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Council backs competing
rent control measure
PREVIOUSLY REJECTED BINDING ARBITRATION
PROGRAM LIKELY TO APPEAR ON FALL BALLOT,
ALONG WITH CITIZEN INITIATIVE
Chambers to the second stage
of the Performing Arts Center,
majority of the Mountain giving the council deliberations
View City Council backed the appearance of a community
plans for an alternate rent- theater production.
The packed meeting, which
control ordinance as a challenge
to a citizen-backed measure they stretched past midnight, included
described as vague and inflexible. dozens of children from a local
In a 4-2 vote at a special meeting computer camp who were typheld July 14, with Councilman ing away at Java code during the
John Inks absent, the council deliberations.
It was also odd in other ways.
directed staff to draw up a ballot measure based largely on a That very day enough signabinding-arbitration program it tures were validated by the city
clerk to place on the ballot the
had rejected earlier this year.
The City Council will review citizen-backed rent-control measure, dubbed
the measure at
the “Commua special meetStabilizaing on Aug. 9
‘This is going to nity
tion and Fair
for a final vote
that will deter- confuse voters. I can Rent initiative.”
That measure,
mine whether
almost guarantee authored by the
it’s put on the
Mountain View
Nov. 8 ballot.
you that both
Tenants CoaliIf the measure
tion, had been
is approved,
November’s elec- (measures) will go circulating for
but
tion could get
down in defeat.’ months,
at the eleventh
complicated for
hour, the mayor
voters, with two
COUNCILMAN LENNY SIEGEL
called the specomplex proposcial meeting to
als promising to
regulate Mountain View’s run- draft a hasty alternative measure.
In the end, three of the four supaway apartment rents.
Last week’s meeting was a porters of the alternative measure
strange scene in many ways. It — except Mayor Pat Showalter
was a rare special meeting called — essentially voted to support a
in the middle of the council’s ballot measure that looked a lot
summer recess. Due to City like a binding arbitration proviHall renovations, the meeting
See RENT CONTROL, page 6
was relocated from the Council
By Mark Noack
A
MICHELLE LE
Meggie Marron leads children in the Stretch to Kindergarten program to the hot lunch line at
Theuerkauf Elementary School on July 18. Theuerkauf and Stevenson schools’ shared campus is one of
the few locations for hungry children in the Mountain View Whisman district to receive free lunches
while school is out for the summer.
A not-so-seamless
summer for hungry kids
LOW-INCOME CHILDREN MISSING OUT ON FREE
MEALS DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
By Kevin Forestieri
T
heuerkauf Elementary
has been a busy, bustling
hub for kids and families
in Mountain View over the last
month. The school is one of only
a few sites in the city where children can get a free bite to eat, an
essential resource for families
who struggle to afford food.
But this week, the campus
will be closing the door on its
summer food program, leaving
a three-week gap until school
starts, with its free and reduced
hot lunches. And it raises questions about whether the city’s
neediest kids will have to go
hungry.
Every summer, the Mountain View Whisman School
District hosts its “Seamless
Summer” lunch program, giv-
ing anyone under the age of 18
access to a free meal, paid for
by federal funds. This year the
district served up its regular
school food menu along with
a full salad bar at Theuerkauf
and Stevenson Elementary, distributing lunches to more than
1,000 kids each day.
But inevitably, school districts in Mountain View and
throughout California are running into the same problem —
many of the students who rely
most on the free meals during
the school year are not showing
up during the summer.
A recent report by the
research group California Food
See HUNGER, page 10
Downtown cherry trees not very cheery
DRY AND DYING FROM DROUGHT, TREES TO BE CHOPPED DOWN AND REPLACED
By Mark Noack
A
t least 40 cherry trees
planted along Mountain
View’s downtown medians are dying and will likely
need to be removed in the coming months, another casualty of
California’s ongoing drought,
according to city parks officials.
After years of state-mandated
water restrictions, city officials
say they have been prohibited
from irrigating the trees, which
have become stressed and are
starting to die.
“It’s one of the those unfortunate byproducts of following
the rules and regulations we got
stuck with,” said Bruce Hurlburt, city open-space and parks
manager. “I’m as frustrated as
anyone else. It’s one of those
things where you’re caught in the
middle no matter what you do.”
California’s drought officially
started in 2012, but for many
the emergency truly hit home
three years later when Gov. Jerry
Brown declared an emergency
and imposed severe mandatory
water-conservation measures.
Mountain View staff was prohibited from turning on the
sprinkler system in the medians.
In a sense, many elements of
downtown Mountain View are
conspicuous remnants from a
pre-drought mindset. There’s the
city’s downtown water fountain
at the Civic Center Plaza that
has been shut off and empty for
years. Another example is the
Castro Street medians, which
were planted with cherry trees
and ornamental grass turf that
See TREES, page 9
BRENTEN BRANDENBURG
Trees planted in the median strip along downtown Castro Street are
dying off due to drought-related stress and are slated to be cut down
and replaced.
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RENT CONTROL
Continued from page 5
sion they’d voted down just a few
months earlier.
Using a line of argument echoed
by his fellow supporters, Councilman Mike Kasperzak said he
opposed rent control but nevertheless felt that a council-backed
proposal deserved a public vote.
He admitted that he thought
the citizen-backed rent control
measure was going to fall short in
collecting signatures.
“Necessity is the mother of
invention,” he said when asked
why he was now backing a rentcontrol plan. Kasperzak referred
to polls that he later explained
indicated that Mountain View
voters wanted to pass something
to address the housing crisis.
“I want to see if there’s a way to
provide some rental protection,
and I think it’s incumbent on us
to give (voters) an alternative,” he
said. “If you trust the voters to do
the right thing, you have to trust
them to do it in all situations,
and you can’t say they’re easily
confused.”
But the premise of the lastminute meeting and the council’s
new-found interest in bringing
rent control to a public vote was
called into question by numerous
public speakers, many of whom
waved placards and signs reading
“political dirty trick.”
“When two similar measures
appear on the ballot, it dooms
both of them,” said Michael
Kahan, a signature-gatherer with
the tenants’ coalition. “I’m concerned this might be a simple ploy
to undermine our efforts.”
The citizen-backed ballot measure calls for a rent-cap system
that would essentially limit annual increases to the rate of inflation,
as determined by the Bay Area
Consumer Price Index. Overseeing this process would be a new
rental-housing committee, a fivemember panel appointed by the
council that would be in charge
of setting allowable rents or making new regulations. Landlords
and tenants could petition the
committee to make exceptions for
special circumstances.
The measure also includes
“just-cause eviction” protections
that would set criteria for when
landlords can evict tenants, such
as failure to pay, causing a nuisance or criminal activity.
Amending city’s charter
For the council, the most controversial aspect of the tenants’
coalition measure is that it is
written as a city charter amendment. That means, if passed, its
provisions would be enshrined
in the city charter, making them
irrevocable unless amended at the
ballot box.
It would be as if “Obamacare
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COURTESY OF THE MOUNTAIN VIEW TENANTS COALITION
Members of the Mountain View Tenants Coalition held a demonstration before heading into a special
City Council meeting to discuss a competing rent control ballot measure on July 14.
were added to the Constitution,”
as Kasperzak put it.
“Any council should take a
charter amendment very seriously,” said Councilman Chris Clark.
“This is the city’s constitution and
it should be amended sparingly.”
But members of the tenants
coalition pointed out they had
been urging the city for nearly
a year to take stronger action to
prevent Mountain View renters
from being displaced. The citizenbacked initiative was drafted as
a charter amendment because
other cities saw rental restrictions
immediately overturned once the
political winds had changed, said
Juliet Brodie, director of the Stanford Law Clinic and an adviser to
the Tenants Coalition.
Compared with other rentcontrol proposals, she said, her
group’s proposal was “moderate”
for having a higher cap on rent
increases and language to deactivate its policies if too many apartments became vacant.
“Through hook or crook, action
or inaction, the people of Mountain View are going to be asked to
vote on this charter amendment,”
Brodie said. “It’s our position that
a competing measure on the ballot passed in haste will only divide
the vote.”
Members of the California
Apartment Association were
present at the July 14 meeting, but
they did not speak at it.
Contacted after the meeting,
CAA Vice President Josh Howard
told the Voice that his organization is strongly opposed to any
effort to embed rent-control provisions in a city charter. Yet his
group would also likely come out
against any binding-arbitration
program put forward by the city,
he said.
“It’s difficult to comment on a
ballot measure that’s still being
drafted,” Howard said. “We do
consider binding arbitration a
form of rent control, and we’re
very concerned about any rentcontrol measure, whether it’s
before the council or on the
ballot.”
Duplicate language
At the outset of the meeting,
Mayor Showalter proposed taking
the ballot language of the tenant
coalition’s measure and inserting
it into a separate measure written
as a city ordinance. That change
would allow future councils to
tweak the language based on
changing circumstances or unintended consequences, she said.
But it quickly became apparent
that other council members had
irreconcilable differences with
the citizen-backed measure. In a
straw vote, only Showalter supported the idea of borrowing its
language.
Meanwhile, other members
criticized the tenant group’s measure for vague language that could
leave the city on the hook for costs
and liabilities. Kasperzak pointed
out the measure’s proposed rental
committee could hire its own staff
and make its own expenditures,
but the city would be required to
defend its actions from any legal
challenges.
A tenuous consensus instead
backed the idea of dusting off a
previous staff proposal of creating
a multi-tiered binding-arbitration
system. In March, the council
approved a version of this program, but they gutted its centerpiece: an independent mediator
who could determine binding
outcomes to landlord-tenant disputes. Facing heavy opposition
from landlord groups, the council
weakened the language so that
mediators could only make suggestions to resolve disputes.
Showalter, along with council members Chris Clark, John
McAlister, and Kasperzak, voted
in support of drafting a binding-arbitration measure. They
specified that the measure should
have a 5 percent cap on rent
increases to trigger mediation
and that landlords could “bank”
rent increases to allow higher rent
hikes to account for prior years
with no increases. The council’s
measure would also include “just
cause” eviction protections identical to those in the tenant coalition’s measure.
Amendments to the ordinance, they stipulated, could be
made only by a five-vote council
supermajority.
“Voters deserve an alternative,”
Clark said, adding that he would
campaign for the city’s measure.
While he opposed its provisions,
he said, he would tell voters that if
they were going to vote for a rentcontrol initiative, then the city’s
measure was the one to support.
The council opponents, Lenny Siegel and Ken Rosenberg,
became increasingly frustrated
with their colleagues as the meeting wore on. Voters already had
a choice in this election, Siegel
reminded them: They could simply vote down the citizen-backed
measure if they thought it was
too flawed. He pointed out that
a recent survey found that many
people living out of their cars in
Mountain View cited recent rent
increases as the top reason for
how they became homeless.
“This is going to confuse voters.
I can almost guarantee you that
both (measures) will go down in
defeat,” Siegel said. “I don’t know
how you’d tell someone, ‘vote for
this one, but not this one.’”
Rosenberg, an opponent of rent
control, complained that his colleagues were being insincere and
inconsistent by backing a measure
they didn’t actually support.
“If the council is going to put
something on the ballot, we have
to support it, and then we’re going
against the will of our residents,”
he said. “Democracy trumps
policy, and the (tenants’ coalition)
has done the hard work.”
After a series of 4-2 straw votes,
the council gave direction to the
city attorney to draft an ordinance that will be reviewed on
Aug. 9 for a final decision.
In the event that both measures
receive enough votes to pass, the
citizen-backed charter amendment would supersede the council-backed measure, according to
the city attorney.
Citizen rent control initiative
qualifies for ballot
The Mountain View Tenants Coalition announced last
Thursday that its rent control
ballot initiative has qualified to
appear on the November ballot.
A statement released by the
grassroots group on July 14 said
that it was notified by the Santa
Clara County Registrar’s Office
that it had gathered enough
valid signatures of Mountain
View voters. The Mountain
View Tenants Coalition submitted 7,311 signatures, and at
least 4,671 were found valid,
enough to qualify the Community Stabilization and Fair Rent
initiative for this fall’s ballot.
“While we were very confident we had submitted sufficient signatures, it is still a big
step forward for the campaign
to receive certification from the
county,” said Joan MacDonald,
a founding member of the
group.
The initiative would impose
a cap on rent hikes in the city,
forcing most landlords to keep
annual increases in the range
of 2 to 5 percent. It comes in
response to what many have
described as a crisis in Mountain View’s rental housing
market. In the past year, dozens
of renters have spoken before
the council, pleading for relief
from large rent increases that
they say are forcing people out
of the city and sometimes into
homelessness.
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November election: who will run?
ELECTION FILING PERIOD OPENS FOR LOCAL CANDIDATES
By Mountain View Voice staff
T
he local election season is
officially kicking off this
week. The filing period
for candidates to run in the Nov.
8 election opened on Monday,
July 18.
While incumbents and prospective candidates have until
Friday, Aug. 12, to file their
papers, several people have
already declared their intention
to run and launched their campaigns. Here’s an early look at
who’s running and who isn’t.
City Council
So far, the Mountain View
City Council has six candidates
competing for four seats up for
election this November. The
candidates are Parks and Recreation Commissioner Thida
Cornes, former councilwoman
Margaret Abe-Koga, Human
Relations Commissioner Lucas
Ramirez, Planning Commissioner Lisa Matichak and incumbent councilmen John McAlister
and Chris Clark. Due to the
city’s term-limit rules, current
councilmen John Inks and Mike
Kasperzak are ineligible to run
for re-election to the sevenmember council.
