Volume 43 Number 3 Redwood Shores Community Association March 2015

THE PILOTRSCA Ca l e nda rRSCA Annual Meeting 2015

Redwood Shores Community Association’s Annual Meetingwas held the evening of February 11th at the RWS Library. Theevening began with a wonderful concert by Sumi Nagasawa’stalented piano students.

RSCA president, Harris Rogers, opened the program by intro-ducing the new Director of our Redwood City libraries, DerekWolfgram. Derek welcomed us to the library for the AnnualMeeting.

Annually, one bit of RSCA business has to be accomplished,and that is the election of RSCA board members to new 2 yearterms. Nina Boire, Sue Nix, Harris Rogers and Andrew Youngwere confirmed to new terms by a simple voice vote. Thiselection was conducted by RSCA Secretary Lynn Adams.

Dr. Michael Milliken, Superintendent of Belmont/RWS SchoolDistrict spoke about the challenges presented by recent, andcontinuing, enrollment growth in our schools. The schoolboard is expecting an additional 250 elementary students inShores schools in the next 5 years. This growth will beabsorbed by adding classrooms at the 2 existing elementaryschools in the Shores. He is also enthusiastic about the newstate testing; he feels it is more relevant to the educational needs of today’s students.

Warren Slocum, San Mateo County District 4 Supervisor com-mended RWC Mayor Jeff Gee and the RWC Council for pro-moting co-operation between City and County to accomplishmutual goals. He spoke specifically about the MiddlefieldRoad project to beautify and make a shopping destination bywidening sidewalks, planting trees, placing utilities under-ground and changing the street to 3 lanes for cars and 2 bikelanes. This is the part of Middlefield that is south of Costco inthe Fair Oaks District.

Dr. Robert Bell, City Manager of RWC introduced City staffpresent at the meeting. All city departments were represented:City Council, Police, Fire, Engineering, etc. After the formalagenda of our Annual Meeting was concluded, there was anopportunity to meet one on one with all City staff. The formalagenda was kept as brief as possible to allow for as much oneon one time as needed. Continued on page 3

Eggstravaganza 2015RSCA’s annual sponsored Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, March 28thMarlin Park from 1:00 pm to 1:01 pm

Be sure to arrive early as the event starts promptlyat 1pm. Bring your basket and find the area in thepark designated for your child’s age group. Moms and Dads,bring your camera so your children can have their picturetaken with the Easter Bunny.

•Summer Concerts - Sunday Evenings at Marlin Park5 pm to 7 pm

Bring your family, lawn chairs, blankets, picnic baskets anddancing shoes! Participating bands to be announced in AprilPilot.

Save the dates: •June 28th•July 12th•August 8th

Beauty & the Beast Jr. See Page 8 for details & story

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REDWOOD SHORESCOMMUNITY ASSOCIATION

274 Redwood Shores Pkwy #PMB 603Redwood Shores, CA 94065 - 1173

rsca.org

2015 OfficersPRESIDENTSue Nix...........................................................suenix@rsca.orgVICE PRESIDENTJim Cvengros.........................................jimcvengros@rsca.orgSECRETARYLynn Kathleen Adams............................. lynnadams@rsca.org TREASURERStephen Bellingham....................stephenbellingham@rsca.orgPAST PRESIDENTHarris Rogers.........................................harrisrogers@rsca.org

BOARD MeMBeRs

RSCA Board of Directors meets at Redwood Shores Library at 7:00 p.m.

This month’s meeting will be Thursday, March 12th, 2015

DEADLINES DEADLINESThe deadline for the April Pilot is the week of

March 16th to the 20thTHE PILOT

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THE PILOT is a monthly publication of theRedwood Shores Community Association (RSCA).

Circulation: 6,000 Redwood Shores Households & Businesses

The opinions published in the Pilot are those of the authors andnot the expressions of RSCA unless so officially designated.

President’s Memo Page 3BRSSD Superintendent’s Message Page 4Therapist’s Corner Page 8Beauty and the Beast Junior Page 8Grilling Season Page 10Redwood Symphony Page 14RWC Police Community Programs Page 15Housing in Redwood City Page 15Your Health, RSTC, Chinese New Year Page 17Attn: Dog Walkers, Dates For March Page 19RWS Resident Wins Election Page 19 Three Things People Decide Within 9 Seconds Page 20Help Your Petsitter Page 21Lynn’s Kitchen, Library Page 22What is Purim Page 23

Table of Contents

Lynn AdamsMayling BellinghamStephen BellinghanNina Boire

Doug CrismanJim CvengrosCarol FordMike Mancusi

Sue NixHarris RogersClemencia RodriquezAndrew Young

* Significant Personal Injury * Commercial and Personal Litigation * Professional/Liability/Malpractice * Business Formation, Development and Transactions* Corporate and Partnership Law* Employment Law* Insurance Law * Real Estate and Construction Law* Automotive Law* Wills, Trusts and Estate Planning

We are pleased to announce thatBrian J. McSweeney, Esq.

has rejoined the firm as a partner and our new firm name

ANDERLINI & McSWEENEY LLPWe continue our practice as a full service law firm of highlyethical and experienced Attorneys dedicated to providingindividualized attention and the highest quality legal services.Terry Anderlini and his Associates have been serving satisfied clients for over 50 years.

