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Shop teacher Mark Leeper, center, shares a moment with woodworking students departing for the day.
Students these days are “a little bit disabled” in their abilities to work with their hands, and to focus, he said.
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Shop teacher sings the praises
of working with wood
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any students at Menlo-Atherton High School are going on
to college after they graduate.
Assuming they have had the full use of
their hands while at M-A, how many will
have graduated without having gotten
them dirty as a part of their coursework?
It’s an old dividing line, jobs in the
trades that require hand skills with a
variety of tools versus jobs that rely
mainly on thinking. Hands-on versus
intellectual. Are both important?
It is, of course, valuable as an adult to be
working in the knowledge economy and
have the wherewithal to buy, say, a purportedly well made collection of dining
room furniture, but is it also important to
understand the joinery used to assemble
the table and chairs? Does it matter that
a plumber or a carpenter in the same
showroom turns and walks away, knowing poor workmanship when they see it?
It matters to Mark Leeper, who teaches
woodworking, drafting and engineering
technology at M-A. His woodworking
students regularly turn out objects made
of wood, starting with small boxes, cutting boards and counter-top bookcases.
With more than 180 hours of class time,
the students move on to bigger things,
but all of it involves hours of focused
work that tests hand-eye coordination,
thinking before acting, and learning the
safe and effective use of tools.
Working with wood
There are no textbooks in Mr. Leeper’s
classroom on the first floor of Building
S. Nor are there computer monitors or
keyboards.
The room is light and airy, noisy and
dusty, and no place to fool around. Blades
with teeth whirl and whine. Chisels with
sharp edges can slip suddenly if they
aren’t sharp enough. Such a mistake could
have you starting over with a new piece
of wood. Wood and woodworking tools
are unforgiving of the woodworker’s mistakes, valuable experience in an imperfect
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HANDS-ON LEARNING
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world, Mr. Leeper says.
Woodworking calls for common sense, he says. Are there
students who don’t have it?
“Common sense comes from
training, not necessarily from
prior experience,” he says. Students these days are “a little bit
disabled” in their abilities to
work with their hands, and to
focus. When working with wood,
it’s helpful to be able to focus on
one thing at a time, he says. “Kids
don’t have the patience for that
kind of thinking.”
His class embodies other lessons as well, he says, including
a work ethic. When working
with wood, the job has enjoyable
parts and not so enjoyable parts.
Sanding, for example, often fits
the latter category. Students will
say they hate it, Mr. Leeper says,
but he adds that what they aren’t
understanding is the value of
investing time to make something worthwhile.
At least one of his students
sands his work “until it’s like
glass, until it’s perfect,” he says.
“He’s at the extreme, somebody
I never have to encourage.”
And some students transform.
Mr. Leeper says he has received
class evaluations along these
lines: “When I first came here,
I was scared to death. Scared
of the machines. Scared I was
going to hurt myself. Now I feel
powerful. I know how things
work. I had a good time.”
School becomes stressful, he
says, when kids can’t find opportunities to be themselves. “Why
isn’t it OK to take honors classes
and take a wood shop class?”
Weighing choices
Students who take Mr. Leeper’s woodworking classes pay a
price. In the currency of college
admissions, his classes have no
value in that they don’t meet
the admission standards of the
University of California.
The UC publishes a list of
courses considered worthy of
admission credit. Referred to as
A-G courses, they must be “academically challenging, involving substantial reading, writing, problems and laboratory
work (as appropriate), and show
serious attention to analytical
thinking, factual content and
developing students’ oral and
listening skills,” according to the
A-G Guide, a UC publication.
Over four years, a student must
take at least 15 such courses, the
Guide says. But the average student ready for high school work
On the cover: Band saw meets
wood for William C. Marumoto
recently in the woodworking shop
of M-A High shop teacher Mark
Leaper. (Photo by Michelle Le/The
Almanac.)
Wesley Fischer, a student in an elective woodworking class at
Menlo-Atherton High School, confers with shop teacher Mark Leeper.
will take 19 to 21 A-G courses
out of a four-year total of 22 to
26 courses, says Diane Mazzei,
vice-principal of instruction at
Woodside High. Not much room
for other kinds of classes.
The UC goes further. In 2013,
the typical applicant completed
an average of 26 courses, which
works out to about 7 honorsacademic courses per year, the
Guide says. In other words, they
spared no time at all for classes
that aren’t A-G.
Mr. Leeper acknowledges the
time bind. “We can’t mess with
(A-G),” he says. “We can’t ever
mess with that. By encouraging
any sort of exploit, we’re messing with the kids’ opportunity
to get into college.”
But he is critical. The UC,
admittedly a research institution, focuses on theoretical
knowledge, but requires students to focus on it as well.
While the UC is now accepting
some technical education classes, the content, he says, must be
50 percent theoretical.
“Do you sacrifice that practical knowledge for the theoretical
just because the UC says so?” he
asks. “I don’t understand why
the UC is the gatekeeper for
things like that.”
“We as a culture get on this
treadmill and only certain kinds
of things are acceptable and we
all have to follow along. (The
admissions people) are driving
the bus,” Mr. Leeper says.
