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Palo Vol. XXXVIII, Number 37 Q June 16, 2017
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administration
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Pulse 11 Transitions 12 Spectrum 14 Eating 20 Movies 21 Home 24
QArts Stanford festival: diversity, gender and all that jazz Page 18
QTitle Pages ‘Letters Home’ chronicles 125 years at Stanford Page 23
QSports Azevedo plays his final water polo match for USA Page 46
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Upfront Local news, information and analysis
Proposed law zooms in on surveillance tech
Palo Alto ordinance would require public disclosures Councilman Cory Wolbach, Lydia Kou voted 3-0 to move including the frequency of use,
who chairs the Policy and Ser- ahead with an ordinance that aims the purpose and the outcome.
of new equipment, annual reports on deployments vices Committee, has been lead- to add some transparency to City “Members of the public have
by Gennady Sheyner ing the charge on the issue. In Hall’s use of surveillance. Under concerns about privacy in the
April 2016, he co-wrote a memo the new law, the City Council modern area from many sourc-
P
alo Alto officials often tout technology, the City Council last with former Councilman Marc would publicly vet and approve es,” Wolbach said. “The ques-
the virtues of high-tech year kicked off the process of creat- Berman and Mayor Greg Scharff purchases of any surveillance tion is: How do we ensure there
life. On Tuesday night, ing an ordinance that governs how calling for a surveillance policy equipment and any grant appli- is transparency for the public and
they focused on the downside: the the city uses “surveillance technol- to “maintain public trust, ensure cations aimed at funding such the city utilizes best practices in
difficulty of retaining privacy in ogy” — a broad and somewhat protection of privacy and provide technology. The council would considering, utilizing and adopt-
a world of drones, body cameras nebulous category that includes clarity for city staff.” also receive an annual report ing technology in order to ensure
and license-plate readers. both existing devices and those that On Tuesday, Wolbach and com- identifying every department’s
To address concerns about new haven’t yet been invented. mittee colleagues Liz Kniss and use of surveillance technology, (continued on page 8)
EDUCATION
Leadership exodus will
reshape school district, again
As summer begins, reorganization
of staffing is underway
by Elena Kadvany
W
ith new principals the district’s capacity to make
starting at three of the progress on initiatives highly
district’s five second- valued by the district and com-
ary schools and new top-level munity, from improving the
district administrators stepping district’s handling of sexual
into an organizational structure violence to implementing a new
that’s in transition, the Palo social-emotional learning cur-
Alto school district is undergo- riculum districtwide.
ing a behind-the-scenes trans- “We’re going to redouble our
formation like none other. emphasis on being more effec-
Only one regularly sched- tive operationally and ensuring
uled school board meeting next compliance,” he told the Week-
Tuesday and a board retreat ly. “The turnover really repre-
Ben Hacker
on Wednesday remain for the sents an opportunity to ... make
public to learn the details and some of the best better.”
provide input on how district Board President Terry God-
Fighting fire with fire training staff will be organized before frey declined an interview re-
At an annual regional wildfire drill in Foothills Park, Captain Tom Firth of Cal Fire lectures the two-month summer break quest, saying she didn’t think
members of the Palo Alto, San Jose, Mountain View and Cal Fire teams on fire fighting using a begins. she would be “helpful.” She
1969 UH1H Super Huey helicopter. Superintendent Max Mc- did not respond to a follow-up
Gee — whose performance request.
the school board has recently School board member Todd
been evaluating in the wake of Collins said he worries about
INFRASTRUCTURE controversy over the district’s whether recent staff turnover
handling of sexual assault will harm the organization’s
reports, including during a ability to drive long-term,
Bike lanes proposed, fiber optics closed-session meeting on June
15 — told the Weekly he views
needed change. The district has
struggled, he said, to translate
the turnover as an “opportu- high-level priorities identi-
planned for University Avenue nity” to improve efficiency and
effectiveness.
fied by the board and commu-
nity into concrete action for
City’s three-year ‘Upgrade Downtown’ infrastructure project kicks off next week McGee is in the midst of re- students.
structuring the district organi- “Getting that senior and mid-
by Sue Dremann zational chart to take advan- dle organization straight is the
tage of vacancies left by two key to that struggle,” he said in
T
he City of Palo Alto’s mul- destrian safety and adding sig- public open houses this and last mid-year resignations and five an interview. “That’s what’s at
tiple-year infrastructure nage to direct motorists to park- week. departures of senior staff in the stake here.”
