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Palo Vol. XLII, Number 44 Q August 6, 2021
Alto Homeless program
challenged over
background checks
Page 5
Read up-to-the-minute news on PaloAltoOnline.com
QUpfront Who are the Peninsula’s biggest water users? Page 7
QUpfront Palo Alto among cities fighting housing mandates Page 8
QA&E Chamber director inspires harmony Page 27
Stanford Hospital
is once again
ranked as one of
the nation’s top
hospitals.
Stanford Hospital is proud to be recognized for
patient safety and quality by U.S. News and World
Report for the seventh year in a row. Thank you
ou
to our staff and the entire Stanford Medicine
community for your exceptional response in an
extraordinary year.
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W ? NDER
what to do with
Household Hazardous Waste (HHW)?
Drop It Off at the HHW Station
Hours HHW Station Location
• Every Saturday: 9 – 11 AM 2501 Embarcadero Way
• First Friday of the month: 3 – 5 PM Palo Alto, CA 94303
Guidelines VISIT THE HHW
• 15 gallons or 125 pounds of
REUSE ZONE
HHW per visit (in no larger than The HHW Reuse Zone is a reuse program for
5-gallon containers) gently used, good quality household products
• Must be a Palo Alto resident such as paint, cleaners and unused motor oil
(bring your driver’s license or vehicle registra- that are brought to the HHW Station for
tion) disposal. Visitors can take up to five products
per visit.
• Before visiting, check our website to confirm
hours and current guidelines related to The HHW Reuse Zone is only open during
COVID-19. HHW Station hours.
For more information, visit
www.cityofpaloalto.org/hazwaste
zerowaste@cityofpaloalto.org
(650) 496-5910
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Upfront Local news, information and analysis
Most district teachers are vaxxed. Is that enough for parents?
Parents concerned about district protocols These come as welcome and faculty. concerns about how their dis-
changes for district leaders and “I’m super excited,” said Da- tricts are preparing for their chil-
after COVID cases increase teachers following more than a vid Campbell, president of the dren’s return given the surge of
By Lloyd Lee year of remote classes. Part of Mountain View-Los Altos teach- COVID-19 cases from the delta
the optimism comes from reports ers’ union, who also teaches variant and the fact that children
s summer winds down, Most K-12 students will be of high vaccination rates among spanish at Mountain View High. under 12 still don’t have access
A local school districts are
facing another academic
year amid a pandemic. But this
returning to campus with a
bell schedule and a full day of
classes. At Palo Alto Unified and
employees: Palo Alto Unified,
Mountain View-Los Altos Union
High, Mountain View Whisman
“And every teacher I’ve spoken
with is super excited.”
Some parents are equally, if
to a vaccine.
Palo Alto father Mark
Noronha, whose son is entering
time, they have vaccines and a Mountain View-Los Altos Union and Foothill-DeAnza Commu- not more, eager to get their chil- third grade and whose daughter
new set of health protocols from High school districts, students nity College school districts all dren back to class. But others, is starting high school, said his
the state that aim to make this will still have to wear masks — have reported a vaccination rate especially parents of elementary
year look a lot more normal. but only indoors. of more than 90% among staff school students, are left with (continued on page 31)
PUBLIC HEALTH
The mask
mandate
is back
Amid COVID surge,
everyone must cover
their faces indoors
By Kevin Forestieri
even Bay Area counties
S announced Monday that
residents will be required
to wear masks in nearly all in-
door settings, marking the first
major step in reversing a state-
wide rollback of public health
restrictions in June.
The mask mandate, which be-
gan on Tuesday, comes as COV-
ID-19 cases spike across the Bay
Area, with some of the highest
case rates since February of this
year. Public health leaders said
Magali Gauthier
at a Monday press conference
that the delta variant of the virus
is far more contagious and now
Christopher Kan stands at the site of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto’s proposed “safe parking” program for accounts for the vast majority of
unhoused residents. new cases in the region, requir-
ing protective measures to keep
with social services, the church infection rates and COVID-19
HOMELESSNESS would be directly addressing hospitalizations under control.
one of the most difficult prob- “The delta variant is now the
As church prepares to welcome vehicle lems in the city, as well as the
state, he said.
