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Light Up The Shores Winners Celebrating A New Year!

We hope you enjoyed putting up lights, displaying your


favorite holiday decorations, cooking, baking, crafting,
building, buying, wrapping, sending, singing and so much
visiting with family and friends. e end of the year is a
flurry of activities, and while chaos and mayhem sometimes
sneak in, we hope your celebrations were wonderful.
e Shores Library hosted Santa and over 900 visitors on
December 10th! Go to page 16 to see pictures from this
special RSCA and Redwood City Libraries event.
RSCA board members were also pleased to see so many

Grand Prize: 1073 Rockport Ave


beautifully decorated homes, and congratulate three grand
prize winners with $100 gift certificates to Trader Joe’s. On
page 16 you’ll find additional winners of $50 and $25 gift
certificates. ank you to everyone who took the time to
submit pictures of their holiday lights.
RSCA wishes you and your family a very happy new year!

Calendar of RSCA Events


RSCA 2018 Annual Meeting
Wednesday, February 7th at 7pm
Redwood Shores Library (399 Marine Parkway)
Grand Prize: 323 Montserrat Drive Stay tuned for dates of RSCA’s 2018 Shores events:
EGGstravaganza -- RSCA’s Spring Egg Hunt
Sounds of the Shores -- Summer Concerts
Annual Levee Cleanup -- August
Halloween Walk -- late October
And, of course, Santa will be back again next year!
(For photos from the 2017 Santa visit see page 16.)

You can always find more information about these


and other community events on our web site at

Grand Prize: 2064 Rockport Ave RSCA.org


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RSCA I nFoRMAtIon & M EMbERSHIP
bE A MEMbER! RSCA MEMbERSHIP IS noW onLInE!
Redwood Shores Community Association operates each year After years of research, we’ve found an online membership
close to break-even. We generally classify our operating portal through memberplanet.com that is affordable (we
expenses into these categories: are a non-profit organization), can handle our large data set,
1. COmmunICATIOnS, which includes the monthly AND maintain the privacy of our residents and businesses.
publication of e PILOT magazine, maintenance of our If we have your valid email address on file, you should have
roadway median signboards, and our postal mail and email received an email with a link to log on to our new database
systems. is is by far our largest expense. where you can update your contact information and make
2. mEmbERShIP SERvICES, which includes our Annual your 2018 Membership payment online.
Meeting (February 7th, see notice on page 17), our If we do NOT have your correct email address, or if you
community events, and other notices and community have “unsubscribed” in the past and want to make your
meetings to address specific issues that arise from time to time. membership payment online, you only need to go to our
3. GRAnTS & SPECIAL ExPEnSES, such as our past web site at RSCA.org and “Join our email list.” (Also join
contributions to the Redwood Shores Library, to the initial our email list for reminders of community events and other
library collection at RWS Elementary School, and to important information just for Shores residents.)
organizations like SchoolForce.org (“Save the Music”). Alternatively, you can send a check using the form below.

RSCA CAn USE YoUR HELP


ese gifts are limited by the funds available each year.
4. GEnERAL ORGAnIzATIOnAL ExPEnSE (everything else).
e primary purpose of RSCA is to be THE advocate on RSCA is entirely a volunteer organization, and we need
issues that affect the quality of life in the Shores. e larger more help. e list of things that we could be doing – things
our Membership the more effective we can be as advocates we would like to be doing – continues to grow. If you have
for the Shores. It’s your Membership dollars that provide the areas of specific interest in the Shores that YOU would like
funds for our activities, especially our annual holiday events to see improved, and you have 1-2 hours a week to work
for Shores children and their families. with RSCA, let’s talk about how we might help each other.
If you already received a 2018 Membership notice, please We can find a way to use just about any skills you might
return it this month. If you didn’t receive a Membership letter have if you have any small amount of time for community
yet (or misplaced it), use the form below. Return your projects. Here’s a chance for you to “give back” to this
Membership soon so we can plan for all of our 2018 events. wonderful place we call home. Email <info@rsca.org>.

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REDWOOD SHORES
COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION
274 Redwood Shores Pkwy, PMB #603
Redwood Shores, CA 94065 - 1173
www.RSCA.org | info@rsca.org

2018 board of Directors


Lynn Kathleen Adams Connie Munevar
Nina Boire Sue Nix
Jim Cvengros Ben Ploshay
Carol Ford Clemencia Rodriguez
Shannon Guzzetta Harris Rogers
Don Long Steven Tsujisaka
Mike Mancusi Bob Slusser
Andrew Young