and street improvement ing garages. The work will take place on past year, in part by consolidat- Board Vice President Ken
project, Upgrade Downtown, The project will also add a block-by-block basis to mini- ing key district-level positions Dauber, however, war ned
will launch next week with the fiber-optic cable underground mize problems with traffic and and creating new ones. He de- against reading too much into
digging of trenches on Hamilton along University Avenue and, parking and on retail business- clined to provide the proposed the district’s staffing shuffle,
Avenue. The three-year project potentially, two dedicated bi- es, city Utilities Department organizational chart to the which he sees as natural in any
includes replacing water and gas cycle lanes, also on University. spokeswoman Catherine Elvert Weekly prior to deadline. organization. He doesn’t be-
mains on key downtown streets, The city is continuing to plan said. Despite the opportunity for lieve the turnover is reflective
adding sidewalk ramps for peo- for a six-story parking garage at The project will start with change and fresh perspectives, of any issues with management
ple with disabilities, upgrading Waverley Street and Hamilton, McGee said he’s concerned
crosswalk signs to improve pe- city staff said during a series of (continued on page 9) about the impact of turnover on (continued on page 7)
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Director, Information Technology & Webmaster
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young classical musicians who
will be featured on NPR’s From
resource for the South Bay Area
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Tatjana Pitts (223-6557) manager of open space, parks pianist Christopher O’Riley. The
since 1993 Circulation Assistant Alicia Santillan
Computer System Associates Ryan Dowd,
and golf, told Leikam in a March
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Upfront
Wade, whose last day in the
Turnover
(continued from page 5)
district is June 16. Their posi-
tions will be rolled into the new Tracking the changes
one, according to McGee. The
or working conditions. district planned to start inter- Palo Alto Unified’s top staff, positions have undergone turnover
“Overreacting to turnover viewing candidates for assistant
can distort our thinking about superintendent this week.
how best to use the resources District equity coordinator, 2014 Changes 2017
that we have because much of a key position created by Mc- 2015-16: Young resigns; McGee
this is simply natural as people Gee just last year at the rec- hires Markus Autrey. 2016-17: Assistant superintendent
progress through their careers ommendation of the district’s Associate Superintendent Autrey resigns mid-year, McGee for strategic initiatives and
and experience life changes,” Minority Achievement and Charles Young later consolidates associate operations: TBD
superintendent with chief
he said in an interview with the Talent Development commit- student services officer position.
Weekly. tee, is being eliminated. Equity
The district office staffing Coordinator Martha Castellon, Assistant Superintendent 2016-17: Bowers resigns at end
in 2017-18 will look different who was hired in 2016, is leav- of school year; McGee hires Karen Assistant Superintendent for
for Human Resources Scott
from the current year in several ing the district at the end of HR Karen Hendricks
Bowers Hendricks to start July 1.
ways. the month. McGee is creating
An assistant superintendent a new coordinator of academic 2015-16: McGee promotes Chief Academic Officer
Director of Elementary of Elementary Education
for strategic initiatives and op- supports position to oversee the Harris to chief academic officer,
Education Barbara Harris Barbara Harris
erations, a new position created implementation and evaluation elementary.
by McGee, will assume respon- of a districtwide plan Castellon 2015-16: McGee promotes
sibilities held by former Asso- developed this year to improve Chief Academic Officer
Director of Secondary Baker to chief academic officer, of Secondary Education
ciate Superintendent Markus achievement for minority and Education Katherine Baker secondary. 2016-17: Baker retires; Sharon Ofek
Autrey, who suddenly left the low-income students. McGee promotes Sharon Ofek.
district in January, and Chief
Student Services Officer Holly (continued on page 10) 2015-16: McGee promotes Chief Student Services Officer
Baker to chief academic officer, (position consolidated into
secondary. 2016-17: Baker retires; assistant superintendent for
McGee promotes Sharon Ofek. strategic initiatives)
Director of Special Education
Holly Wade 2015-16: McGee hires Chiara
Perry as special ed director. Special Education Co-directors
2016-17: Perry resigns mid-year; Alma Ellis and Stephanie
Who’s in charge interim co-directors named, to
become permanent in 2017-18.
Sheridan
Palo Alto schools have seen changes at the top 2015-16: McGee promotes Carillo
Student Services Officer to director of student services. Director of Student Services:
Brenda Carrillo 2016-17: Carrillo leaves at end TBD
Elementary schools of school year.