School boards
Two members of the fivemember Mountain View Whisman School District board of
trusteees, Steve Nelson and
Bill Lambert, announced that
they will not be running for reelection this November, leaving
both seats open. The third seat
that will be up for election is
held by Jose Gutierrez, who was
appointed in August of last year
to replace former board member
Chris Chiang, who resigned.
Gutierrez confirmed with the
Voice Monday that he does plan
to run for re-election.
The terms of Mountain ViewLos Altos High School District
board members Phil Faillace
and Susan Sweeley are ending
this year. Faillace said he plans
to run for re-election. Sweeley
has not announced whether
she will seek a fourth term.
Sanjay Dave, a Mountain View
resident and district parent,
announced in May his plans
to run for a seat on the board.
Dave ran unsuccessfully for the
high school board in 2014, and
vied for the appointed seat on
the Mountain View Whisman
School Board last year that went
to Jose Gutierrez.
The terms of Los Altos School
District board members Steve
Taglio and Pablo Luther end
this year. Both declined to state
whether they intend to run for
another term, although Taglio
said he intends to pull papers
from the Santa Clara County
Registrar of Voters during the
filing period. A third seat will
also be on the November ballot
for the remaining term of board
member Tamara Logan, who
announced her plans to resign
next month instead of waiting
until her terms ends in December of 2018. Jessica Speiser, PTA
president of Covington Elementary, recently announced a bid
for the school board.
See ELECTION, page 12
TREES
today would be verboten.
The lifeless brown cherry
trees are a blight on Mountain
View’s downtown strip, said
Roy Mize, a local resident who
brought his concerns to city
officials. He suggested the
city could have taken out the
grass along the medians and
replaced it with wood chips or
some other material.
“If this is going to be the
facade of City Hall, it’s not a
very good picture,” he said.
“There’s things we could do if
our hands were just untied a
little.”
But even if city officials had
taken a tanker truck and went
around to individually water
the cherry trees, it’s still likely
that they would have died,
Hurlburt said. After years of
plentiful irrigation, the trees
had developed a shallow root
system that limited their ability to tap water that soaked
deep into the ground, he said.
The city similarly stopped
irrigating dozens of redwoods
and other trees planted along
the medians of Middlefield
Road, but those seem healthy,
Hurlburt said. Mountain View
parks officials were able to
water other road medians
throughout the city while
following a citywide goal to
reduce water-use by 20 percent
over the last three years, he
said.
Despite 2016 being a much
wetter year, California’s trees
are continuing to suffer from
the drought years, and experts
say that California’s once-verdant forests remain desiccated
and stressed. Last month, the
U.S. Forest Service announced
it had tallied at least 66 million
trees that had died throughout
the Sierra Nevada range from
the drought conditions and
insect infestations, which now
present a looming fire danger.
Hurlburt said the city officials had no immediate plans
to remove the downtown cherry trees, but they would discuss
it later this year. Sometime in
the fall, city parks officials plan
to hire a landscape architect to
work on redesigning the Castro Street medians.
Any future design for the
medians would emphasize
low-water use and droughttolerant vegetation, Hurlburt
said.
Email Mark Noack at
[email protected]
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LocalNews
HUNGER
‘I’m trying to get
meals to as many
places as possible,
because you never
know who is hungry
in our city.’
Policy Advocates found that a
vast majority of students from
low-income families are missing out on the free meals they
rely on during the school year.
The report found that about 2
million students who qualify
for free and reduced-price meals
in California participate in the
school lunch program during
March and April, but that number plunges to less than 300,000
during July — meaning 85 percent are no longer accessing the
meals they relied on during the
school year.
The causes for the drop in
participation are manifold: the
number of places where kids can
get a free meal drops significantly during the summer, making
transportation a challenge, and
programs typically only last for
a portion of the summer months,
leaving families with gaps at the
start and end of the summer
break.
Participation in summer food
programs hardly improves when
looking solely at Santa Clara
County, where 84 percent of the
kids who benefit from subsidized
lunches don’t have access to
school meals during the summer — an estimated 44,501
children, according to the report.
Of the 5,084 students enrolled in
the Mountain View Whisman
School District last year, 1,855
qualified for free and reduced
lunch.
It’s hard to avoid the sudden
loss of accessibility during the
summer, according to Kathy
Jackson, CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank of Santa Clara
and San Mateo counties. School
districts go from operating food
services at every campus during
the school year to just a small
handful of locations. Just getting
to the sites can be a big hurdle,
Jackson said, and working parents may not be around to drive
their kids to a campus across
town. This could be particularly
tough for Mountain View families this year because both summer food sites — Theuerkauf
and Stevenson — share the same
campus, effectively focusing all
of the food services at a single
location.
“All of the arrangements that
you have during the school
year, whether it’s child care or
food, it all changes during the
summer,” she said. “Summer is
kind of the season of childhood
hunger.”
School districts are responsible for operating most of the
roughly 115 summer food sites
in Santa Clara County. Similar
to the Mountain View Whisman
School District, these programs
typically last anywhere from four
to six weeks, which Jackson said
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DEBORAH AUSTIN, DIRECTOR OF
CHILD NUTRITION, MOUNTAIN VIEW
WHISMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
MICHELLE LE
Melissa Martinez, an intern with the Stretch to Kindergarten program, eats lunch with students at
Theuerkauf School on July 18. Free lunches were served to anyone under 18 for six weeks this summer, but
the program ends this week.
leaves a gap that can be difficult
to fill before school starts in
August.
District staff did not respond
to an inquiry by the Voice on
why the summer lunch program
last just six weeks when summer
vacation lasts 10 weeks.
Although Second Harvest
serves primarily as a food bank,
Jackson said the organization
plays the role of a “megaphone”
during the summer months,
alerting residents to any food
programs in the area. The hope,
she said, is that families will be
able to seek out nonprofits, pantry services and soup kitchens
once school districts shut the
door on short-lived summer
lunch programs.
District officials at Mountain
View Whisman say they have
done their part to feed as many
kids as possible during the summer. Deborah Austin, the director of child nutrition, said the
district has been serving up more
than 1,000 meals per day, and
has extended its reach by allowing staff from Trinity Methodist
Church and the city of Mountain
View’s Recreation Department to
pick up and deliver meals across
town. It’s unclear how many of
these meals reach children from
low-income families because
kids in those programs are
served the lunches regardless of
need.
“I’m trying to get meals to as
many places as possible, because
you never know who is hungry in
our city,” Austin said. “Food is so
important for our children.”
The Seamless Summer program is paid for by reimbursements from the federal government based on the number of
meals, giving school districts
an incentive to serve as many
children as possible. Whether
the reimbursements cover all
the costs depends on how much
it costs to cook, and how many
kids show up. At a board meeting
in May, Chief Business Officer
Robert Clark argued that the
district should soak up any deficit spending on the program if it
means feeding more families.
“Even if (the budget) didn’t
quite fit, it’s the right thing to
do,” Clark said.
While the data collected by the
California Food Policy Advocates paints a bleak picture about
summer hunger, there are signs
that it’s getting better. Anna
Colby, a nutrition policy advocate for the nonprofit, there’s
been a “modest” bump in the
number of children getting a free
meal in recent years, meaning
availability and access could be
improving.
“We have seen an increase
in the number of meals served
across the state, which is definitely a change of direction,”
Colby said.
The report on summer hunger, co-authored by Colby, does
not make major policy recommendations to food providers
like school districts, and instead
seeks to pressure state lawmakers to support a Summer Elec-
tronic Benefits Transfer (EBT)
for Children program (formerly
referred to as food stamps). The
federally-funded program has
been test-driven in other states,
and is designed to help families
purchase food during the summer while school is out. Colby
said it’s important for state lawmakers to have the systems in
place to implement a summer
EBT program and take advantage of federal funding if the
opportunity comes along.
Colby said it’s hard to point
fingers at any one agency for the
low level of participation in summer lunch programs, and that
school districts are likely doing
whatever they can to improve
outreach and serve as many
children as possible. More school
sites could be opened during the
summer, she said, but it’s going to
take a multi-faceted approach to
help everyone.
“Even if summer meal programs were operated everywhere
they could, some kids would still
fall through the cracks,” Colby
said.
Email Kevin Forestieri at
[email protected]
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MICHELLE LE
Meggie Marron chats with kids during lunch at Theuerkauf School.
DELEON REALTY
~Summer Splash~
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737 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto
12380 Gigli Court, Los Altos
4084 Wilkie Way, Palo Alto
26875 Elena Road, Los Altos Hills
420 Cambridge Ave #2, Palo Alto
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25617 W. Fremont Road, Los Altos Hills
473 Ferne Ave, Palo Alto
26991 Taaffe Road, Los Altos Hills
3623 Glenwood Ave, Redwood City
27811 Saddle Court, Los Altos Hills
1052 Doheny Terrace, Sunnyvale
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3396 Park Blvd, Palo Alto
1737 University Ave, Palo Alto
3797 Louis Road, Palo Alto
285 Wooded View Dr, Los Gatos
831 Chimalus Dr, Palo Alto
202 Camino Al Lago, Atherton
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LASD may share parcel tax with Bullis Charter School
NEW POLLING DATA SHOWS THAT INCLUDING BCS WON’T SINK PROPOSED NOVEMBER BALLOT MEASURE
By Kevin Forestieri
L
os Altos School District
board members signaled
last week that they would
be willing to include Bullis
Charter School as a beneficiary
of a parcel tax measure they
plan to put on the November
ballot.
The board had earlier talked
about renewing its current
$193 Measure E parcel tax,
which expires next June and
generates about $2.5 million
in annual funding for schools.
Until recently, the plan was to
try for a straight renewal of the
tax — with no increase — to
gain the necessary two-thirds
support to pass.
But board members shifted
gears last month, suggesting
that the tax could be increased
by a small amount to allow the
district to share the revenue
with Bullis Charter School. The
charter school has traditionally
been excluded from the language of parcel tax measures,
and does not receive any of the
roughly $10 million in annual
revenue generated by the district’s two existing parcel taxes.
Board member Tamara
Logan, who brought up the
idea of sharing the tax revenue
at the June 6 board meeting,
said there was “considerable
pressure” by members of the
Los Altos Hills City Council
to include Bullis as a recipient
of tax revenue when writing
the ballot measure. She said
she would be willing to give
the charter school a cut of the
revenue, but only if it comes
exclusively from a tax hike.
“I’m not personally in favor
of handing over dollars without
an increase, because that means
a proportional cut to our student programs,” Logan said.
Much of that pressure came
from council member John
Radford, who warned school
district officials at an April
council meeting that the district needs the support of the
charter school community, and
support from Los Altos Hills
residents, to get a two-thirds
majority of votes. That support,
Radford said, is contingent on
whether the charter school gets
a share of the money. A higher
proportion of students from
Los Altos Hills attend Bullis
Charter School, due in part to
an old policy that used to give
enrollment priority to residents
from the town.
Although polling data suggests that a parcel tax renewal
would succeed by a comfortable
margin, Measure E originally
passed in 2011 by a razor-thin
margin. The tax’s revenue helps
to pay for some of the core district costs, including teacher
compensation and classroom
materials, and was originally
intended to fill budgetary holes
caused by the 2008 recession,
according to district budget
reports.
New polling data presented
at the district’s July 14 special
board meeting indicated that
a ballot measure for a new
$223 annual parcel tax — an
increase of $30 over the current
tax — would manage to clinch
the needed two-thirds majority of votes. Of the 400 people
surveyed, 68 percent said they
would agree or “somewhat
agree” to support the higher
tax. The $30 bump could generate upwards of $375,000 in
added revenue annually.
About 25 percent of students
in the Los Altos School District
live in Mountain View. The
district boundaries encompass
Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and
a portion of Mountain View.
Logan said she was happy
with the results of the survey,
and that she would be willing
to lend her support for a higher
parcel tax to support Bullis.
But, she added, the charter
school must be far more forthcoming with enrollment data
and budget reports so that the
school district can ensure the
tax revenue is appropriately
spent. Getting public documents from the charter school
thus far has been “like pulling
teeth,” she said.
“It’s important to me that we
have a parcel tax that has teeth,
that says the board and the district have total legal authority to
look at (the data) and review it.”
Board member Sangeeth
Peruri said sharing the parcel
tax could go a long way toward
healing the strained relations
between the school district and
Bullis, and agreed that concerns related to fiscal oversight
need to be addressed before the
board can approve the parcel
tax measure for the November
ballot. Peruri suggested that
the charter school leadership
may not want the added oversight, and would rather not be
a recipient of parcel tax money
with strings attached.
“If BCS doesn’t want the
parcel tax, I would be fine with
BCS not getting a portion of
the parcel tax,” he said. “I think
staff should talk to Bullis ... we
actually don’t know for sure.”
Charter school parents told
board members that it’s important to support a parcel tax that
treats all public school students
equally, and that families who
choose Bullis have been paying
parcel taxes without reaping
the benefits. Jill Jene, a parent of two children attending
Bullis, said students ought to
receive an equal share of public
resources regardless of which
school they attend,
“I urge the distribution of any
funds collected to be shared
equally among all public school
students,” Jene said. “It’s only
fair, and there shouldn’t be
any discrimination against any
child ever.”
