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SUPERINTENDENT<br />

JIM LIANIDES<br />

ENJOYING A<br />

“JOB OF A LIFETIME”<br />

YOU CAN BE<br />

YOU CAN BE<br />

&“AS I WAS<br />

SAYING...”


<strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong>.JUNE.<strong>2013</strong><br />

Table of Contents<br />

Inside <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> – 4<br />

RCSD Corner – 5<br />

“As I Was Saying...” – 6<br />

Mobius: A Continuous Path<br />

to Better Fitness – 7<br />

Cultural Events – 9<br />

Shop <strong>Redwood</strong> City – 12<br />

Superintendent Jim Lianides<br />

- And So Much More – 14<br />

T<br />

he beginning of summer brings additional activities throughout our community.<br />

Graduations, getaways, end-of-the-school-year parties, Father’s Day and the<br />

<strong>June</strong> <strong>2013</strong> issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong>.<br />

Our cover story this month is on <strong>Redwood</strong> City’s own James Lianides, who<br />

is the current superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District. Having<br />

graduated from Woodside High, he brings a unique perspective to the district and hometown<br />

objectives. We hope you enjoy being introduced to him by contributing writer Julie McCoy.<br />

Now that summer is here, many in our community are focusing on getting fit and building<br />

strength and endurance for the season’s outdoor and recreational activities. <strong>The</strong> personalized<br />

and very challenging programs at Mobius Fit on Woodside Road have our town excited about<br />

fitness. Read about how their facility is changing the way we all get fit.<br />

Again this month we bring you our regular features on senior activities, items of community<br />

interest, cultural and entertainment events, insurance tips from Hector Flamenco, information<br />

from the <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District and the popular feature “A Minute With.”<br />

Publisher Steve Penna writes about the North Fair Oaks neighborhood in his column, “As I<br />

Was Saying….”<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> encourages you, our readers, to support our valuable business advertisers by<br />

using their services when you are out shopping, dining or enjoying yourself in our community<br />

with friends and family. Many of them have special offers for you to cut out and present,<br />

including discounts on services, food and beverages, so please take the time to look over their<br />

ads this month and use their coupons and discounts. <strong>The</strong>y want you to visit them. Businesses<br />

are an important component of our community because they create sales tax revenues that<br />

contribute to our overall city budget while providing much-needed services to all of us.<br />

When you are looking for up-to-the-minute community news or information, visit us online at<br />

www.spectrummagazine.net. Have a great month, <strong>Redwood</strong> City!<br />

Community Interest – 17<br />

Insurance Tips:<br />

Protect Yourself Before<br />

Hitting the Road by Getting<br />

RV Insurance Coverage – 25<br />

Senior Activities – 25<br />

A Minute With<br />

Robert Foucrault – 26<br />

Steve Penna<br />

Owner and Publisher<br />

penna@spectrummagazine.net<br />

Anne Callery<br />

Copy Editor<br />

writers@spectrummagazine.net<br />

Dale McKee<br />

Julie McCoy<br />

Nicole Minieri<br />

Contributing Writers<br />

writers@spectrummagazine.net<br />

James Massey<br />

Graphic Designer<br />

007massey@gmail.com<br />

James R. Kaspar<br />

Cover/Cover Story Photography<br />

staff@spectrummagazine.net<br />

Contact Information:<br />

Phone 650-368-2434<br />

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Inside <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong>: Cover Story Photo Shoot<br />

T<br />

his month’s cover photo shoot was arranged through phone<br />

messages between <strong>Spectrum</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> contributing writer<br />

Julie McCoy and Sandy Rick, who is the administrative<br />

assistant to our cover subject, Sequoia Union High School<br />

District Superintendent Jim Lianides. After checking with<br />

<strong>Spectrum</strong> Publisher Steve Penna, they scheduled the shoot<br />

for Friday, May 24, at 4 p.m.<br />

Cover photographer James Kaspar showed up first at the district offices on<br />

James Avenue and was soon joined by Penna. <strong>The</strong>y checked in and were met<br />

by Rick, who led them to Lianides’ office. Penna and Rick have known each<br />

other professionally for several years, so they took the opportunity to do a<br />

fast catch-up.<br />

Lianides then greeted the two and they entered his office, where the<br />

first of a series of shots were taken. Kaspar and Lianides compared travel<br />

experiences and chatted about their upcoming trips abroad. <strong>The</strong> lighting in<br />

the office was extremely good; they did not stay there long, as the needed<br />

photos were taken quickly.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y all moved out to the front arch area of the building and continued the<br />

shoot there.<br />

<strong>The</strong> entire shoot took about 30 minutes.<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong> <strong>Magazine</strong> is proud to feature someone who has grown<br />

up in our community, attended schools in our community and now leads<br />

the educational opportunities for high school students in our community.<br />

Lianides is an excellent example of giving back to our community!<br />

As he reflected on his experiences in <strong>Redwood</strong> City, Lianides said, “I have<br />

very fond memories of growing up here.” It is very inspiring to know that<br />

he is now able to pass on those memories by providing safe, exciting and<br />

academically challenging opportunities to the students he serves. Thank you<br />

for all you do, Jim!<br />

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RCSD Corner: News From the <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District<br />

Award-Winning Schools,<br />

Students and Staff Bring Honor to <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District<br />

During the 2012–13 school year, students who<br />

attend <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District schools,<br />

teachers who teach in the schools, district administrators<br />

and school board trustees won numerous awards<br />

celebrating notable achievements, including:<br />

Students<br />

• North Star fifth-grade student Adrienne Evans<br />

was one of six winners in the SamTrans “Art<br />

Takes a Bus Ride” Contest!<br />

• Roosevelt students won the BizWorld<br />

Challenge, competing against teams from<br />

other local schools, including Harker School,<br />

Woodside Elementary and North Star Academy.<br />

• Kennedy Middle School Concert Band was the<br />

only middle school band to receive the very<br />

prestigious rating of “Unanimous Superior”<br />

from the California Association for Music<br />

Education. Kennedy String Orchestra received<br />

the rating of “Excellent.”<br />

• Adelante Spanish Immersion School was<br />

selected as one of 15 finalists for the Embassy<br />

of Spain’s prestigious Spanish Immersion<br />

School of the Year program.<br />

• North Star Academy was named a National Blue<br />

Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.<br />

• North Star Academy was named a California Business<br />

for Education Excellence Honor Roll School.<br />

Roosevelt sixth-grade teacher Sarah Coyle was named<br />

<strong>2013</strong> San Mateo County Teacher of the Year for elementary<br />

schools!<br />

• Fair Oaks teacher Wendi Brown won the<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City–Woodside Patch Teacher<br />

Appreciation Contest.<br />

• Superintendent Jan Christensen was named<br />

Superintendent of the Year by the Association<br />

of California School Administrators for Region<br />

5, encompassing San Francisco and San Mateo<br />

counties.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Roosevelt School team brought home medals after winning the <strong>2013</strong> BizWorld Challenge.<br />

• Hoover eighth-grade student Orlando Mayen<br />

was named Youth of the Year.<br />

• 472 students were reclassified from English<br />

language learners to English proficient.<br />

• Former Kennedy student Sofia Dueñas received<br />

Outstanding Student Award from the Sequoia<br />

Awards Program.<br />

Schools<br />

• Henry Ford School won a J. Russell Kent Award<br />

from the San Mateo County School Boards<br />

Association for its professional learning community.<br />

• Kennedy Middle School won a J. Russell Kent<br />

Award from the San Mateo County School<br />

Board Association for its drama program.<br />

Staff and Volunteers<br />

• Sarah Coyle, a sixth-grade language arts and<br />

social studies teacher at Roosevelt School, was<br />

named the <strong>2013</strong> San Mateo County Teacher of<br />

the Year for Elementary Education.<br />

• Hoover volunteer Dick Imperiale was named<br />

Citizen of the Year by the Sequoia Awards<br />

Program.<br />

• Hoover teacher Mrs. Zuno and her husband,<br />

Hoover volunteer Mr. Zuno, received the San<br />

Mateo County Reading Association Award for<br />

Familias Unidas, a nine-week family literacy<br />

series they started eight years ago.<br />

• Roosevelt teacher Gillian Parkhurst received<br />

a San Mateo County Reading Association<br />

Literacy Award for her vocabulary skits.<br />

• Trustee Dennis McBride was recognized by the<br />

17th District PTA with an Honorary Service<br />

Award for his volunteerism and tireless work on<br />

behalf of public education.<br />

• Trustee Shelly Masur was honored by the<br />

Silicon Valley Business Journal as one of 100<br />

Women of Influence.<br />

Nearly 500 students were reclassified from English-language<br />

learners to “fluent English proficient” for attaining levels of<br />

proficiency equivalent to a native English speaker in listening,<br />

reading, writing and speaking in English.<br />

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As I Was<br />

Saying… Publisher<br />

| Steve Penna<br />

I, like many residents of San Mateo County, was<br />

not in favor of changing the election process for<br />

the county supervisor seats from “at large” to<br />

districts. Voters approved that change last year<br />

and, since then, sitting supervisors have been<br />

concentrating more on the cities and areas within<br />

their boundaries.<br />

<strong>The</strong> main argument to wanting “at large” seats<br />

was that supervisors voting on issues outside of<br />

their represented area should be held accountable<br />

by voters if they are making decisions for all<br />

districts. <strong>The</strong>y still vote that way today although<br />

elected now by individual districts. I hope that is<br />

not too confusing.<br />

Anyway, for those of us who are passionate<br />

about and have been waiting for a county<br />

supervisor to pay some much-needed attention<br />

to the North Fair Oaks (NFO) unincorporated<br />

area of <strong>Redwood</strong> City, this change has now been<br />

welcomed as Supervisor Warren Slocum is<br />

making an attempt to focus on the neighborhood I<br />

was born and raised in.<br />

Now, I am not saying that Slocum holding<br />

regular community meetings, cleanup days or<br />

glorified festivals is a large step forward, but it<br />

is a step nonetheless and it should be noticed and<br />

acknowledged. But let’s take it a step further and<br />

not just concentrate on all the touchy-feely good<br />

stuff that gets those doing it mentioned in media<br />

outlets. Let’s get to work!<br />

I always get a real laugh from all the elected<br />

officials and wannabes who attend the NFO<br />

Community Festival in the summer, where they<br />

try to act like they are supportive and a part of<br />

the neighborhood when you know that is the only<br />

time you will see them in that neighborhood. It<br />

is absolutely embarrassing for me to watch them<br />

pretend that they care when, in reality, they attend<br />

that event to create the illusion that they do. It is<br />

actually pathetic and is one of the reasons that the<br />

neighborhood continues to cope with the existing<br />

problems they have. <strong>The</strong> ones who can really help<br />

don’t spend any time there.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are some unique issues facing that<br />

neighborhood, and we should all be concerned<br />

and get involved with them because we interact<br />

with each other on a daily basis. I would bet<br />

most of you probably don’t even realize that our<br />

community is split and represented by different<br />

governmental agencies. Let me try to break it<br />

down in simple terms.<br />

Incorporated areas of <strong>Redwood</strong> City are<br />

represented by our City Council and served by<br />

the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Police and Fire departments,<br />

water districts, Parks and Recreation Department<br />

and so on. Unincorporated areas are represented<br />

by county supervisors, the county Sheriff’s<br />

Office, county fire services and so on. <strong>The</strong> areas<br />

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of <strong>Redwood</strong> City that are unincorporated are the<br />

