The PILOT -- June 2015

Volume 44 Number 6 Redwood Shores Community Association June 2015

THE PILOTRSCA Ca l e nda r

Summer Concerts: Sundays at Marlin Park - 5 pm to 7 pmBring your family, lawn chairs, blankets, picnic baskets anddancing shoes!

June 28th - OTR Band July 12th - Cocktail Monkeys August 9th - The Shanks

Save The Dates: Levee Cleanup - Mariners Park

Saturday, August 22nd - 8 am to 12 noon Give-n-Go Recycling - RWS Library

Saturday, September 12th - 10 am to 2 pm

Robotics Team Finishes 2nd InVEX World Championships

The parents of Sandpiper Elementary would like to congratulatethe Robotics Team with their Second Place finish inProgramming Skills at the VEX World Championship in April.

The Master Builders had competed in many events including theNorthern California Championship on March 7, 2015 which qual-ified them for the Vex Robotics World Championship. Thc cham-pionship took place in Louisville, Kentucky from April 16-18.

During the intense 3 day competition, the Master Builders com-peted against 87 teams from 20 countries. The participants were5th graders: Vivian Hua, Jake Nejedla, Brandon Zhou, and 4thgraders: Inara Ahsan, Jay Montamarry, Eliska Nejedla, and ZackTaylor

The 7 member co-ed team of 4th and 5th graders who calledthemselves The Master Builders were able to design, build andprogram a robot which maneuvered its way around a field of red,blue, and green blocks - picking up and pushing blocks as it went.It then successfully stacked three columns of four blocks each toscore 288 points, which earned the team second place. Thisachievement is particularly impressive as it was the first year ofthe robotics program at Sandpiper. The parents and staff atSandpiper are very proud of all the Engineers in both roboticsteams. And next year were planning for at least six teams!

Principal Tami Moore helped start the Sandpiper ElementaryRobotics program this year. It is the first robotics program in theBelmont-Redwood Shores School District.

Submitted by Rick Taylor & Grace Zhouh

Dear Redwood Shores This Pilot will be my last issue. However, before this happens, Iwant to give you a little history. My husband and partner in thePilot, Paul, and I have been doing this job for over 20 years.

During that time we have established many relationships, mademany friends and quite frankly, gotten to know a good percentageof the people who live in the Shores. We felt like it was our littletown. We had also made a lot of contacts in Redwood City.

All good things must come to an end. Its time to retire. I wish tothank, first of all, the advertisers, some whom have been advertis-ing since I took over the Pilot.

Our advertisers help fund RSCA and the special events and grantsRSCA brings to the community.

Special thanks to: Kayvon and Homie Pejooh of Shores Press forbeing the best printers around. Terry Anderlini, Attorney at Law;Donna Marie Baldwin, Coldwell Banker; Katalina Ramirez,Pediatric Dentist; Spiteris Complete Auto Service; J C Wayne,Residential Painting; Rocky Dhaliwal, Dentist; Anna Ow, ColwellBanker; Pets Best Friend; Jans Pet Sitting; Grill HouseRestaurant; Continued on. page 8

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2015 OfficersPRESIDENTSue Nix...........................................................suenix@rsca.orgVICE PRESIDENTJim Cvengros.........................................jimcvengros@rsca.orgSECRETARYLynn Kathleen Adams............................. [email protected] TREASURERBob Slusser...............................................bobslusser@rsca.orgPAST PRESIDENTHarris Rogers.........................................harrisrogers@rsca.org

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Fire Chief Retires Page 3RWC Police Corner Page 3BRSSD Superintendents Message Page 4RSTC, Low Cost Solar Page 8Grilling And Craft Beers Page 10Broadway By The Bay, My Fair Lady Page 15Art On The Square, School Force Page 15Carlmont Tech Challenge Team Page 15Sandpiper Promotion Class, Caltrain Page 17Water & Drought, God Is Love Page 19Should You Save, Weekend Closet Cleanup Page 20Unsung Heros, Road To Healthy Eating Page 21Lynns Kitchen, Library Page 22Farmers Market Page 23Free Museum Passes Page 23

Table of Contents

* Significant Personal Injury * Commercial and Personal Litigation * Professional/Liability/Malpractice * Business Formation, Development and Transactions* Corporate and Partnership Law* Employment Law* Insurance Law * Real Estate and Construction Law* Automotive Law* Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning

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Redwood City Fire Chief JimSkinner To Retire June 28th

Skinner to Help with Recruitment and Stay on UntilReplacement Found

Redwood City, Calif. - Redwood City FireChief Jim Skinner, a veteran firefighter whohas served the community for over threedecades, announced today that he plans toretire June 28, 2015.

Jim is a well-respected leader and a greatfriend to many here at the City, so I know hewill leave big shoes to fill, said City Manager Bob Bell. Imvery happy for him and this exciting new chapter in his life. Jimhas kindly agreed to help with the search and remain in his postuntil the new chief is found - something I am sure the new citymanager will be very grateful for.

Chief Skinner was hired by the Redwood City Fire Departmentin May of 1982, steadily working his way up through the ranks.In 1990, he was promoted to Captain and in 1998 he becameBattalion Chief. Jim headed up the Training Division for threeyears before being assigned to the B platoon. In September of2008, the City appointed him as the new Fire Chief.

Im really excited about retiring, and yet Im very saddened toleave a profession I love so much, said Skinner. Over the past33 years its been wonderful to see the Redwood City FireDepartment grow and become so involved in the community,and its been a great privilege to work for such a progressivecity. Im particularly proud to have served alongside so manygreat people, and to have had the opportunity to work my wayup and lead such a dedicated team.