dominant variant in our area,”
said Dr. George Han, Santa
“If you look at facts across the Clara County’s deputy public
dwellers, neighbors urge background checks country, these programs are ef- health officer. “And because it’s
Stevenson House appeals proposal from fective in helping people off the more contagious, we need more
street and increasing the safety protection, and that comes in the
Unitarian Universalist Church to open safe parking program of the neighborhood because form of masks as the easiest and
By Gennady Sheyner you have people in managed best tools that we have.”
programs rather than struggling All of the county public health
hen Palo Alto agreed to establish such a program at geared toward helping them on their own,” Kan said. orders are nearly identical, re-
W to allow local congre-
gations to establish
“safe parking” programs for
its parking lot at 505 Charles-
ton Road, says Christopher
Kan, chair of the church’s safe-
find more permanent living
arrangements.
Kan, who lives near Greer
Church members spent
months going through the appli-
cation process and finalizing the
quiring vaccinated and unvac-
cinated residents alike to wear
face coverings when indoors
unhoused individuals who live parking program. The program Park, says he sees people liv- details for the program, which with people who aren’t part of
in vehicles, the Unitarian Uni- would provide a secure space ing in cars in just about every would house up to four vehicles their households. In Santa Clara
versalist Church of Palo Alto for selected participants to park neighborhood, including his at a time. In December, the County, the regulations include a
eagerly jumped at the chance. between 6 p.m. and 7:30 a.m, own. Church leaders agreed that church reached an agreement short list of exceptions including
Since January 2020, the as well as bathroom access by welcoming some of them to work in closed rooms or offices;
church has been making plans and case management services a “safe lot” and providing them (continued on page 10) indoor dining while patrons are
(continued on page 32)
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Upfront
published in June, found that 63%
WATER USE of water was for residential use.
Most of that went to landscap-
ing, said Catherine Elvert, City of
Three wealthy water districts consume Palo Alto Utilities communica-
tions manager.
the lion’s share of local water “Landscaping in residential ar-
eas for homes constitutes 50% or
Landscaping accounts for the biggest use in Hillsborough, Los Altos Hills more of a home’s total water use.
By Sue Dremann The approximate 50% of water
use per household is an average
he biggest sip of the straw residents, who use 215.8 gallons landscaping guidelines for Los estimate of water use for a single-
T from the Bay Area’s water
supply comes from people
living in just three water districts.
per capita per day.
Residents of California Water
Altos Hills, Purissima Hills Water
District noted that landscaping ac-
family home. This of course will
vary based on landscape area and
Magali Gauthier
Service’s Bear Gulch District, counted for 75% of water usage. plant type,” Elvert said.
They consume nearly three to which serves Atherton, Woodside, In Hillsborough, more than two- Business and industry used
four times the amount of water as Portola Valley and parts of Menlo thirds of all water is used for ir- 18% of water; irrigation custom-
residents in 23 other municipali- Park, use 153.1 gallons per capita rigation, pools and other outdoor ers used 12%; and public and city
A pedestrian walks by the
ties and districts, according to data per day. purposes, according to the town’s facilities consumed 7%, according
fountain on California Avenue
from the Bay Area Water Supply Per capita, residents in the 26 website. Water conservation ef- to the water management plan.
in Palo Alto on Aug. 4.
and Conservation Agency, whose Bay Area Water Supply and Con- forts have traditionally focused on The city uses some recycled wa-
member agencies receive most of servation Agency (BAWSCA) indoor water use such as water- among other restrictions could re- ter from its Regional Water Qual-
their potable water from the Hetch member agencies use 63.4 gallons efficient toilets, shower heads and duce a projected water-shortage ity Control Plant, including 36
Hetchy system. on average per day. Fifteen com- washing machines, the website gap by 26%. acre feet that went to parks in fis-
Residential use per capita is munities use less than that amount, stated. Closer to home, three Peninsula cal year 2020; 316 acre feet used at
highest in the wealthiest commu- with East Palo Alto residents using However, “reducing outdoor cities also rank in the upper ech- the municipal golf course; and 25
nities while residents in the least the least, at 38.1 gallons per capita water use represents the greatest elons of water use, according to acre feet for the duck pond. Foun-
financially advantaged communi- per day. opportunity for Hillsborough to BAWSCA: Palo Alto, Menlo Park tains at Lytton Plaza and Califor-
ties consumed the least, according Frugality isn’t at the heart of this conserve water. The town has im- and Mountain View. Below are nia Avenue also use recirculating
to the 2019-2020 annual survey, the stark contrast — it’s real estate, plemented several new programs to snapshots of their water usage. water, said city spokeswoman
latest to be published. some water operators said. In an promote outdoor water conserva- Jeanne Billeci.