NFO and Emerald Hills neighborhoods. Got it?<br />

So if you live in the incorporated area and your<br />

local tax dollars stay there and vice versa, why<br />

should we care about “them”? Well, let me give<br />

you a few reasons. In many areas of our city, one<br />

side of the street is incorporated and the other<br />

is not. That alone should be enough. But if that<br />

is not, here are a few others. 1) Students in both<br />

areas go to some of the same schools. 2) Crime<br />

control information is shared and the involved<br />

agencies work together to reduce and control it. 3) We<br />

share garbage and recycling services and therefore<br />

the same concerns and pricing. I could give a few<br />

more examples, but I think you get the idea that<br />

we are neighbors regardless of boundaries. We<br />

need to communicate and need to interact.<br />

<strong>The</strong> NFO Community Center location<br />

on Middlefield is a prime example. Part of<br />

the property is unincorporated and part is<br />

incorporated. But they work together to provide<br />

services like the senior center and the library.<br />

So what do we need to concentrate on or give<br />

some attention to? Well, I am no expert, but I do<br />

keep track of activity in my old neighborhood by<br />

shopping there, volunteering there and visiting<br />

friends and associates who live there. <strong>The</strong> issues<br />

in that neighborhood are more societal than<br />

anything else, and those types of issues are hard<br />

to work on. I mean, the federal government<br />

cannot even do that. But we must try.<br />

I was impressed to read a statement from<br />

Slocum that captured the neighborhood: “I have<br />

come to learn, however, that in many ways there<br />

are two San Mateo Counties. One is punctuated<br />

by wealth, software and biotechnology. <strong>The</strong> other<br />

is a place where 40 percent of third-graders don’t<br />

read at grade level, 67,000 adults don’t have health<br />

insurance, 180,000 are without dental insurance<br />

and more than 50,000 cannot afford necessary<br />

medications. <strong>The</strong> percent of families living in<br />

poverty has increased significantly countywide,<br />

and there is an area between Atherton and central<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City where more than 20 percent of the<br />

people live in poverty. Government policies that<br />

shape our work, families and lives could be better,<br />

and we all know it. We also know that government<br />

can be more efficient, more responsive and cost<br />

less, and I made it my personal responsibility to<br />

do just that during my time in office. I like nothing<br />

better than rolling up my sleeves, tackling problems<br />

one by one and making things work better,”<br />

Slocum stated.<br />

Low-income families are among the biggest<br />

issues facing that area, and those are the issues<br />

that need attention. I sometimes wonder who is<br />

actually supposed to feel good after the cleanup<br />

days, outside office hours and coffee-with-cops<br />

type outreach? But gathering information is a<br />

vital first step and what those types of activities<br />

are supposed to foster.<br />

Someone once told me that “most of us are<br />

just a paycheck or two away from poverty.” That<br />

has always stuck in my mind and is probably the<br />

reason I buy the special things I like in bulk. That<br />

way, if I can’t afford it next month, I have it.<br />

So how do Slocum and others like him address<br />

those issues? It sounds clichéd, but it is most<br />

definitely “thinking outside the box.” Knowing<br />

your community and the existing problems and<br />

developing new ways of addressing them is key.<br />

All you need to do is look at the violence in East<br />

Palo Alto and realize that they need someone to<br />

“think outside the box” and try something different.<br />

In fact, the Sheriff’s Office or some other law<br />

enforcement agency needs to intervene there<br />

to assist as they had to do a decade or so ago to<br />

reduce the crime and killings that have exploded<br />

again recently. How many lives have been lost<br />

because of the lack of leadership in finding<br />

solutions? That is something a county supervisor<br />

might want to take on. In fact, one of the current<br />

supervisors, Don Horsley, was county sheriff<br />

when they had to assist back then and might be<br />

the one to lead the effort now.<br />

As you may remember, cursed by a flourishing<br />

drug trade and violent gang wars, East Palo Alto<br />

recorded the highest murder rate in the nation<br />

during 1992. A partnership of sorts with the Sheriff’s<br />

Office quickly reduced crime and the murder rate.<br />

At that time, that was “thinking outside the box.”<br />

Slocum’s approach in part seems to be gathering<br />

information, and he is doing quite well at that.<br />

Every Wednesday, he holds weekly evening office<br />

hours in NFO. Residents are encouraged to drop<br />

in and share their concerns. <strong>The</strong> hours are from 5<br />

p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Fair Oaks Community Center<br />

at 2600 Middlefield Road in <strong>Redwood</strong> City. In<br />

response, he is getting interest.<br />

He also has a great communicator of information<br />

in his own home. His wife, Maria Diaz-Slocum,<br />

attended Hoover School in the NFO area and<br />

graduated from Sequoia High School. She currently<br />

works at the NFO library and serves on the board<br />

of trustees for the <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District.<br />

She has years of knowledge to share.<br />

Recently the “Be Seen Keepin’ It Clean” cleanup event<br />

in NFO attracted over 225 residents volunteering<br />

to help in the effort. <strong>The</strong> neighborhood is better off<br />

because of this collaborative effort with the North<br />

Fair Oaks council.<br />

<strong>The</strong> CityTrees organization is currently working<br />

with Slocum to try to get a tree pruning and<br />

(continues on page 24)


Mobius: A Continuous Path to Better Fitness<br />

By Julie McCoy, contributing writer<br />

Do you want to get in shape this summer, or simply<br />

stay in shape?<br />

Mobius Fit, a unique 6,000-square-foot gym at<br />

1709 Woodside Road, can help you do just that.<br />

“This is a personal health club,” explained Gordon<br />

Bliss, manager/partner at Mobius Fit. “This is a<br />

full-blown club that caters to individuals.”<br />

RAW classes<br />

Specializing in small group personal training,<br />

Mobius Fit provides what is known as Real Athletic<br />

Workout (RAW) classes, which involve using TRX<br />

cables and weights. RAW classes provide a totalbody<br />

workout. You can burn approximately 600 to<br />

700 calories for each RAW class you take.<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are several different levels, including<br />

Vitality RAW for beginners, seniors and people<br />

with injuries; Foundation RAW, which provides<br />

a great workout and a stepping stone to some of<br />

Mobius Fit’s advanced classes; and Active RAW,<br />

for those who want to challenge themselves.<br />

Class size is limited to 12 people per class. <strong>The</strong><br />

instructors provide personal training, so when<br />

people take the RAW classes, they don’t have to<br />

pay for a personal trainer.<br />

Kickboxing, stretch and yoga<br />

classes too<br />

In addition to the RAW classes, Mobius Fit provides<br />

kickboxing, spin, stretch/yoga, roller and Zumba classes.<br />

Bar Method classes taught by<br />

Wicked’s Melissa Chait<br />

Mobius Fit also recently began offering classes<br />

that use the Bar Method, which helps you burn<br />

fat, carve muscle, reshape your body, sculpt your<br />

arms, trim your waist and enhance your posture.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Bar Method provides the same training ballet<br />

dancers use. Melissa Chait, an accomplished<br />

actress and dancer who is most well-known for<br />

her performance in the hit Broadway musical<br />

Wicked, is leading the Bar Method classes.<br />

Managing partners have decades<br />

of experience<br />

Bliss, who has 40 years of experience in<br />

the fitness industry and a degree in human<br />

performance from San Jose State, runs Mobius Fit<br />

with Ross Headley, who also serves as manager/partner.<br />

Headley, who played football in college, holds a<br />

bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and has<br />

been a personal trainer since 1998.<br />

Many members from surrounding areas<br />

Approximately 40 percent of Mobius Fit’s<br />

members live in <strong>Redwood</strong> City, while 60 percent<br />

are from surrounding cities and towns, according<br />

to Bliss. He estimates that 20 percent of the gym’s<br />

membership is from Menlo Park, 20 percent is<br />

from Atherton and 20 percent is from Woodside.<br />

Owners Ross Headley and Gordon Bliss greet members<br />

every day!<br />

Trainer Ulises Lemus instructs a member in proper workout form.<br />

Named after Mobius loop<br />

Why is the gym named Mobius Fit? “Mobius loop<br />

is an infinite loop,” Bliss explained. “We call it<br />

our continuous path to better fitness. Diet and<br />

exercise have to be a continuous loop.”<br />

Training people to be like athletes<br />

DeAnn Teixeira, exercise instructor at Mobius<br />

Fit, instructs the RAW classes, runs the Shape of<br />

Challenge 12-week weight-loss program and is an<br />

on-site nutritionist. As a trainer, nutritionist and<br />

wellness coach, she uses her background to help<br />

people get set up for success.<br />

“I want people to go beyond what they think<br />

their limitations are and to surprise themselves,”<br />

she said. “People are not looking to be skinny;<br />

they’re looking to be fit. <strong>The</strong>ir role models are athletes<br />

now, so we train people to be like athletes.”<br />

Giving you the tools to succeed<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City resident Pam McNair, who walks<br />

to Mobius Fit, said, “<strong>The</strong>y give you the tools to<br />

succeed. It’s a lot of fundamentals and then you<br />

build on those as you move up in class. You’re<br />

building on core movements. As you join, you move<br />

Different responsibilities<br />

While both Bliss and Headley do a little bit of everything<br />

at Mobius Fit, Bliss focuses on Mobius Fit’s website,<br />

kickboxing classes and spin classes while Headley<br />

concentrates on teaching the RAW classes.<br />

<strong>The</strong> two have known each other for 30 years.<br />

“We have a good friendship,” Headley said.<br />

Like family<br />

Mobius Fit is like a family, Headley stressed. “We’re<br />

really developing that family feel,” he said. “Everyone<br />

knows your name. You’re not just a number.”<br />

Goal is to be 500 strong by the<br />

end of the year<br />

Mobius Fit currently has about 400 members. <strong>The</strong><br />

goal is to have 500 members by the end of the<br />

year, according to Bliss. “By the end of the year,<br />

I’m hoping to have a waitlist,” Bliss said. “That’s<br />

kind of our goal.”<br />

Offshoot of Fitness 101<br />

Mobius Fit, which opened in October 2011, is an<br />

offshoot of Fitness 101, a former health club that<br />

was in Menlo Park. Prior to opening Mobius Fit,<br />

Bliss and Headley worked together at Fitness 101.<br />

from Foundation to Active. Your core strength increases.”<br />

McNair added, “It’s a very small environment.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y’re very motivating. <strong>The</strong>y help you achieve<br />

whatever your goal is.”<br />

A total-body workout<br />

Bonnie Black of Menlo Park participates in the<br />

RAW, stretch/yoga, roller and spin classes at Mobius Fit.<br />

“I love the trainers,” she said. “It’s just so focused.<br />

You get the most excellent workout because of<br />

the variety and trainers. What they offer here is a<br />

total-body workout. It’s just amazing the results<br />

(continues on page 20)<br />

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Cultural Events<br />

Dragon Productions<br />

<strong>The</strong>atre Company<br />

2120 Broadway St., downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

Tickets: www.dragonproductions.net or<br />

650-493-2006, ext. 2<br />

<strong>The</strong> new Dragon <strong>The</strong>atre houses a 70-seat intimate<br />

theater area, a classroom and a studio space.<br />

Becky’s New Car<br />

By Steven Dietz<br />

Directed by James Nelson<br />

July 12–Aug. 4<br />

“When a woman says she needs new shoes,<br />

what she really wants is a new job. When she<br />

says she needs a new house, she wants a new<br />

husband. And when she says she wants a new<br />

car, she wants a new life.” Becky Foster is<br />

suddenly offered a chance at an adventure and<br />

gets entangled in a web of lies that results in a<br />

hilarious ride. Written by playwright Steven<br />

Dietz, author of 2011’s comedy Private Eyes.<br />

Thursdays–Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sundays at 2 p.m.<br />

