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Amy Susan Duffield, M.D., Ph.D.
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Research Interests: Leukemia, FLT-3; protein-protein interactions; diagnostic Hematopathology
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Dr. Amy Duffield is an assistant professor of pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and a member of the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. Her areas of clinical expertise include pathology and hematopathology, with a particular focus on diagnosing hematopoietic neoplasms.
Dr. Duffield earned her M.D. and Ph.D. from the Yale University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and performed a fellowship in pathology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Dr. Duffield's research interests include the study of novel protein-protein interactions. She is currently identifying and investigating the functional significance of proteins that interact with receptor tyrosine kinase FMS-Like Tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) in hematopoietic and leukemic cells.
Dr. Duffield serves on the M.D.-Ph.D. Advising Program and the Emerging Women's Leadership Program at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
- Assistant Professor of Pathology
- Assistant Professor of Oncology
Centers & Institutes
- MD PhD, Yale School of Medicine (2005)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pathology (2009)
- Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Pathology (2010)
Board Certifications
- American Board of Pathology / Anatomic & Clinical Pathology (2009)
- American Board of Pathology / Pathology - Hematology (2010)
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Dr. Duffield's research involves the study of novel protein-protein interactions. She is currently identifying and investigating the functional significance of proteins that interact with receptor tyrosine kinase FMS-like tyrosine kinase 3 (FLT3) in hematopoietic and leukemic cells.
Selected PublicationsView all on Pubmed
Duffield AS, Aoki J, Levis M, Cowan K, Gocke CD, Burns KH, Borowitz MJ, Vuica-Ross M. Clinical and Pathologic Features of Secondary Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia. Am J Clin Pathol. 2012;137 367-376.
Greenblatt SM, Li L, Slape C, Novak RL, Duffield A, Nguyen B, Huso D, Borowitz MJ, Aplan P, Small D. Knock-in of a FLT3 Internal Tandem Duplication Mutation Cooperates with a NUP98-HOXD13 Fusion to Generate Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Blood. 2012; 119(12):2883-94.
Crane GM, Powell H, Kostadinov R, Rocafort PT, Rifkin DE, Burger PC, Ambinder RF, Swinnen LJ, Borowitz MJ, Duffield AS. Primary CNS lymphoproliferative disease, mycophenolate and calcineurin inhibitor usage. Oncotarget. 2015 Oct 20;6(32):33849-66.
Duffield AS, Lee TK, Miyamoto H, Carter HB, Epstein JI. Radical Prostatectomy Findings in Patients Who Fail Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer. J Urol. 2009; 182:2274-8.
Duffield A, Kamsteeg EJ, Brown AN, Pagel P, Caplan MJ. The tetraspanin CD63 enhances the internalization of the H,K-ATPase beta-subunit. Proc Natl Acad Sci. U S A. 2003; 100:15560-5.
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Nice and Cozy Room Offered in Amsterdam
Size30 m²
Floor No.1(with elevator)
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Parking available
- Breakfast
- Elevator in building
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1) I rent one room and not the entire apartment, I need to live in the same apartment by law
2) The bathroom is shared.
3) There is no use of kitchen
The room is provided with mini fridge, microwaves and water boiler.
High speed WiFi connection available included in the price. Use of laptop for guests only included in the price.
There is a parking area downstairs and the price is 14 euros per day. Night and sunday it is free.
An extra room with two single beds is also available in case the room with double bed is booked or you prefere two separate beds.
The accommodation is located in the Amsterdam Nieuw-West, which is a relatively newer neighbourhood in the West of Amsterdam, built in the 20th century, mainly to accommodate the high numbers of immigrants that were coming to the Netherlands.
Nowadays, the neighbourhood is particularly inhabited by young families with children.
In the area there are three parks: Vondelpark, Sloterpark and Rembrantpark, which are great for recreational activities.
The place is located close to the RAI Exhibition and Congress Centre, only 3 stops by metroThe area is relatively close to the Museum Quarter and the party area (Leidseplein).
A bike service is also provided. There are 2 bikes available and the cost is 10 euros per bike per day. A deposit of 50 euros per bike is required.
I am regularly subscribed at the Chamber of Commerce.
You can also experience a real good home made italian espresso and some italian cookies and for breakfast FRESH HOME MADE PIES AND CAKES, a real "delicacy".
Thanks Gianni
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1) The use of the kitchen is restricted exclusively to the microwaves and fridge.
2) There is no smoking or use of any kind of drug allowed .
