Home + Garden Design Menlo Park's biggest employer reveals 59-acre expansion plan

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TOWN OF WOODSIDE Established 1965
2955 WOODSIDE ROAD
WOODSIDE, CA 94062
Serving Menlo Park,
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Atherton, Portola Valley,
July 19, 2017
and Woodside for over 50 years
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NEWSROOM
PUBLIC HEARING Editor
Richard Hine (223-6525)
1. California Water Service CUSE2016-0009; VARI2016-0008; VARI2016-0009 Associate Editor
Renee Batti (223-6528)
Stadler Drive (APN: 075-011-050) Planner: Corinne Jones, Assistant Planner
Staff Writers
Review and approval, conditional approval, or denial of a proposal to remove two (2) 60,000 gallon water tanks and construct a 250,000 Dave Boyce (223-6527),
Kate Bradshaw (223-6588)
gallon steel water tank, pumps, piping, and associated equipment. The proposal also includes improvements to the existing driveway, Barbara Wood (223-6533)
which provides access from Stadler Drive.
Editorial Intern
Christian Wagner
A Conditional Use Permit (CUSE2016-0009) is required for public utility structures in an SCP zoning district; a Variance to height
(VARI2016-0008) is required to permit the structure to exceed the 30-foot height limit; and, a Variance to setbacks (VARI2016-0009) is Contributors Jane Knoerle,
required to permit the structure within the 50-foot required setbacks. Marjorie Mader, Kate Daly
Special Sections Editor
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215 Lindenbrook Road Planner: Sage Schaan, Principal Planner Photographer
Michelle Le (223-6530)
Presentation and approval, conditional approval, or denial of a proposal to permit an addition onto an existing nonconforming shed (partially
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The addition and interior conversion was completed without permits. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 153.300(C), the Planning
Shannon Corey (223-6560)
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Design and Production Manager
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M E N L O P A R K | A T H E R T O N | W O O D S I D E | P O R T O L A V A L L E Y
Facebook unveils 59-acre expansion plan
By Kate Bradshaw and the almost 1 million square
Almanac Staff Writer feet of office space it’s building in
the city, plus the 207,000 square
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acebook, which hit two feet of office space it plans to
billion users June 27, has occupy in the “Menlo Gateway”
announced plans for a area off of Marsh Road.
major new office, residential Facebook did not have an esti-
and retail development near its mate of how many employees
headquarters at Willow Road would work at the site, but said it
and Bayfront Expressway in would be roughly the same ratio
Menlo Park. of employees to office space as
The company submitted to the at its other operations. A total
city Thursday plans to knock of 9,350 Facebook employees
down existing buildings and work in Menlo Park, a 54 percent
construct 3.45 million square increase over last year, according
feet of office, residential and to the city’s budget for the fiscal
retail space at its 59-acre com- year that started July 1.
mercial property referred to as
the Prologis site. Willow Campus plan
The property is on the south Highlights of the Willow Cam-
side of Willow Road, about a pus master plan submitted to the
quarter mile west of Bayfront city include:
Expressway. The boundaries are (cid:81) 1,500 rental apartments,
Mid Peninsula High School on totaling about 1.6 million square
the west, Willow Road on the feet. As required by the city,
north, the Dumbarton rail cor- 15 percent (or 225 apartments)
ridor on the east, and the UPS would be designated to be rent-
Center and Pacific Biosciences ed at below-market rates to
office (on O’Brien Drive and lower-income tenants. Tenancy
Adams Court) on the south. would be open to the public,
Facebook, which is calling the and not restricted to Facebook
development “Willow Campus,” employees.
would essentially create a new (cid:81) 1.75 million square feet of
city district in eastern Menlo office space, spread across nine
Park, providing housing, ser- office buildings.
vices for residents and workers, (cid:81) 125,000 square feet of retail
and office space for Facebook space, about enough to have
employees. ground-floor shops on both
There would be nine office sides of the street for three city
buildings, three parking garages, blocks. Plans include a grocery
seven public access parks or store and pharmacy, according
plazas, 1,500 housing units, a to John Tenanes, vice president
visitors’ center, a grocery store of global facilities and real estate.
and other retail spaces. (cid:81) 3,000 parking places in
In line with the city’s recently parking garages (the site cur-
updated general plan, maxi- rently has 2,300 spread out in
mum building heights would be parking lots).
capped at 70 feet for mixed-use (cid:81) Seven parks or plazas that
residential buildings, 110 feet will be accessible to the public,
for office buildings and 110 feet plus a pedestrian path with
for office parking structures. tree-lined landscape and seating Image courtesy of OMA New York.