Please call for a free initial consultation.650-212-0001

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RSCA is always looking for new members to joinour Board. If you are interested in advocating foryour community, and have a little time at your disposal, contact RSCA President Sue Nix at

suenix@rsca.org

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Mayor Jeff Gee and Vice Mayor Rosanne Foust presented theState of the City address. Priorities for the City are:• Partnership with the YMCA to develop a joint use facility.• Partner with Stanford over the next 20 years to develop the11 acres at the old Ampex site.• Build communications with the community including using social media.• IT masterplan • Create housing and business in harmony.• Continued focus on public safety.• Redo the Woodside Road exit at 101.• Community services for all ages, not just youth, as we havean aging population.Two major accomplishments are: (1) we have a balanced budg-et and 20 % reserves, and (2) all labor contracts have been suc-cessfully negotiated.

Dan Child, General Manager, Silicon Valley Clean Water, gaveus SVCW pipeline update. This is still a project in study. Thesure thing is the pipe that runs under our streets must bereplaced. The issue is how to deal with the soft, movable soilthat is the foundation of RWS. There have been successful,new approaches to drilling and piping in this type of soilrecently. The options for placing new piping under RWSstreets considering risk, inpact and cost are under continuingstudy.

The formal part of the meeting ended at 8:20pm and residentshad a great opportunity meet City staff and SVCW representa-tives. Submitted by Carol Mertens

30 Years Ago - That’s when Marine World left and the Shores really began to grow. Belmont Shoresand the Oracle Campus are now located where Marine World used to be. There wereonly about a thousand homes, just a few businesses and the Shores pretty muchended at Shell Parkway. With over 5,300 homes and apartments, plus nearly 600businesses, the Shores has become a GREAT place to live and work.

Page 4ROCKY DHALIWAL, D.M.D.

Family, Cosmetic & Implant Dentistry278 Redwood Shores Parkway(Next to the Nob Hill Market)

Redwood ShoresTel (650) 654-6545 Fax (650) 654-6564

www.RedwoodCityCosmeticDentist.com

ASPIRIN: A POTENT DRUGOne important drug that is often left off the medical history form at the dental office is aspirin (ASA, Ecotrin, Empirin, Easprin andMeasurin). The reason appears to be that the perception of their potency is often underated. When we are asked about taking any medications, most of us think about prescription medications, and waiting in line at the pharmacy. We are much less likely to thinkabout the bottle of aspirin we picked up at the supermarket. Aspirin is a potent drug that is used for a wide variety of conditions. The primary function of aspirin is to reduce pain, swelling and fever. Aspirin is often used to ease the discomfort associated with atoothache, headache, reduce the risk of a second heart attack, relieve the symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis, and other medical uses.Despite its importance, one important side effect of aspirin is that it can increase bleeding. This is of critical importance to any doctorwho is performing a surgical procedure. This includes your dentist when providing certain types of dental treatment. The dental procedures expected to cause bleeding include dental extraction, deep cleaning under the gum-line, gum surgery, and biopsies. The dailyuse of aspirin can cause excessive and prolonged bleeding during and after these procedures. It is also important to remember that the aspirin used in combination with other blood thinners such as Coumadin (warfin sodium), Ticlid (ticlopidine), and Persantine (dipridamole) can increase bleeding even more than aspirin alone. In some cases, aspirin should be avoided for at least one week priorto dental procedures that are expected to cause bleeding. The decision to alter your aspirin intake should be made with the consultation of your family doctor (or specialist) and your dentist. You should always include on any dentist’s medical history form,aspirin and aspirin containing compounds. Dear Redwood Shores Community,

This past month was the first enrollment period for our school district for the upcoming school year.Hard to believe that we’ve already signed up students for 2015-16! This year was notable as wemoved the majority of the process online to better serve our families. As of February 20, our enroll-ment numbers were as strong as they have been in recent years. Over the last few years, we haveenrolled about 480 new kindergarten students each year. A good portion of our district’s overallenrollment growth has to do with the size of these grade level cohorts compared to those from sev-eral years ago. For example, this year’s 8th grade cohort only has 350 students. Assuming thatenrollment continues as expected, we can expect to grow by at least 130 students from this year tonext.

This month’s school board meeting on March 12 is an important one. We expect to hear from our demographers with regardto enrollment growth, complete the majority of the regulatory processes for our classroom expansion projects, and seekboard authorization to move forward with those projects. Exciting work! These projects are possible thanks to the com-munity’s support of our school district last November to pass Measure I, which will fund classrooms across our school dis-trict in both Belmont and Redwood Shores. Redwood Shores Elementary is getting two new classrooms this summer aswell as a sun shade for the students’ lunch area, and Sandpiper Elementary is expecting eight new classrooms in summer2016.

Last, I encourage every member of the community to consider getting involved in our schools. Our education foundationSchool-Force has an online auction during the first two weeks of March (see schoolforce.org), and all of our schools wel-come community volunteers. You just have to be willing to participate in a background check to ensure student safety. Iinvite you to call my office at 650-620-2703 or talk to your local school principal to discuss options.

As always, thanks for your support!