He has seen his students off
to Princeton and Stanford, Cornell and Brown. “They’ve taken
these classes and they got in
anyhow,” he says.
The UC did not respond to
requests for comment.
Excellence, but ...
Mr. Leeper made a passing reference to the value he sees in the
2014 book, “Excellent Sheep: The
Miseducation of the American
Elite and the Way to a Meaningful Life” by William Deresiewicz.
“The main problem is the
admissions process and the
kinds of people it produces,” Mr.
Deresiewicz said in a September
interview on the PBS program
Open Mind.”
They’re incredibly good at being
students, but they’re not at all good
at thinking for themselves and
especially thinking about what
they want to do with their lives.”
Public investment in capable,
free public universities is the
answer, he said. “If we had 100
Berkeleys, people wouldn’t have
to scramble and have these
insane high school experiences.”
In an October interview at
Stanford University with former
dean of freshmen Julie Lythcott-Haims, he explained his
sheep metaphor. “You’re a sheep
because you’re always doing
what the adults want you to do
and you’re never doing what you
want to do,” he said. “You never
get to that part of yourself that
(asks) ‘What matters to me?’”
Using muscles
Aolani Vargas, 17 and a senior
from Redwood City, describes
herself as someone who prefers not
to sit and listen to someone speak.
In Mr. Leeper’s class, she says, she
can enjoy walking around and
experiencing the tools.
On sanding: “It takes a lot of
muscle and you always have to
be even with everything,” she
says. “If you’re, like, with friends
and talking, it’s not that boring.
It is messy. It gets all over your
clothes. I don’t suggest this class
to people who like coming welldressed to school.”
Matthew McGarry, a 17-year-old
senior from Portola Valley, considers the material he’s learning will
be useful someday. “Mr. Leeper’s
an awesome teacher,” he adds.
Angel Sanchez, an 18-year-old
senior from Menlo Park
acknowledges the commitment
to the time it takes to make a
good-looking object, and the
need to think about what he’s
doing. “I can’t edit stuff off it if I
make a mistake, not like clay,”
he says. “I have to say that this is
one of my favorite classes.” A
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The Menlo-Atherton High School Dance Team.
M-A dance team holds show, fundraiser
Hip-hop, jazz, lyrical, tumbling and ballet performances
will highlight the 12th annual
Menlo-Atherton High School
Dance Team show and fundraiser at 6 p.m. Saturday, April
4, in the school’s Performing
Arts Center. Both the varsity
and junior varsity teams will
perform.
Tickets at the door are $15
for adults and $7 for students.
Advance tickets at $12 for
adults may be purchased from
dance team members. Baked
goods and beverages will be for
sale.
Proceeds from the event
help underwrite scholarships,
team uniforms, camps and
competition expenses. The
dance team performs at the
school’s football and basketball games.
Tall ships visit Port of Redwood City
The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain and
their costumed crews will arrive
at the Port of Redwood City for
a 13-day visit on March 31. Lady
Washington appeared as the
HMS Interceptor in the movie
“Pirates of the Caribbean: The
Curse of the Black Pearl.”
The ships will be open to the
public and educational groups
for tours and re-enacted cannon battles between the ships.
Guests are invited to help raise a
sail or take the helm, conditions
permitting.
Dockside tours require no
reservations. A $3 donation is
requested. Battle re-enactment
cruises are scheduled for Saturday and Sunday, April 4 and 5,
and Saturday, April 11. Tickets
are $75 for adults, $67 for students, seniors, and active military, and $39 for children.
Based in Aberdeen, Washing,
Lady Washington and Hawaiian
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Go to AlmanacNews.com/calendar
to see more local calendar listings
Community Events
Woodside/Portola Valley Earth Fair
Discover ways to reduce carbon footprint.
Equestrian exhibit, animal show, petting zoo,
alternative fuel vehicles, info on composting
and gardening, energy saving and water
conservation tips. Admission price includes
food voucher. March 28, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. $10
in advance; $12 at the door. Mounted Patrol
of San Mateo County Grounds, 521 Kings
Mountain Road, Woodside. Call 851-6790.
www.woodsidetown.org
Ravenswood Family Health Center hosts
opening celebration with music, dance, kids
activities, food. Rep. Jackie Speier cuts rib-
Q AROU N D TOW N
Chieftain specialize in hands-on
education programs for fourth-,
fifth- and sixth-grade children.
The ships welcome volunteers
for two-week sail training programs.
Visit historicalseaport.org for
more tour information and to
buy tickets online, or call 800200-5239.
Two programs on
World War II themes
Two programs devoted to
books with World War II themes
will be held in the Menlo Park
City Council chambers on two
Saturdays: April 4 and May 2.
At 11 a.m. on April 4, Christine Witzel will discuss the book
she edited, “She Also Served:
Letters from a Navy Wife,” a
bon with community leaders at 2 p.m. March
28, noon-4 p.m. Free. Ravenswood Family
Health Center, 1885 Bay Road, East Palo
Alto. Call 330-7418. www.ravenswoodfhc.
org
Concerts
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Neill, Mikel Rouse and Bob McGrath, “The
Demo” is a music-theater performance that
reimagines an early computer technology
demonstration in 1968 by Douglas Engelbart. April 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m. $40-$65. Bing
Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. live.
stanford.edu/calendar/april-2015/demo
Redwood Symphony concert includes
world premiere by bassoonist Douglas
McCracken, Jean Sibelius’s Symphony No.