Following the meeting, Bullis
Charter School board president
John Phelps told the Voice in an
email that the school district
trustees should be applauded
for showing support for the
charter school in the upcoming
DRUMMING
UP SOME
EXCITEMENT
Elise Fujimoto leads a
percussive performance
of taiko drumming
at the Obon Festival
and Bazaar hosted by
the Mountain View
Buddhist Temple on
July 16-17. The annual
event, which includes
copious amounts
of food, Japanese
cultural activities and
displays, and plenty
of live performances,
culminates in the
bon odori dance, a
community ceremony
remembering the spirits
of departed family
members and ancestors.
BRENTEN BRANDENBURG
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parcel tax election, which could
go towards closing a major
“funding disparity” between
Bullis and district-run schools.
Phelps said the charter school
will welcome the opportunity to
work with the district to ensure
“rigorous fiscal oversight” of
the parcel tax expenditures,
and that he looks forward to
crafting the language of the tax
measure in the coming weeks.
“We have every expectation
that this process of sharing
parcel tax with the Los Altos
School District will be cooperative and transparent,” he said.
Most school districts across
California do not share parcel
tax and bond revenue with
local charter schools, though
the trend is shifting. School districts including San Francisco
Unified, Oakland Unified and
Alameda Unified are among
a handful of large Bay Area
districts that have started to
share the revenue with charter
schools. Earlier this year, West
Contra Costa Unified School
District began sharing revenue
from its 2012 Measure G parcel
tax, but only after a lengthy
legal battle with the California
Charter School Association.
Under a tentative schedule,
the board is expected to approve
a resolution calling for the
November parcel tax election
on Aug. 8, just days ahead of the
Aug. 12 deadline to file with the
county.
Email Kevin Forestieri at
[email protected]
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ELECTION
Three seats on the Foothill-De
Anza Community College District are also up for election this
year. The terms of board members Joan Barram, Betsy Bechtel
and Laura Casas expire this
year. Patrick Ahrens, a former
De Anza College student; Peter
Landsberger, an active board
member of the Foothill-De Anza
Foundation; and Cupertino City
Council member Gilbert Wong
have announced their intent
to run for a seat on the college
board.
Hospital district
All three incumbents whose
terms on El Camino Healthcare
District board of directors end
this year — Julia Miller, John
Zoglin and Dennis Chiu — have
announced their intent to run
for re-election. No challengers
have yet come forward to make
it a contested election.
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f
or anyone with a food craving, it’s
hard to go wrong in Mountain View.
Our bustling little city is home to a
galaxy of options for everything from burritos
to baba ghanoush, pearl tea to Hawaiian poke.
If you can tear yourself away from the many
eateries representing cuisines from around the
world, Voice readers can tell you where to find
the coolest shops, the most happening happy
hours and great services for everything from
personal trainers to manicurists, auto body
shops to shoe repair.
But don’t fear straying into uncharted territory. Every year, we ask our readers to vote
for their favorite places and offer this annual
guide to the very best that Mountain View has
to offer. Whether you’re new in town or just
wondering if you’re missing out on something
that’s out of this world, we invite you to boldly
explore our list of 2016’s top vote-getters.
best of mountain view contributors
editor
Andrea Gemmet
writers
Anna Laman and Perla Luna
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photographers
Michelle Le, Veronica Weber,
Magali Gauthier and Natalia Nazarova
designer
Paul Llewellyn
restaurants
BREAKFAST
Crepevine
300 Castro St.; 650-969-6878.
crepevine.com
CHINESE
Chef Chu’s
1067 North San Antonio Road,
Los Altos; 650-948-2696.
chefchu.com
COFFEE HOUSE
(INDEPENDENT)
SUSHI/JAPANESE
PRODUCE
PERSONAL TRAINER
Sushi Tomi
635 W Dana St.; 650-968-3227.
sushitomi.com/new_english.html
Mountain View Farmers Market
Mountain View Caltrain Station
parking lot, 600 W Evelyn Ave.;
800-806-3276. cafarmersmkts.
com/mountain-view-farmersmarket
INTENTIO Fitness Coaching
See Fitness Coaching
THAI
Amarin Thai
174-176 Castro St.; 650-988-9323.
amarinthaicuisine.com
VEGETARIAN
Garden Fresh
1245 West El Camino Real;
650-254-1688. gardenfresh.us
Red Rock Coffee
201 Castro St.; 650-967-4473.
redrockcoffee.org
VIETNAMESE
FINE DINING
food and drink
La Fontaine
186 Castro St.; 650-968-2300.
lafontainerestaurant.com
FUSION
Xanh
110 Castro St.; 650-964-1888.
xanhrestaurant.com
INDIAN
Park Balluchi
288 Castro St.; 650-960-1000.
parkballuchiusa.com
ITALIAN
Ristorante Don Giovanni
235 Castro St.; 650-961-9741.
dongiovannis.com
MEDITERRANEAN
Mediterranean Grill House
650 Castro St.; 650-625-9992.
mediterraneangrillhouse.com
MEXICAN
Fiesta Del Mar Too
935 Villa St.; 650-967-3525.
fiestadelmar.com
MIDDLE EASTERN
See Mediterranean Restaurant
NEW RESTAURANT
Poke Bar
340 Castro St.; 650-967-9728.
ilovepokebar.com
PATIO/OUTDOOR DINING
La Fontaine
See Fine Dining
PLACE FOR
A BUSINESS LUNCH
La Fontaine
See Fine Dining
SEAFOOD
Pacific Catch
545 San Antonio Road;
650-941-1810. pacificcatch.com/
locations/mountain-view/
Xanh
See Fusion
BAGELS
House of Bagels
1712 Miramonte Ave.;
650-694-4888.
houseofbagelsonline.com
BAKERY
Alexander’s Patisserie
209 Castro St.; 650-864-9999.
alexanderspatisserie.com
BAR
Molly MaGees
241 Castro St.; 650-961-0108.
mollysmtview.com
BBQ
SMALL GROCERY STORE
Ava’s Downtown Market & Deli
340 Castro St.; 650-961-5652.
avasdowntownmarket.com
TAKE OUT
Poke Bar
See New Restaurant
services
AUTO BODY REPAIR
Bedford Auto Repair
2145 Old Middlefield Way;
650-961-4100.
bedfordautobody.com
AUTO REPAIR
Larry’s Autoworks
2526 Leghorn St.; 650-968-5202.
autoworks.com
CHIROPRACTOR
Movement Chiropractic
and Wellness
694 W. Dana St., Mountain View;
650-429-8132.
mvmtchiropractic.com
DENTIST
Armadillo Willy’s
Los Altos; 650-941-2922.
armadillowillys.com
Dental Fabulous
756 California St.; 650-969-6077.
dentalfabulous.com
BURGERS
FITNESS CLASSES
Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler
650-967-0851. clarkes.com
24 Hour Fitness
550 Showers Dr.; 650-941-2268.
24hourfitness.com
BURRITO
GYM
La Costeña
235 E Middlefield Road;
650-967-0507. costena.com
24 Hour Fitness Super Sport
550 Showers Dr.; 650-941-2268.
24hourfitness.com
DELI
HAIR SALON
OIL CHANGE
Jiffy Lube
1141 W. El Camino Real;
650-965-2582. jiffylube.com
PET CARE
Adobe Animal Hospital
4470 El Camino Real,
Los Altos, 650-948-9661;
adobe-animal.com
SHOE REPAIR
Model Shoe Repair
621 W. Dana St.; 650-961-8389.
YOGA
Yoga Belly
455 Castro St.; 650-862-3976.
yogabellystudio.com
retail
BIKE SHOP
Cognition Cyclery
903 Castro St.; 650-386-1955.
cognitioncyclery.com
BOOKSTORE
Books Inc
301 Castro St.; 650-428-1234.
booksinc.net
BOUTIQUE
Therapy
250 Castro St.; 650-691-1196.
shopattherapy.com
FLORIST
Fleur De Lis
811 Castro St.; 650-968-0220.
fdlflowers.com/#cid=glbc
HARDWARE STORE
Blossom True Value Hardware
1297 W. El Camino Real; 650-9647871. ww3.truevalue.com/blossom/
UNUSUAL GIFTS
Therapy
See Boutique
Dittmer’s Gourmet
Meats & Wurst-Haus
4540 El Camino Real, Los Altos;
650-941-3800. dittmers.com
Essence Salon
826 W. Dana St.; 650-941-2268.
essencesalon.com
ICE CREAM/
FROZEN YOGURT
Hilton Garden Inn
840 E. El Camino Real;
650-964-1700.
hiltongardeninn3.hilton.com
Cascal
400 Castro St.; 650-940-9500.
cascalrestaurant.com
MANICURE
Shoreline Lake
3160 N Shoreline Blvd.;
650-965-7373. shorelinelake.com
Gelato Classico
241B Castro St.; 650-969-2900.
gelatoclassico.com
NOODLES
HOTEL
fun stuff
HAPPY HOUR
PLACE FOR A DATE
Maru Ichi
368 Castro St.; 650-564-9931.
Allure Salon
888 Villa St.; 650-938-8777.
mvalluresalon.com
PEARL TEA
MASSAGE
Tea Era
271 Castro St.; 650-969-2899.
teaeracafe.com
Massage Envy
1040 Grant Road #110;
650-961-3689. massageenvy.com
Shoreline Amphitheatre
1 Amphitheatre Pkwy,
Mountain View; 650-965-7474.
shorelineamphitheatre.com
PIZZA
NUTRITION/WEIGHT LOSS
PLACE TO TAKE A VISITOR
Blue Line Pizza
146 Castro St.; 650-938-7888.
bluelinepizza.com
260 Moffett Blvd.;
650-963-9888. intentio.com
Shoreline Park
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Fiesta Del Mar TOO
735 Villa Street,
650-967-3525
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SEAFOOD, ROTISSERIE, MEXICAN
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AGAVE Mexican Bistro
194 Castro Street,
650-969-6767
Beautiful Back Patio Dining
Banquets & Large Groups
Reservations Available
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Fiesta Del Mar
198 Castro Street,
650-965-9354
(located inside Agave)
With nine locations outside
Mountain View, Crepevine is
no stranger to the breakfast
scene. Crepevine aims to provide the freshest, healthiest
ingredients while keeping prices
low and making everything
from scratch. The restaurant
features a wide range of crepe
dishes, from savory to sweet,
like the “midnight blues” made
with blueberries, banana, rum
sauce and topped with whipped
cream and ice cream.
300 Castro St.; 650-969-6878.
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CHINESE
Chef Chu’s has been a favorite
of Mountain View residents
since it was first established
by Lawrence Chu in the 1970s.
Praised by long-time customers
for its hospitality and attention
to detail, Chef Chu’s offers both
gourmet lunches and traditional
Chinese noodles, catering to
those just developing their taste
buds and the more adventurous.
The tangy lemon chicken, made
with Chef Chu’s famous lemon
sauce, is a boneless chicken
breast dipped in batter, deepfried and glazed with the sauce.
Other signature dishes include
the South Sea-style stir-fried
barbecue pork and the kung pao
calamari, representing a wide
variety of regional specialties.
Los Altos; 650-948-2696.
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COFFEE HOUSE
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Built on the values of caffeine,
culture and community, Red
Rock Coffee strives to be more
than just a coffee shop. On the
first floor, customers come in
for the coffee, loose-leaf teas
and classic cappuccino made
from a special house blend.
The second floor features open
mic nights, live music, comedians and a story hour every
week. The community part of
the equation comes in through
Red Rock’s continued support
of local programs like AVID,
MVLA Scholars, and the Mountain View Library.
201 Castro St.; 650-967-4473.
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FINE DINING
La Fontaine may be a new winner, but this French and Italian
fusion restaurant has already
proved itself to be a hot spot,
with readers naming it the best
place for fine dining, as well as
having the best outdoor dining
and as the best place for a business lunch. La Fontaine offers
a menu that strives for high
cuisine. Popular dishes include
the Burgundy-braised short ribs
and the salmon Wellington,
which is salmon stuffed with
leeks and rock shrimp that’s
wrapped in puff pastry and
served over saffron risotto.
186 Castro St.; 650-968-2300.
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FUSION
Xanh’s sleek design and focus
on sophistication gives an indication as to why our readers
have once again voted it the
best fusion restaurant and the
best Vietnamese restaurant.
Xanh, pronounced “sun,” offers
a buffet-style lunch, catering,
and a lounge and bar featuring
its signature cocktails. Favorite
menu items include the shaking
beef, the New Zealand rack of
lamb, and “pho you pho me”, a
beef broth with filet mignon and
rice noodles served with bean
sprouts, Thai basil and jalapeno
peppers.
110 Castro St.; 650-964-1888.
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INDIAN
A new winner this year, Park
Balluchi labels itself as a fine
dining experience with a comfortable and contemporary
ambiance offering a full bar,
lunch buffet and catering. Using
organic and fresh ingredients
grown locally, the restaurant
offers both vegetarian and nonvegetarian food in the style of
North Indian cuisine and Punjabi traditional village cooking.
Specialties include a the Kashmiri roganjosh, a lamb curry
from the valley of Jammu and
Kashmir, and a garbanzo curry
called chana bhatura.
