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Livingin Los AltosLos Altos HillsMountain View
Curbside cliqueLos Altos neighborhood builds community through weekly block parties
Also inside:• A ‘Warrior’ for animals
• Gym communities• Events calendar
A Los Altos Town Crier PublicationFall 2019
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Cover photo by Megan V. WinslowAnna Iannacone, far left, helps Radha Kanekal, far right, serve Chris Iannacone, in black, and Ajay Lohitsa, in red, as David Head watches during an Aug. 16 Ben Roe Drive block party.
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In an era and area where people often seem too busy to know oth-ers in their community, there is a street of residents in south Los Altos who have crossed the white-picket-fence divide be-tween neighbors. Residents of Ben Roe Drive gather ev-ery Friday night during daylight saving time to eat, drink and socialize. Seventeen of the 20 households regularly participate. They call it “Curbside Cocktails.” “It has given the neighborhood a feel-ing of home,” said Anna Iannacone, who
Bonding on the blockResidents of Ben Roe gather Friday nights for ‘Curbside Cocktails’
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Residents of Ben Roe Drive gather on David and Sharon Head’s driveway Aug. 16 for a weekly potluck.
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moved to Ben Roe in 2007. “I feel like we belong here. And we know everybody, making the neighborhood feel really safe.” Before “Curbside Cocktails,” Iannacone recalled knowing little more than the names of the two families who lived in the homes next door. “I hadn’t ever really talked to them that much,” she said. “I just knew a little bit about them from chatting when we got the mail.” That changed five years ago. After the neighborhood’s annual Fourth of July block party, longtime resident Da-vid Head had the idea to keep the party going. He sug-gested hosting neighborhood parties every Friday for the nearly seven months of daylight saving time. Head made fliers that read, “Curbside Cocktails! A VERY casual Ben Roe neighbor happy hour meet-up,” and slipped one into every mailbox on the street. At 5 p.m. the following Friday, Head set up chairs on his curbside and waited. His wife, Sharon, jokingly called from inside the house and said, “‘No one’s coming to your party,’” Head recalled, but approximately 30 minutes later, “one person came, then another and then the whole thing filled up.” But would it last? He wasn’t so sure at the time.
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DAVID HEAD/SPECIAL TO THE TOWN CRIER
Grayson Dornan-Fish flies down Ben Roe Drive on a zipline during a past July 4 block party.
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“We thought, ‘OK, this will happen maybe for a little while,’” said Head, who moved to Ben Roe in 2003. “But then I was sur-prised – every Friday we do it.”
Beyond the bonding Based on observations at a re-cent Friday gathering – at which neighbors chatted and children played – the ritual has become a bonding experience. In turn, it has also become a support sys-tem for the residents of Ben Roe. They have created a Neighbor-hood Watch program and plans are in the works to hold CPR and first-aid classes this year through an emergency preparedness grant the city received. At the June 14 event, Head distributed earth-quake safety bags to every family. The neighborhood’s safe environment extends to its children. Iannacone’s two boys know every adult on the street by name and address. She said the interaction has made her children feel more confident when
talking to adults. “If they’re ever in trouble, they can knock on anyone’s door and they feel 100% comfortable,” Iannacone said of
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Judy Hendry, left, and Jim Hendry sneak bites of cheese to Cooper, David and Sharon Head’s cockapoo, as Theresa Iantosca, right, watches.
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her boys. “That is the No. 1 draw to keep these relationships going.” The residents vary in age – from in-fants to those in their 80s – which Ian-nacone said benefits all of them. “It’s nice, because I’ve become friends with my neighbors who are my parents’ age,” she said. “I don’t think I would have necessarily reached out to them to get close.” Theresa Iantosca, who moved to Ben Roe in 1975, said she would not be able to attend the gatherings without their help. She walks with a cane, and a neigh-bor always escorts her to the party, giv-ing Iantosca the ability to get out of the house and socialize. Beyond building relationships, the weekly block parties have another ben-efit: one less work night to worry about dinner. Everyone brings a dish of food to share – from a main course to a side – along with a beverage of choice. Neighbors rotate hosting the parties outside their homes, signing up on a shared Google Drive Calendar.
