Getting Used to New Routines Calendar of RSCA Events

Redwood City Council Candidate Forum

As families continue getting used to their school day routines,

RSCA has rescheduled our event because the

summer days are quickly fading into the fall season. Which

League of Women Voters Candidate Event is

autumn activities do you look forward to most?

on Wednesday, September 26th at 7pm

is edition is full of safety reminders and event offerings!
(See left side of page for details.)
Here’s a recap at-a-glance!

RSCA has invited the 7 city council candidates

Monday, September 3rd is Labor Day! Hopefully you had an
awesome long weekend including fun and/or relaxation.
Saturday, September 8th is the 10th anniversary celebration
of the Redwood Shores Library! (See pages 4, 18, and 20.)
to meet and greet Shores residents on
Thursday, October 4th at 6:30-8pm in the
Multi-Use Room at Sandpiper Middle School

Halloween Parade in Marlin Park

Tuesday, September 11th is Patriot Day. (See page 22.)

Saturday, October 27th at 1:30pm

Wednesday, September 12th is an Estate Planning Seminar
(please note new time!)
provided by Falk, Cornell & Associates. (See page 19.)

Emergency Preparedness Drill

Wednesday, September 19th is a Social Security Seminar

Saturday, November 17th

provided by McCarthy Asset Management. (See page 23.)

Once again we’ll ask Shores residents to

ursday, September 20th is the annual Heart Walk event

“Show Your Cards” for this practice event

at Marine View Park in Redwood Shores, from 11am-1:30pm.
(Go to www2.heart.org for details.)
In 2018, Saturday, September 22nd is the first day of fall! Santa Visits the Shores Library
th
Tuesday, September 25 and ursday, September 27 are th
Sunday, December 9th at 1-3pm

You can always find more information about these

additional CERT Program Transition Meetings. (See page 6).