RSCA’s Board of Directors meet at the


Redwood Shores Library on the 2nd ursday of each
month at 7pm. Our next Board Meeting will be:
January 11th, 2018
• Light Up e Shores / Celebrating A New Year ..........Page 1
ARCHItECtURAL DESIGn REvIEW boARD (non-HOA areas): • RSCA Events Calendar ..............................................Page 1
• RSCA Information & Membership ...........................Page 4
Jim Cvengros Carol Ford Sue Nix
• From the Mayor / City Surveys & Projects ................Page 6
For CC&R copies & information, email <ADB@rsca.org> • Local Project Updates & Events ....................................Page 8
• It’s Elementary School Update.................................Page 11
• Carlmont Robotics Team News ...............................Page 11
DEADLINES for e PILOT • At Home in the Shores: Garage Makeover ...............Page 12
e deadline for space reservation is usually the end of the • Out with the Old: Median Sign History..................Page 14
first week of each month for the following month’s issue. • RSCA Events and Photos ........................................Page 16
• Notice of RSCA’s 2018 Annual Meeting Feb. 7th .......Page 17
Please email <ThePILOT@rsca.org> for a precise schedule.
• Library Events for January .......................................Page 18
PubLIShER: Redwood Shores Community Association • RCLF Celebrates 20 Years of Helping Feb. 3rd .........Page 18
e PILOT is the official monthly publication of • Rotary Lobster Fest Jan. 27th....................................Page 21
the Redwood Shores Community Association. • Isn’t at Something (Artificial Turf ).......................Page 22
• Redwood Shores Tennis Club ..................................Page 22
CIRCuLATIOn: 6,000 Shores Households & Businesses
• St. Mark’s Corner: Playing the Percentages..................Page 24
Opinions published in e PILOT are solely those of the • Shores Business Classified Ads ..................................Page 25
authors and not the expressions of RSCA unless so officially • Cheers for Charity Event Jan. 26th ...........................Page 25
and expressly designated. • Neighborhood Watch West Meeting Jan. 31st .........Page 25
• Lynn’s Kitchen: Chicken Tortilla Soup.....................Page 26
• Architectural Design Review Board .........................Page 26
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FRoM tHE M AYoR Redwood City
It is a great honor to have been selected by my City Council
colleagues to serve as Mayor for the next two years, with
Announcements
Diane Howard serving as Vice Mayor. Together with our
Council colleagues, we look forward to helping guide the City Public Art Survey
City through some challenging times, while looking for Redwood City is looking to gain the
ways to continually improve our quality of life here. community’s input on public art. e Public Arts Master
We are committed to making our local government as Plan has served the City well and because of the increase in
accessible and inclusive as possible. We want residents to feel public interest and new art initiatives, additional work is
connected to what we are thinking and doing, and feel like needed. Community input through the survey will be used
they are part of the decision making process. We want to to inform the City as it updates and reimagines the original
hear from all residents about what they would like our Public Arts Master Plan to further develop, administer, and
community to be and what they would like to see from your maintain a dynamic public art program in Redwood City.
city government over the next two years. e survey will be open through January 15th and can be
To that end, Vice Mayor Howard and I are going to hold a found at: www.redwoodcity.org/publicartsurvey.
“Meet the Mayor and Vice Mayor” event at the Veterans
Memorial Senior Center at 1455 Madison Avenue on Police Chief Recruitment Online Survey
Sunday, January 28th from 2pm to 4pm. After some brief
Provide input on Redwood City’s next Police Chief!
introductory remarks, we will have an open dialogue with
Redwood City is seeking a new Police Chief as a result of
members of the community. We will talk about our City
the recent retirement of Chief J.R. Gamez. Over 200
Charter (sort of like a local Constitution), and what it means
community members have provided input on the attributes
to be a charter city in California, how we select our leaders,
and experience needed in the next Police Chief through
how decisions get approved and many other issues. I hope you
community meetings and drop-in sessions. If you were
will be able to join us to provide feedback and ask questions.
unable to attend one of these in person, TAke OuR OnLIne
ere is a wealth of information available on the City’s website SuRVey at www.redwoodcity.org/policechiefrecruitment.
at redwoodcity.org, and you can search by topic, or by
department. You can reach out to departments directly to
provide feedback, provide questions or request a service. You Veterans Memorial Senior Center - YMCA
may also reach out to the City Council by email at Redwood City and the YMCA of Silicon Valley are envisioning
council@redwoodcity.org. We read all of the emails addressed a public-private non-profit partnership where a new Veterans
to us and attempt to respond to all messages within 48 hours. Memorial Senior Center and a new YMCA fitness and aquatics
is is the level of government where your leaders are facility will serve the growing community’s fitness, wellness,
accessible, and where you can influence decisions your and recreational needs. is is a long-planned project that
government makes. is is the level where you can make a addresses critical building and accessibility improvements and
difference. is is the level where residents can engage with seeks to respond to an increasing demand for services in a cost-
each other and share information and opinions respectfully, efficient way. Master planning efforts are underway.
and as leaders, our job is to encourage that respectful e City and YMCA are working with ELS architectural firm
dialogue. Even though we don’t always agree with each to schedule community workshops in early 2018. ese
other, we maintain a civil dialogue and we work from the community meetings are the first step to begin the