The online calendar is a modern convenience, but the block party concept is nothing new. “This is how it used to be,” Head said. Residents seeking help to organize their own neigh-borhood “Curbside Cocktails” can email David Head at [email protected]. r
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Alex Iannacone, from left, Isabel Martin, Olivia Martin, Chris Iannacone and Mika Roelke slurp up popsicles during the Aug. 16 Ben Roe potluck.
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Animal control officer William Warrior poses with a dog statue near the Los Altos Police Department.
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By Ilena PengTown Crier Editorial Intern
To sum up his nearly four-decade career as an animal control officer, William Warrior turned to poet W.B. Yeats. Citing Yeats’ “An Irish Airman Foresees His Death,” Warrior said a “lonely impulse of delight” drove him to “this tumult in the streets” – playing on the actual poem, which reads “this tumult in the clouds.” Warrior, who works for the Palo Alto Police Depart-ment – which handles animal control calls in Los Altos and Los Altos Hills – has freed a deer with a Halloween pumpkin stuck to its head, tossed a baby possum onto its mother’s back when it fell off and helped return a herd of 80 goats to their proper home. The Mountain View resident said he realized animals are sentient, capable of feeling and thinking the way hu-mans do, after a decade in the job. Without that under-standing, he doesn’t think anyone could last long in his line of work – in December, Warrior will celebrate 40
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years in his job. “(Some anthropologists) talk about hu-man beings being the only ones capable of sentiment and abstract thought,” Warrior said. “I think it’s just (that) we haven’t read how to understand that maybe in the scien-tific community. It’s there – the sentiment and abstract thought is there.” Raised in Palo Alto and driven by an in-terest in the area’s native wildlife, Warrior began volunteering at Palo Alto Animal Services when he was 15. He continued to work part-time jobs at the facility until landing his current job as an animal con-trol officer in December 1979. The ensuing career makes him the longest-serving city employee in Palo Alto, but he said he still can’t visualize retiring. “It doesn’t look all that attractive to me, I have to say,” he said. “I love having time off work … but I don’t think I’d like it as much if it was all the time. I don’t think I’d have that ‘Friday feeling’ at the end of a good work week, where you’ve done something each day or at least one thing each week that felt good.”
In recent years, Warrior has used a GoPro camera to record a variety of animal calls and posts the recordings on Vimeo to give people a more visual connection to his work. His videos include calls with orphaned coyote pups,
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a cat with its head stuck in a soup can and a herd of goats that got loose in Los Altos Hills earlier this year. “At the time, you’re focused on getting it all done and you look back on it later and think about how fun it was,” he said of the goat wrangling. “And you’ll sometimes think back on calls, too, where it was just a really stressed one.” Sometimes he forgets about calls, only to have them spring to mind a dozen years later. The memories are by and large posi-tive, but Warrior added that there’s cer-tainly traumatic incidents as well, like frightened stray dogs who are hit by cars in the street and others that “probably wouldn’t even be (printable).”
Connection with the land Suzy Kang-Heisele, who volunteered for Palo Alto An-imal Services from 2012 to 2016 before moving out of the area, said Warrior’s work ethic speaks volumes; even on his off days, she said, he would sometimes come to help her. She said he is sincere in how he handles animals and communicates with people, noting that “no one asked me
to idolize him, but it sort of happened.” “He actually truly does love what he does for a living, not only for a living, but it sort of became part of him,” Kang-Heisele said. The last lines of Yeats’ poem read, “The years to come
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William Warrior helps a resident who reported a dead crow and the perpetual presence of dog waste along Alma Street in Palo Alto.
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seemed waste of breath/A waste of breath the years be-hind/In balance with this life, this death.” Warrior said those lines resonate with his hesitation about retiring – that the years after retiring might be a waste of breath. But he said being in “decent enough shape” to employ his 40-year knowledge base in fieldwork keeps him moti-vated to “see how far (he) can go with what (he knows).” Even after four decades, he said he’s still learning every day. “It’s still fresh, even with its routines,” Warrior said. “The individual animals all have their own little person-alities that stand out if you really take the time to look at them or listen. The people, too, the connection with the people in town here … the community certainly gives a lot back to me – and I appreciate that – and this is a way of returning that.” At the end of every work day, Warrior looks at a photo on his computer screen. It’s nearly sunset, and his truck is parked in the Palo Alto foothills, with the fog rolling in and San Francisco in the distance. A German shepherd sits in the back of the truck, just rescued from the wilder-ness near Page Mill Road, where the abandoned dog had survived for two weeks. “Whenever I leave at the end of the day, I look at it and just – this is why I’m still here,” he said. “Those are the moments, just the connection with the land.”
