School board blasted for fired principals

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MV to start taxing, regulating
short-term rentals
CITY OFFICIALS TASKED WITH DRAFTING AIRBNB RULES
By Mark Noack here is we want this system to
work,” said Councilwoman Pat
A
fter years of dithering, Showalter. “We want people to
Mountain View is getting make a little more money, and
ready to start regulat- welcome visitors to the commu-
ing and taxing the local cottage nity, but not to reduce housing
industry of Airbnb rentals and stock.”
other similar services. In regard to housing, a number
In a discussion Tuesday night, of public speakers urged caution.
the City Council unanimously Poorly written rules could end up
supported the idea of forcing encouraging homeowners to rent
an estimated 670 listed rentals out their properties on Airbnb
operating in the city to register as instead of providing long-term
formal businesses and pay taxes housing, warned Sarah McDer-
similar to hotels. To accomplish mott, an analyst with the Unite
that, city leaders endorsed a plan Here labor union.
NATALIA NAZAROVA for Airbnb to start collecting “In cities like San Francisco and
A SALUTE TO READING
taxes on behalf of the city, which Los Angeles, we’ve seen whole
the company has been offering to apartments being converted into
Belynda Lindsey reads to an enthusiastic group of students at Monta Loma Elementary School on
do for years. hotels. Suddenly there’s keypads
March 16. Lindsey, a command chief warrant officer with the 63rd Regional Support Command, was
The regulations were described on the units and they’re being
one of the Very Important People invited to VIP Reading Day, an annual event for special guests to share
as a “no-brainer” by council rented out like short-term units,”
a love of reading and talk about their professions. Other VIPS at Monta Loma this year included police
members, yet it has taken a long she said. “The concern here is
Chief Max Bosel, Councilwomen Lisa Matichak and Margaret Abe-Koga, and representatives from the
time to get to this point. For incentivizing taking a long-term
library, the school board, NASA Ames and the Humane Society.
years, city officials have acknowl- rental unit off the market.”
edged the need to put together To curb this, council members
policies for services like Airbnb, suggested they could put a cap
School board blasted for fired principals
but the effort was sidelined for on the number of days each year
other priorities. Over that time, that any vacant housing could
city officials have mostly turned be rented out through Airbnb.
MV WHISMAN BOARD MUM ON REASONS FOR ADMIN CHANGES AT FOUR SCHOOLS
a blind eye as Airbnb rentals Exactly how many days will be
By Kevin Forestieri a new assistant principal at Gra- paper plates to huge construction have steadily spread throughout decided at a future meeting, they
ham Middle School paper, all showing overwhelm- Mountain View, even though indicated.
D
ozens of frustrated par- Although the topic wasn’t on ing support for reinstating the they were technically illegal Some of the more complicated
ents and community the agenda, the March 15 meet- ousted principals, particularly under the city’s rules. questions on short-term rentals
members laid into top ing marked the first chance for Thompson and Chesley. During that time, Mountain were left up in the air. City staff
Mountain View Whisman Dis- district residents to weigh in on The sweeping decision to View has forfeited a small for- did not address whether they
trict officials last week, demand- the decision in person. The board remove nearly half of the dis- tune in tax revenues. A previ- would need to modify the city’s
ing a complete reversal of a trict’s principals at the end of ous Voice report found that zoning rules to allow Airbnb ser-
decision earlier this month to the school year was a bombshell Mountain View was losing out vices in residential areas. Under
remove four school principals ‘I frankly have no that, to parents, came out of on about $1 million a year by the current rules, rental services
and decrying what they called a nowhere and seemed ill-advised. not taxing Airbnb, not counting operating like hotels would be
more trust left
bogus job review process. Landels PTA president Laryssa its competitors. One scrupulous prohibited, pointed out Council-
In a closed-session vote on Polika-Engle said Chesley had a Airbnb host described how city man John McAlister.
to give you.’