and other community events on our web site at

e fall months bring election campaign information and
you’ll discover many candidate ads, endorsements and events.
e League of Women Voters is hosting a candidate forum for
Redwood City council candidates on September 26th at 7pm.
RSCA.org
Find details online at https://my.lwv.org/california/south-
san-mateo-county/2018-city-council-candidate-forums.
RSCA is hosting a city council candidate meet and greet event
in the Shores on ursday, October 4th. (See page 4.)
Saturday, October 6th is the RWC Port Fest. (See page 11.)
Sunday, October 14th is the SchoolForce Save the Music
Festival at Twin Pines Park in Belmont. (See page 8.)
RSCA kicks off our membership campaign in mid-October
and we ask all residents, and especially readers of e PILOT,
to JOIN US to help make Redwood Shores a GREAT place
to live and work! (See page 4 for details.)
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PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE RSCA ISSUES
Redwood Shores Community Association (RSCA) has been
THE advocate on issues that impact the quality of life in
Redwood Shores since 1970. With nearly 50 years of
service, RSCA continues our work to keep the Shores a
GREAT place to live and work!
RSCA sponsors many events year round. We keep the
Shores informed, and you can keep up with all of our
activities in our e PILOT monthly magazine, roadway
signboards, or on the web at RSCA.org.
RSCA IS A LOng TIMe SuppORTeR Of OuR LIbRARy
Did you know that RSCA helped the Redwood Shores Library
become what it is today!? (See page 18 for history.) If you
value our library, we encourage you to participate in the survey
being conducted about library hours. (See page 17.) e
Redwood Shores Library is celebrating its 10th anniversary on
Saturday, September 8th. (See flyer on page 20.)
ThAnk yOu TO Levee CLeAnup heLpeRS
A recap about our annual cleanup event will be included
next month, but please know that we really appreciate all
efforts to keep the Shores litter-free!
ThAnk yOu hOMeOWneRS fOR CLeAnIng up yOuR
pROpeRTIeS, And A ReMIndeR
If you recently received a letter from the Architectural Design
Board you need to contact <ADB@rsca.org> with your plan
to comply with any CC&R violations, or any questions. Your
quick response is appreciated by the ADB, and your neighbors.
Do You Know...
... that EVERY residence in the Shores
is covered by Covenants, Codes &
Restrictions (CC&Rs)?
Whether you live in one of our many
Home Owners Associations (HOAs)
or in the original sections of the
Shores, there are CC&Rs on ALL Shores homes!
You should have received a copy of the CC&Rs when
you purchased your home. But if you live west of Shell
and NOT in an HOA, that might have been some time
ago. If you need a new copy, email <ADB@rsca.org>.
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upCOMIng CITy COunCIL CAndIdATe MeeT & gReeT*
Meet the Candidates for Redwood City Council on
ursday, October 4th, 6:30 - 8:00pm
at the Sandpiper Middle School
Please join us on ursday, October 4th at 6:30pm in the
multi-use room at the Sandpiper Middle School to meet the
candidates for your City Council of Redwood City. Come
out to talk about issues facing the City and of concern to
our Redwood Shores community.
ere are seven (7) candidates vying for the three (3) open city
council seats. In alphabetical order, they are:
• Jason Galisatus
• Giselle Hale
• Diane Howard (Incumbent)
• Rick Hunter
• Diana Reddy
• Ernie Schmidt
• Christina Umhofer
is candidate event is intended to provide time for you to
meet and greet the candidates one-on-one. And don’t forget:
RegISTeR, then vOTe
If you’re not already a registered voter, simply go to the
San Mateo County Assessor Clerk Recorder of Elections’
website at https://www.smcacre.org where you can register
AND get information about this November’s election,
candidates, ballot measures, and how to vote.
*For updates on this and other Shores events, join our email list.
Go to RSCA.org and click on the “Join our email list” button.)
pLeASe, p LeASe , pLeASe JOIn O uR eMAIL LIST!
e larger our Membership, the more effective we can be.
Our membership campaign will begin in October, and as
more of our systems move online, email is the most efficient
way we have of staying in touch with ALL of our Shores
residents and businesses. More and more of RSCA’s efforts
are focused on getting important information to you more
quickly. Your Shores magazine, e PILOT, only comes
once each month, and many things do happen between
printing and delivery to your home or business.
As we prepare for our annual membership campaign and the
year ahead, we ask that you PLEASE go to RSCA.org and
click on the “Join our email list” buton. It only takes about
one minute to enter your name, street address, and email.
(You can review our Privacy Policy first, and know that we do
not share or overuse this important information.) Contact us
at <membership@rsca.org> if you have questions.
 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
Kevin Brehmer Ben Ploshay
Jim Cvengros Clemencia Rodriguez
Carol Ford Harris Rogers
Shannon Guzzetta Steven Tsujisaka
Don Long Bob Slusser
Mike Mancusi 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:
September 13th, 2018
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN BOARD (non-HOA areas):
Nina Boire Jim Cvengros Sue Nix
For CC&R copies & information, email <ADB@rsca.org>
DEADLINES for e PILOT
e deadline for space reservation is usually the end of the
first week of each month for the following month’s issue.
Please email <ThePILOT@rsca.org> for a precise schedule.
PUBLISHER: Redwood Shores Community Association
e PILOT is the official monthly publication of
the Redwood Shores Community Association.
CIRCULATION: 6,000 Shores Households & Businesses
Opinions published in e pILOT are solely those of the
authors and not the expressions of RSCA unless so officially
and expressly designated.
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• Getting Used to New Routines ..............................Page 1
• RSCA Events Calendar ..........................................Page 1
• Past Present & Future RSCA Issues .......................Page 4
• From the Mayor ....................................................Page 6
• CERT Program Transition .....................................Page 6
• Lime Bikes Laying Around.........................................Page 6
• Traffic Safety Tips ......................................................Page 8
• It’s Elementary School Update ...............................Page 8
• At Home in the Shores: Staircases........................Page 10
• Nothin’ To It .......................................................Page 12
• Redwood Shores Tennis Club ..............................Page 12
• Library Costs & Hours ............................................Page 17
• Author Event on September 23rd ..........................Page 17
• Redwood Shores Library History .........................Page 18
• Redwood Shores Mourns the Loss of a Friend .......Page 18
• RWS Library’s 10th Anniversary .............................Page 20