Pay-what-you-can preview Thursday, July 11, at<br />

8 p.m.<br />

Opening night gala July 12 after the show<br />

Talkback with the director and cast after the show<br />

on Sunday, July 28<br />

Fox <strong>The</strong>atre and Club Fox<br />

2209 Broadway St., downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

Tickets available at www.clubfoxrwc.com,<br />

tickets.foxrwc.com, 650-369-7770 or 877-<br />

435-9849<br />

Club Fox<br />

• Terry Hiatt & Friends (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7<br />

p.m. Wednesday, <strong>June</strong> 5. $5.<br />

• Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha<br />

with DJ Hong, DJ Rulas, DJ DannyG (salsa<br />

lesson at 8:30) 9 p.m. Friday, <strong>June</strong> 7. $10.<br />

• Tony Lindsay, lead singer for Santana &<br />

Soulful Obsession with Special Guest Tom<br />

Politzer from Tower of Power. 8 p.m. Saturday,<br />

<strong>June</strong> 8. $16.<br />

• Led Kaapana and Mike Kaawa (2 Full Sets)<br />

with Fran Guidry 7 p.m. Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 9. $22<br />

• Sista Monica (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.<br />

Wednesday, <strong>June</strong> 12. $5.<br />

• Live Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha<br />

Cha with Salson. 9 p.m. Friday, <strong>June</strong> 14. $15.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Cheeseballs. 9 p.m. Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 15. $18<br />

• Daniel Castro (Club Fox Blues Jam). 7 p.m.<br />

Wednesday, <strong>June</strong> 19. $5.<br />

• Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha Cha<br />

with DJ Rulas, DJ DannyG (salsa lesson at<br />

8:30) 9 p.m. Friday, <strong>June</strong> 21. $10.<br />

• Desert Dance Company presents Mosaic of<br />

Dance. 7 p.m. Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 23. $15.<br />

• Amy Lou and the Juke Junkies! (Club Fox<br />

Blues Jam). 7 p.m. Wednesday, <strong>June</strong> 26. $5.<br />

• Live Salsa, Bachata, Merengue and Cha Cha<br />

Cha with La Fuerza Gigante (LFG). 9 p.m.<br />

Friday, <strong>June</strong> 28. $15.<br />

• Powerage: <strong>The</strong> Ultimate AC/DC Tribute<br />

Experience with Jungle Rooster. 8 p.m.<br />

Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 29 $15.<br />

San Mateo County<br />

History Museum<br />

2200 Broadway St., <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

650-299-0141<br />

www.historysmc.org<br />

Tuesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.<br />

$5 for adults, $3 for seniors and students,<br />

free for children 5 and under<br />

<strong>The</strong> History Museum is housed inside the historic<br />

1910 County Courthouse. Over 50,000 people<br />

visit the museum each year, and the number of<br />

local residents who hold memberships is growing.<br />

<strong>The</strong> History Museum teaches approximately<br />

14,000 children each year through the on- and<br />

off-site programs. <strong>The</strong> museum houses the<br />

research library and archives that currently hold<br />

over 100,000 photographs, prints, books and<br />

documents collected by the San Mateo County<br />

Historical Association.<br />

Free First Fridays Program<br />

<strong>The</strong> San Mateo County History Museum<br />

continues its “Free First Fridays” program on July<br />

5. Not only is admission free the entire day (10<br />

a.m. to 4 p.m.), but two programs are planned for<br />

the public without any fees. At 11 a.m., preschool<br />

children will be invited to learn about athletics.<br />

<strong>The</strong>y will make a paper mobile with images of<br />

various types of sports gear to take home. <strong>The</strong><br />

museum staff will conduct a special program<br />

in the Sports Hall of Fame exhibit area, which<br />

features displays about great athletes of the<br />

Peninsula. Here the youngsters will hear the story<br />

Just a Baseball Game. At 2 p.m., museum docents<br />

will lead tours of the museum for adults.<br />

Ongoing Exhibits<br />

“Honoring Steve Jobs.” A new addition to the<br />

museum’s permanent exhibits honors the late<br />

Steve Jobs with displays featuring an original<br />

1988 NeXT computer, part of the company that<br />

Jobs founded in <strong>Redwood</strong> City when he left Apple<br />

in the 1980s for a time. A variety of other objects,<br />

including books, brochures and more, are also on<br />

display.<br />

“Land of Opportunity: <strong>The</strong> Immigrant Experience<br />

in San Mateo County.” This exhibition tells the<br />

stories of the diverse people who came to the<br />

area. It highlights the experiences of the early<br />

immigrant groups — Chinese, Japanese, Irish,<br />

Italians and Portuguese — in the late 1800s.<br />

“San Mateo County History Makers:<br />

Entrepreneurs Who Changed the World.”<br />

Visitors are invited to review biographies of such<br />

innovators as A.P. Giannini (who created the<br />

Bank of America and lived in San Mateo) and<br />

other entrepreneurs whose innovations have left a<br />

substantial impact.<br />

Book Signing With Joann Semones<br />

<strong>The</strong> San Mateo County History Museum will present<br />

maritime author JoAnn Semones, who will discuss<br />

her new book, Sea of Troubles: <strong>The</strong> Lost Ships<br />

of Point Sur, on Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 8, at 1 p.m. Other<br />

books written by Semones include Shipwrecks,<br />

Scalawags and Scavengers and Hard Luck Coast.<br />

Presentation on Preservation of<br />

Family Photos<br />

Photograph conservator Gawain Weaver will make<br />

a presentation on preserving family photographs<br />

on Saturday, July 13, at 1 p.m. Weaver completed<br />

a two-year fellowship in the advanced residency<br />

program in photo conservation at the George<br />

Eastman House and Image Permanence Institute<br />

in Rochester, N.Y., in 2007. Today he teaches<br />

photograph preservation at the San Jose State<br />

University School of Library and Information Science.<br />

Weaver will discuss types of photographs found<br />

in family collections, clues to dating them and<br />

procedures for preserving them. <strong>The</strong> program is<br />

free with the price of admission to the museum.<br />

This presentation is a part of the museum’s<br />

“Courthouse Docket” series, which is sponsored<br />

by Cypress Lawn Heritage Foundation.<br />

Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse<br />

Sunday, Aug. 18, from noon until 4 p.m., the<br />

San Mateo County History Museum will present<br />

“Victorian Days at the Old Courthouse.” Activities<br />

will include children’s crafts, a Victorian tea<br />

served in historic Courtroom A and re-enactors<br />

playing as the great and wealthy residents of the<br />

Peninsula during the Victorian era. Admission<br />

will be free on this special day.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Main Gallery<br />

1018 Main St., <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

650-701-1018<br />

www.themaingallery.org<br />

<strong>The</strong> Main Gallery, an artists’ cooperative with<br />

23 members, showcases the work of some of the<br />

best local talent in the Bay Area. <strong>The</strong> gallery is<br />

located in the historic yellow Victorian cottage at<br />

the corner of Main and Middlefield. <strong>The</strong> gallery<br />

is open Wednesday to Friday from 11 a.m. to 4<br />

p.m. and weekends from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.<br />

Climate Crisis: An Artistic Response<br />

“Climate Crisis: An Artistic Response” opened<br />

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Cultural Events (Continued from previous page)<br />

Clockwise from top left: Joyce Converse, “Spirit of<br />

Aspen,” oil on linen, 30”x30”, <strong>2013</strong>. Katinka Hartmetz,<br />

“You Get Used to It,” mixed media, 30”x20”, <strong>2013</strong>. Diana<br />

Herring, “Road Ends,” print, 19”x13”, <strong>2013</strong>. Jeanne<br />

Gadol, “Trapped,” archival print on paper, 18”x12”,<br />

<strong>2013</strong>. David Scouffas, “Diamond Light,” inkjet photo,<br />

21”x9”, <strong>2013</strong>. Elizabeth Noerdlinger, “Survivors II,” oil on<br />

canvas, 24”x30”, <strong>2013</strong>.<br />

Wednesday, May 29, and runs through Sunday,<br />

<strong>June</strong> 30. This exhibit showcases eight of <strong>The</strong><br />

Main Gallery artists: Joyce Converse, Jeanne<br />

Gadol, Katinka Hartmetz, Diana Herring, Terri<br />

Wilson Moore, Elizabeth Noerdlinger, David<br />

Schuffas and Arena Shawn. An intelligent,<br />

creative conversation is posed between artist<br />

and viewer regarding climate change. This show<br />

raises questions and sparks contemplation about<br />

the future of the planet. Through irony, humor,<br />

comparison, rhythm and more, the depth of the<br />

show is sure to ignite a reaction from viewers.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Main Gallery will be hosting an opening<br />

reception with the artists on Saturday, <strong>June</strong> 1,<br />

from 6 to 8 p.m.<br />

Here is a sampling of the creative style and<br />

artistic observations presented in the “Climate<br />

Crisis” exhibit:<br />

“Too much to lose” is the focus for Joyce<br />

Converse. Converse explains how her house rests<br />

on a ridge with 360-degree views. A recent visit<br />

to her 20-acre property by the U.S. Department<br />

of Agriculture resulted in estimates that due to<br />

Converse’s care and choice of native tree and<br />

shrub plantings, as many as 70 different species<br />

of native birds are suspected to live on her land.<br />

Converse describes her oil paintings as projecting<br />

deep passion, inspiration and understanding of<br />

landscape’s “spirit, beauty and habitat, especially<br />

the local Santa Cruz mountain landscape.”<br />

www.<strong>Spectrum</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.net<br />