288 Castro St.; 650-960-1000.
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ITALIAN
With a warm and inviting
atmosphere, Ristorante Don
Giovanni has been serving
authentic Italian cuisine since
founder and owner John Akkaya
opened its doors in 1997. It has
since become known as a goto establishment for meetings,
banquets and parties. Must-try
dishes include spaghetti alla
Bolognese and tortellini alla
Michelangelo — a pasta topped
with chicken and veal over a
creamy sauce.
235 Castro St.; 650-961-9741.
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MEDITERRANEAN
A family-operated business,
is a new winner of this year’s
best Mediterranean and Middle
Eastern restaurant categories.
At Mediterranean Grill House,
the customers are key and their
satisfaction is valued above all
else by owner Hasan Ibrahim
and his two sons. Their wraps,
from falafels to shawarma, and
kebob plates are the top draw.
650 Castro St.; 650-625-9992.
mediterraneangrillhouse.com
COURTESY OF FIESTA DEL MAR TOO
Fiesta del Mar Too’s staff includes Ricardo Toriz, Pablo Gonzalez, Ricardo Contreras, Gabriel Cervantes, Bertha Fausto, Francisco Cervantes
and Luis Toriz.
MEXICAN
Long-time winner Fiesta Del
Mar Too has been operating for
19 years under the guidance of
owners Alexandro and Susan
Garcia, with some help from
the whole family. Fiesta Del Mar
Too is the sister restaurant to
the now-closed Fiesta Del Mar
and Agave Mexican Bistro, also
located in downtown Mountain
View. Customers keep coming
back for the authentic atmosphere, as well as the marinated
rotisserie chicken, special recipe
margaritas and the friendly staff.
935 Villa St.; 650-967-3525.
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NEW RESTAURANT
Located inside Ava’s Downtown
Market & Deli, Poke Bar has
only been open since November
but has caught on quickly with
Voice readers. Poke, a traditional
Hawaiian appetizer made with
raw fish, has already made its
mark. With a dedication to
providing fresh, high quality
and healthy ingredients, Poke
Bar offers customers the opportunity to create their own poke
bowl by choosing from a variety
of bases, flavors, toppings and
proteins, from octopus to tofu,
to create a unique dish.
340 Castro St.; 650-967-9728.
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SEAFOOD
With a seafood menu that
spans the Pacific Ocean, Pacific
Catch combines fine dining
with the laid-back Californian
vibe. Pacific Catch is dedicated
to serving high quality seafood
with recipes and ingredients
from throughout the Pacific
all while making sure its food
is held to a responsible environmental standard. Signature
dishes include the “Daily Catch,”
served during lunch and dinner,
as well as its variety of Hawaiian
poke plates.
545 San Antonio Road;
650-941-1810. pacificcatch.com/
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SUSHI/JAPANESE
Sushi Tomi prioritizes its a
menu full of classic Japanese
cuisine and our readers have
taken notice by once again
voting it the best Japanese
restaurant in Mountain View.
Customers take advantage of
the sushi bar or sample the white
tuna don, sliced white tuna on
top of sushi rice glazed with a
special sauce. For those who
don’t like raw seafood, there are
also plenty of non-sushi dishes
available, including the teriyaki
salmon.
635 W Dana St.; 650-968-3227.
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THAI
Started as a small family business in its original San Jose
location, Amarin Thai has
undergone a transformation
into a high-quality restaurant
with locations in three other
Bay Area cities. Amarin Thai
has been our reader’s pick for
best Thai restaurant year after
year and it’s no wonder, with its
variety of vegetarian and nonvegetarian Thai cuisine. House
favorites include jumbo prawns
with spicy herbs and its sauteed
chili seafood made with a combination of zucchini, bell pepper
and basil.
174-176 Castro St.; 650-9889323. amarinthaicuisine.com
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VEGETARIAN
Owners Robert Liang and Paul
Hsueh started Garden Fresh
with the intention of participating in the centuries old tradition of Chinese vegan cuisine.
Garden Fresh, a Humane Planet
certified business, is dedicated
to using only the freshest and
most organic ingredients available. Favorite dishes among our
readers include the kun pao
eggplant, a Japanese eggplant
bathed in a spicy Szechuan
sauce, and hand-rolled veggie
wraps called basil moo shu rolls.
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BAGELS
House of Bagels has been a
winner since 2012 for its New
York-style bagels and traditional
baking process. In business for
over 20 years, House of Bagels
uses natural, unprocessed ingredients to make the dough every
day, before boiling the bagels
and topping them off with seeds,
cheeses, sugars and more. House
of Bagels is open from break-
fast through lunch and offers
catering.
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BAKERY
Alexander’s Patisserie bills
itself as a European pastry
shop in the heart of the Silicon Valley. The business is
lead by executive chef Dries
Delanghe who incorporates
seasonal ingredients, his traditional European training
and contemporary techniques
into his pastries. Alexander’s
Patisserie offers a large selection of house-made sweets
including cakes, tarts, cookies,
French macarons, chocolates
and confections.
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209 Castro St.; 650-864-9999.
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BAR
Although Molly Magees is a
first-time winner, its been serving up drinks since it was
first established in 1997. This
authentic Irish pub experience
gives customers the kind of laid
back, homey atmosphere perfect
for knocking back drinks and
watching soccer or listening to
the in-house DJs on weekends.
Daily specials include the Jager
bomb and the Reyka Bloody
Mary. On Whiskey Wednesdays, all whiskeys are half-price.
241 Castro St.; 650-961-0108.
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restaurant was founded by John
Berward more than 30 years
ago to bring a little bit of that
legendary Texan barbecue to
the heart of the Silicon Valley.
Signature dishes include the
Texas jalapeno-cheese sausage
and the “Texas Trinity BBQ
Plate,” a selection of brisket, ribs
and sausage sure to please any
meat lover.
Los Altos; 650-941-2922.
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BURGERS
If you want old-fashioned,
charcoal-grilled burgers, then
Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler is
the way to go. A Mountain
View mainstay for local burger lovers, Clarke’s has been
serving up burgers and malts
since 1945, weathering some
management changes over the
years. The Clarkesburger is a
favorite menu item to enjoy on
the dog-friendly patio or inside
watching the game. Those in the
mood for a splurge opt for the
pork baby back ribs and the side
orders like chili fries and beerbattered mushrooms. On the
weekends, check out the special breakfast menu featuring
pancakes, omelets and a dish
named after Mountain View.
650-967-0851. clarkes.com
BURRITO
As the one-time Guinness
Record Holder for the World’s
Largest Burrito, La Costeña is
known for its super-sized burritos and its bean, rice and salsa
fillings. But if burritos aren’t
your thing, then try out La
Costeña’s carne asada, a grilled
sirloin steak, or the pollo en
mole, a chicken bathed in mole,
the traditional Mexican sauce
made with toasted bread, nuts,
cinnamon and a host of other
spices. The menudo is served on
weekends only.
235 East Middlefield Road; 650967-0507. costena.com
DELI
Dittmer’s Gourmet Meats &
Wurst-Haus has been offering an old-fashioned butcher
shop and delicatessen experience since it first opened in
1978. Now relocated to Los
Altos near the Mountain View
border, Dittmer’s still offers
sausages, smoked meats, fresh
meats and house-made lunch
meats. Appreciative customers
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than 100 house-made and specialty items offered on a daily
basis.
4540 El Camino Real, Los Altos;
650-941-3800. dittmers.com
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For a touch of Italian charm in
your frozen treats, check out
long-time reader favorite Gelato
Classico. The ice cream shop
offers a taste of the romantic
European getaway in every bite
of the Italian ice cream and sorbets. It’s no wonder customers
can often be seen forming a long
line outside the shop.
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Tea Era Taiwanese-inspired tea
shop, emerged victorious amid a
crowded field, with its milk teas,
flavored teas and smoothies.
Customers can also try the boba
in smoothie form with pearls.
Patrons favor the pudding and
PIZZA
Named after a train that runs
from O’Hare Airport to downtown Chicago, Blue Line Pizza
serves up — what else? — deepdish, Chicago-style pizza. One
of the Bay Area branches of
San Francisco’s Little Star Pizza
expansion, Blue Line is known
for the cornmeal crust on its
deep-dish pizza and for its New
York-style thin-crust pizza. It
also offers gluten-free and vegan
pizzas, and appetizers like spicy
chicken wings, spicy meatballs and oven-roasted Shishito
peppers.
146 Castro St.; 650-938-7888.
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PRODUCE
The award-winning Mountain
View Farmers Market has long
been favorite with locals. Open
year-round, it’s the third largest
of its kind in all of California.
The market, which first opened
22 years ago, showcases the
goods from more than 80 farmers and food purveyors every
Sunday near the Caltrain Station in downtown Mountain
View. The market isn’t just a
great place to find seasonal produce — it has received Congressional recognition for its efforts
to provide produce to families
in need.
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Station parking lot,
600 W Evelyn Ave.; 800-8063276. cafarmersmkts.com/
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Once again, Maru Ichi has
proven it’s a Mountain View
favorite for its affordable prices
and richly flavored homemade
noodles. Our readers love the
miso ramen for its spicy heat
and the tender tilapia over a
special sauce. Opt for a steaming bowl of of the signature
ramen or try the soba and udon
noodles served in savory broths
with a variety of toppings.
368 Castro St.; 650-564-9931.
shaved ice and for a light snack
there’s the fried calamari, popcorn chicken and Taiwanese
sausage bento.
271 Castro St.; 650-969-2899.
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AUTO BODY REPAIR
update training a year to stay on
top of the latest technology. Larry’s is “the only shop in Mountain View to give a three-year or
36,000-mile written warranty.”
2526 Leghorn St.; 650-968-5202.
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Bedford Auto Repair has won
the title of Best Auto Body Repair
thanks to its state-of-the-art
collision repair services, focus
on providing customer service,
quality and “done right the first
time” repairs. “I started the business when I was 24. I’d fallen in
love with cars in high schools
and restored show cars in the
’60s. To take something old and
make it look new is an art. I take
pride in every car I work on,” says
owner Greg Bedford.
2145 Old Middlefield Way;
650-961-4100.
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SMALL GROCERY STORE
Ava’s Downtown Market &
Deli strives to carry a selection
of organic and gourmet food
from around the Bay Area and
around the world. The familyrun grocery provides high-qual-
ity, locally grown vegetables,
grass-fed meats, organic dairy
and fresh bread. In addition to
its packaged and frozen food
products, Ava’s Market offers
house-made soups and hot table
items every day for lunch. It also
houses the popular Poke Bar
inside the store.
340 Castro St.; 650-961-5652.
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Movement Chiropractic and
Wellness is a new winner this
year, offering chiropractic therapy, adjustment, active release
techniques and rehabilitation.
“My clinical approach is strongly
focused on patient care with
an emphasis on improving the
patient’s mobility and function,” says the owner, Dr. Taylor
Griffith. Nutritional and ergonomic advice, physiotherapy and
consultation are also available,
drawing in customers from various places in California. “My goal
is to have patients leave with a
greater knowledge of their injuries
and the tools to help them prevent
further injury. My patients vary
from the weekend warrior to the
elite athlete,” he said.
694 W. Dana St.; 650-429-8132.
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AUTO REPAIR
Readers chose Larry’s Autoworks for Best Auto Repair,
reflecting its 41 years of aiming
to give customers peace of mind
on their vehicle’s reliability.
Owners Laurie and Larry Moore
say they pride themselves on
being able to assist with “all of
your auto service and repair
needs.” Using top quality parts
and the latest diagnostic equipment, Larry’s Autoworks staff
attend an average of 40 hours of
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DENTIST
DRY CLEANERS
For the third year in a row, Dental Fabulous and its team, led
by owner and principal dentist
Dr. Huy Do, has won over the
Mountain View community
with its long-term commitment
to providing cosmetic and preventative treatment. The staff
at Dental Fabulous represent a
variety of nationalities, creating
a friendly environment where
customers can speak Spanish
or English and feel comfortable. Open Tuesday to Friday,
with Saturday appointments
also available.
756 California St.; 650-969-6077.
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Holiday Cleaners enjoys a reputation as one of the most popular
and credible cleaning companies nationally for dry cleaning,
providing customers with fast
and reliable customer service. It
makes cleaning easy, providing
pick-up and drop-off services.
1350 Grant Road; 650-965-0281.
ness classes offered. The gym’s
philosophy is to recognize that
every client is an individual with
specific goals and aims. 24 Hour
Fitness’ motto, “We believe there
is an athlete in all of us,” guides
its mission to be affordable and
open to people of all abilities.
550 Showers Dr.; 650-941-2268.
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Open 24 hours a day, for the
past 27 years, 24 Hour Fitness
has aimed to help people change
their lives through fitness. The
Showers Drive location won
top honors from our readers
this year for the variety of fit-
24 Hour Fitness Super Sport
offers an expansive list of amenities that include “just about
every feature you could wish for
in a gym membership.” Open
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A gated, tree-lined avenue leads to newly renovated hilltop grounds of 1.62 acres (per county), which include a 6 bedroom home of
over 6,300 sq. ft. (per county) with 5 full and 2 half bathrooms and an additional poolhouse with 1 bathroom. Within this elegant
estate, you can enjoy astounding bay views, immense privacy, luxurious yet versatile spaces, and a prime location within moments
of Fremont Hills Country Club and with access to Palo Alto schools (buyer to verify eligibility).