• Sounds of the Shores Recap .................................Page 21
• Shores Business Classified Ads .............................Page 21
• Library Events for September...............................Page 22
• Patriot Day / If Today Was e Day Before .........Page 22
• Lynn’s Kitchen: Pasta Night.....................................Page 24
• St. Mark’s Corner: Peace In; Peace Out ................Page 26
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 FROM THE MAYOR
I A n b A I n , CITy Of RedWOOd CITy
Last month, I wrote about what it means to be “A Community
for All Ages.” is month, I’d like to write about the City
Council’s second strategic priority (in alphabetical order)
“Communication and Community Building.” When you
have good communication, you’re helping build community
building and when you have strong communities, it improves
communication. e Redwood Shores Community Association
provides an excellent example of both with e PILOT.
Over the last two years, the Council has prioritized an effort
to reinvigorate the neighborhood associations. We believe this
community building on the neighborhood level will help
maintain the “small town feel” as our City grows and
changes. Furthermore, neighborhood associations provide a
way to get information to the community and just as
importantly, to hear from the community. At these meetings,
community members interact with City staff on issues
ranging from code enforcement to public safety. Perhaps
more importantly, people get to know each other.
ere are several ways the City communicates with the public,
and one of the primary ways is through our newsletters.
Members of the public can go to the City’s website and choose
which newsletters they can get regular updates on topics that
interest them. e Port sends a monthly newsletter called
Currents, and the Police Department sends updates through a
system called Nixle. In addition to these newsletters and
notifications, City staff publishes information to Redwood
City’s Facebook page, regularly blogs
Photo on Medium
courtesy and amplifies
of Armstrong Ceilings.
this information through Twitter and NextDoor. Keeping in
mind that not everyone is online, the City continues to
communicate via postal mail through the water bill and mailers
on special topics both citywide and at the neighborhood level.
Despite these efforts however, we sometimes hear people say
they didn’t know about an issue that impacted them. at is
why in 2015, then-Mayor John Seybert established the
Council’s first communications committee. He asked me to
chair that committee and lead the effort to find new ways to
engage the public. My colleagues Alicia Aguirre, Janet Borgens
and Shelly Masur now serve on that committee, and they are
constantly exploring ways to improve communication between
the City and its residents. But we need your help.
What more can we be doing to provide visibility into the
issues facing Redwood City? Are there other ways we should
be communicating? e Council is very interested in
hearing your ideas. Please send your thoughts to
<council@redwoodcity.org>. We’re listening.
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Community
emergency
Response
Team (CeRT)
program Transition
Along with the Fiscal Year 2018-19 Adopted Budget, the City
Council approved the transition to a shared service approach
with San Mateo County for the Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT) program to reduce costs to the city,
increase efficiency, and potentially share costs of the program
with other agencies in the County in the future. e County
currently provides CERT training using the same curriculum
as Redwood City; however, the County has expressed interest
in collaborating with the City of Redwood City to create a
CERT Coordinator position. e new position would focus
solely on the CERT program.
In an effort to engage CERT volunteers and community
members around this transition, the City of Redwood City
is hosting a series of meetings to receive input/feedback on
the future of the CERT program. Additionally the City has
launched an online survey to gain input on the CERT
program and the proposed County CERT position
transition. ree meetings were conducted in August.
e next round of community meetings will take place on:
Tuesday, September 25th from 6 - 7:30pm
at the veterans Memorial Senior Center
1455 Madison Ave., Redwood City
ursday, September 27th from 6 - 7:30pm
at the Redwood Shores Library
399 Marine parkway
e online survey is available on the Redwood City Fire
Department’s home page at www.redwoodcity.org/fire.
e City of Redwood City appreciates your input and
information gained will help further develop the new County
CERT program.
Lime Bikes Are Laying Around
Have you seen a Lime Bike? At this time Redwood City
does not have a formal relationship with Lime that would
allow them to operate here. If/when you see a Lime bike left
in Redwood Shores you can report it directly to the
company by phone or text at 888-546-3345, or by email at
<support@limebike.com>.
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TRAFFIC SAFETY TIPS
A ShLey O SbORn , ACTIng C ApTAIn
RedWOOd CITy pOLICe depARTMenT
Can you really do two things at the same time, and do either
well? If you think you can, consider this:
You’re four times
It’s hard to
more likely to have
concentrate on
a road accident
two things
when you’re on
at the same time
a mobile phone
I am sure with a little effort you deciphered this sentence, or
really sentences, but it makes the point: the answer to this
question is no, period. You simply cannot do two things at once
well, at least not as well as if you gave your full attention to each
separately. With this in mind, and the arrival of a new school
year, it is a good time for all of us to take a moment and think
about a few driving tips and habits we can all consider to make
our roads, communities, and families safer.
puT The phOne dOWn - It’s the law and just makes good sense.
If you’re not convinced, consider this: nearly 10% of all fatal crashes
are directly caused by distracted driving and after years of fairly
steady declines in traffic fatality rates they are starting to creep up,
a trend that coincides with the rise of texting and social media use.
It’s not too far of a stretch to think the two trends are linked.
SLOW dOWn - e few minutes you save could ruin the life of
someone forever. A 10-mile commute driven at 35 mph takes
approximately 17 minutes. e same commute done at 45 mph
takes about 13 minutes. Is that 4 minutes really worth it? We are
all busy and life in the Bay Area is getting ever more hectic, but
aren’t there better ways to save such a small amount of time? Speed
is the primary collision factor in just over 25% of fatal collisions.
Slow down and save a life, especially in school zones.
be kInd – show some patience and respect for everyone using
the roadways, including pedestrians and cyclists. Few calls for
service get my blood pumping as quickly as an auto-pedestrian
collision because these often result in serious injury and far too
often involve the most vulnerable in our community, children
and the elderly. Help prevent these collisions by coming to a full
