvcpa.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=256.

Oakland Interfaith Gospel ChoirWhat: The OIGC will perform a concert of gospel and spiritual music holiday music. Where: Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.When: Dec. 21, 7:30 p.m.More information: tickets.mvcpa.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=242.

Winter solstice bike rideWhat: GreenTown Los Altos will lead an 8-mile bike ride starting

at Peet’s in Los Altos, visiting “Christmas Tree Lane” in Palo Alto and stopping for hot chocolate on the way back. Where: 367 State St., Los Altos.When: Dec. 21, 6:30 p.m.More information: eventbrite.com/e/winter-solstice-night-bike-ride-tickets-50814414281.

‘Music in My Soul’What: The Taylor Street Stop and friends will perform holiday hits and classics from the Great American Songbook. Where: Angelica’s, 863 Main St., Redwood City.When: Dec. 22, 8:30 p.m.More information: angelicaswm.tunestub.com/event.cfm?cart&id=284574.

Holidays at FiloliWhat: Filoli will be hosting holiday decor and special events throughout the season. Where: Filoli Historic House & Garden, 86 Cañada Road, Woodside.When: Through Dec. 23; schedule varies.More information: filoli.org/events/holidays.

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Maria Menendez and her daughter, Sofia Rayward, pose for photos in front of Palo Alto’s holiday tree in Lytton Plaza.

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ground. Keep an emergency kit stocked and handy at home, work, and in the car. Kits should include drinking

water, a first aid kit, essential medicines, food (remember special diets and pets), cash, a radio, flashlights

and extra batteries stored in a water-tight plastic bag.

• Know Your Flood Hazard Area and insure your property sufficiently. Identify your flood zone designation

at cityofpaloalto.org/floodzones. Homeowner insurance policies don’t cover flood damage so

purchase flood insurance if you are in a high-risk flood area.

• Clean out roof gutters, downspouts, landscape inlets and swales to avoid clogged lines that could

cause flooding. Ensure sump pumps are connected and functioning, and garage flood vents are

unobstructed so that flood water can flow freely.

• Know what to do after a storm. DO NOT TURN GAS BACK ON YOURSELF. Call City of Palo Alto Utilities for

service at (650) 329-2579.

• Don’t handle live electrical equipment in wet areas. Call (650) 496-6914 to verify the safety.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has placed an El Niño Watch for the 2018-19 winter rainy season. This early-season prediction doesn’t guarantee an El Niño, but learning what to do before, during and after storms of any size will help you stay comfortable and safe.

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cityofpaloalto.org/papdconnect

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KCBS 740 AM/106.9 FM

KZSU 90.1 FM

• Weather information: weather.gov

Visit cityofpaloalto.org/creekmonitor for links to essential Palo Alto-specific storm information.

CITY CREW SERVICES• Power outage and electrical problems

Palo Alto Electric Operations

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Palo Alto Utilities Dispatch

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• Blocked storm drains and mud slides

Palo Alto Public Works

(650) 496-6974 (weekdays 7am to 4pm)

(650) 329-2413 (after hours)

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CorrectionThe Nov. 8 story “Finding Juana” misspelled the last name of museum co-curator Perlita Dicochea. The Weekly regrets the error. To request a clarification or correction, contact Editor Jocelyn Dong at [email protected], 650-223-6514 or P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto 94302.

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Dear Friends,

For 17 years, Ravenswood Family Health Center has stood as a beacon of hope in the underserved communities of San Mateo County. We offer a variety of health care services including prenatal, pediatric, family medicine, women’s health, integrated behavioral health, pharmacy, imaging, lab, health education and more! These services are made possible because of the support we receive from community members like you.

You make it possible for us to extend good health to patients beyond the four walls of our exam rooms. Accessing health care services is essential for helping patients on their journey to recovery and to good health. With Ravenswood Family Health Center located in an area where public transportation is limited, our patients need a reliable source of transportation to get them to and from their medical appointments. You help us implement solutions to ensure our patients have access to the health care they need.

Kassundra Dunn, Homeless Outreach Worker, displays some of the clothing available to homeless patients through Ravenswood’s Clothing Closet.Photos: Rachel Tarantino

Dr. Sonia Menchavez, Optometry Director (left), checks Ashley’s (right) eyes during a routine eye exam.

Zack Osorio (left) visits Maria (right) to discuss her transportation needs.

Season of Giving

Your generosity also helps give Ravenswood’s most underserved patients a second chance in life. Your support enables our Health Care for the Homeless Manager to gather professional clothing for homeless patients. Many homeless patients who have passed through the doors of our Clothing Closet have come away with the attire they need to get employment and maintain a professional appearance at work. This resource gives many of our patients the

themselves out of homelessness.

Finally, thanks to the support of individuals like you, our patients continue to have access to high-quality vision care. Since opening our Optometry Clinic in 2015 we have served 533 pediatric and 3,173 adult patients, and we have distributed 1,562 eyeglasses from our Optical Shop.

These programs are possible thanks to the support we receive from our community.

This holiday season we invite you to learn more about our patient programs and to give the gift of good health to the most underserved and at-risk in our communities.

Warm regards this holiday season,

Luisa Buada, RN, MPH

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Board of DirectorsMelieni Talakai, ChairSenseria Conley, Vice ChairJulio Garcia, TreasurerManuel Arteaga, SecretaryNancy Alvarez, ParliamentarianVernal BaileyMarcelline CombsAna GómezJonathan LindekeSiteri MaravouElizabeth SalasRaymond Mills, Board LiaisonSherri Sager, Board Liaison

Advisory Council Patricia Bresee, ChairMaya AltmanGreg AvisCaretha ColemanGreg GalloLily HurlimannRose Jacobs GibsonDr. Ross JaffeJim KoshlandRichard LevyJohn A. SobratoDr. Frederick St. GoarJane WilliamsGordon Russell Giving the Gift of a Second Chance

you do not have the resources or support networks. At Ravenswood Family Health Center (RFHC), Tayischa Deldridge, Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Manager, helps homeless patients secure the resources they need to start over. She not only connects patients to the medical services they need to feel good on the inside, but also helps patients look good on the outside with clothes from

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

Our Mission

number of patients we serve at Ravenswood Family Health

transportation can be a major challenge. Many of our patients cannot afford personal automobiles, and live in transit inaccessible neighborhoods in and around East Palo Alto. Research shows that when people do not have reliable means of transportation, they are more likely to miss medical appointments or delay treatment, leading to worse health outcomes and more expensive medical care later on.