7, and a violin concerto by Bela Bartok,
featuring Miranda Liu. March 28, 8-10 p.m.
$10-$30. Canada College, Main Theater,
collection of letters her mother,
Virgilia Witzel, a Menlo Park
housewife, wrote as a Navy wife
during the war years.
At 11 a.m. Saturday, May
2, Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
will speak of her experiences as
an American-born child living
behind barbed wire in the United
States. Her book, “Farewell to
Manzanar,” co-written with her
late husband, James Houston, is
the story of Jeanne Wakatsuki,
who was sent with his family to
live with 10,000 other Japanese
Americans at Manzanar internment camp during World War II.
Both events are free and open
to the public. Refreshments
will be provided, courtesy of
the Friends of the Menlo Park
Library. Free van service is
available for Menlo Park seniors
and those with disabilities. Call
330 2501 for van reservations.
The council chambers are at
701 Laurel St. in Menlo Park.
4200 Farm Hill Blvd., Woodside. www.redwoodsymphony.org
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Advance registration required. See website
for dates, registration info. March 29-Sept.
3, noon. $50 director’s tour; free two-mile
tours are available. Djerassi Resident Artists
Program, 2325 Bear Gulch Road, Woodside.
Call 747-1250. djerassi.org/tourinfo.html
Filoli Botanical Art Exhibit Reception for
artists: March 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. Exhibit
hours: March 24-June 7, Tuesday-Saturday,
10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.; Sunday, 11 a.m.-3:30
p.m. $20 adult; $17 senior (age 65 plus); $10
student; free for ages 4 and under, and Filoli
members. Filoli, Visitor and Education Center, 86 Canada Road, Woodside. www.filoli.
org/art-exhibits/
C O M M U N I T Y
Kids & Families
Easter Egg Hunt for children 10 and under,
photos with Easter Bunny, magic show,
breakfast treats. Proceeds benefit park. April
4, 10 a.m.-noon. $10 general. HolbrookPalmer Park, 150 Watkins Ave., Atherton.
www.athertondames.org
Menlo Park Egg Hunt Easter Bunny arrives
at 10 a.m. for pictures; hunt starts at 10:30
a.m. Bounce houses, crafts, jelly bean guess.
April 4, 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Burgess Park, 701
Laurel St., Menlo Park. Call 330-2228. www.
menlopark.org/specialevents
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songs about being a parent and a baby; best
suited for preschool-age children and babies.
All ages welcome. April 2, 3:30-4:15 p.m. Free.
Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel Station Lane,
Atherton. Call 328-242.
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7-9 p.m. Free. Atherton Library, 2 Dinkelspiel
Station Lane, Atherton. Call 328-2422.
Family Storytime Stories, songs, activities
suitable for all ages. March 28, 10:30-11 a.m.
Free. Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola Road,
Portola Valley. Call 851-0560.
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babies opportunity to communicate before they
can verbalize. For expecting parents or those
with babies up to 18 months old. March 30,
11-11:30 a.m. Free. Portola Valley Library, 765
Portola Road, Portola Valley. Call 851-0560.
On Stage
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in which grown-up children of Indian restaurant owner consider legacy of now-closed
family business. See website for times, dates.
March 4-29. $19-$74. Lucie Stern Theatre,
1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto. Call 4631960. www.theatreworks.org
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Technologists Jaron Lanier and Sebastian Thrun
reflect on Douglas Engelbart’s 1968 tech demo,
human augmentation through technology, and
where humanity is headed. April 2, 5-6:30 p.m.
Free. Bing Concert Hall, 327 Lasuen St., Stanford. live.stanford.edu/livecontext
$XWKRU-R\FH&DURO2DWHV in conversation
with Michelle Richmond about Oates’ new novel “The Sacrifice,” which explores the impact of
sexual violence, racism, brutality and power on
innocent lives. March 25, 7:30 p.m. $20 general;
$10 student with ID. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El
Camino Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321. www.
brownpapertickets.com/event/1080194
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discusses his memoir “Frank: A Life in Politics from the Great Society to Same-Sex
Marriage.” April 1, 7:30 p.m. $25 general;
$12.50 student with ID. Fox Theatre, 2215
Broadway St., Redwood City. Call 324-4321.
foxrwc.showare.com/eventperformances.
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Kim discuss “Arsenic and Mercury Contamination from Historic Mining.” March 26,
7-8 p.m. Free. USGS Menlo Park Campus,
345 Middlefield Road, Bldg. 3, Rambo Auditorium, Menlo Park. Call 776-1867. online.
wr.usgs.gov/calendar
$XWKRU.D]XR,VKLJXUR discusses novel,
“The Buried Giant.” April 2, 7:30 p.m. $20
general; $10 student with ID. Menlo-Atherton
High School Performing Arts Center, 555
Middlefield Road, Atherton. Call 324-4321.
www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1180956
$XWKRU5REELH.HOOPDQ%D[WHU discusses
book, “The Membership Economy: Find Your
Super Users, Master the Forever Transaction, and Build Recurring Revenue.” March
26, 7:30 p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El
Camino Real, Menlo Park.