Addison: Amanda Boyce, hired in May 2014 2013-14: Wilmot leaves at end
Director of Research and Director of Research and
of school year.
Barron Park: Anne Brown, moved from Palo Verde Assessment Diana Wilmot
2015-16: McGee hires Chris Kolar.
Assessment Chris Kolar
in 2015-16 to replace Magdalena Fittoria
2014-15: Dunkin leaves at end
Duveneck: Chris Grierson, promoted from JLS Chief Technology Officer Chief Technology
of school year; McGee hires Officer Derek Moore
in 2011 Ann Dunkin
Derek Moore in fall 2014.
El Carmelo: Danae Reynolds, moved from Escondido
2014-15: Kappeler-Hurley resigns. Communications and
in 2015-16 to replace Chuck Merritt Communications Coordinator
2015-16: McGee hires Jorge Community Engagement
Tabitha Kappeler-Hurley
Quintana Officer Jorge Quintana
Escondido: Chuck Merritt, moved from El Carmelo
in 2015-16 to replace Reynolds Director of Academic
Coordinator of Academic 2015-16: McGee promotes Support Programs Judy
Fairmeadow: Grant Althouse, hired in May 2014 Success Judy Argumedo Argumedo, gives her new title.
Argumedo *
Hoover: Katy Bimpson, promoted in 2012
2015-16: McGee hires Martha
Juana Briones: Tom Jacoubowsky, moved from Jordan Castellon as district’s first-ever
in 2016-17 to replace Lisa Hickey equity coordinator. Coordinator of Academic
2016-17: Castellon leaves at end Supports, TBD
Nixon: Mary Pat O’Connell, hired in 2008 of school year, McGee eliminates
position and creates new
Ohlone: Dawn Yoshinaga, moved from Greendell to coordinator of academic supports.
replace Nicki Smith
2015-16: McGee creates new
Palo Verde: Hillary Miller, named to replace Advanced Authentic Research AAR Program Coordinator
Anne Brown in 2016 program coordinator, Jeong Choe**
hires Jeong Choe.
Walter Hays: Mary Bussman, named in 2008
2016-17: McGee hires part-time
legal requests specialist, at end
Middle schools of year proposes making the
Legal Requests Specialist
Komey Vishakan
role full-time to support Title IX
Terman: Melissa Howell, hired to replace compliance.
Pier Angeli LaPlace in 2017-18
Jordan: Valerie Royaltey-Quandt, hired to replace 2016-17: District hires interim
Title IX compliance officer,
Katie Kinnaman in 2017-18, who replaced intends to make it a full-time
Interim Title IX Compliance
Tom Jacoubowsky in 2016-17, Officer John DiPaolo
position; also considers hiring
who replaced Greg Barnes in 2015-16 full-time Title IX investigator
JLS: Lisa Hickey, moved from Juana Briones in
Chief Business Officer Chief Business Officer
2016-17 Cathy Mak Cathy Mak
High schools Bond Program Manager Bond Program
Manager Bob Golton
Gunn: Denise Herrmann resigned in May, Bob Golton
replacement TBD
Director of Professional Director of Professional
Paly: Kim Diorio, promoted to replace Learning Kelly Bikle Learning Kelly Bikle *
Phil Winston in summer 2013
Blue reports to Max McGee. Red reports to new assistant superintendent. Green reports to other.
*Reports to Barbara Harris **Reports to Sharon Ofek
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Upfront
The proposed law is modeled acquire surveillance technology Tuesday from civil-liberties ad- Frontier Foundation, also lauded
Surveillance after a surveillance ordinance that to analyze its privacy implica- vocates. Paul George, director of the city for moving ahead with
(continued from page 5)
the Santa Clara County Board of tions; come up with “use policies” Peninsula Peace and Justice Cen- the ordinance. He also suggested
Supervisors adopted in June 2016. before the technology is used; and ter, said the law would make Palo that the ordinance consider tech-
personally identifiable informa- Championed by Supervisor Joe report back annually with results. Alto a leader among area cities. nologies that were not intended to
tion is acquired and disseminated Simitian, the county ordinance Palo Alto’s effort to craft Adam Schwartz, attorney with the be used for surveillance but were
in the most responsible way?” requires county staff who want to its own ordinance won praise civil-liberties nonprofit Electronic later repurposed for that use.