At Ravenswood, we deeply recognize the link between

Transportation Coordinator, meets with patients one-on-one to help them enroll in government funded transportation assistance, such as Redi-Wheels (a transit

qualify for these government programs, Zack also provides bus tickets or taxi-vouchers in case of emergencies. “My duty is to make sure that all our patients who need transportation are helped,” Zack says.

Even with existing support services, many patients still face severe transportation barriers. To address this gap, Ravenswood is developing an innovative pilot program that uses a cutting edge digital health application called Hitch Health to connect patients to transportation. Hitch Health would allow patients to schedule free rideshare services to and from Ravenswood through a simple text message. We

are actively developing this exciting program and look forward to launching it in the near future.

When Zack is able to help a patient secure a ride, he is overjoyed. “Just knowing that I can help someone, and seeing them smiling and being thankful is really gratifying,” he shares. The services RFHC provides around transportation are not

rely on the generosity of donors to keep it going strong. Join us in giving the gift of transportation today!

Gift of Access

Photo: Rachel Tarantino

The purpose of the Clothing Closet is to provide homeless patients with a variety of apparel such as socks, shirts, pants, and jackets. If homeless patients are in need of more

patients select professional apparel so that they can

Many of the homeless patients whom Ms. Deldridge has

a blessing,” Ms. Deldridge says, “watching individuals

“But only seniors have vision problems!” is a common response from parents when they bring their children to Ravenswood Family Health Center (RFHC) for an eye

Many of the families we serve are unaware of the need for young children to receive regular vision screenings. As a result, common childhood eye conditions such as near-sightedness, far-sightedness, and astigmatism go undetected until children enter school. If untreated, these

ability to learn and thrive in an academic environment, and create disabling effects that last into adulthood.

Amblyopia, also known as lazy eye, is another eye

Director, frequently sees within our pediatric population.

equally in both eyes. It is the leading cause of vision loss

certain time period it can be much harder for the child to develop normal vision,” she tells parents. In order to catch this debilitating condition early in children, Dr. Menchavez and her team use an innovative technique called Photoscreening to detect anomalies in the eye without having children read an eye chart. RFHC has incorporated Photoscreening in routine well-child exams for children as young as nine months old.

After a vision disorder is detected in a child, a common and simple intervention is often prescription eyeglasses.

Gift of Sight

However, the high cost of prescription eyewear is a major barrier to low-income families. To address this challenge, RFHC has established its own Optical Shop, which provides complete prescription eyeglasses to children for

they like because if kids really love their glasses then they are more likely to wear them,” Dr. Menchavez says.

Good eyesight is the key to a good start in life. This holiday season, you too can give the gift of sight to children in need and help them grow up healthy and happy.

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• Optometry & Optical Services • Screening & Immunizations• Pharmacy• General X-ray• Ultrasound • Mammography• Referrals to Specialty Care

INTEGRATED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES• Crisis Intervention• Short-Term Counseling• Social Service Referrals• Parenting Support• Domestic Violence Counseling

CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION• Chronic Disease Management• Health Coaching• Health Coverage Enrollment

RAVENSWOOD FAMILY DENTISTRY• Pediatric & Adult Dental Care• Preventive Care• Restorative & Periodontal Care• Crowns, Bridges & Dentures• Oral Surgery• Emergency Dental Services• Oral Health Education• Preventive Dental Care in 42 San Mateo County Pre-Schools and Other Sites

Our ServicesOur VisionOur patients will become educated, engaged and empowered to actively manage their health and become advocates for healthy living within their family and the community, inspiring others to value good health as true wealth.

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RAVENSWOOD FAMILY DENTISTRY1807 Bay Road East Palo Alto, CA 94303Tel: 650.289.7700

Dr. Menchavez (left) poses with Ashley (right) after her eye exam.



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Tayischa Deldridge, Health Care for the Homeless Manager.

The Clothing Closet is just one of many services Ms.

a fresh start. You can give the gift of a second chance too. This holiday season, donate to RFHC and support Ms.

they need to start over.

Kim left her home to pursue a job offer in the Bay Area. Upon her arrival the job fell through, leaving her with no income and no place to live. Navigating life in a new city without a support

met the Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) Team at Ravenswood Family Health Center (RFHC).

she needed from vouchers to stay at the local

Closet. Slowly, Kim started to rebuild her life by looking for work again.

Outreach Worker, Kassundra Dunn, helped Kim select a pair of slacks, a nice shirt, and heels for her interview. “I felt grateful, thankful, and I guess it really boosted my self-esteem!” Kim shares. Having the appropriate attire gave her the edge she needed to get the job. After she started

out her wardrobe.

Since then, Kim was able to move out of the shelter and into permanent housing. She has also

the local shelter where she helps other homeless individuals turn their life around. She also refers

knows they will receive compassionate support there.

Clothing Closet for helping her begin a fresh start

really love and life is good!” she enthusiastically states. Kim is just one of many patients who have been given a second chance in life thanks to

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Six year-old Ashley was prone to walking into things—

mom, Carina, initially thought it was a balance issue.

she was having challenges in school, Carina suspected that Ashley was having trouble seeing.

After Ashley failed her pediatric vision test at Ravenswood, she was referred to Dr. Sonia Menchavez for a more thorough exam. After examining her eyes, Dr. Menchavez determined that Ashley had poor vision and this was likely the reason she had been walking into

wearing her glasses, Ashley has been doing well in school, and stopped falling!

Donate online atRavenswoodFHC.org

Mail check with this slip to:Ravenswood Family Health Center1885 Bay RoadEast Palo Alto, CA 94303

$500 pays for eight pairs of eyeglasses for our patients

$1,200 pays for one full set of dentures for a patient experiencing homelessness

$2,000 pays for two oral surgery cases under general anesthesia for children with special needs

Other: $____________________________

Questions? Contact the Development Team at [email protected] or 650-617-7829

Ashley’s StoryPhoto: Rachel Tarantino


Various articles of clothing available for homeless patients through Ravenswood’s Clothing Closet.

Kim’s Story

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Donations postmarked by January 31, 2019 will be matched dollar for dollar! Twelve generous donors are matching up to $73,500! Please write “2018 Year-End Campaign” on the memo line and include this remit slip.

STRETCH YOURGIFT THISHOLIDAY SEASON!

Alejandro (left) takes Rocky’s (right) vitals prior to his medical exam.

Ashley (left) and her mom, Carina (right), are excited to pick a new pair of glasses at Ravenswood’s Optical Shop!

To read Ashley’s full story visit RavenswoodFHC.org!

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Comfort food

Eating Out

by Dale F. Bentson Photos by Magali Gauthier

B y the time you read this, the menu will have changed, maybe a couple of times.