same set of facts. community engagement and outreach process and gain input
Simply put, in Redwood City we on the future Veterans Memorial Senior Center-YMCA
strive to be a model for how project. e community workshop dates are 6-8pm on
government can and should work. I Wednesday, January 17th, Wednesday January 31st, and
hope you will help us to work ursday, February 22nd. All meetings will be held in the
towards this goal. Redwood Room of the Veterans Memorial Senior Center.
Mayor Ian Bain, To learn more about the City-YMCA project, details about
City of Redwood City the workshops and view a new video about the project, go to:
www.redwoodcity.org/CityyMCAProject.
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Belmont Gas Station Project Redwood City Project Updates
e project at the corner of Ralston and Old County Road Turf Replacement at Sandpiper and Marlin Parks
includes a new canopy and fuel dispensing pump islands,
e turf replacement at Sandpiper and Marlin Park has begun.
2,500 square foot 7-11 Mini-Mart building on the east
ese projects will replace the fields that have reached their
portion of the property, and a full service car wash on the
usable life. Typically, synthetic turf fields need to be replaced
south side of the property. e station is expected to be
every 7-10 years, and there is significant wear on both Marlin
completed by March or April 2018.
and Sandpiper fields. e infill for the new synthetic turf fields
will not be crumb rubber. e City understands there is
AAUW Meeting in the Shores concern about this type of material and has decided not to use
crumb rubber infill in any turf renovation projects.
Mid-Peninsula American Association of University Women Marlin field replacement began around anksgiving
(AAUW) invites you to come and enjoy a talk by guest speaker Holiday weekend and will conclude in mid-January. e
Michelle Carter, professional Bay Area journalist, instructor Sandpiper field replacement began mid-December and will
and author of From Under the Russian Snow. is book is a conclude in early February. Access to the turf fields will be
memoir of her experiences in post-Soviet, pre-Putin era Russia. temporarily suspended during construction, but the rest of
e presentation will take place at the Redwood Shores Library the park area will remain available. Park users can expect
(399 Marine Pkwy), on Saturday, January 27th, 2018 at some detours and dust during construction. Access to
10:30am. For further information, call 650-592-5822 or property and for local residents and emergency services will
email <sancarlos-aauw@earthlink.net>. be maintained at all times. e contractor’s regular working
hours will be between the hours of 7:30am and 4:00pm,
Monday through Friday, except holidays.
San Mateo County
History Museum 101/Holly Interchange Improvement Project
e 101/Holly Interchange Improvement Project, managed
Exhibit Opening by the City of San Carlos, is moving along. Here is an update.
noah’s Ark Historic Restaurant e proposed project would convert the existing full cloverleaf
January 23rd through April 15th, 2018 interchange to a partial cloverleaf design. is reconfiguration
San Mateo County History Museum will positively impact vehicle operations and minimize
2200 Broadway, Redwood City queuing impacts within the interchange. Added bike lanes,
bike pockets, signs, and separate pedestrian and bicycle
In time for Black History Month in February, the museum
overcrossing along Holly Street will also increase safety. e
will open Noah’s Ark: San Mateo’s Historic Restaurant on
final design is being reviewed by Caltrans and the City of San
January 23rd. African American restaurateur Noah Williams
Carlos is anticipating that the project will be out to bid in
was an entrepreneur in the city of San Mateo. A former
early 2018, with the start of construction in the summer.
railroad chef, Williams moved to San Mateo around 1920
Construction duration is anticipated to be 18 months. More
and established Noah’s Cafeteria at 139 South B Street.
information can be found at www.cityofsancarlos.org.
San Francisco residents would come to Williams’ restaurant
and line up around the street for a taste of his famous baked
ham or fried chicken. In 1923, Williams moved to a larger Closed Circuit Television Inspection Project
location on ird Avenue and called his new restaurant Redwood City has contracted NATIONAL PLANT SERVICES,
Noah’s Ark. e landmark restaurant was a huge success INC. to conduct closed circuit television (CCTV) inspection
until the Depression hit, forcing it to close in 1931. and cleaning of that purpose, of the entire Redwood Shores’
Noah’s Ark was renowned not only for its food but for its sanitary sewer basins. is project is part of the City’s Annual
décor. Huge paintings of African animals hung on the walls. Sanitary Sewer CCTV Program. Inspection should conclude
A selection of these paintings, including a nine-foot tall in March 2018. Contact Redwood City’s Project Engineer,
painting of a giraffe, will be on display at the Museum, Jeff Chou at 650-780-7362 if you have questions or concerns
which is located at 2200 Broadway in Redwood City. during the inspection. If urgent field issues occur and you
For more information go to www.historysmc.org or call need immediate assistance, contact National Plant Services’
650-299-0104. Operations Manager, Ryan McGraw at 310-256-0337.
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I t ’ S E LEMEntARY
Happy New Year Redwood Shores!
TeACHeR LeARnIng On JAnuARy 8TH
We are starting the New Year with professional development
for staff. On Monday, January 8th, students will stay home
while our teachers do the learning. anks to the generosity
of Oracle, we are able to use their conference facility to host
this important work. Teachers will be refining their
instructional strategies in reading and math, extending their
understanding of Project Based Learning, and learning best
practices to promote positive behavior, school climate, and
social-emotional learning.
new BuILdIng OPen HOuSe On JAnuARy 11TH
Last month, our students and staff moved into the new two-
story classroom building at Sandpiper School. We are truly
grateful to Redwood City’s elected leaders and staff for their