stop at stops signs, allowing pedestrians to completely clear
crosswalks before entering them, and remember to give cyclists
a three-foot buffer when passing them. Finally, always keep an
eye out for kids on bikes. ey are often so busy having a good
time that they don’t think about the dangers on the roadway.
Follow these simple tips and we will all have a safer and less
stressful experience on the roadways of Redwood Shores.
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IT’S ELEMENTARY
MIChAeL MILLIken, ph.d.
bRSSd SupeRInTendenT
Summer has come to a close, and fall means back to school for
the Belmont Redwood Shores School District!
MORe STudenTS, MORe CAuTIOn
is fall, we will have more students in our schools than ever
before. District-wide enrollment is approaching 4,400 students,
up from 2,400 in 2005. ere are 500 students enrolled at
Redwood Shores elementary, 600 students are at Sandpiper,
and approximately 400 students living in the Shores will be
attending Ralston Middle School. ese figures, in addition to
the new design Tech public high school on the Oracle campus
(with approximately 550 students), mean that we can expect a
record number of students on our streets, heading to and from
school each day. We need your help to keep our students safe.
Please drive with care, look for pedestrians and cyclists, slow
down in school zones, and stop for anyone in a crosswalk. ank
you for doing your part!
A LOngeR SChOOL dAy In kIndeRgARTen
is year, we’re extending the kindergarten day by one hour, and
dismissal will be around 1:30pm for students in that grade. e
younger transitional kindergarten students will continue to
dismiss around 12:30pm. By extending the kindergarten day,
students will have more time to socialize and play with their
peers, and teachers will have more time to offer exploratory,
open-ended activities for the students. We believe that this will
be a better, developmentally appropriate, and less pressured
experience for our kindergarten students. We’ll be sure to give
you an update on how it’s going later in the year!
kudOS TO RedWOOd CITy gOveRnMenT
Earlier this year, Redwood City replaced the aging turf field at
Sandpiper Park. is public park is adjacent to Sandpiper
School, and students use it during the school day. e students
love the new field, and I invite you to enjoy the park in the
evening and on weekends. ank you Redwood City!
SAve The MuSIC feSTIvAL
Please save the date for the Save the Music Festival on Sunday,
October 14th, from 11am to 5pm at Twin Pines Park in
Belmont. is event is a fun community event for all ages with
outstanding music (on three stages), food, and drink. Please join
the party and support the music programs in our local schools!
For details, go to http://schoolforce.org/save-the-music/.
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Step Up Your Staircase
A staircase is often the first design feature visible upon entering
many homes. But despite their prominence, stairs are often left
off the renovation table—either due to oversight or because it’s
hard to imagine how to spruce up something so seemingly
functional. Yet homeowners may not realize there are a variety
of design options available to update stairs without changing
their existing architectural footprint. From the least expensive
options to more in-depth remodeling efforts, here are the top
five ways to step up your staircase.
1. design a gallery wall for artwork or photos.
e blank wall beside your stairs is an ideal spot to add pizzazz.
Choose frames of different sizes and create groupings that
roughly follow the diagonal line of the steps. Before you commit
to the final layout, use cardboard cutouts the same size as the art
pieces and reconfigure them until you come up with a suitable
arrangement. Many retailers now sell frame sets, making it easy
for you to create your own polished gallery.
2. Change the carpet.
Carpet on the stairs is often the first thing to wear out, which
can diminish a staircases’ entire look. To enliven it, consider Replacing a railing with different material can dramatically
removing the old carpet and replacing it with a new runner. e change the design of your staircase. Photo courtesy of Wayfair.
runner doesn’t have to be exactly the same as carpet elsewhere in
your home–in fact, a colorful Persian rug pattern, or a subdued 5. Create architectural interest.
sisal with a fabric border, can both add interest and refresh the Adding built-ins on or around the staircase helps to draw the eye.
look of your stairs. For example, if you have a wide landing, a low bookcase can
3. paint all or part of the stairs. create both additional storage and a cozy bench. A railing or a
low wall at the top of the stairs can also be replaced with
Treads, risers, railing (spindles and rail cap), and newel posts can
bookcases. Additionally, the often overlooked space under the
all be painted to achieve a different look for tired staircases. Black
staircase can be reconfigured into a reading nook, storage drawers
or dark brown treads and rail caps, with white spindles and risers,
or even a wine cellar, adding to the overall aesthetic and utility
is a classic combination. Another nice way to repeat finishes
of the staircase.
around your house is to consider black spindles, in wood or
metal, with a wood rail cap matching the flooring or color of If you’re considering replacing any of the structural parts of your
surrounding woodwork. Another fun, low cost DIY option is to staircase, or adding any built-ins, it’s best to consult a professional
decorate the risers by painting them in a graphic pattern or an since building codes require strict clearances. at caveat aside,
ombre color combo, wallpapering, stenciling or even tiling them. your staircase is a blank canvas. After all, stairs are more than just
a way of getting from one level to the next, with a little
4. Replace the railing with a different material or design.
imagination and creative design, they can be transformed into a
Although a more extensive remodeling effort, playing around beautiful new centerpiece for your home.
with materials can dramatically change the design of the staircase,
and by extension, your home. Railings of glass panels or
horizontal wire create a modern look, while wrought iron Liza Riguerra is a technology professional turned
spindles evoke a Mediterranean vibe. For a simple farmhouse award-winning interior designer who lives in
look, use square wood spindles for the railing. Whatever you Redwood Shores. Connect with her on Houzz,
choose, remember that to meet building code, handrails should LinkedIn or Twitter.
be 34 to 38 inches above the tread of each step.
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Nothin’ To It?
by Harvey Radin
is should be easy, getting a new modem up and running.
Residing in Redwood Shores, our great community in the heart
of high tech, hooking up a new modem...how could anything
go wrong? We feel that by just being here, we’re somehow
absorbing high tech, like a plant absorbing water by osmosis.
So with some swagger, we just open right up that box with the