March 1, trustees unanimously strong track record, champion- officials would actually mail him Similarly, staff also avoided
voted to remove, or “release,” ing initiatives to improve student back his money when he tried to wading into the question of how
MONICA TEICHER, DISTRICT PARENT
Landels Elementary School literacy and partnering with the pay the same taxes as hotels. short-term rentals would jibe
Principal Steve Chesley, Mistral PTA to bring new programs to The reason for this was city legal with the city’s rigid rent control
Elementary Principal Marcela meeting ended up as something the school. Getting rid of him staff believed Mountain View policies. In San Francisco, rent
Simoes de Carvalho and Graham of a release valve for frustration without consulting with parents needed to first draft regulations control protections have been
Middle School Principal Kim that had been building over the — and for opaque reasons — has before they could tax the industry. exploited by Airbnb guests to
Thompson. Theuerkauf Elemen- last two weeks. Parents and stu- “fractured” the community and At the Tuesday night meeting, force homeowners to treat them
tary Principal Ryan Santiago was dents packed the multipurpose given rise to an atmosphere of elected leaders made it clear they as tenants. City Attorney Jannie
also removed from his position room at Graham with signs were ready to take that step.
at the school, and reassigned as made out of everything from See PRINCIPALS, page 10 “The fundamental principle See RENTALS, page 12
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Housing bill draws pushback
from local leaders
LOCAL ZONING WOULDN’T APPLY UNDER WIENER BILL
By Mark Noack told the Voice, and he warned it
could trigger a political backlash.
I
t’s a piece of legislation being The bill, he said, would make it
hailed as a surefire way to so that certain high-rise apart-
boost housing construction ments wouldn’t have to address
across California — so why valid neighborhood concerns,
are so many housing advocates such as traffic, parking and con-
opposed to it? struction impacts.
A recent bill put forward by “If you don’t have the capacity
state Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San to address those concerns, then
Francisco) has sparked a firestorm people are going to find a way
because it would suspend many not to build anything,” Siegel
cities’ land-use restrictions when said. “We need a comprehen-
it comes to constructing new sive approach to housing, not
apartments near just finding ways
transit stops. Even to squeeze more
‘The community
in Mountain View, apartments onto
MICHELLE LE
Michele Bernal, co-owner of Blossom True Value Hardware in Mountain View, still resents being where officials can still engage the head of a pin.”
targeted by a “drive-by” lawsuit that seized on minor accessibility violations. pride themselves Wiener’s pro-
on addressing the on the approval posed legislation
Firm behind local ADA lawsuits is being sued housing crisis, the applies only to
idea is going over process for so-called “transit-
like a lead balloon. rich” properties,
AVA’S MARKET, OTHERS SETTLE OUT OF COURT AFTER BEING TARGETED specific projects
Earlier this defined as those
By Mark Noack Act. Last week, a federal judge clearances” at Ava’s dining month, Moun- under this bill.’ within a half-mile
declined to dismiss the RICO area, and for inventory displays tain View Mayor of a major transit
O
ver the last few years, charges, allowing the case to that made the store aisles inac- Lenny Siegel wrote stop. For Mountain
STATE SEN. SCOTT WIENER
a string of Mountain move forward for a full trial. cessible to wheelchairs. Each to Wiener outlin- View and cities up
View shops and busi- The Mission Law Firm’s violation could have resulted ing his concerns the spine of the
nesses have been hit by what attorneys, Tanya Moore and her in $4,000 in damages in court, with Senate Bill 827, saying it Peninsula, that means the pro-
they describe as a legal shake- ex-husband Randy Moore, have and the suit indicated more would cripple the city’s ability to posed rules would impact sites
down: lawsuits demanding pay- based their practice on filing an violations could be added as the extract concessions from hous- near Caltrain, BART and VTA
ment over alleged violations of estimated 1,400 similar ADA case proceeded. ing developers. light rail stations. An approxi-
the Americans with Disabilities suits against small businesses Late last year, Ava’s and its The city has long relied on mate map of the Bay Area’s
Act (ADA). across the state. partners settled the suit for an using a density-bonus system affected properties can be found
Now the tables have turned, Last fall, the Voice detailed undisclosed amount, accord- that allows housing developers at transitrichhousing.org.