That’s the confident vow from owner Vickie Breslin who recently opened The Post in downtown Los Altos.

Breslin was already familiar with the property, having worked at First and Main Sports Lounge for years. It is in the historic Co-peland Building, which was built in 1911 and once housed the Los Altos Post Office. When the sports bar closed, she signed a lease and also took over the adjacent space, Estatements consignment shop. She then hired the Midglen Studio Architects in Woodside to create a “modern, rustic feeling restaurant,” Breslin said.

Uniting the two spaces took some doing, but the results work. While the old First and Main dining room had cosmetic updates, the Estate-ments side was completely gutted and rebuilt into a sleek, contempo-rary 16-seat bar with booths and

tables for dining and imbibing.Breslin is a born-and-bred Penin-

sula native who has spent 15 years in the local restaurant business doing everything from event plan-ning to bartending. When First and Main closed, she said, “it was time to strike out on my own and I knew Los Altos better than anyplace else.” Breslin’s intent is to provide comfort food “you can feel good about.”

On my visits, the bar was loud when busy, but the dining room was subdued and filled with families. A wall with windows separates the two. While The Post is bar-centric, the food was not an afterthought. Servings were generous. Service was good, though on one occasion, our table wasn’t bused before the next course arrived.

For starters, the chicken Parme-san meatballs ($15) served in an iron skillet oozed with mozzarella, pomodoro sauce and basil leaves — comfort food of the highest or-der. Breslin plans to rotate different kinds of meatballs, including pork, beef, lamb, chicken and prosciutto.

The whimsical Totcho’s ($12) were tater tots blanketed with melt-ed cheddar cheese, bacon jam and ranch dressing. It’s a riff on nachos, fun as bar bites, but not quite up to the other appetizers.

The cauliflower hot wings ($11) were terrific. Roasted cauliflower was tossed with buffalo wing sauce and drizzled with ranch dressing. The wing sauce had a slight zing but could be amped up on request. That was a table favorite.

The fresh, delicate, seared ahi tuna ($16) was served with seaweed salad, pickled ginger and wasabi, with a ginger-soy sauce. It was melt-in-your-mouth delicious.

For entrées, the American heri-tage pork shoulder ($24) had been slow-cooked with beer, citrus, red chilis and onion, served with

cilantro rice and roasted spicy squash, and topped with tangerine-serrano salsa and crema. Sounds complicated but it had ample flavor, texture and color.

The wild salmon ($28) was plated with lemon quinoa, kale, asparagus and shaved pecorino and topped with a lemony beurre blanc sauce. The red-orange salmon was very fresh. Fortunately, the kale was unobtrusive.

The tasty spinach and roasted garlic ravioli ($19) were wrapped in a pomodoro sauce with house-made ricotta cheese and basil. Pomodoro sauce is thicker and less chunky than a marinara but with the same basic ingredients.

The fried chicken ($24) came with mashed potatoes, a large homemade buttermilk biscuit, sau-sage gravy and a mountain of veg-etables. It was an enormous serving of goodness. The biscuit and gravy alone would have made an appetiz-ing meal. The chicken was crisp and juicy. My single complaint was that the half breast had been cut in half again, but not a good cut, and each bite resulted with a splinter of bone in my mouth.

Desserts, all large, were $9. The warm chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich was locally sourced but the bread pudding and brownie sundae were house-made and delectable.

The Post creates its own cock-tails along with craft beers and a reasonably priced wine list that pairs well with the comfort food menu. There’s a daily happy hour and brunch on Sundays.

At first glance, the corner of First and Main looks like it has for years. Once inside, though, the vibe says good food, good libations and good times for families and friends.

Freelance writer Dale Bentson can be emailed at [email protected].

The Post, 395 Main St., Los Altos; 650-935-2003; thepost-losaltos.comHours: Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Monday, 4-9:30 p.m.; Tuesday-Wednesday, 11:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m.; Thursday-Friday, 11:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.; Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Reservations

Credit cards

Takeout

Children

Outdoor seating

Noise level: Loud in bar

Alcohol: Full bar

Parking: City lots

Happy hour: 4-7:30 p.m. daily

Corkage: first bottle free, $20 thereafter

Bathroom Cleanliness: Excellent

Top: Christian Morales, a bartender at The Post, prepares a cocktail. Above: Vickie Breslin stands in the dining area of The Post, which she opened in April.

Chicken Parmesan meatballs served in an iron skillet, above, are among the rotating menu items at The Post in Los Altos.



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(Century 16 & 20) “Life’s complicated.” Those

words of wisdom sum up the best parts of “Ralph Breaks the Inter-net,” a satisfying sequel to 2012’s animated Disney feature “Wreck-It Ralph.” When the new film opens, life seems pretty simple for video-game characters and best friends Wreck-It Ralph and Vanellope von Schweetz. But Vanellope’s yearn-ing for something different sends the two on an adventure that puts their friendship to the ultimate test.

Six years after the events of the first film, Litwak’s Family Fun Center Arcade gets an upgrade: Wi-Fi. Its possibilities become too tempting to ignore when Vanellope becomes homeless following acci-dental damage to her racing game, Sugar Rush. Ralph (John C. Reilly) and Vanellope (Sarah Silverman) plunge into the internet on a quest to

repair her game, but in the process Vanellope stumbles onto her dream game, Slaughter Race. This wider, vastly more unpredictable digital space — a “Grand Theft Auto” pastiche — amusingly appeals to Vanellope, whose smiley little-girl appearance has always belied an edge, while terrifying her hulking but more sensitive buddy Ralph.

But what truly scares Ralph is the possibility of losing his best friend to a whole new world. And so “Ralph Breaks the Internet” spins from being a simple quest to re-store the status quo into something far more interesting: an exploration of insecurities and an earnest ex-amination of the meaning of true friendship. Ralph must confront his “needy, clingy, self-destructive behavior” and become profoundly selfless in his love to be the best friend that he can be.

In exploring the internet, direc-tors Rich Moore and Phil Johnston up the ante from the previously es-tablished universe of Game Central Station. Where the first film played with a coterie of real and knockoff video-game characters (who return for the sequel), the new installment does the same for the much big-ger world of the World Wide Web. This means the appearance of many brand-name internet destinations (such as eBay, on which a major plot point hinges) and a few invent-ed ones (Alan Tudyk plays Knows-More, the Jeeves-y embodiment of a search engine). The filmmakers also serve up funny variations on click bait and pop-up windows, such as the somehow endearingly slimy JP Spamley (an uncredited Bill Hader).