$XWKRUV5RXQGWDEOH Bay Area business
authors (Jeffrey Pfeffer, Paul Freiberger,
Leslie Berlin, Lee Caraher and Lisa Kay
Solomon) participate in author’s roundtable,
moderated by Richard A. Moran, Menlo College president. April 1, 7 p.m. Free. Menlo
College, 1000 El Camino Real, Atherton.
www.menlo.edu
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collection of verse, “The Beauty,” and book
of essays, “Ten Windows.” March 31, 7:30
p.m. Free. Kepler’s Books, 1010 El Camino
Real, Menlo Park. Call 324-4321. www.
keplers.com/event/jane-hirshfield
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8 p.m.; March 29, 2 p.m. $28-$48. MenloAtherton High School Performing Arts
Flor Aquino Ortiz named
WHS student of the week
Flor Aquino Ortiz has
been named Woodside High
School’s student of the week
for achievements in advanced
placement environmental science and community service.
Flor, a senior, is an “earnest,
kind, quiet and focused young
woman,” says environmental
science teacher Ann Akey.
“She is an attentive and hardworking student.”
The hard work has paid off
as Flor contemplates many
options for college. She will
have to choose between seven
UCs, Chapman University
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you the options to
consider when it
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your assets.
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Courtesy of the Sequoia
Union High School District
and Loyola Marymount.
Flor volunteers as a soccer coach and for a “College
Track” tutoring program that
helps first-generation collegebound students.
Serving the community for over 26 years!
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how to conduct a genealogy search and
find family members. March 28, 9:30-11
a.m. Free. Portola Valley Library, 765 Portola
Road, Portola Valley. Call 851-0560.
¶/DQG(VFDSHV· Exhibit of plein air and
studio works by Mary K. Stahl. Reception
with artist: 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 11.
Gallery hours: Monday-Saturday, April 1-30,
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Free. Portola Art Gallery, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park. Call 3210220. www.portolaartgallery.com
671-A Oak Grove Ave, Menlo Park
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By Hadar Guibara,
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or only the third
time in two years,
the median list price
of homes in Menlo Park
has exceeded $2 million.
The figure for February
was $2.1 million, up 13%
from $1,847,500 in January. In September 2014,
the median price was also $2.1 million. In
December 2013, it peaked at $2,270,000.
Median list price tells us the middleground listing price for all homes sold
in a given period. To achieve the median
within a group, you find the number that
comes exactly in between the highest
and lowest numbers. For example, if four
homes were sold — one for $1 million and
three for $2 million — the median would
be $1.5 million.
Monitoring the monthly median list price
of homes gives us a good picture of the
trend in values homeowners are placing on
their homes. Bear in mind that, market-
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wide, the median list price figure will normally be higher or lower than the median
sold price figure.
The monthly median sold price of homes
shows the direction of market prices by
revealing specifically what is being paid for
properties. This statistic is our best determiner of overall real market value.
Over the last two years in Menlo Park,
the sold price has risen significantly, along
with the list price. Between February 2013
and February 2015, the monthly median
sold price of homes jumped 44%, from
$1,425,000 to $2,065,000.
increased in the ensuing months after February, peaking at 52 in May 2013 and 45 in
July 2014. The number of available properties during this time remained relatively
consistent, with a low of 56 in December
2013 and a high of 105 in April that same
year. And then came November 2014.
In that month, there were just 39 homes
listed, down from 68 the previous month.
Totals for the next three months (24 in
December, 32 in January, 41 in February)
were the lowest for any three-month period
since the beginning of 2013.
Three key trends
Home sales numbers
The number of homes sold fluctuates
somewhat predictably during the year, with
December through February among the
slowest months. Here are the total homes
sold in the last three Februarys vs. the
number of properties available:
Q 2013: 21/79
Q 2014: 18/61
Q 2015: 18/41
In 2013 and 2014, home sales numbers
Q Median list price: Up.
Q Median sold price: Up.
Q Number of properties available: Down.
Q Number of properties sold: Down.
We’ll watch these trends closely as we
move further into 2015, expecting inventories to remain tight and prices to keep inching up. A
Hadar Guibara can be reached at
[email protected].
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Silicon Valley Basketball
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130 Classes &
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133 Music Lessons
INDEX
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Hope Street Music Studios
In downtown Mtn.View.
Most Instruments voice.
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www.HopeStreetMusicStudios.com Piano lessons in Menlo Park
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Parts
Kubota 2007 Bx24
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202 Vehicles Wanted
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210 Garage/Estate
Sales
Palo Alto, 225 Addison Ave., Mar. 28
Furniture, antiques, housewares, clothes
- 3 family sale.
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March 28, 10am-4pm
220 Computers/
Electronics
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235 Wanted to Buy
Thanks St, Jude
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DONATE BOOKS/HELP PA LIBRARIES
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150 Volunteers
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2007 Kubota BX24
2007 Kubota BX24 TLB with a 54”
mower. It has 292.2 hours since new.