3) The common spaces must be kept clean and tidy otherwise 15 euro per day will be charged as cleaning costs
5) Polite and proper behaviour is expected especially during the evening and night hours
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Wir waren für drei Nächte in einem Zimmer mit zwei Einzelbetten bei Gianni untergebracht. Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt - Gianni ist sehr nett und hat jeden Morgen für Frühstück gesorgt! Vom Hauptbahnhof Amsterdam bis zur Unterkunft fuhren wir ca. 25 min mit der Staßenbahn. Von der Unterkunft war man aber schon nach ca. 15 min in einem guten Shoppingviertel wo viel los ist! Insgesamt sind wir sehr zufrieden mit der Unterkunft - Handtücher und Bettwäsche inklusive!
das Frühstück ist zu vergessen, der Kühlschrank ist laut und blubbert die ganze Nacht, Gianni ist nett, aber ein bischen sehr zwanghaft, die Lage und Verkehrsanbindung ist gut, das Zimmer ist in Ordnung
Auch von hier alles bestens. Wir wurden sehr freundlich von Gianni empfangen.
Die Räumlichkeiten waren sehr sauber, großes Lob hierfür, Frühstück, Kaffee, usw. war superfreundlich und sehr zuvorkommend. Die Verkehrsanbindung ins Centrum ist prima. Parken ist leider nur mir EC oder Kreditkarte möglich, keine Bargeldautomaten, im gesamtem Wohnbezirk Slotervaart kostet das Parken 14 Euro pro Tag. Fahrradverleih im Centrum nur mit Kreditkarte, sprich Visa etc. Kein Bargeld oder EC Karte.
Etwas außerhalb dem Zentrum, aber sehr gut zu erreichen. Gianni war sehr hilfsbereit und nett. Amsterdam ist wunderschön und wir werden es sehr gerne wider besuchen!
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We had been in Amsterdam only for one weekend, but we had a pleasant stay.
Gianni was very nice to us and we missed nothing in the appartment.
Only, if we had planned to stay longer, we would have had a problem, because the kitchen is not for the use of the guests and with other people in the appartment we sometimes needed to wait to use the bathroom.
But all in all it is a beautiful appartment, it is easy to come to the city and Gianni is a kind person.
Besides, it is not expensive, compared to other appartments at the same level.
Here, you really can enjoy your trip to Amsterdam.
The room is great and verry tidy. The flat is near metro, so it was only a 5 minutes walk,gianni is very kind and helped us with all problems, the accomodation is very quite and comfortable. If we visit nice Amsterdam next time,we will come back,
Kind regards Markus and Stefanie
Wonderful experience and Gianni was really helpful everything is compliant with the description. He was available and gave excellent advises to enjoy A'dam.
Gianni thank you very much again. And I hope to see you next time we go there.
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This photograph depicts a cloud formation over the summit of Mt. Washington in the Winter of 1870 - 1871 - along with an added surprise! One can see a cigar shaped object. This could possibly be the earliest photograph of a UFO. The image is part of an antique stereoview. The description reads "SUMMIT Mt. Washington WINTER 1870-1871 Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1871, by CLOGH & KIMBALL, in the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington." (UFOArtwork.com)
More information about this photograph from "Filer's Files", #10-2002:
At the end of the E-bay online auction of March 4, 2002,
Independent-International Pictures Corp. president Samuel M.
Sherman announced that his company had won at auction the
oldest known UFO photograph. After several days of feverish
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seconds of the auction with a final high bid of $385. The
photograph is a winter 1870 stereo (3-D) view of clouds over
Mount Washington in New Hampshire. Plainly and sharply visible
in the photo is a long cigar-like object. Since this is before
known manned flight (with the exception of balloons - which
this is not) the object will have to be ruled as a solid
Unidentified Flying Object. Structure to this solid object is
clearly and sharply seen in some detail as is the reflection of
the sun off the object. The stereo view presents two images
(for right and left eye) which will be helpful in further
analysis of it. Sherman reported that due to the sharpness of
the image it will lend itself to further copying and
enlargement for study. Sherman also stated that this photograph
will not be locked up in some collection, but will be submitted
to scientists for detailed analysis and the results made
available to the public, which he says wants answers to the UFO
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terrible loss, game 4 is virtually a must win at this point.
terrible loss, game 4 is virtually a must win at this point.
I care that we shot the ball so badly and have most of this postseason and haven't resembled the team we looked to be but for 1game this entire postseason and can't seem to figure it out..
the amazing thing is the knicks had a chance to win if they didn't get absolutely destroyed on the boards despite shooting so badly. the discouraging thing is we're going to likely continue to lose to battle of the boards... we just have to hopefully shoot better... a lot better.
Tyson's complaining about lack of team rebounding, guys not crashing the boards ... but shumpert had double the boards tyson did, and felton had only two less than Tyson. Amare had two in 8 min, while Tyson grabbed a whopping 5 in 30 ... the guy is so soft. what happened? that play where he wouldn't just grab the damn ball and let Hansborough throw it off of him says it all... i'm sick of looking at his whiny face everytime he gets schooled.
