MARCH 17, 2017 VOLUME 25, NO. 8 No one behind the wheel or … · 2017. 3. 16. · March 17, 2017 Q Mountain View Voice Q MountainViewOnline.com Q 3 Free Consultation Take the first

By Mark Noack

For nearly three years, Mountain View residents have become accustomed

to seeing self-driving cars zip-ping around town, but the tech-nology could soon be kicking off its training wheels.

In a big leap, the California Department of Motor Vehicles last week published new pro-posed rules that would allow autonomous car companies to test cars without any human driver inside — meaning self-driving cars would be truly driverless. If so, it could become a common sight to see unoccu-pied “ghost cars” zipping around Mountain View’s streets.

“This is really the next step to moving forward the driverless testing and also the public use,” said DMV spokeswoman Jessica Gonzalez. “A number of (self-driving car manufacturers) will be ready to move forward with driverless testing over the next year to make this happen.”

The new rules announced on Friday, March 10, come as the latest step in a fast-paced industry that, in many cases, is leaving regulators racing to catch up. Currently, 27 manufacturers have permits with the Califor-nia DMV to test autonomous vehicles in the state, and many of those firms are either based in Mountain View or have an office nearby.

While self-driving cars would no longer need a human behind the wheel, car manufacturers would need to have someone monitoring the vehicles remotely. It isn’t clear exactly how this would be accomplished, but reportedly the technology is sufficient to allow the moni-tors to remotely track autono-mous vehicles. DMV officials are not specifying how many vehicles one person could moni-tor simultaneously.

Many details of the new regu-lations are being left vague as

By Kevin Forestieri

After almost half a century working in Mountain View’s education system,

Associate Superintendent Bri-gitte Sarraf announced she will be retiring from the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District. Sarraf is credited for relentlessly championing efforts to raise achievement among the area’s underrepresented minority students since the 1970s, which ultimately won Mountain View

High School national recognition last year.

Sarraf, who spent most of her career overseeing curriculum and instruction including the recent roll-out of Common Core state standards, told the Voice she “technically” retired in Decem-ber last year, but made no formal announcement and continues to maintain her role in the district office. The district is currently reviewing applicants to replace Sarraf, and is expected to make a final decision by the end of

March, according to Superinten-dent Jeff Harding.

Although Sarraf will quietly be exiting, her colleagues have no problem extolling the work she’s done for the district. Harding praised Sarraf for being a con-stant advocate for open access and breaking down barriers that used to prevent lower-per-forming students from enrolling in rigorous academic classes. Under her watch, the district put together a framework dedicated to bringing underrepresented

minorities up to speed, and ensuring that they take the classes that allow them to apply for the top colleges in the state. That framework includes at-risk youth counselors at both Moun-tain View and Los Altos high schools, more Spanish-speaking staff and bilingual community liaisons to help parents navigate the school system.

The district was among the first in California to adopt “open access” policies — which allow students to take rigorous

Advanced Placement (AP) class-es regardless of past performance — even though the move was hotly debated and well-outside of standard practices in 2001. Sarraf recalled that there were no other districts with an open access policy in the immediate area, and her extended search wasn’t exactly promising.

“We only found one or two schools at the time that were dab-bling in it, and in both cases the

MICHELLE LE

Eateries and offices are thriving on Castro Street, but it’s been tougher for retail shops to survive amid rising rents and changing customer habits.

VIEWPOINT 15 | GOINGS ON 23 | MARKETPLACE 24 | REAL ESTATE 26INSIDE

High school district’s champion of minority students set to retireASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT BRIGITTE SARRAF WILL TAKE A PART-TIME ROLE

No one behind the wheel ... or inside the car

‘GHOST CARS’ COULD BE ZIPPING AROUND MOUNTAIN VIEW STREETS UNDER DMV PROPOSAL

By Mark Noack

There’s money to be made in downtown Mountain View these days — that

is, if you’re in the right line of business. A new city economic report

on the Castro Street area found that restaurants and the demand for tech office space are lifting Mountain View’s downtown to unprec-edented growth and sales. But that prosperity isn’t being shared among all businesses.

Brick-and-mortar retail shops like bookstores, art galler-ies and knick-knack sellers are lagging behind, showing modest sales while facing the rising costs that come with a

Downtown study finds retail on the ropesBUSINESS IS GREAT FOR EATERIES AND OFFICES, BUT SHOPS AREN’T KEEPING UP

See DRIVERLESS CARS, page 7

See SARRAF, page 8

See DOWNTOWN, page 10

MARCH 17, 2017 VOLUME 25, NO. 8 MOVIES | 22650.964.6300www.MountainViewOnline.com

Neighborhood hauntWEEKEND | 19

1st PlaceGENERAL EXCELLENCECalifornia Newspaper Publishers Association

2 Mountain View Voice MountainViewOnline.com March 17, 2017

APR.COMOver 30 Offices Serving The San Francisco Bay Area 866.468.0111

Alain Pinel Realtors®

FIND YOUR PLACE

/ /

LOS ALTOS $3,195,000

631 Manresa Lane | 3bd/3baBogard-Tanigami Team | 650.941.1111


752 S. El Monte Avenue | 4bd/3baKathy Bridgman | 650.941.1111

MOUNTAIN VIEW $998,000

819 Montgomery Street | 2bd/2.5baTori Atwell | 650.941.1111


27022 Dezahara Way | 5bd/3.5baJim & Jimmy Nappo | 650.941.1111

LOS GATOS $1,799,000

252 Edelen Avenue | 3bd/2baRick & Suzanne Bell | 650.941.1111

SUNNYVALE $900,000

530 La Conner Drive, Unit 23 | 3bd/1.5baJoanne Fraser | 650.941.1111

MOUNTAIN VIEW $2,695,000

925 Valencia Avenue | 4bd/2.5ba Patricia Lawton | 415.923.9700

SUNNYVALE $1,499,000

1169 Susan Way | 3bd/2baLynn North | 650.941.1111

SAN JOSE $898,000

1375 Kimberly Drive | 3bd/2baCarol & Graham Sangster | 650.941.1111

March 17, 2017 Mountain View Voice MountainViewOnline.com 3

Free Consultation

Take the first

step in getting the

radiant smile

you deserve

with Invisalign!

SmilesDental.com | 650.665.5001

100 W. El Camino Real, Suite 63A Mountain View ( Corner of El Camino & Calderon )

Second opinions welcome. Call for details.

A $250 Value!

Plus $500 Off

Your Treatment!

You know you are dealing with experts when …

Technicians receive over 40 hours

Each technician is a specialist on the vehicle they service.

care of you. It’s clear they appreciate your

– Carolyn W., Los Altos

Larry’s knows Subarus.

ApprovedAuto Repair650-968-5202

Rengstorff

Charleston

San

Anto

nio

Fabi

an

Leghorn StMiddlefield Old Middlefield

2 0 1 4

‘BEAUTY AND THE BEAST’

The classic “tale as old as time” of “Beauty and the Beast” (as interpreted by Disney) will be the first musical performed in Palo Alto High School’s new performing-arts center (50 Embarcadero Road). The production, which runs Thursdays-Sundays, March 17-26, involves more than 100 Paly stu-dents as actors, singers, musicians and techni-cians. Starring seniors Alia Cuadros-Contreras as Beauty and Jackson Kien-itz as the Beast, the show is appropriate for ages 7 and up. Tickets are $10-$15 and showtimes vary. Go to palytheatre.com/tickets/.

‘REFLECTIONS ON WATER’Maryland-based artist Katherine K. Allen’s vivid, colorful, nature-

inspired paintings will be featured in a new exhibition titled “Reflec-tions on Water,” on display at Los Altos Hills Town Hall through September. A free opening reception with wine and other refresh-ments will be held Sunday, March 19, 2-5 p.m., including a tour of the exhibition by the artist at 3 p.m. The paintings focus on Allen’s personal, transient impressions of water and landscape. The Los Altos Hills Town Hall is located at 26379 Fremont Road. Go to tinyurl.com/h2shj8k.

‘LOVE SICK’“Love Sick,” a new musical based on the erotic, Old Testament text

“The Song of Songs,” will run for one more weekend at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts (500 Castro St.), with shows March 17 and 18 at 8 p.m. and Sunday, March 19, at 2 and 7 p.m. The show, set in ancient Jerusalem, tells the story of a woman stuck in a passionless marriage who embarks on an intense love affair with an admirer. Ofra Daniel, founder of Jewish Circle Theatre and co-creator of the show, stars as Tirzah. The ensemble features a mix of Israeli, Palestinian, and Syrian musicians/actors. Tickets are $28-$52. Go to tickets.mvcpa.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=113.

BELA FLECK AND ABIGAIL WASHBURN Dueling banjos, anyone? Jazz-and-classical composer and banjo master Bela Fleck will team up with fellow banjoist and singer/song-writer Abigail Washburn for a concert on Thursday, March 23, at 8 p.m. at the Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. The pair’s differing styles of playing banjo (Washburn using old-time clawhammer technique and virtuosic Fleck using a pick and three fingers) will accompany Washburn’s lead vocals (with some backing vocals by Fleck). Tickets are $55-$70. Go to paloaltojcc.org/Events/b233la-fleck-and-abigail-washburn.

CREATIVE ECOLOGY: MARI ANDREWS The latest in the Palo Alto Art Center’s Creative Ecology series (which brings together art, science and an appreciation for the natural world), sculptor Mari Andrews’ exhibition will open with a reception at the art center (1313 Newell Road) on Friday, March 17, 7-8 p.m. Andrews’ installation features natural objects, such as pine cones, twigs and leaves, many of which were collected and donated by com-munity members. Go to tinyurl.com/zu6g2jk.

—Karla Kane

Voices

A R O U N D T O W Nwill return.

SEE MORE ONLINE

MountainViewOnline.com

A + E B R I E F S

COURTESY OF PALO ALTO HIGH SCHOOL

Alia Cuadros-Contreras and Jackson Kienitz in “Beauty and the Beast” at Palo Alto High School.


LocalNews

TWO SUSPECTS STEAL TRUCK Police are seeking two suspects who reportedly stole a truck parked in a Mountain View gas station earlier this week. The two suspects, one man and one woman, reportedly stole the 2002 Ford F150 truck from a Valero gas station on the 300 block of San Antonio Road around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, according to police. The two suspects were seen entering the gas station before running to the truck and driving southbound on San Antonio Road, police said. The woman is described as tall and lean with brown hair, and was wearing sweatpants, a maroon shirt and sandals. The man is described as tall and lean with a shaved head, and was seen wear-ing a black, hooded sweatshirt with a white logo and black jeans. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 650-903-6344 and refer to case number 17-1625.

ASSAULT SUSPECT ARRESTED A 30-year-old transient man was arrested last week after he traveled to his ex-girlfriend’s house and allegedly attacked one of the residents. Police received reports that the man, identified as Jarwin Ricks, was banging on the door of a home on the 200 block of Higdon Avenue and refused to leave at around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday,

AUTO BURGLARY700 block Wake Forest Dr., 3/81100 block N. Rengstorff Av., 3/81100 block N. Rengstorff Av., 3/81100 block N. Rengstorff Av., 3/101100 block N. Rengstorff Av., 3/10700 block W. Middlefield Rd., 3/111100 block N. Rengstorff Av., 3/111000 block N. Rengstorff Av., 3/13

BATTERY200 block Higdon Av., 3/81900 block W. El Camino Real, 3/9

700 block Yuba Dr., 3/10

COMMERCIAL BURGLARY400 block Moffett Blvd., 3/9

GRAND THEFT500 block Showers Dr., 3/8

INDECENT EXPOSURECastro St. & Villa St., 3/9

STOLEN VEHICLE600 block Lynwood Av., 3/8700 block W. Middlefield Rd., 3/11300 block San Antonio Rd., 3/13

QUIXEY CLOSING

Despite ample investment money, the downtown Mountain View start-up Quixey is reportedly closing its doors. In recent days the tech company filed paperwork saying it was laying off nearly 50 employees and permanently closing its Castro Street offices.

Quixey launched in 2009 as a search engine for the rapidly growing app marketplace. The start-up quickly attracted invest-ment capital, and by 2015 the company was being valued at $600 million.

But signs of problems emerged not long afterward. Early last year, a wave of employees departed as Quixey posted disappoint-ing revenues. The company tried to pivot its business model from a search engine to advertising within apps.

Quixey’s main backer was the Chinese tech giant Alibaba, which signed a deal to invest about $110 million in the Silicon Valley start-up. But the relationship between the two companies had apparently become strained and Alibaba withheld further investment.

Quixey representatives declined to comment. —Mark Noack

C R I M E B R I E F S

P O L I C E L O G

C O M M U N I T Y B R I E F S

The Mountain View Voice (USPS 2560) is published every Friday by Embarcadero Media, 450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto CA 94306 (650) 964-6300. Periodicals Postage Paid at Palo Alto CA and additional mailing offices. The Mountain View Voice is mailed free upon request to homes and apartments in Mountain View. Subscription rate of $60 per year. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Mountain View Voice, 450 Cambridge Ave, Palo Alto, CA 94306.

650-948-0881

www.demartiniorchard.com66 N. San Antonio Rd., Los Altos

Open Daily8am-7pm

Prices Effective3/15 thru 3/21

Farm Fresh andAlways the Best

Your Everyday Farmers MarketOnline at www.DeMartiniOrchard.com

ORGANIC GREEN

CABBAGE

SAINT PATRICK'S DAY

ORANGES

SWEETANDCRISP

$1999 BUN.

LB.99¢PEPPERS

RED BELL

49¢LB.

FUJI APPLESORGANIC NORTHWEST

LB. LB.WINE OF THE WEEKMOUNT EDEN

CHARDONNAYLOCALMUSTTRY

TAXPLUSCRV

CALIF. GROWNFINEST QUALITYSTRAWBERRIES

$2991#BSK.

CALIF. OR MEXICOLONG GREENASPARAGUS

$199LB.

NEW CROP MEXICOSWEET AND TASTY

BLACKBERRIES$199

BSK.

HAWAIIAN MAUI GROWN

GOLDENPINEAPPLES$149

NAVELSJUMBOSWEETJUICY

LBSFOR

$3002

LARGESWEETCRISP

$199

BUNCHED

CARROTS

ORGANIC $199

Healthy Teeth and Gums That Last a Lifetime!

Don’t Wait! Call 650.969.6077 for your appointment today!

2014

• Experienced and Gentle Dentist, and Friendly Staff

• New Patients Welcome!

• Free Consultations and Second Opinions

• Saturday Appointments Available

Conveniently located in Downtown Mountain View756 California Street, Suite B Mountain View 94041 cross street: Castro, next to Bierhaus

Voted Best Dentist

THE VO

ICE

MOUNTAIN

2016VIEW

Best of

650.969.6077dentalfabulous.com

Fresh news delivered daily

Sign up today at

MountainViewOnline.comToday’s local news & hot picks

See CRIME BRIEFS, page 7

See COMMUNITY BRIEFS, page 11


CITY COUNCIL UPDATES

COMMUNITY

FEATURESLocalNews

MOUNTAIN VIEWVOICE

By Kevin Forestieri

Fearing a zealous immigra-tion crackdown by the new administration in Wash-

ington, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday to commit millions of dollars toward boosting legal services for immigrants facing deportation proceedings. The decision comes after months of deliberation on how much mon-ey to set aside for legal support, and whether county funds ought to support immigrants convicted of serious and violent felonies. In a unanimous vote, supervi-sors agreed to devote $2.8 million in county funds for hiring attor-neys to represent immigrants in need of legal assistance, including representation for those facing deportation and for immigrants seeking to become legal resi-dents. Another $400,000 will be spent on a “Know Your Rights” campaign to educate immigrants on legal, housing, employment, refugee and tenant rights, and $200,000 will go towards a media campaign aimed at alerting resi-dents about issues affecting the immigrant community. Supervisors began hatching a plan to support the immigrant community in early December, citing a need to bolster legal ser-vices for county residents vulner-able to a mass deportation effort under President Donald Trump, who made such an operation a central theme of his campaign. Supervisor Joe Simitian urged the county to move quickly to prepare for “potential abuses” that might come with a massive increase in the types of immi-grants targeted for deportation. “The activity at the federal level is already being ramped up,” Simitian said at a Feb. 28 Board of Supervisors meeting. “I’ve mentioned my concerns that the (Trump) administration would be overzealous, and I think that concern has been realized and demonstrated.” A crackdown by federal immi-gration enforcement could have a profound effect on Santa Clara County, which is home to between 120,000 and 183,500 undocumented immigrants,

according to estimates by the Pew Research Center and the Public Policy Institute of Cali-fornia. What’s more, federal enforcement could extend to anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, including more than 100,000 green card holders and 400,000 residents with some combination of non-immigrant visas, accord-ing to a county report. Unlike the process followed in the criminal court system, immigrants facing deportation proceedings are not guaranteed legal representation if they can-not afford to hire an attorney. Immigrants without representa-tion are far less likely to prevail in immigration court and to be granted asylum. California’s Legislature could also be heading down the same path. Senate Bill 6, introduced in December, would put $12 million towards legal services for immi-grants who “are not otherwise entitled to legal representation under an existing local, state, or federal program.” Although the bill could eventually help immi-grants facing deportation here in Santa Clara County, Simitian said the county ought to move ahead with its own plans instead of waiting for potential matching funds from the state and private funding. “I’m getting a little bit itchy about when we’re going to start doing more and talking less,” he said. “We started work ahead of the curve, but at the risk of stat-ing the obvious, we’ve got people who need help right now and they need it pretty seriously.” Though Trump’s campaign rhetoric on deportation focused on Latino immigrants — partic-ularly from Mexico — Simitian encouraged the county to make a concerted effort to help minor-ity groups within the immigrant community as well. Immigrants fleeing war-torn countries such as Syria may not be high on the list of priorities because their numbers are small, he said, but that doesn’t mean they should be left out. In the case of the Know Your Rights campaign, the county will

MICHELLE LE

Cathy Zhang, a junior at Mountain View High School, teaches coding at an after-school CodeChic class at Landels Elementary School on March 13.