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245 Miscellaneous
152 Research Study
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Mind
& Body
425 Health Services
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455 Personal Training
Over 50’s outdoor exercise group
Garden Pots For Sale - $ Various
270 Tickets
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340 Child Care
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345 Tutoring/
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350 Preschools/
Schools/Camps
Acorn Chinese Learning Center
Children Mandarin & Cantonese
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Co-op Preschool-Schedule a tour!
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355 Items for Sale
3DVDsLittlePeople,PlanetHeroes,T
3T KRU RainJacket $5
BRUM collector remote controlcar
240 Furnishings/
Household items
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500 Help Wanted
Administrative Assistant
We are seeking an Administrative
Assistant for general support for the
office staff. The Administrative Assistant
will be required to file documents, run
errands, create spreadsheets, scan, organize etc. [email protected]
525 Adult Care
Wanted
Caregiver wanted
Elderly man 90+in good health needs
help 5 days a week
Cooking, light cleaning, shopping and
short personal trips
650-862-0753
560 Employment
Information
Attn: Drivers
$2K Sign-On Bonus! We Put Drivers
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Training. Also Hiring Recent Truck
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Must be 21 or Older.
Call: (866) 275-2349. (Cal-SCAN)
Business
Services
624 Financial
Help Prevent Foreclosure
And Save Your Home! Get FREE Relief!
Learn about your legal option to
possibly lower your rate and modify
your mortgage.
800-469-0167 (Cal-SCAN)
Reduce Your Past Tax Bill
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Sell Your Structured Settlemen
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You don’t have to wait for your future
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Call 1-800-673-5926 (Cal-SCAN)
Social Secuity Disability
benefits. Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay Nothing!
Contact Bill Gordon & Associates at
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636 Insurance
Auto Insurance
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Home
Services
715 Cleaning
Services
Delma’s House Cleaning
Orkopina Housecleaning
Spring Cleaning Sale. Celebrating 30
years. 650/962-1536
748 Gardening/
Landscaping
D. Brent Landscape Maintenance
*Bi-monthly or weekly
*Reliable, attentive
*Contact Dan, 650/288-8663
*[email protected]
*Lic C-27 959138
J. Garcia Garden Maintenance
Service
Free est. 21 years exp.
650/366-4301 or 650/346-6781
LANDA’S GARDENING &
LANDSCAPING
*Yard Maint. *New Lawns. *Rototil
*Clean Ups *Tree Trim *Power Wash
*Irrigation timer programming.
19 yrs exp. Ramon, 650/576-6242
[email protected]
R.G. Landscape
Yard Clean-ups, debris removal,
maintenance, installations. Free est.
650/468-8859
Scott Haber Landsaping
751 General
Contracting
A NOTICE TO READERS:
It is illegal for an unlicensed person
to perform contracting work on any
project valued at $500.00 or more in
labor and materials. State law also
requires that contractors include
their license numbers on all advertising. Check your contractor’s status
at www.cslb.ca.gov or 800-321-CSLB
(2752). Unlicensed persons taking
jobs that total less than $500.00
must state in their advertisements
that they are not licensed by the
Contractors State License Board.
759 Hauling
J & G HAULING SERVICE
Misc. junk, office, gar., furn.,
mattresses, green waste, more.
Lic./ins. Free est. 650/743-8852
(see my Yelp reviews)
767 Movers
Sunny Express Moving Co.
Afforable, Reliable, Refs. CalT #191198.
650/722-6586 or 408/904-9688
771 Painting/
Wallpaper
DAVID AND MARTIN
PAINTING
Quality work
Good references
Low price
Lic. #52643
(650) 575-2022
Glen Hodges Painting
Call me first! Senior discount. 45 yrs.
#351738. 650/322-8325
Italian Painter
Residential/Commercial, interior /exterior. 30 years exp. Excel. refs. No job too
small. AFFORDABLE RATES. Free est.
Call Domenico, 650/421-6879
STYLE PAINTING
Full service painting. Insured. Lic.
903303. 650/388-8577
775 Asphalt/
Concrete
LOW PRICE CONCRETE INC
25 years experience
landscaping/concrete.
Call for a free estimate
650-771-1287.
Roe General Engineering
Asphalt, concrete, pavers, tiles, sealing,
artificial turf. 36 yrs exp. No job too
small. Lic #663703. 650/814-5572
779 Organizing
Services
End the Clutter & Get Organized
Residential Organizing
by Debra Robinson
(650)390-0125
Real
Estate
801 Apartments/
Condos/Studios
Palo Alto, 3 BR/3 BA - $5750
803 Duplex
Palo Alto, 2 BR/1 BA - $3500.00 m
805 Homes for Rent
Emerald Hills (woodside Adjacent),
3 BR/2.5 BA - $6800
Palo Alto, 4 BR/2 BA - $4500. mon
809 Shared Housing/
Rooms
All Areas: Roommates.com
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roommate to complement your personality and lifestyle at Roommates.com!