and the law firm behind many a suit filed by the Moore firm ing to court records. Ava’s to build higher and more densely Under the new bill, housing
of these suits is facing its own against Ava’s Downtown Mar- owner Juan Origel said he packed apartments. In exchange, proposals for those properties
day in court. A recent lawsuit is ket & Deli and the Omelette was barred by the settlement developers are required to help near transit would be immune
accusing the Mission Law Firm House, which shared the same from commenting or disclosing fund local improvements, such as to most local zoning restrictions,
of San Jose of essentially being building on Castro Street. The any details. But he confirmed parks, transportation or afford- such as parking requirements
a criminal enterprise under lawsuit accused the businesses that the cost to settle was able housing. and caps on the maximum
the Racketeer Influenced and of various violations, includ- Wiener’s bill would essentially density or height. The closest
Corrupt Organizations (RICO) ing inadequate “knee and toe See ADA LAWSUITS, page 12 take away the city’s leverage to
demand those concessions, Siegel See HOUSING BILL, page 9
College-bound students network with Silicon Valley employees
By Kevin Forestieri but simply don’t have the same and careers to see the inside of from El Camino Hospital and design to human resources and
resources to prepare for a future well-known companies firsthand a lot of students have expressed staff development — and get a
T
eens who will be the first job. The Pathways, Exposure, and the people who work there, interest in careers in medicine.” chance to build relationships
in their family to attend Academic Connection, Knowl- said Darya Larizadeh, who over- The program received regional with employees on the spot. One
college may be getting edge (PEAK) Program exposes sees the program. But she said recognition earlier this month AVID staff member recalled a
straight A’s in tough classes, but hundreds of students to poten- the trips are much more than a when the Santa Clara Coun- recent trip to Adobe where an
academic performance alone tial jobs through annual trips tour through the headquarters ty School Boards Association employee told students he had
may not even the playing field to companies and organizations of prominent businesses — it’s awarded the PEAK program the no network during his job search,
when it comes to launching a including LinkedIn, Adobe, and a “big time” chance for students 2018 Glenn Hoffmann Exem- and that he wanted to be their
successful career. Sobrato. to network, shake hands and plary Program Award. first networking contact. Then
That’s why Mountain View- AVID is a college and career exchange business cards. Each trip has a two-part mis- he handed out his business card.
Los Altos officials started offer- readiness initiative for low- “The goal of PEAK is to show sion, with a tour as well as group Along with the off-campus
ing a new program in 2016 income, minority, first-genera- them that these companies are in discussions with employees who career expos, PEAK includes its
to fill those gaps for the 350 tion and other underrepresented your area, and not just tech com- also were the first in their fam- own built-in curriculum for lin-
students at Mountain View and youth. panies,” Larizadeh said, men- ily to go to college. Students ing up internships and job-shad-
Los Altos high schools in the The PEAK program is a big tioning upcoming visits to a law get a feel for the broad range of owing opportunities, drafting a
AVID program, many of whom opportunity for students who firm and a construction compa- jobs available at a company —
are motivated and industrious haven’t had any exposure to jobs ny this year. “We just came back from software engineering and See AVID, page 6
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hree justices in the state’s Stanford University swimmer could leave a loophole for cor- petition. The recall petition, Elia strong resume and advice on how
6th District Court of Brock Turner, who was convicted ruption, which Pipkin suggested noted, had garnered more than to dress.