The adventure also allows for a snake-eating-its-tale synergy when Vanellope, established last time as a princess, meets her Disney kin on the corporation’s website. Dis-ney fanatics will love the cameos by all the Disney princesses, satiri-cally teased about their pre-feminist tendencies and largely played by the original actresses who voiced them; the sequence also tees up Vanel-lope’s own “I Wish” anthem, “A Place Called Slaughter Race” (mu-sic by Alan Menken, lyrics by Phil Johnston and Tom MacDougall).

If a plot thread involving the You-Tube stand-in BuzzzTube (presided over by Taraji P. Henson’s Holly-wood agent-like algorithm Yesss) makes mastering the internet too easy, its shallowness — and side trips to the Dark Net and the hurt-ful cyber bullying of comments ar-eas — productively acknowledges real-life dangers, with stellar ani-mation and designs shoring up the storytelling of Johnston and Pamela Ribon’s witty script. Add the relat-able message of curbing one’s own smothering instincts when it comes to the important people in one’s life, and you get a useful all-ages fable for our time.

Rated PG for some action and rude humor. One hour, 52 minutes.

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A Private War (R) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.A Star is Born (R) 1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.An American in Paris (1951) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: Fri.-Sun.Beautiful Boy (R) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.Bohemian Rhapsody (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.Boy Erased (R) 1/2 Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.Can you Ever Forgive me? (R) Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.Creed II (PG-13) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch (2018) (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (PG-13) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.Free Solo (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Guild Theatre: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.

The Girl in the Spider’s Web (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun.Green Book (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.Instant Family (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.The Old Man & the Gun (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG) Century 16: Fri.-Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.Robin Hood (2018) (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri.-Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.Smallfoot (PG) Century 20: Fri. - Sun.Widows (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun. ShowPlace Icon: Fri. - Sun.The Young Girls of Rochefort (Les desmoiselles de Rochefort) (French, 1967) () Stanford Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

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A monthly section on local books and authors

by Debbie Duncan

F amilies have always been important in stories for young people. Many of the best books published in 2018, even for teens, feature families that 50 years ago would have been

considered non-traditional, or even illegal. This year’s suggested

holiday reading list includes books where kids can meet big and small families, immigrants, blacks, whites, Cubans, multi-genera-tional, poor and very wealthy families. And for parents who can’t get enough bedtime books, there’s one of those, too.

“Bear Can’t Sleep” by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman; $18; Simon & Schuster/McElderry; ages 4-8.

This oversized picture book about a bear who knows he should be hibernating but can’t fall asleep would make an excel-lent addition to any family library. Bear’s friends, alarmed at his wakefulness, all have solutions for his insomnia. But alas, he’s “in a sad, furry heap” because “he still can’t sleep.” Until … Bear comes up with his own idea. “Bear Can’t Sleep” is a clever tale told in rhyme, starring a cast of animal charac-ters who show tons of personality in their suggestions and facial expressions. Parents and kids who like this book will be pleased to know there are three other Bear stories to keep everyone entertained at bedtime.

“Dreamers” written and illustrated by Yuyi Morales; $19; Holiday House/Porter; ages 4 and up. (Available in Spanish as “Soñadores.”)

Beautiful, bold and brilliant only begin to describe what I believe to be the best pic-ture book published in the United States this year. “Dreamers” is a universal story of a mother and her young son coming to a new country. It’s also a local story, set primarily in the Bay Area, of an immigrant making mistakes and taking “thousands of steps” in a strange land before finding a home for herself and her child in the public library. So many books! And they’re free! Individual titles of children’s books that inspired the artist, annotated at the end of “Dreamers,” soar off library bookshelves as the immi-grants “learned to read, to speak, to write, and to make our voices heard.” Multicolored mixed-media collages help tell this impor-tant and uplifting saga. Morales describes in greater detail her immigration story in an author’s note, and invites young readers and listeners to tell their own.

“Hey, Kiddo: How I Lost My Mother, Found My Father, and Dealt with Family Addiction” written and illustrated by Jar-rett J. Krosoczka; $15; Scholastic/graphix; ages 12 and up.

If “Dreamers” is the important immi-gration book of 2018, “Hey, Kiddo” best illustrates the impact a parent’s drug de-pendence and incarceration has on a child and indeed an entire family. Krosoczka is known to younger readers as the author of the popular and funny Lunch Lady series.

This compelling graphic memoir, told from the point of view of his 17-year-old self, tells a much darker — though still at times hu-morous — story of having to live with his grandparents from the age of three because his heroin-addicted mother was unable to care for him. Joe and Shirl may have foul mouths, but they provide the love and sta-bility Jarrett desperately needs. His mom, Leslie, is more like the messed-up older sister whom Jarrett visits in prison or half-way houses and exchanges cards and letters with. Aunts, uncles, art teachers, schools and one good friend are the extended fam-ily and community who help Jarrett not only survive, but thrive.

(Palo Alto teens may especially appreci-ate seeing the rejection letter he received from his dream school, the Rhode Island School of Design, which accepted him as a transfer student a year later.)

“Blended” by Sharon M. Draper; $17; Atheneum/Dlouhy; ages 8-12.

Mom’s house, Dad’s house. Dad’s week, Mom’s week. What this means for 11-year-old Isabella is a “weekly whiplash” as she’s shuttled back and forth between her di-vorced parents, who do not get along. “Ex-change Day” happens on Sunday in front of the Apple Store at the mall. “ … I am exchanged like a wrong-size pair of jeans.” Izzy hates Sundays. Her parents’ conten-tious custody arrangement happens just as she’s trying to figure out who — and what — she really is, especially because Mom is white and Dad is black. What she knows without a doubt is that she loves to play the piano, and thank goodness Isabella’s dad and mom support her musical aspirations. So do her parents’ new partners and her soon-to-be stepbrother, an older teen who’s “totally cool.” But can a black-and-white Isabella blend her life story as well as she plays her recital piece on the black-and-white keys of the piano?

Short chapters and a swiftly moving plot that doesn’t shy away from hot topics such as racism, racial profiling and police brutal-ity keep this contemporary novel steaming toward a conclusion readers will not see coming.

“Merci Suárez Changes Gears” by Meg Medina; $17; Candlewick; ages 9-12.

Sixth grade is a rough ride for many kids, and that’s definitely the case for Merci

Suárez, a scholarship kid at a fancy private school who lives with her big, multigenera-tional Cuban immigrant family in Florida, where it’s always hot and sweaty (bad news for Merci’s curly hair). She’s worried about her beloved abuelo, especially after Lolo

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is brought home in a police car after trying to pick up the wrong set of twins — who are Vietnam-ese — instead of his grandsons. Something is going on with Lolo, but the adults don’t tell Merci he has Alzheimer’s until he causes a major accident. At Seaward Pines Academy, the sixth-grade queen bee, Edna, aka “the boss of the universe,” makes life miserable for Merci. The school counselor isn’t much help. Merci, however, doesn’t give up. She tries. She makes new friends in ways that surprise her. She shows humor and compassion, even for Edna. Merci Suárez learns to accept the challenges and changes in her life and is definitely a character worth knowing.