“We think it’s important that
surveillance technology be de-
Leadership fined to include a technology
Palo Alto that is used to gather information
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce about the public, whether or not
it was intended to be so used,”
Schwartz said.
LEADERSHIP PALO ALTO While the city’s definition of
“surveillance technology” calls
out a few specific examples —
ARE YOU A LEADER? closed-circuit cameras, cell-site
simulators, biometrics-identi-
fication technology and facial-
recognition technology — the
law intends to also cover equip-
ment not yet in existence. The
proposed policy defines the term
as “any device or system primar-
ily designed and actually used or
intended to be used to collect and
retain audio, electronic, visual,
location, or similar information
associated with any specific in-
dividual or group of specific
individuals, for the purpose of
tracking, monitoring or analysis
associated with that individual or
group of individuals.”
FOCUS AREAS INCLUDE The committee’s unanimous
Government, Education, Health and Public vote means the ordinance will be
Safety, Economy, Sustainability and going to the council for adoption
other vital aspects of our community later this year. Even as they sup-
ported the policy, both Wolbach
Blend real world knowledge with practical volunteer and and City Manager James Keene
acknowledged its limitations in
leadership skills to gain in-depth understanding that will
addressing public anxieties about
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technology and privacy.
and businesses. “We should be much more
frightened about deployment of
10-monthly sessions September 2017 to June 2018 these devices in the private sec-
tor or by individuals,” Keene said.
Applications and information: “And we haven’t even started talk-
PaloAltoChamber.com or ing about artificial intelligence.” Q
650.324.3121 Staff Writer Gennady Sheyner
can be emailed at gsheyner@
Application deadline: June 30, 2017
paweekly.com.
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Upfront
Q Lytton Avenue: Waverley Avenue to Channing Avenue
Downtown Street to Webster Street Q Hawthorne Avenue: Emer-
(continued from page 5)
water mains on Hamilton, Ev-
erett and Hawthorne avenues,
Q University Avenue: Alma to
Webster
Q Hamilton Avenue: Emerson
Street to Webster
son to Middlefield
Q Everett Avenue: Alma to
Middlefield
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sections of Everett and Haw- Q Emerson Street: Everett to found on the project’s map web
thorne and along University Hamilton page at cityofpaloalto.org/civi- College Terrace Market opens
Avenue. Fiber-optic cable will cax/filebank/documents/57938. The long-awaited College Terrace Market, which offers products
be added to University Avenue Major streets to receive street The city’s website for the project from local food manufacturers and farmers, opened in Palo Alto
at the same time, Elvert said. improvements, such as pedestri- is at cityofpaloalto.org/upgrade- on Wednesday. (Posted June 14, 6:04 p.m.)
Street improvements, including an-signal upgrades and re-strip- downtown. Suggestions and com-
paving, striping and the flashing ing include: ments can be sent to upgrade- City moves to extend pot ban
pedestrian signals, will be added Q Middlefield Road: Palo Alto downtown@cityofpaloalto.org or Legalized marijuana may be the law of the land, but outdoor
in 2018 and 2019. Avenue to Lowell Avenue made by calling 650-329-2344. Q cultivation of cannabis will remain illegal in Palo Alto for at least
The bike lanes on University Q Alma Street: Palo Alto Av- Staff Writer Sue Dremann another year-and-a-half under a proposal that a City Council com-
and the parking garage have enue to Melville Street can be emailed at sdremann@ mittee approved Tuesday night. (Posted June 14, 4 p.m.)
not been approved by the City Q Emerson Street: Palo Alto paweekly.com.
Council, but if they are, the
lanes would be striped in 2018, New parking restrictions for Southgate
and parking garage construction Residents of the Southgate neighborhood would be required to
would begin in spring 2019 and
end in spring 2020, said Public VERY Print or online subscription starts
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Works Engineer Gloria Yu.