Appeal will decide wheth- of sexual assault. may have happened with the 94,000 signatures. During a board meeting in
er the option to recall Santa Clara Elia said the decision has been Santa Clara County Registrar of Secretary of State Alex Padilla’s October, Superintendent Jeff
County Superior Court Judge prioritized and will be moved Voters, saying that, “local reg- attorney Aaron Jones said that it Harding called it an important
Aaron Persky will stay on the along as quickly as possible since istrars being subject to political would be a “substantial change in new strategy for helping students
June 5 ballot after hearing oral the final printing date the county pressures.” law and in historical background” from lower-income families keep
arguments from attorneys for is allowed for their June ballot is Grover asked Pipkin if she to have the secretary of state run up with their peers as they pre-
Persky, the recall campaign and April 3. thought, then, that any registrar potential recalls for each trial pare for higher education and
the secretary of state on Tuesday Persky’s attorney Elizabeth like that of Santa Clara County’s judge in California, a number eventually a job.
morning. Pipkin began by arguing that the could not be trusted to verify the Grover estimated to be over 1,500. “This is the kind of educational
Administrative Justice Frank- secretary of state should be han- legitimacy of a petition. Pipkin Persky was not present, but opportunity that really fills that
lin Elia, Associate Justice Adri- dling Persky’s said she could not Dauber commented after the socio-economic gap,” he said. “It
enne Grover and former Justice recall because declare that. hearing, saying that Persky’s law- takes students who might be the
Wendy Clark Duffy presided he is a state The recall petition, Elia asked suit was “frivolous and a waste of first in their families to go to col-
over the court hearing in Santa official accord- Pipkin if she had taxpayer money” as well as “an lege and gives them experiences
Clara in response to an appeal ing to an article Elia noted, had evidence that the attempt to put himself above the so they can be better prepared to
made by Persky regarding the of the state’s recall campaign law and avoid accountability.” make that leap into the university
garnered more
measure’s existence on the Constitution. was possibly cor- Dauber also alleged that the and into the workforce.”
upcoming ballot. Pipkin said rupted, to which law firm handling Persky’s case, Behind the scenes, Larizadeh
than 94,000
Persky’s seat is set to be voted she believes that she said no. McManis Faulkner, donated said PEAK relies heavily on its
on this summer after Stanford though Persky Pipkin also more than $250,000 to the judge own set of contacts to organize
signatures.
University professor Michele was elected as a mentioned an personally and that the politi- the tours, including parents who
Dauber led a campaign for his Superior Court article of the state cal consultant he hired to run work at companies like LinkedIn
recall, gaining enough verified judge by the county specifically, Constitution that states those his campaign was an operative and can get the ball rolling. Once
signatures to move the petition his power resides in the state and facing a recall campaign that of President Donald Trump’s district staffers have their foot in
to the Santa Clara County Board they should be the one to regulate are not recalled should be reim- campaign. the door, she said, companies are
of Supervisors, who on Feb. 6 the aspects of the recall, such as bursed, as well as Senate Bill 117, “On June 5, 2018, Judge Persky more than happy to roll out the
approved adding the recall to the petition signature verification which provides “extra protection will be on the ballot and he will welcoming mat.
June ballot. processes and monitoring how that matters to the judge being be voted out of office,” Dauber “We have not had anyone really
Persky’s reign as a Superior those signatures are collected. recalled.” said. turn us down, everyone is super
Court judge became controver- Elia said he believed that the Lastly, Pipkin said that to her The appellate court’s decision excited to have us come,” she
sial after what many perceived California Elections Code pre- knowledge, a minimum of five will be posted on the court’s said. V
to be a light six-month sentence vented specific counties from registered voters have tried to website as soon as it is public. Email Kevin Forestieri at
that he handed down to former adding their own provisions that rescind their signatures from the —Bay City News Service [email protected]
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State attorney general rejects Brock Turner appeal
RESPONSE BRIEF CALLS FORMER STANFORD STUDENT’S ARGUMENTS IN SEX-ASSAULT CASE ‘BASELESS’
By Elena Kadvany a young woman, referred to as for example. The brief notes that “Appellant’s argument over- “Substantial” evidence was
Emily Doe to protect her iden- several character witnesses testi- looks that this case was not a ‘he also presented during the trial
I
n a brief filed in the 6th tity, outside a Stanford fraternity fied on Turner’s behalf and that said/she said’ sexual assault case to prove that Turner knew or
District Court of Appeal party they had both attended in the judge who oversaw the case, that pitted the credibility of the should have known that Doe
last Friday, the California January 2015. Aaron Persky, rightly limited victim against the credibility of was intoxicated to the point of
Attorney General’s office argues Turner’s appeal argued that their testimony to Turner’s char- the accused,” the brief states. unconsciousness, the brief states.