To view Warrior’s videos, visit vimeo.com/graihwing. For more information on Palo Alto Animal Control, call 329-2413 or visit cityofpaloalto.org/gov/depts/pol/ac. r
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William Warrior stands proud outside the Palo Alto Police Department. He is the city’s longest-serving employee.
When Spa of Los Altos (formerly Lydia Young’s Health Spa) closed nearly a decade ago to make way for the Packard Foundation’s new digs, members scattered. Many had belonged to the women-only club for decades; they lost a convenient place to work out as well as a sense of community. Gathering for yoga or step classes, chatting on the treadmills or simply lounging in the Ja-cuzzi, the women had formed friendships while getting fit or soothing their aching muscles. Members joined a variety of other lo-cal gyms: 24 Hour Fitness, the YMCA
Strength in numbersFinding community at the local gym
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Members of the El Camino YMCA on Grant Road in Mountain View take part in a spin class.
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or the pricier Equinox or Oshman Family Jewish Com-munity Center. Some stayed with their new club; others gym-hopped for a while until they found a proper fit. For-tunately, the local area has many options.
In the swim Show up anywhere regularly, and people are bound to notice eventually. With time, the aloofness of strangers gives way to smiles, greetings and conversations. The fellowship of an early-morning pool group at 24 Hour Fitness is one example. Seeing the same faces day after day led to an easy camaraderie, and members now look forward to the “morning social.” They hold oc-casional impromptu contests for underwater swimming, and have taken to doing underwater handstands. They start to worry – or at least wonder – if a regular doesn’t show up for a day or two. “I go to the gym to start my day with exercise, to try to stay healthy,” said Palo Alto resident Rob Levitsky. “See-ing the same people every day, there’s familiarity, and to some extent, safety (in the pool).” Levitsky likes to finish his pool session with a lap or two underwater. This has led to some friendly competition
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Article author Mary Larsen, in dress, poses with friends from 24 Hour Fitness on Showers Drive in Mountain View.
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– though his friends say he remains the undefeated champion. He said this habit began by “just goofing around” in the pool. The pool setting encourages playfulness, even with adults, and some regulars try to impress each other with their underwater hand-stand prowess. Mountain View resident Rick Wolfram, who uses an elliptical machine before exercising in the pool, said the workout starts his day out right. He recently received a birthday card from his pool friends; the front featured a photo of a hand-stander’s legs sticking out of a pool with the message, “Don’t just stand there – have a happy birthday!” The Monday-Wednesday-Friday aqua aerobics class attracts a crowd of all ages and abilities, many of whom have become close friends. An early-morning boot camp class at the same gym celebrates participants’ birthdays, with healthful treats like fresh fruit – and sometimes cake.
At the larger and cooler pool at the neighboring 24 Hour Super Sport club, some more serious swimmers meet regularly to put each other through the paces, say-ing a bit of friendly competition makes a routine workout more fun.
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COURTESY OF OSHMAN FAMILY JCC
Oshman Family Jewish Community Center members cool off in the center’s pool during an aquatics class.
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Getting to know you Gym conversations, over workouts on elliptical ma-chines or treadmills or in steam rooms, pools or locker rooms, can get personal. In addition to discussing politics, travel and the latest books, acquaintances share triumphs and losses, news of births and deaths. Or they might just enjoy a few laughs. Emily Wu, a 12-year member of Palo Alto’s Equinox, said she’s made friends in her dance and yoga classes. “There is a community, especially within the (dance) classes ... because it’s more social and you’re physically near people,” she said. “I think also, people are friendly because they’re happy. They’re exercising, and that cre-ates endorphins, so people are in a good mood.” Of course, one can always keep the headphones on and get in and out without much social contact, but it can be comforting to know that the option for camaraderie is there. As Wolfram said of the friends he’s made at the gym, “They’re just good people.”