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home skillfully blends the grandeur of a French country estate with 21st-century comforts. This peaceful, gated mansion includes
garage parking for four cars, potential au pair quarters, a poolhouse, and pristine creekside grounds. Charming downtown Los
Altos is within strolling distance.
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24 hours a day to accommodate
even the busiest of schedules, the
health and fitness center offers
members personal training,
group exercise classes, cardio
and strength training equipment, a sauna and steam room,
towel service and an indoor lap
pool.
2535 California Ave.; 650-9412268.24. 24hourfitness.com/
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Since 2005, Essence Salon
has aimed to create happiness
through hairstyling, and Voice
readers seem to agree. Essence
offers a full line of services
including hair styling, cutting
and coloring. Customers venture from as far as San Francisco
to receive personalized hair
styles to reflect who they are.
“The work is based on modern
theories and techniques from
around the world,” according
to Jennifer Lei, the owner. The
stylists have trained in different
countries and have extensive insalon training, and some have
expert Toni & Guy and Aveda
training.
826 W. Dana St.; 650-941-2268.
essencesalon.com
HOTEL
For the second year in a row,
Hilton Garden Inn has won
acclaim as Mountain View’s
best hotel. The central location
and buffet breakfast makes it a
favorite choice among visitors.
Offering easy access to all major
highways and public transportation, the hotel is conveniently
located between downtown
Mountain View and Sunnyvale.
With complimentary WiFi and
a 24-hour business center, it
caters to those traveling for business as well as for pleasure.
840 E. El Camino Real; 650964-1700. hiltongardeninn3.
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MANICURE
For the past decade, Allure
Salon has consistently won over
our readers, who have named
it the best salon in Mountain
View. Earning praise from readers for its friendly staff and variety of services available, Allure
offers skin, nails, makeup and
eyelash services. Located downtown on Castro Street, Allure
Salon staffers pride themselves
on offering the most cuttingedge products.
888 Villa St.; 650-938-8777.
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MASSAGE
Massage Envy offers everything
from massage therapy to Murad
healthy skin facial sessions.
“What makes us stand out is
our pleasant and relaxed atmosphere, professional massage
therapists and estheticians, and
affordable membership prices,”
says spa director Kim Gladden.
Massage Envy operates under
the belief that everyone deserves
a customized massage or facial,
and makes relaxation and comfort a priority.
1040 Grant Road #110; 650-9613689. massageenvy.com
NUTRITION/
WEIGHT LOSS
INTENTIO Fitness Coaching is a new winner that came
out on top in two categories this year. Anna Hertel,
the owner behind this newly
formed fitness coaching, is
a triathlete herself. Together with five other specialist
coaches, INTENTIO aims to
make fitness results attainable. “We love to work with
busy individuals who care
about their health and want
to finally see results and learn
how to maintain optimal
vitality,” the website states.
The INTENTIO team members are experts in personal
training, strength, power and
functional movement. Nutritional advice, massage services and injury recovery are
also available.
260 Moffett Blvd.;
650-963-9888. intentio.com
PERSONAL TRAINER
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OIL CHANGE
For the third year in a row,
the local Jiffy Lube has won
as readers’ favorite oil change
and automobile service center.
Its signature oil change is comprehensive, preventative and
performed by trained technicians, who help customers
select the right motor oil for
their vehicles. The staff prides
itself on being friendly and
committed to meeting customers needs.
1141 W. El Camino Real; 650965-2582. jiffylube.com
PET CARE
When Rover or Fluffy appears
ill or is behaving strangely, voters — and pet owners — head
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intensive care unit, is equipped
with an in-house diagnostic laboratory and endoscope and ultrasound machines, among other
essential tools to help your furry
friends stay healthy and happy.
to Adobe Animal Hospital. The
veterinary clinic in Los Altos
is open seven days a week and
provides pets of all varieties a
wide range of quality services.
The facility, which has a 24-hour
4470 El Camino Real, Los Altos,
650-948-9661; adobe-animal.
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customers voting us Mountain View’s Favorite.
Dinner: Mon-Thurs • 5-10 • Friday • 5-10:30
Saturday • 4:30-10:30 • Sunday • 4:30-10
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SHOE REPAIR
Customers may thank Model
Shoe Repair for its reasonable
prices and speedy, high quality service, but owner Sae Kim
credits his success to his customers and their loyal support
over the years. In addition to
footwear repair and care, Model
Shoe Repair also repairs purses,
belts, suitcases and luggage.
621 W. Dana St.; 650-961-8389.
YOGA
Just like the motto suggests,
Yoga Belly is “light on tradition but heavy on workout.”
Owners Aaron Goodnow and
William Cristobal started the
practice in 2010 with studios in
Mountain View and San Jose in
2013. In the local community,
they became known for a host
of wild parties, but soon after,
they became known for creating
their own studio for non-traditional yogis who simply love
exercise. The unique approach
offers a safe, enjoyable and positive environment to meditate
and workout. Yogis can expect
“wicked sequencing, funky playlists and a disco ball.”
455 Castro St.; 650-862-3976.
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BIKE SHOP
Cognition Cyclery is more than
just an independently owned
bike shop. It boasts top brands,
years of experience and bicycle
repair and servicing, a level of
expertise clearly appreciated by
this year’s voters who helped
Cognition coast to victory. For
a limited time this summer,
renowned cycling biomechanics expert Sean Madsen, who
has worked with Tour de France
winners, will be available by
appointment for bike-fitting in
Cognition’s fit studio.
903 Castro St.; 650-386-1955.
cognitioncyclery.com
BOOKSTORE
Books Inc traces its origins
to the Gold Rush but became
Books Inc. as it’s known today in
1946. It is independently owned
and is always packed with locals
looking for the latest books to
read or gifts to buy. Located on a
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well-trafficked corner of downtown Mountain View, it is open
daily from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. with
friendly staff that has clearly
won the hearts of our readers.
301 Castro St.; 650-428-1234.
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BOUTIQUE
Voice readers singled out Therapy as the perfect shop to find
everything from home decor
and knick knacks to gifts and
clothing, voting it in as the best
boutique in town as well as
the best place to find unusual
gifts. Readers have said they
could spend all day reading the
silly greeting cards and gag gifts.
According to manager Katherine Lix, the boutique tries to
incorporate local vendors, and
75 percent of the store’s jewelry
brands are local to California.
“We encourage our employees
to work with the customers and
try to really get to know people.
When we say hi, we really mean
it. We want to know how you’re
doing,” Lix says.
250 Castro St.; 650-691-1196.
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FLORIST
Fleur De Lis was readers’ first
choice for florist in Mountain
View, rewarding its commitment to offering the finest
floral arrangements and gifts.
The floral services include a
huge variety of fresh, everyday
arrangements, as well as special
event and gift designs. On-time
delivery is available even during the busy holiday seasons.
Gourmet fruit baskets, greeting cards and candles are also
available.
811 Castro St.; 650-968-0220.
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HARDWARE STORE
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has been named Mountain
View’s best hardware store by
Voice readers. Since moving to
El Camino Real in 2006, this
location has won customers’
praise for its helpful, friendly
service, clean and organized
displays and extensive selection
of products. Offering goods
from plants to paint to power
tools, and services from keycutting to blade-sharpening,
can help with a variety of household needs.
1297 W. El Camino Real; 650964-7871. ww3.truevalue.com/
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• Local raw milk, cheese and
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• Grass-fed meats
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• Nitrate-free cured and
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Cascal, downtown’s vibrant restaurant, has a pan-Latin menu but
is primarily inspired by the flavors and traditions of Spain. With
its extensive cocktails, Spanish
music and epicurean delights.
Don Durante says he opened his
restaurant knowing that Mountain View needed a social place
where friends could linger. The
small-plates menu is tapas-style,
which encourages sharing, and
the happy hour offers pints of
beer for $3.75, champagne by the
glass and all specialty cocktails at
reduced prices.
French and Italian
Reservations: 650.968.2300
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400 Castro St.; 650-940-9500.
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Shoreline Lake, Mountain
View’s man-made, 50-acre, saltwater playground is filled by
waters from the San Francisco
Bay. It makes an ideal place for
learning to sail or windsurf, and
if you fall in, it’s considerably
warmer than the Bay. With picnic baskets available for purchase
from the lakeside bistro, and
paddle boats and kayaks for rent,
our readers think it’s the perfect
place to spend some quality time
with that special someone.
3160 N Shoreline Blvd.; 650965-7373. shorelinelake.com
PLACE FOR LIVE MUSIC
Shoreline
Amphitheatre
opened in 1986, is Mountain
View’s go-to venue during the
summer concert season, where
you’ll see locals hauling lawn
chairs to its grassy open seating
area. Upcoming events include
country star Keith Urban on
July 28, the Vans Warped Tour
on Aug. 6 and Heart with Joan
Jett & the Blackhearts and Cheap
Trick on Aug. 24. When the
parking lot is used for festival
stages, the total capacity of the
venue can reach 30,000. Bill
Graham wanted it to mirror The
Grateful Dead’s “steal your face”
skull logo which, if you squint at
an aerial view of the venue and
its distinctive tent-like roof, you
can almost see the resemblance.
1 Amphitheatre Pkwy,
Mountain View; 650-965-7474.
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PLACE TO TAKE A VISITOR
Shoreline Park, Mountain
View’s 750-acre wildlife and
recreation area with its beautiful setting by the San Francisco
Bay, offers incredible views of
the mountains and the Bay. The
park officially opened to the
public in 1983 and is open from
6 a.m. until 30 minutes after
sundown, seven days a week.
Activities in the park include
golfing, sailing, windsurfing
or flying a kite. Running and
bike trails are a favorite pastime
among locals.
3070 N Shoreline Blvd.; 650965-7474. mountainview.gov
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he breads and pastries at
Manresa Bread’s new
location in downtown
Los Altos are not your average
baked goods. The levain bread
is made with 50-50 blend of
whole wheat and white f lour,
salt and wild yeast. A beautiful
slab of Einkorn bread, studded
with air pockets, is made from
one of the oldest known varieties of wheat. The pepper-jam
danish is made with freshmilled rye f lour.
They’re ingredient-driven,
made with obsessive care several miles away in a Los Gatos
commissary kitchen that operates virtually 24 hours a day,
seven days a week under head
baker Avery Ruzicka.
Petite and energetic, Ruzicka, 31, clearly lives and
breathes bread. Her attention
to detail has transformed the
bread program at Manresa
Bread’s parent restaurant, the
Michelin-starred Manresa in
Los Gatos, and launched two
popular spinoff bakeries. The
first opened in Los Gatos in
2015 and the second on State
Street in Los Altos this June.
“We’re baking bread because
we’re curious about how we
can make it better,” she said
in an interview at the Los
Gatos commissary kitchen,
surrounded by cooling loaves
of bread.
At Manresa Bread, that
means milling their own flour,
having the time and space
to nurture different kinds of
breads to their ideal flavor and
having someone at the helm
who is equal parts creativity
and discipline.
Avery Ruzicka, the head baker at Manresa Bread, stands by racks of
rising bread in the Los Gatos bakery facility.
Ruzicka first arrived at Manresa as a food runner several
years ago. She said she took
the job to get her foot in the
door, hoping to eventually
end up inside the kitchen and
involved with baking.
The North Carolina native
had always loved food but
thought she wanted to be
writer, pursuing a minor in
creative writing at the University of North Carolina Chapel
Hill. Wanting to write about
food, but not as a critic, she
took a job in a restaurant during college to learn more. She
said she immediately “fell in
love” with the world of cooking, and moved to New York
to attend the French Culinary
Institute in New York, where
she completed both a culinary
and a bread program.
After graduating, Ruzicka
staged (working for free to
gain experience, like an unpaid
internship) at Per Se, a wellknown, high-end New York
City restaurant from Thomas
Keller of The French Laundry,
baking for the restaurant as
well as for Keller’s Bouchon
Bakery and Cafe and wholesale accounts. It was there that
she realized that she wanted
to bake at a restaurant rather
than a standalone bakery.
She had just helped a friend
open a restaurant in New York
when she got a text that said
Manresa was hiring, but only
for front-of-house positions.
She f lew to California, interviewed and made a six-month
commitment to work as a food
runner, bringing dishes from
the kitchen to tables.
Manresa at the time was
making its own bread in house,
but “it was no one’s passion,”
Ruzicka said. “It was something
that got done every day but no
one was lost in the details, no
one was obsessive over it.”
Enter Ruzicka, who slowly but surely tweaked and
improved the restaurant’s
Avery Ruzicka folds over the dough of a seeded wheat loaf.
bread-ma k ing
processes,
becoming head baker after
about a year. She introduced
new varietals of grain, organic
flour and fresh-milled flour,
though she said she was limited by the baking facilities
available at the restaurant.
Soon, she was asked to sell the
baked goods at the Campbell
Farmer’s Market in 2013 where
it quickly sold out on a regular basis, then the California
Avenue Farmers Market in
Palo Alto the next year.
An already in-motion plan
to open a commissary kitchen
that would support brick-andmortar bakeries was interrupted by a two-alarm fire at
the Manresa restaurant in the
summer of 2014. Despite that,
Ruzicka and her team that fall
moved into a space that could
keep up with their vision for
Manresa Bread.