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hahhaha, to the warriors.. I give em all these kudos and look forward to watching em today, and they have bricked a entire qter away.. I just don't get how NBA playoff teams can miss so many shots? The warriors missed 4times in one trip at one point and haven't scored in 7minutes..lol How is that possible? Please don't say defense becuase there just missed shots left and right.. They look like little whiny kids out there, pouting about it as well.. Teams nowadays would get destroyed by Pat Ewings era teams... They woulden't even know what hit em..
11consecutive misses..lol I seen 2 more airballs from inside 3ft.. Including Lebrons the other day, thats 3 times now i seen a airball within 3ft this postseason alone...
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A pretty plus-size pullover makes a nice fall choice, especially in this animal print. It's loose-fitting and comfortable with a cute scoop neck.
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This is just a rendering, but it is very hot nonetheless!And where does TheHollywoodExtra get his stuff...? He BEATS all the major blogs and websites for first to deliver...
'Scuse me while I vomit. That looks like something Citroen would poop out.
Vince Burlappp sez..."My source is your mother."
Well Thom thinks his doorstop of a car is hot so obviously he'd like this.
Is it me, or does that look like a deformed Civic Coupe....
________2011 VW Golf - 25,000 km
God I hope this is a hoax. That thing is ugly. Let's hope Honda doesn't dumb down the performance of the car or add unecessary luxury items to weigh the car down. If Honda messes up the next S2000 then they will no longer be my favorite Japanese auto maker. God knows what they're going to do to the NSX. Honda's philosophy for sports cars seems to be taking a page from Ford. Let them fester on the vine, then replace them with something unrecognizeable and in a completely different spirit. Like I said, I hope this is a hoax.
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eeewwwwwwwww... Trying a little too hard there honda...
Unicron:I am glad this is just a rendering, hopefully no other Honda will bare a face close to the Civics'. It seems that heading to the rear, it has a striking resemblence to Benz's power drop tops. The S2000 was never my favorite Honda but I would hate to see it go in this direction.
If car companies are listening, I am full of free advice.
Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous!!!That thing is gonna SMOKE the Corvette!!!
"Honda introduced the first FCX hydrogen fuel cell car 18 years ago." - http://www.centredaily.com/business/story/101652.html
Lots of rumors of a TSX Coupe and or a TSX hardtop convert. I'm betting this is an Acura.
Could be a styling exercise. Here is one from 1995 that was striking.
BTW, the car was the Honda Argento Vivo. Looks at the cool interior.The steering wheel resembles the new Civic Si wheel
Tail look slike a ripoff of the SLK. Still.nice.
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Original post made by stephen levy, University South, on Aug 9, 2013
For nearly 40 years regional growth plans have been required by the federal government to guide federal transportation funding that totals in the $billions each decade. Plan Bay Area provides an overview of the amount and location of job and housing growth over the coming 25 to 30 years--information that is helpful in designing transportation investment plans for efficiently moving people and goods within the region.
These regional growth plans are based on anticipated growth in jobs, population and housing and on where these jobs and housing are expected to be located within the region. The location of growth within the region is based on local plans, on staff analyses of current and expected trends and input from ABAG committees made up of local elected officials. Greg Scharff, Palo Alto's current mayor, is a member of the ABAG Executive Committee, which includes mayors, council members and county supervisors. Both the regional growth projections and plans are updated every four years to take account of changes in the growth outlook for the region.
With the passage of SB 375 additional goals were added to the long-term regional planning process—goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and locate housing within the region to match expected job growth.
Most public discussion in Palo Alto and around the state is about the RHNA housing planning targets. The housing planning targets are required by state law and now are updated every eight years. A regional target is approved by the state and ABAG committees work out the local distribution. Since cities do not build housing these targets are for planning and zoning purposes. If no private citizen or private or non-profit developer wants to build more housing in Palo Alto, it will not happen. Cities do not force private developers to build homes.
The RHNA housing targets are for all kinds of housing but the most contentious part of the RHNA process are the targets for low and moderate income housing, much of which is done in below-market-rate (BMR) projects that include a subsidy to help residents pay for housing. The ABAG committees have adopted a "fair-share" concept for these housing targets so all cities are expected to plan for some low and moderate income housing.
What is the relationship between Plan Bay Area and the RHNA? In theory the RHNA regional housing targets are based on regional job and related housing projections. This is how it will work in the future. But for this round and the current Palo Alto housing allocations, there was no connection. The RHNA was completed before Plan Bay Area regional growth projections were known. Both the state and ABAG agree that if the RHNA had been based on Plan Bay Area, the regional housing targets would be higher than under the adopted RHNA.
Is everyone expected to live and work in the same community? The answer is no. But there is a policy goal of shortening commutes through land use and transportation policies. One part of Plan Bay Area is the identification of "priority development areas" (PDAs) where housing and job centers are relatively near transportation corridors such as freeways, CalTrain or BART. In the Fremont to San Jose area now cities and developers are exploring options for housing and jobs near the new BART stations.