Although Skinner plans to retire June 28, he will remain longerif needed to assist the new city manager - who has yet to benamed with the search. He also aims to continue workingpart time at City College of San Francisco, where hes beenteaching Fire Science since 1994.

Im not quite ready to leave the workforce completely, espe-cially at a time in my life where I want to give back to the pro-fession that treated me so well and help train the new generationof firefighters. However, Im really looking forward to slowingdown and spend more time wine tasting with my wife Becky!

Jeanne Sullivan BilleciCommunications ContractorCity of Redwood City, CaliforniaOffice: 650.215.8156Email: [email protected]: www.redwoodcity.org

Redwood City Police Corner: It is imperative to us that our policedepartment maintain close and ongo-ing police/community partnerships.We strive to inform and educate thecommunity regarding crime preven-tion, community engagement and pub-lic safety issues. Our intent is to part-ner with our community to combat crime and provide a quali-ty of life that exceeds expectations.

This months crime prevention tip is on burglary prevention.How safe is your home against burglary? Do you report all sus-picious activity to the police?

Burglary Prevention Tips:1. Make your home look like someone is at home.2. On sliding glass doors, use a wooden dowel, or a trackblocker to prevent opening.3. Always lock exterior doors and windows. Do you have analarm, exterior cameras or a method to monitor your homewhen youre gone? If not, explore this option. 4. Dont hide your house key in close proximity to entry doors.5. Mark valuables with your drivers license number, using anengraving tool, take photos of valuables.6. Secure guns in safes that are bolted to the floor or largeenough that someone could not move without a lot of help.7. Establish a relationship with your neighbors so that they willkeep an eye on your home, especially if going out of town.Encourage neighbors to call the police if they see suspiciousactivity around your property. Give them contact numbers forreaching you.8. Start a neighborhood watch group in your neighborhood.For information call 650-780-7104.9. If out of town, have your neighbor collect mail, newspaper,packages; leave radio, lights on automatic timer, etc.10. Report suspicious people, door-to-door solicitation, strangevehicles in area, people asking for work, anyone with storiesthat dont add-up, stranger carrying items from someoneshome, or strangers carrying back-packs/ suspicious items inthe area.

Submitted by Omar Castillo, M.A., CommunityPolicing/Community Coordinating Activities TeamRedwood City Police Department650-780-7104

Flag Day, is a day for all Americans to celebrate and showrespect for our flag, its designers and makers. Our flag is repre-sentative of our independence and ourunity as a nation.....one nation, underGod, indivisible. Our flag has a proudand glorious history. It was at the leadof every battle fought by Americans.Many people have died protecting it.It even stands proudly on the surfaceof the moon. June 14th is the day.

ROCKY DHALIWAL, D.M.D.Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry

278 Redwood Shores Parkway(Next to the Nob Hill Market)

Redwood ShoresTel (650) 654-6545 Fax (650) 654-6564

www.RedwoodCityCosmeticDentist.com

CAVITY VACCINEWhen we think of vaccines, what we usually think about is the prevention of diseases like Polio, Small Pox and Hepatitis. Have youever thought about a vaccine for the dental cavity? Cavities are formed when bacteria that normally exist in your mouth use carbohydrate-containing foods (candy, fruit, soda, etc.) to produce acid. This acid can penetrate the hard surface of your teeth tomake those painful damaging holes that bring you to the dentist. A new hope exists for a vaccine to prevent cavities. Several monthsago, British scientists published a study. (May, Nature Medicine describing a new vaccine that they herald as a safe, effective andpainless way to prevent dental cavities. The vaccine was developed by a California-based company called Planet Biotechnology,and was tested by a team of researchers at Guys Hospital Dental School in London. The vaccine is said to produce antibodies againstthe cavity causing bacteria Streptococcus mutans. The vaccine was tested on people in a four month study. The results revealed that a group who received the vaccine had no evidence of the cavity causing bacteria (S. mutans) for up to four months whereas aplacebo group was without bacteria for only two months. While these results are encouraging, I can think of a few potential problems with the study. The first problem is that the results lasted for only four months. Also, this study does not look at otherbacteria (Lactobacillus casei and acidophilus, Actinomyces naeskundii) that have also been shown to cause cavities. Finally, no othermajor clinical trial has confirmed the results of this study. Despite these limitations, Im still optimistic that there may be an effective cavity vaccine available in the future. I think it is important to keep in mind that even if we had a viable cavity vaccine,there would still be a need for brushing, flossing, regular dental checkups and cleanings.

Dear Redwood Shores Community,

The end of the school year, June 11, is just around the corner. This will be a fun time of year for our fami-lies celebrating students promotions from significant grade levels (like 5th, 8th, and 12th) and transitioningto summer activities.

As a school district, we are actively working on facilities because our enrollment continues to grow (a 70%increase from 2005 to 2015). Interestingly, our kindergarten enrollment in the Shores has been decreasing.Kindergarten enrollment in the Shores was 169 students in 2013-14, 159 this school year, and projected at140 next year. In contrast, Belmonts kindergarten enrollment is increasing significantly: growing from 247, to 279, to 314 over thesame period. This is a reversal of past trends, and it is causing us to revise our facilities plans as a school district. We are in theprocess of making the necessary adjustments in Belmont, adding classrooms either at Fox Elementary School or CiprianiElementary School. In the Shores, we are considering continuing with the planned expansion of Sandpiper Elementary School andadding the capacity for grades 6, 7, and 8 there. This would provide for a middle school option in the Shores, which we presentlydo not have. If we added these grades at Sandpiper, families of students in those grades could choose between the smallerSandpiper program and the much larger Ralston Middle School at the top of Ralston Avenue in Belmont.