County kicks in $3.5M for immigrant supportSUPERVISORS OK FUNDS FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE,

MEDIA CAMPAIGN, RIGHTS EDUCATION

By Kevin Forestieri

For Mountain View High School juniors Cathy Zhang and Samritha

Nagesh, bringing more women and diversity into the field of computer science means start-ing early. Every Monday after school, Zhang and Nagesh head over to Landels elementary to introduce students — about 12 to 15 girls in fourth and fifth grade — to the world of coding. Whether it be Scratch or Python, Zhang and Nagesh are working with multiple schools on the Peninsula to give girls

the kind of exposure to cod-ing that most elementary and middle school-aged children simply don’t see until high school. The two teens joined forces about two years ago and started their own nonprofit organization called CodeChic as a means to bridge the gender gap in technology. “There’s a dearth of female role models in the tech industry, particularly in Silicon Valley,” Nagesh said. “We want to get them started early and inspire them so they don’t feel intimidat-ed when they go to high school.” In the fall of 2016, CodeChic

piloted its first 12-week class at Landels using its own curricu-lum. The class isn’t without its challenges — elementary school students may not be familiar with typing, let alone program-ming — but students are quick to pick up concepts and build their own projects. “It’s really great to see how much they’ve learned by the end of the course,” Zhang said. So far, the coding classes have reached about 125 girls at three schools. CodeChic currently hosts classes in Mountain View at Landels and Springer ele-mentary schools.

By Mark Noack

Both sides in the court-room battle over Moun-tain View’s Measure V

rent-control law could be getting some extra muscle. Earlier this week, a Santa Clara County judge gave approval for a team of pro bono and nonprofit lawyers to join the city’s defense of the rent control law. Landlords and property man-agement firms last week made

their own request to assign a sec-ond law firm to aid the plaintiffs in the case. In December, the California Apartment Association (CAA) filed a lawsuit against Mountain View just days before the city’s new voted-approved rent control law was scheduled to take effect. The lawsuit blocked implementa-tion of the measure, including its plan to roll back rents on most Mountain View apartments to October 2015 rates.

By a unanimous vote, the Mountain View City Council directed the city attorney, aided by law firm Remcho, Johan-sen & Purcell, to defend the measure. Meanwhile, several organizations also requested to join the case on behalf of the Measure V proponents. On Mon-day, March 13, Judge William Elfving allowed the defense team to expand to include the Law

Girls break into the world of coding

Reinforcements join fight over rent controlNO LANDLORDS STEP FORWARD YET FOR RENTAL COMMITTEE

See RENT CONTROL, page 6 See IMMIGRANTS, page 6


LocalNews

be contracting with organizations that have good access to “hard-to-reach immigrant populations, including geographically isolated or dispersed groups, as well as small immigrant populations such as Armenians, Iranians, Ukrainians, Russians, and those hailing from the former Yugosla-via,” according to the staff report. With a finite amount of resources to go around, supervi-sors grappled with the question of whether to fund legal repre-sentation for all immigrants, or to exclude people who have been convicted of serious or violent felonies. A letter signed by 24 organizations including the Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto and Immi-grant Services of Mountain View urged supervisors to include all classes of immigrants regard-less of individuals’ criminal background. Old convictions can have dev-astating consequences, said Beth Chance, the in-house immigra-tion lawyer at the Santa Clara County Public Defender’s Office. Long-term, lawful permanent residents who have had green cards for most of their lives go to apply for naturalization, she said, only to find out that an old conviction has put them directly into removal proceedings. These convictions can include “crimes of language” — such as criminal threats or dissuading a witness — as well as an old bar fight or a burglary when someone was still a teenager, she said. “The Constitution does not differentiate between who

deserves due process and who doesn’t,” she said. But Supervisor Dave Cortese said he couldn’t back the idea of using county dollars to defend immigrants facing deportation when they have been convicted of violent felonies, which include murder, rape, and other felonies punishable by death or life in prison. At some point the county has to draw the line, he said, and he urged people to be “realis-tic” about the scope of the legal assistance.

“I can’t in good conscience say that some of these crimes, which would in effect have someone locked up for life, merit an investment of limited taxpayer money for deportation defense,” Cortese said. Despite the calls for an all-inclusive policy, supervisors ultimately voted for a compro-mise. The funding will not go to support immigrants who have been convicted of a violent felony and finished their sen-tence within the last five years; but immigrants convicted of a serious felony — a designation that includes a list of 42 charges

including assault, robbery and kidnapping — will be included in the scope of the plan. Simitian, who supported the motion, said the debate about whether to exclude immigrants convicted of criminal offens-es goes to a larger question about who, if anyone, should be deported. During a discussion in late 2015 on whether Santa Clara County ought to cooperate with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Simitian was in the minority in supporting deportation for immigrants convicted of serious or violent felonies. “It was my view, and it remains my view, that if someone has come to this country unlaw-fully, is in our custody, has been convicted of a serious or violent felony, and we are approached by ICE to cooperate, we should cooperate,” Simitian said at a January meeting. When it comes to legal rep-resentation, however, Simitian said everyone ought to get a fair hearing. The court system may not genuinely understand the circumstance of each immigrant convicted of a crime, he said, or it’s possible that they got caught up in a system that has brushed their rights aside. “Innocent people don’t need representation as much as guilty people do,” Simitian said. “The larger question is are we pre-pared to make sure everyone who goes through the system is treated with the kind of fairness and equity we would want for ourselves or any member of our family.” V

Email Kevin Forestieri at [email protected]

IMMIGRANTS Continued from page 5

‘We’ve got people who need help right now and

they need it pretty seriously.’

SUPERVISOR JOE SIMITIAN

Foundation of Silicon Valley, the Stanford Community Law Clinic and the Public Interest Law Proj-ect. In addition, the Mountain View law firm Fenwick & West also joined the defense side on a pro bono basis. “All of these organizations bring different experience that will help to uphold Measure V,” said Nadia Aziz, senior attorney with the Law Foundation of Sili-con Valley. “We all understand the importance of Measure V and just-cause evictions and want to make sure this is upheld.” Three property investment firms also filed a motion last week to have the firm Hopkins & Carley assist the CAA in their suit. As of Wednesday, the Voice’s press deadline, the judge had not made a decision on that request. Both sides are circling April 4 on their calendars as the crucial date in the case. A hearing is scheduled on the CAA’s request for a preliminary injunction, which would effectively block Measure V from taking effect for as long as it takes to litigate the case. If that request is denied, the city could immediately take action to implement rent control. In related news, the window

is closing this week for a second round of applications for the city of Mountain View’s rental hous-ing committee, the panel that would be in charge of adminis-tering the new rent control law. Nineteen people had already applied for the committee during an application round that closed in December. But some council members last month said that the pool of candidates didn’t have enough representation from landlords. They voted to make one last-ditch effort to draw in more candidates. As Wednesday, only one new applicant had submitted paper-work to the city. Izzie Tiffany, a resident of Mountain View for 13 years, explained in her paperwork that she is not a property owner or landlord. Instead, she presented herself as an advocate for the community’s downtrodden. “I’m interested because some-one needs to stick up for the people whose income is below poverty level,” she wrote in her application. “I live there, and I could shed some light on what low rent really means.” The application window for the rental housing committee closes on Friday, March 17. V

Email Mark Noack at [email protected]

RENT CONTROL Continued from page 5

LET’S DISCUSS:Read the latest local news headlines and talk about the issues

at Town Square at MountainViewOnline.com


LocalNews

DMV officials prepare to gath-er feedback from stakeholders, including industry representa-tives and consumer advocates. Department officials are plan-ning a public review of the pro-posed new rules next month, and they will modify them accord-ingly, Gonzalez said. She said she expected the new rules to take effect by November, at the earliest. These new regulations could have particular significance for the city of Mountain View because, for the first time, local officials will be required to sanc-tion any testing of driverless vehicles. Originally, DMV offi-cials were mulling the idea of asking local jurisdictions to pass an ordinance or resolution for the testing. That seemed too compli-cated, so the rules were loosened to force autonomous-car compa-nies to instead seek only “written support” from the jurisdiction. This cooperation with local authorities would also apply to law enforcement. With no human behind the wheel of a self-driving car, police officers would need a new way to stop these vehicles if they malfunctioned or presented a safety risk. Companies would likely be required to create a new web portal for police to access information on a car’s ownership, insurance, the person monitor-ing it and how to safely remove it from the roadway, Gonzalez said. These rules may also open the possibility for regular consum-ers to take a ride in autono-mous vehicles. The new DMV

regulations would only prohibit companies from charging riders a fee like a taxi service during this testing phase. But if companies wanted to give regular citizens a free ride — perhaps as a way to introduce the technology to the public — that would be allowed, Gonzalez said. In Mountain View, Google has been the most conspicuous player in the self-driving car market through its spin-off Waymo. Contacted by the Voice, Waymo representatives said they had no comment on the new rules. The company is currently testing 60 self-driving cars throughout California. Mountain View leaders had a mixed reaction to the news when they were contacted by the Voice on Monday. City Manager Dan Rich said the city would need to further review any regulations to decide how local law enforcement would be involved. “We have not had a role in this before so we need to learn more about it,” Rich said in an email. “We hope this new regulation advances the technology while also ensuring safety to the great-est extent possible.” But other observers have already hailed the new rules as the right step forward to main-tain Silicon Valley’s edge on innovation. “California is serious about encouraging the development, testing and deployment of safe autonomous vehicles,” state Sen. Jerry Hill said in a statement. “The completion of the regula-tions is important so our state can maintain its leading edge in this competitive field.” V

DRIVERLESS CARS Continued from page 1

March 8. Ricks told officers that he wanted to retrieve some of his personal items from the home of his ex-girlfriend, and that he was trying to get inside, according to police spokeswoman Katie Nelson.

Residents inside the home told officers that Ricks was acting erratically, and allegedly attacked one of the people inside, Nelson said. Ricks was arrested on misde-meanor battery charges and was booked into Santa Clara County jail.

—Kevin Forestieri

CRIME BRIEFS Continued from page 4

By Mark Noack

Fifteen people were arrested across Santa Clara County last week as part of a gang

task force co-sponsored by the Mountain View Police Depart-ment. The task force has been a regular operation for about 20 years, teaming up various South Bay police agencies to check on known gang members. About 90 law enforcement officer participated in the March 3 operation, including agents

from the FBI. Bystanders in Mountain View reported seeing about a dozen FBI agents along the 400 block of N. Rengstorff, and they asked the Voice what was going on. Nelson described it as a routine operation that’s held about four times a year to ensure registered gang members are complying with their probation or parole terms. FBI officials have fre-quently participated in this task force as observers to learn how local law enforcement handles

the job, she said. The sight of federal law enforcement prompted some to question whether the gang sweep could be targeting individuals for deportation. Last month, Santa Cruz police officials claimed they were misled after coordinating a gang raid with officials from federal Immigra-tions and Customs Enforce-ment. That operation sparked a fierce public outcry after it was revealed 10 out of the 12 arrests were based on immigration

violations, not criminal charges. Nelson gave assurances that immigration status had no bear-ing on the March 3 operation in Santa Clara County. “Nobody’s been deported; nobody’s been contacting ICE; nothing like that has happened,” she said. “This operation was to make sure that everyone living in our town feels safe. It had nothing to do with people’s legal status.” Mountain View Police could identify only five of the 15 indi-viduals who were arrested. The other 10 arrests were made by other agencies, Nelson said. Among those arrested were

Jennifer Anthony, Sefra Jase-mine Martinez. and Jesus Flores on suspicion of possess-ing methamphetamine pipes in violation of their parole and probation terms. Edward Charles Ponce was arrested for suspicion of being under the influence of heroin in violation of his parole. Manuel Dejon Wright was arrested for mari-juana possession in violation of his parole. The Sheriff’s office could not immediately identify the other 10 arrested people. V


County gang sweep leads to 15 arrests

INVITATION TO BID

1. Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Mountain View Whisman School District (“District”) will receive sealed bids for the following project, (“Project” or “Contract”): Stevenson Elementary School Temporary Campus Site Development.

2.

and receiving a passing score.3. Sealed Bids will be received until 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2017

located at 750-A San Pierre Way, Mountain View, California 94043, at or after which time the bids will be opened and publicly read aloud. Any claim by a bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with section 5100 et seq. of the Public Contract Code. Any bid that is submitted after this time shall be non-responsive and returned to the bidder.

4. All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders.

5. To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: B- General Building Contractor. The Bidder’s license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract.

6. As security for its Bid, each bidder shall provide with its Bid form a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District, cash, or a cashier’s check or a

total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid.

7. Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project.

8. The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of section 22300 of the Public Contract Code.

9. The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are available from the District or on the Internet at: <http://www.dir.ca.gov>. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the registration and

10. There will be no mandatory pre-bid conference.11. Contract Documents are available on Friday, March 24, 2017, for review at the District Facilities

Sonoma, California 95476, 707-933-0624. You can contact them by phone at (707) 933-0624 or by email at [email protected]. A list of builders’ exchanges who have the project documents is available at Greystone West Company.

12. The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. 1If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.

13. The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible bidder based on the base bid amount only.

MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN SCHOOL DISTRICTBy: Mary Ann Duggan, Director of Capital ProjectsPublication Dates: (1) March 17, 2017 (2) March 24, 2017


policy failed and they disbanded it,” Sarraf said. “We didn’t let that dissuade us, and in retrospect I really, truly believe it was one of the best things we could have done.” In the 2013-14 school year, the district took it a step further and hired an outside consultant to help persuade low-income and minority students to sign up for the classes. The district, working with Seattle-based Equal Oppor-tunity Schools, began tracking down students who were likely to succeed in AP and honors classes, but don’t feel like they are quali-fied or belong in the tough classes. The results were staggering. County data shows that 70 per-cent of low-income Latino stu-dents at Mountain View High School were enrolled in at least one AP class following one year of the program, compared to just 20 percent at the start of the 2013-14 school year. Last September, the school won national recognition for achieving equal representa-tion in its AP classes — one of only 43 in the country — from White House Cabinet Secretary Broderick Johnson. Pat Hyland, who was principal of Mountain View High at the time open access was adopted, said students used to have to clear as many as seven different requirements just to get into AP and honors courses, including a high grade point average, a “letter of interest” and a special lunch meeting. In one case, Hyland said, a student with a 4.0 grade point average missed the lunch meeting and torpedoed the chance to get into the class.