<strong>The</strong> digital art of Jeanne Gadol focuses on birds and<br />

animals. <strong>The</strong> images of these creatures, combined<br />

with geometric forms and repeated in patterns,<br />

suggest extinction and loss, the need for hope and<br />

balance, and the uncertainty and burden associated<br />

with climate change. Gadol explains that her art’s<br />

aesthetic rhythm, form and pattern are a “visual<br />

merging of the rugged Northern California<br />

landscape and wildlife, with images absorbed<br />

while on three life-changing Africa safaris.”<br />

Using an old window, a birdcage, a table and<br />

a library card file, multimedia artist Katinka<br />

Hartmetz uses altered photographs and paintings<br />

in combination to express nostalgia. Hartmetz<br />

asks, “Does anyone remember what the old days<br />

were like?” Her images of stormy sea give a sense<br />

that something perilous may be waiting in the<br />

future of humankind.<br />

<strong>The</strong> prints by Diana Herring use humor to<br />

show how current human behavior is leading to a<br />

potentially deadly situation. In “<strong>The</strong> Road Ends,”<br />

a happy little girl and a skeleton are in an old<br />

jalopy, running off the road’s edge. In “Carbon<br />

Footprint,” a man’s face is being swept over by a<br />

wave as a foot looms over his head. Herring states<br />

that she “came to the conclusion that climate<br />

change is the result of entropy (lack of order or<br />

predictability; gradual decline into disorder).”<br />

She further describes climate change as the<br />

“accumulation and population of human waste<br />

and activity. Such as the burning of fossil fuels,<br />

deforestation and overpopulation of our earth.”<br />

Painter Terri Wilson Moore combines detailed<br />

graphite drawings, layers of paint, acrylic gels<br />

and elements of collage onto panels to illustrate<br />

the unchecked growth of bark beetles (that are<br />

destroying pine forests) and human destruction<br />

that’s gradually eliminating the rain forest. In<br />

her pieces Moore includes text from U.N. reports<br />

on climate change and incorporates red threads<br />

throughout to underscore a sense of unraveling,<br />

suggesting things coming apart that can lead<br />

to serious consequences. Moore asks, “As the<br />

evidence of harm keeps accumulating, why don’t<br />

we respond in a way that matches the threat?”<br />

For this exhibit, oil painter Elizabeth<br />

Noerdlinger focuses on animals and plants that<br />

will benefit in a warmer, higher carbon dioxide<br />

environment. Incorporating information from<br />

laboratory reports and her own observations of<br />

thriving animals in her local environment, she<br />

paints collage-like scenes of predicted survivors,<br />

of animals and plants that seem likely to thrive in<br />

a disturbed, higher CO2 environment.<br />

Photographer David Scouffas employs<br />

photomontage for his elegant digital prints that<br />

illustrate the theme of cause and effect. His<br />

images of rich, luxurious lifestyles juxtaposed<br />

with environmental disasters are clear yet<br />

startling, inviting the viewer to look again and<br />

think about what they are seeing.<br />

“Climate Crisis: An Artistic Response” is a<br />

show not to be missed. Come view <strong>The</strong> Main<br />

Gallery’s artists’ ominous insight into climate<br />

change and join the conversation through creative<br />

works of art that will inform, alert, sadden,<br />

energize and urge you to react.<br />

Art on the Square<br />

Call for Artists and Crafters for <strong>June</strong>–<br />

August Shows<br />

Art on the Square features the best in fine arts and<br />

crafts each month between <strong>June</strong> and August at<br />

Courthouse Square in downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City.<br />

Complementing Music on the Square and the<br />

PAL Blues Festival, AOTS showcases original<br />

painting, photography, jewelry, glass, ceramics<br />

and more at prices for every budget. Plus, Jewelry<br />

on the Square (JOTS) will return in July. Monthly<br />

jurying until each show is filled. Apply today at<br />

www.redwoodcityevents.com. For more information,<br />

email ArtontheSquare@sbcglobal.net.<br />

Art on the Square <strong>2013</strong> dates & times<br />

Friday, <strong>June</strong> 14, 5–8:30 p.m. with Music on the Square<br />

Friday, July 12, 5–8:30 p.m. Jewelry on the<br />

Square with Music on the Square<br />

Friday, July 26, 5–8:30 p.m. with Music on the Square<br />

Saturday, July 27, 12–8 p.m. with the PAL Blues Festival<br />

Sunday, July 28, 12–5 p.m. with the PAL Blues Festival<br />

Friday, Aug. 24, 5–8:30 p.m. with Music on the Square<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City presents<br />

SUMMER SERIES <strong>2013</strong><br />

Free, Fun Events and Activities in<br />

Downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City welcomes the community<br />

downtown for its seventh season of free events<br />

and entertainment. Every week throughout<br />

the summer at beautiful Courthouse Square,<br />

engaging evenings will showcase fabulous, free,<br />

fun-filled activities on Thursdays with Movies<br />

on the Square and on Fridays featuring Music on<br />

the Square. Other ongoing events in the coming<br />

months include classical concerts, Shakespeare in<br />

the park, a new kids’ concert series on Sundays<br />

called Kidchella, as well as special outdoor<br />

exhibits featuring Art on the Square.<br />

<strong>The</strong> beautiful, inviting atmosphere of<br />

Courthouse Square, with its cooling fountains<br />

and surrounding variety of shops and eateries,<br />

offers friends, family and neighbors a stunning<br />

place to gather and enjoy balmy summer evenings.<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City has grown to be known as the<br />

Entertainment Capital of the Peninsula!<br />

Below is the rundown of this season’s<br />

Downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City entertainment. Find<br />

details at www.<strong>Redwood</strong>CityEvents.com.<br />

Movies on the Square<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City’s summer movie experience<br />

continues with free movies on Thursday evenings<br />

starting at sundown (approximately 8:45 p.m.,<br />

then earlier as the summer progresses). Enjoy<br />

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Auto Care:<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> General Tire – 1630 Broadway –<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> General Tire was founded on the<br />

principles of good customer service and quality<br />

products at fair prices. Many satisfied customers<br />

have been with them since their founding.<br />

Whether you are looking for a new set of tires or<br />

need repair work on your vehicle, this <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City institution has been providing quality vehicle<br />

services since 1957. <strong>The</strong>y even have free Wi-Fi<br />

Internet hookups so you can work while you wait<br />

for your vehicle to be serviced.<br />

Eating and Catering:<br />

Arya Global Cuisine — 885 Middlefield Road<br />

– <strong>Redwood</strong> City’s new “it” restaurant lives up to<br />

its name, serving Italian, American and Persian<br />

food. “We loved the whole concept of Italian and<br />

Persian food. We tried the chicken kabob and Pollo<br />

Firenze. And wow — the food was great. Our server<br />

gave us a good suggestion in white wine to go<br />

with our dinner. Can’t wait to bring my friends in<br />

for lunch!”<br />

Canyon Inn – 587 Canyon Road – Tim Harrison<br />

and the staff at Canyon Inn serve everything from<br />

their famous hamburgers to pizzas, all kinds of<br />

sandwiches and pastas, and South-of-the-Border<br />

specialties while various sports play on the big,<br />

flat-screen TVs. Don’t forget to reserve their<br />

closed patio for your next party — it has heaters,<br />

fans and a big-screen TV (no extra charges). Why<br />

cook when you don’t have to? <strong>The</strong>y do catering<br />

too for all occasions!<br />

D. Tequila Lounge and Restaurant – 851 Main St.<br />

– “We went there and it was fabulous! We were<br />

impressed by their food menu, and the burger I<br />

had was tasty. <strong>The</strong>y have 21 big-screen TVs for<br />

watching your favorite sports team, having a<br />

drink with friends or dancing the night away.”<br />

Little India – 917 Main St. – “<strong>The</strong>re are good<br />

restaurants. <strong>The</strong>re are bad restaurants. <strong>The</strong>re<br />

are OK restaurants. <strong>The</strong>n there are those places,<br />

the magic ones. You come back again and again<br />

because the food doesn’t just taste good and<br />

satisfy hunger, but helps heal the heart and soul.”<br />

Senior citizens receive $1 off and children under<br />

12 dine at half price. www.littleindiacuisine.com<br />

<strong>The</strong> Sandwich Spot – 2420 Broadway – With<br />

a motto promising to change your life “one<br />

sandwich at a time” and a menu and atmosphere<br />

www.<strong>Spectrum</strong><strong>Magazine</strong>.net<br />

that has already made it a popular spot in<br />

downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City, the Sandwich Spot will<br />

have you wondering where this place has been all<br />

your life, and whether or not you can get some of<br />

their signature Bomb Sauce to go.<br />

Financial Institutions:<br />

San Mateo Credit Union – Three <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

locations – As a member-driven organization,<br />

SMCU does everything possible to ensure that<br />

all of your financial priorities are anticipated and<br />

fulfilled. Offerings include free auto-shopping<br />

assistance, members-only car sales, low-rate<br />

home loans and lines of credit. Call 650-363-1725<br />

or 888-363-1725, or visit a branch to learn the<br />

advantages of membership banking.<br />

Home Improvements:<br />

Lewis Carpet Cleaners – 1-800-23-LEWIS – Founded<br />

in 1985, Lewis Carpet Cleaners has grown from<br />

one small, portable machine to a company of six<br />

employees and five working vans. <strong>The</strong> Lewis<br />

family works and lives in <strong>Redwood</strong> City and is<br />

committed to our community. Ask about their<br />

<strong>Spectrum</strong> special: Get 100 square feet of carpet<br />

cleaned for absolutely nothing. Call today! Get<br />

your home ready for entertaining during the year.<br />

Legal Services:<br />

Hannig Law Firm – 2991 El Camino Real –<br />

Hannig Law Firm LLP provides transactional and<br />

litigation expertise in a variety of areas. <strong>The</strong><br />

professionals at HLF are committed to knowing<br />

and meeting their clients’ needs through long-term<br />

relationships and value-added services, and to<br />

supporting and participating in the communities<br />

where they live and work.<br />

Real Estate:<br />

Michelle Glaubert<br />

at Coldwell Banker –<br />

650-722-1193 – Michelle has<br />

been a full-time, top-producing<br />

real estate agent since 1978. With<br />

a proven track record, she has<br />

helped buyers achieve their<br />

dreams of home ownership and sellers make<br />

successful moves to their next properties. <strong>The</strong><br />

majority of her business is garnered through referrals<br />

from her many satisfied clients. Living in Emerald<br />

Hills, she knows the area well and is involved<br />

in the community. Count on Michelle’s years of<br />

experience to guide you through your next real estate<br />

transaction. Visit her online at www.glaubert.com.<br />

John Nelson at Coldwell Banker – 650-566-5315<br />

– John has been a resident of <strong>Redwood</strong> City for<br />

21 years and has been a real estate agent for 18<br />

years. He is known for doing his clients’ legwork,<br />

keeping them up to date with new listings and<br />

conditions as they impact the market. He will make<br />

the process as pleasurable and stress-free an experience<br />

for you as he can. Let John guide you through the<br />

complexities of buying or selling your home,<br />

eliminating hassles and stress. Visit him online at<br />

www.johnnelsonhomes.com.<br />

Vicky Costantini at Sequoia Realty –<br />

650-430-8425 – Born and raised in <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City, Vicky is known for her honesty and<br />

availability. She believes those qualities foster<br />

strong working relationships with her clients.<br />

In turn, those same clients have referred her to<br />

countless friends and relatives. With an approach<br />

that is simple yet effective, she treats every listing<br />

as if it is her first, and her clients know that they<br />

will get the very best effort as they enter into the<br />

purchase or sale of a home. Visit her online at<br />

www.vickycostantini.com.<br />

Specialty Businesses:<br />

Davies Appliance – 1580 El Camino Real –<br />

“Davies helped me with my appliance purchases<br />

and they know what they are doing. All they<br />

carry is appliances; you don’t have to worry about<br />

anything else. Leave it to them to assist you with<br />

your kitchen remodel and you will be very happy.<br />

I recommend Davies to anyone who is interested<br />

in great pricing and even better service. <strong>The</strong> focus<br />

is appliances and service.”<br />

Every Woman Health Club – 611 Jefferson Ave. –<br />

A women-only, body-positive fitness center in downtown<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City. Services include classes, weight and<br />

cardio equipment, personal training, therapeutic<br />

massage and skin care. Flexible pricing, with<br />

several options available for members and<br />

nonmembers. Visit www.everywomanhealthclub.<br />

com or call 650-364-9194 to get started.<br />

Hector Flamenco Insurance (State Farm) – 956<br />

Main St. – Hector has been in the insurance<br />

business and with State Farm for 20 years. He<br />

specializes in auto and business insurance. A local<br />

resident, he also provides servicio en español!<br />

Visit his website at www.flamencoinsurance.com.<br />

Saf Keep Storage – 2480 Middlefield Road – <strong>The</strong><br />

friendly and reliable team at Saf Keep is ready<br />

to assist you with a variety of storage products<br />

and services to suit all your storage needs. Visit<br />

their website at www.safkeepstorage.com to see<br />

exactly what products and services are available.<br />

Compare them to other facilities and you’ll see<br />

why their service makes the difference.<br />

St. Regal Jewelers – 850 Main St. – “This is a<br />

great jeweler! Phil, the owner, is amazing. He<br />

crafted a ring on time and on budget. He has an<br />

incredible eye for detail. I can’t say enough. I<br />

would never go anywhere else.” Whether you are<br />

looking for men’s or women’s quality jewelry,<br />

shopping local does not get better than this.<br />

Woodside Terrace – 485 Woodside Road, 650-<br />

366-3900 – Woodside Terrace understands that<br />

in choosing a senior living community, residents<br />

are looking for much more than a comfortable<br />

living environment to call home. Brookdale<br />

Living’s <strong>Redwood</strong> City community delivers<br />

inspired independent living with the promise of<br />

exceptional experiences every day. As residents’<br />

needs change, they are provided with a variety of<br />

ancillary services and a personalized assisted living<br />

environment that encourages them to continue to<br />

live as they please.