partnership, which allowed this project to happen. As you may
recall, the building is located on City property, and it was
funded by Measure I, a 2014 facilities bond measure to
accommodate our growing enrollment (up 80% in 12 years).
We are particularly excited about two flexible classrooms in the
new building that will allow for additional Community Center
programming outside of school hours. If you would like to
take a quick tour of the new building, please attend our Open C ARLMOnT H IgH S CHOOL’ S ROBOTICS T eAM
House on ursday, January 11th, from 6-7pm, at Sandpiper R eTuRnS F OR T HeIR T HIRd S eASOn
School (801 Redwood Shores Parkway). Come take a look! by Valarie Wang, Carlmont Robotics Media Lead
On the topic of facilities projects, Redwood City is replacing Deep Blue Robotics is a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC)
the synthetic turf on the Sandpiper field this month. e field team at Carlmont High School. Established in 2015, Deep
will be closed until early February. (For more information Blue has grown considerably, from 40 members last year to 80
about the turf replacement project, see page 8 and page 22.) current members. FRC creates and gives out a new game every
FeBRuARy IS enROLLMenT MOnTH! year with different requirements. Teams get six weeks to
complete their robots and will then will compete with the goal
All families with incoming students for the 2018-19 school year
of making it to world championships. Last year, Deep Blue
should enroll their prospective students with the school district
won two spirit awards and made it to world championships.
during the month of February. Although we enroll students
is year, they have gone to several pre-season competitions
year-round, enrolling in February provides the best chance for
and have gone to outreach events including school assemblies,
a student to be assigned to the school closest to his or her home.
Bay Area Science’s Discovery Day, and San Francisco Regional
Parent visitation events for Transitional Kindergarten and
Mensa. e team is currently preparing for this year’s game
Kindergarten begin on Tuesday, January 16th. A link to our
by training in fabrication, programming, elex, and design along
2018-19 Enrollment Timeline can be found on the District
with fundraising, media, and outreach. e game is to be
homepage, brssd.org.
released on Friday, January 6th and will start this year’s build
ank you for your continued and competition seasons.
support of our schools. Don’t hesitate
to contact me at 650-620-2703 or
mmilliken@brssd.org with questions
or suggestions.
Michael Milliken, Ph.D.
BRSSD Superintendent
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Give Your Garage a Makeover
Although it’s meant as a place to park your car, the garage has
become a dumping ground for old books, outgrown kids’
bikes, and broken appliances you never got around to fixing.
Does this sound familiar? Garages often end up as a catch-all
storage space for things you’re reluctant to get rid of, but don’t
necessarily want to keep inside your house. Here’s how to take
control of your garage to make it look and function better.
1. Garage Door and Interior Garage Door
e garage door is a dominant feature of many homes. If
it’s aged, sagging, warped, or non-functional, it’s well worth
the expense to update. In fact, a nice garage door can
drastically increase the curb appeal of your house. Be sure
to check with your Homeowners Association (HOA) to find
out about any guidelines related to replacing garage doors.
If you intend to use your garage as a workspace or a place
where you’ll spend significant time, opt for an insulated
garage door, and consider choosing a door with an upper
Cabinets and a hanging system create a tidy appearance.
panel in clear or frosted glass to add light. Photo courtesy of California Closets: www.californiaclosets.com
Don’t forget to upgrade the interior door that leads to your
house if needed. Security is an important consideration for consider a hanging system for items such as ladders, tools,
this door, as this can be considered an exterior door if your bikes, and sports equipment.
garage door was inadvertently left open. Select a solid-core Hang shelves or hooks from the ceiling for a more creative
or steel door with dead-bolt hardware. use of space. Be sure to secure your hanging system into
2. Garage Floor and Walls wood beams. And for safety, don’t hang heavy items that
could cause damage if they fall.
If you spend a lot of time in the garage working out or on
other hobbies, consider finishing the walls. Finishing the walls 4. Hobby or Alternate Uses
will make the garage feel more like an interior space. To finish You may be tempted to park your cars on the street and
the walls, first insulate, then install sheetrock and paint. transform your garage into additional interior space.
Most garages have plain concrete slab floors. If cracked or However, building codes typically require a minimum
buckled, you will need to resurface or replace the concrete. number of off-street parking spaces per number of
If it’s in good shape, you just need to clean it of oil and dirt. bedrooms. It may be against code to attempt converting
Once you clean or resurface the concrete slab, you can also your garage into a family room or bedroom. Check with
finish the floors. You can choose to apply a coating to hide your HOA or the Redwood Shores Owners Association for
blemishes, change the color, or protect the floor. Different guidelines on garage renovation.
coating options include concrete stain, painted on epoxy ere are many ways to use your newly updated garage that
coating, flexible snap-together tiles, or roll out rubber mats. are still compatible with parking a car, such as wood-
3. Garage Storage working, crafting, or working out.
Add storage space on the sides of your garage. A bank of
cabinets or shelves on the left, right, and/or the back of the Liza Riguerra is a technology professional
garage can create a tidy appearance. Try to leave at least 24 turned award-winning interior designer who
inches between the car and a wall (or another car) so you can lives in Redwood Shores. Connect with her
access the car(s) easily. For wall storage that protrudes less, on Houzz, LinkedIn or Twitter.