Michael Milliken, Ph.D. Superintendent

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So, if this disorder is so common why aren’tmore people aware of it? Part of the answerlies in the tremendous shame people often feeland the reluctance to seek appropriate help.Too often people with BDD pursue plastic sur-gery and dermatologic treatments. Althoughit’s understandable that someone with concernover physical appearance would first seek medical consultation, apsychiatric problem cannot be fixed with plastic surgery. Sadly,most people with BDD who undergo a procedure usually don’t likeit and then may continue to pursue corrective surgery in a cyclewhich truly can feel vicious.Fortunately, a combination of psychotherapy and medication can

be very beneficial in helping someone better manage the disorder.One element of the treatment involves cognitive-behavioral thera-py as it is very useful in helping the person to better recognize thefaulty thinking involved and in addressing the compulsive behav-iors which only tend to worsen the problem. Sure, we all have days when we leave home feeling that we’re

not looking our best. But, BDD is not just a “bad hair day.” It’s apotentially life threatening psychiatric illness that should not bemistaken for vanity. The suffering is real and without proper treat-ment it can lead to very serious consequences.

Scott M. Granet, LCSW is a long-time resident of RedwoodShores, and is director of the OCD-BDD Clinic of NorthernCalifornia in Redwood City, and can be reached at 650-599-3325or sgranet@ocd-bddclinic.com.

Looks Can Kill: Understanding BodyDysmorphic Disorder

As my email address suggests, one of my areas of specialty isobsessive-compulsive disorder. The other half of that address,BDD, is for body dysmorphic disorder. While most people havesome understanding of OCD, few really know much about BDD,though it may actually be more common. Surprisingly, it isbelieved that 3-5 million people in the U.S. may have it while 2-3million are thought to have OCD.So, what is this disorder? The essence of BDD is the belief that

a part or part(s) of one’s physical appearance is flawed in someway, though that “flaw” is typically not noticeable to others. Whileany body part can be the focus of attention, the most common aregenerally features around the head, such as the shape of one’s nose,skin and hair. It’s often linked with OCD since core elements ofBDD are the obsessions over physical appearance and the multiplecompulsive behaviors which typically accompany them. Thesecan include repeatedly looking in mirrors and other reflective sur-faces, comparing one’s body part to that of others and camouflag-ing or covering up by engaging in such activities as using exces-sive amounts of make-up or wearing baggy clothing in an attemptto conceal the body part.Complicating the problem is that most people with BDD also

tend to suffer from depression. In fact, it is known that approxi-mately 25-30% of people with the disorder attempt suicide. It canalso lead to tremendous dysfunction as it is not uncommon forBDD to disrupt major areas of life, such as relationships, work andschool.

The Therapist’s Corner

This is Ralston’s second musical production, following lastyear’s musical Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, and hashad great success in bringing the arts to the Belmont-RedwoodShores School District. Director Aaron Block hosted open audi-tions for sixth through eighth graders earlier in the year, draw-ing in applicants from all backgrounds. Block says a wide rangeof students expressed great interest in the musical, from athletesto choir students, to those rarely involved in outside activities.

“We’ve had kids who come to our program and panicked abouttest-taking. But once they get on stage in front of 250 peopleand they work through that, then they’re like, ‘Wow. Sitting ina room taking a test, that’s nothing,’ said Block. “To me, thoseare the wonderful gems.”

The musical will take place on March 27 and 28 at 7:00 PM andMarch 29 at 1:00 PM at the McKinley Auditorium in RedwoodCity. Tickets are $10 per person, and can be purchased at sancarloschildrenstheater.com. Come to the theatre to supportthe students of Ralston Middle School, and you’ll be in for anight of silly tunes, wild dancing, and fairytale endings!

By Kelly SongStudent at Carlmont High School

Ralston Middle School Musical - Beauty and the Beast Jr.The castle walls rose high above her head, as Belle gazed at thethousands of bookshelves soaring above her head. To her right,a teapot whistled a tune, while a candle danced in the sunlightnearby. Welcome to the world of the Beauty and the Beast.

Ralston Middle School and the San Carlos Children’s Theatrehave partnered together for the musical production of Beautyand the Beast Jr. The production will feature students fromRalston Middle School, who will be acting, dancing, andsinging during this enjoyable experience for the entire family.Students will also be operating all lights and sound equipment,and working backstage.

The musical follows the classic story of Belle, a young girl froma small town (played by Ralston student Kinjal Vyas), and theBeast, a prince trapped under a curse (played by Regin Miller).Throughout the play, Belle encounters various fictional crea-tures in the castle, many of whom are talking household items.Several key characters include Lumiere the candle (played byColin Welter), Cogsworth the clock (played by MerriweatherFields), Mrs. Potts the teapot (played by Margaret Fry) and theantagonist Gaston (played by Brianna Roskind). The musicalfollows the adventures of Belle and the Beast, accompanied bytheir friends and a background cast.

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The Grilling SeasonAs the days begin to get longer and the weather begins to draweveryone outside, our favorite season begins – Spring, or as welike to call it, Grilling Season!

Spring is when some of the most flavorful fruits and vegetablesare at their best. But many people don’t know you can grillthem, which is why we want to share one of our favorite, easyto execute, and healthy recipes – Grilled Pineapples.