new modem. Lickety-split! Now we’re cookin’. And what a
new modem it is! It’s much smaller, with just one light, not five
-- or is that six lights? -- on the old one. Well, let’s get going!
Should take, what do you think, 5 minutes, maybe 10 at most?
We’re looking at the paperwork, the schematics, isn’t that what
they’re called in high tech talk? Uh huh. e coaxial cable
goes here, the ethernet cord goes there. We’ve got it! It’s
osmosis. But what’s all this under the desk, behind the desk,
all over the place where we have the old modem and our
computer? All those cables and wires, where did they come
from? It looks like spaghetti back there.
Okay, uh huh, we’ll just have to sort this out. NO WORRIES!
Until 5 minutes stretches into an hour. My wife’s tangled in
the spaghetti trying to pinpoint which cords I’m yanking are
the ones we need to do something with, as indicated in the
schematics. ere’s such a tangle of cords that as I’m yanking
each one, the whole bunch is bouncing around. We sure don’t
want to disconnect the wrong things, we’ll be totally offline!
We’re starting to panic.
So we give in and get on the horn with a tech support rep at
our internet service provider. And we start the conversation
with a few disclaimers. Would you believe we live in the heart
of high tech, but we’re not REALLY tech savvy? We thought
we’d get this, but uh...
No worries, says the tech expert as she begins talking us through
everything, patiently helping us unwind a Gordian knot.
at’s the “metaphor for an intractable problem,” according to
Wikipedia. I learned that, where else, but ONLINE!
(After a career in corporate communication,
Harvey Radin wrote books and articles about
public opinion and PR. His articles have been
published in Business Insider, American Banker
and Talking Biz News. You can reach out to him
by email at <hoastrategic@gmail.com>.)
Page 12 September 2018 e PILOT
by Monique Seibel
On July 14th, anyone playing in the RSTC tournament had
already set their DVRs to record the women’s final at
Wimbledon. On the home courts in Redwood Shores, it was
men’s and women’s doubles, and despite the lopsided draw of
nine men and thirteen women everything went off without a
hitch. Many thanks to Cynthia Hunton, our tournament
director, Steve and Robin George, who provided courtside
refreshments, and Barb Urrutia who hosted the Cuban
food‒themed social. When everyone had had their fill of
empanadas, picadillo and fried plantains, social director Sundar
Venkateswaren announced the tournament winners and awarded
the prizes. Unbelievably, there was a four-way tie for first place
in the women’s division. Two of the winners weren’t present, so
the other two, Monica Irvin and Robin George, got the prizes.
Among the men, first prize went to one of our newer members,
Jim Vessella. Second prize went to Dennis Murphy. Karen
Brodersen shopped for the
creative prizes, all of which had
a Cuban flair.
e August 12th tournament
and BBQ in the park saw four
teams (captained by Dennis
Murphy, Robin George, Mike
Venturino and Monique
Seibel) competing in mixed
doubles. Most people got to
play four rounds, with a bye or
two thrown in. It was great
tennis, and lots of fun. ree of
the teams finished within two points of one another, with the
winning team beating the best of those three by six points. e
prizes (provided by Micki Carter and Mike Venturino) were
gourmet chocolates, plus tickets to Chocolate Fest at the
Congregational Church in mid-October.
Afterward tired players gathered in the park for Armadillo
Willy’s pulled pork and barbecued chicken, along with
delicious sides provided by members. ank you to Cynthia
Hunton, our tournament director, to Robin and Steve George
for courtside refreshments, and to Ruth and Phil Waters, who
host the barbecue every year.
And at the end of September it’s another annual event—the
weekend away at beautiful Pajaro Dunes on the Monterey coast.
For additional information about the club, or to join, visit
www.rstc.org. Let’s play tennis!
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LIBRARY COSTS & HOURS
deRek WOLfgRAM, dIReCTOR Of LIbRARy SeRvICeS
e Library is seeking community feedback on the service hours
of the Redwood Shores Branch Library. Please take the survey
linked at the end of this article to help inform our decision
making on this challenging issue.
e City of Redwood City has begun implementation of its
Financial Sustainability Plan, which seeks to increase revenues and
reduce expenditures in order to address an anticipated structural
imbalance of $12 million in the City budget by fiscal year 2022-
23. e first phase of the financial sustainability plan includes
reductions of $3.7 million in fiscal year 2018-19, and an additional
$2.3 million in fiscal year 2019-20. ese reductions impact all
City departments, including public safety, parks, and libraries.
If the half-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot passes,
many of the proposed cuts for fiscal year 2018-19 will be restored
(including library service hours), as increased revenues will help
offset the need to reduce critical services. However, if the measure
fails, library service hours will be reduced effective January 2019,
and additional cost reductions will occur in the future.
In the 2018-19 City budget, the Library budget is reduced by
$428K, with additional cuts of approximately $200K planned for
2019-20. e Library cuts include $97K from the materials budget
for new books and online resources, $41K in supplies and services,
and $290K in personnel reductions, which translate directly to
Library service hours since the Library’s staffing levels for both front
line workers and management are already quite lean. Fortunately,
the Library has been able to manage these personnel reductions
through attrition, so no library layoffs are planned for 2018-19.
Most of the Library’s budget is for Library staff, and reductions of
this magnitude cannot be made without affecting employees.
e Library had to make hard choices about Library service hours.
In order to maintain minimum staffing levels with reduced staffing,
the proposed cuts would result in a 23% reduction in overall weekly
service hours at the Library’s four locations, from 208 hours per
week to 161. is includes a 23% reduction in Redwood Shores
hours, from 52 hours per week to 40. e proposed reductions are
shown in the chart. Hours indicated in blue are current hours that
would remain open, while hours shown in orange would be
eliminated January 1, 2019 if the sales tax measure fails.
If the Library does need to reduce hours, we want to minimize the
impact on the community. In designing the proposed hours, we
looked at several factors: studying actual hourly usage data so we
could keep the library open during the busiest hours; evaluating
the need to balance different uses by different portions of the
community (such as story times and family programs during
morning hours, or community meetings during evening hours);
maintaining consistent, easily remembered schedules; focusing on
“single shift” days to most efficiently deploy limited staff; and
integrating staffing coverage from other libraries.