that former Stanford University evidence of his credibility and acter related to “sexual morality” The brief also rejects Turner’s Turner testified that Doe ver-
student Brock Turner’s recent honesty was “erroneously” rather than credibility. argument that there was insuf- bally consented to the sexual
appeal of a 2016 sexual assault excluded during the trial and the “Honesty is out,” Persky said ficient evidence for his convic- activity they engaged in and that
conviction is “unavailing” and jury was influenced by “exten- during the trial, according to an tions. For the most serious felo- she was conscious and respon-
“baseless.” sive ‘behind-the-dumpster’ pro- excerpt included in the response ny, assault with intent to commit sive throughout all of their inter-
The 95-page brief rejects Turn- paganda” by the prosecution, brief. “High moral character rape, the appeal argued that actions that evening.
er’s arguments for a new trial who described the assault as as it relates to sexual assaultive “weight of the evidence” shows The attorney general found
listed in Turner’s appeal filed taking place behind a dumpster behavior is in.” that Turner “did not (intend) that the prosecution did not
by a Mill Valley attorney on his outside the fraternity house Persky gave the defense and to have sexual intercourse with engage in misconduct by refer-
behalf in December, arguing that where Turner and the young prosecution an opportunity to Ms. Doe but rather to engage in encing the dumpster, the loca-
he was deprived of his right to woman met. respond to his ruling, and nei- sexual contact short of sexual tion where the assault occurred,
due process in his original trial The response brief, which ther objected, according to the intercourse.” during questioning. Her com-
and that the jury was prejudiced is signed by Attorney General brief. The attorney general argues ments “reflected the testimony
for several reasons. Xavier Becerra and three high- While the credibility of the that Turner’s actions at the fra- and the evidence” and “did not
After the two-week trial in level staff members in his office, accused and accuser would be ternity party prior to the assault, infect the trial with unfairness
Palo Alto, a jury found Turner states that Turner’s claims “lack relevant in many sexual assault as testified to by the prosecu- and do not constitute a decep-
guilty on three felony counts: merit” and cannot “separately or cases, the amount of “indepen- tion’s witnesses, his “act of tak- tive or reprehensible attempt
assault with the intent to com- together infringe on (his) state or dent” evidence in this case made ing (Doe) to a secluded location, to persuade the jury,” the brief
mit rape, sexual penetration federal constitutional, statutory, it unusual, the attorney general the state of (her) clothing when argues.
with a foreign object of an or other legal rights.” argued, from the graduate stu- she was discovered,” the gradu- Mill Valley attorney Eric
intoxicated person and sexual The attorney general argues dents’ eyewitness testimony to ate students’ observations and Multhaup, who filed the appeal
penetration with a foreign object that Turner’s honesty was not the results of a Sexual Assault the fact that Turner fled when on Turner’s behalf, declined to
of an unconscious person. Two relevant to the crimes he was Response Team exam, a medical the students confronted him comment. V
graduate students testified that accused of, compared to a person exam administered following a provided sufficient evidence to Email Elena Kadvany at
they had found Turner on top of charged with bribery or theft, suspected sexual assault. support that conviction. [email protected]
Gov. Brown issues Supervisors OK plan to honor
proclamation honoring women’s suffrage
Yountville victims
T
he Santa Clara Coun- and a task force to “lead proac- political equality, which would
ty Board of Supervisors tive strategies to protect women’s measure out the success of the
JENNIFER GONZALEZ SHUSHEREBA unanimously passed a suffrage.” task force for the years to come.