What you’ll need: * 1 whole pineapple* 3 T Honey* 1.5 t fresh lemon juice* 1.5 t fresh orange juice* .5 t freshly-ground black pepper

Instructions:* Skin the pineapple and discard.* Slice the pineapple horizontally to produce wheels about 1/2’’ thick.* Remove the center core from each wheel with a small knife,about the size of a quarter.* Preheat the grill to medium-high* In a small bowl, combine honey, juices and black pepper.* Brush the glaze onto each pineapple slice, coating completely.

* Brush the grill with oil to prevent sticking.* Place pineapple onto the grill until you get noticeable grillmarks, about 1 minute. (Because of the sugar, this will goquick so be careful.)* Flip and repeat.* Remove the pineapple from the grill.

Pineapples have the perfect texture for grilling and when thesugars begin to caramelize, the flavor produced is somethingvery versatile. Grilled pineapples work well with homemadevanilla ice cream and caramel sauce or as the perfect sweetcompliment to the savory flavors in a burger.

We often use grilled pineapple as a topping on our specialHawaiian burger - a fresh-ground burger along with our house-made BBQ sauce, some onion strings for texture and whitecheddar cheese. We encourage you to try this.

The Grill House of Redwood Shores is a seasonally inspired,grill-based restaurant, featuring local craft beer, wine andcocktails. For more information, please visit us at: www.grillhousebar.com or search for us on Facebook,Instagram, Twitter and Google+.

Submitted by Kasey Broach

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Redwood Symphony to offer Sibelius, Bartokand a World Premiere

In a salute to spring, Redwood Symphony will present a world premiere,two soloists and two masterpieces of the 20th century (a symphony and aconcerto) in a single concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, March 28, in the MainTheater of Canada College, 4200 Farm Hill Road, Redwood City.

The concert will open with Variations, a world premiere, composed andperformed by Redwood Symphony’s co-principal bassoonist, DouglasMcCracken. Most people will recognize the theme from their childhood.

The symphony (Sibelius’s Seventh) and the concerto (Bartok’s secondViolin Concerto) represent ingenious solutions to two formal problems.

In the symphony, the composer sought to write a large-scale work thatcould be heard simultaneously in several movements — and in one move-ment. The Seventh Symphony unfolds in one glorious stretch of musicthat is constantly evolving and searching, but the listener can also discernthe vague outlines of four traditional symphonic movements. It’s a verydelicate balancing act, which allows the symphony to be received as onecontinuous (and very moving) epic voyage.

Bela Bartok was always searching for new ways to create unified forms,both large-scale and minutely detailed. In his second Violin Concerto, heset out to write a work that was completely variation-driven. The result-ing “arch form” of the concerto is coupled with a very soulful — andtechnically brilliant — part for solo violin. Violin soloist Miranda Liuwill make her Redwood Symphony debut with this piece. Maestro EricKujawsky will explain the subtleties in his pre-concert talk at 7 p.m.

Redwood Symphony, an all-volunteer orchestra, is dedicated to the per-formance of an ambitious, contemporary repertoire, as well as the greatorchestral classics. Tickets from $10-$25 are available atRedwoodSymphony.org, and children under 18, accompanied by anadult, are admitted free. Parking at Canada College is ample and free.

Page 15Housing In Redwood City

The City Council recognizes that hous-ing on the peninsula is a critical issue.At our February 23 Council meeting,the Council provided direction on anumber of programs and new initiativesto promote housing at all affordabilitylevels. The City’s housing policyincludes the creation of new fundingsources and incentive structures to sub-sidize affordable housing, increasingthe overall supply of housing, and programs aimed at allowingexisting Redwood City residents to “stay in place” including apartnership with California Apartment Association Tri-CountyApartment Association and property owners to stabilize rents.

AFFORDABLE HOUSING INVESTMENT* Affordable Housing Fund: The City of Redwood City hascreated a housing fund to leverage affordable housing oppor-tunities. Projects that have contributed to this fund include theOne Marina Project which generated approximately $1.425million of affordable housing.* Habitat For Humanity Partnership: The City Council gavestaff the go ahead to return to the Council with a proposal toinvest in Habitat for Humanity’s fourth project in RedwoodCity to generate new affordable, ownership housing in theDowntown. * Partnership Redwood City: The City is in the process ofadopting the “Partnership Redwood City” program to bereviewed by the Planning Commission in February and CityCouncil in March. This program would require developers ofcertain market rate and commercial developments to provide“community benefits”. Community Benefits could include aprovision of affordable housing and/or payments to an afford-able housing fund.* Countywide Nexus Study: The City is also participating inthe Countywide Nexus Study - 21 Elements, which couldallow for a housing impact fee to be collected in conjunctionwith a commercial or marker rate residential development.Consideration of this nexus fee will also be included in the“Partnership Redwood City” program. Preliminary resultsfrom the nexus fee study will be available in March, and theregional study will be completed this summer.

INCREASING HOUSING SUPPLY* With over 2,500 units recently completed, under constructionor in the planning pipeline, the City of Redwood City contin-ues to meet the intent of the Housing Element law, and hasrelieved some stress to the existing housing stock via new sup-ply.