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Redwood City, 1 BR/2 BA - $850/month
820 Home Exchanges
Architect 825 Homes/Condos
for Sale
Menlo Park, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000
Palo Alto, 3 BR/2 BA - $1099000
San Carlos, 1 BR/1 BA
Luxury Condo Available in the
Prestigious Pacific Hacienda
Open House Sunday 3/15 1-3pm
Call: 415-314-0552 for more info
Sunnyvale, 3 BR/2 BA - $899000
840 Vacation
Rentals/Time Shares
Architect CLASSIFIED DEADLINES:
FOR THE ALMANAC
Classified Word Ads
Friday by Noon
Classified Display Ads
Thursday by 5 p.m. for
Space Reservation.
Friday by Noon for Copy.
Public Notices
995 Fictitious Name
Statement
ONE STOP MARKET
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 263995
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
One Stop Market, located at 1493 East
Bayshore Rd., East Palo Alto, CA 94303,
San Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
JIHAD ALMALITI
39105 Serra place
Fremont, CA 94538
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on February 11, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015)
COZY NAIL & SPA
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 263892
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Cozy Nail & Spa, located at 1000B Laurel
St., San Carlos, CA 94070, San Mateo
County.
Registered owner(s):
THANG PHAN Q
1723 Parkdale Way
San Jose, CA 95127
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on February 3, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015)
DAX ELECTRIC
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 264112
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
DAX Electric, located at 141 El Camino
Real Apt. 203, Burlingame, CA 94010,
San Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
ALEKSANDAR DAVID
141 El Camino Real Apt. 203
Burlingame, CA 94010
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on February 20, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015)
TUPOU HOMECARE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: M-264185
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Tupou Homecare, located at 271
Verbena Drive, East Palo Alto, CA 94303,
San Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
FALUA TUPOU
271 Verbena Dr.
E. Palo Alto, CA 94303
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on February 25, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2015)
RIVERS EDGE RV PARK
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: M-264264
The following Person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
Rivers Edge RV Park, located at 1670 El
Camino Real Apt. 101, Menlo Park, CA
94025, San Mateo County.
Is (Are) hereby registered by the following owner(s):
MICHAEL J ALTHOFF
1670 El Camino Real Apt. 101
Menlo Park, CA 94025-4103
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on March 3, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 11, 18, 25, Apr. 1, 2015)
MAITRI MEDICAL CENTER
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: M-264231
The following Person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
Maitri Medical Center, located at 951
College Ave., Menlo Park, CA 94025, San
Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
EVALEEN JONES, MD. A PROFESSIONAL
MEDICAL CORP.
951 College Ave.
Menlo Park, CA 94025
California
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on October 14,
2009.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on March 2, 2015.
(ALM Mar.18, 25 Apr. 1, 8, 2015)
THE TESS FOUNDATION
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 264238
The following person(s) is (are) doing
business as:
The TESS Foundation, located at 655
Oak Grove Ave. #53, Menlo Park, CA
94026, San Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
TREATMENTS FOR EPILEPSY AND
SYMPTOMS OF SLC13A5 FOUNDATION
655 Oak Grove Ave.#53
Menlo Park, CA 94026
California
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on February 3,
2015.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on March 2, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 18, 25, Apr. 1, 8, 2015)
MIGUEL ANGEL TRUCKING
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 264336
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Miguel Angel Trucking, located at 445
E. Okeefe St. #30, E. Palo Alto, CA 94303,
San Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
MIGUEL A. VAZQUEZ
445 E. Okeefe St. #30
E. Palo Alto, CA 94303
This business is conducted by: An
Individual.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on March 6, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 2015)
TODAM TOFU HOUSE
FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT
File No.: 264466
The following person (persons) is (are)
doing business as:
Todam Tofu House, located at 260 El
Camino Real, San Bruno, CA 94066, San
Mateo County.
Registered owner(s):
TODAM, INC.
1774 Clear Lake Ave.
Milpitas, CA 95035
California Corporation
This business is conducted by: A
Corporation.
The registrant commenced to transact
business under the fictitious business
name(s) listed above on N/A.
This statement was filed with the
County Clerk-Recorder of San Mateo
County on March 16, 2015.
(ALM Mar. 25, Apr. 1, 8, 15, 2015)
997 All Other Legals
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE FOR CHANGE
OF NAME SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY
OF SAN MATEO
Case No.: CIV532620
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS:
Petitioner: MARIA FUENTES and SANTOS
NUÑEZ filed a petition with this court
for a decree changing names as follows:
NICOLE BARRON to NICOLE NUÑEZ
FUENTES.
THE COURT ORDERS that all persons
interested in this matter appear before
this court at the hearing indicated
below to show cause, if any, why the
petition for change of name should not
be granted. Any person objecting to the
name changes described above must
file a written objection that includes the
reasons for the objection at least two
court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the
hearing to show cause why the petition
should not be granted. If no written
objection is timely filed, the court may
grant the petition without a hearing.
NOTICE OF HEARING: April 10, 2015 at
9:00 a.m., Dept.: PJ, Room: 2D, of the
Superior Court of California, County
of San Mateo, located at 400 County
Center, Redwood City, CA 94063.
A copy of this ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE
shall be published at least once each
week for four successive weeks prior to
the date set for hearing on the petition
in the following newspaper of general
circulation, printed in this county:
THE ALMANAC
Date:
/s/ John L. Grandsaert
JUDGE OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
(ALM Mar. 4, 11, 18, 25, 2015)
APN: 071-432-110 TS No: CA0800426014-1 TO No: 95306127 NOTICE OF
TRUSTEE’S SALE YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED
February 1, 2005. UNLESS YOU TAKE
ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY,
IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE.
IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF
THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT
A LAWYER. On April 7, 2015 at 01:00
PM, Marshall St. Entrance, San Mateo
County Courthouse, Southern Branch
Hall of Justice & Records, 400 County
Center, Redwood City, CA 94063, MTC
Financial Inc. dba Trustee Corps, as the
duly Appointed Trustee, under and
pursuant to the power of sale contained
in that certain Deed of Trust Recorded
on February 9, 2005 as Instrument No.
2005-020749 of official records in the
Office of the Recorder of San Mateo
County, California, executed by R.
PETER LILJEGREN, A MARRIED MAN AS
HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE, as Trustor(s),
WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, A
FEDERAL ASSOCIATION as Beneficiary,
WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO THE
HIGHEST BIDDER, in lawful money of the
United States, all payable at the time
of sale, that certain property situated
in said County, California describing
the land therein as: AS MORE FULLY
DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST The
property heretofore described is being
sold “as is”. The street address and other
common designation, if any, of the real
property described above is purported
to be: 845 HARVARD AVENUE, MENLO
PARK, CA 94025 The undersigned
Trustee disclaims any liability for any
incorrectness of the street address
and other common designation, if any,
shown herein. Said sale will be made
without covenant or warranty, express
or implied, regarding title, possession,
or encumbrances, to pay the remaining
principal sum of the Note(s) secured
by said Deed of Trust, with interest
thereon, as provided in said Note(s),
advances if any, under the terms of the
Deed of Trust, estimated fees, charges
and expenses of the Trustee and of the
trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The
total amount of the unpaid balance of
the obligations secured by the property
to be sold and reasonable estimated
costs, expenses and advances at the
time of the initial publication of this
Notice of Trustee’s Sale is estimated to
be $692,074.69 (Estimated). However,
prepayment premiums, accrued interest and advances will increase this
figure prior to sale. Beneficiary’s bid at
said sale may include all or part of said
amount. In addition to cash, the Trustee
will accept a cashier’s check drawn on
a state or national bank, a check drawn
by a state or federal credit union or
a check drawn by a state or federal
savings and loan association, savings
association or savings bank specified in
Section 5102 of the California Financial
Code and authorized to do business
in California, or other such funds as
may be acceptable to the Trustee. In
the event tender other than cash is
accepted, the Trustee may withhold the
issuance of the Trustee’s Deed Upon
Sale until funds become available to the
payee or endorsee as a matter of right.
The property offered for sale excludes
all funds held on account by the property receiver, if applicable. If the Trustee
is unable to convey title for any reason,
the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse.
Notice to Potential Bidders If you are
considering bidding on this property
lien, you should understand that there
are risks involved in bidding at a Trustee
auction. You will be bidding on a lien,
not on the property itself. Placing the
highest bid at a Trustee auction does
not automatically entitle you to free and
clear ownership of the property. You
should also be aware that the lien being
auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you
are the highest bidder at the auction,
you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being
auctioned off, before you can receive
clear title to the property. You are
encouraged to investigate the existence,
priority, and size of outstanding liens
that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a
title insurance company, either of which
may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these
resources, you should be aware that
the same Lender may hold more than
one mortgage or Deed of Trust on the
property. Notice to Property Owner The
sale date shown on this Notice of Sale
may be postponed one or more times
by the Mortgagee, Beneficiary, Trustee,
or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g
of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about Trustee
Sale postponements be made available
to you and to the public, as a courtesy
to those not present at the sale. If you
wish to learn whether your sale date has
been postponed, and, if applicable, the
rescheduled time and date for the sale
of this property, you may call Auction.
com at 800.280.2832 for information
regarding the Trustee’s Sale or visit the
Internet Web site address www.Auction.
com for information regarding the sale
of this property, using the file number
assigned to this case, CA08004260-141. Information about postponements
that are very short in duration or that
occur close in time to the scheduled
sale may not immediately be reflected
in the telephone information or on
the Internet Web site. The best way
to verify postponement information
is to attend the scheduled sale. Date:
February 26, 2015 MTC Financial Inc.
dba Trustee Corps TS No. CA0800426014-1 17100 Gillette Ave Irvine, CA
92614 Phone:949-252-8300 TDD:
866-660-4288 Amy Lemus, Authorized
Signatory SALE INFORMATION CAN
BE OBTAINED ONLINE AT www.
Auction.com FOR AUTOMATED SALES
INFORMATION PLEASE CALL: AUCTION.
COM at 800.280.2832 MTC Financial Inc.
dba Trustee Corps MAY BE ACTING AS
A DEBT COLLECTOR ATTEMPTING TO
COLLECT A DEBT. ANY INFORMATION
OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT
PURPOSE. P1133527 3/11, 3/18,
03/25/2015
ALM
NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’s SALE File No.