Local gym options Following is a brief rundown of local gyms, which all feature a variety of fitness machines and weights. Visit
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their websites for their latest class offer-ings, prices and child care availability. • El Camino YMCA, 2400 Grant Road, Mountain View; 969-9622; ymcasv.org/elcamino. The family-friendly club features an outdoor pool, swim lessons, basketball and group classes ranging from Zumba to martial arts, yoga and aqua fitness. • 24 Hour Fitness, 550 Showers Drive, Mountain View; 941-2268; 24hourfitness.com. 24 Hour Fitness Super Sport, 2535 California St., Mountain View; 935-9064; 24hourfitness.com. Part of the large 24 Hour Fitness chain, these neighboring clubs are quite different from one another. The older one, closer to Trader Joe’s and The Village at San Anto-nio Center, is smaller and has a more intimate feel than the Super Sport version, which boasts a larger, colder pool and a basketball court. Both clubs offer a variety of group classes, personal trainers and a whirlpool. • Oshman Family Jewish Community Center’s Richard & Rhoda Goldman Sports & Wellness Com-
plex, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto; 223-8700; paloaltojcc.org. The JCC offers nearly 100 weekly group classes rang-ing from various types of yoga to cycling, the mind-body Nia technique and Feldenkrais, a gentle movement meth-od. Facilities include a shallow indoor pool as well as an
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outdoor pool, separate saunas for men and women (but no whirlpool), basketball, massage, towels and other ameni-ties. • Equinox, 440 Portage Ave., Palo Alto; 319-1700; equinox.com/clubs/northern-california/paloalto. The club features an outdoor saltwater pool, Pilates and yoga studios, dozens of group classes, spa services, towels and other amenities. • City Sports, 1040 Grant Road, Suite 165, Mountain View; 429-4085; citysportsfitness.com. Offerings include basketball, group fitness classes, personal training, a Kids Club, a sauna, a pool, a whirl-pool and towels. r
Fall is full of local events – from plays to concerts. A rundown of what’s happening when and where follows.
Los Altos Stage Company’s ‘Admissions’Closes Sept. 29Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave. Los Altos Stage Company’s 2019-2020 season opens with the West Coast pre-miere of Joshua Harmon’s “Admissions,” a new satire that explores the ideals and contradictions of liberal white America. Sherri, the progressive head of admissions at a New England prep school, has worked for years to diversify the school’s popula-tion. But when her son Charlie’s Ivy League dreams are jeopardized, the family’s reac-tion exposes a deep rift between their public values and private decisions. Performances are scheduled 8 p.m.
Sept. 25-28 and 3 p.m. Sept. 29. For tickets and more information, visit losaltosstage.org.
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Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market4-8 p.m. Sept. 26State Street The Los Altos Village Association and city of Los Altos co-host their final farmers’ market of the year. With produce from local farms, food trucks and bakeries, the market includes more than 45 vendors. For more information, visit cafarmer-smkts.com/los-altos-farmers-market.
Mountain View Farmers’ Market9 a.m. to 1 p.m. SundaysCaltrain Station, 600 W. Evelyn Ave. The award-winning farmers’ market hosted by the city of Mountain View runs year-round. Showcasing goods from more than 80 farmers and vendors, the market offers organic produce, baked goods and flowers. For more information, visit cafarmersmkts.com/mountain-view-farmers-market.
Ye Olde Towne Band1:30-3:30 p.m. Sept. 29Shoup Park, 400 University Ave., Los Altos Ye Olde Town Band’s final performance of the year is
set to feature a variety of concert music – from marches to musicals. Conductor John DeLoach has led the band since 2004 and plays in the trumpet section. Attendees can pack a picnic to eat on the park’s grassy fields while listening to the performance. A playground is available for children. Admission is free. For more information, visit windband.org/oldtowne.
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Members of Ye Olde Towne Band perform at Shoup Park in Los Altos. Another concert is slated Sept. 29.
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First Fridays6-8 p.m. Oct. 4, Nov. 1 and Dec. 6Downtown Los Altos First Fridays, held the first Friday of ev-ery month, offer opportunities to shop, dine, listen to live music and explore downtown Los Altos. During the events, many down-town merchants extend their hours, offer complimentary refreshments and sponsor games and activities. For more information, visit losaltos-firstfriday.org.