Superintendent Jim Lianides<br />

• And So Much More! •<br />

By Julie McCoy, contributing writer<br />

Jim Lianides is passionate about education and<br />

happens to be a well-known and well-respected<br />

figure in the local education community. For<br />

decades, he has helped ensure youth in <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City and other parts of the Bay Area are provided<br />

with access to a quality education.<br />

Superintendent role<br />

a “job of a lifetime”<br />

Lianides currently serves as superintendent of<br />

the Sequoia Union High School District, a public<br />

school district that includes the communities of<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City, Woodside, Atherton, Menlo Park,<br />

Belmont, East Palo Alto, Ladera, San Carlos and<br />

Portola Valley.<br />

“This is a job of a lifetime to be superintendent<br />

of the Sequoia High School Union District,” he said.<br />

Diverse student body<br />

<strong>The</strong> Sequoia Union High School District has a<br />

diverse student body, according to Lianides. He<br />

estimates that 40 percent of students are Hispanic.<br />

Knowing Spanish helps him<br />

interact with parents<br />

While the Hispanic students tend to speak English,<br />

often their parents don’t, Lianides pointed out.<br />

But fortunately it’s not a problem when he needs to<br />

talk to those parents, because he knows Spanish.<br />

Regular meetings with<br />

parents, principals and the<br />

school board<br />

As superintendent, Lianides meets not only with<br />

parents but also with principals. He also attends<br />

school board meetings and provides board members<br />

with weekly updates about what’s going on. “All<br />

day I’m constantly interacting with people,” he said.<br />

Reward is working with<br />

great teachers and<br />

administrators<br />

<strong>The</strong> reward of being superintendent, Lianides said,<br />

is the opportunity to be part of “an amazing school<br />

district with great teachers, a great administration<br />

and a beautiful campus.”<br />

Top challenges are<br />

achievement gap,<br />

enrollment growth<br />

Meanwhile, the challenges are the achievement gap<br />

that exists among students, which can be affected<br />

by their diverse experiences, and the growth<br />

in enrollment that the district is experiencing,<br />

Lianides said.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Sequoia Union High School District currently<br />

has 8,300 students and enrollment is expected to<br />

grow to 10,000 by 2020, something the district needs<br />

to plan for and be prepared for, Lianides pointed out.<br />

He obtains input from parents about how to handle<br />

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the enrollment growth. “<strong>The</strong>y know we need to build<br />

additional facilities, that we will need to go to the<br />

community for additional funding,” he said.<br />

A great future ahead<br />

What does the future look like for the school<br />

district? “<strong>The</strong> school district has a great future,”<br />

he said. “It has great people, great staff. It will<br />

continue to serve students. This is a district that<br />

will continue to meet its challenges.”<br />

Nearly five years<br />

with the district<br />

Lianides has been with the Sequoia Union High<br />

School District for nearly five years. He started<br />

off as chief business official in October 2008 and<br />

became superintendent in July 2010.<br />

Thirty-five years of<br />

experience overall<br />

Prior to joining the Sequoia Union High School<br />

District, he worked in the Pacifica School District,<br />

first as chief business official for six years and<br />

then as superintendent for three years.<br />

He also was an elementary and middle school<br />

principal in Mountain View and taught at Garfield<br />

High School in <strong>Redwood</strong> City. He has been in the<br />

field of education since 1978, he said.<br />

Mom talked to him about<br />

education being a good career<br />

What inspired Lianides to get into the field of<br />

education? He enjoyed his own educational experience<br />

and teaching, he said. Also, his mom, who was a<br />

secretary at Woodside High School, talked about<br />

how teaching was a good career to get into.<br />

Longtime <strong>Redwood</strong> City resident<br />

Lianides, who was born in San Francisco, has<br />

lived in <strong>Redwood</strong> City most of his life. He and his<br />

parents, mom Aggie and dad Charlie, moved to<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City when he was just 1 year old.<br />

“I think I had a great childhood here,” he said.<br />

“It is a great community today, but it was a great<br />

community then.”<br />

Lianides attended <strong>Redwood</strong> City elementary schools,<br />

Kennedy Middle School and Woodside High School.<br />

He participated in baseball, football and basketball<br />

before high school and cross-country running and<br />

track while at Woodside High School.<br />

“I have very fond memories of growing up here,”<br />

he said.<br />

His 90-year-old dad continues<br />

to live in <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

While Lianides’ mom has passed away, he lives<br />

close to his 90-year-old dad, who continues to<br />

reside in <strong>Redwood</strong> City and is in good health.<br />

A love of <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

Lianides likes the weather in <strong>Redwood</strong> City, that<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City is close to parks and other outdoor<br />

activities, and that it isn’t far from San Francisco.<br />

He also is pleased with all the developments going<br />

on in <strong>Redwood</strong> City, he said.<br />

“This is just a nice place to raise a family,” he<br />

said. “My kids grew up in pretty much the same<br />

neighborhood. That doesn’t happen that often.”<br />

Two sons<br />

living in South America<br />

Lianides and his wife, Nancy, who is from Peru,<br />

have two sons, who currently live in South<br />

America. Matt, 30, resides in Lima, Peru, where<br />

he is starting a bathing suit business, and Justin,


28, lives in Santiago, Chile, where he works<br />

for a large multinational engineering firm. His<br />

specialty is designing structures for long tunnels.<br />

Enjoys traveling, hiking<br />

and reading<br />

When he is not busy with his superintendent job,<br />

Lianides enjoys traveling. He’s been to not only<br />

Peru but also Mexico, Turkey, Greece, Albania,<br />

Italy, Spain and Holland. Additionally, Lianides<br />

enjoys hiking and reading.<br />

Good at construction<br />

Lianides is pretty good at construction. His father<br />

was a sheet metal worker and he has been able<br />

to apply those skills in his home. “I know how<br />

to frame, how to do plumbing,” he said. “I have<br />

installed tile floors.”<br />

Loves rocks and minerals<br />

What’s one thing most people don’t know about<br />

Lianides? He is passionate about geology and<br />

collects rocks and minerals, he said. He has a<br />

large collection at home and a small collection in<br />

his office. He likes to know the names of different<br />

formations, how they were formed and where they<br />

are found, he said.<br />

Extremely loyal<br />

to everyone<br />

Gary Bulanti, broker associate for Alain Pinel<br />

Realtors in Menlo Park, has known Lianides for<br />

about 41 years. Even though they are both from<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City, they never met one another until<br />

they were freshmen at the University of California<br />

at Berkeley. And they’ve been friends ever since.<br />

“He is extremely loyal,” Bulanti said. “He is loyal<br />

to his family, his friends, his students and his coworkers.<br />

He is very intelligent but has a calm about<br />

him that is very assuring. And he is unflappable.<br />

He will remain calm in all matters and any crisis.<br />

His intellect is very steady and unmeasured.<br />

“Over the years, we have traveled together with<br />

our wives and children to Peru and the Sierra<br />

Nevada mountains. I have watched him start as a<br />

teacher who is bilingual, [then become] a middle<br />

school principal, business manager for a school<br />

district in Pacifica, to business manager with<br />

the Sequoia Union High School District, to his<br />

current position as superintendent.<br />

“He is well-respected by co-workers because<br />

he has a great ability to be empathetic because he<br />

has done those jobs. I would imagine that not that<br />

many superintendents have that much experience<br />

or that diverse of a background [when they take<br />

the position]. I know he cares deeply for the district,<br />

that it is important for him to keep the district<br />

moving in the right direction now and in the future.<br />

“Jim is one of my very, very best friends. He is<br />

like family. He makes himself accessible to everyone<br />

in his organization, to parents. He really cares that<br />

every child in the district gets the best possible<br />

education they can. … He is just a really caring<br />

person. He is a loving husband and father. He’s<br />

golden. I’m a lucky guy to have a friend like him.”<br />

Wonderful to work with,<br />

honest and forthcoming<br />

Susan Vickrey first met Lianides around 1996,<br />

when she was principal at Roy Cloud Elementary<br />

School in <strong>Redwood</strong> City. Lianides was a principal<br />

in another district at the time, but his two sons<br />

attended Roy Cloud.<br />

A few years later, Vickrey and Lianides worked<br />

as peers in Pacifica when Lianides was the<br />

business manager and Vickrey was director of<br />

curriculum.<br />

At Vickrey’s retirement dinner in 2010,<br />

Lianides asked if she would be interested in<br />

helping him out for a few weeks because his<br />

human resources person had left suddenly. He<br />

needed someone to start the school year while he<br />

looked for a replacement.<br />

“Somehow, at the party, that seemed like a<br />

good idea,” she noted. “So I went to work for him<br />

in Sequoia for the month of August. Well, a few<br />

weeks became two years. I retired the second time<br />

from Sequoia in 2012.”<br />

Vickrey noted that Lianides “is wonderful to<br />

work with. He is honest and forthcoming. His<br />

word is good 100 percent of the time. He has<br />

a quick understated sense of humor that can<br />

leave one wondering if he was joking or not.<br />

He is thoughtful and careful in his decisionmaking<br />

process. He collects information and<br />

communicates with those affected by the<br />

outcome. <strong>The</strong>re have been a number of times over<br />

the years when I have disagreed with him. But<br />

I knew he had evaluated the situation and done<br />

what he honestly believed to be best.<br />

“We are friends. Jim and his wife have been<br />

longtime friends with my husband and me. He<br />

was supportive through my cancer in 2008. He<br />

is kind. He is a wonderful father for his two<br />

successful sons.<br />

“Professionally, Jim has made a difference to<br />

thousands of kids. He taught bilingual education<br />

in <strong>Redwood</strong> City. He was a successful middle<br />

school principal. He balanced a difficult budget in<br />

Pacifica. He remodeled every school in Pacifica on<br />

time and on budget. He found funding for my many<br />

curriculum projects that increased the district’s<br />

Academic Performance Index (API) to over 800.<br />

“He is working to better the educational<br />

opportunities for all students of Sequoia. He is<br />

magic at school funding. He understands it better<br />

than anyone else in education and he can explain<br />

it. He works to secure every dollar that a district<br />

is entitled to and ensures that the money is spent<br />

appropriately to enhance education for kids. San<br />

Mateo County has been lucky to have him in each<br />

of his varied positions.”<br />

“Professionally,<br />

Jim has made a<br />

difference to<br />

thousands of kids.”<br />

“This is a district<br />

that will continue<br />

to meet its<br />

challenges.”<br />

“It is a great<br />

community today,<br />

but it was a great<br />

community then.”<br />

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Events Around Town South Bay Opening Day <strong>2013</strong><br />