The commissary has three
rooms — one for making
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Pastries recently offered at Manresa Bread include, from left, pepper jam danishes, hazelnut brown butter
cakes and strawberry-buttermilk danishes.
Grains are milled into flour on-site at the bakery.
bread, one for making pastries and one for baking. The
bread room in front is temperature-controlled, with a
stone mill that yields fresh rye
and whole-wheat f lour. These
f lours appear in the baking
case in Los Altos in many
of the breads and pastries.
There’s plenty of refrigerator
space to slow down (also called
retarding) the dough’s rise.
The levain dough, for example, is prepared on Wednesday
and allowed to ferment for
almost two full days before it’s
baked on Friday. This slower
fermentation “dramatically”
improves the f lavor and quality of bread, Ruzicka said.
Fresh-milled f lour, too,
makes a difference that can
be tasted. Fresh-milled f lour
is exposed to more wild yeast
spores, which makes for a
more active dough, Ruzicka
explained. It also has a higher
water-absorption rate than
commercial, store-bought
f lour, she said.
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Manresa Bread uses a baking technique called autolyse,
which means mixing f lour
and water ahead of time so
the dough can rest and start to
develop gluten.
“You’ve gone through process of getting this really nice
grain, milling it fresh so we
can make breads with it, and
we want to make sure, as much
as possible, (that) we can hold
onto the f lavor of the f lour,”
Ruzicka said. “The more you
mix the f lour, the more you
oxidize the f lour. So we want
to do anything we can to minimize mixing time.”
At the Los Altos bakery on a
recent afternoon, a long baking
case was filled with Ruzicka’s
creations: a hearty loaf of pumpernickel rye, made entirely
with fresh-milled rye flour;
levain; a baguette; a traditional
sandwich loaf. Pastries ranged
from the traditional — croissants, cookies, monkey bread
and kouign amann — to the
more unusual, like the savory
pepper-jam danish with a filling made from bell peppers,
Fresno chilis, creme fraiche
and cream cheese. Seasonal
items rotate in with staples.
Even here, there are also gluten-free options.
Items like cakes, pies or
macarons are rare, though
they do make them for holidays or special occasions. The
pastries are “much more breadfocused, dough-focused and
grain-focused,” Ruzicka said.
“The ingredient is where
we want to find our inspiration and then the technique
that will allow us to make the
most of that, which I feel is
what connects us with Manresa. That’s how Manresa
approaches things; that’s how
we approach things,” she said.
The Los Altos bakery also has
a cold case with drinks and a
small selection of cheeses and
salami (perfect picnic starters
to go with the bread), and a
full espresso bar serving Verve
Coffee Roasters coffee. Manresa Bread also provides pastries
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foot bakery, though Ruzicka
said they’ll be adding a few
stools at a narrow bar that runs
down the left side of the space.
Grab a bench outside on State
Street or take your goods to go.
While the pastries certainly
don’t disappoint, Manresa
Bread is true to its name: The
bread is the star of the show.
The Einkorn bread is tangy,
chewy and full-f lavored in a
way that will make you never
want to eat store-bought bread
again. The rye pumpernickel
is dense and hearty; the nuttiness accentuated in all the
right ways by jam or even an
avocado spread on top.
There’s a rising tide of Bay
Area bakers who, like Ruzicka, are getting a lot of attention for doing something she
said isn’t revolutionary — she’s
simply bringing back bread as
it should be.
“I don’t think that i’m inventing anything,” she said. “I
think if I traveled to Europe, I
could find, not even necessarily a professional baker, but
just an individual, a farmer
who mills flour and makes
bread and that’s just his way of
life. I consider myself very
lucky to be in an opportunity
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once knew and … be someone
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‘CAPTAIN FANTASTIC’ EXPLORES ALTERNATIVE PARENTING
001/2 (Century 20)
American thinker Noam
Chomsky once said, “The goal of
education is to produce human
beings whose values are not
accumulation and domination,
but instead are free association
on equal terms.” That’s the kind
of sentiment taken to heart by
one Ben Cash in the new film
“Captain Fantastic.” In order
to raise free-thinking children,
Ben and Leslie have chosen to
raise their brood of six “off the
grid” in Pacific Northwest forest land, where the only holiday
they observe, “Noam Chomsky
Day,” hasn’t yet been co-opted by
Hallmark.
Like Allie Fox from “The
Mosquito Coast” — except
kinder and gentler — Viggo Mortensen’s Ben fervently
believes in his isolationism and
parenting approach. He imposes
to-the-limit physical conditioning and intense home-school
education, and although the
kids don’t much seem to mind,
a break in routine causes the
Cashes to question everything.
When Ben’s wife dies, he reluctantly agrees to bundle his brood
into the family vehicle (a school
bus dubbed “Steve,” stocked with
clothes and books) and venture
into civilization for the funeral.
Writer-director Matt Ross
(better known as Hooli CEO
Gavin Belson on HBO’s “Silicon
Valley”) delicately teases out
humor in the early-going, both
from the family’s “norm” (on
Noah Chomsky Day, Dad gifts
his underage brood with hunting knives and, for one curious
youngster, “The Joy of Sex”) and
the inevitable countercultureculture clash with everyday
Americans (“Everyone’s so fat!
Fat like hippos!”). The starkest contrast comes when Ben
visits his sister and brother-inlaw (Kathryn Hahn and Steve
Zahn) in their suburban home.
An argument over parenting
devolves into a smug object
lesson from Ben, when he demonstrates the ignorance of his
video-game-playing nephews by
prompting a civics lesson from
pint-sized daughter Zaja (Shree
Crooks).
The crux of “Captain Fantastic,” though is to question
the extremity of Ben’s parenting. Despite the appeal of the
physically healthy, intellectually rigorous lifestyle — one in
which Ben doesn’t shelter his
kids from any truths or cede
their education to mind-mulching mass media — the limits
COURTESY CATHY KANAVY/BLEEKER STREET
Ben (Viggo Mortensen) brings his unsophisticated brood of children to the city in “Captain Fantastic.”
and dangers become apparent.
Oldest son Bodovan (George
MacKay), who enjoys a primal
male rite-of-passage in the
film’s first scene, has begun to
feel the necessity to be not just
of the world but in the world,
perhaps especially to be able to
interact with young women (“I
am a freak because of you!” he
blurts to Dad). Middle son Rellian (Nicholas Hamilton) gets a
taste of suburban creature com-
forts and yearns to live with his
grandparents (Frank Langella
and Ann Dowd).
Unfortunately, “Captain Fantastic” develops third-act problems as it devolves into calculated contrivances, didacticism,
and sentiment (Ross also consistently defaults to exploring the
male characters, which weakens
the narrative). The film’s saving
graces are the uniformly strong
performances, from the terrific
juvenile performers (also including Samantha Isler, Annalise
Basso, and Charlie Shotwell) to
the always-commanding Langella and a centered, soulful
Mortensen, as well as its intriguing subject matter. It may not be
a “Fantastic” film, but it’s not
half bad.
Rated R for language and brief
graphic nudity. One hour, 58
minutes.
— Peter Canavese
Beating a dead
mammoth
‘ICE AGE’ SEQUEL ON ‘COLLISION COURSE’
WITH NONSENSE
0 (Century 16, Century 20)
You’ve heard of the proverbial cash cow, of course, but
for Twentieth Century Fox and
computer-animation outfit Blue
Sky Studios, it’s all about the
mammoth. I refer, of course, to
“Ice Age,” the only animated
franchise to achieve five feature
films, four short films, two television specials, nine video games
and a touring live ice show. But
the Paleolithic-ice-age-set franchise is looking a bit long in the
tusk, and never more so than in
“Ice Age: Collision Course.”
The Wikipedia page for the
“Ice Age” movies notes that
they have “received some criticism for making no attempt
to be scientifically accurate.”
That understatement gets scarily
addressed in “Collision Course,”
which opens with a narration
by America’s ambassador of
science, Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Tyson later appears as an animated sciencesplaining weasel
in the mind of another, mentally
disturbed weasel. I point this out
only to note the irony that Tyson
has blessed with his presence
perhaps the most scientifically
inaccurate film ever made, as if
to say, “Lighten up, America! We
all need a payday sometimes.”
In this one, woolly mammoth
Manny (Ray Romano) and wife
Ellie (Queen Latifah) anticipate
with trepidation the wedding of
daughter Peaches (Keke Palmer)
to the enthusiastic Julian (Adam
Devine). This subplot we’ll call
“Father of the Bride,” with Manny getting wistful about letting
Peaches go and misdirecting his
frustration onto Julian. These
concerns are trivial in light of
the main plot, which finds saber-
COURTESY OF BLUE SKY STUDIOS
A makeshift herd of Paleolithic animals has outlandish adventures in the latest installment of “Ice Age.”
toothed squirrel Scrat (Chris
Wedge) inadvertently releasing a
flying saucer from a glacier and
knocking asteroids onto a collision course with Earth. We’ll call
this part “Deep Impact.”
Naturally, the mammoths and
their mammalian buddies—
including lisping ground sloth
Sid (John Leguizamo) and his
Granny (Wanda Sykes), sabertoothed tiger couple Diego and
Shira (Denis Leary and Jennifer
Lopez), and opossums Crash
and Eddie (Seann William Scott
and Josh Peck) — take direction
from lunatic weasel Buck (Simon
Pegg) to save the world by diverting the path of an asteroid and
making lots of comically anachronistic wisecracks (“Hashtag
I’m starting to get sick of it.”
Amen). And I haven’t mentioned
the Shangri-Llama (Jesse Tyler
Ferguson), the unicorns, or the
trio of dino-birds (including
Nick Offerman). It’s fair to say
that “Ice Age: Collision Course”
is a movie designed to drive the
literal-minded bonkers. But it’s
okay. Because Neil deGrasse
Tyson.
But, you say, “Lighten up, film
critic! It’s for kids. Will kids like
it?” Yes, it’s possible that the least
discriminating segment of the
moviegoing audience will enjoy
this movie. Numerous butt and
poop jokes are guaranteed to
make the wee ones giggle. For
what it’s worth, though, long
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less whining. Granted, that was
mostly from me, but also from
many of the children. Luckily,
to memory-wipe the preceding
94 minutes of nonsense, the
film ends with that hoariest of
animated-movie clichés: the old
pop-rock song-and-dance.
I’ll say this for the movie: it
includes two lines, in rapid succession, that evince a smidgen
of self-awareness. Manny says,
“There’s a bunny living in the
asteroid? I did not see that coming,” adding, “Did I hit my head?
What’s happening here?” Yes,
“Ice Age: Collision Course” will
make you feel like a six-year-old
again. Because you will have no
idea what is going on.
Rated PG for mild rude humor
and some action/peril. One hour,
34 minutes.
— Peter Canavese
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GHOSTBUSTERS 001/2
Revived by co-writers Paul Feig (also
director) and Katie Dippold, the new
“Ghostbusters” has become a vehicle for
a quartet of comedically talented women.
Kristin Wiig plays physics professor Erin
Gilbert, whose tenure is threatened when
her erstwhile research partner Abby
Yates (Melissa McCarthy) re-publishes
their book on the science of ghosts. Both
women are laughed out of academia
just in time to investigate new ghost
sightings in New York City. Joined by a
crazed cyberpunkette (Kate McKinnon)
and a streetwise subway worker (Leslie
Jones), Erin and Abby are soon heading
up the only group qualified to prevent a
paranormal apocalypse. It’s unfortunate
that Feig’s film leans more on mayhem
than well-scripted comedy, but the
remake musters enough yuks to be worth
its while. Rated PG-13 for supernatural
action and some crude humor. One hour,
56 minutes. — P.C.
THE INFILTRATOR 001/2
Based on an autobiographical account,
“The Infiltrator” kicks off in 1986 Tampa,
Florida, to tell the tale of Robert Mazur’s
undercover work for U.S. Customs. Mazur,
played here by Bryan Cranston, was
involved in “Operation C-Chase,” which
targeted the drug-trafficking network of
Pablo Escobar’s Medellín Cartel by way of
its money-laundering through the Bank
of Credit and Commerce International
(BCCI). “The Infiltrator” falls down by
settling for archetypal characterizations
and relationships and by being generic
when it could be fascinatingly wonky
about the ins and outs of the criminal
enterprise and the law enforcement
effort to take it down. Rated R for strong
violence, language throughout, some
sexual content and drug material. Two
hours, 7 minutes. — P.C.
Central Intelligence (PG-13) ++1/2
Century 20: 11:25 a.m., 2:10, 5:05, 7:50 & 10:40 p.m.
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (R)
Aquarius Theatre: 1:15, 3:25, 5:35, 7:45 & 10:20 p.m.
Century 20: 10:15 a.m., 12:35, 2:55, 5:20, 7:40 & 10:10 p.m.
The BFG (PG) ++ Century 20: Sat. 10:10 a.m., 1:05 & 4 p.m.
Café Society (PG-13) Palo Alto Square: 2:15, 4:45 & 7:15 p.m. Fri.
1, 3:30, 6 & 8:30 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:40 p.m. Sat. & Sun. 11:45 a.m.
Captain Fantastic (R) ++1/2
Century 20: 10:20 a.m., 1:15, 4:10, 7:05 & 10:05 p.m.
Finding Dory (PG) +++
Century 20: 11 a.m., 1:45, 4:30, 7:20 & 10:10 p.m.