The differences are striking urban environment or a community tion,” the town website stated. At the beginning of the current
amid the growing drought, and with few parks and higher-density Considering its potential water Palo Alto drought, the city began to reduce
there are currently no mandatory housing, water use is pretty much savings, the 2020 Urban Water Most Palo Altans might not potable water use in grass areas
water restrictions to curtail use. confined to drinking, cleaning and Management Plan for California have the large lots of Hillsborough that were not playing fields, but
The biggest water users are in bathing. But in communities with Water Service’s Bear Gulch Dis- and Los Altos Hills, but the city’s it has kept watering areas with
the Purissima Hills Water Dis- lush lawns, expansive acreage and trict found that limiting landscape residents rank as the fourth thirsti- trees, Billeci said. The city con-
trict, which serves two-thirds of landscaping, water use skyrockets. irrigation to one to three days per est in the BAWSCA system, at 90 verted some turf areas into na-
Los Altos Hills and an unincorpo- That’s the case in Hillsborough week, prohibiting irrigating orna- gallons per capita per day. tive plant landscapes and uses
rated area to the south. Residents and Los Altos Hills, where there mental turf on public street medi- The city’s 2020 Urban Wa- recycled water from the Regional
there used 248.9 gallons of water are primarily estate homes with ans with potable water and banning ter Management Plan and Wa-
per capita per day in fiscal year most having a minimum lot size of filling ornamental lakes and ponds ter Shortage Contingency Plan, (continued on page 34)
2019-2020, according to the water one-half to 1 acre. Water demand
agency’s data. for landscaping, pools and ponds
Second in line are Hillsborough is sizable. In its 2012 voluntary
Correction
This week’s story “As delta variant spreads, how safe are nursing
homes?” that appears in the Living Well section includes incorrect
vaccination data in the story and chart. According to updated
information filed with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services,
82.22% of residents and 79.77% of health care workers are fully
vaccinated at Grant-Cuesta Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center in
Mountain View. Also, Palo Alto Sub-Acute and Rehabilitation Center had
60% vaccinated staff and 92.86% vaccinated residents as of July 25.
Public Agenda
A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week
CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hold a closed session with
representatives from the city’s labor unions. The council will then consider
adopting a resolution amending the city’s wastewater rate schedule;
discuss a proposal for protected bikeways on segments of East Meadow
Drive, Fabian Way and the Waverley Street path; consider options for
increasing services for unhoused residents, including applying for a Project
SUMMER
Homekey grant to create an emergency shelter; and designate a voting
delegate and alternate for the California Cities 2021 annual conference.
The virtual meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, August 9. Those
wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and
using Meeting ID: 916 4155 9499.
AUGUST 1 st - AUGUST 28 th
COUNCIL POLICY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE ... The committee plans
to discuss the city’s tree ordinance and hear a progress report from the
city auditor. The virtual meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, August 10.
Those wishing to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833
and using Meeting ID: 946 1874 4621.
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION ... The commission plans to discuss ,UQV` VɈHSS:JHUKPH/VTL)LK )H[O3PULUZ
options for improving citywide renter protections; discuss an October
event for the faith-based community about opportunities to build and/or :JHUKPH+V^U7PSSV^Z*VTMVY[LYZ 4VYL
convert properties to create affordable-housing units; get a report about
the 100 Community Conversations on Race initiative; get an update on
the process for allocating Human Services Resources Allocation Process
funds; and consider next steps for items on its annual work plan. The
Scandia Home Palo Alto
virtual meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug 12. Those wishing Town & Country Village 650.326.8583 paloalto@scandiahome.com
to participate by Zoom can do so by dialing 669-900-6833 and using
Meeting ID: 919 9454 8701. Hours: Mon - Wed: 10-3pm • Thurs - Sat: 1-6pm • Sun: Closed
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Upfront
HOUSING
Too much housing? Palo Alto among
cities appealing their regional mandates
Twenty-seven jurisdictions request reductions in their housing assignments
FIle photo/Veronica Weber
By Gennady Sheyner
espite widespread recog- projected housing units, the would hinder economic growth
D nition that the Bay Area
desperately needs more
housing, more than two dozen
number of appeals is consider-
ably higher in the current cycle
than it was in 2014, when regional
by forcing it to designate com-
mercial lands for residential use,
limiting its ability to create jobs.