We would expect a K-8 program at Sandpiper School to benefit the community by (1) addressing long-term capacity needs in theShores and (2) providing diverse educational options for families. To be clear, we are in the early stages of these deliberations, andwe welcome community input. If you have comments or questions for me and our Board of Trustees, please email me at [email protected] or write to me at 2960 Hallmark Dr., Belmont 94002. I will share all correspondence with our Board. Additionalinformation regarding our enrollment growth and facilities plans, including our professional demographers enrollment forecastfrom March 2015, can be found on our website at www.brssd.org/fcexp.

As always, thank you for your support of our public schools, and I look forward to keeping you informed of developments regard-ing our school district.Michael Milliken, Ph.D, Superintendent

who work in any of the other partici-pating communities and live within thenine Bay Area counties. PeninsulaSunShares is organized by Foster Cityin partnership with Vote Solar, thecities of Belmont, Brisbane,Burlingame, Daly City, East Palo Alto,Foster City, Menlo Park, Millbrae,Palo Alto, Portola Valley, RedwoodCity, San Carlos and San MateoCounty. The participating communitiesare providing free community workshops in different venues toexplain the program and help people enroll. Upcoming Juneworkshops are listed below. Belmont Senior and Community Center 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, CASunday June 7th11:00 am - 12:30 pm

Humanists Community WorkshopPalo Alto High School - Student Center50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto, CAAll are welcome! Saturday June 13th 10:00am - 2:00 pm

City of San Mateo - Solar workshopMain Library For more information on the program and to view a free workshopschedule, please visit: http://www.mygroupenergy.com/peninsulaor call Vicki Sherman at 650-780-5917.

Redwood City Residents Eligible For Low Cost Solar InstallationsThrough June

Peninsula SunShares Takes the Guesswork Out of SolarPurchasing With Free Consultations and Low Vendor Rates.Interested in solar but not sure where to start? Redwood City haspartnered with neighboring communities throughout San MateoCounty, as well as Palo Alto, to launch Peninsula SunShares, aninitiative to help Bay Area homeowners go solar in 2015.Peninsula SunShares uses a tiered-pricing structure, city-support-ed education and outreach, and competitively selected installersto reduce the cost and complication of going solar. By brokeringbulk rates with leading solar vendors, the Peninsula SunSharesprogram allows local residents to receive no cost, no obligationsolar assessments and discounts on solar installations. Heres how it works:1. Sign up. Peninsula SunShares helps residents understand thebasics of solar and find out if plugging into the sun could be agood fit for their homes. Register by June 30th to receive a no-cost and no-obligation proposal. Online registration is athttp://www.mygroupenergy.com/peninsula.

2. Schedule. The program has screened and selected two localand highly qualified solar installers (Sunrun, Inc. and SkytechSolar). Peninsula SunShares will work with you and the installersto schedule your home solar evaluation. Once you receive a pro-posal, there is no obligation to move forward with your project.

3. Install. If you decide to move forward with solar installation,sign your contract by July 31, 2015 to take advantage of the dis-counted program pricing. A range of financing options is avail-able, including direct purchase, leasing, power purchase agree-ments, and Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing.The 2015 Peninsula SunShares program is available for homeowners who live or work in the City of Redwood City - or

Continued from page 1Dental Care in RWS; Amicis Pizzeria; Caroline Dinsmore, KellerWilliams; K T Eckardt, Coldwell Banker; Adena Designs, FashionConsultant.Remember, supporting Pilot advertisers is good for RWS.

And a big thank you to the regular contributors who provide uswith interesting and informative timely information: RWC MayorJeff Gee; Scott Granet, Director of OCD-BDD Clinic; TomBarras, Wine Enthusiast; Lynn Adams, California Cusine; KellySong, Carlmont news; Pastor Mary Graves; Lauren Piccianni,Nutritionist; Kendra Bronstein, Woodbury Financial; RWS TennisClub.

And to everyone who contributed articles or pictures of localinterest. It is these local touches that make the Pilot special toRWS residents.THANK YOU ! THANK YOU !

Thank you to the RSCA Board for your continuing support, especially Lynn Adams, who has copy edited the Pilot with us formany years.

Most Sincerely, Carol Mertens, Retiring Editor

The Redwood Shores Tennis Club HadExcellent Membership Mania In March

To Kick Off The Season, Lots of new people came out to meet and playwith us. We followed up with Team Tennis,Mixed Scramble, and a Womens and MensScramble tournaments in March, April, and May.RSTC sets up the partners and matches and sup-plies tennis balls, drinks and snacks. Our members just need tobring their racquets and spend the day playing social tennis. It isa lot of fun.

After the tournaments, in the evenings, we have our sensationalsocials. We led off with Spring Fling. Aprils theme was inspiredby the book My Last Supper: Members were asked to think ofwhat dish they would like for a last meal and prepare it (there werea lot of desserts!) In May, we brought our mothers favorite recipeor specialty.

We are off to a strong start and we have lots more planned. Thereare monthly tournaments and socials until November, highlightedby our Tournament & BBQ in August. We are planning our TennisWeekend in Pajaro Dunes. Sound like fun? Check us out atwww.rstc.org.

Karen Brodersen President, Redwood Shores Tennis Club

Grilling and Craft BeerJune marks the official start of summer and the grilling season!So dust off the grills, break out the tongs and get the backyardready for some summer fun. At The Grill House, we like to usethe grill for everything, and at home its no different. Beloware a few ways you can utilize the grill in unconventionalways.