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OUT WITH THE OLD... is last point created an immediate problem since in 2010 City
ordinances did not allow for ANY electronic signboards. So our
After 37 Years, Modern Median signboard replacement project went on hold while the City went
Signboards Come to the Shores through the process of updating its ordinances to allow for
“modern” signboard technologies, and while we searched for
cost-effective signboards that met our needs. We’ve taken steps
to ensure that these signboards become a more timely source of
community information without becoming a distraction.
RSCA also developed and agreed with Redwood City on these
guidelines and limitations for the use of any new electronic signs:
• Brightness to be just visible in daylight, not so bright as to
distract or create a nuisance to motorists; auto-dimming at
night or in inclement weather.
• RSCA will have NO flashing or scrolling messages!
(is capability does exist, and the City may in an emergency
use these “alert” features.)
• No changing of messages more often than one time per day
(and this will usually be in the middle of the night). Messages
e picture above was on the cover of the February 1981 PILOT will not be constantly changing as people are driving by.
magazine. 37 years ago RSCA’s wood-frame median signboards In the fall of 2017 we finally installed our new electronic
on Marine and Redwood Shores Parkways were there to signboards. Many thanks to RSCA supporters for their special
welcome home Americans who had been held hostage overseas. grants and to Redwood City for the collaboration on electricity.
ose two RSCA signboards, with individually hand-placed
letters, have been there since 1980 to provide information to
the community about Shores events and issues. e location of
those signs was chosen so that you must pass one of those two
signboards to reach any residence in Redwood Shores.
Our signboards have required constant maintenance, and we’ve
made every effort through the years to keep them painted and
looking “OK.” But they still needed someone to go out, rain or
shine, to replace the letters, one-by-one. is has severely limited
message content, with almost no ability for last minute changes.
With the mid-peninsula now the center of Silicon Valley
technology, it seemed well past time to upgrade these signboards
and simplify the process. RSCA has been working with
Redwood City since 2007 to find a way to upgrade the old
wooden signs. at’s 10 years, three City Managers, and several
changes in City Staff, so this has been a long, thoughtful process.
By June of 2010, early in the process and working with the City,
we had developed these requirements for any new signboards: In its Articles of Incorporation, dated October 1970, one of
• Same size/height as our current wooden signboards. the stated purposes of RSCA was to provide “information of
• Remote and secure access for message updates. interest and importance” to the community. at started with
• Direct access for the City to use in an emergency. e PILOT, which became a monthly magazine in 1975, and
• Provision for signboards on BOTH sides. (e old message in recent years RSCA has added a website, facebook page, and
board were visible only when entering the residential areas but email system to our methods of communications.
not when leaving.) RSCA’s goal with these new, electronic signboards is to provide
• Signs, support posts & structure to meet all Redwood City a more timely and efficient mode of communication while not
codes and requirements for roadway signage. creating a distraction along the parkways.
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RSCA EvEnTS
Santa Visited the Shores 2017 Light Up The Shores
Santa visited the Redwood Shores SPECIAL ACKnOWLEDGEmEnTS:
Library on December 10th, 2017.
Santa visitors began arriving soon
after the library opened, with 900
visitors counted (or more)! Arts
and crafts activities; letter writing to
Santa; lovely holiday music played
on the piano and various other
musical instruments by Redwood Shores students; and
books being sold by the Friends of the Library Bookstore,
were all part of the merriment, as families awaited their turn
790 Mediterranean Lane
to see Santa. A “human” Christmas tree welcomed families
and distributed entry numbers to see Santa – many took
pictures with the tree as well. Redwood Shores Community
Association board members warmly greeted children before
they sat down with Santa. Families were able to snap that
cherished photo with Santa, to treasure for years to come.
is event is one of the highlights of the Redwood Shores
community. A very gracious thank you is extended to our
the library staff, Friends of the Library Bookstore and RSCA
members for sponsoring this event – we are truly thankful.