cities and Santa Clara County are planners and local officials last The city is asking that its alloca- A caterer prepares barbecue during a ribbon-cutting ceremony
appealing their assignments for went through this exercise. At tion be reduced from 1,803 to 784 celebrating the opening of Mayfield Place, an affordable housing
the next eight-year cycle of the that time, the region was assigned housing units. apartment complex in Palo Alto on June 29, 2017. The complex
Regional Housing Needs Allo- 187,990 units by the state Depart- Saratoga, which was assigned features 70 apartments.
cation (RHNA) process, arguing ment of Housing and Community 1,712 units, similarly argues in
that the allotments pose insur- Development for the period be- its letter that the housing allo- financial realities of residential Costa, Marin and Sonoma). The
mountable problems. tween 2015 and 2023. Palo Alto cation will force it “to consider construction,” Zhao wrote. county’s letter characterized the
Each of the 27 jurisdictions and Mountain View were among reducing the limited commercial Los Altos Hills’ letter also cites regional call for more housing
that have filed an appeal is un- eight jurisdictions that appealed job-producing development that it fire risks in arguing for a 129- in its jurisdiction of unincor-
happy in its own way and each the allocations at that time. Both has.” In requesting a 50% reduc- unit reduction to its allocation of porated areas as poor planning,
is hoping that an Association of saw their appeals rejected. tion, to 856 units, the city’s letter 489 units. The entire west end of insomuch as it would encourage
Bay Area Governments (ABAG) Despite the relatively low also posits that the allocation will the town abuts a regional open development in rural areas and
appeals committee, which con- probability of success, Palo Alto effectively force Saratoga to build space and most of the town is lo- open spaces. The proposed allo-
sists of local elected officials, is once again appealing its allo- housing in areas that are vulner- cated within a “high fire hazard cation, the county letter notes, is
will consider its case and reduce cation, citing its famously high able to wildfires, for lack of more severity zone,” the letter notes. more than 1,000% greater than in
its allocation this fall, before it jobs-to-housing ratio of more suitable land options. But for all the open space, the the current RHNA cycle, during
adopts the final RHNA Plan in than 3-to-1. The city argues in its Requiring the higher number, town is “basically built-out” and which it was assigned 277 units.
October or November. appeal that it is being penalized the letter from Saratoga Mayor its allocation of 489 housing units “This exponential increase is
The 27 appellants face stiff by ABAG for its recent efforts to Yan Zhao states, would neces- is neither feasible nor justified, disproportionate to the overall
odds, given that they are oppos- curb job growth, a trend for which sarily entail construction in the the letter argues. The Los Altos regional allocation,” the appeal
ing not just ABAG’s methodol- city leaders believe it should be city’s Wild Urban Interface area, Hills letter points to the town’s states. “The allocation ignores
ogy, but one another. ABAG is rewarded with a smaller alloca- which contains much of the city’s “narrow roadways and limited several ground realities and ma-
required by the state to assign tion. After being assigned more existing housing stock and which escape routes” and argues that a terial limitations, coupled with
441,176 units throughout the than 6,086 dwellings for the pe- “cannot sustain increased hous- proposal to increase density in its longstanding County General
nine Bay Area counties and the riod between 2023 and 2031, the ing density.” community “is ill-conceived and Plan policies that focus growth
process is, by its very nature, a city is requesting that for this rea- “Conversely, planning for the does not represent good planning within urban areas to combat
zero-sum game: For any jurisdic- son, as well as several others, its addition of more than 1,700 new practice.” sprawl and preserve farmlands
tion that gets a reduction, one or allocation should be reduced by homes in other sections of Sara- Santa Clara County, which was within unincorporated areas.”
more would see a corresponding 1,500 units, to 4,586. toga that are outside the Wildland assigned 3,125 units, is one of Contra Costa County, which
increase. Pleasant Hill, by contrast, is ar- Urban Interface is simply imprac- four counties that are appealing
Much like the number of guing that its assigned allocation tical and unrealistic given the the allocation (along with Contra
(continued on page 10)
HOUSING
Palo Alto eyes former water-treatment
site for interim housing
City Council to consider applying for Project Homekey funding
to support unhoused individuals
By Gennady Sheyner
nspired by Mountain View’s Gov. Gavin Newsom as a creative The northernmost 4 acres of the
I example, Palo Alto may ex-
plore a new idea to assist
the city’s growing population of
solution to addressing the state’s
homeless problem.