“Unpresidented: A biography of Donald Trump” by Martha Brockenbrough; $20; Feiwel and Friends; ages 12 and up. (Publish-es on Dec. 4.)

The first young-adult biogra-phy of the 45th President is ex-tensively researched and clearly presented. Brockenbrough was an editor of the Stanford Daily. She explains in the foreword that she looked for patterns of behavior in the president’s life, a life that has been “richly documented.” Here are concrete examples of a history of practicing racial discrimina-tion, bullying, dodging the truth (and the draft), ties to the Mafia,

business and marriage failures, longtime financial connections to Russia and most especially and repeatedly, lying. Trump was, af-ter all, the most vocal “birther,” or proponent of the claim that President Obama wasn’t born in the U.S. Trump also has a long history of clashes with the press, even as he benefitted from the im-mense amount of publicity he has received from the media.

In reviewing the first 18 months of this administration, Brockenbrough gives Trump credit for cooling tensions with North Korea and passing a ma-jor tax cut, while faulting him for (among other things) violence at white supremacist rallies, exag-gerating and fabricating dangers posed by immigrants and inade-quately responding to Hurricane Maria. Much of the book is a detailed accounting of the con-nections Trump and his team had — and continue to have — with Russia.

The text for this necessary, teen-friendly tome is in an easy-to-read font, and nicely broken up by pho-tos, pullout quotes and tweets. It includes 52 pages of endnotes, a bibliography and an index. Teens who read “Unpresidented” today may be eligible to vote in 2020. They should know the facts. So should we all.

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TRIVIAL PURSUITS FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN647973 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Trivial Pursuits, located at 3943 El Camino Real Apt. 14, Palo Alto, CA 94306, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HARSHIKA VEERENDRA AMIN 3943 El Camino Real Apt. 14 Palo Alto, CA 94306 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 10/01/2018. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on October 30, 2018. (PAW Nov. 9, 16, 23, 30, 2018)

DANCING CRANE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN648093 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Dancing Crane, located at 133 North Santa Cruz Ave., Los Gatos, CA 95030, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): THAO MY CORPORATION 133 North Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, CA 95030 Registrant has not yet begun to transact

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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY ... Books Inc. is offering 15-percent discounts on books, as well as other shopping surprises, at all of its locations as part of its Small Business Saturday celebration on Nov. 24. Launched in 2010, Small Business Saturday is held the Saturday after Thanksgiving to encourage holiday shoppers to patronize local, independent brick-and-mortar businesses. Books Inc. is located at 74 Town & Country Village, Palo Alto and 317 Castro St., Mountain View.

HOLIDAY BOOK PARTY ... Kepler’s Books is hosting its annual holiday party in Menlo Park on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 3-5 p.m. to thank its loyal customers. The event will feature special discounts, champagne and chocolate, as well as experts available to help shoppers select the perfect books for everyone on their holiday shopping lists. Community volunteers will be standing by to gift wrap all purchases. Members of the Keplers Literary Circle will receive an additional 10 percent off on all purchases. Kepler’s is located at 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. To join the Literary Circle or RSVP to the holiday party, go to keplers.com.

“THE TESTAMENT OF MARY” ... Irish novelist Colm Toibin will be at Kepler’s Books to talk about his book “The Testament of Mary” at 1 p.m., Monday, Dec. 3. In the short novel, Toibin boldly offers readers the story of Jesus’s last week, as told from Mary’s perspective in her old age. She does not believe that her son was the son of God and refuses to co-operate with the writers of the gospels, who regularly visit her and provide her with food and shelter. Since its release in 2012, the book has been made into a one-woman play and a Broadway show. The seminar is $48 and includes a copy of “The Testament of Mary,” which should be picked up at Kepler’s (and read) prior to the meeting date. To purchase tickets, go to keplers.org.


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HOMES OF GINGERBREAD ... They might not be brick-and-mortar homes, but they are edible. The city of Los Altos will hold its 31st Annual Gingerbread House Exhibit starting Tuesday, Nov. 27 and running through Thursday, Dec. 6. The homes can be viewed in the Hillview Community Center, Room 2, weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday Dec. 1 from 10 a.m. - noon. Hillview Community Center is located at 97 Hillview Ave. in Los Altos.

MAKE YOUR OWN CHEESE ... Just in time for some holiday revelry, Los Altos Hills’ Hidden Villa has invited local farm experts to teach participants how to craft cheese. In addition to learning, you’ll have the opportunity to sample creations from neighboring Bay Area farmers and pick herbs and edible flowers from Hidden Villa’s organic garden to add different notes to your own cheese. The class will be held in the Duveneck House on Sunday, Dec. 2, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost is $70, and the class is aimed at ages 16 and up. To register, go to hiddenvilla.org.

REDUCE FOOD WASTE ... Thanksgiving is over and maybe you’re making turkey soup. If you still have leftovers, the city of Palo Alto has some tips for reducing food waste, as well as how to prepare for your next holiday feast. If you can’t eat everything right away, freeze leftovers and enjoy them on a night when you don’t have time to cook. When cooking your next holiday meal, try to make only what you need so you don’t go too far over your budget. Ask your guests to bring a food storage container and send them home with leftovers. This way, you won’t be stuck with too much food and everyone gets to enjoy leftovers the next day. For tips on how to shop smart, store food properly and eat what you’ve purchased, visit the city’s Food: Too Good To Waste web page at cityofpaloalto.org/foodwaste.

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Pare down your wrapping, decor and gift clutter to enjoy the holidays

by Lori Krolik

sanitySometime in early Novem-

ber, time starts to move at warp speed as the holiday

season gets closer and closer. The holidays, meant to be festive and fun-filled, often become a

time of being stressed and overwhelmed. There are so many things to do: meals to cook, people to entertain, par-ties to attend, as well as items to keep track of (gifts, decora-

tions, ornaments and more).Adopting some good organiz-

ing strategies can make your holi-day season calm enough to enjoy it while it’s happening.

Inventory

Before you start buying, wrap-ping, decorating, baking or plan-ning meals, take inventory of what you already have. This includes decorations, wrapping paper and holiday cooking supplies. You’ll save yourself precious time and won’t make the mistake of buying more than you need.