In assessing these land use, housing and transportation plans, it is important to remember that no one is forced to live in a specific place and housing and job developments are subject to review and approval by cities. Moreover, people are free to live outside the region in places like Tracy, Salinas or Davis and commute in to jobs in the region.
Would it make any difference in Plan Bay Area if greenhouse gas emissions magically disappeared? Probably not. One result would be that the region would be even more attractive as a place to live and work and growth would probably increase. But the trend toward locating jobs, housing and transportation to reduce the time and expense of travel is desired by residents and businesses apart from reducing greenhouse gas emissions and these plans would proceed because they meet the needs of residents and businesses.
For the current Pan Bay Area and RHNA, residents concerned about the impacts of housing and job growth have argued that the regional growth projections are too high. I produced the regional projections and have told ABAG that if new projections were done this year, they would be higher than those in Plan Bay Area. Job growth has surged in the past two years (averaging close to 100,000 jobs per year) and residents can see new plans for housing and job growth in our city, in our subregion and around the region even as demand pushes prices higher. Immigration reform proposals will increase the expected growth in the state and region. Last year Santa Clara County had the highest population growth rate among counties in California. This growth is the result of voluntary private decisions to live and work in the region. Plan Bay Area is an attempt to plan for this anticipated growth in a way that supports economic prosperity and provides a range of housing, job location and transportation options to minimize the potential negative impacts of the coming growth on our lives.
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a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 9, 2013 at 1:10 pm
>The RHNA housing targets are for all kinds of housing but the most contentious part of the RHNA process are the targets for low and moderate income housing, much of which is done in below-market-rate (BMR) projects that include a subsidy to help residents pay for housing. The ABAG committees have adopted a "fair-share" concept for these housing targets so all cities are expected to plan for some low and moderate income housing.
Stephen, can you please identify the database that shows how such
BMR/low cost housing provides for essential jobs in Palo Alto?
>Greg Scharff, Palo Alto's current mayor, is a member of the ABAG Executive Committee
I thought Greg Scharff voted against final approval. Am I wrong?
a resident of another community
on Aug 9, 2013 at 2:18 pm
<"In assessing these land use, housing and transportation plans, it is important to remember that no one is forced to live in a specific place and housing and job developments are subject to review and approval by cities. Moreover, people are free to live outside the region in places like Tracy, Salinas or Davis and commute in to jobs in the region.">
Whew, it's comforting to know that ABAG and Plan Bay Area haven't yet made any rules restricting one's FREEDOM to live wherever they choose, even if that might not be along a transit hub or packed like sardines into a high-density apartment block. Why, I think people might still be FREE to drive their vehicles, too.
Welcome to Agenda 21 folks.
a resident of Duveneck/St. Francis
on Aug 9, 2013 at 2:53 pm
I DON'T get it. My thoughts are more general in nature.
What I can see is this is a growing bureaucracy filled with all sorts of complex goals and directives, hard to understand yet costing and affecting the typical resident, that may or may not make any sense. What really is the benefit other than the growth of power of a middle layer of government bureaucrats and certain special interests over the entire public in the region? There seems to be unpleasant examples of "stack and pack" housing being forced on various neighborhoods/cities, and I doubt the majority will wish to live in such places. Yes, I know population is rising here, however look at PAUSD, if you look over a period of years, their paid consultants who analyze and predict numbers of schoolchildren having got it wrong numerous times, leading to closing/leasing/or sales of school properties, decisions that have been much regretted later. This is just a quick example of why I am slightly skeptical of projections of ABAG and etc. IF they lead to bigtime directives to our cities OR having certain funds cut off. I'm not convinced they know what is necessary (in terms of housing, transit, jobs), though of course it is good to examine this, I think some drastic directives have a tyrannical feel to them.
We don't need a nanny state. We have enough laws. The free market works well within the context of these laws, changing needs (the population, work patterns, whatever). I do agree discussion about regional transportation and other regional issues makes sense.
But then I hesitate, when I see how Obama and Brown have insisted on the horrendously costly, massive so-called "high-speed rail" project for California that seems like make-work for a constituency of union member voters but proven after thoughtful analysis to NOT be in the interests not for the utility of most mainstream California residents, yet the taxpayers here are now on the hook for this mess! Many are challenging the ridership projections, objecting to the route; there seem to be numerous objections with merit YET it is happening regardless.
I DON'T trust a regional board of isolated government bureaucrats to "know what's best for us."