Each structure would be below areas. Facebook’s “Willow Campus” would be built on Willow Road, across from the Belle Haven
the maximum, unless it is in the Early renderings indicate plans neighborhood and near two other Facebook’s sites.
flood zone, according to Face- to reactivate the Dumbarton rail
book spokesperson Jamil Walker. corridor from Redwood City proposed retail, housing and a grocery store in the proposed officials. While the corridor is
Mr. Patterson said he expects to East Palo Alto. Pedestrian office space. retail space. controlled by SamTrans, Face-
it to take about two years for the routes and bike paths connect- The proposal also indicates “That was one of the asks from book has already put $1 million
project to be approved — it will ing the site to neighboring areas potential for a hotel and a visitor the community that came up toward a study by the trans-
have to go through an environ- of Menlo Park are also planned. or cultural center at the site. very, very early — almost at the portation agency to look at best
mental impact analysis, he said Those plans could include a outset of the general plan pro- short- and long-term courses of
— and another two years for the pedestrian and bike overcrossing Grocery store cess,” he said. “We view it as a action to deal with congestion
completion of the first phase of of Willow Road to connect the One of the conditions of Menlo community benefit, but we aren’t along the Dumbarton corridor.
the project. That would put the new development to Belle Haven. Park’s recently approved general going to wait to have that asked In a previous development
projected completion of the first According to Ryan Patterson, plan update is that developers of us by the city.” agreement, Facebook committed
phase around early 2021, accord- real estate manager at Facebook, may be required to provide an additional $1 million toward
ing to Mr. Tenanes. the project represents a 10-year amenities to the community in Dumbarton corridor implementing the findings of the
This project would be on top plan for the site, and would exchange for being allowed to Reactivating the Dumbarton study, which is expected to be
of the 1.8 million square feet of be built in phases. The first build above a certain density. rail corridor in some way is a key completed in the late summer or
office space the company cur- phase would include a grocery Mr. Patterson said Facebook is part of the plans for the develop-
rently occupies in Menlo Park, store and some portion of the “very committed” to including ment, according to Facebook
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Carter Mosher has spoken about living with diabetes at events in
the area and mentors newly diagnosed children.
Atherton teen is delegate
SATURDAY
AUG 19
to diabetes research event
2017
Carter Mosher, a 17-year-old participate in a congressional
from Atherton, will be a delegate committee hearing to share their
this summer at a conference personal testimonies about the
sponsored by an organization daily struggles of living with
that does research on Type 1 diabetes.
A Great diabetes. Carter represents JDRF’s
Carter, other children and Greater Bay Area Chapter.
Bike Ride! celebrity advocates will be part He has spoken about living
of the JDRF 2017 Children’s with diabetes at events in the
Congress from July 24 to 26 in area and mentors newly diag-
Washington, D.C., lobbying their nosed children. He and his sister
members of Congress to support are participating in a trial study
presented by
Type 1 diabetes research. (JDRF, looking for early biomarkers of
formerly the Juvenile Diabetes Type 1 diabetes.
Rotary Club Research Foundation, now goes Carter plays football and
of Menlo Park by its initials only.) lacrosse, and is considering a
Foundation The children — ages 4 to 17, career in law enforcement or
representing all 50 states — will government intelligence.