<strong>The</strong> 75th annual South Bay Opening Day of the sailing season included the blessing of the fleet, a decorated boat parade, exhibits in the Sequoia Yacht Club parking lot, police<br />

and fire departments, West Marine/Leukemia Foundation, Dock-walkers, Power Squadron and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Water activities also included a Coast Guard cutter,<br />

rowing club and kayaking demonstrations and the Sea and Mariner Scouts. <strong>The</strong> Sequoia Yacht Club offered a breakfast. <strong>The</strong> theme of the event was “75 years of making waves<br />

on the South Bay.” This year’s grand marshal was Coast Guard Rear Admiral Karl Schultz.<br />

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Community Interest<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City Residents Take Public Safety<br />

Into <strong>The</strong>ir Own Hands<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City residents are banding together and hitting the streets after<br />

recent burglaries near their homes have left them feeling unsafe.<br />

About 40 people hand-delivered fliers to their neighbors that detail tips<br />

from the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Police Department on how to prevent burglaries.<br />

Foster Kinney walked through the neighborhood near John Gill School. “I<br />

did this because I want to meet more people in my area,” Kinney told Patch.<br />

com. “I will concentrate on late afternoons, when more people are home, so I<br />

can deliver the message directly,” Kinney said.<br />

People were generally friendly and receptive, according to the block walkers.<br />

As residents went door to door, they shared stories about their experiences<br />

with burglaries. Kinney was told tales of burglars entering through open windows<br />

and tools disappearing from construction sites.<br />

Many of the volunteers who patrolled their neighborhoods said they were<br />

inspired to take to the streets by “the LKs,” Larry and Loretta Knight.<br />

Loretta Knight said she was very worried about how bold criminals are<br />

becoming in her community. “<strong>The</strong>re was a man going door to door, shaking<br />

door knobs on James Street to see if anyone was home,” Knight said. “He was<br />

obviously not selling anything,” she said.<br />

Although she was not able to join her neighbors because of an injury,<br />

Knight said that volunteers would be walking through Eagle Hill and the<br />

Roosevelt neighborhoods each weekend through the month of <strong>June</strong>. <strong>The</strong><br />

plan is to get many <strong>Redwood</strong> City residents involved, so neighbors can get to<br />

know each other and create a neighborhood watch.<br />

Knight said she got the idea from Ernie Schmidt, chair of the <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City Planning Commission.<br />

On May 10, Schmidt shared a message with his neighbors on Nextdoor,<br />

a private social network, asking them if they wanted to watch out for one<br />

another. People immediately replied en masse. Schmidt gave 800 fliers to<br />

volunteers to distribute.<br />

“We had neighbors volunteering from Woodside Plaza, the Farm Hill area<br />

and even San Carlos,” Schmidt said. “We are going to be hitting as many<br />

neighborhoods as we can; we are not limiting it to our own neighborhoods.<br />

Reason being is that we hope that we can inspire more neighbors to walk as<br />

the weekends go by,” he said.<br />

Some residents, such as Doraine Couillard, said they were able to do only<br />

half of their planned routes because they ran out of fliers.<br />

“I found that the people I actually got to speak with were both gracious and<br />

receptive, and very happy to see that people are being proactive in this effort<br />

to build a more secure community,” Couillard said. “I also found along the<br />

way that many people have installed security systems, although it remains to<br />

be seen if they are actually effective to deter thieves,” Couillard said.<br />

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RCSD schools, including:<br />

• Three RCSD schools — Hawes, Henry Ford and Taft — have been<br />

removed from the state’s Program Improvement list.<br />

• Three RCSD schools were named California Distinguished Schools:<br />

Adelante, Orion and North Star Academy.<br />

• North Star Academy was awarded a National Blue Ribbon Award.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> district’s Academic Performance Index (API) score rose 24 points in<br />

2012, the highest one-year gain since 2003.<br />

• Several schools, including Kennedy and Roosevelt, made dramatic API<br />

gains in 2012 of 81 and 62 points, respectively.<br />

• Adelante, Clifford, Henry Ford, Hoover, Kennedy, North Star, Orion and<br />

Roosevelt have received Kent Awards from the San Mateo County School<br />

Boards Association for innovative practices.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> entire RCSD K–3 teaching staff won a San Mateo County Literacy<br />

Award for their work in using assessments to improve reading.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District was one of 11 districts statewide to win<br />

a “Champion for Fitness” Spotlight Award from the California Governor’s<br />

Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.<br />

Christensen has developed and strengthened partnerships between RCSD and<br />

local government, businesses and nonprofit organizations, including Stanford<br />

University, that have resulted in the district’s ability to continue providing<br />

strong support services to students during a time of declining state revenue.<br />

Christensen has been an active member of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City community,<br />

serving as president of the San Mateo County Superintendent’s Association,<br />

chair of the San Mateo County of Education SELPA Board, vice chair of<br />

the <strong>Redwood</strong> City–San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce and on the<br />

Sequoia Hospital Community Advisory Council. She was born and raised<br />

outside of Detroit, Mich.<br />

Christensen began her work in education in 1978 in Plymouth, Mich., as a<br />

middle school teacher, teaching grades 6–8. In 1981 she moved to Alaska and served<br />

in teaching and administrative positions, eventually serving as assistant<br />

superintendent for curriculum and instruction in the Anchorage School District.<br />

She graduated from Eastern Michigan University, where she earned a bachelor’s<br />

degree in history and minored in English. She also earned a master’s degree from<br />

Eastern Michigan University in educational leadership. She has completed<br />

postgraduate course work in leadership, curriculum and instruction at Gonzaga<br />

University in their doctoral program. She has also been an adjunct professor<br />

at University of Alaska, Anchorage, where she taught courses in curriculum<br />

and leadership, organizational development and leadership, and politics and education.<br />

Christensen was honored on April 29 at the Grosvenor Hotel in South San Francisco.<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City School District Superintendent Jan<br />

Christensen Named Superiendentent of the Year<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City PAL Blues, Music, Arts and Bar-B-Que<br />

Festival on July 27 & 28<br />

Jan Christensen, superintendent of the<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City School District, has been <strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City PAL Blues, Music, Arts and Bar-B-Que Festival on July<br />

named Superintendent of the Year for Region 27 and July 28 features blues musicians from the Bay Area and beyond.<br />

5 by the Association of California School This year, for the first time, the festival is going to two days of music! <strong>The</strong>re<br />

Administrators (ACSA). Region 5 includes will be a full range of blues musicians on Saturday. On Sunday, the stage<br />

San Mateo and San Francisco counties. will include gospel, R&B and much more. <strong>The</strong> festival offers wonderful live<br />

Board president Shelly Masur said, “As music, a family area with an arcade for children, and delicious food, and<br />

board members we are proud of Jan. She is showcases <strong>Redwood</strong> City’s Courthouse Square, along with <strong>Redwood</strong> City’s<br />

a recognized leader across the state and is downtown merchants and restaurants. Thank you to San Mateo Credit Union<br />

consistently sought after for her input and for being a major sponsor this year!<br />

thoughts. We know that our district’s children In its eighth year, the festival will feature a Bar-B-Que Cook-off Competition<br />

directly benefit from all her hard work and are so grateful for her leadership.” sponsored by the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Downtown Business Group, where amateur<br />

Christensen joined the <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District as superintendent and professional chefs compete for fun, plaques and barbecue glory. Plus, the<br />

in May 2006. Under her leadership, the <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District has unique artist booths of Art on the Square will fill the square with stunning art<br />

embraced educational reforms and new instructional strategies that have all day on Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds from this fun and exciting family<br />

resulted in significant academic gains, a narrowing of the achievement gap<br />

among its diverse student population, and numerous awards and honors by (continues on page 23)<br />

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Cultural Events (Continued from page 10)<br />

movies that will delight kids and adults alike,<br />

including classics like “My Fair Lady” on <strong>June</strong><br />

13, along with newly released flicks such as “<strong>The</strong><br />

Hunger Games” on July 18 and “<strong>The</strong> Croods” on<br />

Aug. 15, among many others. Come early for the<br />

best seats (a limited number of chairs and tables<br />

are available), bring your blankets and pick up<br />

take-out food from any of the nearby wonderful<br />

restaurants. <strong>Redwood</strong> City is the only city in<br />

California offering surround-sound movies, so<br />

come enjoy the scene and experience outdoor<br />

“theater” with our 25-foot screen.<br />

Music on the Square<br />

Free music every week throughout the summer!<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>2013</strong> season features 17 impressive concerts<br />

not to be missed on Friday evenings from 6 to 8<br />

p.m., beginning with Steelhorse on <strong>June</strong> 7. With<br />

top-quality local and national musical performers<br />

— from rock, blues and pop to Latin, reggae and<br />

much more — music fans of all ages will be<br />

thrilled to discover and enjoy our free summer<br />

concert series, this year through Sept. 27.<br />

Art on the Square<br />

Art on the Square features the best in fine arts<br />

and crafts for six juried special events, starting<br />

on <strong>June</strong> 14 at Courthouse Square in downtown<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City. Complementing Music on the<br />

Square and the PAL Blues Festival, Art on the<br />

Square showcases original painting, photography,<br />

jewelry, glass, ceramics and more, at prices for<br />

every budget. It’s great fun to wander the booths<br />

and discover unique items at prices for every<br />

budget. <strong>The</strong>re’s also exquisite jewelry at every<br />

show, and for those who can’t get enough of it<br />

we’ve added Jewelry on the Square on July 12.<br />

Plus, every Art on the Square event is combined<br />

with great music, food and fun!<br />

Kidchella: Kids’ Concert Series<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City is proud to offer Kidchella, a new<br />

music series especially for kids. For three Sundays<br />

this summer, the ubiquitous Andy Z will be the Master<br />

of Music and Play by bringing his high energy to<br />

Courthouse Square. Sponsored by the <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City Public Library, this new series will provide<br />

a safe and fun environment for kids to dance<br />

and enjoy live music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. <strong>The</strong><br />

first event, on <strong>June</strong> 30, will feature Alison Faith<br />

Levy’s Big Time Tot Rock. On Aug. 18, Andy Z<br />

will also be performing with <strong>The</strong> Andyland Band,<br />

and <strong>The</strong> Hip Waders will complete the series on<br />

Sept. 15. Your family will be thrilled to enjoy free<br />

live music along with an inflatable play land at<br />

the new Kidchella series this summer!<br />

Classical Music Series<br />

For the classical music lover, or anyone who appreciates<br />

great musical talent, <strong>Redwood</strong> City continues its<br />

Classical Music Series in <strong>June</strong>. <strong>The</strong> series launches<br />

at 6 p.m. on <strong>June</strong> 29 with <strong>Redwood</strong> Symphony and<br />

continues on July 20 with Opera San José and on<br />

July 21 with the West Bay Community Band at<br />

5 p.m., then winds up on Sept. 22 at 5 p.m. with<br />

Bay Shore Lyric Opera. Families will love these<br />

free classical concerts, performed outdoors on<br />

beautiful Courthouse Square.<br />

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Shakespeare in the Park<br />