Have something delicate that your afraid will fall through thegrates? Grab a piece of aluminum foil and align a section ofthe grill with it to create your own hot plate perfect forsauting. Just make sure the flame isnt directly touching thefoil. Simply place your vegetables on the foil and gently heatthem until they are fork tender and ready to enjoy.

Want to infuse some smokiness into your food but dont havea wood-burning grill? Grab a grated aluminum pan and placesome wood chips in it. Place the bowl on indirect heat andclose the lid to restrict the oxygen and encourage the wood tosmoke. As long as your wood chips arent touching directheat, you dont need to soak them.

Worried about drying out your fish, or just wanting to infuse alittle more flavor into it? Grab the aluminum foil again and cutup a slice of lemon and place it on top of the fish along withany other spices and aromatics. Then securely wrap the fish inthe foil leaving no way for air to escape, but a little room for

the fish to expand. Preheat half the grill to high and cover witha lid. When the grill is hot, place the fish packets on the sideof the grill with no flames and cover the grill. It will take about10 -15 minutes depending on the type of fish you use to get itcooked through. This method also works well with dessert.

Our last great use for the grill involves the garnish. A quickway to liven up any dish involves a lemon slice, about three-quarters inch thick. Place the lemon on the grill until you geta distinct grill marks, flip and repeat. Depending on how hotyour grill is, this will take only a minute or two. The grilledlemon will add elegance to any dish and by grilling the lemon;you allow the citrus to release all of its juices.

The Grill House of Redwood Shores is a seasonally inspired,grill-based restaurant, featuring local craft beer, wine andcocktails. For more information, please visit us at: www.grillhousebar.com or search for us on Facebook,Instagram, Twitter and Google+. Submitted by Kasey Broach

Buy One, Get One Free! at the Book Nook.Open12-4, June 13, 14, 21,26, 27, 28. Located at #1 Cottage Lane, TwinPines Park, Belmont. Paperbacks are 6/$1. Trade paperbacks are2/$1. Hardbacks are 2/$2 and up. Childrens books are 2/35 centsand up. Stock up for your summer reading. The Book Nook is spon-sored by the Friends of the Belmont Library and all proceeds go to thelibrary. Information: 650-593-5650 or www.thefobl.org.

Broadway By the Bay ContinuesTheir 50th Season With MY FAIR LADY.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PRESS CONTACT: Sarah Dunn-Rankin [email protected]

The classic musical MY FAIR LADY runs from June 5th throughthe 21st at the historic Fox Theatre in Redwood City (2215Broadway Street, Redwood City, CA) and June 27th and 28th atthe Golden State Theatre in Monterey (417 Alvarado Street,Monterey, CA).

MY FAIR LADY, also pegged in many circles to be the perfectmusical, is based upon George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion. Inthis timeless story, Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics,encounters Eliza Doolittle, a cockney flower girl, one cold Marchnight at Covent Garden market. He declares to his friend ColonelPickering that in three months time he will be able to fully trans-form Eliza into a high society debutante. Classic numbersWouldnt It Be Loverly?, The Rain In Spain, and A Hymn To Himevoke and bring to life the musicals rich, thematic elements whiletransporting audiences back to Edwardian London amidst diverseand unforgettable characters.

Our production of My Fair Lady explores illumination, saysDirector, Kenneth Savage. The teaching is mutual: Higginsexposes Eliza to the life of the British upper crust while she bringslight into his emotionally sequestered personal life. Groundedwithin the frame of a stunning crystal palace which doubles as arigid glass cage, our glass-inspired set not only allows us toexplore themes of light and dark but also the stage functions as aspace that allows the characters and audience to explore the playthrough the lens of commodification. As a material that allowsoutsiders to look into the lives of the upper class and insiders tolook out into the world that they are secluded from, glass is whatmaterially separates the different classes and protects what wevalue enough to put on display The success of Elizas transfor-mation and assimilation into British high society is dictated by theEdwardian glass ceiling. Constructed out of the rigid classism of1912 London, the glass ceiling of this musical bars women fromfully realizing their objective of becoming equally respectedmembers of society.

MY FAIR LADY Performance Schedule at the Fox Theatre inRedwood City: Friday, June 5 at 8PMSaturday, June 6 at 8PM Sunday, June 7 at 2PM Saturday, June 13 at 2PM Saturday, June 13 at 8PM Sunday, June 14 at 2PM*Saturday, June 20 at 2PMSunday, June 21 at 2PM

ART on the Squarefeatures thebest in fine arts and crafts each

month between June and Augustat Courthouse Square in

downtown RWCRWC - Complementing Musicon the Square and the PAL Blues,ART, and BBQ Festival, ART onthe Square showcases originalpainting, photography, jewelry,glass, ceramics, and more, withprices for every budget. At eachFriday evening ART on theSquare we hold a drawing forfour $25 gift certificates that winners can spend on the artistswork of their choice during the show.ART on the Square 2015 Schedule:*ART - Friday June 19, 5:00-8:30pm*JEWELRY - Friday July 10, 5:00-8:30pm*ART - Friday July 24, 5:00-8:30pm *ART with the PAL Blues & ART Festival: Saturday July 25, 12:00 - 8:00pm*ART - Friday August 28, 5:00-8:30pm

CELEBRATE SCHOOL-FORCE Week started last month.Volunteers were on campus to let you know how School Forceis doing, and how your donations support the teachers and pro-grams in our school district. To date, School-Force has received$1.39 million in donations, but we are still far from where ourstudents need us to be! June 30th is your last chance to makean impact on the 2015-2016 school year.