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Ray Robinson Memorial • 925 Corriente Pointe
Again, our thanks to all of you who took the time
RSCA continues to work together with community
members, Ray’s family, the Parks & Recreation Department, to brighten up these shorter December days with
and SamTrans, to plan the arrangement of a bench, memorial your holiday lights.
plaque and a tree planted for Ray on Bridge Parkway. ank Here’s our wish for you and yours...
you to all those who have contributed to the $3,360 collected.
A Redwood Shores memorial will be coordinated for Have a very Happy New Year
February, once all details are ironed out. and our best for 2018!
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Redwood City Library Foundation
Celebrates 20 Years of Helping
e Redwood City Library Foundation was founded in 1998 to
raise money to support library projects. e first project of the
Foundation was raising $200,000 for the Traveling Storytime. e
program started with a handful of volunteers reading to children
in preschools. Since then, volunteers have read to over 230,000
children. Today, approximately 40-60 volunteers provide the
program’s services to about 1,000 children on a regular basis.
e Foundation is enhancing access to information, knowledge,
and technology. It funds important enhancements to the library,
such as added resources and programs for families, seniors, and
those with special needs. In the last 20 years, the foundation has
supported many programs including:
• Bridging the Digital Divide, a community Wi-Fi project that
allows school-age children to check out and take home personal
Wi-Fi devices (Hotspots) and educational laptops.
• Early childhood learning centers in all Redwood City Libraries.
• Updates and improvements for the Redwood Shores library
museum-quality interpretive educational center designed to help
children discover the wonders of the Bay and its wetlands.
• Raised $850,000 for the Shores Library’s Opening Collection.
• Writing cats and dogs, a 6-week creative writing program in
partnership with Redwood City’s Pets in Need for children 8-12
years old, where children write stories about shelter animals. e
stories are published in a book at the end of each program.
• High school in the library, an 18-month program developed in
partnership with the California State Library and Project Read,
which pairs each student with an online academic coach, resulting
in a high school diploma for the student.
Many students and adults in the community have benefited
from these and other programs in the Redwood City Library,
supported by the Library Foundation. One of these is DeBraun
omas, now a successful musician, radio host and producer,
and community organizer. DeBraun says that the library provided
a space where his voice, as a child, was heard. People, including
tutors and librarians, were there to help him succeed and be himself
by showing him how to cope with his particular learning issues.
DeBraun now focuses on giving hope to other people. He likes to
return to Redwood City to show others that it is possible to succeed
when some people tell you otherwise. He says, “When someone is
willing to believe in you, it makes it possible to carry on.”
DeBraun omas will be back in the Bay Area in February for a
special performance to help celebrate the Redwood City Library
Foundation’s 20th anniversary. On Saturday, February 3rd, the
foundation is holding a sit-down dinner and auction fundraiser at
Angelica’s at 863 Main Street in Redwood City. DeBraun’s trio
will perform and he will talk about the role the library has played
in his life. Proceeds will support library programs for
underprivileged children and Bridging the Digital Divide.
Space is very limited. Purchase your tickets now tickets now at
https://libraryfoundation20.eventbrite.com or call the Library
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As we reported previously through these updates in the Pilot, the SVCW Commission has approved
two major projects:

• On Nov. 9 the Commission approved a design-build agreement for the Front of the Plant (FoP)
project at 1400 Radio Road, Redwood City, with the joint venture of J.F. Shea. Co., Inc./Parsons
Corporation.
• On Oct. 5 the Commission approved a design-build agreement which will advance the gravity
pipeline project to be constructed by tunneling methods from the north of Inner Bair Island to
the proposed FoP facilities. The contract was issued to the joint venture of Barnard-Bessac, with
ARUP as the design engineer.

Both projects are advancing now, taking design from 10% to 60% levels. Stage 2 for both projects –
the stage for contracts to take the design to 100 percent and through construction – will be presented to
the Commission for approval in summer/fall 2018. Both projects are part of the Regional
Environmental Sewer Conveyance Upgrade (RESCU).

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by Monique Seibel

Isn’t That Something?!


Congratulations to the (mostly) new 2018 board of the
Redwood Shores Tennis Club:
by Harvey Radin President: Nicola Tidwell
How about that big project at Marlin Park! All the work Vice President: Kathy Miles
underway the last couple of months to replace aging artificial Treasurer: Irene Muzio
turf on the Marlin Park sports field with fresh, state-of-the-art Tournament Directors: Cynthia Hunton will join
synthetic turf. Lots of soccer matches are played on that field. returning board member John Hogan
Imagine all the athletes who have competed at Marlin Park Social Directors: Jennifer Dickinson will join
since artificial turf was installed on the field a decade ago. returning board member Sundar Venkateswaren
Imagine all the cheering along the sidelines. And the high Michael Garb and Irene Muzio will continue running the
fives. And the young athletes keeping the thrill of victory Pajaro Dunes Away Weekend, and Monique Seibel will
and the disappointment of defeat in perspective. continue to create flyers and posters, as well as write this
Years ago, I remember hearing an NBA star, a Hall of Famer, monthly column.
talking hoops with kids at a school in an old Northern Many thanks to outgoing
California neighborhood. Towering over the middle school president Karen Brodersen,
kids, the NBA pro was there to teach basketball fundamentals who served for 10 years. (e
and teamwork. He and other NBA stars had surprised the previous record-holder for this
youngsters who were taking part in a hoops camp at the school. office was Michael Garb, who was
Thinking about Marlin Park, I recalled what the superstar said president from 1994-98 and is still
that day to the kids. He described their school gym with its affectionately known as “president
worn, scuff-marked floor, walls needing fresh paint and old for life.” He may have to
light fixtures, as a shrine to basketball. It was in gyms exactly relinquish the title!) Karen is not
like your gym where I learned to play the game of basketball. retiring, though—she will
at’s what he said to a restless bunch of middle school continue to maintain the RSTC
youngsters, anxious to get out on the court. But, looking website, a big job. anks are also due to the outgoing board,
around, I saw the kids stop their fidgeting as the sports some of whom have served in multiple positions and for
superstar was sharing his memories. And I thought about that numerous years: Michael Garb, John Jordan and June Walker.
as I was passing by Marlin Park when the work was underway. Our tennis club depends on volunteers, but most jobs,
I thought about all the aspiring athletes who have competed unlike those described above, aren’t for a whole year.
at our park. I thought about athletes who played just for the Shopping for tournament prizes or snacks, hosting a social
fun of it and the athletes who maybe continued on to college or doing the draw are all on a month-to-month basis, so it’s
or pro sports. And I wondered if our Marlin Park sports field an easy one-time thing.
is a shrine to the game of soccer and other sports. Maybe that’s e club’s next event is the holiday party, which takes place
exactly what it has been for young athletes who competed on in January so as not to impinge on members’ other
the old turf, and what it will be for everyone who will be commitments during the busy month of December. As this
playing on the new field. issue goes to press the date and location are not yet scheduled.
After a career in corporate communication, Because we play on public outdoor courts, and the weather is
Harvey Radin wrote books and articles unpredictable during the winter months, no tournaments are
about public opinion and PR. His articles scheduled in December, January or February. e 2018 season
have been published in Business Insider, kickoff will begin with the traditional Membership Mania
American Banker and regional news Event in March. Watch this space for the date and location.
media. He can be reached at:
For more information, or to join, visit our secure website,
<hoastrategic@gmail.com>.
www.rstc.wildapricot.org. Let’s play tennis!
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St. Mark’s Corner
Always smiling? Always happy? Always at peace? If not,
why would anyone want to experience that forever? Maybe
the 67% percent were justifying their choice under the guise
Playing the Percentages of “well, if I could always be smiling, happy and peaceful,
By Richard Watkins yes, I would want to live forever.”
Last month I loaded a game onto the good ‘ol family tablet. It’s But what would it take to achieve such a constant state of
called “Would You Rather?” We often employ conversation “yippee”? No war? No crime? No illness or death (of other
starters when eating out as a way to pass the time while waiting people of course because these people are living forever)? No
for our food, and this game certainly gets everyone talking. lying or cheating? No anger or hate? No homeless or hungry?
I’ve got to be perfectly honest… if there was a place without
It poses two diametrically opposite but similar situations and
any of the “bad” stuff but all of the “good” stuff, I would
asks you to answer which you would prefer. For example, one
definitely want to live there forever too. Oh wait…there is…
question was: would you rather be in the Antarctic naked or
it’s called Heaven.
in the Sahara Desert wearing a complete snow suit? When
you answer, it then shows the percentage of people who have
also played the game who chose either of the two options.
e thing about this game though is that it just poses a
simple question. e person answering is left to figure out
or rationalize why they will answer the way they will answer.
Going back to the Antarctic vs. Sahara Desert question, my
older son chose to be in the desert with the snow suit. His
justification was that temperatures at night can get as low as
32o Fahrenheit, so if you didn’t have the snow suit, you could
freeze anyway. I also chose the desert because, in my mind,
I justified being able to have all the water I would need to
not become dehydrated. I guess a rationalization for someone
choosing the Antarctic might be having an endless supply of
hot chocolate or access to a heater. After all, the question
never said anything about having to be outside.
So the boys and I played the game for a while, and we were
posed with scenarios such as: would you rather speak all
languages in the world or speak to animals; would you rather
be a miserable genius or a happy moron; would you rather
live in a society that has justice but no liberty or liberty but
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would rather go to Heaven. I mean who wouldn’t, right?
Well, as it turns out, 67% of the people who have answered
this same question wouldn’t. ey would rather live forever.
I was flabbergasted. My older son was surprised. My younger
son said simply “they’re stupid” – to which I reminded him
the phrases we like to use instead of stupid are “intelligence
challenged” or “intellectually diminished”.
en, I stepped back for a moment to really think about why
someone would choose to live forever instead of go to
Heaven. I mean, after all, living today isn’t easy. Take a look
at your life right now. Is everything in your life hunky-dory?
No pain (physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual)?