The bike lanes would create REAL Visit: PaloAltoOnline.com/user/
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Teachers get housing help
a much-needed, safe east-west
route for cyclists, Elvert said. LOCAL The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced the invest-
ment of $5 million to create a home down payment support fund
To accommodate the bike
lanes, the city would change
diagonal parking spaces on
NEWS #PressOn through a startup for educators who work in the Redwood City,
Ravenswood City, and Sequoia Union High School districts. The
University to parallel parking. fund will aim to help at least 60 educators buy homes near their
The switch would make enough workplaces. (Posted June 14, 9:51 a.m.)
space to add a highly visible
CityView
green-striped bike lane in each Hobee’s sold to new owners
direction. Changing the park- The family who has owned Peninsula breakfast institution
ing configuration would remove Hobee’s Restaurant for 43 years sold the business to two longtime
37 parking spaces, but parking employees, the company announced Tuesday. Hobee’s, which Paul
spaces on side streets could be Taber first opened in Mountain View in 1974, will now be run by
adjusted to add 15 parking plac- A round-up of Palo Alto government action this week
Camille and Daniel Chijate, a couple who have each worked at
es, transportation staff said. Hobee’s for 28 years. (Posted June 14, 8:47 a.m.)
Before proposing the Univer- City Council (June 12)
sity Avenue bike lanes, staff 260 California Ave.: The council approved the proposed restaurant for the
ground floor at 260 California Ave.. Yes: Filseth, Fine, Kniss, Scharff, Tanaka,
Students opt out of state exam
considered adjacent Lytton Av- Wolbach No: DuBois, Holman, Kou For the third year in a row, high school juniors in the Palo Alto
enue, but additions on Lytton Hotels: The council approved two Marriott hotels for 744-748 San Antonio Road/ Unified School District opted out of the state’s new standardized
would require the complete re- Yes: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach No: Kou test this spring at what appear to be abnormally high rates com-
moval of parking, Elvert said. pared to other local school districts. Only 13 percent of Palo Alto
The city currently is seeking Council Policy and Services Committee High School juniors and 21 percent of Gunn High School juniors
public input on the bike lanes and (June 13) took the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) exam,
the garage, both of which must Surveillance: The committee recommended moving ahead with a policy according to the district. (Posted June 13, 2:30 p.m.)
be reviewed by the Planning and requiring council approval of all surveillance equipment and annual reports
about deployments and results. Yes: Kniss, Kou, Wolbach Absent: DuBois
Transportation Commission and Marijuana: The committee recommended extending the city’s ban on outdoor Fire sparks in backyard home
the City Council this fall. cultivation of marijuana and on commercial activities involving marijuana until A fire behind a Ventura neighborhood home on Tuesday was
A Palo Alto survey of down- the end of 2018. Yes: Kniss, Kou, Wolbach Absent: DuBois
sparked by a pinched extension cord and possibly spread from
town workers found that 24 per- Cubberley: The committee approved the scope of services for a request for
proposal that the city is issuing to hire a consultant to work on a master plan stored flammable liquids, Deputy Fire Chief Catherine Capriles
cent would walk or bike to work for Cubberley Community Center. Yes: DuBois, Filseth, Fine, Holman, Kniss, said on Wednesday. Flames spread to a gazebo, hot tub and a
if there were better paths, trails Scharff, Tanaka, Wolbach No: Kou fence. The outdoor structure and its contents were completely de-
and sidewalks, said Jarrett Mul- stroyed. (Posted June 13, 12:31 p.m.)
len, Planning and Transporta- Planning and Transportation Commission
tion Department planner. A little (June 14)
more than half currently drive to Comprehensive Plan: The commission approved a 90-day schedule with six
All clear after courthouse bomb threat
work alone. meetings to review the Comprehensive Plan. Yes: Alcheck, Lauing, Rosenblum,
About 60 people were evacuated from the Palo Alto Courthouse
The garage would replace the Summa No: Gardias, Waldfogel Absent: Monk and the adjacent MayView Community Health Center on Tuesday
305 North California Ave.: The commission affirmed staff’s rejection of a morning after a bomb threat at the Court, a Santa Clara County
86-space parking lot behind conditional use permit for new Mozart School of Music at the First Baptist
CVS pharmacy with five stories sheriff’s deputy and courthouse officials said. (Posted June 13, 9:57 a.m.)
Church. Yes: Alcheck, Gardias, Lauing, Rosenblum, Summa Absent: Monk,
of above-ground parking and Waldfogel
one underground floor. The L- Parking: The commission discussed the Downtown Parking Management Two arrested for allegedly robbing cyclist
study. Action: None A 20-year-old Newark man and a 17-year-old East Palo Alto
shaped structure would poten- 2755 El Camino Real: The commission held a study session to discuss a
tially create between 205 to 329 proposed four-story development with 60 small units on the corner of El
juvenile were arrested in downtown Palo Alto on June 5 for
new parking spaces, depending Camino Real and Page Mill Road. Action: None allegedly robbing a cyclist of her purse. Police also suspect the pair
on whether the garage has lifts committed a vehicle theft the day before. (Posted June 12, 3:11 p.m.)