But adopting open access was hardly a walk in the park. Not only was there a chance that the policy could go wrong — students ill-prepared for AP classes could be in way over their heads and flunk out — but Hyland and oth-ers had the difficult task of selling the idea to the school community. She recalled one conversation where parents, who moved to the area because of the high quality schools, said they were concerned about allowing “those kids” into the same class as their son. “Those are the times where I would go to Brigitte and say, ‘This is so hard, this is so risky,’” Hyland said. “I have never had somebody support teachers and myself the way she would. She kept seeing the potential for suc-cess and the potential to achieve equity through this, and once she was on board it was like having an entire army at your back.” Sarraf joined the school district over 46 years ago, starting out as the assistant principal at Los Altos High School before mak-ing her way to the district office. She recalled the monumental challenge the district faced when it had to close down the old Mountain View High School and integrate the school’s students — the vast majority were minor-ity students — into schools with little diversity. At the time, she said, Los Altos High School was about 90 percent white and about 9.9 percent Asian, and there was hardly a black or Latino student to be found. During those early years in the district, Sarraf said she was shocked to find an “enormously huge” discrepancy in academic performance along ethnic lines, which galvanized her to close

what would later be called the achievement gap. “I vowed that I was going to commit every bit of my energy that I had to lessen that discrep-ancy, and I think we have lessened that over time,” she said. “We haven’t gotten to where we’d like to be, but we have made progress.” During her time in the district, Sarraf didn’t just support new and specialized programs, she was often the founder. Long-time board member Phil Faillace said she played an integral role in shaping Middle College, Freestyle Academy and the AVID program, and was largely responsible for the district’s continuation program — Alta Vista High School — as it exists today. Faillace said the idea of Alta Vista was conceived at a time when it common to simply give up on low-performing students with severe behavioral problems, and for high schools to shirk responsibility by sending kids off to the county’s latter-day version of reform school. Sarraf helped create a local alternative in Alta Vista, which is considered one of the top continuation programs in the state. On the other end, Faillace said Sarraf took strides to make sure the top-performing students weren’t neglected either. “When math prodigies enrolled in our schools and exhausted even the most advanced cours-es we could provide through Foothill College, Brigitte spent many hours negotiating with U.C. Berkeley to have those students take courses there and receive credit,” he said. Because Sarraf might best be known for digging into student and curriculum data and slic-ing and dicing information into dozens of colorful graphs, former Superintendent Barry Groves said her passion for helping all stu-dents may have gone under the radar for some. “What is less visible is her incredible devotion to those stu-dents who need extra help or sup-port to be successful in school,” Groves said in an email. “She has an enormous heart and dedica-tion providing support, individ-ual counseling, mentoring, and working to harness community resources to meet the needs of the students.” On top of doing her job, Fail-lace said Sarraf had to overcome being superficially type-cast as a self-disciplined, highly efficient executive woman who separates her emotions from her work. Her career as a high-ranking school official, he said, progressed dur-ing an era where women were routinely criticized for being either overly emotional or too cold and professional. “Brigitte, like many women executives who had to rise above

that Catch-22 situation, often did conceal the exceptional depth of her empathy, but I had the privi-lege of seeing it,” he said. “She is living proof that deeply felt emo-tion need not cloud judgment, but can inspire thoughtful persons to achieve beneficial outcomes that would otherwise have remained out of reach.” When a civil rights group criticized the district in 2015, claiming that it disproportion-ately placed ninth-grade Hispanic and African American students in lower-level math classes, Sar-raf didn’t just call the allegation “preposterous,” she backed up her assertion. She told the Voice at the time that she spent count-less hours digging through tran-scripts for about 1,000 students going back to 2011, and said she found no clear pattern of dis-criminatory placement. Only 27 of the students, she said, may have needed additional review to see if they should have been placed in higher math. The school district appears to be at a high water mark when it comes to helping Latino students succeed in their classes. Accord-ing to a 2014 report, the number of Latino freshman with a GPA of 2.0 or lower dropped from 26 percent in the 2010-11 school year to 12 percent in the 2013-14 school year. Subsequent reports from the district show that Latino students performed on par with their white and Asian peers in AP classes based on grades and test scores.

More work to be done

Although Sarraf’s career in education has been focused on helping all students regardless of background, she would probably be the first person to bring up the shortcomings and the problems that still need to be addressed. When talking about the suc-cesses and importance of open access, for example, Sarraf was quick to concede that the policy doesn’t work as well in math-ematics, which is “fraught with

challenges” because math courses are so linear and rely on a strong foundation. Similarly, when the district’s state-standardized test results came back last year showing a drop in performance, Sarraf compiled a thick binder full of graphs and data sets and held a special board meeting with the trustees to review what went wrong. Although the exact rea-son for the dip in performance continues to elude district offi-cials, Sarraf said it likely boils down to lack of test preparation and over-confidence following strong test scores in the 2014-15 school year. Part of that review includes going classroom by classroom and giving teachers feedback about their students’ performance — in a public way with teachers’ names attached — in order to figure out what went wrong at the most granular level. Sarraf said doing this kind of review dur-ing her early years in the district would’ve been akin to starting World War III with the teaching staff, but decades of trust-build-ing and support have created a climate where teachers can delve into the data with impunity. Those same test scores also show that the achievement gap continues to be a problem at both Mountain View and Los Altos high schools, with sharp divides along both ethnic and economic lines that surpass both state and county-wide discrepancies. Although the problem has per-sisted throughout decades of her career, Sarraf said she has not tak-en a cynical view, and maintains that underrepresented minorities are really “under-served” minori-ties who can succeed with the right support. “I have a deep personal belief that when the conditions are right, virtually all students can achieve,” Sarraf said. “It’s a moral imperative for me.” V

Email Kevin Forestieri@[email protected]

LocalNews

For Further Information – Contact the Public Works Department at (650) 903-6311 or [email protected] Para más información, por favor llame al (650) 903-6145

Community Center Remodel

City Council MeetingTuesday, March, 21, 2017 at 6:30 p.m.

Council ChambersSecond Floor, Mountain View City Hall

500 Castro Street, Mountain View

and authorization to bid for construction.

SARRAF Continued from page 1

Associate Superintendent Brigitte Sarraf is retiring after nearly 50 years working in the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District.


Offered for $1,280,000

To view Virtual Tour online go to:

www.113PacchettiWay.com

For more information: www.gwenluce.com

OPEN HOUSE THIS SATURDAY AND SUNDAYMARCH 18TH AND 19TH , 1:00PM - 4:00PM

CalBRE #: 00879652

Gwen LucePreviews Property SpecialistSeniors Real Estate SpecialistDirect Line: (650) 566-5343

[email protected]

www.gwenluce.com

www.facebook.com/GwenLuceRealEstate

113 PACCHETTI WAY IN MOUNTAIN VIEWCross Street: California Street, off San Antonio Road

Tri-level 3 Bedroom, 3 bath Rowhome in the conveniently located Crossings community –

where Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos intersect – close to technology companies and

commute routes, walk to nearby shopping, restaurants, Community School of Music and Art

at Finn Center and San Antonio Caltrain station. Grounds include a clubhouse, swimming

pool, spa and three parks – two with children’s playgrounds…. Los Altos Schools!


Welcome to your new community electricity provider—powered by sun, wind and water. 100% carbon free. Prices lower than PG&E.

Serving all residents and businesses in 11 Santa Clara cities and unincorporated County communities. Starting April 2017.

SVCleanEnergy.org

Good day. Sunshine.

LocalNews

booming market. It was a mixed-bag of a report reviewed on Tuesday morning by the city’s Downtown Com-mittee. The report, conducted by the firm Economic & Plan-ning Systems (EPS) of Oakland, found that downtown sales receipts had nearly doubled since it last looked at the num-bers in 2011. That growth was fueled largely by the dining and drinking establishments, which grew in sales by 83 percent over roughly the same period. Mean-while, sales for all other retail categories increased on average by only 12 percent. The challenges facing down-town shops in recent years have been readily apparent. Plenty of unique stores have closed their doors for good, including sec-ond-hand bookseller BookBuy-ers, the Mountain View General Store and Seascape pet shop. Nooshin Zarkabir, co-man-ager of East West Bookstore on Castro Street, hypothesized that rising housing costs were hav-ing a ripple effect on Mountain View’s merchants. For years, loyal customers and service workers have been displaced and moved to other areas. The

younger tech workers who have replaced those residents haven’t shown the same buying habits, she said. “It’s always been like a roller coaster, but we’re having a worse time now than after the reces-sion,” Zarkabir said. “Luckily we have a very good landlord who loves us and wants us to stay.” In many ways, downtown Mountain View was “a victim of its own success,” according

to representatives from the EPS consulting firm. Commercial landlords enjoyed an easy return on investment as downtown property values increased by nearly 60 percent over that period. Those property values are being propped up by a tech sector that’s willing to pay top-dollar for downtown office space. Retail space, which depends heavily on location, is typically

the highest-cost commercial space in cities, they said. But not in Mountain View, where down-town leases for offices can fetch prices about 80 percent higher, they reported. They suggested that landlords have an incentive to lease to restaurants and other businesses that serve the office crowd. The tech industry’s downtown office growth has brought thou-sands of highly specialized jobs to the downtown neighborhood, and it has also nurtured a wave of new restaurants in the area. There are only 37 non-food retail businesses in the Castro Street area, according to a 2016 Downtown Business Improve-ment Area report. Meanwhile, there are 86 establishments for food and drink in the vicinity. But that’s not to say that all cafes and eateries are raking in cash. Ron Manabe, co-owner of the Tied House, said the downtown restaurant game is becoming much more competi-tive, with many more high-end bistros “bringing their A-game.” That didn’t necessarily translate to higher profits, he said. “The consumers in Mountain View have really benefited since Mountain View has become sort of a culinary mecca,” he said. “We’re doing OK as far as

business, but it’s not nearly like it was during the dot-com years.” Market forces had clearly demonstrated that bars and restaurants are in demand, said Jason Moody, a principal with EPS. But he suggested city officials should discuss whether having a downtown dominated by restaurants was necessarily a good thing. “(Business) is doing well but it’s focused on restaurants; it’s not focused on a diverse set of options,” he said. “The ques-tion we’d like to pose is whether there’s a desire to diversify and create more of a destination than just for the lunchtime crowd.” That question was pretty much left hanging in the air at the Downtown Committee. Alex Andrade, Mountain View’s economic development man-ager, said his team is currently working on a comprehensive report with policy proposals for downtown business that is expected to go before the City Council in May. “The market is certainly call-ing for restaurants here, but we want to have a good balance between the uses,” he said. “We want to provide a great overall experience when people come to our downtown.” V

DOWNTOWN Continued from page 1

MICHELLE LE

East West Bookstore’s co-manager Nooshin Zarkabir says that loyal customers have been moving away from Mountain View, driven out by high housing costs.


Dentistry is changing, and Dr. McEvoy is leading the way.

You are now able to receive the care you need in a fraction of the time, with no pain,

no needles and no drill!... And when you’re happy, we’re happy!

NO MORE NEEDLES, NO MORE DRILLS

Schedule your appointment today!105 South Drive, Suite 200 • Mountain View

(650) 969-2600 • drmcevoy.com

Call us for new patient specials. New patients are always welcome for free

consultations or second opinions.

Dr. McEvoy is dedicated to making his patient’s experience calm and comfortable using the latest dental technology. He is one of the few dentists in the Bay Area to use the new

Solea Laser, which means NO MORE NEEDLES, NO MORE DRILLS.

A change for the happier

Like us on Facebook

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE TO SEE THIS NEW LASER

IN USE

LocalNews

By Kevin Forestieri

After another six-hour meeting over the week-end, Mountain View

Whisman School District’s boundary committee will be heading into overtime on how to best rezone school attendance areas throughout the city of Mountain View.

On Saturday, March 11, mem-bers of the district’s Student Attendance Area Task Force spent hours drawing and redraw-ing boundaries that will deter-mine which neighborhoods will be zoned for which schools, with a goal of narrowing the field to just two options for the board to choose from in June. But task force members are still torn on critical pieces of the puzzle, including where to send children in the Shoreline West and North Whisman neighborhoods, and which school is best suited for the district’s military families.

The boundaries, as they exist today, appear gerrymandered and are fraught with problems. Families in the Whisman area are zoned for Huff Elementary and students in the Shoreline West area are zoned for Bubb. Both school are in the southern end of the city — far from Shore-line West and North Whisman — and are so packed with stu-dents that nearby residents risk getting pushed out of their own neighborhood school.

Although all three scenarios still up for consideration attempt to resolve these problems, it’s still an open question as to which one will leave the smallest number

of people disappointed. Among the sticking points is whether Shoreline West residents should remain together and all attend Landels Elementary, or whether the neighborhood should be split vertically between Landels and Castro Elementary. While consolidating the neighborhood sounds like a good idea, extend-ing Landels’ boundary so far west risks overcrowding the school.

The scenarios also diverge on how many neighborhoods will be zoned for the new Slater Elementary, which the district plans to open in time for the 2019-20 school year. The North Whisman neighbor-hood, which has been zoned for Theuerkauf since 2006, fol-lowing the closure of the origi-nal Slater campus, will either remain within the Theuerkauf boundary or be moved to Slater Elementary — it’s still not apparent which direction the task force plans to go.

The worry is that by including North Whisman, the district runs the risk of opening Slater with too many families clam-oring to get in. Including the neighborhood bumps the esti-mated number of students in the attendance boundary from 465 to 570, and the aim is to enroll roughly 450 students at each school. Although the district’s choice programs, Stevenson PACT and Dual Immersion at Mistral, could peel off more than 100 students from the area based on historic enrollment trends, it’s possible that families attending choice programs would prefer to go to a new neighborhood school.

Leaving North Whisman with-in the Theuerkauf boundary would also have the added bene-fit of boosting enrollment, some-thing badly needed at the school, which risks dropping to only 271 students after the boundaries are shifted, according to estimates by the district’s demographic consultant, DecisionInsite.

On the other hand, North Whisman residents used to be part of the Slater school before it shut down in 2006, and fought for years to get either Slater or Whisman Elementary re-opened. Families in the area argue that they have few safe ways to get to Theuerkauf, and bike routes to the school include traveling on Middlefield Road and crossing Highway 85, Mof-fett Boulevard and Shoreline Boulevard. Enrollment data from previous years show about half the students in the North Whisman area opt for other schools — particularly Landels and Stevenson.

Though these lingering ques-tions remain unresolved, Super-intendent Ayinde Rudolph told the Voice that the task force is on track to make a decision, and that there’s room in the schedule to wrap up by the end of April. New meeting dates have yet to be announced, but in the meantime Rudolph said task force members will be seeking feedback from the school board on how to resolve some of the major stick-ing points.

“I think the committee has done a great job of finding a lot

Still no verdict on school boundary changesBIG QUESTIONS LINGER OVER SHORELINE WEST, WHISMAN NEIGHBORHOODS

DEER HOLLOW TOURSThe city of Mountain View is

hosting tours at the Deer Hollow Farm to raise money in support of its farm animals and educa-tion programs. Tours are sched-uled for two more Saturdays this spring: April 8 and May 6.

Tours will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and the last entrance for visitors will be at 1:30 p.m.

Visitors will have a chance to see the farmís sheep, goats, chicken and rabbits. There will be interactive activities for chil-dren, and hands-on learning at the Nature Center.

Admission is $7, and babies under age 1 are free. All pro-ceeds will be used to benefit the farm, located at Rancho San Antonio Park, 22500 Cristo Rey Drive, Cupertino.

More information is at deerhol-lowfarmfriends.org.

—Shauli Bar-On

HIGH SCHOOLS BECOME SANCTUARIES

The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District joined a growing number of school dis-tricts in Santa Clara County vow-ing to protect all students regard-less of their immigration status.

In a unanimous decision Monday, the board signed a resolution affirming that the district’s schools will be a “safe and welcoming place” for all students, and that district administrators will take “all legally permissible actions” to protect the privacy rights of its students and their families. The resolution goes on to say that the district will continue its practice of to not release

student information to federal authorities regarding immigra-tion status or “related matters” contained in student records.

The resolution comes months after State Superintendent Tom Torlakson began encouraging school districts in California to declare their schools as “safe havens,” following grow-ing concerns that President Donald Trump’s administration in Washington could instigate a crackdown on immigration enforcement, creating a “cli-mate of fear” for children and families. These concerns were heightened after Trump’s exec-utive order banning citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the United States.

The Mountain View Whis-man School District’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved a similar resolution last month.

—Kevin Forestieri

COMMUNITY BRIEFS Continued from page 4

See BOUNDARIES, page 12


Democracy needs journalism.

Local journalism needs you.

#PressOn

Become a supporting member today.

SIGN UP AT: www.SupportLocalJournalism.org/mountainview

A free and independent press is more important today than ever before.