A group of students from Carlmont High School, Lucas Coley,Winson Luk, Akshay Mohan, David Vendrow, and Alex Yang, winthe top prize of Outstanding Engineering Journal in the 2015Tech Museum of Innovations Tech Challenge. This event is agreat tradition in the Bay Area and a prestigious engineering com-petition that is designed to stimulate interest among young peoplein learning science and engineering. The Tech Challenge promotesapplying knowledge from the classroom, together with innovativethinking to solve problems in the real world, which will be anessential ability for students to compete and thrive in their futurecareers.

Congratulations to Carlmont Team The Tech ChallengeThe Carlmont students have made sacrifice to already busy schedules, including preparing for SAT and AP exams during theirjunior year. They choose to participate because this annual con-test is truly an exciting and unique opportunity available in theBay Area. Many Silicon Valley companies such as Cisco, Intel,and SAP have been stepping up to help raise awareness of scienceand engineering in education. They partner with The TechMuseum and assist in the funding to fill gaps in regular schoolcurriculum, and also have their engineers judge each project,therefore creating abundant opportunities for students to learnfrom a real design and engineering scenario.

The challenge this year was to develop a 1:24 scale model build-ing that could withstand a series of simulated earthquakes ofchanging magnitudes. Through many trial and error iterations theCarlmont teams final solution utilized a pendulum bearing to iso-late the base of their building in order to minimize the earthquakeforces. It is a small-scale replication of a possible very large sizereal world building. Their innovative design process, detaileddocumentation, and scalability of the model are important factorsthat have influenced the judges final assessment.

The team is very excited that this is the second consecutive yearthat a Carlmont team has received a top outstanding engineeringjournal award. It could take some time for it to sink in that theyhave repeated the success for Carlmont this year!

Submitted by Winnie Cheang

Sandpiper Promotion Class of 2015

Teacher - BurtschellArceo GabrielleBowen William Burford Anna Elliott EmmaGittoes Victoria Herrera Set Nadia Kornyeyeva Maya Koto Trevor OConnor Catherine Ten Cate Adriana Vanoncini John White Samuel Wong MichiYang Ryan Yarovoy Nicole

Teacher - PowersAretun Svante Attard Alyssa Blackmon Dustin BribiescaRamon Coleman NicoleDiltz Troy Fong Kaitlyn Gambarin Katelyn Hanhan Basem Holbrook Alexander Hsu Madeline Hua Vivian Jacob Ryan Kubo Monami Minor Reyonna Nejedly Jakub Nelson Andre Rozhkov Nikita Saba Jacob Sagan Shailae Seyidzada Mirmahmud Shawwa Jenna Sherman SeonaTseng Claire Vie not Michael Vyas Nikhil Zhou Brandon

Teacher - CarpenterArora KeyaBhatt Mira Byun Zoe Cerna Georgia De Lima Henrique Einsiedl ChloeEliopoulos Anthony Estacuy AnnaiteFong Britney Fong Kyle Gutierrez Gabriella lyer Rishi Kwan KaitlynKwong Kelly Leeb Zachary Leung Spencer McCullough Oliver Moon Ryan Nambiar AmishaReyes Sophia Sanchez Alyssa Sengupta AdityaWeber Zachary Wolfe Anna Yeretnov Edward Yip Anthony Zayakin Maksym

RWC-CalTrainhas added anextra car to all ofour Bombardiertrain sets cur-rently in opera-tion. The sixthcar will providean additional150 seats and

increase standing room during the peak-hour commute.Caltrain purchased 16 used rail cars earlier this year inresponse to the growth in demand on the railroad and standingroom only on many of its peak hour trains.

The six-car trains will be assigned to the most popular trains inCaltrains peak period, but will operate during other times ofthe day as well.

More Room On CaltrainFollowing four years of consecutive monthly ridership increas-es, Caltrains system has grown to more than 61,000 averageweekday riders during the peak season. This means that manycommute-hour trains are operating at or beyond 100 percent ofavailable capacity.

Caltrain was able to put four of the 16 cars into service almostimmediately, following some maintenance and minor repairand conversion work.

The other 12 cars require more extensive repair work and willbe rolled into service as they are ready. Additional workincludes converting a number of the new cars to accommodateonboard bicycle storage. When the conversion project is com-plete, Caltrain will add a third bike car to Bombardier train setsbringing the total number of bike spaces available on those setsto 72. The agency hopes to begin bringing those additionalbike cars online within the next year.

Water And The DroughtAs we all know, we are in the fourth year ofa drought in California. As a naturally aridstate, we have made parts of our state liv-able by moving water from other parts ofthe state. In 1908, San Francisco was giventhe water rights to Tuolumne river water,and in 1923, the OShaughnessy dam wascompleted. Most of our drinking water comes from theYosemite Valley, nearly 200 miles away.

Many years ago, our City Council knew that we needed to useclean water more wisely, and to look at better ways of usingwater. Through their foresight and community efforts, a majoreffort was launched to develop plans for using water better.This included the Recycled Water Task Force Conservation, a20-person citizen task force, charged with the responsibility tolook at recycled water and other water conservation strategies.Conservation, replacing old toilets with new, low-flow toilets,replacing grass playfields with synthetic turf, and launchingrecycled water has enabled Redwood City to substantiallyreduce its water consumption and to use water more wisely.