We already have things like zoning, and there ARE differences in municipalities, so this area is not like greater Houston, for example, which I understand is pretty free-wheeling in the regard of development. But I don't particularly agree with a mishmash of numbers, targets, goals, financial incentives WITHOUT thoughtful local input permitted nor reasonable context, as it appears.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 9, 2013 at 4:56 pm
I believe that the planning on a regional basis is in error. On a state level Gov. Brown is working to move more water south. The theory that you will add more people to the bay area when state water will be sent south makes no sense. Reports on the reservoirs in the area report very low water levels. We have already had substantial building in the bay area and more is on the books. I think we need to stop where we are, complete existing, building projects, then evaluate how we are going to support that infrastructure which includes water, sewage, rubbish removal, etc. If you would complete the BART Project from San Mateo through Santa Clara to connect with San Jose Bart then the bay area will have completed the transportation plan. If you keep proceeding on this effort then include the state plan for water distribution, as well as the planned infrastructure need to support the population. The population should be following the available water. The high speed rail is starting in the central valley - the high speed rail should be consistent with the water plan so we are putting people where the resources are.
There is a law suit in process on water for fish - water originating in Oregon which is going to hinder central valley agriculture. All of these pieces that need to connect don't.
a resident of University South
on Aug 10, 2013 at 11:22 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
@ Craig
Did you read the part of the blog where it says people are not expected to live and work in the same community? this applies generally but also to subsidized housing.
Both sides of the debate about subsidized housing misuse the argument. Proponents often argue that such housing will reduce commutes for people such as firefighters, EMTs or teachers. It will do so in the broad regional sense but it is fine for people who work in PA to live in Burlingame or Fremont or even further away.
Opponents like to say show me where PA workers live in PA subsidized housing but it is a diversion thrown up to cloud the issue.
Subsidized housing in terms of planning is spread around the region as I said in a fair share allocation to 1) promote diversity and 2) not crowd low-income housing into only select cities.
a resident of University South
on Aug 10, 2013 at 11:23 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
And yes I believe Mayor Scharff voted against the Plan Bay Area at the final meeting.
a resident of University South
on Aug 10, 2013 at 11:35 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
@ Agenda 21 Anonymous
Nice try but it is the objectors to Plan Bay Area or the Regional Housing Needs Assessment (a separate program) who wish to restrict freedom of choice.
People are choosing to live in smaller (but mostly not small) multi-story developments. No one is forcing them. Such developments in PA and in Silicon Valley are commanding high prices and rents from strong demand. More than half of new housing is multi-story.
Sardine and "stack and pack" are put downs to people choosing what is best for their situation.
Moreover, where I live the condos are 1,500-2,000 square feet and selling for more than $ 1 million. And probably as many as could be built would be snapped up immediately. The units in our building are selling in under two weeks.
Why do you choose to put down and try and control the type of housing other people want to live in?
You also have the "telling people what to do" argument mostly backward. Yes there are RHNA planning targets for cities to plan for housing should developers or individuals want to build it.
But in this debate I am on the side of freedom of choice and you are the ones who want to restrict other people for your interests not theirs. it is you who do not trust people to make their own best decisions.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 10, 2013 at 11:42 am
The San Francisco Chronicle is not shy about discussion of the total ABAG effect. The Central Transit center proposed for San Francisco is already being reduced due to budget shortfalls and will not meet its intended goals. As to the style of the facility it looks like a lot of work to keep it clean -who thinks up this type of development? The High Speed rail is starting in a point of low population. Why not start it in Sacramento and follow the capital corridor into the bay area? The California legislature is mapping it into a zone that does not directly impact them. The article today on the BART strike says it all - we will be held hostage by the transportation kingdom. It is time to move more population down into the central California area towards LA. It does not have to all end up here.
We need a comprehensive plan for California - not a regional plan that eliminates discussion of the obvious shortfalls.
a resident of University South
on Aug 10, 2013 at 11:45 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
Planning on a regional basis is a good idea and not in error.
Most opponents are mesmerized by what they think are the housing implications of Plan Bay Area. So I will repeat two points for posters who did not bother to read the blog.
First this type of planning is a mandatory requirement for $billions of federal transportation funding. The original and main motivation o regional planning is to provide the best possible (none of us have perfect foresight) information base for these costly and important transportation investments.
Second the Plan Bay Area with its focus to 2040 does not provide actionable housing planning targets for cities. These come from the RHNA (current target horizon 2022). In this round the RHNA targets were not based on the Plan Bay Area growth forecast and would have been higher if they were--this from the testimony of the man who oversees the regional housing targets for the state.
Yes, it is true that water planning has a statewide element but for most things--transportation, economy, air quality--regions are the right geography for planning.
a resident of University South
on Aug 10, 2013 at 12:02 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
@ member
I hear two themes from your posts.
One, it would be nice if fewer people would want to live in the Bay Area and you have all sorts of reasons why that should make sense (to them).
And two, you seem to think that the state should tell people where to live--including "not here".
I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what regional planning is about.
The purpose is to anticipate what private individuals and businesses will want to do and get ahead of the curve by planning to support their individual free decisions.
The fact is that people and businesses want to locate in the Bay Area so planning for their transportation, school and other needs seems to me like a good idea.