Getting in the holiday spirit of-ten comes with a lot of stuff — or-nament boxes, trees or menorahs, indoor lights, outdoor lights and more. It looks so festive when it’s

up, but what about the rest of the year?

Make sure you have ample bins and containers to hold all of your decorations. Remember, when you take everything down, you’re more likely to do it if it’s easy to put things away. Store seasonal decorations in an out-of-the-way place since they are only accessed once a year.

Create containers of things you use for holiday entertaining so you don’t clutter your kitchen with holiday table linens and serving pieces you only use once a year.

Wrapping Paper

Holiday wrapping supplies should be stored separately from “regular” gift wrap supplies to keep that holly-covered paper from getting mixed up with the birthday cake kind.

There are various types of gift-wrap containers that allow your rolls to be stored upright or hori-zontally. Either can work well, but it’s important to let those contain-ers define the number of rolls of wrapping paper you have on hand. If you have more rolls than will fit in the container, it’s time to edit your supply. Also, avoid buying extra-long rolls of wrap. They’re hard to store and take up way more space than needed.

Are you more of a bag person

than a wrapper? Store your gift bags by size and upright (sort of like files in a drawer), versus flat in a container. This way you can easily thumb through your supply to find what you need. Traditional file boxes work well as an inexpensive yet practical container for gift bags.

Depending how much wrapping “accessories” you like to have on hand, like tissue paper and gift tags, clear shoebox-sized contain-ers work best for storing these items. Try to have one container for each category so you’re not having to untwist ribbon as you’re trying to grab some tissue paper. Additional tip — loose ribbon can be rolled and held together with a paper clip to keep it from becom-ing a tangled mess.

Cards

Receiving cards from family and friends is one of my favorite holiday traditions, but what do you do with them once you ogle over how much Cousin Tommy

has grown or look over your college roommate’s family vacation photo? Sure, there are tons of Pinterest boards with creative displays and crafty projects, but who has

time for that? Saving them be-cause you think you should usu-ally results in them being shoved in a cabinet or drawer. If you truly

want to appreciate the cards you receive, save them in a container by year. Is that still a bit too much?

Apply the 80/20 rule to who makes it into your holiday-card photo archive. Only save those from close family members and friends. Either way, you can forget about

the card from your doctor and mechanic (a nice gesture, but not worth holding onto) or cards with-out personal messages or family photos. They are not worth sacri-ficing your storage real estate or time to find a place for them.

Gifts

Just because you receive a gift does not mean you need to keep it. To quote Marie Kondo, “The true purpose of a present is to be re-ceived. Presents are not things, but a means for conveying someone’s feelings.” Embrace the joy you feel when you receive a gift but don’t keep it out of obligation. On the flip side, don’t be a “spreader of gift clutter.” Many of our friends and family members are fortunate to have enough stuff. Experiential gifts (trips, concert tickets) go a long way toward creating lasting memories.

Lori Krolik is a certified professional organizer and the owner of More Time for You in Palo Alto. Her website is moretimeforyou.net.

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Professional organizer Lori Krolik suggests stocking wrapping supplies separately from “regular” gift wrap, and having ample bins for decorations.

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FridayCollege men’s basketball: Stanford

at Battle 4 Atlantis (tentative), 8:30 a.m., ESPN

SaturdayCollege football: Stanford at UCLA,

noon, Pac-12 NetworksCollege women’s volleyball:

California at Stanford , 7 p.m., Pac-12 Bay Area

WednesdayCollege men’s basketball: Portland

State at Stanford, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks

ON THE AIR

OVER THE HILLS ... The Palo Alto boys, Menlo School girls and Castilleja girls are all headed to the CIF State Cross Country Championships at Woodward Park in Fresno on Saturday. Palo Alto races in Division I at 8:30 a.m., Menlo School races in Division IV at 11 a.m. and Castilleja competes in Division V at 1 p.m. Several individuals also qualified out of the Central Coast Section championships at Toro Park in Salinas over the weekend. Menlo and Castilleja each qualified by winning team titles and Palo Alto advanced by finishing third. Paly’s Henry Saul, who will be at Yale in the fall, won the boys Division I title in 15:27.2, the fastest time of any race. Castilleja’s Tevah Gevelber won the Division V race in 19:07.8. Menlo-Atherton High and Sacred Heart Prep each had two individual qualifiers. M-A’s Ethan Mimeles is going in Division I boys and Sara Osterberg reached in Division I girls. Sacred Heart Prep sends two boys in Division IV: Max Cluss and Calvin Katz. In Division II girls, Woodside’s Sarah Perry advanced, as did Priory’s Eszter Horvath in Division V girls. Eastside Prep’s Carlos Anye Nunez and Priory’s Jason Sadler also reached the state meet in Division V. Woodside resident Anna Mokkapati won the girls Division IV girls title and advances as an individual. St. Francis’ Colton Colonna, a Los Altos Hills resident, won the boys Division II title and advances along with the D-2 team champs Lancers.

GRAPPLING WITH IT ... The two-time defending Central Coast Section champion Menlo-Atherton girls wrestling team opens its season in a big way this weekend, hosting the Bear Bash Girls High School Wrestling Tournament on Saturday, scheduled to run between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. One of the fastest growing sports in the country, M-A has been a trendsetter in the area, growing from a single wrestler (former state champion Chelsea Wilson) less than six years ago to finishing fourth in last winter’s state championship in Visalia. The Bears return all three state medalists in Fola Akinola (state runner-up), Lauren McDonnell (fifth) and Abby Ericson (sixth).

Jamir Shepard (left) has caught 19 of the 33 touchdown passes thrown by Jackson Chryst this season. The pair hope to connect a few times Saturday in their CCS Open Division I football playoff game at Menlo-Atherton.

A big week for local football fansPalo Alto and Menlo-Atherton meet in CCS D-1 semis; SHP in D-3 hunt

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

by Glenn Reeves

I t’s still just the semifinals, but Saturday’s Palo Alto at Men-lo-Atherton football game is

the one everyone locally has been waiting for.

“It’s great for the community,’’ Menlo-Atherton coach Adjir Ra-vipati said. “Everyone is excited about it.’’

“It’s pretty cool from a geo-graphic standpoint,’’ Palo Alto coach Nelson Gifford said. “It’s what makes high school football fun.’’

The Central Coast Section Open Division I game is sched-uled for a 1 p.m. kickoff. No. 3 seed Palo Alto is 10-1 after a 35-21 win over Los Gatos. No. 2 seed M-A is 9-2 after a 45-28 win over Milpitas. Both those quarterfinal games were played last Saturday at Salinas High.