Read us. Follow us. Engage with us. Support us.

O N L I N E

LocalNews

By Mark Noack

Todd Defilippi will nev-er forget which famous explorer visited the Cali-

fornia coast during his circum-navigation of the globe. On an impuse, Defilippi had guessed “Magellan,” only to get a buzzer squawk in response and a chiding glance from Jeopardy host Alex Trebek. The correct response was Sir Francis Drake. It wasn’t a big deal, but it still stand out in his memory. “Sometime it’s just the luck of the buzzer,” he said. “I was really nervous — I could see myself on TV shaking a little bit.” Defilippi, a 34-year-old soft-ware engineer from Mountain View, last week completed a two-game run on the popular quiz show Jeopardy. Defilippi netted about $25,000 as well as a good story to recount at a cocktail party. He scored plenty of squares on the board. These two Muppets announced their breakup on Twitter (“What is Kermit and Miss Piggy?”) Luna Park opened here in 2010 (“What is Coney Island?”) Waylon Jennings had a county hit song that served as the theme for this 1980s TV series (“What is ‘Dukes of Hazzard?”) Defilippi even nailed the Final

Jeopardy questions on both the March 7 and 8 shows, but didn’t win enough to change the out-come and continue competing. He is now mulling what to do with his winnings. Perhaps he’ll take his wife for a vacation, or maybe they’ll put the money toward buying a house, he said. “Twenty-five thousand dollars: around here maybe that’ll buy us a nice closet or something,” he joked. He wasn’t the only Mountain View native to compete on a tele-vision game show last week. On March 9, 24-year-old Sean Small, who graduated from Los Altos High School in 2010, competed on the Game Show Network’s Idiotest. The show pairs contes-tants to answer fast-paced brain teasers and puzzles. It was fun, but frantic, Small said. He usually had just 30 seconds to solve a puzzle before the prize money would drain away. In the end, he and his partner ended up with just $160 between the two of them. They actually came on top — the other team ended up with just $50. “I’ll probably take my girl-friend out to a semi-nice dinner, not ultra-nice,” he said. “I’d have to win a little more for that.” V


Locals get their game on

COURTESY OF JEOPARDY PRODUCTIONS, INC.

Todd Defilippi, a Mountain View resident, competed on Jeopardy, hosted by Alex Trebek.

of commonalities in what they’re trying to do,” Rudolph said. “We went from five (scenarios) to eight to four to three ... and we’re really close to having two.” Maps of the three scenarios were not available prior to the Voice’s Wednesday press dead-line, which will include the

estimated number of students within each school boundary and the number of students who are likely to be siphoned off by choice programs. The tentative schedule calls for community feedback on the final two sce-narios throughout May, with a final decision by the board in June. V

Email Kevin Forestieri at [email protected]

BOUNDARIES Continued from page 11


G U I D E TO 2017 S U M M E R C A M P S FO R K I D S

ACADEMICS

Alexa Café Stanford, Palo Alto High SchoolGirls ages 10-15 discover technology in a unique environment that celebrates creativity, social activism, and entrepreneurship. Girls learn engineering principles, code games, design websites, explore cyber secuirty, and much more.

www.iDTech.com/Connection 1.844.788.1858

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

www.castilleja.org/summercamp 650.470.7833

Harker Summer Programs San JoseHarker summer programs for preschool - grade 12 children include opportunities for academics, arts, athletics and activities. Taught by exceptional, experienced faculty and staff, our programs offer something for everyone in a safe and supportive environment.

www.summer.harker.org 408.553.5737

iD Tech Camps Stanford, Bay AreaStudents ages 7–17 can learn to code apps, design video games, mod Minecraft, engineer robots, model 3D characters, design for VR, explore cyber security, and more. Students explore campus, learn foundational STEM skills, and gain self-confidence.

www.iDTech.com/Connection 1.844.788.1858

Mid-Peninsula High School Menlo Park Mid-Pen’s Summer Session offers an innovative series of one-week courses that give students the opportunity to customize their own summer program. These courses go beyond traditional curriculum, giving students the opportunity to enhance their skills while seeking either enrichment or credit repair.

www.mid-pen.com 650.321.1991

STANFORD EXPLORE: A Lecture Series Stanford on Biomedical Research EXPLORE biomedical science at Stanford! Stanford EXPLORE offers high school students the unique opportunity to learn from Stanford professors and graduate students about diverse topics in biomedical science, including bioengineering, neurobiology, immunology and many others.

explore.stanford.edu [email protected]

Write Now! Palo Alto Summer Writing Camps PleasantonImprove your student’s writing skills this summer at Emerson School of Palo Alto and Hacienda School of Pleasanton. Courses this year are Expository Writing, Creative Writing and Presentation Techniques. Visit our website for more information.

www.headsup.org Emerson: 650.424.1267

Hacienda: 925.485.5750

ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS

Art and Soul Summer Camps Palo AltoArt, cooking, tinkering, Yoga and mindfulness. We celebrate multiple perspectives and recognize the many ways for our children to interpret their world! Summer Unplugged! Ages 5-13 years. Walter Hays School

www.artandsoulpa.com 650.269.0423

ARTS, CULTURE, OTHER CAMPS

Athena Camps Los Altos & San JoseCommunity building weekly day camps for girls K -

8th grade. A unique combination of sports, art projects and

mentorship designed to build confidence. Sports: tennis,

volleyball, yoga, fitness, and self-defense and more. Themes:

Connect & Communicate, Love & Express Yourself, Unleash

Your Happiness.

www.AthenaCamps.com 408.490.4972

Community School of Mountain View Music and Arts (CSMA) Mountain View50+ creative camps for Gr. K-8! Drawing, Painting, Ceramics,

Sculpture, Musical Theater, Summer Music Workshops, more!

Two-week sessions; full and half-day enrollment. Extended

care available. Financial aid offered.

www.arts4all.org 650.917.6800 ext. 0

J-Camp at the OFJCC Palo AltoWith options for every age, schedule and interest, J-Camp has

you covered. Traditional camps focus on variety and building

friendships, while specialty camps include fantastic options

like Robotics, Ceramics, Ocean Adventures, Food Truck

Challenge, TV Studio Production and more. We’re looking

forward to our best summer ever and want your family to be

part of the experience.

www.ofjcc-jcamp.com 650.223.8622

Palo Alto Community Child Care (PACCC) Palo AltoPACCC summer camps offer campers, grades 1st to 6th, a wide

variety of fun opportunities! We are excited to announce all

of your returning favorites: Leaders in Training (L.I.T.), PACCC

Special Interest Units (S.I.U.), F.A.M.E. (Fine Arts, Music and

Entertainment), J.V. Sports and Operation: Chef! Periodic field

trips, special visitors and many engaging camp activities,

songs and skits round out the fun offerings of PACCC Summer

Camps! Open to campers from all communities! Come join

the fun in Palo Alto! Register online.

www.paccc.org 650.493.2361

Summer at Athena Academy Palo AltoSummer at Athena Academy offers specialized week-long

camps for children to EXPLORE their passions, CREATE

new memories, BUILD friendships and PLAY to their hearts’

content. Camps include coding, sports & fitness, art, music

and more.

www.AthenaAcademy.org/Summer 650.543.4560

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley Palo Alto Menlo ParkKids who love to act have fun, put on a show, and learn from

pros at the acclaimed TheatreWorks Silicon Valley camps for

budding theatre enthusiasts. Spring Break camps for K-6.

Summer Camps for K-12, plus special teen programs.

www.theatreworks.org/learn/youth 650.463.7146

ATHLETICS

City of Mountain View Recreation Mountain ViewCome have a blast with us this summer! We have something

for everyone – Recreation Camps, Specialty Camps, Sports

Camps, Swim Lessons and more! Programs begin June 5th –

register early!

www.mountainview.gov/register 650. 903.6331

ATHLETICS

Hi Five Sports Sacred Heart Schools Summer Camp Atherton

We are the Premier youth sports summer camp. We bring the

fun to camp and with over 25 years of experience we make

sure your child has an experience of a lifetime!!!!

www.hifivesports.com 650.362.4975

Kim Grant Tennis Academy Palo Alto Summer Camps Monterey*

Fun and specialized junior camps for Mini (3-5), Beginner,

Intermediate, Advanced, High Performance and Elite levels.

Weekly programs designed by Kim Grant to improve player

technique, fitness, agility, mental toughness and all around

game. Weekly camps in Palo Alto and sleep away camps at

Meadowbrook Swim and Tennis*.

www.KimGrantTennis.com 650.752.8061

Nike Tennis Camps Stanford UniversityJunior Overnight and Day Camps for boys & girls, ages 9-18

offered throughout June, July and August. Adult Weekend

Clinics (June & Aug). Camps directed by Head Men’s Coach, Paul

Goldstein, Head Women’s Coach, Lele Forood, and Associate

Men’s and Women’s Coaches, Brandon Coupe and Frankie

Brennan. Come join the fun and get better this summer!

www.USSportsCamps.com 1.800.NIKE.CAMP (1.800.645.3226)

Run for Fun Adventure Day Camp Palo Alto Camp High Five Overnight Camp La Honda, PinecrestOur Camp offers the ultimate combination of sports,

adventure and creativity! Coaches bring lots of positive

energy and enthusiasm every day. Each week of day camp

features two to three adventures with all other days held

at Juana Briones Elementary. Adventure highlights include

climbing tower, archery, dodgeball on the beach, kayaking,

Great America and more. Overnight Camp includes

kayaking, horseback riding, archery, campfires, sports,

crafts and more. Ages 6-14. Financial aid available.

www.runforfuncamps.com 650.823.5167

Spartans Sports Camp Mountain ViewSpartans Sports Camp offers multi-sport, week-long sessions

for boys and girls in grades 2-7, sport-specific sessions for

grades 2-9, color guard camp for grades 3-9, and cheerleading

camp for grades pre-K – 8. We also offer a hip hop dance camp

for grades 1-7. Camp dates are June 12 through July 28 at

Mountain View High School. The camp is run by MVHS coaches

and student-athletes and all proceeds benefit the MVHS

Athletic Department. Lunch and extended care are available.

www.SpartansSportsCamp.com 650.479.5906

Stanford Water Polo StanfordAges 7 and up. New to sport or have experience, we have a camp

for you. Half day or fully day option for boys and girls. All the

camps offer fundamental skill work, scrimmages and games.

www.stanfordwaterpolocamps.com 650.725.9016

YMCA Summer Camps Silicon ValleyAt the Y, children and teens of all abilities acquire new skills,

make friends, and feel that they belong. With hundreds of

Summer Day Camps at 30+ locations plus Overnight Camps,

you will find a camp that’s right for your family. Financial

assistance is available.

www.ymcasv.org/summer 408.351.6410

For more information about these camps, see our online

directory of camps at www.paloaltoonline.com/biz/summercamps/

To advertise in this weekly directory, call: 650.326.8210

F i f ti b t th liCamp Connection


By Elena Kadvany and Gennady Sheyner

In a victory for public access to government records, the California Supreme Court

last Thursday unanimously ruled that local officials’ com-munication about public busi-ness on private accounts and devices is subject to the Califor-nia Public Records Act. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit against the City of San Jose, which in 2009 refused to release messages from officials’ personal accounts in response to a citizen’s Public Records Act request, arguing their release was beyond the scope of the law and overly burdensome. Only a document created, sent or other-wise stored on an agency’s public accounts, and retrievable by the agency, should be considered a public record, the city argued. The California Supreme Court offers a straightforward counter-argument: the medium by which officials communicate about public business is irrelevant when disclosure of records are in the public’s interest. The “whole purpose” of the Public Records Act, the court wrote, “is to ensure transpar-ency in government activities. If public officials could evade the law simply by clicking into a different email account, or com-municating through a personal device, sensitive information could routinely evade public scrutiny.”

Using private accounts to evade release and keep com-munications secret would, in effect, the court wrote, “gut the public’s presumptive right of access” guaranteed by the Public Records Act, which was enacted in 1968 and added to the state constitution by voters in 2004. Any writing prepared by a public official or employee that “substantively relates to the conduct of public business,” regardless whether it’s written on a personal or public account, is considered a public record, the ruling states. The March 9 ruling over-turned a 2014 Court of Appeals decision in the city’s favor and against Ted Smith, who under the Public Records Act requested documents related to a major redevelopment in downtown San Jose, including emails and text messages sent or received on private devices by the mayor, two San Jose City Council members and their staffs. A trial court initially ruled in Smith’s favor, a decision the city of San Jose then appealed. Karl Olson, a San Francis-co attorney who represented a group of news media orga-nizations who filed an amicus brief urging the court to rule in Smith’s favor, called the opin-ion a “strong victory for public access.” “It respects the public’s strong right to know what is going on with public business, and it should defeat efforts to evade

public scrutiny by conducting public business on so-called ‘private’ electronic devices,” he wrote in a statement. “As the court said, open access to gov-ernment records is essential to verify that government officials are acting responsibly and held accountable to the public they serve.” In discussing the case in December and making its rul-ing, the court recognized that times — and the ways in which government operates — have changed since the law was enact-ed nearly 50 years ago. “This case concerns how laws, originally designed to cover paper documents, apply to evolving methods of elec-tronic communication,” states the court opinion, authored by Associate Justice Carol Cor-rigan with the concurrence of the other six judges. “In today’s environment, not all employ-ment-related activity occurs dur-ing a conventional workday, or in an employer-maintained workplace.” In arguing in favor of a nar-row interpretation of the Public Records Act, the city of San Jose raised numerous issues, among them intrusion of privacy, the “onerous” burden of retriev-ing emails on private accounts and devices, and its belief that the Act was intended to apply to agencies as a whole and not individuals. The state Supreme Court rejected most of these

interpretations and concerns. Noting the balance between the public disclosure and per-sonal privacy interests, the court made clear that an employee’s email to his or her spouse com-plaining “my coworker is an idi-ot,” for example, would not likely be considered a public record. However, an email to a superior reporting the coworker’s mis-management of a public project could be, the court wrote. A public record “must relate in some substantive way to the con-duct of the public’s business,” the ruling states. “Communications that are primarily personal, con-taining no more than incidental mentions of agency business, generally will not constitute public records.” Compliance with the Public Records Act is not necessarily at odds with the privacy rights of public employees, the court wrote. Personal information or documents that fall under a legal exemption can be redacted before their release. Under the law, agencies already are allowed to withhold records if doing so “clearly outweighs” the public interest in disclosure. The city’s argument that a public agency can only disclose information accessible to the agency as a whole, rather than documents that individual offi-cials or employees have sent or received, is “flawed,” the court wrote. The court also rejected San Jose’s contention that indi-vidual officers or employees

should effectively be excluded from the definition of “local agency.” “A disembodied governmental agency cannot prepare, own, use, or retain any record. Only the human beings who serve in agencies can do these things,” the ruling states. “When employees are conducting agency business, they are working for the agency and on its behalf.” And the city’s argument that communication in an employee’s personal account is beyond their reach and beyond the scope of the Public Records Act request “fails,” the state Supreme Court wrote. The location of com-munications do not negate the agency’s responsibility to dis-close those that are considered public records, the court ruled. The state court also called the Court of Appeals’ argument that public officials conduct official business in the pub-lic’s best interest an “optimistic presumption.” “Indeed, the rationale behind the Act is that it is for the public to make that determination, based on information to which it is entitled under the law. Open access to government records is essential to verify that govern-ment officials are acting respon-sibly and held accountable to the public they serve,” the court wrote. The court ruling, for the most part, affirms the city of Moun-tain View’s established practice for public records. City employ-ees and elected officials are already notified that all of their correspondence about city busi-ness can be publicly disclosed, even if it is on a private device or email account, said City Man-ager Dan Rich in an email. After receiving public-records requests last year from the Voice, the city’s information-tech-nology staff searched through council members’ official city email accounts. The City Clerk’s office then contacted individual council members and asked them to independently search through their own personal email accounts for any valid messages. This policy relies on good faith, and it would not necessar-ily prevent public officials from hiding messages in their private accounts if they were so inclined. Since the court ruling was issued, Rich said his team was considering revising Mountain View’s city policies to reflect the guidelines laid out in the court judgment. V

Mark Noack contributed to this report.