Now, Palo Alto is considering
site are in a wetlands conserva-
tion area and are effectively off
limits for development, while the
Magali Gauthier
unhoused residents: a homeless advancing a similar project at the 6.6 acres just south of the conser-
shelter with more than 100 beds vation area had once accommo-
on a city-owned site on San An- dated the treatment plant, though The former Los Altos Water Treatment Plant is being considered
tonio Road, east of U.S. Highway ‘Encampments in its former treatment ponds have for an interim-housing development. Located at 1237 San Antonio
Road, it is pictured here on Sept. 5, 2019
101. subsequently been reclassified as
The city is considering applying parking garages wetlands. Team in the Palo Alto Police can park overnight. The City
for funding in the state’s Project aren’t the answer. The area where the homeless Department, a two-person team Council ultimately chose 2000
Homekey grant program, which is
administered by the state Depart-
I think there is a shelter could potentially be built
is directly south of the 6.6-acre
that would patrol downtown and Geng Road, which is also near the
other main commercial areas and Baylands, for the city’s first safe
ment of Housing and Community gap that Homekey portion. It currently serves as a help link unhoused residents with parking program.
Development and which allows provides an answer contractor staging area for the needed services, according to a Mayor Tom DuBois and coun-
cities to buy motels, hotels and city’s new bike bridge over U.S. new staff report. The city has em- cil member Lydia Kou have been
apartment buildings to provide to.’ Highway 101 and as a storage ployed such teams since the mid- leading the charge, urging their
shelter for homeless individu- —Tom DuBois, yard for GreenWaste, the city’s 1990s but eliminated it last year colleagues in a 2019 memo to ex-
als. Last fall, Mountain View re- mayor, city of Palo Alto refuse collector. because of funding shortages. plore more safe parking programs.
ceived more than $14 million in The proposal by city staff to The idea of using the San An- In April, the council agreed to
Homekey funding to construct Los Altos Water Treatment Plant, pursue a Mountain View-style tonio Road site to assist the un- devote more city resources to ad-
a development at 2566 Leghorn a site at 1237 San Antonio Road homeless shelter on San Antonio housed population isn’t exactly dressing homelessness, including
St., which accommodates up to that, despite its name, is neither in Road is one of several strategies new. In recent years, city leaders increasing its grant allocation to
124 individuals. Constructed in Los Altos nor is a water treatment that the council will consider on had explored using the Los Altos LifeMoves, the nonprofit that op-
just months out of modular, pre- plant. For years, the 14.4-acre lot Aug. 9 to address homelessness. Water Treatment Plant site as a erates the Opportunity Center on
fabricated units, the site opened has accommodated various indus- The council also plans to consider possible location for a “safe park-
in May and was singled out by trial uses on its southern portion. creating a Special Enforcement ing” lot, where vehicle dwellers (continued on page 30)
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Upfront
is managing Palo Alto’s Housing Palo Alto’s letter also argues told the Weekly in an interview, is ABAG is scheduled to hold pub-
Housing Element process, noted at a May that ABAG unfairly penalizes the the pace of construction that the al- lic hearings on all of the appeals
(continued from page 8)
meeting that in the southern Cali- city for instituting a cap on office location would require. More than in September before making its
fornia region, 52 agencies had filed developments, a move intended to half of the housing that the city determinations later in the fall.