In 2005, the City started producing recycled water for land-scape irrigation and industrial purposes. Most of the connec-tions are on east side of US 101 and many homeowners asso-ciations have connected to the recycled water project for land-scape irrigation. In addition, many of the businesses at the Portare using recycled water for industrial purposes.

Today, we produce over 200 million gallons of recycled watera year with plans to expand to the west side of US 101. Thenew residential and commercial projects being built are dualplumbed so that toilets can be flushed using recycled water.Like in Redwood Shores, many of the landscape areas will beirrigated using recycled water. The results are substantive. In1999, Redwood City had 82,021 residents, used 13,278 AcreFeet of water - 145 gallons/day/resident. In 2004, our popu-lation was down to 79,785 and we used 12,480 Acre Feet ofwater. In 2015, our population is back over 80,000, and ourresidents now use 68 gallons/day - an over 50% reduction inhow we use water! Thank you for using water more wisely andefficiently!

For more information about Redwood City and Water, pleaselook up Redwood Citys Urban Water Management Plan athttp://www.redwoodcity.org/publicworks/water/uwmp2011/Final_UWMP.pdf

Thank You Carol!After many years of being the editor for the Pilot, this will beCarols final edition. She has brought to all of us news aboutwhat is going on in Redwood Shores, and RedwoodCity/Belmont. Thank you Carol for all that you have done!Best wishes to you as you really begin to enjoy your retirement!

Submitted by Redwood City Mayor, Jeff Gee

God is love, and those whoabide in love abide in God, and

God abides in them.I John 4:16

A rare rainstorm threatened to ruin anoutdoor wedding just outside ofSebastopol. The rain stopped in time,while the wind continued to whip aroundthe last minute plastic placed over thereception area.

I was weighing whether or not I couldpull off the surprise I had for the begin-ning of the wedding ceremony. I hadbeen meeting with the bride and groomfor several months, leading them through their pre-marital coun-seling material and planning out the wedding ceremony. But wehadnt talked about this, and I wasnt sure the highly organizedbride would appreciate the insertion of anything unplanned. Onthe other hand, they treasured unique family memories, and wewere about to create one. I decided to risk it.

The processional music began and the groom and I walked to thefront as each of the wedding party made their way down the aisleand then fanned out to the right and to the left. The beautiful bridecame last, safely escorted on the arm of her father to stand by theside of her husband to be. I invited the guests to be seated, andthen I explained that we were on holy ground. Even though wewere not in a sanctuary, what was taking place here was holy.

So, I asked the bride and groom to remove their wedding shoesand to stand barefoot, just as God asked Moses to do at the burn-ing bush. Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place onwhich you are standing is holy ground. (Ex. 3:5)

It took a few minutes for him to get his shoes and socks off, butthey did it. And they were still smiling! We proceeded to theexchanging of their vows, the official pronouncement of mar-riage, the kiss, and the celebration afterward.

It was indeed holy ground. Why? Because one of the most pow-erful metaphors for Gods love throughout the biblical story is themarriage of a husband and wife and their vows of steadfast lov-ing. God is depicted as the Bridegroom, always faithful evenwhen Gods people are not. Gods love initiates and commits andcontinues no matter what.

I recently heard someone lament that we are too quick to usecourtroom language to describe God instead of the bridal cham-ber, as if God were an exacting judge more than a devoted spouse.I am so glad I went ahead with the surprise.

Pastor Mary Graveswww.trinity-pres.org

Should You Save

For Retirement Or CollegeOr Both?

Its the paramount financialconflict many parents face,especially as more couplesstart having children later inlife. Should you save for col-lege or retirement? The pres-sure is fierce on both sides.Over the past 20 years, col-lege costs have grown rough-ly 4% to 6% each yeargen-

erally double the rate of inflation and typicalsalary increaseswith the price for four years atan average private college now hitting $192,876,and a whopping $262,917 at the most expensiveprivate colleges. Even public colleges, whosecosts a generation ago could be covered mostlyby student summer jobs and some parentalscrimping, now total about $100,000 for fouryears (Source: College Boards Trends in CollegePricing 2013 and assumed 5% annual collegeinflation)

Many parents have more than one child, addingto the strain. Yet without a college degree, manyjobs and career paths are off limits. On the otherside, the pressure to save for retirement is intense.Longer life expectancies, disappearing pensions,and the uncertainty of Social Securitys long-termfiscal health make it critical to build the biggestnest egg you can during your working years. Inorder to maintain your current standard of livingin retirement, a general guideline is to accumu-late enough savings to replace 60% to 90% ofyour current income in retirementa sum thatcould equal hundreds of thousands of dollars ormore. And with retirements that can last 20 to 30years or longer, its essential to factor in inflation,which can take a big bite out of your purchasingpower and has averaged 2.5% per year over thepast 20 years (Source: Consumer Price Index datapublished by the U.S. Department of Labor,2013).

So with these two competing financial needs andoften limited funds, whats a parent to do?

Kendra Bronstein, Woodbury Financial, 650-245-1080 [email protected] 274 Redwood Shores Parkway, Redwood City,Ca 94065

Weekend Closet Clean-UpBy Adena DiTonno, Wardrobe & Image Consultant

Helping people clean up their wardrobes is one of the primary things I do asan image consultant. If youre game to give it a go, here are a few quick tipsto help you get started.

1. Block out a reasonable amount of time, either among several days or in onelonger block.2. Get rid of all dry cleaning bags, extra hangers and non-wardrobe items (pillows, linens, etc.)3. Take a first pass to pull out the must go items.4. Take another pass to make sure only current season items are in your maincloset. (Store the rest.)5. Create a pile for items needing attention (altering, cleaning, mending, etc.)6. Set aside must keep items.7. With everything else, be brutal and ask yourself, Did I wear it in the pastyear? and Would I buy it today? Keep the yes pieces.8. Make a list of items you need/want and take it shopping with you.