Submitted by Jeff Gee, Mayor of Redwood City

RWC Police Dept. - 2015 CommunityOutreach & Engagement ProgramsRWC - The Redwood City Police Department is pleased to invitethe community to join us at one of the many community outreachprograms being offered this year. These programs, the Town HallMeeting, the “Coffee with the Cops” program, Citizens PoliceAcademies and Parent Project classes are back by populardemand and are being offered at a variety of venues and times. Inaddition, we are also introducing a new program - “Brown BagLunch” corporate outreach events.

The theme for the 2015 Town Hall Meeting series is – “Strengthening Community Partnership through EnhancedOutreach” Our Town Hall Meeting this year will focus on pre-sentations and programs designed to increase partnerships withcommunity members by enhancing our lines of communication,improving our access to the community and increasing our publicoutreach through technology and innovative programs. By part-nering with a proactive, well-informed public, we will continue tomake strides toward reducing crime, reducing the fear of crimeand improving the quality of life for the community we serve.

Back by popular demand, the Redwood City Police Departmentcontinues to hold two Citizen Police Academy Classes in bothEnglish and Spanish. Our Citizens Police Academy programbrings “real life” law enforcement skills and experience to thecommunity. From narcotics to criminal law, gangs to SWATteams, and juvenile crime to K9, the Redwood City Citizen’sPolice Academy offers an in-depth, “real life” look at the day-to-day experience of police work. The Academy is a rigorous andexciting 11-week program that is modeled after the State’s cur-riculum for actual police academies.

The Parent Project is a 12-week course taught by the RedwoodCity Police Department Juvenile Services Division. The programteaches proven concepts and methods designed to empower par-ents to reign in the abusive and destructive behavior of ‘out-of-control’ teens, thus improving the family dynamic. Englishspeaking classes begin in March, while Spanish speaking classesstart in November. Classes are held Tuesday evenings from 6:00 - 9:00 pm, the program is free of charge and child care is pro-vided.

Lastly, the Police Department will hold several “Brown BagLunch” corporate outreach events with our community businesspartners in order to address the unique dynamic their businessadds to our community. The Redwood City Police Departmentutilizes a variety of social media platforms to connect with ourcommunity including Nixle alerts, which are frequently used tonotify residents and commuters of road closures and updates ondeveloping events throughout the City. Facebook, Twitter,Pinterest, Google Blogger, Vimeo and Video Chat are also usedregularly by the Department. Citizens can sign-up for theDepartment’s social media programs at: http://www.redwoodcity.org/police/SocialMedia.html

Coffee With Cops - Starbucks Redwood Shores 264 Redwood Shores Parkway Wednesday, June 10, 2015

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Page 17RSTC - The RedwoodShores Tennis Club Membership Mania event on ShorebirdCourts on March 12 from 9am to 12pm. Ifyou enjoy social tennis and want to know more about the club,please come by. We will have coffee and breakfast pastries(the doughnuts go fast!) at the “information desk”. Bring yourtennis shoes and racquet — we will have open play running aswell.

If it rains, Membership Mania will be canceled. We are hold-ing our first tournament of the year the following weekend butit is for registrants only. Members get early registration andnon-members are allowed to register a week before the tour-nament if there are spaces remaining.

You can find out more information online at www.rstc.org oremail rstc.info@gmail.com. Please note thatinfo.rstc@gmail.com is not the correct email (it’s a long bor-ing story.) Ultimately, our email address will beinfo@rstc.org but please give me another month to get thatset up.

I wish it would rain but, failing, that, let’s enjoy the fabuloustennis weather!

Submitted by Karen Brodersen,

Your Health Is a Long-Term Playand Compound Interest Really Adds Up!

At the start of every year, we are bombardedwith calls to spend money on products andservices that promise to make us happy, fitand healthy – usually in 30 days! Wow,wouldn’t that be fantastic? But is there any-thing you have ever done for just 30 days thatcreated significant, lasting change in yourhealth and well-being? Me neither.

The bottom line is that your health is a long-term play. I’ve never seen anyone radically and forever change theirhealth in just a few weeks, or even a few months. Our bodies evolvein their own time, largely based on how we treat them over time –you have to do the right things for long enough to feel and seewhat’s happening day-to-day.

I say this, not to depress you, but to encourage and tell you thatsmall changes over time matter! It’s like compound interest in aretirement account – the more you put into the account week byweek, the better your returns over time. It’s never that $100 you putin once that gets you to your retirement paradise – it’s that percent-age of every paycheck you deposit consistently over the years.

Not seeing the health connection? Consider these examples:

• If you get a pedometer and work up to 10,000 steps per day, you’ll be walking just about 2,000 miles per year! Park the car further away, take the stairs, go for a “walk break”, use a treadmill desk and see how it adds up!

• If you give up your daily Frappuccino at 64 grams of sugar, you’ll save your body from 23,360 grams of health-demoting sugar each year! Try fruit-infused water, or iced green tea or decaf coffee, with a touch of natural sweetener.

• If you toss the high-carb cereal and have a smoothie every morning that includes a serving of greens and a serving of berries, that’s two servings of fruits and veggies before your day even starts and 730 servings per year! Imagine what you could add to that with just one large daily salad!