— so-called “puzzle” parking Architectural Review Board (June 15)
that stacks cars, staff said. 4115 El Camino Real: The board held a study session on a proposed three- City pays $250K in accident settlement
story mixed-use development with ground-floor retail, offices and seven
The city currently has 4,389 residential units. Action: None
A woman has settled a lawsuit with the City of Palo Alto for
parking spaces in downtown ga- 3200 El Camino Real: The board held a preliminary review on a proposal to $250,000 in a lawsuit she filed in December 2015 after receiving
rages and lots and on the streets, replace the existing Hotel Parmani with a four-story, 97-room hotel. Action: significant injuries caused by a motorcycle crash with a city fire
Mullen said. The parking ga- None truck, according to court documents supplied by the city City At-
2755 El Camino Real: The board held a preliminary review on a proposal
rage would also include about to construct a four-story building with 60 units and one level of below-grade
torney’s office. The city does not admit any wrongdoing, according
1,500 square feet of retail space parking. Action: None to the settlement. (Posted June 12, 9:49 a.m.)
along Waverley.
The main streets included in Board of Education (June 15) Police seek help in 2001 homicide
the pipeline infrastructure proj- Learning Design Team: The board heard a presentation from the Learning A $100,000 reward remains in place as the Palo Alto police look
ect are: Design Team on a preliminary proposal to start a school-within-a-school
program at Palo Alto High School. Action: None
for the public’s help in their investigation of the fatal shooting of
Q Hawthorne Avenue: Alma 21-year-old Maria Hsiao that occurred downtown on June 1, 2001.
Cubberley: The board discussed a staff recommendation to put out a request
Street to Middlefield Road for proposal (RFP) to hire a consulting firm to develop a master plan for the (Posted June 10, 2 p.m.)
Q Everett Avenue: Alma to redevelopment of Cubberley Community Center. Action: None
Middlefield
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Upfront
hung in the balance since Per-
Turnover ry’s departure earlier this year.
Public Agenda BOARD OF EDUCATION RETREAT ... The board
(continued from page 7) McGee has also hired a new
assistant superintendent for hu-
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings will discuss goal updates, surveys, program reviews, Alma Ellis and Stephanie man resources to replace Scott
next week board governance and board self-evaluation at an Sheridan, two interim spe- Bowers, who is retiring after 12
annual retreat from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, cial education co-directors years on the job and 24 years
CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hear an June 21, at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. appointed in the wake of Di- in the district. McGee also
update on the Safe Routes to School program; rector of Special Education plans to announce on Tuesday
consider approving a 4 percent increase to water HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board Chiara Perry’s sudden resigna- a replacement for Brenda Car-
rates; adopt a new Residential Preferential Parking plans to hold a study session on Stanford Research tion in February, will soon be rillo, who is leaving her post as
program in Southgate; and approve the use of Park’s framework for historic-resource evaluation; named permanent leaders of student services director this
Community Development Block Grant funds for the and consider an application to replace the Junior the department, McGee told the month.
fiscal year 2017-2018. The meeting will begin at 6 Museum and Zoo building at 1451 Middlefield Road. Weekly. They will report to the McGee said the loss of insti-
p.m. on Monday, June 19, in the Council Chambers The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, new assistant superintendent, tutional knowledge at the dis-
at City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave. June 22, in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 250 who McGee hopes will have trict office is not inconsequen-
Hamilton Ave. a background in special edu- tial, but he pointed to a “core”
BOARD OF EDUCATION ... The board will discuss cation to support that depart- of remaining employees who
a districtwide equity plan and contracts for legal BOARD OF EDUCATION WORKSHOP ... The board ment in its efforts to implement maintain that, including Chief
services as well as vote on a proposed 2017-18 will hold a special workshop to discuss policies long-stalled reform. A recent Budget Officer Cathy Mak,
budget and a design update for a remodel of on evaluation/supervision, tobacco-free schools, review of the district’s special- Bond Program Manager Bob
Addison Elementary School, among other items. The emergency procedures and others at 8 a.m. on education services and culture Golton and Chief Academic
meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 20, Thursday, June 22, at the district office, 25 Churchill by an outside consultant identi- Officer of Secondary Education
at the district office, 25 Churchill Ave. Ave. fied communication, trust with Sharon Ofek.