Id love to hear your success stories let me know how it goes!Adena DiTonno is a wardrobe and image consultant in Redwood Shores. Visither website for useful tips and to sign up for her monthly Style Bulletinand/or blog: www.adenadesigns.net.

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Success on the Road to HealthyEating Starts in Your Head!

Summer has arrived the season of eating better to becomefit and healthy or maybe simply to look good in the newbathing suit! Either way, we get a burst of enthusiasm, and wedive right into the salad bar! Yet how many of us stick to thechanges necessary to become and stay fit and healthy all year,year after year? If you havent gotten there yet, dont feel bad. But do

approach it differently this time. The place to start is in yourhead, not with what you put in your mouth! First, do a cost/benefit analysis. Take some time to consid-

er the cost of your current eating habits what pain are theycreating in your life? And what are the benefits of healthierchoices? How would your life change if you were able to reapthese benefits? How would you feel if you looked in the mir-ror and liked what you saw? What if your digestive troublesvanished? Or, what if you had energy at the end of the day forthings you enjoy? The bottom line is that you have to really acknowledge and

feel the pain of the price you are paying for current eatinghabits. Then, you must create a strong vision of and desire forthe benefits of change a desire thats stronger than the onethat drives you to the cookie aisle! Second, screw your head on in the direction of what you canhave versus what you cant. The vast majority of folks thattalk to me about trying to eat healthier tell me (longingly)about all the things they are not eating. This focus leaves themstarting their journey to better health on a road paved withfeelings of deprivation and destined to lead back to bad habits! Focus on what you can eat. The fact is, plenty of healthy

foods taste great! And I speak as a woman who used to loveher burgers and fries! Have you ever had a perfectly ripestrawberry? Fresh fish in season? Homemade guacamole?An amazing green smoothie with mango and lime? Perfectlyroasted chicken with tender root veggies? The list goes onBe curious and adventurous about healthy foods and eat the

ones you enjoy abundantly the effect will be a naturalcrowding out of the foods that dont serve your health goalswithout so many feelings of deprivation. Now youre in the right frame of mind for success, and if

you really want to seal the deal, find people in your life whosupport you. Its much easier to make healthy choices whenthose around us are making them, too, or at least not temptingus back to old ways. Enlist a partner, friend and/or co-work-er to make changes with you; join a group with a focus onhealthy eating; and/or consider engaging a nutrition profes-sional for meal planning, resources and ongoing support.And finally youre ready to eat right and stick to it! Youllfind that once youve established healthy go-to meals andsnacks you enjoy and start seeing and feeling results fromyour new choices, the road will become much easier, with anysense of deprivation fading as you reap the benefits you envi-sioned.

To your good health! Lauren Picciani, MA, NCNutrition & Wellness [email protected]

Unsung HeroesLast month I received a call from a friend of mine asking me to helpher with a dog rescue she was involved in. My friend needed help get-ting the dog to her new, forever home. Most people who work in animal rescue will tell you that most of

the time they know very little about the animals who need rescuing,and this particular case was no exception. We do know that the dogwas in Iran, hit by a car and left to die. Some kind soul took this dogin and saved the dog. We do not even know who this kind person is.Obviously, they were an animal lover.Somehow word got out about Shirin. My friend contacted an animalrescue group she is involved with. That rescue group, put the word outabout the dogs plight and someone stepped forward and offered togive the dog a forever home. Mind you, no one had yet met this dogor knew much about the dogs background, other than she had beenhit by a car and had received some medical attention. And the dog wasstill in Iran!Here is where the story really gets interesting. Somehow an animal

rescue group in Iran knew of an animal lover who was flying back totheir home in the Bay Area. This kind person offered to transport thedog with her back to the Bay Area. My friend and I met Shirinshuman traveling companions when they arrived at the airport withShirin in tow. We had never met these people; we thanked them pro-fusely, they turned the dog over to us and we were on our way to trans-port Shirin to her new, forever home.Poor Shirinshe still had another two hour drive ahead of her!

Both my friend and I knew as soon as we met her new owner, this wasgoing to be a match made in heaven. Here was another kind soul, whohad no qualms about taking in a special needs dog. Because of theaccident, Shirin currently cannot use her back leg, but we are hopefulthat this is a temporary situation. Her new owner explained to us thiswould not be the first special needs dog she has owned, andannounced she had an appointment for Shirin at her vets the next day. There was so many people who helped make this rescue a success!We will never know who they are. We will never be able to person-ally thank them. We would love to ask Shirin about her experience,but Shirin isnt talking; we will never know. To all the wonderful peo-ple out there involved in animal rescue, I tip my hat to you. You arethe unsung heroes.

Jan Brown is the Owner of Jans Pet Sitting and is a Pet Tech PetFirst Aid Instructor. She can be reached at [email protected].

From LYNNs KITCHEN(Or how a former Connecticut Yankee embraced CaliforniaCuisine) Lynn Kathleen AdamsJUNE FRESH STRAWBERRIESMy friends tease me that I was born with a whisk in one hand and a rollingpin in the other. From the time I was 5 years old I begged my Mom to teachme how to cook. I haunted her kitchen she had no choice but to make meher little sous chef de cuisine! I loved my Dads vegetable garden, the rasp-berry bushes, his fruit trees, the grapevines and even the compost pile in thecorner of the backyard that grew the largest and best squash! This earlypassion for baking and cooking, using fresh organic produce and healthyingredients, remains to this day.