7777.02246 Title Order No. 140608410
APN 083-031-090 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT
UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED
04/18/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION
TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE
SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED
AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF
THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU
SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER.A public
auction sale to the highest bidder for
cash, cashier’s check drawn on a state or
national bank, check drawn by state or
federal credit union, or a check drawn
by a state or federal savings and loan
association, or savings association, or
savings bank specified in §5102 to the
Financial code and authorized to do
business in this state, will be held by
duly appointed trustee. The sale will be
made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title,
possession, or encumbrances, to satisfy
the obligation secured by said Deed of
Trust. The undersigned Trustee disclaims
any liability for any incorrectness of the
property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. Trustor(s):
Linda L. Nansen, an Unmarried Woman
Recorded: 04/26/2007, as Instrument
No. 2007-064678, of Official Records of
SAN MATEO County, California. Date of
Sale: 04/14/2015 at 12:30 PM Place of
Sale: At the Marshall Street entrance to
the Hall of Justice, 400 County Center,
Redwood City, CA The purported
property address is: 83 VENTURA AVE,
LA HONDA, CA 94020 Assessors Parcel
No. 083-031-090 The total amount of
the unpaid balance of the obligation
secured by the property to be sold and
reasonable estimated costs, expenses
and advances at the time of the initial
publication of the Notice of Sale is
$550,380.08. If the sale is set aside for
any reason, the purchaser at the sale
shall be entitled only to a return of the
deposit paid, plus interest. The purchaser shall have no further recourse
against the beneficiary, the Trustor
or the trustee. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL
BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should
understand that there are risks involved
in bidding at a trustee auction. You will
be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a
trustee auction does not automatically
entitle you to free and clear ownership
of the property. You should also be
aware that the lien being auctioned
off may be a junior lien. If you are the
highest bidder at the auction, you are
or may be responsible for paying off all
liens senior to the lien being auctioned
off, before you can receive clear title
to the property. You are encouraged
to investigate the existence, priority
and size of outstanding liens that may
exist on this property by contacting
the county recorder’s office or a title
insurance company, either of which may
charge you a fee for this information. If
you consult either of these resources,
you should be aware that the same
lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property.
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale
date shown on this notice of sale may
be postponed one or more times by
the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee,
or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g
of the California Civil Code. The law
requires that information about trustee
sale postponements be made available
to you and to the public, as a courtesy
to those not present at the sale. If you
wish to learn whether your sale date has
been postponed, and if applicable, the
rescheduled time and date for the sale
of this property, you may call 877-4849942 or visit this Internet Web site www.
USA-Foreclosure.com or www.Auction.
com using the file number assigned to
this case 7777.02246. Information about
postponements that are very short in
duration or that occur close in time
to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone
information or on the Internet Web site.
The best way to verify postponement
information is to attend the scheduled
sale. Date: March 12, 2015 NORTHWEST
TRUSTEE SERVICES, INC., as Trustee
Victoria Gutierrez, Authorized Signatory
1241 E. Dyer Road, Suite 250, Santa Ana,
CA 92705 Reinstatement and Pay-Off
Requests: (866) 387-NWTS THIS OFFICE
IS ATTEMPTING TO COLLECT A DEBT
AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED
WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE
ORDER # 7777.02246: 03/25/2015,04/01/
2015,04/08/2015
ALM
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER
ESTATE OF:
CAROL ANN TINSLEY
Case No.: 125468
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may
otherwise be interested in the will or
estate, or both, of CAROL ANN TINSLEY,
also known as CAROL A. TINSLEY.
A Petition for Probate has been filed
by: CARLOS O. TINSLEY in the Superior
Court of California, County of SAN
MATEO.
The Petition for Probate requests that:
CARLOS O. TINSLEY be appointed as
personal representative to administer
the estate of the decedent.
The petition requests authority to
administer the estate under the
Independent Administration of
Estates Act. (This authority will allow
the personal representative to take
many actions without obtaining court
approval. Before taking certain very
important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to
give notice to interested persons unless
they have waived notice or consented
to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be
granted unless an interested person files
an objection to the petition and shows
good cause why the court should not
grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held
on April 20, 2015 at 9:00 a.m. in Dept.:
28, of the Superior Court of California,
County of San Mateo, located at 400
County Center, Redwood City, CA 94063.
If you object to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing
and state your objections or file written
objections with the court before the
hearing. Your appearance may be in
person or by your attorney.
If you are a creditor or a contingent
creditor of the decedent, you must file
your claim with the court and mail a
copy to the personal representative
appointed by the court within the later
of either (1) four months from the date
of first issuance of letters to a general
personal representative, as defined in
section 58 (b) of the California Probate
Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of
mailing or personal delivery to you
of a notice under section 9052 of the
California Probate Code. Other California
statutes and legal authority may affect
your rights as a creditor. You may want
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You may examine the file kept by the
court. If you are a person interested in
the estate, you may file with the court
a Request for Special Notice (form
DE-154) of the filing of an inventory
and appraisal of estate assets or of
any petition or account as provided in
Probate Code section 1250. A Request
for Special Notice form is available from
the court clerk.
Attorney for Petitioner:
Franklin J. Flocks
2211 Park Boulevard
P.O. Box 60473
Palo Alto, CA 94306-0473
(650)326-6625
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