Man allegedly tried to cut, burn,
SUPPORT bite Trader Joe’s employee
• Fully supported ride with
LOCAL KIDS water, rest stops and SAG A transient man faces three Mr. Carsner also attempt-
• All proceeds go to Rotary • Great food provided misdemeanor charges connect- ed to burn the employee’s
need-based scholarships by Lutticken’s Deli in ed to brandishing a knife and arm with a lighter and bite
Menlo Park
and nonprofits including spitting on police officers on him, prosecutors said. Police
the Boys and Girls Club, • 7 a.m. or 10 a.m. start at Race jersey Monday, July 3, at Trader Joe’s arrived within minutes of
Second Harvest Food Bank, Menlo-Atherton High School available in Menlo Park, according to being called, and the man
Life Moves and many • Plenty of opportunity to learn online the San Mateo County District allegedly spat in the faces
others more about Rotary
Attorney’s Office. of the responding officers,
TourDeMenlo.com After taking a free sample of according to prosecutors.
coffee around 3:30 p.m., Roger “There did not appear to
Register:
Jay Carsner, 45, was allegedly be any particular event that
wandering around the store precipitated this attack,” Ms.
Ride Day Registration 7-10 a.m. @ Menlo-Atherton High School, talking to himself, said Karen Guidotti said.
555 Middlefield Road, Atherton Guidotti, chief deputy district The Trader Joe’s employee
attorney. did not want to prosecute, she
More Info, call Tom: 650-575-2279 or email: [email protected]
He then left the store and re- noted.
entered it, brandishing a knife, Mr. Carsner has pleaded not
prosecutors said. He charged guilty to the charges. A pretrial
toward the sample station, conference was set for July 14.
where a Trader Joe’s employee He is in custody on $10,000 bail.
subdued him, receiving a cut on
— By Kate Bradshaw
the finger.
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N E W S R E Q&A
EAL STATE
by Monica Corman
Summertime in
Real Estate
Dear Monica: I am almost So waiting until after Labor Day
ready to put my house on the to list your house is not a bad idea.
market but I am wondering if
August is such a slow month The busiest selling season is
that I'd do better to wait until spring and this can extend into
after Labor Day to list it. What
summer. But most sellers would
do you advise? Chris A.
rather not sit through a slow
market month such as August,
Dear Chris: Property will sell
and would rather wait until
any time during the year but
probably the slowest time of September to actively market
year for sales is August. Many their property. Fall is usually the
buyers and their agents are on second busiest time of year for
vacation and many are also busy real estate sales. You can decide
Photo courtesy Las Lomitas School District
Las Lomitas School District officials at a June groundbreaking ceremony for a 21-classroom getting children ready for school. which timing works best for you.
building at La Entrada Middle School.
For answers to any questions you may have on real estate, you may
e-mail me at [email protected] or call 462-1111, Alain Pinel Realtors.
Classroom building under construction
I also offer a free market analysis of your property. www.MonicaCorman.com
Construction is underway new building, plus a playground the buildings completed in time
at La Entrada Middle School and lunch area, over months of for the start of school in the fall
in Menlo Park on a two-story, discussion and planning. of 2018.
21-classroom building. The construction is funded More information is available
District officials say school by a $60 million bond measure from Eric Holm (eholm@llesd.
board members and parents passed in November 2013. org), on the district website at
worked collaboratively with XL Construction began work llesd-ca.schoolloop.com, and
CAW Architects to design the June 9 and is expected to have on Twitter @LLESD_Construct.
County sets up ‘safe zone’ for completing
online transactions with strangers
By Dave Boyce Supervisor David J. Canepa said. video surveillance, according to
Almanac Staff Writer In the Fresno suburb of Clovis, the Sheriff’s Office. The parking
criminal activity associated with spots are in front of the jail next
I
f you’ve ever been afraid of these kinds of transactions to three spots for electric vehicle
being hustled, or worse, when “virtually vanished” since the charging, Mr. Canepa’s spokes-
selling your stuff to a com- establishment of the safe zone, man Bill Silverfarb said.
plete stranger via an online ser- he noted. The cameras are in place and
vice like Craigslist, the San Mateo Daly City has a safe zone, the the cost is minimal, he said. “To
County Sheriff’s Office has an work of Mr. Canepa when he us, it’s just a common sense solu-
option for you: a “safe exchange was on the City Council and was tion. We’re hoping that every
zone,” physically located in the responding to the shooting death city in the county does this
county jail’s parking lot at 1300 of a resident who had agreed to eventually.”