If people and businesses wanted to move to the Central Valley, their regional planning should anticipate and plan for that. But it is not a choice many businesses are making and much Central Valley residential growth supports commuters into coastal regions. Moreover the CV has high water and energy consumption relative to coastal living so it would be an unlikely choice even if the state were in the business or had the tools to force people to live somewhere.
Think "anticipate and plan for the growth" not "tell people where to live" when you consider regional planning.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 10, 2013 at 2:41 pm
The whole scheme is beginning to look like a Bernie Madoff knock-off. The whole process is the "carrot" in the form of future funding for transportation needs. Reality is that there are currently projects in process suffering from a short-fall of funding - note here the transportation center in SF. The current projects in process need to be completed in a successful manner before new projects are started - prove that the management skills exist to follow-through current projects within financial projections.
The fact that the high-speed rail is starting in a low population point in the central valley disqualifies your comments on that point. Why start the high speed rail in the central valley unless it has been determined there is a need? I do not think there is a compelling need - I think it will fail and no one wants it in the Sacramento area as a reminder of a failed project.
The Central Valley is not the only location in CA as a topic of discussion - the whole coastal region going south to Ventura is a very attractive area for new housing in process, as well as location of large corporation re-locations to newer and cheaper housing for their workers. Also area moving east to Sacramento has a lot of new growth and industry re-locations for newer and cheaper housing for their workers. Many state functions are moving out of SF to these locations so that the younger workers can have affordable housing.
The Rancho Cordova area is growing and very attractive. Many large corporations are moving their computer facilities out of the bay area to one that is not as risk related as to earthquakes. That is a fact.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Aug 10, 2013 at 3:40 pm
[Portion removed.]
So the housing targets are built against the will of the citizens of a community - your excuse for this being that if no one wants to build there then 'don't worry' nothing will get built. But in fact we know that there are plenty of builders that want to rake in on palo alto real estate prices, so come one- come all to feed at the trough created by the forced development mandates.
But don't worry you say - no one is forced to live there that doesn't want to live there - but of course the point is that we know people will pretty much pay any price for any piece of ticky tacky crappy high rise housing, if located in palo alto, parking space or no parking space, windows or no windows, train noise or not. So of course builders clearly are aware that anything built - they will come. And so housing mandates forced in ENSURES unlimited money to be made by developers, all housing mandated will be built period.
Oh, and you say, no one who doesn't want to LIVE in ticky tacky dense high rises, with no yards, overcrowded streets, overcrowded schools, overcrowded parks and public spaces - they don't have to - "its all voluntary". WRONG, its NOT all voluntary - what's not voluntary is the REST of the community that does not want the overcrowding of their parks, their schools, their roads - yet the vast majority of the town residents are INVOLUNTARILY forced to have their suburban neighborhoods transformed in to this ugly undesirable environment.
And oh by the way heres the way it works - the more federal transportation funding you recieve = the more transportation amenities you build = the more housing you are mandated to have = the more big developer profits to be raked in = the more transportation funding you have = more dense development = what a convenient circular pathway to developer profiteering.
Ok, so what I'm hearing is, here's how we break the chain of forced overdevelopment: 1) Choose to maintain our community as a suburban low rise residential community with walkable/bikeable streets, smaller schools, enough park space, etc. 2) refuse to zone according to the ABAG/RHNA forced-march housing mandates 3)fail to receive federal transportation funding 4)no longer fund massive transportation improvements with federal dollars 5)empower ourselves to choose to maintain our community as a suburban low rise residential community with walkable/bikeable streets, smaller schools, enough park space, etc.
There are in fact plenty of nearby bay area communities that have embraced the dense housing format SO LET THEM GO AT IT! IF THIS IS SUCH A DESIRABLE LIVING FORMAT, THEN BUYERS SHOULD BE FLOCKING THERE - THERE SHOULD BE NO SHORTAGE OF BUYERS AND NO SHORTAGE OF NEW BUILDING THERE, IF THIS IS SUCH A WONDERFUL WAY TO LIVE. SF and downtown SJ and even Mt. View come to mind - particularly SJ because lo and behold its so big, that one can escape from the density impacts in downtown , to low rise residential neighborhoods easily , its feasible to maintain separation while keeping both types of neighborhoods - which is NOT the case in Palo Alto where traffic jams and on Alma and overcrowded schools effect the whole town from Charleston to San Antonio and all cross streets in between. (By the way, last time I went to Christmas in the Park in SJ, the streets outside that little event area were like a ghost town - where ARE all these comers for the wonderful dense housing environment in San Jose????
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Aug 10, 2013 at 3:54 pm
Web Link
If downtown dense living was so desirable, this place would be flooded with residents, and the store fronts would be like gold. Why is it so hard for downtown san jose to attract stores to their downtown ghost town?