EARLY REG. BEFORE MARCH 11: $40/$45 AFTER

650.289.5400 WWW.AVENIDAS.ORG #AVENIDASTECH2017

SAT., MARCH 25, 8:30AM - 3:30PMMITCHELL PARK COMMUNITY CENTER

3700 MIDDLEFIELD RD., PALO ALTO

CO-SPONSORS

The United States Army Reserve (USAR) has recently completed a Draft EA and FNSI for the use of currently vacant Army Reserve Property in Mountain View, CA. The EA has been prepared as required under the Nation-al Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). The EA has been made available to the pub-lic for review and comment in accordance with 32 CFR 651.36. It can be found online at http://bit.ly/2mno5mH. Hard copies are available at the Mountain View Public Library and MLK Library in San Jose CA. A 30-day public comment period will begin on March 11, 2017, and comments may be submitted to [email protected].

DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT (EA) AND FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FNSI) AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC

REVIEW AND COMMENT

LocalNews

Court: Officials’ private emails considered public recordsRULING SAYS PUBLIC OFFICIALS CANNOT ‘EVADE THE LAW’ BY USING PRIVATE ACCOUNTS


Founding Editor, Kate Wakerly

S TA F F

WHAT’S YOUR VIEW?

All views must include a home address

and contact phone number. Published

letters will also appear on the web site,

www.MountainViewOnline.com, and

occasionally on the Town Square forum.

Town Square forum Post your views on Town Square at

MountainViewOnline.com

Email your views to [email protected]. Indicate if letter is to be published.

Mail to: Editor Mountain View Voice, P.O. Box 405 Mountain View, CA 94042-0405

Call the Viewpoint desk at 223-6528

EDITOR

Andrea Gemmet (223-6537)

EDITORIAL

Associate Editor Renee Batti (223-6528)

Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane (223-6517)

Special Sections Editor Linda Taaffe (223-6511)

Staff Writers Kevin Forestieri (223-6535) Mark Noack (223-6536)

Intern Shauli Bar-On

Photographer Michelle Le (223-6530)

Contributors Dale Bentson, Peter Canavese, Alyssa Merksamer, Ruth Schecter

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

Marketing and Creative Director Shannon Corey (223-6560)

Design and Production Manager Kristin Brown (223-6562)

Designers Linda Atilano, Diane Haas, Rosanna Kuruppu, Paul Llewellyn, Talia Nakhjiri, Doug Young

ADVERTISING

Vice President Sales and Marketing Tom Zahiralis (223-6570)

Advertising Representative V.K. Moudgalya (223-6586)

Real Estate Account Executive Rosemary Lewkowitz (223-6585)

Published every Friday at 450 Cambridge Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294

Email news and photos to: [email protected]

Email letters to: [email protected]

News/Editorial Department (650) 964-6300 fax (650) 964-0294

Display Advertising Sales (650) 964-6300

Classified Advertising Sales (650) 964-6490 • (650) 326-8286 fax (650) 326-0155

Email Classified [email protected]

Email Circulation [email protected]

The Voice is published weekly by Embar-cadero Media Co. and distributed free to residences and businesses in Mountain View. If you are not currently receiving the paper, you may request free delivery by calling 964-6300. Subscriptions for $60 per year, $100 per 2 years are welcome.

©2017 by Embarcadero Media Company. All rights reserved.

Member, Mountain View Chamber of Commerce

CONTINUE SUPPORT FOR COMMON CORE

In these uncertain political times, Californians need to stand by the gains we’ve made for pub-lic education over the past sev-eral years. Despite their repeated threats, the new federal admin-istration will have little power to repeal Common Core, and we are more committed than ever to the standards we have worked so tirelessly to implement statewide. As a Mountain View resident, and mother of three, I believe that the Common Core standards are helping to transform public educa-tion in California by setting a high bar in the classroom to ensure children of all backgrounds and needs receive a quality education. I served as the president of the Los Altos/Mountain View PTA Council — the collection of the elementary and junior high schools in both districts — and was proud to represent the dis-tricts and their fine academic achievements. The Common Core standards have enhanced these successes, and I believe both districts should continue to sup-port these high standards. I hope Mountain View will stand firm and insist upon the best education for students.

Gina WulffWaverly Place

PAY ATTENTION TO ARSONIST IN THE ATTIC An open letter to Sen. Dianne Feinstein regarding Supreme Court nominees:

Dear senator: Imagine you live in a 200-year-old home that has been in your family for generations. You expect

to pass it on to your children and so while under your stewardship, you lovingly care for it. You notice that the dining room needs new draperies. You inspect fabrics and consult with professional decora-tors. Suddenly you smell smoke. Someone has started a fire in the attic! Would you not stop think-ing about the drapes in the dining room and start thinking about the arsonist in the attic? Senator, we are suffocating in smoke. The words “treason” and “president” are spoken in the same sentence. How is it possible for you to think about a Supreme Court nominee when our democ-racy is under fire? This is a national security issue — something on which Demo-crats and Republicans can find common ground. You have been in the Senate a long time. You are highly respect-ed on both sides of the aisle. I urge you to lead a united effort to remove the shroud of suspicion that now darkens the Oval Office. We must know whether or not our president has been compro-mised. We must have a credible investigation. I urge you and your colleagues to abstain from considering any Supreme Court nominee until public trust in the legitimacy of the presidency is reasonably restored.

Mary EnrightMonroe Drive

Local governments out to protect members of the com-

munities they serve, regardless of immigration status

and economic circumstances, don’t have an easy job of it

these days. Rhetoric from the Trump administration alleging

great ills of society resulting from undocumented immigrants

fuels assaults by the ignorant and panic among the vulnerable.

The panic intensified in mid-February when the Department

of Homeland Security issued a set of memos revealing plans to

hire 10,000 more immigration agents and step up detainment

and deportation of immigrants in this country without docu-

ments. The orders give agents “full authority to arrest or appre-

hend an alien whom an immigration officer has probable cause

to believe is in violation of the immigration laws” — an excerpt

as reported by USA Today.

The administration is also threatening to cut federal funding

streams to sanctuary cities, even to California as a whole.

With the growing level of threat to our immigrant commu-

nity, officials of local cities, including Mountain View, and Santa

Clara County are looking for the most effective strategies to pro-

tect families and individuals among us who came to this country

seeking a better life.

Earlier this week, the Santa Clara County Board of Super-

visors took decisive action. After a series of public meetings

held since after the presidential election last fall, during which

supervisors made clear their concerns and determination to put

some degree of protections into place, Supervisor Joe Simitian

said: “I’m getting a little bit itchy about when we’re going to

start doing more and talking less. We started work ahead of the

curve, but ... we’ve got people who need help right now, and they

need it pretty seriously.”

On a unanimous vote, the board approved a $3.5 million pro-

gram that will offer legal assistance to local immigrants facing

deportation proceedings; the program has an educational com-

ponent to inform immigrants of their rights as they face possible

encounters with federal agents and bounty hunters who can

appear in the dead of night.

One sticking point as the supervisors hashed out the program’s

details was the question of whether immigrants with records of

violent or serious crimes should be eligible for legal help from the

county. In the end, they compromised, banning the use of the

public funds to support those convicted of a violent felony who

have finished their sentence within the last five years.

This was a courageous and compassionate move on the part of

the board. There is little tolerance for those in our community

who commit crimes, but when the offender is also an undocu-

mented immigrant, emotions run high and sometimes reason

vanishes from the picture. But due process of law should be con-

sidered a sacred element of our legal system. Because immigrants

facing deportation aren’t entitled to representation by a public

defender if they can’t afford a private attorney, providing a fund

to pay attorney’s fees to help those who might be eligible for asy-

lum or permission to remain here was the right thing to do. V

Talking less, doing more to help county immigrants

EDITORIAL

YOUR LETTERS

GUEST OPINIONS

E D I T O R I A LT H E O P I N I O N O F T H E V O I C E

L E T T E R SV O I C E S F R O M T H E C O M M U N I T Y

View

point

What’s on your mind?Tell us your thoughts on mat-

ters of interest to the community by sending your letters to [email protected]. Or snail-mail them to: Mountain View Voice, P.O Box 405, Mountain View, CA 94042.


6 5 0 . 6 9 0 . 2 8 5 8 | i n f o @ d e l e o n r e a l t y . c o m | w w w. d e l e o n r e a l t y . c o m | C a l B R E # 0 1 9 0 3 2 2 4

Illustrious Spaces with Upgraded Amenities

Located in tranquil Sharon Heights, this illustrious suburban home of 4

bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms occupies over 2,300 sq. ft. (per county)

on a generous property of approximately 10,000 sq. ft. (per county).

The flexible open floorplan floods with abundant light from extensive

picture windows. Easy backyard access encourages guests to spill

out into the private backyard which hosts several patios with room

for seating, blossoming fruit trees, and incredible mountain

views. Enjoy a quick drive to Las Lomitas Elementary (API

943) and Menlo-Atherton High, and easily stroll to beautiful

Sharon Park and La Entrada Middle (API 963) (buyer to verify

eligibility).

1065 Deanna Drive, Menlo ParkOffered at $2,498,000

www.1065Deanna.com

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

® OPEN HOUSESaturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm

Complimentary Lunch & Lattes



Elegant, Convenient Luxury Design

Gorgeous rooms sporting fine details characterize this enchanting 4

bedroom, 4 bath luxury home of over 2,600 sq. ft. (per county) on a

lot of over 7,500 sq. ft. (per county). The elegant interior touts art

niches, stately ceiling treatments, and plantation shutters, while the

large combined living areas allow endless flexibility. Also included

are a gourmet kitchen, a heavenly master suite, and a leafy,

pristine backyard. Stroll to Midtown Shopping Center and both

Hoover and Henry W. Seale Parks from this enticing location,

and quickly reach top-performing schools like El Carmelo

Elementary (API 944), JLS Middle (API 943), and Palo Alto

High (API 905) (buyer to verify eligibility).

764 Sutter Avenue, Palo AltoOffered at $3,488,000

www.764Sutter.com

For video tour & more photos, please visit:

® OPEN HOUSESaturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm

Complimentary Lunch & Lattes


A Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate

DAVID TROYER CalBRE# 01234450

650.440.5076 | [email protected] | DAVIDTROYER.COM

TOWNHOME CLOSE TO PALO ALTO & LOS ALTOS

EXTENDED HOURS: FRIDAY, 9:30AM – 5:00PM SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:00 – 5:00PM

2 BEDS TWO-LEVEL TOWNHOME DESIRABLE ADOBE CREEK LIGHT & BRIGHT UPDATED KITCHEN

NEW STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES PRIVATE FRONT PATIO POOL GREAT LOCATION TOP-RATED LOS ALTOS SCHOOLS

278MONROE17.COM $798,000

Your home is where our heart is

TROYERGROUP

THE

278 Monroe Drive #17MOUNTAIN VIEW


R E S TA U R A N T R E V I E W

MOUNTAIN VIEWVOICERESTAURANT REVIEW

MOVIE REVIEWS

BEST BETS FOR ENTERTAINMENT

REDWOOD GRILL FITS THE BILL IN BUSY WOODSIDE PLAZA

By Dale F. Bentson

Neighborhood haunt

Renee Barton grew up in Redwood City’s Wood-side Plaza neighborhood and knows what it needs

and what it lacks: a family-friendly restaurant serving high-quality comfort food at reasonable prices.

Open since last July in Wood-side Plaza Shopping Center, Barton’s Redwood Grill, with its California comfort food menu, is always busy.

The space the restaurant now occupies sat empty for two years prior.

“While it had been a restau-rant, everything was outdated and nothing up to code,” Bar-ton said. “It needed a complete makeover.”

The space now accommo-dates 80 diners — 56 in the dining area and 24 in a sepa-rate bar area. With sky-high ceilings and dangling pendant lights, the décor has a utilitar-ian-industrial feel, simple and sturdy, yet comfortable enough for a social gathering. The walls are décorated with photo blowups of midcentury Cali-fornia, courtesy of Redwood City’s public library.

Barton left a tech startup to fuel her interest in opening a restaurant. With no previous experience, she’s learning on the fly.

“I just took the leap and jumped right in,” she said.

Barton found an excellent chef in Mario Ochoa and together they collaborated on the menu. While tinkering with potential dishes to serve, Barton and Ochoa conjured a grilled avocado stuffed with shrimp. While the finished dish was resting on a table, Barton said her 13-year-old “mischievous” dog Lucy snuck in and devoured the avocado.

Hence, Lucy’s grilled avoca-do ($13), stuffed with a creamy shrimp salad and served with house-made chips, wouldn’t disappoint man nor beast. The

generous portion was plenty for two.

Devilish eggs (four for $7), topped with candied bacon, were both velvety and sweet, and yes, I could have eaten four more.

Smooth and satisfying, the homemade tomato bisque soup ($4 cup, $7 bowl) was fresh as a sunny summer day, filled with joy and brightness.

Beware, the honey Sriracha wings ($11) were so hot I had to check the linen after wiping my mouth to see if it was sauce or blood. I like hot — to a point. These wings weren’t for ama-teurs. I couldn’t eat them all, as my taste buds were temporar-ily singed. There was a milder barbecue sauce option.

St. Louis baby back ribs ($18) with a special house dry rub and side of barbecue sauce came with choice of two side dishes. For the price, it was a great deal. The ribs were fall-off-the-bone tender, juicy, meaty and worth digging into. The sides I chose — grilled vegetables and wild and white rice — were the perfect compliment.

The half-dozen fat, mari-nated grilled shrimp ($20) teased the taste buds in their bath of garlic, butter and herbs. The shrimp were cooked just through, juicy, fragrant and mouthwatering.

The grilled salmon ($20) though, was dry and over-cooked, and the citrus beurre blanc sauce atop added an unnecessary touch of sweetness that threw the dish further off-track. I ordered the excellent mashed potatoes for one side and the crispy Brussels sprouts for the other. I wish the waiter would have warned me off the sprouts because they were tossed with truffle oil and sea salt. The earthy truffle oil col-lided with the citrus beurre blanc.

VERONIA WEBER

Redwood Grill’s St. Louis baby back ribs are prepared with a dry rub and served with a side of barbecue sauce, crispy Brussels sprouts and whipped potatoes.

VERONIA WEBER

Michael Sarrail, the manager of Redwood Grill in Redwood City, stands behind the bar on March 13. See REDWOOD GRILL, page 20


Weekend

Mountain View • 615 W. El Camino Real • (650) 967-0851

THE VO

ICE

MOUNTAIN 2016VIEW

Best of

Open 7 days Lunch & Dinner 11am-9pm; Fri ’til 10pm

Breakfast on Weekends 8am-2pmMountain View • 615

Happy Hour 4pm-9pm Sun-Thurs

• Kids 12 & under - buy 1 get 1 free**item from kids menu of equal or lesser value

Clarkes.com

70 th

yearANNIVERSARY!

sser value NOW HIRING

applications @clarkes.com and Restaurant

The grilled cheese ($13) with manchego, cheddar and Gruyere cheeses, served with caramelized onion and a creamy mustard horseradish spread, was warmly satisfying. The sweet potato fries added to the luster.

The chicken sandwich ($14) featured a f lattened, golden crispy chicken breast topped with havarti cheese, tomato and lettuce on large wedges of

ciabatta. It was a huge sandwich, crunchy and crusty.

For dessert, the bread pud-ding ($8) with creamy, sugar-soaked, baked bread, finished with a sweet rum glaze, tasted as ambrosial as it looked.

S’mores ($6) came as toasted marshmallow cream layered over chocolate fudge with a side of graham crackers. Build to your own specs. But there was too much marshmallow and the fudge was difficult to coax from the bottom of the jar in which it was served.

REDWOOD GRILL Continued from page 19

VERONIA WEBER

Lucy’s grilled avocados are stuffed with shrimp salad and served with tortilla chips.

VERONIA WEBER

The honey Sriracha wings pack a powerful heat.


Weekend

D I N I N G N O T E S

Redwood Grill Woodside Plaza

Shopping Center, 356 Woodside Road,

Redwood City 650-363-9343

rwgrill.com

Hours: Monday – Thursday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.;

Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.;

Sunday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

shopping center lotfull bar3-5 p.m. daily$10moderatevery good

ReservationsCredit cards

ChildrenTakeout

Outdoor diningParking

AlcoholHappy hour

CorkageNoise levelBathroom

cleanliness

VERONIA WEBER

Redwood Grill’s dining room offers a spare, yet comfortable, atmosphere.VERONIA WEBER

Bread pudding is topped with a sweet rum glaze.

There was only one service snafu. During one meal, I hadn’t finished with my first course when the entrée was delivered. Instead of taking it back to the kitchen, the server wedged it on the table and walked off quickly. Getting the bill promptly was a problem several times. The wait-ers were efficient until the end, then seemed to disappear.