• Goodhousekeeping.com says that if you take the top 12 fruits and veggies with the most pesticides (see ewg.org) and replace them with organic produce, you’ll reduce your pestcide exposure by 80%!

Pick one or two healthy changes to focus on at a time, and once theyare routine, pick one or two more. If you did this every month, itwould add up to 12-24 healthy changes in a year. Two years, andyou’ve got 24-48 changes. And so on…

This is how real change in our bodies happens – one healthy newhabit at a time. And, hey, if a 30-day effort gets you motivated andfocused in the right direction, go for it! At the same time, realizethat you have to keep making deposits in your “health bankaccount” if you really want fundamental, lasting change.

Lauren Picciani, MA, Health & Nutrition Consultant

Happy Chinese New YearFebruary 19th, 2015Gung Hay Fat Choy

The Goat comes 8th in the Chinese zodiac.The 12 zodiac animals are: Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit,

Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, and Pig. 

According to Chinese astrology, each year (starting fromChinese New Year) is associated with an animal sign,

occurring in a 12-year cycle.For example 2015 is a year of the Goat.Lucky Colors: brown, red, purple

Lucky Numbers: 2, 7

Lucky Flowers: carnation, primrose

Year of Birth: 1919, 1931, 1943, 1955, 1967, 1979,1991, 2003, 2015, 2027

Parade scheduled for March 7thstarting in Chinatown, San Francisco

Compliments of Donna Marie Baldwin

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D a t e s f o r M a r c hD a t e s f o r M a r c h

RWS Resident Wins ElectionLOS ANGELES, CaliforniaFebruary19th, 2015.

On February 17th, 2015 RiniSampath and Jordan Fowler,Redwood Shores resident,(Jordan Fowler on right) wereelected Student Body Presidentand Student Body Vice President of the University of SouthernCalifornia. The Rini Jordan 2015 Ticket won by 64% of the votewith a 1,928 vote margin of victory.

Rini and Jordan are not only the first all female ticket to holdexecutive office in USC history, but also in all of Pac12 history.This is also the first time that a female has been elected into officeas president at USC in ten years, let alone two female minorities.This successful campaign extends beyond the 18,500 undergradu-ate students at USC– this election is a representation of our coun-try and society as a whole, proving that two women of color canin fact be put in power by the people. Rini and Jordan ran on theslogan of “Real Results.” Their platform addressed issues such asaccessibility for students with disabilities, mental health, sexualassault prevention as well as allocating 100 pages of free printingfor each student, extending hours at the library, creating a GreekRow Bill of Rights, and more.

Submitted by Jordan Fowler

Just Listed!!

150 N Claremont StSan Mateo. Large lot

3 bdrm/2 bathFinished basement +

2 car garage

David TaylorRedwood Shores resident since 1987

650•703•0814 dtaylor@interorealestate.com

“Real Estate Taylor Made For You”

$929,000

Attention Dog Walkers!!It has come to the Pilot’s atten-tion, through letters to the edi-tor, that dogs, even thoughleashed, can become a threat toothers. Examples are: distract-

ed walkers, you know, on your phone and undersizedwalkers, small people being hauled around by large, un-trained dogs. It is your responibility to keep your dogon leash and under control at all times. Your dog mustnot be a threat to other walkers and cyclists.

Walking and cycling in the Shores should be a pleasantexperience for all. By Carol Mertens, Pilot Editor

Daylight Savings TimeBegins on March 8th.Remember Spring forwardand Fall back, becauseyou’ll be losing 1 hours sleep.

RWS Lagoon Rowing SchedulePAC 12 ChallengeSaturday, March 28thSunday, March 29th

82nd Big Row Cal/Stanford Dual MeetSaturday, May 2nd

An Irish Blessing For St. Patty’s DayMay your blessings outnumberThe shamrocks that grow,And may trouble avoid you

Wherever you go.

Berkshire Hathaway

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9 Seconds of Meeting YouIn case you were wondering, not only do first impressions matter, but it onlytakes 9 seconds to make that impression. It’s called “thin-slicing” by psy-chologists, and it’s something that we image consultants help our clients withall the time.If you’re successful. If you want to be perceived as more successful, makesure your clothes fit properly, i.e. get them tailored. This is a ‘secret’ weimage consultants use all the time to ensure our clients look their best – it’samazing what a few nips and tucks can do to take an outfit from so-so to soperfect.If you’re smart. Looking someone in the eyes while speaking to them wasassociated with more intelligence, as was speaking expressively and wearingglasses. You may not want to run right out and buy glasses if you don’t needthem, but if you are an eyeglass wearer, then use them to your advantage. It’slong been known that eye contact creates a stronger connection with the per-son you’re speaking to. Combine this with the rest of your positive body lan-guage to create that strong first impression.If you’re up for promotion. The crisply dressed individual was judged asmore likely to rise the corporate ladder than the person dressed casually.Notice it was not a ‘suit wearer’, but rather someone who was well puttogether and looked ‘sharp’ that was deemed more promotable.

Even if you’re not climbing a corporate ladder, these three simple tips – wearwell-fitting clothing, look people in the eye when speaking to them, anddress crisply & well put-together – will help you stand out from the crowd inthose critical few introductory seconds.