motion for further conversation According to Campos’ report, Board president Joe Simitian
WAS ST. FRANCIS HIGH GRAD
in April on a comprehensive $50,000 would go to support seconded Chavez’s motion, say-
G
ov. Jerry Brown this community are with Jennifer’s plan dedicated to recognizing the planning activities taking ing that he believed the plan-
week issued a proclama- family and with the families women’s suffrage. place in the rest of 2018 and the ning of the celebration as well
tion honoring the three and friends of all the victims Deputy County Executive remaining $100,000 would cover as the task force itself would
female employees of The Path- of this terrible tragedy,” a state- David Campos came forward one-time funding for the budget produce “tangible deliverables”
way Home who were slain by an ment issued by the school reads. with a report based on Super- of the Office of Women’s Policy. that would make the county
armed Sacramento man at the “We are grieving in solidarity visor Cindy Chavez’s motion As a multi-year project, Cam- better.
Veterans Home of California in for the senseless loss of such an to create a 100th Anniversary pos anticipates that addition- The topic will be revisited
Yountville earlier this month. intelligent, compassionate young Women’s Suffrage Plan, which al one-time funding will be during the Board of Supervisors
“Today we remember three woman, and her colleagues, who was originally discussed on requested once task force recom- meeting on April 3 when each
brave women and unborn child dedicated — and ultimately sac- March 6. mendations are completed in the district supervisor will come
who died that day. These wom- rificed — their lives to serve our Chavez originally pitched the future. back with ideas for best practices
en’s lives were cut short by a man veterans most in need of mental plan as a way to leverage vot- The report included a pre- for the task force. Also, the topic
they were trying to help,” Brown health support.” er registration and get women liminary list of those who would will be further explored with a
said in the proclamation. A GoFundMe donation page and underserved communities occupy task force seats, including more in-depth resolution pre-
Pathway Home executive has been set up to benefit Gon- involved with civic action and representatives of women’s orga- pared by County Counsel James
director Christine Loeber, 48, zales’ husband, TJ Shushereba. make sure they are being count- nizations such as the American Williams based on a previous
staff psychologist Dr. Jennifer Gonzales was expecting the ed in the 2020 census. Association of University Wom- discussion.
Gonzales Shushereba, 32, and couple’s first child when she was Campos, a former San Fran- en and the San Jose Women’s In the meantime, outreach will
staff psychologist Dr. Jennifer killed. cisco supervisor, recommended Club, both of which had repre- be taking place through all board
Gray Golick, 42, died instantly Brown also ordered flags flown granting $150,000 of the county’s sentatives who spoke in support members to make sure that as
when they were shot with a rifle at half-staff Monday over the general fund for a two-prong during public comment. many women’s organizations
by former Pathway Home client state Capitol. operation: the planning and Campos mentioned that the and interests as possible can be
Albert Wong, 36, in Madison “We honor these women for preparations of the celebration, task force would work to figure incorporated into the task force.
Hall at the veterans’ home on their dedication and service, for which will take place in 2020, out the key metrics of women’s —Bay City News Service
March 9. their bravery in the face of terror,
Wong shot himself with a shot- for the compassion they brought
gun and died by suicide. to veterans and their communi-
LET’S DISCUSS:
Officials at St. Francis High ties and for the joy and love they
School in Mountain View have shared with their families and Read the latest local news headlines and
identified Shushereba as a former loved ones. The loss to the entire
talk about the issues at Town Square at
student who graduated in 2003. community is immeasurable,”
“The thoughts and prayers Brown said. MountainViewOnline.com
of our entire Saint Francis —Bay City News Service
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Supervisors vote to expand
Sunnyvale cold weather shelter
By Mark Noack two years earlier. Mercy St., opened in Decem-
Yet around the same time ber and is providing 50 beds
T
he Santa Clara County as homelessness was spiking, intended mainly for women
Board of Supervisors some services in the North and families with children. It is MICHELLE LE
The 183-unit luxury apartment project at 100 Moffett Blvd. is one
on Tuesday approved County were taking a step scheduled to close on April 15.