M-A is the undefeated cham-pion of the Peninsula Athletic League’s Bay Division. Palo Alto finished second in the Santa Clara Valley Athletic League’s De Anza Division, behind Wilcox, the only

team it has lost to and the No. 1 seed in the Open Division I play-offs. The Chargers host No. 4 Sa-linas on Friday at 7.

And the weird thing is that Paly and M-A, despite their close proximity, have not played since 2007. At one time they were in the same league -- the South Peninsula Athletic League. That league broke up when schools such as Cubberly, Ravenswood and San Carlos were shut down due to enrollment drop in the late 1970s and early 1980s. After the

breakup Palo Alto aligned with the SCVAL and M-A with the newly-formed PAL.

The previous game between the two took place in the 2007 CCS Large Schools final with Palo Alto winning 14-7. Considering the many attractive aspects to this year’s matchup, maybe it is worth the wait.

While the teams haven’t played in 11 years, the players are plenty acquainted with each other. For


STANFORD FOOTBALL

Stanford receiver JJ Arcega-Whiteside is expected to play against UCLA in Saturday’s noon contest.

Stanford receiving good news on passing front

Extra week off helps the Cardinal healby Rick Eymer

S tanford senior wide receiv-er JJ Arcega-Whiteside was ready to play against

California last week. After an extra week of rest and rehab he’s feeling great and the news couldn’t be better for Cardinal junior quarterback K.J. Costello.

“He started practicing last week and he has an insane amount pres-ence,” Costello said. “Every op-portunity I have with him I’m grateful for.”

Arcega-Whiteside missed Stan-ford’s loss at Washington with an ankle injury he suffered in the

first quarter of a loss to Washing-ton State the previous week.

The Biletnikoff Award semifi-nalist was having a great season and still leads the Pac-12 with 11 touchdown receptions (tied for fifth nationally) despite missing the equivalent of seven quarters. Arcega-Whiteside ranks third with an average of 83.8 receiving yards per game.

Arcega-Whiteside’s return comes at a good time. Junior tight end Kaden Smith, a final-ist for the John Mackey Award,


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ATHLETES OF THE WEEK

Eszter Horvath Priory cross country

Maddi Page, Kamila WongPalo Alto tennis

Sara OsterbergMenlo-Atherton cross country

Sarah PerryWoodside cross country

Kyra PretreMenlo cross country

Charlotte TomkinsonMenlo cross country

Max ClussSacred Heart Prep cross country

Calvin KatzSacred Heart Prep cross country

Ethan MimelesMenlo-Atherton cross country

Carlos Anye Nunez Eastside Prep cross country

Jackson Chryst, Paul ThiePalo Alto football

Jason SadlerPriory cross country

*Previous winner

Honorable mention

Tevah GevelberCASTILLEJA CROSS COUNTRY

The junior runner won the Central Coast Section Division V individual title with a time of 19:07.8 at Toro Park in Salinas, helping the Gators win the team title and advance to the State meet in Fresno. She ran the fastest time of any local runner.

Henry SaulPALO ALTO CROSS COUNTRY

The senior runner won the Central Coast Section Division I individual title, racing the day’s top time of 15:27.2 at Toro Park in Salinas, helping Palo Alto finish third and a berth in the State meet in Fresno. He won by 13 seconds over the field.

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

example, the standout wide re-ceiver for each team -- Paly’s Jamir Shepard and M-A’s Troy Franklin -- both attended Jordan Middle School. Franklin, only a sophomore, has already received numerous Division I scholarship offers. And Shepard, a junior, has had a huge breakout season.

“Can you imagine Jamir and Troy on the field at the same time?’’ Gifford mused.

Nice junior high nucleus.Gifford, Palo Alto’s first-year

coach, has engineered a dra-matic turnaround as the Vikings have gone from 3-8 to 10-1. He installed a spread offense that has showcased the talents of his skill position quartet: quarterback Jackson Chryst (passed for over 2,500 yards and 33 touchdowns), running back Aiden Chang (1,100 yards rushing, 13 touchdowns) and wide receivers Shepard (55 receptions, 19 touchdowns) and Paul Thie (43 catches, 10 TDs).

The Paly defense, while not as big or as deep as the M-A unit, has performed at a high level with some juggling of personnel and positions in response to in-juries. In the win over Los Gatos linebacker Seattle Hmelar began the game in street clothes on the sideline due to an injured foot. But when inside backer Dwayne Tra-han went down, Hmelar put pads on, got into his uniform, had his foot and ankle taped and went out and played.

“They’re fun to watch on film although I don’t know if fun is the right word,’’ Ravipati said. “They’re explosive on offense and play physical and fast on defense. Shepard is definitely a Division I kid. Chang breaks a lot of tack-les. They don’t have a lot of weak-nesses. It will be a big challenge going against a potent offense like that.’’

After starting the season 2-2, M-A has won seven in a row. In six games against PAL opponents the Bears scored 218 points and allowed 18. The defensive unit is led by tackle Noa Ngalu, a

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against an SHC defense accus-tomed to facing physical WCAL offenses will be a key.

“(SHC) has a swarming de-fense, tough up front, they really fly around,’’ Grieb said. “The key for us all year has been the ability to hand the ball to multiple guys

and hit the defense in multiple spots, make them cover the entire field. The other part of that is hav-ing a quarterback who can run. (Raymond Price III) has added that ‘x’ factor. If Tevita or John or Tommy is not getting their yards, Ray can.’’

Inside linebacker Daniel Heimuli (5) is one of the leaders on defense for Menlo-Atherton.

Sacred Heart Prep quarterback Raymond Price III will be looking for running room against Sacred Heart Cathedral.

Washington commit, and inside linebacker Daniel Heimuli, who has winnowed down a multitude of scholarship offers to five final-ists: UCLA, Oregon, Washington, Utah and Alabama.

Quarterback Jack Alexander re-turned to action for M-A against Milpitas and completed 12 passes for 225 yards and four touch-downs. The Bears are deep at the skill positions and on the line.

“It’s pretty phenomenal just how talented they are, the num-ber of guys they can bring in,’’ Gifford said. “They pose a huge challenge for anybody. We’ll have to play our very best game. Their defense is just monstrous. We’ve got to find a way to block them.’’

In 2016 the Bears lost their first two games then won 12 in a row and advanced to a state final. Ngalu and Heimuli, who played on that team as sophomores, are around to remind their teammates of that history and to lead the ef-fort to duplicate that success.

“They’re juiced to play,’’ Ra-vipati said. “There’s a little bit of added energy to play Paly, but our guys are motivated most of all to keep their season going as long as they can.’’