was assigned 7,645 units, simi- an appeal. Two of them were able reduce the demand for housing by is projected to need under the re- The agency’s Executive Commit-
larly argued that unincorporated to “partially succeed,” he said. reducing job growth. But the city’s gional vision document, Plan 2050, tee is scheduled to adopt the Fi-
areas face significant constraints While Palo Alto’s elected lead- move is now being used by the re- would be “front-loaded in the next nal RHNA Plan in November or
when it comes to housing con- ers have long been critical of state gional agency to justify increasing eight years” if the city were to meet December. ABAG underscores on
struction because they lack basic and regional housing mandates, the housing allocation under the its allocated housing total for the its website that it is required by
services like grocery stores and the city’s letter is more technical dubious assumption that because coming cycle, he said. From the Housing Element Law to allocate
banks. than ideological. It lists specific developers can’t build offices, they pace of construction standpoint, all of the 441,176 units assigned to
Palo Alto’s city planners warned sites for which the regional agency will now build housing, according this would be impractical, he said. the Bay Area by the state Depart-
in June that the appeal faces long had — erroneously, in the city’s to the city. “There are specific reasons for ment of Housing and Community
odds. Regional bodies have been view — proposed housing growth. “This reasoning represents a our appeal,” DuBois said. “It’s not Development.
loath in recent years to grant ap- These include sites that are owned false dichotomy,” the letter from general grumbling and complain- “If the appeal of a jurisdiction’s
peals. Of the 14 Bay Area juris- by the Palo Alto Unified School Palo Alto Mayor Tom DuBois ar- ing, which is sometimes how it’s draft RHNA allocation is success-
dictions that requested reductions District rather than the city, as well gues. “There is not a one-to-one painted. There are very specific is- ful, ABAG must redistribute the
to their allocations in the current areas to which the regional map- ratio of office-to-housing develop- sues with specific numbers. It’s not units to other local governments
cycle (including the eight that filed ping model assigned unrealistic ment, and the inability to construct just making stuff up and being friv- in the region,” the agency states on
formal appeals), only three — density (the outlier among these is new office space does not mean a olous. It’s looking at how ABAG its website. Q
Hayward, Lafayette and Sunnyvale the Opportunity Center at 33 En- property owner will necessarily looked at the Palo Alto situation Email Staff Writer Gennady
— saw their numbers adjusted. cina Ave., which has a projected build housing.” and how they assigned us numbers Sheyner at gsheyner@paweekly.
City planner Tim Wong, who density of 1,625 units per acre). The city’s top concern, DuBois and where it makes sense.” com.
Vehicle dwellers Anything less, the appeal argues, safety, to not only our seniors but living in the cold.” you,” Kan said.
(continued from page 5) would jeopardize the safety of to the people who live there in the Mah disagreed with that assess- Seeking a compromise, the
nearby residents, including those safe parking program area,” Mah ment, noting that Stevenson House church and Move Mountain View
at Stevenson House. told the Weekly. “If I was a single conducts background checks on amended the application forms so
with Move Mountain View, a Grace Mah, president of the woman in a vehicle, I’d rest a little all of its residents. The company that participants can self-report
nonprofit that operates safe lots Stevenson House board of direc- more assured if I knew that my that conducts these checks, she if they are on parole or probation
in Mountain View and on Geng tors, told the Weekly that residents neighbor in the next vehicle was said, informed her that screening and whether there are any legal
Road in Palo Alto. In March, the became concerned about the pro- not a violent felon.” applicants for a “violent crime restrictions on where they are al-
church filed its formal application gram after attending a Zoom com- The appeal from Stevenson against people” takes about three lowed to reside, according to the
with the city. munity meeting about the program House states that “the city of Palo days and can be done for $15 to staff report. Stevenson House re-
Things looked promising when in May with city staff and church Alto and Move Mountain View $20. jected that option.
the city approved the project on leaders. About 50 residents who are essentially gathering a group Santa Clara County, which pro- Mah stressed that Stevenson
May 12. But within weeks, the attended the meeting said safety of unscreened individuals, placing vides funding for Move Mountain House supports the safe parking
program faced a new obstacle: op- was their primary concern, ac- a large number of them in close View, also opposes background program, as well as the county’s
position from Stevenson House, a cording to Mah. proximity to each other (and to check requirements, which county housing-first approach to ad-
residential facility for low-income residential homes/schools), and officials argue conflict with the dressing homelessness. The ap-
seniors next door to the church. not safeguarding the community county’s “housing first” policy, peal states, however, “We need
According to a report from De- by running criminal background
partment of Planning and Devel- ‘Without background checks of these vehicle dwellers.
which calls for lowering the bar-
riers to housing. A report from the
to ensure that any proposed SPP
(safe-parking program) can be
opment Services, the church and checks, there’s high “The community members are Department of Planning and De- implemented in a responsible way
Stevenson House had initially
struck a “neighbor agreement”
risk when it comes entitled to a proactive approach to
safety, with criminal background
velopment Services states that re-
quiring background checks would
and in a way that is safe for the
community and vehicle dwellers
over the parking program, which to safety, to not only screening provided before prob- “discourage homeless individuals themselves.”
called for Unitarian Universalist our seniors but to the lems occur,” the appeal states. from participating in the program The appeal also suggests that
Church to, among other tasks, po- The church has rejected Ste-
sition the portable toilets farther people who live there venson House’s request for back-
and obtaining permanent housing.”