Hours reductions can take various forms: they can be focused on
weekends or weekdays, they can reduce mornings and/or
evenings, or they can take the form of shorter days vs. eliminating
entire days. Because we have received diverse feedback on the
proposed reductions, we have created a very brief survey to help
inform any reductions in library hours in January and beyond.
Please give us your input by completing the online survey at
http://ask.redwoodcity.org/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyId=Shoreshours#
no later than friday, September 21st, and feel free to let me
know if you have any additional comments via email at
dwolfgram@redwoodcity.org. anks for your participation!
Redwood City Library
FOUNDATION
Author Event on September 23rd
e Redwood City Library Foundation (RCLF) is proud to
announce a Fireside Chat with Jabali Smith on Sunday, September
23rd in the Redwood City Downtown Library. Mr. Smith is the
author of “Slave: A Human Trafficking Survivor Finds Life,” an
autobiographical account of his life as a child slave and his life-long
journey of recovery. When he was a 6-year old in Berkeley,
California, he and his sister were trafficked over the Mexican border
and held captive by a messianic doomsday sex cult. “Slave” recounts
his experience as a child slave, his eventual escape, and how he rose
above this tragedy to become founder of e Well Child
Foundation, serving children and their need for empowerment.
e event includes an author’s reception from 3-4pm, the author
fireside chat from 4-5pm, followed by book signing until 5:30pm.
Tickets are $20 (early bird), $25 (regular), or $45 (including the
author's reception meet and greet). You may call the Library
Foundation office at (650) 780-7045 or purchase tickets online at:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-human-trafficking-survivor-finds-
new-life-in-honor-of-banned-books-week-tickets-48824798286.
Tickets will be sold at the door as available.
e event is part of Banned Book Week: Celebrating the
Freedom to Read. e Redwood City Downtown Library is
located at 1044 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA.
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Redwood Shores Library History
Since 1970, Redwood Shores Community Association has been
the advocate for everything related to our Shores neighborhoods.
It was RSCA board members who first approached the City about
building a branch library in Redwood Shores, knowing the
tremendous benefits it would provide to our community.
e Shores Library official history began on April 26th, 2004
when the City Council of Redwood City unanimously accepted
a $10.1 million grant from the State towards the development
of a branch library in Redwood Shores. Located at the northwest
corner of Bridge and Marine Parkway, the addition of a library
to the Redwood Shores community was quite significant! e
City’s contribution was the land. However, more monies were
needed as the State grant and the City were not able to fund the
collection for the library.
RSCA, together with the Redwood City Library Foundation and
the City Council, formed a partnership and committed to help
raise money for the library collection. e collection was more
than just books – it included videos, CD’s, periodicals,
newspapers and computers.
e honorary co-chairs of the fundraising committee were
Gordon and Betty Moore. e campaign co-chairs included
Rosanne Foust and Paula Ucceli. Together with the campaign
cabinet of Cheryl Angeles, Dick Claire, Sandra Cooperman, Jeff
Ira, Georgi LaBerge, Mario Rendon, Michael Whatmore and Jeff
Gee, the challenge was on to raise funds for the collection.
RSCA went one step further – they helped everyone in the
community stay on track and informed, and provided matching
donations over $60,000 to this effort.
Together with the community, over $800,000 was raised to fill
the new library – a truly great community effort and a new
treasure for our community!
Ground breaking: Vice Mayor Foust, Mayor Pierce, Council members Hartnett,
Bain, Ira, Aguirre and Sarah Rosendahl representing State Senator Simitian.
e Redwood Shores branch Library will celebrate it’s
10th anniversary on Saturday, September 8th at 10am-1pm!
please check out the flyer on page 20 for details, and join us!
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Redwood Shores
Mourns the Loss
of a Friend
Carole Lynn Wong, 64, of
Redwood Shores, passed away
on Wednesday, August 1st after a
long illness, peacefully and with
her sister Kathryn and husband
Scott Stingel by her side.
Carole was born in Providence, RI to Arthur and Ida Wong,
and attended St. Bernard’s High School in Groton, CT. She
graduated with a degree in Biochemistry from Wellesley College,
including a year at Harvard University. After graduation, she
worked for Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA in
the immunology laboratory. In 1979, she started work with a
small telecommunications company in marketing, while at the
same time earning an MBA at Simmons College.
Carole continued her communications consulting career at
Economics and Technology, Inc. in Boston, followed by various
roles of increasing responsibility at e Forum Corporation,
joining their San Francisco office in the 1990’s. In 1997, she
was hired by Accenture, Inc. as an Associate Partner, becoming
a full Partner in 2000 in the Communications and High Tech
sector. She was also active in her local community of Redwood
City, including nine years as the president of the Redwood Shores
Owners Association, a homeowners group of over 4,000 homes.
Carole was pre-deceased by her mother Ida Wong, and is
survived by her father Arthur, sister Kathryn and husband Scott
Stingel, as well as Sophie, a rescued feline.
A small gathering was held on Friday, August 10th near the Seal
Sanctuary in Moss Beach, to mark a favorite overlook of
Carole’s, and a larger memorial was held in Redwood Shores on
Saturday, August 11th.
Carole was well-known for her ability to make everyone she met
feel like a friend, for her fearlessness, tenacity and thoroughness
in all her ventures, her sense of play, and her “steel trap” mind.
She was an avid tennis player/fan, an intrepid traveler, and loved
fishing mountain streams as well as ocean beaches. Her interest
in nature found its ultimate expression as a Rescue Team
volunteer at e Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito. Her
friends and family will sorely miss having Carole as their go-to
person for both wise counsel and fun.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a charitable donation to the
Mission Hospice of San Mateo (missionhospice.org), the
Marine Mammal Center (marinemammalcenter.org), the
Yosemite Conservancy (yosemiteconservancy.org), or the
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund Alliance (ocrfa.org).
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 patriot day is an annual observance on September 11th to
remember those who were injured or died during the terrorist
attacks in the United States on September 11, 2001.
https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/patriot-day