Maple St. in Redwood City. meet a would-be buyer of a video Asked what makes this spot
Police departments in Fon- game console. safe, Mr. Silverfarb noted that the
tana, Buena Park, Danville and At the county jail, the two Redwood City Police Depart-
Fremont have established such parking lot spaces reserved for ment is right across the street.
areas for conducting transac- “safe exchanges,” are posted and “There is law enforcement every-
tions with strangers, county already have round-the-clock where in that area,” he said. A
Fireworks suspected of sparking Atherton fire
By Barbara Wood Park Fire Protection District had causing about $8,000 in damage,
Almanac Staff Writer minutes earlier been called about according to Fire Chief Harold
a trash fire at Encinal Avenue and Schapelhouman.
F
ireworks, which are illegal Middlefield Road, just around the He said firefighters used ther-
in the Menlo Park Fire corner from the Heather Drive mal imaging to make sure the
Protection District, are sus- home, but could not find a fire fire was completely out. The
pected of sparking a garbage can despite smelling smoke, fire offi- homeowner said his children had
fire in Atherton on the Fourth of cials reported. used legal fireworks in the yard
July, fire district officials say. When the firefighters arrived earlier in the evening and then
A quick-thinking dog walker, on Heather Drive, the homeown- cleaned everything up, placing
who saw flames near a home on er and an Atherton police officer those items in the trash.
Heather Drive in Atherton at had just extinguished a small However, Chief Schapelhou-
about 10:30 p.m., called 911 after fire next to a detached garage at man said, all fireworks are ille-
alerting the residents. The fire the rear of the property. The fire gal throughout the fire district,
was quickly extinguished. destroyed some garbage cans
Firefighters from the Menlo and blackened the garage wall, See FIRE, page 10
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Willow Campus designer: Creating part of new city
By Kate Bradshaw Campus is
Almanac Staff Writer very differ-
ent,” he said.
L
ead designer of the Face- “It’s not about
book project, Shohei Shi- the architec-
gematsu of OMA New tural icon but
York, said in an interview with about creating
the Almanac that the biggest iconic space ... Lead designer
challenge of the Willow Campus that’s a beauti- Shohei
project so far has been to “create ful thing about Shigematsu
a sense of place.” this project.”
“I think that’s why we had to Mr. Shigematsu said that the
create, basically, part of a new guidelines for development in
city — not just a typical office Menlo Park’s updated general
park venture,” said Mr. Shige- plan provided a “great frame-
matsu, who heads the architec- work” for the project. “We were
tural firm’s New York office. “The creative enough to interpret the
most important part, he said, was general plan into a slightly more
developing the public spaces. specific response,” he said.
Mr. Shigematsu has worked “The density is quite high
on such projects as the Faena compared to the rest of Menlo
Forum in Miami Beach and the Park,” he admitted, noting that
Musee national des beaux-arts studies were done to analyze
du Quebec in Ontario, Canada. traffic patterns and movements.
Image courtesy of OMA New York.
Compared to Amazon and “We are quite confident it will A rendering of a proposed retail area in Facebook’s new development.
Google, he noted, companies work out, even with this den-
that have also used interna- sity,” he said. allow most of the campus to be completed, he said, the plan is to pretentious. “That’s the kind of
tional architecture firms for Consolidating the parking car-free. integrate the new buildings with essence we got from Menlo Park
their buildings, he said, “I think into garages toward the inte- Though the refined architec- the existing architectural char- and the Facebook culture,” he
the framework of the Willow rior of the site, he noted, will tural plans haven’t been acter: playful, casual and not said. A
Mayor, others give initial reactions to Facebook proposal
By Kate Bradshaw “There’s always concern with “We have to show the numbers,” Grocery store announced so far,” he said.