There's no reason to be forcing overcrowding in to Palo Alto for some totally made up, faked up 'greater good' argument, when people actually don't want to live in dense housing for the sake of the great good. The REAL reason for the ABAG/RHNA mandate mechanism is that real estate speculators and developers found a way to force their way in and cash in, on Palo Alto real estate market, and there is no shortage of people willing to lower their comfort in order to get in to Palo Alto. [Portion removed.]
If we had REAL environmental greater good concerns at work, we'd have a lot of laws and incentives in place that were targeted at revitalizing (recycling) these already densified areas we already have committed to in the area.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 10, 2013 at 6:06 pm
Hi All - go to the top story in Forum on CHRA Land Grab. It is directly related to the High Speed Rail and ability to get land in excess of that needed - giving control of the excess of land to people yet to be identified. So the choice of Central Valley has an intent and design which further complicates this story. The attempt to "regionalize" is to disconnect the pieces of this puzzle. Time to dig in on this issue and sort out who is doing what. Just like the magician your eye is fixed in one place while the trick is taking place somewhere else.
a resident of another community
on Aug 10, 2013 at 7:23 pm
@stephen levy
Don't even try, there is no point trying to engage these people. They have a "I was here first, screw the rest of you" attitude, and couldn't care less about anyone born after 1980. I've run into the same thing where retirees are hellbent on preventing any new offices from being built, its quite sick.
a resident of University South
on Aug 11, 2013 at 2:44 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
@ parent
Please explain to readers why these two statements of your are not contradictory?
But don't worry you say - no one is forced to live there that doesn't want to live there - but of course the point is that we know people will pretty much pay any price for any piece of ticky tacky crappy high rise housing, if located in palo alto, parking space or no parking space, windows or no windows, train noise or not. So of course builders clearly are aware that anything built - they will come.
From your post above
There's no reason to be forcing overcrowding in to Palo Alto for some totally made up, faked up 'greater good' argument, when people actually don't want to live in dense housing for the sake of the great good.
First you say (with great put down to those individuals) that numerous idiots are clamoring to live in terrible conditions in Palo Alto (for which they pay $1 million and up).
Then you say the whole thing is "forced overcrowding" which is stupid because no one wants to live like that in PA.
Then you contradict "forced" overcrowding by saying developers are more than happy meet the legitimate market preferences of buyers.
And posters continue to pose some weird conspiracy between the elected officials who vote on the ABAG plans (everyone who votes is a local elected official) and developers who are often as not characterized as "greedy".
Why do you think most elected officials support Plan Bay Area and why are developers greedy for meeting a market need?
do you think auto companies are greedy for meeting market preferences of car buyers?
Do you think we should prevent tobacco companies from selling to consumers because the product is bad for their health?
It sure sounds like a lot of made up hot air to disguise that you just don't want any more people or businesses in PA. You would rather they go elsewhere--kind of the essence of "not in my backyard".
a resident of University South
on Aug 11, 2013 at 2:53 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
Remember the basics of the Plan Bay Area (growth planning to 2040) and RHNA (housing planning targets to 2022).
Plan Bay Area is mandated as a foundation for long-term regional transportation investment planning and to be certified for federal funding that is an important part of these investments.
The purpose is to anticipate the growth so as to better plan for its impacts. In this planning there is a vision supported by recent trends and local plans that focusing future development around downtowns and transportation access centers (including by car) is what the future will bring.
The RHNA allocates housing planning targets to communities for the short term.
I understand that residents in many communities would rather that the region would not grow or at least not in their communities.
What I don't understand is why any poster would be against trying to anticipate where people and businesses will want to locate in the future so the infrastructure is there and we remain eligible for federal funding that runs into the $billions and has nothing to do with the current high speed rail construction in the Central Valley, which by the way I am not a fan of as currently planned.
a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 11, 2013 at 3:39 pm
>Subsidized housing in terms of planning is spread around the region as I said in a fair share allocation to 1) promote diversity and 2) not crowd low-income housing into only select cities.
Really? Where is it spread into West Atherton and Portola Valley? Is it spread into Crescent Park; Embarcadero/Leland? All of these towns/neighborhoods hire a lot of low cost help to do their gardening and nanny their kids and clean and remodel their homes...where is the low cost housing in their neighborhood, in order to increase the diversity? Hint: I wouldn't hold my breath, if I were you, Stephen...your social engineering model will not work with the elites, and it will be resisted by the non-elites, like myself.
Above all, Stephen, where is the database that tracks all this stuff? You are a data guy, big time, so you must be demanding it, right?
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Aug 12, 2013 at 9:53 am
> First this type of planning is a mandatory requirement
> for $billions of federal transportation funding.
Discussion of the so-called Bay Area Master Plan has hardly been adequate, relative to the scope in terms of impact on our communities, and the time frame involved. What's amazing is that Steve Levy is now revealing that the main reason is to facilitate greater federal control of our cities, and our lives. How many local politicians—who voted on this plan—actually understood that, or were willing to explain that to the residents of the towns that elected them into office?