so-called “transit rich” development that could have gone much higher
spending $1.15 million to backward. In 2014, the city of The Sunnyvale shelter was
if built under new rules proposed by state Sen. Scott Wiener.
expand a Sunnyvale cold Sunnyvale tore down a former also slated to close in mid-
weather shelter for the home- National Guard Armory build- April. If it closed, that would
less so that it can continue ing that was used as a homeless mean many of the people own density limits, albeit within
HOUSING BILL
operating year-round. The shelter and replaced it with staying there would have little the parameters of the legislation,
shelter at 999 Hamlin Court low-income housing. option but to relocate to the Continued from page 5 he said.
will now remain open for an Santa Clara County opened streets, said County Supervisor properties to a major transit stop “The community can still
additional six months, which the current Sunnyvale shelter Joe Simitian. could be built at least 85 feet high, engage on the approval process
county officials say should on Hamlin Court in 2016, and “It’s not like they wouldn’t be according to the bill. for specific projects under this
allow dozens of individuals to it soon became clear the 125 out in the community, it would Siegel points out that Wiener’s bill,” Wiener said in an email. “We
continue living there. available beds were outmatched just mean they’re living out by bill wouldn’t square well with worked with local governments
With the expansion, officials by the need. Dozens of families parks and storefronts,” he said. plans in Mountain View to build on developing these parameters
say the Sunnyvale shelter is now reportedly had to be turned “The notion of losing the beds more housing close to offices, and we’re happy to engage with
the county’s only year-round away due to a lack of space. Last in Sunnyvale and in Mountain such as in North Bayshore. A bet- local leaders on this.”
shelter outside of San Jose. summer, the county increased View would mean there’s no ter plan, he suggests, would be for Wiener’s proposal has remained
The need for more shel- funding so that the shelter could place for these folks to go.” the state lawmakers to provide one of the most closely watched
ters has been acute recent- accommodate 15 more people, Expanding the Sunnyvale more incentives for encouraging bills at the state Legislature, and
ly, as studies have shown and they plan to expand it fur- shelter to a year-round model is housing, such as extra funding it has regularly been singled out
scores of new people living ther in the coming months. being tested by county officials for transit projects. for opposition by the League of
on the street, particularly in Along with the Sunnyvale for now as a pilot program that Asked for comment, Wiener California Cities. Last month, the
the North County. A 2017 shelter, Santa Clara County will last through October. At praised Mountain View and Sie- Palo Alto City Council signed its
countywide survey counted officials also previously con- that point, county officials gel’s work in promoting housing own opposition letter to the bill.
more than 1,070 homeless tributed $1.4 million to help expect to make a decision on growth. But he pushed back The proposed housing bill is
individuals living in Moun- open a new cold weather shelter the best model for ongoing against the criticism that his bill currently being considered at the
tain View, Palo Alto, Sunny- in Mountain View at the Trin- homeless services. V would suspend local control over state Senate’s Transportation and
vale and Cupertino. This was ity United Methodist Church. Email Mark Noack at development. A newer version of Housing Committee. If it passes
a 25 percent increase from just That shelter, located at 748 [email protected] his housing bill contains some out of the committee, it will likely
provisions for cities to set their go forward for a vote in late May. V
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PRINCIPALS at the meeting, Landels parent oust top school administrators. 2016 and eventually scrapped that removing all four princi-
Ania Mitros said the teachers After reviewing the results, after intense parent opposition pals months before the end of
Continued from page 1
she spoke to at her school were Landels parent Tushar Moorti and huge problems behind the the school year engulfs school
frustration and fear, she said. uneasy about the decision to said the survey appeared deeply scenes that were largely withheld communities in “unnecessary
“I cannot stress the importance drop a well-respected adminis- flawed, and designed in such a from the public and the school discord.”