Almanac Staff Writer change, but this is what we all Mayor Keith said. “We have to Menlo Park Councilman Peter Several people contacted by the
worked up,” she said. “I think show that it’s a viable solution.” Ohtaki said he was excited to see Almanac said it was too early to
F
acebook’s plans for a 3.45 Facebook’s making a very good Adding 1,500 new housing units the grocery store planned for the comment on the project.
million square foot hous- effort at actually building a lot and a lot more employees to a site first phase of the Facebook proj- “My understanding is that the
ing, office and retail devel- of housing. ... I feel blessed to live along the corridor, she said, “bol- ect, along with other retail. “A development will be undergo-
opment along Willow Road in in a community where people do sters the case.” grocery store is what Belle Haven ing an (environmental impact
eastern Menlo Park should come want to develop. A lot of places Ms. Keith said she expects it residents have been asking for review) by the city,” Councilman
as no surprise, Menlo Park Mayor don’t have that opportunity.” will take a lot of work among since 2013 and is badly needed Ray Mueller said. “As such, I am
Kirsten Keith says. The project could generate the various agencies to acquire fund- to serve the neighborhood in that going to refrain from making
The proposal, she said in an demand, she said, to reactivate ing for the project. area,” he said. conclusions about the develop-
interview, is consistent with the Dumbarton rail corridor, To help attract funding, she “It certainly appears to be a ment until the appropriate time
what the city planned for during which runs by the property. said, the City Council is consid- innovation zone,” he said of the in the process.”
its two-year-plus general plan Reactivation could provide a ering hiring a lobbyist who might Facebook proposal, which has Several Menlo Park planning
update process, completed last transit connection from the Red- work in Sacramento, Washing- the concept of “live, work, play” commissioners said they were
November. wood City train station to Face- ton, D.C., or both. She said she, – or housing, office, retail and looking forward to reviewing
“I would say that as we look to book and East Palo Alto. A trans- City Manager Alex McIntyre outdoor spaces – built into it. the plans and didn’t have specific
the Bay Area and what’s happen- bay crossing could come later. and Jim Cogan, housing and “While I have not seen the responses at this point.
ing in our neck of the woods — Results from a SamTrans study economic development manager, details, and I certainly reserve Planning Commissioner
this is an area that will continue of Dumbarton corridor options interviewed potential lobbyists judgment until I see details, Andrew Barnes said he felt he
to grow. We can either choose to to ease traffic congestion are during a Washington D.C., visit I was certainly pleased to see
plan for it, or we don’t plan.” expected in the coming months. earlier this year. those aspects in what they’ve See FACEBOOK REACTION, page 21
rapid transit, a bike and pedes- square feet of non-residential site, and 56 acres at the Prologis adding 207,000 square feet to its
FACEBOOK
trian path, or something else space that the city zoned for, Inc. site. office space. No plans have been
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SamTrans recommends, he said. proposed less than a year since On those properties, the com- finalized for Facebook to lease
the adoption of the updated pany currently occupies at least future “Menlo Gateway” build-
early fall, Mr. Patterson said. General plan general plan. 1.8 million square feet of office ings, Mr. Walker confirmed.
Facebook, he said, is “very Facebook’s proposal repre- space, not counting its Build- This proposal represents the
committed” to reactivating the sents the first large-scale devel- Facebook in Menlo Park ings 21 and 22, which are under company’s first foray into hous-
rail corridor. “It’s in our back- opment to be proposed in the Facebook has been expanding construction and nearing the ing development. The apartments
yard,” he said. “And with 101 and M-2 area (Menlo Park’s formerly its land holdings, office space, final approval steps, respec- are planned to be open for rental
other regional connectors being light industrial area, bounded and workforce in Menlo Park tively. Those two buildings will by the public, though Mr. Patter-
very congested, it just makes roughly by the San Francisco at a breakneck rate. The com- add almost a million square feet son noted that for the purposes
sense to find ways to utilize some Bay, University Avenue, U.S. pany currently owns 194 acres of office space, when completed. of reducing traffic, “I think our
of our existing resources that run 101 and Marsh Road) since the in eastern Menlo Park, count- The company also plans to build hope would be that folks who
right through the community.” city’s general plan update was ing 57 acres at the former Sun a 200-room hotel. work locally, not just at Facebook,
The hope is that adding more approved in November. Microsystems location, 22 acres In addition, Facebook officials but at other companies locally,
density along the existing rail The purpose was to plan for between Willow Road and Con- have confirmed the company would live in the housing.”