Celebrating its 31st year, San Francisco<br />

Shakespeare Festival brings its performance of<br />

“Macbeth” to <strong>Redwood</strong> City for three weekends<br />

in August! Shakespeare in the Park will offer<br />

three evening shows on Saturdays and three<br />

afternoon shows on Sundays while providing<br />

an opportunity for everyone to see high-quality,<br />

professional theater in the relaxing setting of<br />

the Sequoia High School campus, free of charge.<br />

Treat yourself to some Shakespeare this August!<br />

Society of Western Artists<br />

2625 Broadway, <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

650-737-6084<br />

www.societyofwesternartists.com<br />

<strong>The</strong> Society of Western Artists will be presenting<br />

a watercolor demonstration by artist Michael<br />

Reardon on <strong>June</strong> 15 at 1 p.m. at the SWA.<br />

Reardon is an award-winning artist, teacher and avid<br />

traveler. He is inspired to create by landscapes<br />

and architecture from around the world. Using<br />

his extensive background in architecture and<br />

illustration, he composes convincing and evocative<br />

watercolors, both in plein air and studio painting.<br />

He is a signature member of the American Watercolor<br />

Society, National Watercolor Society, Watercolor<br />

West and the California Watercolor Association.<br />

He is also an artist member of the California Art Club.<br />

Reardon will take one of his plein air watercolors and<br />

recreate it during his demo. SWA demonstration<br />

meetings are free and open to the public.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Caldwell Gallery<br />

400 County Government Center, Hall of<br />

Justice, <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

<strong>The</strong> San Mateo County Arts Commission sponsors<br />

three galleries located at San Mateo County Center<br />

in <strong>Redwood</strong> City. <strong>The</strong> Caldwell Gallery is located<br />

at 400 County Center with the Community Gallery<br />

located downstairs near the café. <strong>The</strong> Rotunda<br />

Gallery exhibits 3-D works and is located at 555<br />

County Center. <strong>The</strong> galleries are open during<br />

business hours, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5<br />

p.m. For more information, please visit our website<br />

at www.co.sanmateo.ca.us.<br />

Clockwise from top left:<br />

Joyce Barron Leopardo, “Delightful,” mixed<br />

media. Marianne Lettieri, “What the Poet Left<br />

Behind,” mixed-media assemblage. Debora<br />

Crosby, “Life Cycle,” mixed-media collage.<br />

Joyce Savre, “<strong>The</strong>re Is Light,” mixed-media<br />

collage. Dave Putnam, “Jellyfish,” aluminum,<br />

stainless steel and concrete. JinHee Lee,<br />

“Fire,” acrylic.<br />

Two young Academy of Art University graduates,<br />

Brandi Lee of San Bruno and JinHee Lee of Pacifica,<br />

are showing their abstract mixed-media paintings<br />

in the show “Hot and Cold” at the Caldwell<br />

Gallery in <strong>Redwood</strong> City now through July 5.<br />

“Experimental Evaporation: A Visual Record<br />

of Water, Gravity and Time” is the inspiration for<br />

this series of mixed-media paintings by Brandi<br />

Lee. She used copious amounts of water and<br />

various inks on mylar while utilizing the gentle<br />

process of evaporation “in an ongoing attempt to<br />

unify the seemingly opposing passions in my life:<br />

art and science.” She continues, “Each piece is<br />

a culmination of numerous artistic experiments<br />

similar in progression to the scientific method.<br />

Texture and form are created through an everexpanding<br />

arsenal of unique application and<br />

manipulation techniques.” This award-winning<br />

growing artist is a founding and current member<br />

of the female artists’ group CLIQUE and is<br />

interning with and writing gallery reviews for<br />

Alan Bamberger of Art Business.com.<br />

Born in South Korea, JinHee Lee bases<br />

her abstract acrylic paintings on her unique<br />

experiences with nature. “I portray mankind’s<br />

sensibility in abstraction, expressing impressions<br />

I have gained by witnessing mystical and<br />

beautiful things happening in Mother Nature with<br />

nonobjective forms and colors.” She is currently<br />

in the master’s program at Academy of Art<br />

University and also a member of the female artist<br />

group CLIQUE, founded by Brandi Lee.<br />

Concurrently with this show in the Caldwell<br />

Gallery, which is on the first floor at 400 County<br />

Center, is “Colorful Mysteries,” featuring acrylic<br />

and oil paintings by Helga Christoph of <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City and acrylic and mixed-media paintings by<br />

Fleur Spolidor of San Carlos. <strong>The</strong> Community<br />

Gallery is located on the lower level of the 400 building.<br />

In the adjacent 555 County Center building’s<br />

Rotunda Gallery is furniture and sculpture by<br />

Belmont resident Paul Rubas. Rubas recycles<br />

and reshapes materials, including metals, various<br />

woods and sandstone.<br />

All three shows are sponsored by the San Mateo County<br />

Arts Commission and curated by Teresa Silvestri.<br />

Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through<br />

Fridays. Visit www.co.sanmateo.ca.us.


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festival will directly benefit the important programs of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

Police Activities League (PAL). <strong>The</strong> PAL offers prevention and intervention<br />

programs to the youth of the community, including citywide sports programs<br />

and after-school programs.<br />

Sponsorship and food and business booth opportunities are still available.<br />

Call Steve Penna at 650-218-0358 for complete details.<br />

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New Location Identified for Kiwanis Farmers Market<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club’s Saturday farmers market has been a<br />

beloved fixture in downtown <strong>Redwood</strong> City for over three decades. <strong>The</strong><br />

market operates April through November from 8 a.m. to noon, presently at<br />

the corner of Winslow Street and Hamilton Street, directly across from the<br />

Middlefield Road parking lot. With construction of the new <strong>Redwood</strong> Tower<br />

building in the Middlefield lot anticipated to begin in fall of <strong>2013</strong>, along with<br />

other development possibilities in the vicinity, the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis<br />

Club and city staff have been working together to find a suitable new location<br />

for the farmers market.<br />

<strong>The</strong> city and the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club are pleased to jointly<br />

announce that the Saturday farmers market will move to a section of<br />

Arguello Street north of Marshall Street, as early as September of this year,<br />

pending final approval by the City Council. To accommodate the market’s<br />

Saturday morning operations, Arguello Street will be closed from Marshall<br />

Street north to about halfway down the block toward Brewster, along with a<br />

half-block of Bradford Street from Arguello. Parking will be encouraged in<br />

the Perry Street Caltrain lot, and the San Mateo County Center garage. Use<br />

of Caltrain for out-of-town patrons will also be encouraged, offering easy,<br />

direct access between the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Caltrain station and the market’s<br />

new location.<br />

This move is being proposed to assure that the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis<br />

Farmers Market’s successful operation can continue, and that it remains the<br />

wonderful Saturday morning <strong>Redwood</strong> City tradition that has endured for<br />

so many years. If approved by the City Council, it’s anticipated that the first<br />

market in the new location will be on Sept. 7. However, that may move to a<br />

later date depending on the final construction schedule for <strong>Redwood</strong> Tower.<br />

“Our staff’s close work with the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Farmers Market<br />

has made this transition possible, and we’re very pleased to be able to come<br />

to such a positive outcome for a new location,” said <strong>Redwood</strong> City Mayor<br />

Alicia Aguirre. “I want to encourage everyone to be sure to visit the market<br />

on Saturday mornings, both at the current location and at their new home on<br />

Arguello once they relocate this fall.”<br />

Caroline McHenry, president of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club and<br />

manager of the farmers market, noted, “<strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Club<br />

is all about supporting the community, and through our close relationship<br />

with the city, we’ve been able to both find a great new site and do our part to<br />

support the future of downtown.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Redwood</strong> City Kiwanis Farmers Market is the oldest and largest farmers<br />

market on the Peninsula. It was started in 1979 with the intention of supporting<br />

local independent farmers and supplying the community with fresh produce.<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Geri Mayers Memorial Community Service Award: Marissa Scully,<br />

Woodside High School<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Walter Butler Memorial Scholarship: Leah Bustos, Woodside High School<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Bogart Family Scholarships: Michelle McLaren, Woodside High School<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Charles and Jean Rigg Scholarship: Ze Martinho, Sequoia High School<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Maggie Cuadros Memorial Scholarship: Manuel Espinoza, Sequoia<br />

High School<br />

• Yamada Family Scholarships: Rebekah Steiner, Andrea Vidal, Kristal<br />

Padilla, Sequoia High School<br />

Fourth of July Parade Run Registration Open<br />

Registration is now open for this year’s Parade Run in downtown <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City on July 4. Last year, the number of participants reached full capacity,<br />

so there is a chance there may be a cap on the number of entrants this year.<br />

Don’t miss out! Register early to secure your spot. It’s easy; just go to www.<br />

paraderun.org.<br />

For families, there is the Family Pack Special (two adults and two<br />

children). If you register together, you will receive a $20 voucher good toward<br />

a new pair of shoes at one of the two packet pick-up locations, Fleet Feet<br />

Sports and Roadrunner Sports, on pick-up day. Family T-shirt sponsorships<br />

are also available until <strong>June</strong> 1 — make your family famous by putting your<br />

name on a stylish race T-shirt.<br />

All proceeds go toward supporting the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Education<br />

Foundation.<br />

<strong>The</strong> RCEF has been working since 1983 to advance and enrich education<br />

opportunities for all students in the K–8 <strong>Redwood</strong> City School District. Learn<br />

more at www.rcef.org.<br />

Kiwanis Awards Scholarships to Local High School Students<br />

<strong>The</strong> Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Club of <strong>Redwood</strong> City has selected 10<br />

local high school students as recipients of their annual scholarship program.<br />

Senior students from Sequoia and Woodside high schools were honored at the<br />

annual dinner on May 22 at the Fair Oaks Community Center in <strong>Redwood</strong> City.<br />

<strong>The</strong> following senior high school students have demonstrated academic<br />

achievement and commitment to community service and volunteerism and<br />

will receive these awards:<br />

• Phillip Wang Woodside Terrace A.M. Kiwanis Club Scholarship: Andrew<br />

Blatner, Woodside High School<br />

• <strong>The</strong> Key Club of Sequoia High Scholarship: Banyra Michelle Vasquez,<br />