Cheesemaking Class11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 5Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills Hidden Villa offers a class on the art of cheesemaking designed for adults and teens ages 16 and up. Participants learn how to make and flavor cheese by hand in a small group. Cost is $70. Class size is limited. To register and for more information, visit hidden-villa.org.
Trick-or-Treat Downtown1-6 p.m. Oct. 26Downtown Mountain View Children 12 and under can play games, make crafts and trick-or-treat at Castro Street businesses. For more information, visit mountainviewdown-town.com/event.
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Christine Chatwell, right, performs with the Day Worker Center of Mountain View’s Latin band during a past Los Altos First Friday.
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Halloween SpooktacularNoon to 4 p.m. Oct. 31Downtown Los Altos Downtown Los Altos merchants open their doors to trick-or-treaters. Games, balloon art and crafts are sched-uled 2-4 p.m. at Veterans Community Plaza, corner of Main and State streets. For more information, visit downtownlosaltos.org.
Explorers Day9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 11Hidden Villa, 26870 Moody Road, Los Altos Hills In the Explorers Day program, children ages 6-12 ex-plore the farm and wilderness, and participate in crafts, hikes, activities and games. Cost is $80. To register and for more information, visit hidden-villa.org.
Los Altos Stage Company’s ‘Miracle on 34th Street’Nov. 21 through Dec. 22Bus Barn Theater, 97 Hillview Ave. Just in time for the holidays, Los Altos Stage Company presents “Miracle on 34th Street: A Live Musical Radio Play.” The heartwarming holiday classic is retold in the
LAHCFD provides: • Fire Suppression and Prevention services from Santa Clara County Fire
Department • Fire prevention programs that include Weed & Brush Abatement,
Yard Waste Drop-off, Brush Chipping, and Dead Tree Removal • LAHCFD-CWPP (Community Wildfire Prevention Plan) • No cost workshops in Disaster Preparedness; LAH CERT volunteer
programs and an Emergency Services Manager • Supports emergency communications; Alert SCC/Nixel and Ham radio
operations • Fire hydrant water flow and water pipeline resiliency projects• Collaborative with Foothill College, water and fire districts for
preparedness and life safety in the event of an emergency • Foundation for actions based on the 2015-2020 LAHCFD Strategic Plan LAHCFD is proud to serve the communities of Los Altos Hills, Los Trancos and San Antonio Hills.
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Los Altos Hills County Fire District’s (LAHCFD) Mission is to protect lives, property and environment from fires, disasters and emergencies through education, prevention and response services.
tradition of a live 1940s-era radio broadcast. When a de-partment store Santa surprises customers and employees alike by claiming that he is the real Santa Claus, a court case ensues to determine his mental health and, more im-portantly, his authenticity. For performance times, tickets and more informa-tion, visit losaltosstage.org.
Festival of Lights Parade6 p.m. Dec. 1Downtown Los Altos For the 42nd year, the Los Altos Festival of Lights Pa-rade celebrates the holidays with floats, marching bands and characters in costume. With the theme “A Child’s Holiday Fantasy,” the parade attracts a crowd of all ages to Main and State streets to partake in the long-standing city tradition. For more information, visit losaltosparade.org.
Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony6-8 p.m. Dec. 6Veterans Community Plaza, Los Altos The Los Altos Village Association’s annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony returns to Veterans Community Plaza at the corner of Main and State streets in downtown Los Altos. Local businesses and community groups pro-vide refreshments and holiday music, and Santa makes an appearance to greet children. For more information, visit downtownlosaltos.org.
Tree Lighting Ceremony and Open House5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 9Civic Center Plaza, Mountain View Beginning at Civic Center Plaza at 500 Castro St., the holiday festivities include live music, refreshments, deco-rations, lights and the arrival of Santa Claus. Later, at-tendees can stroll around downtown Mountain View to the sounds of carolers and check out promotions at par-ticipating businesses. For more information, visit mountainviewdown-town.com/event. r
– Compiled by Keshav Singh
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Town Crier publisher Paul Nyberg rides a train during the 2017 Festival of Lights Parade.
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