Ghostbusters (PG-13) ++1/2 Century 20: 10:30 a.m., 1:30, 4:30,
7:30 & 10:30 p.m. In 3-D at noon, 3, 6 & 9 p.m.
The Great McGinty (1940) (Not Rated)
Stanford Theatre: Fri. 7:30 p.m.
Hillary’s America: The Secret History of the Democratic Party
(PG-13) Century 20: 11:20 a.m., 2, 5:30 & 8:05 p.m.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople (PG-13) +++
Guild Theatre: 2, 4:30 & 7 p.m. Fri. & Sat. 9:30 p.m.
Ice Age: Collision Course (PG) + Century 20: 10:35 a.m., 1:30,
4:15, 6:50 & 9:25 p.m. In 3-D at 12:05, 2:45, 5:30 & 8:05 p.m.
Independence Day: Resurgence (PG-13)
Century 20: 10:40 p.m.
The Infiltrator (R)
Century 20: 10:15 a.m., 1:20, 4:25, 7:25 & 10:35 p.m.
Lady for a Day (1933) (Not Rated)
Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. 5:45 & 9:50 p.m.
The Legend of Tarzan (PG-13)
Century 20: 11:15 a.m., 2, 4:45, 7:35 & 10:25 p.m.
Lights Out (PG-13)
Century 20: 10:40 a.m., 1:05, 3:25, 5:40, 8:05 & 10:30 p.m.
The Lobster (R) +++1/2
Aquarius Theatre: 1:45, 4:20, 7 & 9:55 p.m.
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (R) 1/2
Century 20: 12:10, 2:45, 5:20, 7:55 & 10:30 p.m.
Minecraft Summer Splash with CaptainSparklez (Not Rated)
Century 20: Fri. 8:45 a.m.
The Miracle of Morgan’s Creek (1944) (Not Rated)
Stanford Theatre: Fri. 5:35 & 9 p.m.
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) (Not Rated)
Stanford Theatre: Sat. & Sun. 3:25 & 7:30 p.m.
Planet of the Apes (1968) (G)
Century 20: Sun. 2 & 7 p.m.
The Purge: Election Year (R)
Century 20: 7:15 & 10:15 p.m.
The Secret Life of Pets (PG) Century 20: 10 & 11:20 a.m., 12:35,
1:55, 3:10, 4:30, 5:45, 7:05, 8:15, 9:40 & 10:45 p.m.
Star Trek Beyond (PG-13) Century 20: 10 a.m., 1, 4, 5:30, 7, 8:30 &
10 p.m. In 3-D at 11:30 a.m., 12:15, 2:30, 3:15, 6:15 & 9:15 p.m. In X-D at
4:45 & 10:45 p.m. In X-D 3-D at 10:45 a.m., 1:45 & 7:45 p.m. In DBOX 3-D
at 12:15, 3:15, 6:15 & 9:15 p.m. In DBOX at 10 a.m., 1, 4, 7 & 10 p.m.
AQUARIUS: 430 Emerson St., Palo Alto (327-3241)
CENTURY CINEMA 16: 1500 N. Shoreline Blvd., Mountain View (800-326-3264)
CENTURY 20 DOWNTOWN: 825 Middlefield Road, Redwood City (800-326-3264)
CINEARTS AT PALO ALTO SQUARE: 3000 El Camino Real, Palo Alto (493-3456)
STANFORD THEATRE: 221 University Ave., Palo Alto (324-3700)
For show times, plot synopses and more information about any films playing at the
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QHIGHLIGHT
THEATREWORKS: ‘CONFEDERATES’
To begin its 2016-17 season, TheatreWorks Silicon Valley will present the world
premiere of the political drama “Confederates,” a timely look at the 24-7 media
that focuses on a presidential candidate, his daughter, desperate reporters and the
unfurling of a Confederate flag. See the website for specific times and ticket prices.
July 13-Aug. 7. $19-$80. Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
www.theatreworks.org/shows/1617-season/confederates2016
MUSIC
Concerts on the Plaza Community members
are invited to come to the Civic Center Plaza
to enjoy a musical performance during each
Concerts on the Plaza series event. There will
also be food trucks, a “Pop Up Park” area for
children, and beer and wine for adults. The Aug.
5 event will feature Rosemarie and the Rhythm
Riders. First Friday of the month, May 6-Sept. 2,
6-7:30 p.m. Free admission. Mountain View Civic
Center Plaza, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.
mountainview.gov/plazaevents
Summer Sings: Mozart and Fauré In the
third of six community sing-alongs, choral group
Schola Cantorum will team up with community
vocalists in singing Mozart’s Mass in C Minor,
and Fauré’s “Requiem.” The performance will
be conducted by Music Director Gregory Wait.
July 25, 7:30 p.m. $13; free for students ages
25 and under. Los Altos United Methodist
Church, 655 Magdalena Ave., Los Altos. www.
scholacantorum.org
Thursday Night Live The Thursday Night Live
Series in Downtown Mountain View will close
Castro Street between Mercy and Villa streets to
traffic so the public can enjoy restaurant dining,
shopping, children’s activities, a farmers’ market,
live music and a custom/classic car show. Visit
the website for more details. June 28, 5:30-8:30
p.m. Free. Downtown Mountain View, Castro
Street, Mountain View. mountainview.gov/
thursdaynightlive
The Village at San Antonio Center
Summer Concert Series The Village
at San Antonio Center will hold its second
annual Summer Concert Series, every other
week offering free public music performances
ranging from Top 40 to a cappella. On July
31, singer-songwriter Katie Philips will share
pop country tunes. June 12 and 26, July 10
and 31, and Aug. 7 and 21, 4-6 p.m. Free. The
Village at San Antonio Center, 685 San Antonio
Road, Mountain View. www.facebook.com/
TheVillageSAC/
TALKS & LECTURES
‘Amazon Jungle Treasures’ Joan Sparks
will give a talk and share photos of wildlife
from her two-week trip to the Amazon jungle
with National Geographic photographers. This
program is sponsored by the Friends of Los Altos
Library. July 25, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos
Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.
sccl.org
‘Beyond Sibling Rivalry’ During this
adults-only workshop, Lori Longo of Parents
Place will share with parents of children ages
0 to 8 techniques for minimizing and resolving
conflicts between siblings, as well as strategies
for encouraging cooperation and compassion in
kids. July 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View
Public Library, 585 Franklin St., Mountain View.
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Downtown Mountain View Walking
Tour This guided walking tour will highlight the
historic buildings on Castro Street and explore
Mountain View’s past as a Mexican land grant,
stagecoach stop and agricultural area. The tour
will meet in the lobby of the Mountain View
Public Library. No RSVP is required. July 30, 2-3
p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585
Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/
librarycalendar
Other Voices: ‘Challenging Corporate
Nationhood’ The Peninsula Peace and Justice
Center’s next Other Voices Monthly Forum will
welcome Jesse Swanhuyser and Sarah Burt
to discuss the issue of corporate nationhood
— when multinational corporations obtain
international legal power comparable to that of
sovereign nations. Aug. 2, 7-8 p.m. Free. Midpen
Media Center, 900 San Antonio Road, Palo Alto.
www.peaceandjustice.org/nationhood/
‘Transitioning from Nonimmigrant
Visas to Immigrant Visas’ This
presentation by Esther Kang and Thi Do will
provide information for those who are in the
U.S. on a temporary visa and would like to
become a permanent resident. The presenters
will help attendees better understand the
situation and the options available. July 30, 2-3
p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library, 585
Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/
librarycalendar
the artist. Monday-Saturday, July 22-Aug. 27, 8
a.m.-10 p.m. Free. Community School of Music
and Arts, Mohr Gallery, 230 San Antonio Circle,
Mountain View. www.arts4all.org
FAMILY
Gallery 9: Oil paintings by Nicole
Jakaby Local artist Nicole Jakaby brings her
recent oil paintings to Gallery 9 for an exhibit
during the month of July. Her work aims to give
life to nature with color, detail and depth. June
28-July 31, Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.;
Sunday, noon-4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9, 143 Main
St., Los Altos. gallery9losaltos.com
Gallery 9: ‘Summer’ During August, Gallery
9 will showcase the work of the gallery’s member
artists in a group show called “Summer.” Work
including painting, photography, sculpture,
ceramics and more will focus on the warmth and
beauty of the season. On Aug. 5, 5-8 p.m., there
will be a reception with the artists. Aug. 2-28,
Tuesday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, noon4 p.m. Free. Gallery 9, 143 Main St., Los Altos.
gallery9losaltos.com
Viewpoints Gallery: ‘Hemispheres’ The
July show at Viewpoints Gallery, “Hemispheres,”
highlights the watercolor paintings of Veronica
Gross, who favors plein air painting and draws
inspiration from her travels near and far. June 28-July
30, Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 11
a.m.-3 p.m. Free. Viewpoints Gallery, 315 State St.,
Los Altos. www.viewpointsgallery.com
Author Mariam Gates on ‘Good
Morning Yoga’ Mariam Gates will give a
story-time reading of her pose-by-pose picture
books “Good Morning Yoga” and “Good Night
Yoga,” which supply exercises, narratives and
illustrations that empower children to manage
their energies. The event is most appropriate for
ages 4 and older. Aug. 4, 1-3 p.m. Free. Books
Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.
booksinc.net
Ballerina Camp For the Love of Dance in
Mountain View will offer a Ballerina Camp for
children ages 3 to 5, during which a professional
teacher will lead them in a dance class, crafts and
games. There will also be stories and a snack. July
26-28, 10 a.m.-noon. $95. For the Love of Dance,
2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite B, Mountain
View. www.fortheloveofdancemv.com
Beach Themed Storytime Auntie Dori will
lead a special Beach Themed Storytime event at
Books Inc., offering stories, activities and snacks.
The event is best suited for ages 3 and older. July
23, 3-4 p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St.,
Mountain View. www.booksinc.net
Cheerleader Camp For the Love of Dance in
Mountain View will offer a Cheerleader Camp for
children ages 5 to 8, during which a professional
teacher will lead them in a dance class, crafts and
games. There will also be stories and a snack.
July 26-29, 12:30-2:30 p.m. $130. For the Love
of Dance, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite B,
Mountain View. www.fortheloveofdancemv.com
‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’
Midnight Release Party Celebrating the
release of the book version of the play “Harry
Potter and the Cursed Child,” this event will
include themed activities and snacks starting at
11 p.m. led by Auntie Dori. Twenty percent of
proceeds from pre-orders of the book will benefit
the San Francisco Education Fund. July 30, 11
p.m. Free. Books Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain
View. www.booksinc.net/event/harry-pottermidnight-release-parties
Linden Tree Summer Concert Series
Linden Tree Books will host performers on each
Wednesday as part of its summer concert series.
The July 27 event will feature Happy Bright Kids,
and the Aug. 3 event Peter Apel. Visit the website
for a full schedule. Wednesdays, June 15-Aug.
3, 10:30-11 a.m. Suggested book donation for
Reading Partners Book Drive. Linden Tree Books,
265 State St., Los Altos. www.lindentreebooks.
com
National Night Out This year’s National
Night Out at Rengstorff Park — offered in
partnership with the Mountain View police and
fire departments — will include a community
barbecue; police vehicles, K-9 unit and fire
trucks for viewing; performances and more.
The San Jose Earthquakes will also bring
an inflatable goal and games. Aug. 2, 5-8
p.m. Free. Rengstorff Park, 201 S. Rengstorff
Ave., Mountain View. www.facebook.com/
events/1047228988703158/
‘Wolf Camp’ Storytime Books Inc. in
Mountain View will offer a story-time event with
Auntie Dori celebrating Andrea Zuill’s picture
book “Wolf Camp.” The event, which will include
activities and snacks, is most appropriate for ages
4 and older. July 27, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Books
Inc., 301 Castro St., Mountain View. www.
booksinc.net
MUSEUMS & EXHIBITS
‘Water Lines: Mixed Media Prints by
Michelle Wilson’ The Community School of
Music and Arts exhibition “Water Lines” features
mixed-media works and prints by Michelle
Wilson — a papermaker, printmaker, and book
and installation artist. On Aug. 12, 6-8 p.m.,
there will be a public opening reception with
GALLERIES
DANCE
Musical Theater Camp This For the Love of
Dance summer camp will teach dances and songs
from Broadway shows to dancers ages 9 to 17.
Aug. 1-5, 12:30-2:30 p.m. $165. For the Love
of Dance, 2483 Old Middlefield Way, Suite B,
Mountain View. www.fortheloveofdancemv.com
FILM
Mountain View Documentary Film
Club: ‘Genetic Roulette’ The Mountain
View Documentary Film Club, which meets
monthly to watch thought-provoking movies,
will screen “Genetic Roulette: The Gamble of
Our Lives,” which takes a look at the genetic
engineering of food in the U.S. A discussion will
follow. July 26, 6-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View
Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain View.
mountainview.gov/seniors
Summer Outdoor Movie Night: ‘Inside
Out’ Mountain View’s Summer Outdoor Movie
Night Series will roll on with a screening of
Pixar’s recent animated film about emotions,
“Inside Out,” which is rated PG. Attendees are
encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair to
sit on. July 22, 8:30 p.m. (or when dark). Free.