corridor will be a catalyst in development in the area up to stitution Drive along Bayfront plans to lease the first office Go to is.gd/Willow409 to
increasing demand to justify the year 2040, but the proposal Expressway (where its Building building to be built by Bohan- watch a video produced by Face-
reactivating the rail corridor, would take up a large chunk of 20 is located), 59 acres at the non Companies as part of book about the company’s pro-
whether that’s via light rail, bus the newly allowed 2.3 million nearby former TE Connectivity the “Menlo Gateway” project, posal. A
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TOOLS FOR POSITIVE AGING Eden Grown-Haeberli works on the TigerBot team robot at a 2015 competition at Menlo School.
Robotics helps bring Eden
$40,000 college scholarship
Eden Grown-Haeberli, a resi- 2016-17 school year and has Sports team that recently won
dent of unincorporated Ather- been admitted to Stanford for second place racing at the SAE
ton, has been awarded the Bart this fall. Electric in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Kamen Memorial scholarship, a She is interested in biomedi- The scholarship goes to stu-
four-year scholarship of $10,000 cal engineering. Eden has Type dents in the FIRST program
a year. 1 diabetes, and has developed who as undergraduates will
Eden will be honored at the her own open source (non-FDA pursue biomedical engineering
upcoming FIRST (For Inspira- approved) artificial pancreas to or pre-medical degrees.
tion and Recognition of Sci- keep herself safe at college. It is funded by Dean Kamen —
ence and Technology) Robotics Eden says she was inspired founder of FIRST Robotics and
Festival of Champions at the to take up robotics by her older inventor of the Segway, as well
FIRST headquarters in New sister, Serena Grown-Haeberli, as holder of hundreds of patents
Hampshire in late July. TigerBot’s founder. Serena is for medical devices — in honor
Eden was co-leader of the a Massachusetts Institute of of his brother Bart Kamen, a
TigerBot robotics team at Notre Technology sophomore who was pediatric oncologist who died in
Dame Belmont during the on the MIT Electric SAE Motor 2012.
Supervisors support climate accord
By Barbara Wood country determines its own tar- public transportation and green
Almanac Staff Writer gets for mitigating and adapting businesses. The county also led
to global warming. the effort, which all its cities
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lthough President Don- “Without the participation of have joined, for Peninsula Clean
ald Trump has said the our federal government, region- Energy, which offers sustainably
United States is with- al, state and local action is more sourced electricity to all county
drawing from the international important than ever,” Supervi- residents and businesses.
treaty on climate change known sor Dave Pine said. “The president’s decision does
as the Paris climate accord, San San Mateo County has cli- not reflect the views and atti-
Mateo County’s Board of Super- mate action plans with a goal of tudes of our county, so it is
visors says it will continue to reducing greenhouse gas emis- imperative that we be bold and
work to reduce greenhouse gases sions by government agencies by stand apart,” Supervisor Carol
produced in the county. 15 percent below the 2005 levels Groom said. A
Because the county has miles by 2020. It has already reduced
of coastline, it is especially vul- levels in the county’s unincor-
nerable to sea-level rise. A reso- porated areas by 18 percent, FIRE
lution unanimously adopted by according to the resolution. continued from page 7
the supervisors on June 27 says The county also has an Office
the county is already seeing the of Sustainability, created in including those deemed “safe
effects of climate change. 2014, which focuses on envi- and sane.”
The resolution affirms the ronmental initiatives. The office He said the district responded
supervisors’ commitment to the released a recent draft Sea Level to multiple reported fire calls on
goals of the Paris accord to keep Rise Vulnerability Assessment the Fourth of July “due primar-
global average temperatures for the county and its cities. ily to fireworks.” Most of those
from rising more than 2 degrees Other county programs pro- incidents were in East Palo Alto,
Celsius. Each participating mote energy efficiency, use of he said. A
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