Specialty cocktails, brunch, happy hour and a kid’s menu complete this popular neighbor-hood eatery. Like any savvy res-taurateur, Barton is still learn-ing, but what she’s accomplished so far is impressive. She knows her neighborhood. V

Spring Clean & Save Animals!Fast & Easy • Tax Deductible

Your vehicle donation helps us find loving homes for homeless pets.Get started today! 408-262-2133 x123 | hssv.org/auto


Weekend

M O V I E R E V I E W S

M O V I E O P E N I N G S

Beauty and the Beast (PG) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Before I Fall (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

The Belko Experiment (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Bolshoi Ballet: A Contemporary Evening (PG) Century 20: Sunday

Get Out (R) 1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Hidden Figures (PG) 1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Kong: Skull Island (PG-13) 1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

La La Land (PG-13) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

The Last Word (R) Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

The Lego Batman Movie (PG) 1/2 Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Lion (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.

The Little Kidnappers (1953) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 7:30 p.m., Friday

Logan (R) Century 16: Fri. - Sun. Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Lost (Tears for Simon) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:50 & 9:15 p.m., Friday

Moonlight (R) Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

Nine Lives: Cats in Istanbul (KEDI) (Not Rated) Aquarius Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

Ninotchka (1939) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 3:40 & 7:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday

Personal Shopper (R) Guild Theatre: Fri. - Sun.

The Sense of Ending (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun. Palo Alto Square: Fri. - Sun.

The Shack (PG-13) Century 20: Fri. - Sun.

The Shop Around the Corner (1940) (Not Rated) Stanford Theatre: 5:40 & 9:30 p.m., Saturday & Sunday

Skip itSome redeeming qualities

A good betOutstanding

For show times, plot synopses, trailers and more movie info, visit www.mv-voice.com and click on movies.

N O W S H O W I N G

Aquarius: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 327-3241) tinyurl.com/Aquariuspa

Century Cinema 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View tinyurl.com/Century16

Century 20 Downtown: 825 Middlefield Rd, Redwood City tinyurl.com/Century20

CineArts at Palo Alto Square: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (For information: 493-0128) tinyurl.com/Pasquare

Guild: 949 El Camino Real, Menlo Park (For recorded listings: 266-9260) tinyurl.com/Guildmp

Stanford Theatre: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (For recorded listings: 324-3700) Stanfordtheatre.org

Live-fraction‘BEAUTY’ NOT AS ANIMATED AS IT USED TO BE

(Century 16 & 20)

COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY MOTION PICTURES

Emma Watson and Dan Stevens in “Beauty and the Beast.”

Few properties have a greater market penetration than an animated Disney musical, so it’s been no great surprise to see the Mouse House capitalize on the possibilities of exploiting such material, with direct-to-video

sequels, then Broadway musicals and now live-action animated remakes (live action combined with animation). The 1991 clas-sic “Beauty and the Beast” — the first animated film to receive a Best Picture nomination at the

Oscars — now gets the live-action treatment, but where last year’s “The Jungle Book” felt fresh and vibrant in live action, “Beauty and the Beast” proves dispiriting.

Director Bill Condon (“Dreamgirls,” “Mr. Holmes”) only manages to breathe life into the material when he diverges from the original film, as in the sumptuous bookends set in the pre- and post-curse castle of the French prince of swell hair (Dan Stevens). There, Madame de Garderobe (Broadway goddess Audra McDonald) sings a new number as the screen fills with gloriously costumed waltzers.

Once the prince is cursed to live as a beast, his castle enchanted, and his attendants turned into furniture, not much changes about “Beauty and the Beast,” except our enjoyment of it. At first, it appears the material may play in live-action: “Belle,” the number that introduces the story’s winningly bookish hero-ine (Emma Watson) kicks off the story proper with a bit of musical charm and a handsome village square populated with a diverse chorus.

The always welcome Kevin Kline shows up as Belle’s father, then Luke Evans as dastardly narcissist Gaston (both solid singers), and the injection of character actor vigor stokes hope that this was all a pretty good idea after all. But then we arrive at the cursed palace, domain of a CGI beast (who obviously hails from the Uncanny Valley) and his collection of photo-real furniture: candelabra Lumière (Ewan McGregor), clock Cog-sworth (Ian McKellen), teapot Mrs. Potts (Emma Thompson), et al. And all at once it hits us: nope.

The story’s intact, Howard

Ashman and Alan Menken’s songs remain (with four nice-enough but narratively unneces-sary new songs by Menken and Tim Rice), and there’s still plenty to look at it. But the tone is all wrong: the warmth is gone, and Condon’s version of the spectacle feels cluttered, claustrophobic, and hurried in ways the origi-nal doesn’t. The kaleidoscopic “Be Our Guest” isn’t delightful anymore; it’s anxiety-inducing at best, and numbing at worst. Most of the sight gags, like moths flying out of the ward-robe’s “drawers,” just don’t land as well in the live-action idiom.

Had Condon simply put Ste-vens in makeup and a suit, that would have gone a considerable way to solving this remake’s problems. But the fact of the

matter is that, pound for pound, scene for scene, there’s not a sequence here that the original film doesn’t execute better in the clean lines of hand-drawn animation and the crisp vocals of the original cast.

So why should anyone see the remake? Beyond curiosity, I can’t think of many compelling rea-sons. Perhaps that’s why Condon started a buzz about Disney’s “first exclusively gay moment,” a nice touch (and, as it should be, no big deal), but not a good enough reason to spend a week’s salary to take your family to an inferior version of a classic you probably have on hand at home.

Rated PG for some action violence, peril and frightening images. Two hours, 9 minutes.

— Peter Canavese

“KONG: SKULL ISLAND” 1/2

Warner Brothers and Legendary Entertainment are throwing more “A” money at more”B” material with “Kong: Skull Island,” the second installment of a burgeoning “MonsterVerse” inititated in 2014’s “Godzilla” reboot. The watchwords, then, are “dumb fun,” and on that level, “Kong: Skull Island” must be said to deliver. Oscar winner Brie Larson stars opposite Tom Hiddleston, with support from Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, and an ensemble populated with some familiar character actors. The only problem with casting heavyweight talent: We expect more than an inherently flimsy B-movie scenario is likely to deliver in terms of characterization and dialogue. Bound to explore the remote Skull Island, they lobby for a military escort of men just released from Vietnam War duty (led by Jackson). Upon arrival, and a very hairy meeting with giant ape Kong, the mission immediately becomes one of exfiltration (a.k.a. “get the

hell out of here”). “Kong: Skull Island” is all very silly. Rated PG-13 for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language. Two hours. — P.C.

“LOGAN”“Logan” marks the third and final solo film for the long-running Marvel Comics character introduced to screen audiences in the 2000 film “X-Men.” Director James Mangold (who helmed previous installment “The Wolverine”) returns, bringing with him a Western sensibility. Screenwriters Scott Frank, Mangold and Michael Green take very loose inspiration from a comic book run known as “Old Man Logan,” but only a few plot points carry over: a futuristic setting (in this case, 2029) that ages our hero, his mentor Professor Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart) and fellow mutant Caliban (Stephen Merchant), and the notions of Logan having a child and a cross-country road trip to undertake. “Logan” becomes an unconventional-family drama with three generations of mutants forced onto a road trip, although “Little Miss Sunshine” this ain’t. Rated R for violence, bloody images and language including sexual references. One hour, 43 minutes. — P.C.

“GET OUT”The new horror picture “Get Out” is advertised as being “From the mind of Jordan Peele,” and a beautiful mind it is. Peele made his name in the sketch comedy show “Key and Peele.” Now Peele makes a bold turn to horror, writing and directing what he calls a “social thriller.” The result is an imaginative, classically styled paranoid thriller speaking directly to an African-American audience (and indirectly to a white audience) while remaining playfully accessible to everyone else. After five months of dating, it’s time for young African-American photographer Chris Washington (a pitch-perfect Daniel Kaluuya) to meet the parents of his white girlfriend Rose Armitage (Allison Williams). The early movements of “Get Out” play the tension and comedy of coded racial language to the hilt, and were it “only” a comedy of mixed-race dating, “Get Out” would already be winning in the wittiness of its satire. Obviously, the film goes further: there’s something sinister going on in Evergreen Hallow. Despite its terrible implications, his film is entertaining as all “Get Out.” Rated R for violence, bloody images, and language including sexual references. One hour, 43 minutes. — P.C.


H I G H L I G H T

‘SIDE SHOW’Based on a true story, “Side Show” follows the legendary Hilton twins, Daisy and Violet, as they rise from conjoined side-show attractions to Hollywood

celebrities — all the while searching for love and acceptance amidst the spectacle of fame and scrutiny under the spotlight. March 4, 10, 11 and 17, 8 p.m. $16.

The Lohman Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

M O U N TA I N V I E W VOICE

a guide to the spiritual community

Inspirations

MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTRAL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCHSabbath School: 9:30 a.m.

Saturday Services: Worship 10:45 a.m.Wednesday Study Groups: 10-11 a.m.

Pastor Kenny Fraser, B.A.M. DIV1425 Springer Rd., Mtn. View - Office Hrs. M-F 9am-1pm

www.mtviewda.adventistfaith.org Phone: 650-967-2189

To include your Church in

InspirationsPlease call Blanca Yoc

at 650-223-6596or email

[email protected]

THEATER ‘A View From the Bridge’ by Arthur Miller Pear Theatre presents Arthur Miller’s classic, “A View from the Bridge.” Set in 1950s New York, the play follows Eddie and his obsession with his wife’s niece Catherine. Before it is over, the entire immigrant neighborhood will be hurt in ways they could not have predicted. March 10-April 2, times vary. $10-$35. The Pear Theatre, 1110 La Avenida, Mountain View. thepear.org‘Beauty and the Beast’ “Beauty and the Beast,” the internationally beloved, classic musical fairy-tale, hits the boards at Paly’s new Performing Arts Center stage. The whole family is invited to be swept away by the story of Belle and the Beast. March 17-19 and 23-26, times vary. Students/seniors, $10; Adults, $15. Palo Alto High School, 50 Embarcadero Road, Palo Alto. palytheatre.com/‘Calligraphy’ Two cultures, two continents and two estranged sisters exist unharmoniously in “Calligraphy”. It’s up to two cousins to bridge the gap between them and their worlds in this international comic drama, which shifts between past and present Los Angeles and Tokyo. March 8-19, times vary. $35-$59. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Theater: ‘Love Sick’ In ancient Jerusalem, a young wife in a passionless marriage discovers she has an unseen admirer. Intrigued, she enters into a mysterious and fervent love affair, finding herself on a dizzying journey of awakening. “Love Sick” is a new musical inspired by the Hebrew text, “Song of Songs.” March 17-19, 8-10 p.m. $28-$59. Mountain View Center for Performing Arts, 500 Castro St., Mountain View. openspacetrust.org/wsls-mark-bittman/

CONCERTS Americans in Paris New Century Chamber Orchestra continues its 25th Anniversary Season celebrations with the return of Chanticleer. Chanticleer will present “Americans in Paris” featuring a program of works that includes a suite from Gershwin’s “An American in Paris,”” selections from Stravinsky’s “Apollon Musagete” and a variety of works by French composers including Ravel, Saint-Saens, Faure and Satie. March 17, 8 p.m. $29-$61. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. ncco.org

MUSIC Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn All are invited to the eagerly-awaited union of two banjo legends, Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn. Theirs is a one-of-a-kind pairing, with one-of-a-kind possibilities. Fleck and Washburn have collaborated in the past, most visibly in their Sparrow Quartet with Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee. March 23, 8-9:30 p.m. $70, Premium; $60, General; $55, Members and J-Pass holders. Oshman Family JCC, 3921 Fabian Way, Palo Alto. paloaltojcc.org/belafleckJohn Reischman & the Jaybirds John Reischman & the Jaybirds move between re-inventions of traditional old-time tunes, deconstructions from the bluegrass repertoire, and original instrumentals. Everyone in the band sings, writes and has solo releases, yet their collaboration is what makes them special. They’ve received two Juno nominations and two Canadian Folk Music Award nominations. March 18, 7:30 p.m. $15-$25. Mountain View Masonic Lodge, 890 Church St., Mountain View. rba.org/Salisbury Cathedral Choir Concert Stanford welcomes the men, girls and boys of Salisbury Cathedral choir for this concert in Stanford Memorial Church, when their repertoire will include Allegri’s “Miserere” (a piece composed for the Sistine chapel) and some of Bach’s notable choral works. March 17, 7:30-9 p.m. $12-$23. Memorial Church, 450 Sera Mall, Stanford. events.stanford.edu/events/‘Spaghetti and Strings’ Dinner Concert The Mountain View High School (MVHS) Instrumental Music Parents Association will host the third annual 2017 “Spaghetti and Strings” Dinner Concert. The event is an opportunity for

guests to hear new music, meet other families and enjoy a fun night out while taking a break from kitchen duty. All proceeds will benefit the MVHS Music Department. March 22, 6-8:30 p.m. $20, adults; $15, students-kids; $10, concert only. Mountain View High School, Small Gym, 3535 Truman Ave., Mountain View. bit.ly/strings2017St. Patrick’s Day at O’Malley’s O’Malley’s celebrates St. Patrick’s Day with live music from three bands. Music starts at 9 p.m. with Get Married, followed by Exit 11 and Sweet HayaH. There is no cover charge, and attendants should be over 21 years of age. This event is presented by Ritual San Jose. March 17, 8 p.m.-1 a.m. Free. O’Malley’s, 2135 Old Middlefield Way, Mountain View.

FESTIVALS & FAIRS Craft Sale This Craft Sale will benefit retired individuals, children and first graders. Shoppers can purchase hats and scarves in their team’s colors, brighten their kitchen with spring colors on fresh towels, and find baby blankets, hats and booties. Items are handmade by Rebekah’s Lodge. March 24-26, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. Rebekah’s Mountain View Lodge, 206 Castro, 206 Castro St., Mountain View. Leader-in-Training Information Night During this event, attendants will learn about the Leader-in-Training (LIT) program for 13- to 17-year-olds. All interested LIT’s and parents and guardians are welcome to attend the info night. March 21, 6:30-7 p.m. Free. The View Teen Center, 263 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/lit

TALKS & LECTURES Changing the World Using Social Media This talk will explore how social media is changing the way people communicate, the way people are perceived and the way people understand life. This will be a dialogue with Emily Newman, the communications coordinator of the American Ethical Union and communications and development assistant of The Humanist Institute. March 18, 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Neutra House, 181 Hillview Ave., Los Altos. Meet Silicon Valley Reads author Adam Benforado This year’s theme for Silicon Valley Reads is “Justice for All?” One of the featured authors, Adam Benforado, will share his book “Unfair: The New Science of Criminal Injustice.” March 21, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/librarycalendarNative Plant All-Stars: A California Native Plant Society talk Master Gardener Rebecca Schoenenberger will discuss the care of “All-Star” native plants identified by University of California, Davis Arboretum as tough, easy to grow and reliable. They require little water, have few problems with pests and diseases and have outstanding qualities in the garden. March 22, 7 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Talk: Succulents, a California Native Plant Society Stephen McCabe, Emeritus Director of Research at the University of California, Santa Cruz Arboretum, will discuss succulents and how to grow them in the home garden. March 17, 7:30-9 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Understanding Local Government This presentation will explore understanding local government and will be presented by the Los Altos-Mountain View Area League of Women Voters. This session will cover how decisions are made in Mountain View as well as discuss how one can have a voice in City policies. March 22, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/librarycalendarWounded Warrior, Wounded Wife Out of the 16.9 million caregivers in the United States, 5.6 million are caring for wounded veterans. Most of them are women. Barbara McNally, author and founder of the Barbara McNally Foundation, will share true stories from the voices of women at SPA Day (Support,

Purpose, Appreciation), a nationwide event created by the foundation for military wives and caregivers to restore, rejuvenate and create fellowship with women facing similar challenges. March 22, 7:30 p.m. $10. East West Book Store, 324 Castro St., Mountain View. eastwest.com/events_2017_March

FUNDRAISERS Fundraiser for Prerna2Inspire In celebration of Women’s History Month Books Inc. in Mountain View is hosting a shopping night to benefit non-profit Prerna2Inspire, a non-profit organization focused on the humanitarian efforts of enabling refugee families from conflict countries across the globe the opportunity to lead a sustainable life on arrival in the U.S. Stop by for book recommendations from our knowledgable staff and help support a great cause at the same time. March 23, 6-9 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. booksinc.net/event/Object: Art Art in Action’s annual benefit features an evening of cocktails, food and auctions. Proceeds support the movement to make sure all kids have art. March 23, 6-9 p.m. $125. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. artinact.ejoinme.org/MyEvents/OBJECTART2017