Sequoia High School<br />

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As I Was Saying… (Continued from page 6)<br />

planting program going in the NFO area. <strong>The</strong><br />

group did some work at the community center and now<br />

wants to expand their efforts beyond the incorporated<br />

boundaries and work in the unincorporated areas<br />

as well. It is all <strong>Redwood</strong> City after all, right? That<br />

is how we all have to think!<br />

Now, as you may have already heard, Slocum<br />

recently announced that Safeway will run the new<br />

pharmacy that is part of the south county clinic<br />

that will open on Nov. 4. At this time, there isn’t<br />

a pharmacy in North Fair Oaks, so this will be a<br />

wonderful and needed addition.<br />

<strong>The</strong> new south county clinic in the North Fair Oaks<br />

neighborhood will offer adult primary care,<br />

pediatric primary care, dental care, a lab, a fullservice<br />

pharmacy, a health educator and health<br />

library (complete with Internet access), mental<br />

health counseling, community rooms and a garden.<br />

<strong>The</strong> facility will have 174 parking spaces as well<br />

as a SamTrans bus stop in front. SamTrans is<br />

planning to increase the number of routes between<br />

East Palo Alto and <strong>Redwood</strong> City in November<br />

to transport patients formerly seen at Willow<br />

Clinic to the new clinic. Needed improvements<br />

to the entrance to the clinic (which is actually a<br />

driveway) are planned as well.<br />

<strong>The</strong> clinic will be home to 108 staff members<br />

who will provide care to 19,000 individuals each<br />

year and offer approximately 70,000 patient visits,<br />

according to Slocum. Things are happening in NFO!<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are obviously more issues to be discussed<br />

and addressed in the NFO area, but things are finally<br />

moving forward. <strong>The</strong> Sheriff’s Office has two<br />

substations in the area, crime and gang violence<br />

seems to be at least controllable and businesses<br />

seem to be taking an interest in getting involved.<br />

<strong>The</strong> recent cleanup had the San Mateo Credit<br />

Union, Recology, El Grullense, the City of <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City, the North Fair Oaks Youth Group, St. Anthony’s,<br />

the Bay Area Gardeners Association, the Fair Oaks<br />

Biblioteca and <strong>Redwood</strong> City schools helping out.<br />

That is what we need: residents, government and<br />

businesses all working together, and Slocum is<br />

showing strong leadership in gathering the community<br />

coalition that will step up and make a difference.<br />

So, in conclusion, with district elections come<br />

supervisors who can work harder for those they<br />

actually represent instead of having to try to appease<br />

voters districtwide. We are seeing that here in the<br />

NFO neighborhood, and so far the results are outstanding.<br />

What we are also seeing is a supervisor who does<br />

not have to discount a portion of the electorate<br />

because they don’t vote or contribute to campaigns<br />

and therefore only need to be visited during<br />

festivals and publicity events. That is additional<br />

freedom to really get to work, really know the<br />

community and really make a difference.<br />

After all, isn’t that what elected officials are<br />

ultimately supposed to do?<br />

I think I like the elect-by-district structure. Who<br />

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Insurance Tips: Protect Yourself Before Hitting the Road by Getting RV Insurance Coverage<br />

By Hector Flamenco, Special to <strong>The</strong> <strong>Spectrum</strong><br />

Ahhh… Recreational vehicle and motor home travel. But, as<br />

you are relaxing, have you made sure you have adequate<br />

motor home or trailer insurance? Yes, it is a nice convenience<br />

to travel by motor home or trailer, because you get to take<br />

along the comforts of home. Whether camping or just RVing,<br />

having the comfortable luxuries of furniture, cookware, TVs<br />

and even a cell phone and computer access right at your side<br />

makes for a nice vacation. Unfortunately, though, by forgetting to review<br />

their motor home insurance and trailer insurance coverage, many RVers don’t<br />

take the time to adequately insure all of those comforts.<br />

You do need a separate motor home insurance policy<br />

or trailer insurance policy<br />

A common practice for RV owners is to insure their RV under their current<br />

auto policy instead of purchasing a separate motor home insurance policy.<br />

But too often the owner does not take the time to read what and how much is<br />

covered under their auto policy. In many instances, RVs are not adequately<br />

covered under auto policies.<br />

Don’t forget about personal property<br />

RV owners often hesitate to buy RV insurance for their personal property<br />

because they think that the personal property in their RV will be covered<br />

under their homeowners policy. This is true, but coverage on personal<br />

property is limited when the property is kept somewhere other than the<br />

“residence premises.” Often the limit in a standard policy is very low and the<br />

usual policy deduction would apply.<br />

You may need to search for a specialty trailer<br />

insurance or motor home insurance company<br />

To insure proper and adequate coverage, an RV owner should add separate<br />

RV insurance coverage to their current auto policy. If the RV owner’s<br />

insurance carrier does not have this type of coverage available, there are<br />

insurance companies that specialize in RV insurance coverage. Usually the<br />

cost is minimal, especially compared to the alternative of finding out the RV<br />

and its contents were not covered after a disaster happens.<br />

Editor’s note: Please note that this article is for general information only and is not a professional<br />

consultation. Always seek specific information from a licensed insurance professional. Hector<br />

Flamenco is an agent with State Farm Insurance. Visit his website at www.flamencoinsurance.com.<br />

Senior Activities<br />

<strong>The</strong> Veterans Memorial Senior Center, 1455 Madison Ave., <strong>Redwood</strong> City,<br />

is providing the following activities that are open to the public during the<br />

month of <strong>June</strong>.<br />

Friday Movies for Everyone<br />

Every Friday, 1:15 p.m. (unless otherwise announced)<br />

Come to the Veterans Memorial Senior Center for a free feature movie in<br />

our state-of-the-art movie theater! We always try to have popular recent<br />

releases. Please note: Movies may be changed at any time due to availability.<br />

Whenever possible, movies are shown with captioning.<br />

<strong>June</strong> 7: “Silver Linings Playbook”<br />

<strong>June</strong> 14: “Hitchcock”<br />

<strong>June</strong> 21: “Zero Dark Thirty”<br />

<strong>June</strong> 28: “Promised Land”<br />

SamTrans Trip to the Senior Day<br />

at the San Mateo County Fair<br />

Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 11, $1 each way<br />

Learn how to ride the bus to the fair. To participate in this fun-filled “field<br />

trip,” you must attend the planning meeting on Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 4, 1:15–2:30<br />

p.m., in our Goldstar Room in the Main Building. To sign up, call Donna at<br />

650-369-6650. Space is limited. This will be a day of fun; don’t miss out!<br />

Bingo, Bunko & Bridge<br />

<strong>June</strong> 22, 11:30 a.m.–4 p.m., $35/person<br />

Sponsored by the Peninsula Hills Women’s Club, this event will be held to<br />

raise funds to support families of veterans in recovery at Fischer House in<br />

Palo Alto. Lunch will be included in the price of your ticket. Call 650-366-<br />

6860 to make your reservation for this fun-filled event.<br />

Lunch<br />

Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, noon<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> Room, $5<br />

Our new chef, Gavin Gonzado, executive chef at Portobello Grill here in <strong>Redwood</strong><br />

City, is now cooking on-site and our diners rave about the variety and quality<br />

of the meals he’s preparing. Our meals always include soup or salad, an entrée,<br />

dessert and your choice of beverage: coffee, tea, milk, water or all four. Make<br />

your reservation for Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday at 650-780-7259.<br />

Chair Yoga With Ruth West<br />

Wednesdays, 10:30–11:30 a.m.<br />

Sunset Room, Main Building, $5 drop-in<br />

Want an easy exercise program that will help improve your flexibility and<br />

overall heath? <strong>The</strong>n this is the program for you. This is an ongoing class, so<br />

no registration is required. Just come on in and start or continue your journey<br />

to greater wellness. For more info, call the Adaptive PE folks at 650-368-7732.<br />

SAVE THE DATE<br />

Fourth of July Gathering:<br />

A Traditional Barbecue With All the Fixins<br />

Wednesday, July 3, noon, $8/person<br />

Come and celebrate our nation’s birthday. If you’ve been before, you know<br />

this is a fun time to spend with old friends and new. If you haven’t been to<br />

our July Fourth gathering yet, now’s your chance to join in the fun.<br />

Holiday Closure<br />

Please note: <strong>The</strong> center will be closed on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5.<br />

We will reopen for our regular hours and programs on Monday, July 8.<br />

Active Aging Week<br />

Sept. 23–27<br />

Once again our good friends in the Adaptive Physical Education program will be<br />

hosting this health and wellness minded week of activities and presentations.<br />

We will have more information for you as the event draws nearer.<br />

To learn more about the Veterans Memorial Senior Center, call 650-780-<br />

7270. <strong>Redwood</strong> City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department<br />

provides recreational facilities and activities for all ages and interests, and<br />

supplies building and custodial services for city buildings. <strong>Redwood</strong> City<br />

Parks also operates the Veterans Memorial Senior Center and the Fair Oaks<br />

Community Center, providing social, educational and cultural activities, as<br />

well as information, referral and counseling services to persons living in<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City and neighboring communities. <strong>Redwood</strong> City Parks is more<br />

than you think! Its website is located at www.redwoodcity.org/parks.<br />

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A Minute With Robert Foucrault<br />

Robert Foucrault was born in Daly City and attended local grammar schools. He graduated from El<br />

Camino High School in South San Francisco in 1981.<br />

He then attended Skyline Community College and joined the San Bruno Police Department.<br />

He joined the Coroner’s Office in 1992 and was promoted to chief deputy coroner in 1998. As deputy<br />

coroner, he assumed the duties when Coroner Adrian “Bud” Moorman died on April 10, 2001. He was<br />

re-elected to the position in 2002, 2006 and 2010.<br />

His duties include maintaining emergency operation centers throughout San Mateo County to better<br />

prepare us in the event of a major disaster, developing educational programs for end-of-life caregivers<br />

and hospices, and improving our overall efficiency in responding to the community.<br />

He began the Save-A-Life program in the hope is that those completing the class will have an opportunity<br />

to examine their past decisions, take control over their lives and, ultimately, end their reckless behavior.<br />

<strong>The</strong> program is designed for at-risk juveniles who have demonstrated a disregard for their own safety and<br />

the safety of others by engaging in risky, reckless or violent behavior. <strong>The</strong> program includes classroom<br />

instruction and a tour of the coroner’s morgue at the San Mateo Medical Center.<br />

He has been married for seven years to his wife, Robin. He has two stepchildren, Josh and Nicolas.<br />

He is a member of the California State Corners Association and the One Hundred Club. He served as<br />

president for both groups. He is on the board of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City Police Activities League, is a member<br />

of the <strong>Redwood</strong> City–San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce and attends Redeemer Lutheran Church.<br />

His hobbies include golfing, swimming, bike riding and enjoying the Napa Valley during the summer.<br />

County budgets are?<br />

Challenging.<br />

As coroner, what is your main responsibility?<br />

To provide compassion and respect to the community<br />

during a most trying time.<br />

Use one word to describe the business climate in<br />

<strong>Redwood</strong> City?<br />

Prosperous.<br />

What is one thing you could tell us about<br />

yourself that others would be shocked to know?<br />

That I am a very caring person.<br />

Who did you wish you were when you were a kid?<br />

A fireman.<br />

What phrase do you most overuse?<br />

You gotta be kidding me.<br />

Memorable moment?<br />

My wedding.<br />

What is your motto?<br />

It can be done.<br />

You are inspired by?<br />

Positive people.<br />

What is a dream you have or something you’d<br />

like to accomplish in your life?<br />

Making sure my stepchildren get a good education.<br />

What is your idea of perfect happiness?<br />

Spending time with the people I love.<br />

If you’re happy and you know it?<br />

Clap your hands.<br />

When you die, what would you like to come back as?<br />

Myself.<br />

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Alpio and his<br />

team support<br />

local youth<br />

groups! You<br />

should too!

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