Adena DiTonno is a wardrobe and image consultant in Redwood Shores.Visit her website for useful tips and to sign up for her monthly Style Bulletinand/or blog: www.adenadesigns.net.

WHY YOU NEED A LIVING TRUSTIf you own any real property or your total gross assets are more than $150,000, without a living trust, your heirs will pay at least $14,000 in probate fees.

Your Estate Value Probate Fees (per Statute)From $1 to $100,000 $8,000From $100,000+ to $200,000 $14,000From $200,000+ to $1mil $14,000 - $46,000From $1mil+ to $10mil $46,000 - $226,000From $10mil+ to $25mil $226,000 - $376,000From $25mil+ $376,000 +

Instead of spending tens of thousands of dollars on probate fees, a one-time flat fee of $1,500 and up, to set upan estate plan that includes a revocable trust would eliminate the need for probate, the fees associated with probate, and up to two (2) years of wait time for heirs toreceive their inheritance due to probate. Also, an estate planallows you to decide who receives your inheritance, whatthey receive, and when they receive it.

V. Winnie Tungpagasit, attorney, and John F. Farbstein, para-legal, assist individuals and/or couples with their estate plantailoring to each person(s) specific needs. No estate is too large or too small for an estate plan. Ms. Tungpagasit also speaks Mandarin, Cantonese, and Thai.

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650-341-6255www.janspetsit.comBonded and Insured

Serving our Clients Since 1998Help Your Pet Sitter

The last thing a professional pet sitter wants to do is spend timelooking for your pet supplies. Your pet sitter would be much happi-er to spend the majority of their time interacting with your animals.I thought I would give you a few tips to help your pet sitter.•Have all pet related supplies in one area for your sitter. Thisincludes food, plastic bags, a broom and dustpan, paper towels, andcleaning supplies. Now, if “Tiger”, your kitty, is known for gettinginto every imaginable item you may leave out, your sitter will appre-ciate a short note from you indicating the “food is in the cabinet tothe left”, “extra paper towels are in the garage,” etc. •Clean the cat box before you leave. Pick up your dog’s waste inyour backyard before you leave. Your sitter should not be expectedto clean up multiple days’ worth of waste.

And, please remember to leave bags for sanitary disposal ofwaste.•If you are leaving anything special for your pet sitter (vegetablesfrom your garden, a tip, a box of candy, etc.), please leave yoursitter a note so they know it is meant for them. •If your sitter will be doing the first visit in the evening, pleaseleave the outside light on! This is for the safety of your sitter andthe safety and security of your home!•Let your sitter know if your housecleaners will be coming inwhile you are away.•Let your sitter know if there are any rooms that are off-limits toyour sitter or to your pets. Most sitters will not open a door thatis closed, but if “kitty” is missing, we will open any doors tocheck. •Along those same lines, before you walk out the door to departfor your trip, do a check to make sure all animals are present andaccounted for. We have arrived to find cats locked in coat closets,locked in rooms that we have been told are off-limits, and a num-ber of other places. Taking those few extra minutes to ensure allanimals are accounted for will save everyone a lot of grief.•Does your sitter know how to reach you when you are out oftown? Are you going to be “off-the-grid” and not reachable byphone or email? Please let your sitter know this ahead of time.Your sitter wants you to have a stress-free trip. Please help makeit stress-free for your sitter as well! The week of March 1stthrough 7th is Professional Pet Sitters Week. Let your pet sit-ter/dog walker know how much you appreciate them! You willmake your pet sitters day!Jan Brown is the owner of Jan’s Pet Sitting and is a Pet Tech

Pet First Aid Instructor. She can be reached atjanspetsit@comcast.net.

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Paws for Tales—Read to a Dog! • Saturday March 7 at 11:00am Dogs love to hear stories! Read to a specially trained dogprovided by the Peninsula Humane Society. Co-Sponsored by the Peninsula Humane Society

Storytelling and Music with Pam• Saturday March 14 at 11:00am Stories, both familiar and new, all told without a book. Allages welcome.

Magician Gerald Joseph• Saturday March 21 at 11:00am Amazing tricks and lots of audience participation!Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Seaside Storytime• Saturday March 28 at 1:30pm Come enjoy stories and see live sharks with the MarineScience Institute!

Peninsula Book Club• Tuesday March 31 at 6:00pm We will discuss The Highest Tide. For more informationand to RSVP, visit meetup.com.

Weekly Storytimes•Mondays - 11:00am Preschool Stories & Crafts Ages 3-5 •Tuesdays - 6:30pmPajama Time Stories for all ages•Thursday - 10:30amToddler Time Stories Ages 1-3•Thursdays - 11:30amTiny Tales Ages 0-18 Months

Homework Center•Monday, Tuesday, Thursday 3:00-6:00•Wednesday 1:00-6:00

From LYNN’s KITCHEN(Or how a former Connecticut Yankee embraced CaliforniaCuisine) – Lynn Kathleen Adams

KISS ME, I’M IRISH – BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND FOR ST.PATRICK’S DAYWho doesn’t love St. Patrick’s Day? Great parades, Irish wolfhounds,step dancing Irish lasses and laddies, a pint of Guinness and of course,the traditional corned beef and cabbage (although corned beef is anAmerican, not Irish, tradition)! It always seemed as though the Chicagoand New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parades were the most intriguingand colorful. I couldn’t wait to see those elegant yet shaggy Irishwolfhounds - it was one of the highlights of watching the parades.