Stevenson House’s appeal
requiring program participants to
provide information for a back-
from Stevenson House and en- in the safe parking ground checks. Kan said in an in- points to safe parking programs in ground check allows them to
sure that the sites are monitored
by Move Mountain View. But
program area.’ terview that applying background
checks could deter participants,
various other jurisdictions, where
certain participants are required
demonstrate that they are serious
about ultimately finding perma-
while the church integrated these —Grace Mah, president, board including undocumented resi- to undergo some form of a back- nent housing.
changes into its proposal, Steven- of directors, Stevenson House dents and survivors of domestic ground check. These including
son House followed up on June 11 violence. The church, he notes, has Los Angeles, where participants
by filing a formal appeal. The City The residents, she noted, aren’t been operating homeless shelters are screened in the National Sex ‘Our philosophy is: If
Council will consider the appeal
on Aug. 9.
worried about whether the person
has a record of misdemeanors or
for more than 20 years as part of
Hotel de Zink, a rotating shelter
Offender Registry, and Monterey,
where individuals with serious
you’re legally allowed
The biggest bone of contention property crimes. They are primar- network that involves numerous mental illnesses are ineligible. to be in our lot, we
is background checks. Stevenson ily interested in knowing whether local churches, and Heart and A recent study by University of think we should be
House is arguing that all partici- the participant is a violent felon or Home Collaborative, a shelter for Southern California, which ana-
pants should be subject to crimi- a sex offender, she said. unhoused women. Some of the lyzed 19 safe parking programs, able to serve you.’
nal background checks before they “Without background checks, women who seek shelter, he said, found that 10 of them required —Christopher Kan, chair, safe
can join in the safe lot program. there’s high risk when it comes to are escaping violent situations background checks. Santa Cruz, parking program, Unitarian
and are loath to share personal for example, screens out people Universalist Churchon
information. with history of violent or sexual
“If you’re escaping a violent offense, while San Diego prohib- “This is especially true since
Mi
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home, your goal is to remain hid- its registered sex offenders from background checks will often be
le
den and keep your children safe,” participating. required by landlords and employ-
fie
Unitarian
ld
Universalist Kan said. “Some of these women Kan noted that the Move Moun- ers as participants work to transi-
Rd
Church of are scared to give us driver’s li- tain View has already taken nu- tion to more permanent housing,”
Palo Alto censes so that we can verify their merous security measures to en- the appeal states.
name.” sure safety, including installing If the council rejects the appeal,
There are also operational chal- security cameras, having someone Unitarian Universalist Church
lenges, he said. Each background patrol all safe parking sites and would become the second local
Stevenson check would cost between $150 creating a 24-hour hotline for any- congregation to open a safe park-
Ne
House and $200 to conduct and take one with safety concerns. He also ing site. The city approved an ap-
lso
months to complete, he said. noted that much like in Mountain plication from Highway Commu-
nD
“Operationally, it doesn’t work View, police will know who is us- nity at 3373 Middlefield Road for
r
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Adobe Creek
es
ton because if you have someone ing the lot. He noted that sexual a safe parking program in March,
arl who’s desperate, like a single mom offenders who are legally barred and it is now reviewing an applica-
Paul Llewellyn
h
EC with a kid or an elderly couple on from getting near schools would tion from Peninsula Bible Church
Social Security that can’t pay rent not be able to use the program. at 3505 Middlefield Road. Q
A proposal to allow up to four vehicle dwellers to park overnight at — if you have to wait six to eight “Our philosophy is: If you’re le- Email Staff Writer Gennady
the Unitarian Universalist Church of Palo Alto is facing an appeal weeks, it’s frankly unreasonable,” gally allowed to be in our lot, we Sheyner at gsheyner@paweekly.
from Stevenson House, a housing complex for low-income seniors. Kan said. “There’s people literally think we should be able to serve com.