Our family always looked forward to June Dads Birthday was the firstweek, and this also meant the strawberries were ripe! Dad would load allof the kids into the station wagon and we take a short ride fromWethersfield down the Connecticut River Valley to the local strawberryfarm. After several hours of filling our baskets, the kids would collapseinto the back seat of the car and we would head for home, sunburned, tired,and with clothes and hands stained bright strawberry red. And of course,we insisted that we have Strawberry Shortcake that night for dessert beforehelping Mom make Strawberry Jam the next day.

In honor of both Dads Birthday and Fathers Day, and one of my Dadsmost favorite desserts, here is our family recipe for Shortcake Biscuits. Itsquick and easy to make, and the warm flaky shortcake biscuits just call outfor fresh seasonal strawberries, whipped cream and a big glass of icy-coldmilk.

SHORTCAKE BISCUITS (Serves 6) 400 F

2 Cups sifted white unbleached All Purpose Flour4 Teaspoons baking powder1 Teaspoon salt2 Tablespoons White Sugar (I use Bakers superfine sugar)1 Large Egg Cup unsalted cold butter Cup whole milk

Mix dry ingredients together into medium mixing bowl.Whisk egg and milk together in a separate bowl. Set aside.Cut butter into very small pieces, and add to dry ingredients. Blend withpastry cutter, and then mix with your fingers, rolling pieces of butter intothe flour. Do this quickly to keep the butter cold. Add egg/milk mixture to dry ingredients and stir together with a fork. Thebatter will be a bit sticky.Pour shortcake mixture onto lightly floured pastry cloth or floured marblerolling surface. Dust with a sprinkle of flour, and knead gently a couple oftimes into a round ball. Roll out to a inch thickness. Flour bottom ofbiscuit cutter (I use a 2 inch diameter cutter, but have been known to makePapa Bear, Mama Bear and Baby Bear sizes!) and cut out biscuits.Place biscuits onto a cookie sheet covered with parchment paper, about 1inch apart. Put another biscuit round on top of the first, so you have tworounds to make one biscuit.Brush a little milk on top of each biscuit with pastry brush. I sprinkle thetops with a little sparkling sugar for garnish.Bake on middle shelf in pre-heated oven (I do not use my convection oven)for 12 - 18 minutes (depending on size of biscuits) or until lightly browned.Remove from oven and cool on a rack.

Serve with fresh sliced strawberries between the biscuits, and on top of thebiscuit, with whipped cream and/or vanilla ice cream. Garnish with freshmint leaves. Enjoy !

Note: Lynn has been a RSCA Board Member since 1994 This recipe firstappeared in The Pilot in June, 2010

Join the Summer Learning Challenge! Readers!Listeners! Teens! Parents! Read or listen and complete fun learning activities. Sign-upsbegin June 5th and continue until the end of August. Finishers receive a free book, great coupons, and a ticket for theRaffle held at the end of the summer. Prizes include a $1,000 college scholarship for one luckyRedwood City student! Sponsored by The Friends of the LibraryPaws for TalesRead to a Dog! Saturday June 6 at 11:00am Dogs love to hear stories! Read to a specially trained dog provid-ed by the Peninsula Humane Society. Early Learners at the Library Tuesday June 9 at 11:00am Explore and learn with your young child through the use ofbooks, crafts, movements and music. For ages 0-24 mos. Owen Baker-Flynn Wednesday June 17 at 6:30pm An Act in a Box - fun for the whole family! Sponsored by theFriends of the Library Rhythm Talks! Wednesday June 24 at 6:30pm James Henrys World Percussion for Kids! Sponsored by theFriends of the Library Seaside Storytime Saturday June 27 at 1:30pm Learn about mammals of the San Francisco Bay with the MarineScience Institute. Peninsula Book Club Tuesday June 30 at 6:00pm We will discuss Mo Yans The Garlic Ballads. For more infor-mation and to RSVP, visit meetup.com. Wild Things, Inc. Wednesday July 1 at 6:30pm Come and see live wild animals! Sponsored by the Friends of theLibrary Weekly Storytimes Mondays 11:00am - Preschool Stories & Crafts Ages 3-5Tuesdays 6:30pm - Pajama Time Stories for All AgesThursdays 10:30am - Toddler Time Stories Ages 1-3 Thursdays 11:30am - Tiny Tales Ages 0-18 Months Visit Sea link Caf at the Redwood Shores BranchLibrary! Caf hours: Monday - Thursday 7:30am-6:30pm, Saturday7:30am-2:30pm and Sunday 9:30am-2:30pm Volunteer with the Friends of the Library The Friends operates a resale book store inside the DowntownLibrary to generate funds to support library programs and events. For information about volunteer opportunities atRedwood City Public Library, visit redwoodcity.org/library.

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Farmers Markets Open KiwanisFarmers Market - RWC

Located at 850 Winslow Street in Redwood City,CA 94063. (Closed-off public street) -http://www.rwcfm.orgThe 2015 Schedule is April - November Saturday 8:00 AM to 12:00 PMSome of the many items for sale at this market:

* WIC Cash * Baked goods* Crafts * Flowers* Eggs * Seafood

Discover & Go: Free Museum Passesfor your FamilyDiscover & Go provides Redwood City Library card holders withFREE passes to local museums and other cultural institutions.Make reservations online and print passes from the convenienceof your computer. Sponsored by Friends of the Library. For moreinformation, visit: http://www.redwoodcity.org/library/discoverandgo.html

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