families and use of data as ar- Since McGee’s arrival in
eas in need of improvement for 2014, several new district posi-
the district. The review, which tions have been added. In 2015,
Want to get news briefs emailed to you every weekday? some special-education parents McGee hired Jeong Choe, a
Sign up for Express, our new daily e-edition. criticized as lacking itself, has chemistry teacher from his for-
Go to www.PaloAltoOnline.com to sign up. mer Illinois school, to oversee
his new Advanced Authentic
Research program. The district
last week hired an interim Title
IX compliance officer, John
DiPaolo, with a plan to make
that a full-time position to re-
port directly to the superinten-
dent. Previously, Autrey and
then Wade had doubled as the
district’s Title IX officer.
The district is also consider-
ing hiring a full-time Title IX
investigator, and McGee recent-
ly proposed making a relatively
new part-time position, legal
requests specialist, full time to
support Title IX compliance.
At the school sites, three of
Palo Alto Unified’s five sec-
ondary schools — Terman and
Jordan middle schools and
Gunn High School — and one
elementary school, Palo Verde,
will have new principals in
the fall. In the last three years
alone, Jordan has seen as many
principals: Tom Jacoubowsky
led the school on an interim ba-
sis in 2015-16 after Greg Barnes
left for a district-level job in the
Milpitas Unified School Dis-
trict. Jacoubowsky’s permanent
replacement, Katie Kinnaman,
announced in April she will be
relocating to Texas at the end of
the school year.
Since McGee was hired in
2014, the 12 elementary schools
have also seen significant shuf-
fling of leadership. Half of the
principals in place in the fall of
2014 are now in different posi-
tions, most as the principals of
other elementary campuses.
Collins said he’s confident
the school district, as a large,
“mature” organization filled
with experienced people, can
weather the turnover. What will
be most important, he said, is
finding the right people to fill
any vacant or new positions.
“Those are the decisions we’ll
live with for a long time,” he
said. Q
Staff Writer Elena Kadvany
can be emailed at ekadvany@
paweekly.com.
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Menlo Park • San Mateo • San Jose Lic# 414700002 stage as director of the Palo Alto did a high-wire act. By her senior tor, Michael Litfin, died of cancer
Children’s Theatre, died June 8 in year in high school she was taking in 2007, shortly after the police
MatchedCareGivers.com (650) 839-2273 her native Chicago after a period regular classes during the day and investigation into the theater op-
of failing health. studying voice, diction and lessons erations began.
Briggs served as director of the at Goodman School of Drama in Cy Ashley Webb, who became
Children’s Theatre starting in 1961 Chicago at night. head of the Friends of the Chil-
CITY OF PALO ALTO and was cred- After high school, she continued dren’s Theatre following the crisis
PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION ited with build- at Goodman while enrolling in of the investigations, said Briggs
COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING ing the group’s Loyola University, from which she left a deep impression on many.
national repu- graduated with a bachelor’s degree, “More than anything else, Pat
250 HAMILTON AVENUE, COMMUNITY tation for ex- with a major in directing. created a community,” Webb said.
MEETING ROOM cellence. She After college she was named “Several years ago, it seemed in-
retired in 2008. director of the Children’s Theatre conceivable that a generation of
JUNE 28, 2017 AT 6:00PM In 2009, the Division of the Des Moines Com- kids was going through those doors
City Council munity Playhouse. without knowing Pat and Michael.
SPECIAL MEETING recognized her In 1961 she was named direc- Yet sure enough, (there were) the
with a proclamation, and City Coun- tor of the already venerable Palo mess of bicycles piled by the doors,
Action Items: cilman Jack Morton commented, Alto Children’s Theatre, which folks queuing up the alley for
“There are some people in this was created in 1932. During her (Summer) Hot Dog shows.”