We always celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with the traditional boiled NewEngland dinner of corned beef, cabbage, potatoes and carrots, yet evenas a youngster, it seemed to me that everything tasted the same, i.e. ofboiled corned beef. I longed for more distinctive flavors. It wasn’t untilI moved to California that I started my quest to discover more flavorfulpresentations. I longed for succulent corned beef, but finished off witha little more pizzazz and distinction. Hence discovery of a few ingredi-ents to make a tasty glaze to cover the cooked corned beef for a fewminutes in a hot oven to set the meat and give it a little more sophisti-cated taste. Boiled cabbage bored me to tears, but sautéed red and greencabbage with red onions, olive oil, butter, salt & pepper, a few carawayseeds, fresh egg noodles (precooked), a splash of vinegar and a teaspoonof sugar livened up the taste and presentation. I adore fresh baby car-rots, and whole carrots with their trimmed green stem, sautéed with a lit-tle butter, brown sugar, as splash of Guinness and freshly chopped dillenhance their delicious sweet flavor. Ho-hum on the mashed potatoes,or even Colcannon – I opted instead for a potato casserole that could beprepared ahead, with grated russets, butter, sour cream or crème fraiche,Dubliner cheddar cheese, sprinkled throughout with freshly choppedchives and green onions for that touch of green. And Maureen’s IrishSoda Bread, of course. All of these ideas finally came together beauti-fully with the start of the traditional Adams Annual Irish Dinner.ADAMS’ FAMOUS CORNED BEEF WITH SPECIAL GLAZE2 3 Pound Corned Beef Briskets1 Tablespoon Pickling Spice2 12 Oz. Bottles Guinness StoutRinse corned beefs under cold running water. Place them into largestockpot and cover with cold water; bring to a boil and continue rollingboil under medium high heat for 5 – 7 minutes. You’ll see a cream col-ored “scum” forming on the top of the water. Remove corned beefs andset aside. Dump out the boiling water, and wash and rinse pot. Placehot briskets into pot, add cold water to cover, 1 Tablespoon of picklingspices, and put back onto burner. Again, bring to boil, being careful notto let pot boil over. Reduce heat to low and add two (2) bottles ofGuinness Stout (and yes, it is OK to taste the stout!), bring heat up tomedium for a slow rolling boil, then cover pot and reduce heat to sim-mer. You will need to simmer approximately 1 hour per pound, so twobriskets should be fork tender after 3 – 3 ½ hours. Turn the briskets overa few times during their simmer, and make certain they remain coveredwith the cooking liquid. When done, remove briskets and place intolarge roasting pan. Preheat Oven to 375 degrees, and make glaze(recipe below).ADAMS’ SPECIAL CORNED BEEF GLAZE½ Cup Dijon Mustard½ Cup Honey1/3 Cup Sherry Wine Vinegar1/3 Cup Brown Sugar1 Tablespoon Sesame Oil

Combine all ingredients into small saucepan, and bring to a boil overmedium high heat, then reduce heat to simmer while whisking glaze,and continue simmering for approximately 8 minutes. Pour glazeover briskets, cover with foil, and pop into preheated oven for approx-imately 15 – 20 minutes until glaze has caramelized. Remove fromoven and let rest for 10 minutes, then carve against the grain and driz-zle a little of the glaze over the corned beef. Serve with your favoriteSt. Patrick’s Day side dishes or try the suggestions above for a yummyand satisfying dinner.And now those Irish eyes are smiling!Lynn has been a RSCA Board Member since 1994

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PRESCHOOL JOB OPPORTUNITIES- HOOVERCHILDREN’S CENTER (REDWOOD SHORES)Hoover Children’s Center located in the Provident Credit Unionbuilding is looking for employees for the following Jobs:PART TIME TEACHER’S AIDEMust have a minimum of 6 ECE core units and prior experience withtoddlers. Responsibilities include assisting teachers with activitiesand breaks, preparing snacks, general housekeeping. Opportunityto sub for absent teachers as needed, with pay at substitute rate.PRESCHOOL TODDLER TEACHER, FULL-TIME Work with our toddler transition group of 2 to 3 year old chil-dren. Responsibilities include toilet –training, curriculum plan-ning, communication with parents. Great environment for acreative and caring teacher. Salary based upon education andexperience. Excellent benefits. Send resume to smlocasto@aol.com or fax to (650) 685-8321.

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What is Purim?Purim is a two day event beginning at sundown on the fourteenthday of Adar, the twelve month of the Jewishcalendar. The date this year was March 4,2015

Every race and religion has their solemn andtheir festive holidays. Purim is the most festiveof the Jewish Holidays. Children dress in costumes and peoplegive gifts. Usually solemn synagogues are turned into festive are-nas. Children shake noise makers called “Graggers”.

The festive holiday centers around Queen Esther, King Ahasuerus(or Achashverosh), Mordecahi and Haman. The event took placein the Persian Empire in the fifth century, B.C. It is a celebrationof a major victory against oppression of the Jews at that time.

Passover begins om April 3rd.

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