FAMILY Comedy Magic Show Award-winning Bay Area magician Phil Ackerly combines magic tricks with comedy chops. Ackerly’s family-friendly show features amazing feats and campy comedy for a performance that’s equal parts laughs and gasps. March 19, 7:30 p.m. $7.50-$12.50. Morocco’s, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. Very Hungry Caterpillar Storytime Auntie Dori leads a storytime celebration of Eric Carle’s classic book, “The Very Hungry Caterpillar.” Themed activities and snacks will be a part of the fun. The event is for kids ages 2 and up. March 22, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. booksinc.net/event/

MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS Off the Grid: Mountain View @ The Computer History Museum Off the Grid: Mountain View @ Computer History Museum returns in partnership with Computer History Museum. There will be 10 food trucks, live music and additional amenities. This is a kid-friendly event. Fridays, ongoing, 5-9 p.m. Free. Computer History Museum, 1401 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View. Raggedy Ann and Andy at the Museum The Los Altos History Museum welcomes Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy to the Smith Gallery. The exhibit tells the history of Raggedy Ann and Raggedy Andy, showcasing over 60 dolls. Thursdays-Sundays, ongoing, noon-4 p.m. Free. Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. losaltoshistory.org/Reflections on Water * ‘Reflections on Water,’ an exhibition of paintings by Katherine K. Allen will be on display at the Los Altos Hills Town Hall March 15 - September 2017. An artist reception will be held on Sunday, March 19, 2 p.m.--5 p.m. at the Town Hall. Beginning at 3 p.m. the artist will conduct a “walk-and-talk tour” of the exhibition. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Los Altos Hills Town Hall, 26379 Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills. losaltoshills.ca.gov

DANCE Dance: Black Grace An inspiring weave of South Pacific traditions and modern dance, Black Grace, founded 20 years ago by Neil Ieremia moves with an athleticism and rhythmic intensity that brings worldwide audiences to their feet. With an international array of risk-taking dancers from Maori, Samoan and New Zealand cultures, the much-honored Black Grace is rich in storytelling expressed with raw finesse, beauty and power. March 19, 2:30-4:30 p.m. Stanford Live, 327 Lasuen St., Bing Concert Hall, Stanford.

COMEDY Phil Ackerly’s Comedy Magic Show with Matt Helm as Dean Martin Phil Ackerly conjures up the sleight-of-hand magic and amazing illusions with audience participation. Joining Phil is Matt Helm as Dean Martin. Savor again Dean’s smooth sounds, rich ballads and swingin’ feel-good hits of the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s. March 19, 6-9 p.m. $25, General admission; $15, Military and children. Morocco’s Restaurant, 873 Castro St., Mountain View. ackerly-entertainment.com/upcoming-events

FOOD & DRINK A Taste of California Native Foods The Los Altos History Museum will offer a special program “A Taste Native American Foods” in cooperation with Epicurean Group and Slow Food South Bay. Visitors may taste native foods and enjoy presentations from speakers discussing Native Foods and Culture. March 18, 2-5 p.m. Free. Los Altos History Museum, 51 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. losaltoshistory.org/events/Mountain View Tennis Club Spring General Meeting The Mountain View Tennis Club will hold its Spring General Meeting with guest speaker Joel Drucker. Those who wish to renew or join the club can do so at the door. The club will also collect donations of non-perishable food. RSVP by March 17 at [email protected]. March 22, 6-9 p.m. Free, members; $25, non-members. Mountain View Senior Center Banquet Room, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View. mvtc.net

LESSONS & CLASSES Adult School Spring Classes Registration Registration is now open for Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School Spring classes. The Spring session runs from March 20 to June 2. Visit mvlaae.net or call 650-940-1333 for more information. March 7-24, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Class registration fees vary. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School, 333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. mvlaae.net/Health Care Programs Orientation The Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School will hold a workshop for those interested in health care careers, providing information on the Certified Nursing Assistant and Medical Assistant paths

and the programs offered by the school. Online registration is requested. March 17, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School, 333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. mvlaae.net/Keep Calm and Color! Adults are invited to join for an afternoon of coloring to pleasing music in the Los Altos Library Orchard Room. Colored pencils, designs, music and refreshments will be provided. March 13, 2-3:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 South San Antonio Road, Los Altos. Personal Technology Tutors During this time, attendants will receive free, personalized assistance from tech savvy LinkAges volunteers. Those interested are asked to sign up and reserve their one-hour appointment. Reservations will be given priority. Attendants should bring their charged device. WiFi and laptops will be available. March 21, 4-6 p.m. Free. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/librarycalendarReach Your Goals Step by StepAttendants to this event will learn how to set goals for eating more fruits and vegetables and discover easy ways to incorporate physical activity throughout the day. March 23, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View.

HEALTH & WELLNESS Heartfulness Meditation Participants will learn relaxation and meditation techniques with Heartfulness Certified Instructor Radhalakshmi Ramakrishnan. Visit en-us.heartfulness.org/ for more information. March 20, 27 and April 3, 10-11 a.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. sccl.org/losaltosReducing Stress Through MeditationThe scientific community has recently been exploring the use of meditation as a healing modality. Mark Young will discuss the extraordinary effect of meditation to reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration and enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium. He will also present a simple, yet powerful meditation technique that can enrich one’s life personally, professionally and spiritually. March 19, 1:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.


Marketplace fogster.comTHE PENINSULA’S

FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITECombining the reach of the Web with

print ads reaching over 150,000 readers!

BulletinBoard

115 AnnouncementsPREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION? Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support afterwards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 1-877-879-4709 (Cal-SCAN)

PREGNANT? CONSIDERING ADOPTION Call us first. Living expenses, housing, medical, and continued support after-wards. Choose adoptive family of your choice. Call 24/7. 877-362-2401

Advanced Degrees Singles Party

FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY

HUGE USED BOOK/CD/DVD SALE

Play- Twilight: Los Angeles,1992

US Health Multicultural Event You’re invited to a free educational session to learn more about the healthcare system in the United States! March 22, 2017, 2:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. El Camino Hospital, Mountain View, ground floor, main hospital confer-ence center Talks will focus on how to access care, how to pay for care, qualifications of healthcare and allied staff, interaction between Western and traditional medicine, and tips on how to best navigate the healthcare system. The talks will be presented in five differ-ent languages — Chinese, Russian, Hindi, Spanish and English. Resource tables: Jewish Community Center, Chinese Health Initiative, South Asian Heart Center, Health Library & Resource Center. This is a FREE event. Refreshments will be provided. For registration, go to www.elcami-nohospital.org/multicultural You may also register by calling 800-216-5556 Walk-ins are welcome!

Violin Recital Henry Allison

133 Music Lessons

Christina Conti Piano Private piano lessons for all levels, all ages. In your home or mine. Bachelor of Music, 20+ years exp. 650/493-6950

Hope Street Music Studios Now on Old Middefield Way, MV. Most instruments, voice. All ages and levels 650-961-2192 www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com

Paul Price Music Lessons In your home. Piano, violin, viola, theory, history. Customized. BA music, choral accompanist, arranger, early pop and jazz. 800/647-0305

135 Group ActivitiesWorld’s ONLY Consulting Detectiv

145 Non-Profits NeedsDONATE BOOKS/HELP PA LIBRARY

150 VolunteersASSIST IN FRIENDS BOOKSTORE

ASST SECTION MGRS FOR FOPAL

FRIENDS OF THE PALO ALTO LIBRARY

JOIN OUR ONLINE STOREFRONT TEAM

For Sale201 Autos/Trucks/PartsEVERY BUSINESS has a story to tell! Get your message out with California’s PRMedia Release – the only Press Release Service operated by the press to get press! For more info contact Cecelia @ 916-288-6011 or http://prmediarelease.com/california (Cal-SCAN)

ford 1995 bronco 1995 Ford Bronco Only 29k Actual Miles, super luxurious interior, Runs like new, 4X4, Automatic, $2500. Call:858-264-6373

Jeep 1999 Wrangler Sahara 4x4 Runs And Drives Great! Automatic, Hard Top Convertible, AC, 114.000 miles Call:415-340-2823

202 Vehicles WantedDID YOU KNOW 7 IN 10 Americans or 158 million U.S. Adults read content from newspaper media each week? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email [email protected] (Cal-SCAN)

DONATE YOUR CAR, TRUCK OR BOAT To Heritage for the Blind.Free 3 Day Vacation, Tax Deductible, Free Towing, All Paperwork Taken Care of. Call 800-731-5042 (Cal-SCAN)

GET CASH FOR CARS/TRUCKS!!! All Makes/Models 2000-2016! Top $$$ Paid! Any Condition! Used or wrecked. Running or Not. Free Towing! Call For Offer: 1-888-417-9150. (Cal-SCAN)

Got an older car, boat or RV? Do the humane thing. Donate it to the Humane Society. Call 1-800-743-1482 (Cal-SCAN)

Old Porsche 356/911/912 for restoration by hobbyist 1948-1973 Only. Any condition, top $ paid! PLEASE LEAVE MESSAGE (707) 965-9546 (Cal-SCAN)

210 Garage/Estate SalesAtherton, 33 Irving Avenue, March 18

PA: City Wide Garage Sale Saturday, June 3, 8-2 Helping the environment and making money has never been so easy. Reusing - whether you donate, buy, or sell - is one of the best ways to reduce waste and keep usable stuff out of the landfill. Join us for the Palo Alto Citywide Yard Sale on Saturday, June 3. Last day to sign up to host a yard sale is May 5. Details will be posted on www.PaloAltoOnline.com/yard-sale/ The map and listings will be uploaded to this page and be printed in the June 2 Palo Alto Weekly.

215 Collectibles & AntiquesDisneyland Wall Map 50th Anniv. - $65.00

245 MiscellaneousDISH TV - BEST DEAL EVER! Only $39.99/mo. Plus $14.99/mo. Internet (where avail.) FREE Streaming. FREE Install (up to 6 rooms.) FREE HD-DVR. Call 1-800-357-0810 (Cal-SCAN)

HOME BREAK-INS take less than 60 SECONDS. Don’t wait! Protect your Family, your home, your assets NOW for as little as 70¢ a day! Call 855-404-7601 (Cal-SCAN)

KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy Harris Bed Bug Killers/KIT Complete Treatment System. Available: Hardware Stores and Home Centers. (Cal-SCAN)

KILL ROACHES-GUARANTEED! Buy Harris Roach Tablets or Spray. Odorless, Long Lasting. Available: Hardware Stores, The Home Depot, homedepot.com. Try Harris Bed Bug Killers Too! (Cal-SCAN)

SAWMILLS from only $4397.00- Make and Save Money with your own bandmill- Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship! FREE Info/DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com 1-800-578-1363 Ext.300N (Cal-SCAN)

Switch to DIRECTV. Lock in 2-Year Price Guarantee ($50/month) w/AT&T Wireless. Over 145 Channels PLUS Popular Movie Networks for Three Months, No Cost! Call 1- 800-385-9017 (Cal-SCAN)

Kid’sStuff

350 Preschools/Schools/CampsAssociate Teacher Teacher. 50 year old East Palo Alto Montessori school. 12 ECE units and some Montessori training preferred. Fluency in Spanish desirable. Competitive salaries, professional development, health insur-ance and personal leave.

Mind& Body

420 Healing/BodyworkEgg and Dairy Intolerant? Floatoffyourplate.com

425 Health ServicesELIMINATE CELLULITE and Inches in weeks! All natural. Odor free. Works for men or women. Free month supply on select packages. Order now! 844-703-9774. (Cal-SCAN)

Got Knee Pain? Back Pain? Shoulder Pain? Get a pain-relieving brace -little or NO cost to you. Medicare Patients Call Health Hotline Now! 1-800-796-5091 (Cal-SCAN)

MAKE THE CALL To Start Getting Clean Today. Free 24/7 Helpline for alcohol & drug addiction treatment. Get help! It is time to take your life back! Call Now: 855-732-4139 (AAN CAN)

OXYGEN - Anytime. Anywhere. No tanks to refill. No deliveries. The All-New Inogen One G4 is only 2.8 pounds! FAA approved! FREE info kit: 844-359-3976. (Cal-SCAN)

Safe Step Walk-In Tub! Alert for Seniors. Bathroom falls can be fatal. Approved by Arthritis Foundation. Therapeutic Jets. Less Than 4 Inch Step-In. Wide Door. Anti-Slip Floors. American Made. Installation Included. Call 800-799-4811 for $750 Off. (Cal-SCAN)

Jobs500 Help WantedHardware Eng.

PRODUCT MANAGER DNAnexus, Inc. has job opp. in Mountain View, CA: Product Manager. Defining prdct solutns for DNA sequence data storage and anly-sis SW pltfrm. Mail resumes refrnc’g Req. #PRD17 to: Attn: K. Green, 1975 W El Camino Real, Ste 101, Mountain View, CA 94040.

560 Employment InformationAIRLINE CAREERS Begin here – Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-725-1563 (AAN CAN)

LOCAL DRIVERS WANTED! Be your own boss. Flexible hours. Unlimited earning potential. Must be 21 with valid U.S. driver’s license, insur-ance and reliable vehicle. 866-329-2672 (AAN CAN)

PAID IN ADVANCE! Make $1000 A Week Mailing Brochures From Home! No Experience Required. Helping home workers since 2001! Genuine Opportunity. Start Immediately! www.IncomeStation.net (AAN CAN)

BusinessServices

604 Adult Care OfferedA PLACE FOR MOM The nation’s largest senior living refer-ral service. Contact our trusted, local experts today! Our service is FREE/no obligation. CALL 1-800-550-4822. (Cal-SCAN)

624 FinancialDo you owe over $10,000 to the IRS or State in back taxes? Our firm works to reduce the tax bill or zero it out completely FAST. Call now 855-993-5796 (Cal-SCAN)

SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY Benefits. Unable to work? Denied ben-efits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon and Associates at 1-800-966-1904 to start your application today! (Cal-SCAN)

636 InsuranceHealth and Dental Insurance Lowest Prices. We have the best rates from top companies! Call Now! 888-989-4807. (Cal-SCAN)

640 Legal ServicesDID YOU KNOW Information is power and content is King? Do you need timely access to public notices and remain relevant in today’s hostile business climate? Gain the edge with California Newspaper Publishers Association new innovative website capublicnotice.com and check out the FREE One-Month Trial Smart Search Feature. For more information call Cecelia @ (916) 288-6011 or www.capublicnotice.com (Cal-SCAN)

HomeServices

715 Cleaning ServicesWater Damage to Your Home? Call for a quote for professional cleanup & maintain the value of your home! Set an appt today! Call 855-401-7069 (Cal-SCAN)

Isabel and Elbi’s Housecleaning Apartments and homes. Excellent refer-ences. Great rates. 650/670-7287 or 650/771-8281

Orkopina Housecleaning Cleaning homes in your area since 1985. 650/962-1536

Silvia’s Cleaning We don’t cut corners, we clean them! Bonded, insured, 22 yrs. exp., service guaranteed, excel. refs., free est. 415/860-6988

748 Gardening/LandscapingLANDA’S GARDENING & LANDSCAPING *Yard Maint. *New Lawns. *Clean Ups *Irrigation timer programming. 20 yrs exp. Ramon, 650/576-6242 [email protected]

751 General Contracting

A NOTICE TO READERS: It is illegal for an unlicensed person to perform contracting work on any project valued at $500.00 or more in labor and materials. State law also requires that contractors include their license numbers on all advertis-ing. Check your contractor’s status at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB (2752). Unlicensed persons taking jobs that total less than $500.00 must state in their advertisements that they are not licensed by the Contractors State License Board.

759 Hauling J & G HAULING SERVICE Misc. junk, office, gar., furn., green waste, more. Local, 20 yrs exp. Lic./ins. Free est. 650/743-8852

fogster.com is a unique website offering FREE postings from communities throughout the Bay Area and an opportunity for your ad to appear in the Palo Alto Weekly, The Almanac and the Mountain View Voice.