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From LYnn’s KITChEn Did You Know...
(How a Connecticut Yankee embraced California Cuisine)
... that EVERY residence in the Shores
– Lynn Kathleen Adams is covered by Covenants, Codes &
Restrictions (CC&Rs)?
Happy New Year! Wow! Can you believe that it is 2018
already? It seems as though the Christmas Holiday Season Whether you live in one of our many
came galloping along at a fast pace right after anksgiving Home Owners Associations (HOAs)
this year, with all of the frenzied activities—shopping, or in the original sections of the
parties, decorating, more shopping and more parties— Shores, there are CC&Rs on ALL Shores homes!
compressed into fewer days! We hope that you all enjoyed You should have received a copy of the CC&Rs when
the festivities, and got to spend some quality time with your you purchased your home. But if you live west of Shell
families and friends. and NOT in an HOA, that might have been some time
I welcome January as a month of reflection and planning for ago. If you need a new copy, email <ADb@rsca.org>.
the year ahead. Some much needed rest and recuperation
from those nasty December colds and sniffles means you can
be a little lazy—settle back and read that novel you had been
trying to finish, or catch one of the many movie releases now
vying for an Oscar or other award. If you are working on Pour olive oil into a large stock pot or Dutch oven. Add
your New Year’s Resolutions, keep them to only three major chopped onions, garlic and jalapeno peppers. Heat over
items and you’ll have more success in attaining those goals. medium heat, stirring until lightly browned and the onions
My Connecticut family is wondering when the “January become translucent. Add the tomatoes, and continue to
aw” will take place and fearing another heavy snow/ice cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes, until the
storm, while we are still hopeful we will have more rain to tomatoes are cooked through. Add chicken stock, shredded
replenish our low reservoirs. chicken, cumin, salt and pepper and continue to cook over
medium low heat for another 15 minutes. Add black beans
What better time to make some yummy Chicken Tortilla and corn, stir, and continue to cook for another 10 minutes.
Soup, especially because we just roasted a Mary’s Organic Add the chopped cilantro, stir and remove from heat.
chicken and have left-over chicken just waiting for a chance
to reinvent itself? I always have home-made chicken stock gARnISH
on hand or in the freezer, but if you want a quicker and easier Fresh Cilantro, chopped
approach, just use canned low sodium / low fat Chicken Limes – sliced into wedges
Broth for this recipe. Avocado – sliced or cut into small sized pieces
CHICken TORTILLA SOuP Grated Monterey Jack Cheese
(Makes Six Servings) Corn Tortillas – sliced into strips and fried in canola oil
until lightly browned and crispy. Drain on paper towels,
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
sprinkle with a little salt and set aside.
1 Large Sweet Yellow Onion (rough chopped into small pieces)
Serve soup in a large bowl, and garnish with avocado slices,
3 Cloves Garlic, chopped finely
a little grated Monterey Jack cheese, tortilla strips, and a sprig
3 Jalapeno Peppers, seeded and deveined, chopped finely
of cilantro. Squeeze lime wedge over soup, and enjoy!
2 Cups Tomatoes, peeled, seeded and rough chopped
(about 4 medium fresh tomatoes) (Lynn has been an RSCA Board member since 1994.)
6 Cups Chicken Stock
2 Cups Shredded Chicken (thighs and breasts are best)
½ Teaspoon Ground Cumin
Salt & Freshly Group Pepper to taste
1 15 oz. can Black Beans, drained and rinsed well
1 Cup Yellow Corn (fresh is best, cut from the cob, but
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