of clear communication enough,” trator like Chesley. She said one bizarre way that a “somewhat board. Bubb Elementary School “It is clear that the manner in
she said. teacher shared that the school positive” or “slightly positive” parent Karin Dillan said it feels which you have proceeded hurts,
Thompson, currently the lon- staff is “living in fear of the answer was painted as a negative like the school district follows a rather than helps, our children,”
gest-serving principal in the superintendent,” and that other result against the overall score common strategy where it makes he said.
district, has been a “pillar” in the teachers seemed to agree. for categories including family an unpopular decision without At the end of the meeting,
community, said parent Monica “When I hear things like this, engagement, school climate and feedback, faces heavy protest board members weighed how to
Teicher, who called the decision from people who are working school safety. and eventually reverses the deci- respond, particularly given the
to remove Thompson “deeply directly with (Chesley) and see- Regardless of the quality of the sion because of the backlash. She harsh criticism that the district
troubling.” She credited her for ing what he does, it’s really hard survey data, Graham parent Ellen pointed to school overcrowding fails to listen to parents and other
shepherding the school through not to wonder how this decision Judd said she saw no compelling last year, when it took public stakeholders. Board member
turbulent times, including mas- could have been made,” she said. results from Graham’s surveys, pressure to make sure kids living Greg Coladonato said it might
sive school site construction, a “It’s hard to believe that they along with test scores and the practically next door to Huff and be worth revisiting the surveys
total revamp of Castro Street and needed to be fired.” district’s recently minted strate- Bubb elementary schools were used for administrative reviews,
the roll-out of the flawed Teach The central question at the gic plan, that indicate Thompson allowed to attend despite over- and that parents he spoke to felt
to One math program in 2016. meeting was what information was a poor fit and had to go. crowding on the campuses. like the data was poorly used.
The community is tired of the and metrics the board used “I just haven’t heard anything One looming concern among “I’d like to make sure that our
lack of transparency, she said, in closed session to judge the make this make sense to me, Graham parents is that several surveys are done well and used
and recent decisions by the board principals’ performance, since it that Ms. Thompson needs to be big changes are on the way for well, and if we aren’t, then we
and district administration leave seemed so starkly different from fired,” she said. the district’s middle schools, should fix that,” he said.
her and other parents with little the avalanche of public support. Parent Fan Kong said the including a complicated new Board member Jose Gutier-
reason to trust them. The school board and district school board should consider schedule and a “co-teaching” rez said town hall-style events at
“I frankly have no more trust administrators have kept most that the information provided model designed to help special school sites might be a good way to
left to give you,” she said. of that information under wraps by district administrators doesn’t needs students — both of which improve communication and get
Emotions ran high through- — citing confidentiality regard- paint the full picture, and cau- require big staffing changes. But feedback from the parent commu-
out more than an hour of public ing personnel matters — but did tioned them not to disregard the with the loss of Thompson and nity, given that many parents feel
speakers, with clapping and reveal that personal performance, will of the voters. assistant principal Heidi Galassi, like their only avenue for talking
cheering bubbling up despite evaluations, survey results and “I really hope this fiasco doesn’t who will be leaving to become to trustees is to show up at board
repeated directions by board student academic performance become the end of your public the new principal at Landels, the meetings when they are mad.
president Laura Blakely to refrain were all taken into account. service life,” he said. longest-tenured administrator “Despite what you read in the
from applause. Parents showed This didn’t sit well with par- Several parents said that the at the school will have only been Voice or what have you, the real-
support for the speakers by flap- ents, who had recently taken a principal firings amount to the there since October. Graham ity is that we are here to try and
ping their signs — another action “school climate” survey and said latest in a string of debacles parent Alan Wessel said the do the best we can in the best
Blakely asked them to stop. they had no idea that informa- starting with Teach to One, poor timing will be disruptive interest of our kids, no matter
Although no teachers spoke tion would eventually be used to which was implemented in fall and harmful to students, and what,” Gutierrez said. V
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