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www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • August 6, 2021 • Page 11Alma Margarita Wanzer
(nee Power)
Loving daughter of Guillermina
Power (nee Damian) of Monterey
Co., and Michael George Power
Pulse
A weekly compendium of vital statistics
Alcohol or drug related
Driving under influence . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Drunk in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Miscellaneous
Court order violation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Disturbance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Fire call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Mental evaluation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 1
of Round Rock, TX., was born in POLICE CALLS Possession of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Possession of paraphernalia . . . . . . . . 1 Warrant arrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Santa Clara, CA. on January 21st, Palo Alto Sale of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1973 and died in Salinas CA. on July 29-Aug. 4 Under influence of drugs . . . . . . . . . . . 1
July 21st, 2021. Alma grew up Violence related Miscellaneous OBITUARIES
Hamilton Avenue, 7/30, 1:37 p.m.; felony Animal call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
in Palo Alto where she enjoyed battery. Disturbing the peace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
playing softball, bowling and Bryant Street, 7/29, 5:20 a.m.; arson. Located missing person . . . . . . . . . . . 5 A list of local residents who
swimming. She was athletic and El Camino Real, 7/28, 10:56 p.m.; Lost property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 died recently:
domestic violence/battery.
often walked long distances. Both Webster Street, 7/28, 8 p.m.; arson.
Misc. penal code violation . . . . . . . . . . 2 Joy Dana Kaiser, 90, a
Missing person . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
brothers were very good singers. It Pasteur Drive, 7/28, 6:30 p.m.; elder Psychiatric subject . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
health care activist and Palo
was a bilingual family, and there abuse/neglect. Suspicious circumstances . . . . . . . . . . 5 Alto resident, died on Feb. 3.
Curtner Avenue, 7/27, 8:49 p.m.; sex Terrorist threats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alma Margarita Wanze, 48,
crime/lewd & lascivious.
a longtime Palo Alto resident,
were many trips to Mexico City. Unattended death . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Sand Hill Road, 7/27, 10:23 a.m.;
She is a graduate of the prestigious Palo Alto H.S., where she
domestic violence/battery.
Vandalism . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Warrant/other agency . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
died on July 21. Walter
excelled in foreign languages. Theft related Petersen, 89, a former Palo
She joined the U.S. Navy, with an interest in marine biology, Commercial burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Alto resident, died on July
and served proudly in Illinois, Virginia and aboard ships in the Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Menlo Park
July 28-Aug. 3
24. Albert Bandura, 95,
Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Mediterranean and across the Atlantic. Residential burglaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Violence related . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0 a prolific psychologist and
Alma “came of age” at her Quinceañera Mass near the start of Shoplifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Theft related David Starr Jordan Professor
1988. She is survived by her parents and children Acacia Leigh Vehicle related Fraud . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Emeritus of Social Science
Anne Power (aka Casey Lee Wanzer J, Brandi Nicole Wanzer Auto recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Grand theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 in Psychology at Stanford
Petty theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
and Brian R, Wanzer, Jr., over 50 cousins and granddaughters
Driving w/ suspended license. . . . . . . . 3 University, died on July 26.
Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Vehicle related
Arya and Mila Casas. Alma’s dad remarked in January 1994: Lost/stolen plates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Abandoned auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
To read full obituaries,
“that is the most beautiful girl I have ever seen,” not realizing Stolen catalytic converter . . . . . . . . . . 1 Bicycle theft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 leave remembrances and post
Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 4 Hit and run . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 photos, go to Lasting Memo-
that he was commenting on his own daughter! Vehicle accident/prop damage . . . . . . 6 Parking/driving violation . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ries at PaloAltoOnline.com/
Vehicle tow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Theft from auto . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Alma spent her last years painting in watercolors, and making
Vehicle accident/minor injury . . . . . . . . 2
obituaries. Q
her mom’s life more pleasant by being in constant contact with Alcohol or drug related
Drinking in public . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Vehicle accident/no injury . . . . . . . . . . 1
love and help. She is survived by her brother Michael William
Power of Toulouse, France. Both her brother Thomas Joseph
Power and her uncle, Joseph Anthony “Tio Tony” Power pre- Kozy Brothers
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