1. Review and Comment on the Survey Results for world that walk into your life and 47 years there, she directed more Briggs also was active with
[OL *V^WLY*VSLYPKNL ;YHɉJ :HML[` 7PSV[ 7YVQLJ[ leave you with a permanent memo- than 500 productions and wrote the St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic
HUK9LSH[LK;YHɉJ:HML[`0TWYV]LTLU[Z-VYTVYL ry of the good we can do when we more than 20 scripts, receiving Church in Palo Alto. She enjoyed
information please contact Ruchika Aggarwal at put our hearts to it.” numerous awards. travel, especially to Hawaii, and
In August 2010, the Children’s Her retirement followed a com- celebrated her 80th birthday with
Ruchika.Aggarwal@cityofpaloalto.org. Theatre Foundation of America plex police and city administrative an Alaska cruise with nieces Ma-
gave her a “Medallion” award for investigation of her record-keeping rie and Joanie.
;OL 7SHUUPUN HUK ;YHUZWVY[H[PVU *VTTPZZPVU her nearly half century of promot- practices that caused an explosion She was preceded in death
is live streamed online at http://midpenmedia. ing “significant artistry and/or of community interest and fiercely by a brother, Frank, and sister,
org/category/gover nment/city-of-palo-alto achievement impacting the imagi- conflicting online commentary for Kathleen. She is survived by two
and available on via cablecast on government nation of children and youth.” a year. She was initially fired but nieces and nine great-nieces and
access channel 26. The complete agenda with On an obituary page hosted by was reinstated after secret negotia- great-nephews.
the Chicago Tribune, former Chil- tions allowed her to return to work A visitation and funeral mass
accompanying reports is available online at http:// dren’s Theatre participant Derek for a day and then retire with ben- were held Monday and Tuesday in
www.cityofpaloalto.org/gov/boards/ptc/default. Wood paid tribute to Briggs: “Pat efits. Her final role was as advising Chicago Heights with internment
asp. -VY (KKP[PVUHS 0UMVYTH[PVU *VU[HJ[ @VSHUKH Briggs had no biological children, artistic director during the transi- in Glenwood, Illinois.
Cervantes at @VSHUKH*LY]HU[LZ'JP[`VMWHSVHS[VVYN but she has thousands of us out in tion to a new administration. In Palo Alto, a “celebration
or at 650.329.2404. the world reaping the benefit of Then-Mayor Pat Burt called of her life” has been tentatively
all she gave us through the Chil- the end result of the fizzled in- scheduled for Aug. 5, to coincide
dren’s Theater.” vestigations an “exoneration” with a Children’s Theatre alumni
Briggs was born in Chicago on of Briggs from any criminal reunion and the 85th anniversary
July 12, 1936, and experienced the conduct, and both Briggs and of the theater group. Q
stage from an early age: Her father city officials admitted errors in —Jay Thorwaldson
Doris Richmond, who broke color barriers, dies
Longtime Palo Alto resident was pioneer at Palo Alto Library
D
oris Richmond, the first wonderful neighbor and ‘com- Angeles and his service with the
African-American to work munity watch’ person, historian, U.S. Navy in the war, during which
full-time for the Palo Alto activist and grandmother,” ac- he was in eight major battles.
Library and the oldest member of cording to a neighbor of 20 years, They met in 1942 and were mar-
the historic University AME Zion Elaine Johnson. ried five years later. They moved
Church, died June 6 at 95, follow- “She was always keeping her to San Francisco but soon, with-
ing a period of declining health. eye out for the 10 or 12 boys in the out unpacking, relocated to Palo
Richmond, a slightly built wom- neighborhood,” including John- Alto after Richmond on a week-
an known to son’s own twins, now 20. end trip saw and fell in love with
friends and “She would always say, ‘How the eucalyptus trees in Palo Alto
neighbors in are my boys?’ She always thought and on Stanford land. They lived
the Ventura of all the kids on her block as her with friends until they were able
neighborhood kids,” Johnson said. to purchase a home on Chestnut
of Palo Alto for She would even welcome arriv- Avenue — one of the few areas
her outgoing ing community and Stanford Uni- where non-whites were allowed
friendliness, versity minority students into her by deed restrictions to purchase
high energy home for lunch and a chat, Johnson homes. Together, in 1965, they
and “adoption” recounted. Richmond once esti- helped found the Chestnut-Wilton
of neighborhood children, was mated that she and Cole had hosted Homeowners Association, which
well-known community-wide several hundred students into their later merged with the Ventura
along with her late husband, Cole home for dinners. Neighborhood Association.
Richmond. The Richmonds were active in They were longtime members
She was a longtime librarian several military-related organiza- of the Palo Alto Historical Asso-
with the City of Palo Alto, up to tions, relating to her assembly-line ciation and were active in the Palo
her retirement in 1991. work during World War II for
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