PLACE AN AD

ONLINEfogster.comE-MAIL [email protected]

PHONE 650.326.8216

Now you can log on to fogster.com, day or night and get your ad started immediately online. Most listings are free and include a one-line free print ad in our Peninsula newspapers with the option of photos and additional lines. Exempt are employment ads, which include a web listing charge. Home Services and Mind & Body Services require contact with a Customer Sales Representative.

So, the next time you have an item to sell, barter, give away or buy, get the perfect combination: print ads in your local newspapers, reaching more than 150,000 readers, and unlimited free web postings reaching hundreds of thousands additional people!!

INDEX BULLETIN BOARD 100-199

FOR SALE 200-299

KIDS STUFF 330-399

MIND & BODY 400-499JOBS 500-599 BUSINESS SERVICES 600-699HOME SERVICES 700-799 FOR RENT/ FOR SALE REAL ESTATE 800-899PUBLIC/LEGAL NOTICES 995-997

The publisher waives any and all claims or consequential damages due to errors. Embarcadero Media cannot assume responsibility for the claims or performance of its advertisers. Embarcadero Media has the right to refuse, edit or reclassify any ad solely at its discretion without prior notice.

PLACE AN AD

[email protected]

Now you can log on tofogster.com, day or night and get your ad started immediately online. Most listings are free and include a one-line free print ad in our Peninsula newspapers with the option of photos andadditional lines. Exempt are employment ads, which include a weblisting charge. Home Services and Mind & Body Services require contact with a Customer Sales Representative.

So, the next time you have an item to sell, barter, give away or buy, get the perfect combination: print ads in your local newspapers, reaching more than 150,000 readers, and unlimited free web postings reaching hundreds of thousandsadditional people!!

GO TO FOGSTER.COM TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS

No phone number in the

ad? GO TO

FOGSTER.COM for contactinformation

FOGSTER.COM

To place a Classified ad in The Almanac, The Palo Alto Weekly or

The Mountain View Voice call 326-8216 or visit us at fogster.com


761 Masonry/BrickMNF Construction Concrete and Masonry Retaining walls, interlock pavers, natural stone, brick. Stamps, concrete design, drive-ways. Free est. 650/218-4676. Lic. 1014484. www.mnfconstruction.com

771 Painting/Wallpaper

EJ Painting and Decorating Int/exterior painting. Texture and drywall repairs. Stain and varnish. 10 years exp. Excel. refs. Lic. #1011227. 650/679-4953

Glen Hodges Painting Call me first! Senior discount. 45 yrs. #351738. 650/322-8325, phone calls ONLY.

STYLE PAINTING Full service interior/ext. Insured. Lic. 903303. 650/388-8577

775 Asphalt/ConcreteRoe General Engineering Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing, artificial turf. 36 yrs exp. No job too small. Lic #663703. 650/814-5572

790 RoofingDID YOU KNOW 144 million U.S. Adults read a Newspaper print copy each week? Discover the Power of Newspaper Advertising. For a free brochure call 916-288-6011 or email [email protected] (Cal-SCAN)

799 WindowsRain Gutter Cleaning Call Dennis (650) 566-1393 for your window cleaning, gutter and yard clean up needs. Fully lic., ins. 20 yrs exp.

RealEstate

801 Apartments/Condos/Studios Palo Alto, 1 BR/1 BA - $2795/mo

Palo Alto, 2 BR/2 BA - $3895/mo

Palo Alto, Studio BR/1 BA - $2195/mo

805 Homes for RentAth: 1+ BR/1BA Fully furn. guest house. N/S, N/P. 1 car parking. $2,899 mo. + utils. Avail. 3/1. Email [email protected]

Menlo Park, 4 BR/2 BA - $5500/mont

Palo Alto, 4 BR/2 BA - $7995

809 Shared Housing/RoomsFree Roommate Service RentMates.com. Find the perfect room-mate to complement your personality and lifestyle at RentMates.com! (AAN CAN)

820 Home ExchangesREMODELED WILLOWS HOME!

850 Acreage/Lots/StorageNORTHERN AZ WILDERNESS RANCH $249 MO- Quiet secluded 37 acre off grid ranch bordering 640 acres of wood-ed State Trust land at cool clear 6,400’ elevation. Near historic pioneer town and fishing lake. No urban noise and dark sky nights amid pure air and AZ’s best year-round climate. Blend of evergreen woodlands and grassy meadows with sweeping views across uninhabited wilderness mountains and valleys. Abundant clean groundwater, free well access, loam garden soil, maintained road access. Camping and RV use ok. $28,900, $2,890 down, seller financing. Free brochure with additional property descriptions, photos/ terrain map/weather chart/area info: 1st United Realty 800.966.6690. (Cal-SCAN)

855 Real Estate ServicesDID YOU KNOW Information is power and Content is King? Do you need timely access to pub-lic notices and remain relevant in today’s highly competitive market? Gain an edge with California Newspaper Publishers Association new innovative website capublicnotice.com and check out the Smart Search Feature. For more informa-tion call Cecelia @ (916) 288-6011 or www.capublicnotice.com (Cal-SCAN)

fogster.comTMTHE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE

TO RESPOND TO ADS WITHOUT PHONE NUMBERS GO TO WWW.FOGSTER.COM

MARKETPLACE the printed version of

WE MEASURE QUALITY BY RESULTSIs Quality Important to You?

496 First St. Suite 200Los Altos 94022

Yvonne HeylDirect (650) 947-4694Cell (650) [email protected]# 01255661

Jeff GonzalezDirect (650) 947-4698Cell (408) [email protected]# [email protected]

Power of Two!

995 Fictitious Name StatementRHIAN DANIEL MEDICAL IMAGING SPECIALIST, CONSULTANT AND TRAINER FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN626550 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Rhian Daniel Medical Imaging Specialist, Consultant and Trainer, located at 454 Franklin St., Mountain View, CA 94041, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): RHARIAN FIELD LLC 454 Franklin St. Mountain View, CA 94041 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 16, 2017. (MVV Feb. 24; Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2017)

SOFT-I-NET WEBVERTISERS SELFWEBSITES FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN626634 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: 1.) Soft-I-Net, 2.) Webvertisers, 3.) Selfwebsites, located at 2111 Latham Street #221, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: A Corporation. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): ESOLUTIONLAB INC. 2111 Latham Street #221 Mountain View, CA 94040 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 01/09/2015. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 17, 2017. (MVV Feb. 24; Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2017)

ORIGEN SEVEN FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN626428 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Origen Seven, located at 937 San Clemente Way, Mountain View, CA

94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): FRANKLIN HERBAS 937 San Clemente Way Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on N/A. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 10, 2017. (MVV Mar. 3, 10, 17, 24, 2017)

REYES NOTARY SERVICE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN626710 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Reyes Notary Service, located at 453 N. Rengstorff Ave. Apt. 14, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): MIGUEL REYES 453 N. Rengstorff Ave. Apt. 14 Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 02/21/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on February 21, 2017. (MVV Mar. 10, 17, 24, 31, 2017)

CARRIER ESSENTIALS AND MORE FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT File No.: FBN627419 The following person (persons) is (are) doing business as: Carrier Essentials and More, located at 600 Akron Street, Mountain View, CA 94043, Santa Clara County. This business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of the registrant(s) is(are): HEATHER BURGGRAFF 600 Akron Street Mountain View, CA 94043 Registrant began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 03/01/2017. This statement was filed with the County Clerk-Recorder of Santa Clara County on March 10, 2017. (MVV Mar. 17, 24, 31; Apr. 7, 2017)

997 All Other LegalsORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA Case No.: 17CV306386 TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner: LUJIA LI HEUMANN filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: LUJIA LI HEUMANN to LUJIA LI. THE COURT ORDERS that all persons interested in this matter appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is sched-uled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing. NOTICE OF HEARING: April 25, 2017, 8:45 a.m., Room: Probate of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113. A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: MOUNTAIN VIEW VOICE Date: February 14, 2017 /s/ Risë Jones Pichon JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT (MVV Feb. 24; Mar. 3, 10, 17, 2017)

Public Notices

The Mountain View Voice

publishes every Friday.

THE DEADLINE

TO ADVERTISE IN THE

VOICE PUBLIC NOTICES

IS: 5 P.M. THE PREVIOUS

FRIDAY

Call Alicia Santillan at

(650) 223-6578

for more information

Do You Know?

fogster.com

THE PENINSULA’S FREE CLASSIFIEDS WEBSITE

Combining the reach of the Web with print ads reaching over 150,000 readers!

To place a Classified ad in The Mountain View Voice call 326-8216 or visit us at fogster.com

To place a Classified ad in The Almanac, The Palo Alto Weekly or

The Mountain View Voice call 326-8216 or visit us at fogster.com





REMODELED & ONE BLOCK TO CASTRO STREET


4 BEDS 3 BATHS REMODELED AND EXPANDED GOURMET KITCHEN HARDWOOD FLOORS FABULOUS REAR YARD

DETACHED GARAGE FINISHED FOR GUEST QUARTERS CLOSE TO DINING EXCELLENT MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOLS

1020CHURCH.COM $2,298,000


TROYERGROUP

THE

1020 Church StreetMOUNTAIN VIEW


PART ONE

PART TWO

PART THREE

March 16th, 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pm Topic: Real Property Tax – From the Seasoned Citizen’s Point of View Speaker: Michael Repka

March 30th, 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pmTopic: How to Purchase a Silicon Valley Home for Less than Fair Market ValueSpeaker: DeLeon Realty Buyer Agents

April 13th, 2017 6:00pm - 8:00pmTopic: How to Prepare Your Home to Sell for Top DollarSpeaker: Michael Repka

6 5 0 . 5 4 3 . 8 5 0 0 | i n f o @ d e l e o n r e a l t y . c o m | w w w . d e l e o n r e a l t y . c o m | C a l B R E # 0 1 9 0 3 2 2 4

You are cordially invited to DeLeon Realty’s Seminar Series. Gain insight from Michael Repka, the managing broker and general counsel,

and Deleon Realty’s esteemed buyer agents.

Palo Alto Elks Lodge4249 El Camino RealPalo Alto, CA

DELEON REALTYSEMINAR SERIES

Please RSVP by contacting Kathryn Randolph at 650.543.8500or at [email protected]

For more information: www.DELEONREALTY.com

®

REAL ESTATE SEMINAR SERIES

JOIN US


[email protected] CalBRE# 00584333

Ready for a home change this year?

2017Combining households?

Ready for retirement living?

Upsizing or downsizing?

Simplifying life?

Moving closer to family?

LOS A

LTO

S H

ILLS

L

OS ALTOS MO

UN

TAIN

VIEW

YOUR SUCCE S S I S OUR BUS INE S S !

CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS

CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL BROKERS

ALICIA NUZZO(650) 504-2394

[email protected]

CalBRE # 01127187

ALICE NUZZO(650) 504-0880

[email protected]

CalBRE # 00458678

YOU ALREADY KNOW ME!

Mountain ViewNeighborhood Specialist

[email protected] www.nancystuhr.comfacebook.com/nancyadelestuhrCalBRE# 00963170

Nancy Adele Stuhr

This information was supplied by reliable sources. Sales Associate believes this information to be correct but has not

verified this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to

their own satisfaction. Buyer to verify enrollment. Buyer to verify school availability.

CALL ME FOR ALL OF YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS

100%Satisfaction Rating

Customer Surveys

• 25 years successfully serving Mountain View

and surrounding communities

• Mountain View resident

• Consistently top agent in area





UPDATED TOP-FLOOR CONDO CLOSE TO EVERYTHING


2 BEDS 2 BATHS TOP-FLOOR CONDO SECURE LOBBY WITH ELEVATOR OPEN FLOOR PLAN

UPDATED KITCHEN SPACIOUS BALCONY COMMUNITY POOL EXCELLENT LOCATION

1033CRESTVIEW316.COM $788,000


TROYERGROUP

THE

1033 Crestview Drive #316MOUNTAIN VIEW


®

Zen Gardens and Eclectic Charmwww.810MirandaGreen.com

810 Miranda Green StreetPalo Alto

Offered at $2,988,000



Hilltop Solitude with Panoramic Views

www.27811Saddle.com

27811 Saddle CourtLos Altos Hills


Rich Living, Alluring Serenity

www.12008Adobe.com

12008 Adobe Creek Lodge RdLos Altos Hills


DeLeon Realty

At DeLeon Realty, we are not limited to accepting only turn-key, luxury-grade listings. Our innovative team of specialists enables us to transform every one of our listings into a truly

must-have home. Let us show you what we can do for your home. www.DELEONREALTY.com

We don’t get great listings. We make great listings.

®





REMODELED SPANISH BUNGALOW IN DOWNTOWN


2 BEDS REMODELED WITH DESIGNER STYLE CIRCA 1934 SPANISH BUNGALOW HARDWOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT

FABULOUS OPEN CHEF’S KITCHEN JUST 2 BLOCKS TO CASTRO STREET EXCELLENT MOUNTAIN VIEW SCHOOLS

260FRANKLIN.COM $1,498,000


TROYERGROUP

THE

260 Franklin Street MOUNTAIN VIEW


ColdwellBankerHomes.com

©2016 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office Is Owned by a Subsidiary of

NRT LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or NRT LLC. CalBRE License #01908304

californiahome.me | /cbcalifornia | /cb_california | /cbcalifornia | /coldwellbanker

©2016 Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company. Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office is Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or NRT LLC. CalBRE License #01908304.

californiahome.me | /cbcalifornia | /cb_california | /cbcalifornia | /coldwellbanker

LOS ALTOS HILLS Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $4,100,00012800 Camino Medio Lane 4 BR 4.5 BA Spacious and Elegant on a quiet Cul-De-Sac. A blend of Cal Classic and contemporary flairVivi Chan CalBRE #00964958 650.941.7040

LOS ALTOS Sat/Sun 1 - 4:30 $3,785,000698 Hollingsworth Dr 5 BR 4.5 BA Classic North Los Altos home with over 3400sf on almost 14,000sf lot with pool.Nena Price CalBRE #01015160 650.941.7040

MENLO PARK Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $3,598,0001337 Sherman Ave 4 BR 4.5 BA Brand new West Menlo Park home offers comfortable & flexible living! 4 en-suite bedroomsJudy Shen CalBRE #01272874 650.325.6161

MENLO PARK $2,500,0003 BR 2 BA Charming home built in 1925 set on a quiet street with a country feel. Remodeled kitchen.Margaret Williams CalBRE #00554210 650.941.7040

SAN JOSE Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,199,9991816 Rosswood Dr 3 BR 2 BA Beautifully Remodeled Home offering Mountain views and Spacious Living.Monica Aggarwal CalBRE #018810183 650.941.7040

LOS ALTOS Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $2,495,000887 Linda Vista Way 3 BR 2 BA Well cared for home w/newer kitchen & hardwood floors. On a quiet U shaped street.Terri Couture CalBRE #01090940 650.941.7040

PALO ALTO Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,998,000156 Monroe Dr 2 BR 1 BA Great home Oversized lot First time on market in 70 years. Lovely bungalow home located on an oversized lot. David Blockhus CalBRE #01169028 650.941.7040

SUNNYVALE Sat/Sun 1:30 - 4:30 $1,398,800363 Orchard Ave 3 BR 3 BA Major remodel and expansion. Upbeat, open plan. Great room opens to deck and yard.Nancy Goldcamp CalBRE #00787851 650.325.6161

FOSTER CITY Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,375,000700 Promontory Point #1207 3 BR 2.5 BA Live in Luxury~ The Perfect Home, Approx 2260 sq.ft all on One Level.Tina Kyriakis CalBRE #01384482 650.941.7040

MOUNTAIN VIEW Sat/Sun 1 - 4 $1,175,000162 Oberg Ct 3 BR 2.5 BA Upgraded 3 bed/2 1/2 bath townhome in prime Whisman Station locationTeri Woolworth CalBRE #01311430 650.941.7040

©2017 Coldwell Banker. All Rights Reserved. Coldwell Banker® is a registered trademark licensed to Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. An Equal Opportunity Company and Equal Housing Opportunity. Each Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage Office is Owned by a Subsidiary of NRT LLC. This information was supplied by Seller and/or other sources. Broker has not and will not verify this information and assumes no legal responsibility for its accuracy. Buyers should investigate these issues to their own satisfaction. Real Estate Licensees affiliated with

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage are Independent Contractor Sales Associates and are not employees of NRT LLC., Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC or Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage. CalBRE License #01908304.

This is where silly moments, crazy laughter and unforgettable

memories can be found.

This is where awesomeness happens.

Coldwell Banker. Where home begins.

THIS IS HOME