If Today Was e Day Before...

By Shannon Guzzetta
September 11th, 2018 marks 17 years since one of the most horrific
terrorist attacks on our country. Do you remember the details?
Do you take time on this anniversary to reflect on the events of this
historic day? Do you honor those who were tragically affected?
As someone born and raised in California, I never expected to live
in New York City, let alone love it so much! Upon graduating from
college, my fiance and I made plans to move to New York. We
arrived in our downtown studio apartment in mid-August 2001
and were just becoming familiar with NYC as our new home when
we were evacuated. Circumstances and luck are tricky to
contemplate sometimes... ere isn’t time or space here to write
my full story, but this time of year always brings back the memories.
And while I can’t change anything in the past, my experiences led
to a deep commitment to disaster preparedness, considering worst
case scenarios, and planning for those contingencies. It takes a lot
of time and effort, and valuable space to store supplies to be
adequately prepared for a disaster. But it’s SO IMPORTANT.
So, whether you read this article when it hits your mailbox in early
September, or some time later, please take a moment to reflect on
what you would choose to do the day before a disaster. Rather than
a carpe diem (seize the day) attitude, please consider planning
ahead, taking action before the disaster happens.
Along these lines, I encourage my neighbors in the Shores to pay
attention to the public safety debate occurring within Redwood
City currently. See page 6 for upcoming meetings about the
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program
transition and contact me for important details and perspectives.
Shannon Guzzetta lived in New York City on 9/11/2001, and is an
active CERT member, RSCA Board Member, Editor of e PILOT.