“This is going to be a lot of fun,’’ Gifford said. “We hoped to be in this situation and it’s not to-tally unexpected. We got through

Los Gatos and did our part. Now we’re getting a chance to compete for a championship.’’

Sacred Heart Cathedral at Sacred Heart Prep, Saturday at 1 p.m.

This battle of the Sacred Hearts has taken place once before at playoff time, in 2008 when Ca-thedral beat Prep 38-21 in the CCS Small Schools champion-ship game. That was SHP’s first CCS title game appearance fol-lowing the school’s decision to initiate a football program in the late 1990s. The Gators have made five CCS finals since then and won them all.

SHP (10-1), the No. 2 seed in the CCS Open Division III play-offs, defeated St. Ignatius 13-7 last Saturday at Gilroy High. The team bus was in Morgan Hill on the way to Alisal High in Salinas when head coach Mark Grieb got word that the game had been switched to Gilroy.

“It’s been an interesting week,’’ Grieb said. “You’ve just got to keep it all in perspective after the loss and destruction caused by the fires up north.’’

No. 6 seed SHC (6-5), a pro-gram that dates to the 1890s, de-feated No. 3 Live Oak 20-0 in the first round. St. Ignatius is a com-mon opponent that SHP defeated by six and SHC, SI’s ancient rival, defeated by five.

“They’re very athletic,’’ Grieb said. “They’re tough, they play hard. It’s pretty obvious watching film that they’re a WCAL school. The kids play real hard and know how to handle contact.’’

Running back Anthony Heard is SHC’s offensive standout.

“They spread you out and run a zone blocking scheme that opens holes for him,’’ Grieb said. “Ev-erything centers around him and his success.’’

SHP’s fly offense features mul-tiple ball carriers. Tevita Moimoi leads the team with 812 yards rushing and 8.3 yards per carry. John Willard has rushed for 542 yards and 8.1 per carry. Fly back Tommy Barnds has rushed for 474 yards and 7.8 per carry. Having continued success on the ground

Menlo-Atherton quarterback Jack Alexander threw four touchdown passes in the win over Milpitas.

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is day-to-day and Stanford coach David Shaw hopes he’ll be ready to go by the end. Colby Parkin-son’s emergence as a tight end has helped soften the blow and with Arcega-Whiteside and senior re-ceiver Trenton Irwin healthy, op-ponents will have to pick whom to double.

Stanford ( 6-4, 4-3) will still have its hands full with it travels to play UCLA (3-8, 3-5) at noon Saturday in the Rose Bowl. The Bruins are coming off their best game of the season, a 34-27 victo-ry over USC and possibly knock-ing the Trojans (who need to beat Notre Dame to become eligible) out of bowl consideration.

“That is about as well as they played up front. They really blocked well,” Shaw said. “(Josh-ua) Kelley hit the holes and ran throw arm tackles. It was a big game for him and a big game for them. They are a physical group up front and have been getting better and better.”

Kelley earned Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week honors after rushing for 289 yards on 40 car-ries, the most yardage in the USC-UCLA rivalry and third-most in Bruins history.

“If there’s such a thing as run-ning angry,” Shaw said, “he ran with passion.”

While the young Bruins

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continue to be get better, Stanford continues to heal and reschedul-ing the Big Game may have been a blessing in disguise.

“It hurts not to be able to play but the extra week helped us get guys back healthy,” Stanford se-nior safety Frank Buncom said. We still have our sights on win-ning these last two games to get the best bowl game possible.”

The Cardinal was also given an extra 48 hours of down time, many using it to catch up on sleep and relaxing after mid-terms. Classes were also canceled due to the poor air quality on Friday.

Shaw was ecstatic that Smith was one of the three finalists for the Mackey Award.

“All awards are awesome and its great to have him as a finalist,” Shaw said. “He deserves to be

there. He’s having a special sea-son and he’s a special talent. He’s a complete tight end and hope-fully he’ll be healthy enough to put a cap on a really great season.”

Costello had an epiphany re-garding the value of a tight end. Before arriving at Stanford, he never had one.

“He opened my eyes to why tight ends are so valuable,” Costello said. “There aren’t a lot of people who can guard him ef-fectively. He can create separa-tion down field, has incredibly soft hands and has a feel for the game.”

Elsewhere on the injury front, kicker Jet Toner may be able to play and linebacker Joey Alfieri returned to practice. Linebacker Casey Toohill and offensive line-man Nate Herbig are out.

Stanford kicker Jet Toner has been practicing all week and could be ready to go against the Bruins.

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STANFORD WOMEN’S SOCCER

Cardinal women host quarterfinal match

A victory means a return trip to NCAA Women’s College Cup

by Rick Eymer

T he top-seeded and top-ranked Stanford women’s soccer team hosts No. 10

Tennessee in an NCAA quarter-final at 2 p.m. Friday at Laird Q. Cagan Stadium. The game will be televised by Pac-12 Networks.

The Cardinal (20-0-2) ad-vanced to the quarterfinal for the ninth time in the last 12 seasons, beating No. 23 Wisconsin, 1-0, on Sunday. Stanford’s program-record unbeaten streak stands at 44 games, tied for fifth-longest in NCAA Division I. The Pac-12 champion Cardinal has won six straight postseason matches with a 20-1 goal difference at home.

Tennessee (16-2-3) brings a seven-match unbeaten streak into the contest, which includes NCAA wins over Louisville (2-1), Arizona (3-2) and Texas A&M (3-0). The Lady Vols, who reached the quarterfinal round for the first time in its history, and Stanford are meeting for the fourth time. Stanford lost at home to Tennessee the last time

the schools met as part of the Nike Invitational in 2006. The Cardinal is 2-1 in the three pre-vious meetings.

Stanford is in its 28th NCAA appearance, which spans the past 29 years. The Cardinal owns an overall 56-20-7 (46-11-4 under current coach Paul Ratcliffe) mark in NCAA play.

Stanford’s 59 goals ties UCLA for the national and Pac-12 lead. Stanford’s .955 won-lost per-centage leads the NCAA, while it’s Pac-12-leading 0.441 goals-against average ranks third.

Catarina Macario ranks sixth, nationally, and first in the Pac-12 at 1.94 points per game. She also leads the Pac-12 in goals per game (0.76) and ranks third in total points (33). Macario’s eight career postseason assists are a program record, passing the pre-vious mark (7) shared by Chris-ten Press and Chioma Ubogagu.

In Pac-12 play, Macario paced all players in points per game (2.50), goals per game (1.12), game-winning goals (3) and shots per game (6.38).


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