Eagle Park, 652 Franklin St., Mountain View.
mountainview.gov/summermovies
Summer Outdoor Movie Night: ‘The
Peanuts Movie’ The next Summer Outdoor
Movie Night Series event will feature a free
showing of “The Peanuts Movie,” which is
rated G. Attendees are encouraged to bring a
blanket or lawn chair to sit on. July 29, 8:30 p.m.
(or when dark). Free. Stevenson Park, 750 San
Pierre Way, Mountain View. mountainview.gov/
summermovies
LESSONS & CLASSES
An Introduction to iPad Art Presented by
Mobile Art Academy, this hands-on workshop
will teach how to create art digitally with a
live demonstration by artist Caroline Mustard.
Participants can bring their own iPad, download
a free app called Paper 53 and follow along with
the artist. Registration is required. July 26, 6:307:30 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library,
585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.
gov/librarycalendar
Coloring for Grown-ups Adults are invited
to participate in these coloring events, a new
trend in stress relief. Participants can choose
from a selection of coloring sheets designed
specifically for adults. Colored pencils and
crayons will be provided. July 27 and Aug. 31,
6:30-8 p.m. Free. Mountain View Public Library,
585 Franklin St., Mountain View. mountainview.
gov/librarycalendar
Digital Art Boot Camp: Intro 3D
Modeling: Environment Offered by the
Art School of SF Bay, the fourth weeklong
Digital Art Boot Camp will acquaint students
with 3D art, the use of the powerful 3D
software Maya, and how video games and
animated films are made today. This session will
center on creating environments. July 25-29,
5-8 p.m. $225. Art School of SF Bay, 2105 Old
Middlefield Way, #D, Mountain View. www.
artschoolsfbay.com
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. July 29, 10 a.m.-noon.
Free. Mountain View-Los Altos Adult School,
333 Moffett Blvd., Mountain View. www.
mvlaae.net
HEALTH & WELLNESS
Bellydancing Fitness for All Taught by
a native professional, these classes will teach
the ancient and beautiful art of Egyptian
bellydancing. All ages, genders, skill levels and
body types are welcome. Students should wear
comfortable exercise clothes and bring a hip
wrap or large scarf. June 6, 20 and 27, July 25,
Aug. 8, 15, 22 and 29, noon-1 p.m. Free. Los
Altos Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos.
www.sccl.org
Integrative Yoga Certified instructor Lauren
Palladino will teach a weekly yoga class for all
levels of health and fitness. A focus is placed
on gentle movements to improve strength and
mobility. Attendees should bring a yoga mat and
preferred props. Chairs are available for a safe
and supported practice. Tuesdays, May 10-July
26, 1-2 p.m. Free. Los Altos Library, 13 S. San
Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.sccl.org
‘Tools to Sharpen Your Memory’ Dr.
Ashok Jethanandani, who graduated from
Gujarat Ayurved University in India, will share
ayurvedic recommendations regarding food,
habits and remedies that aim to help preserve
and sharpen the memory and intellect. This
program is sponsored by the Friends of Los Altos
Library. July 28, 7-8:30 p.m. Free. Los Altos
Library, 13 S. San Antonio Road, Los Altos. www.
sccl.org
SPORTS
Mountain View Tennis Club July
Tournament For its July competition, the
Mountain View Tennis Club will hold a mixed
doubles tournament, open to adult players of all
levels. Players can sign up with a partner, or the
club can try to help match those who sign up
alone. Breakfast and lunch will be included. Visit
the website to register. July 23, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. $15
member; $20 general. Rengstorff Park Tennis
Courts, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave., Mountain View.
www.mvtc.net
SENIORS
Heat exposure workshop In this Mountain
View Senior Center workshop, local emergency
medical technicians will discuss how much sun is
too much and review the warning signs of heat
exhaustion and heat stroke. July 26, 1-2 p.m.
Free. Mountain View Senior Center, 266 Escuela
Ave., Mountain View. mountainview.gov/seniors
iPad Art iPad art instructor and educator
Caroline Mustard will lead a one-hour handson workshop at the Mountain View Senior
Center, including a demonstration of her work.
Attendees can bring an iPad, iPhone or iPod
Touch and download a free app to try creating
art themselves. July 28, 1-2 p.m. Free. Mountain
View Senior Center, 266 Escuela Ave., Mountain
View. mountainview.gov/seniors
HOME & GARDEN
Tenth Annual Edible Garden Tour
Common Ground Garden will hold its 10th
Edible Garden Tour, showcasing local foodproducing gardens between Redwood City
and San Jose. Highlights include mini-orchards,
greywater catchment systems, gardening
demos and more. The event is Common Ground
Garden’s main fundraiser and supports its
education and food donation activities. July 23,
10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5-$30; discounts for children
under age 12 and students. Common Ground
Garden, 687 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto.
commongroundgarden.org
Inspirations
a guide to the spiritual community
To include your
Church in
Inspirations
Please call
Blanca Yoc
at 650-223-6596
or email
[email protected]
MOUNTAIN VIEW CENTRAL SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH
Sabbath 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. DIV
1425 Springer Rd., Mtn. View - Office Hrs. M-F 9am-1pm
www.mtviewda.adventistfaith.org Phone: 650-967-2189
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THE PHOENIX CAFE & JUICE BAR
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 618863
The following person (persons) is (are)
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This business is owned by: A
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JAWAD ESSADKI C/O THE LIQUID MENU,
INC.
650 Castro Street, Suite 130
Mountain View, CA 94041
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File No.: 618686
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RHARIAN FIELD LLC
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BIODENT DENTAL LAB
File No.: 619256
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FOCUS DENTAL LAB, INC.
570 E. El Camino Real #C
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
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File No.: 619385
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153 S. Clark Avenue, Los Altos
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OPEN HOUSE
Saturday & Sunday
1:00 - 5:00
Lunch, Lattes, &
a Caricature Artist
650.488.7325 | [email protected] | www.deleonrealty.com | CalBRE #01903224
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737 E. Charleston Road, Palo Alto
Stylish Remodel in South Palo Alto
This thoroughly remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home of 1,485
sq. ft. (per county) couples large, sunny spaces with an extremely
convenient property of 6,500 sq. ft. (per county). Modern updates
include new heating and cooling, chic bathrooms, an impressive skylit kitchen, and many, many more amenities. Welcoming outdoor
spaces offer fruit trees and lounge areas. This fabulous location
allows you to stroll to Charleston Shopping Center, sought-after
Palo Alto schools, and Mitchell Park, Library, and Community
Center.
OPEN HOUSE
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Saturday & Sunday, 1-5 pm
Complimentary Lunch, Lattes,
& a Face Painter
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Vicki Geers
Realtor
Cal BRE# 01191911
Cell: 650-269-9470
[email protected]
www.vickigeers.com
208 S. Bayview Avenue, Sunnyvale Open Sat & Sun 1:30-4:30
OFFERED AT $1,198,000
Find love at first sight with this Colonial-style 4BD/3.5BA residence offering curb appeal galore and a five minute stroll to Murphy Street with the farmer’s
market, Philz Coffee, and restaurants. The home has been updated throughout offering solid hardwood flooring, vaulted ceilings, stonework in kitchen and
baths, many skylights, double-paned windows, air conditioning, and more. Two main level bedrooms create ideal options for a home office, playroom, etc. Two
master suites upstairs add to the conveniences. The big backyard is ready for summertime fun! This home is truly a gem!
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Your top destination for
Silicon Valley luxury homes
Welcome to DeLeon Platinum, the new luxury home division of DeLeon Realty.
Building on the best service and marketing in Silicon Valley real estate,
DeLeon Platinum offers an impressive array of enhanced services for homes
with an anticipated sales price in excess of $5 million.
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WE MEASURE QUALITY BY RESULTS
Independently Rated
Highest In Quality
Is Quality Important to You?
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Direct (650) 947-4694
Cell (650) 302-4055
[email protected]
BRE# 01255661
Tori Atwell — Going a Step Further.
Jeff Gonzalez
The Diamond Certified Difference:
If you want quality, you’ll have confidence
in choosing a Diamond Certified Agent.
Direct (650) 947-4698
Cell (408) 888-7748
[email protected]
BRE# 00978793
496 First St. Suite 200
Los Altos 94022
Whether buying or selling,
calling me is your move
in the right direction
[email protected]
www.yvonneandjeff.com
YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR BUSINESS!
(650) 504-0880
[email protected]
CalBRE # 00458678
Tori Ann Atwell
Broker Associate/Notary Public
(650) 996-0123
BRE# 00927794
www.ToriSellsRealEstate.com
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ALICIA NUZZO
(650) 504-2394
[email protected]
CalBRE # 01127187
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4th Generation Resident
Serving the communities of Los Altos, Mountain View,
Sunnyvale and Cupertino
Lynn North
President’s Club
DIRECT 650.209.1562
I am personally committed to your success
in selling or finding your dream home.
CELL 650.703.6437
[email protected]
www.LynnNorth.com
BRE# 01490039
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RESULTS: Sold the last 25 homes in an average of 9 days,
and all for over the asking price!
CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL SPECIALISTS
CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL BROKERS
ALICE NUZZO
Offered at $3,688,000 | 390ElDorado.com
4 Bed 3 Bath | House ±2,734 sq ft | Lot ±7,370 sq ft
Also available for lease, please call agent for details
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Se l l ing yo u r S i l i co n Valley ho me ?
First, contact Michael Repka
of DeLeon Realty.
Unlike most real estate agents, Michael holds two law degrees
and has years of experience as a real estate attorney, giving
his clients a unique advantage as most other brokerages
do not provide an in-house attorney to help clients. In
addition, the expertise and marketing available through
the team at DeLeon Realty are the very best in the business.
Meet with Michael to discuss any preliminary questions
about selling your home and let him tell you more about
what makes DeLeon Realty’s innovative approach to real
estate so successful. There is no cost or obligation for this
Michael Repka
consultation. However, Homeowners that have a current
650.488.7325
listing contract with another agent are excluded.
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C a lB RE # 0 19 0 3 224
420 Cambridge Avenue, #2, Palo Alto
Eco-Friendly Luxury by California Avenue
This Sunset magazine Idea House of 1,492 sq. ft. (per county) offers
3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and an array of eco-conscious features.
Tucked within a secure complex, the peaceful home provides smart
amenities like home automation to allow chic, easy living. Enjoy
a light-filled interior, private outdoor areas, and two-car garage
parking with charger wiring. Stroll to Caltrain and popular
California Avenue, and easily access splendid schools like
Escondido Elementary (API 927), Jordan Middle (API 934),
and Palo Alto High (API 905) (buyer to verify eligibility).
OPEN HOUSE
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Complimentary Lunch,
Lattes, & Jamba Juice
55
882 SAN RAFAEL AVENUE
MOUNTAIN VIEW
3 BEDS
2 BATHS
LARGE FAMILY ROOM
EXTENDED HOURS: FRIDAY, 9:30 AM–5:00 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, 1:00–5:00 PM
www.882SanRafael.com
$1,298,000
BEAUTIFULLY UPDATED
NEWLY LANDSCAPED
HARDWOOD FLOORS
GREAT CLOSE-IN LOCATION
650 • 440 • 5076
[email protected]
davidtroyer.com
CalBRE# 01234450
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A Berkshire Hathaway Affiliate
4084 Wilkie Way, Palo Alto
Superb Setting in Ventura
A balance of charm and urban convenience, this intriguing 2 bedroom, 2
bath home offers comfortable, accessible living. The property provides
hardwood floors, a sky-lit living area, and a private, spacious backyard.
Stroll to Robles Park and popular shops, restaurants, and everyday
amenities. Vibrant California Avenue and the Village at San
Antonio Center are within a quick drive, and you will also easily
access desirable schools like Barron Park Elementary, Terman
Middle (API 968), and Gunn High (API 917) (buyer to verify
eligibility).
OPEN HOUSE
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www.4084Wilkie.com
Complimentary Lunch, Lattes,
& a Glitter Tattoo Artist
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Alain Pinel Realtors®
HOME STARTS HERE
SUN N YVA L E
$1,495,000
1531 Mallard Way | 4bd/2ba
Rick & Suzanne Bell | 650.941.1111
SUN N YVA L E
$1,288,000
1031 Azalea Drive | 3bd/2ba
Tori Atwell | 650.941.1111
MOUN TA I N V I EW
$799,000
175 Evandale Avenue, Unit 1 | 2bd/2.5ba
Jim & Jimmy Nappo | 650.941.1111
APR.COM
M O U N TA IN V IEW
56 Church Street | 2bd/2ba
Barb Conkin-Orrock | 650.941.1111
OPEN SAT & SUN 1:30-4:30
SA N TA C LA R A
$899,000
1110 Linclon Street | 3bd/1.5ba
Cindi & Brittany Kodweis | 650.941.1111
SA N JO S E
$749,000
2881 Meridian Avenue, Unit 313 | 2bd/2ba
David Chung & Sunny Kim | 650.941.1111
Over 30 Offices Serving The San Francisco Bay Area 866.468.0111
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SA N J OS E
$1,380,000
3588 Sunnymead Court | 5bd/3ba
Carol & Graham Sangster | 650.941.1111
SA N J OS E
$849,000
727 N. Clover Avenue | 3bd/1ba
Gretchen Swall | 650.941.1111
SA N J OS E
$695,000
270 Vista Roma Way | 3bd/2.5ba
Gretchen Swall | 650.941.1111
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