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From L YNN’s KITCHEN
(How a Connecticut Yankee embraced California Cuisine)
September Pasta Night
Some of our Japanese maples are starting to color their leaves with
the brilliant reds and oranges of autumn. While the calendar
shows “September” and kids are all back in their classrooms, it’s
still difficult to image that summer is officially almost over. I’m
hopeful that we will still have our typical San Francisco Bay Area
Indian summer, when September and October offer some of our
best warm weather. And yet how we all long for some good
rainfall, and lots of it to fill our reservoirs and water or gardens!
We’re still enjoying wonderful summer produce at the Farmer’s
markets – the tastiest heirloom tomatoes, fresh corn, squash, and
lettuces. It’s a great experience to introduce your children to the
delights of spending their Saturday mornings walking with you
through the different booths at our local Farmer’s markets, and
encouraging them to help you select the different vegetables that
will grace your dinner table that same evening. ey love to join
you in the kitchen with both menu planning and food
preparation, so encourage their interest and make it a family
affair. It’s so important to establish their eating habits at an early
age, and encourage them to explore the challenges and rewards
of cooking and baking.
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Here’s a fun, quick and easy pasta dish that can be made for a
Saturday dinner with your children’s help. ey can chop
tomatoes, or mozzarella cheese, or drain and pit Kalamata olives
(it’s great fun to smash them with a wooden spoon). Your older
children can easily assemble a large green salad with more of
summer’s late bounty – fresh tomatoes, Persian cucumbers, late
harvest radishes, avocado, red onion, celery, carrots, or whatever
they would like to include.
buCATInI WITh OLIve-CApeR SAuCe – Serves 4
12 ounces Bucatini or Spaghetti
1 small clove Garlic
2 Tablespoons capers, rinsed and drained
Pinch of red Pepper Flakes
2 Tablespoons extra virgin Olive Oil
1 pound Tomatoes, diced
2/3 Cup pitted Kalamata or Nicoise Olives, roughly chopped
2 Tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into pieces (room temp)
3 Tablespoons fresh Basil, chopped
8 Ounces fresh Mozzarella Cheese, finely chopped
You want to time boiling the pasta along with the assembly of the
other ingredients so the food will be warmed from the pasta, so
this is where additional preparation hands in the kitchen can help!
Bring a large pot of salted water to boil. Add the pasta and coop
as label directs. Reserve ½ Cup of the pasta water, then drain
the pasta and set aside.
Arrange garlic, 1 Tablespoon of the capers, and the red pepper
flakes on a cutting board, mince and mash with the flat side of a
chef ’s knife to make a paste. Transfer the mixture into a large
bowl; add the olive oil, tomatoes, olives, the remaining 1
Tablespoon capers, and butter. Stir in the basil and cheese. Add
the pasta to the bowl with the tomato mixture and toss until the
butter is melted, adding the reserved pasta water to moisten, if
needed. Serve warm and season with a little additional freshly
ground pepper and salt if needed.
Serve with your farmer’s market green salad accompanied with a
refreshment of your choice, and enjoy!
(Lynn Kathleen Adams has been an RSCA Board member since 1994.)
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ST. MARK’S CORNER
Peace In; Peace Out
By Richard Watkins
Catholics are asked to pray for a lot of stuff. It’s sort of what we do.
It has been built into the church’s DNA from the time Jesus taught
the disciples the Lord’s Prayer to today. One specific prayer
Catholics undertake is the Intercession or Prayers of the Faithful
said during Mass. It is a time when the community comes together
to all pray for the same thing, thereby strengthening and putting a
little more “umph” behind the petition. e order begins with a
prayer for the holy Church, for those who govern with authority
over us, for those weighed down by various needs, for all humanity,
and for the salvation of the whole world (no pressure, right?).
Specifics are added based on each community’s needs. For example,
here in California, there might be a special intercession for those
affected by this season’s wildfires. In tornado or hurricane heavy
areas, petitions will be offered up based on those disasters.
Nevertheless, we are called to pray. Called to pray for strength. For
serenity. For the sick. For the dying. For one’s enemies (at least we’re
supposed to - Matthew 5:44-45). We pray for an end to war. For
an end to crime and violence. For peace. For…wait. An end to
violence and peace? Aren’t they the same thing? Until recently I
thought the two were the same. After all, if don’t have violence, you
have peace. If you’re at peace, you’re not at war. During Mass a few
months ago, it hit me. I understood for the first time the meaning
behind the words I would hear in every Mass I attended: “Peace I
leave with you; my peace I give to you” (John 14:27).
How could Jesus leave peace for his disciples? It isn’t a physical thing
like a loaf of bread or a fish. His death and resurrection didn’t end
violence or hatred or crime or war. So, what is the peace He left?
Well, it wasn’t an earthly or worldly peace like the Israelites
expected. It was a spiritual peace. It was a deep and unfettered trust
and love in God the Father that enabled Him to be at inner peace.
To know that God was in control of all things and have the
conviction of that protection afforded Him a lack of angst, trouble,
sorrow or anxiety. It can almost be equated to a complete and utter
feeling of bliss. I say almost because bliss, in its dictionary definition
means to be in a “…state of perfect happiness, typically so as to be
oblivious of everything else.” And of course, we all know that Jesus
is not oblivious to anything.
Can you imagine? Being in such a state of peace that the dog
barking at three o’clock in the morning doesn’t bother you. Or the
guy who’s on his cell phone that just cut in front of you on the
freeway causes you no frustration? Or standing behind the lady in
the coffee shop ordering an iced, Ristretto, 10-shot, venti, with
breve, 5-pump vanilla, 7-pump caramel, 4 Splenda, and poured,
not shaken does absolutely nothing to deter you from smiling at
her when she makes the barista do it again because she only got 4
pumps of vanilla.
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Is it possible to have such peace in one’s life? Yes, it is. Is it easy
to achieve? No, it isn’t.
St. Paul wrote in his letter to the Colossians (3:15), “Let the peace
of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were
called to peace. And be thankful.” Sounds good in theory, right? But
really, how many of us are willing to let the peace of Christ rule our
hearts? Most of us would rather actually take the advice of our
cardiologists to cut down on salt and cholesterol intake and switch
to an all kale and chicory diet rather than take a daily 25 mg pill of
Jesus to be heart healthy.
St. Peter wrote in his first letter (5:7), “Cast all your anxiety on him
because he cares for you.” A fine sentiment but for me personally, if
I didn’t have anxiety to hold on to, I wouldn’t know what to do
with myself.
And again St. Paul wrote, “And the peace of God, which transcends
all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ
Jesus.” (Philippians 4:7).
roughout the Bible, we are told to place our burdens upon the
Lord and by doing so, to be at peace.
Psalm 55 says “Cast your care upon the LORD, who will give you
support.” Isaiah 10: 27 says “…His burden shall be taken from
your shoulder, and his yoke shattered from your neck.” And Matthew
11:28 says “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and
I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for
I am meek and humble of heart; and you will find rest for yourselves.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.”
I don’t know about you but if someone took all my burdens from
me, I am sure the first thing I would feel is a great sense of peace.
And once you are at peace, then you can extend that peace to others
through words and actions. Words of encouragement, reassurance,
comfort or hope. Actions of aid, assistance, support or ministry.
And once you’ve extended your peace to someone, then the circle
of peace begins as that person gives to someone else and that person
gives to another and that person another and that person...
It’s sort of like that old axiom “you need to love yourself before
you can love someone else”. But in this case, it’s the finding the
peace of Lord in yourself that will bring peace to the world.
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