> Yes, it is true that water planning has a statewide element
> but for most things--transportation, economy, air quality—
> regions are the right geography for planning.
There is some truth to this, but the premise that regional planning is all that we need to worry about seems overly simplistic. It's pretty clear that the HSR is not regional. And certainly the Federal Government is not generally known for regional planning either.
California has much of its land space engaged in agriculture—in both the northern and southern parts of the state. Should we call all of this area an agricultural region, or should we recognize that the farming lands surrounding each of the urban centers should be included with those cities? And then there are energy needs. Most urban centers have no means for producing the energy they consume. Hard to make cities work without energy.
> You are a data guy, big time,
There is little evidence in any of Steven Levy's posting that he uses big data. If he did, he'd be inclined to talk about his models a bit more than he does. That said, its not really clear how much data is needed to make the projections that are alluded to in this topic. Population growth, per year—one number per year. Current population size—one number per city. Population density per city—one number per city.
Of course, if someone wanted to do a better job, that person could use data that described the cities, and counties, in far greater detail. At the moment, ABAG has not exactly revealed its methods, or made its data available to the public.
If Steven Levy is correct—it's hard not to see this so-called plan not to be much more than a sell-out to the Federal government.
a resident of another community
on Aug 12, 2013 at 12:13 pm
I think bay area planning is needed, yes people will chose to live in the Central Valley. Lets say Modesto and work in Santa Clara. Ok that is fine but how on earth are we going to jam more people on a out dated highway system with BART, ferries and a piecemeal bus system.
a resident of College Terrace
on Aug 12, 2013 at 12:42 pm
>but how on earth are we going to jam more people on a out dated highway system with
Expand and improve BART to Modesto, Salinas, Manteca/Tracy.
Create high tech centers of essential needs (e.g. data centers, prototypes progressions (even manufacturing with new tech methods, like 3D printers)in the same cities.
The SF Bay Area should not be seen as everything to everybody. Palo Alto should be a research/academic/financial/legal center, because it is next to Stanford...it should never become a low cost housing target. Stephen Levy is off his gourd on his regional command system.
a resident of Fairmeadow
on Aug 12, 2013 at 12:57 pm
Today, Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, will unveil his "Hyperloop" concept--which is another modality of mass/high-speed transportation (see pictures in link: Web Link)
"Car sized passenger capsules travel in 1.5m (5′) diameter tubes on frictionless maglev. Air is permanently removed from the two-way tubes that are built along a travel route. Airlocks at stations allow transfer of capsules without admitting air. Linear electric motors accelerate the capsules, which then coast through the vacuum for the remainder of the trip using no additional power. Most of the energy is regenerated as the capsules slow down. ET3 can provide 50 times more transportation per kWh than electric cars or trains."
While this transportation system might be a better solution than the current HSR (if it is technologically feasible), it's possible to conceive of this sort of system connecting suburban complexes at/beyond a 60 mile radius. With a supposed 30 minute travel time from LA, presumably people could live anywhere along the line, not just cramed into the current 6-County BayArea.
And then there is the still untapped domain of data communications-which can provide people the option of working at home, anywhere in the world.
a resident of Charleston Meadows
on Aug 12, 2013 at 1:11 pm
Whatever age anyone here is you have to deal with facts. Book Nature's Fortune by Mark Tercek, CEO of the Nature Conservancy (TCN) describes the history of the California Water System, as well as the New York Water System, and other water systems both in US and world. The facts are that you can develop only up to a maximum point of available resources. Chronicle today "Water for Fish" pits fish against Central Valley Farmers. California is maxing out the available water. San Diego is in going dry. And when fires, floods or droughts happen then all bets are off. You can not put more people into small areas unless you have the resources to handle it. I was down in Burbank recently and noted that most of our local tech companies had divisions in that area. They are not single sourcing all of their eggs in one basket. It is time to re-allocate this so-called massive population to other states that have a different set of resources (rivers and lakes) to work with. The Business Section of the SF Chronicle describes new technology that is tracking the available water supply throughout the state. The facts need to drive future planning. This huge amount of funding is not believable - if so fix up the new transportation center in SF. It is like a Ponzi scheme - not believable. Get some new engines for Cal Trans - first they were crying because not enough riders, now crying because too many riders. And Cal Trans will not even go into the new transbay transportation center - not enough money. Reality does not match the "great plan". Further the BART problem - that says it all. The current situation has many flaws that are now apparent.
a resident of Barron Park
on Aug 12, 2013 at 1:18 pm
Steven Levy: would you be willing to be more respectful of those whose views differ from your own? A little understanding and gentleness would be helpful in persuasion.
Let me give it a try. Here we are in California where--maybe you'd admit-- the climate is lovely. Yet, we see massed buildings that encroach on traditional setback and height limit rules, which have no outside accommodations for human beings to enjoy that climate in a private space. Developers have been enabled by the state of CA to circumvent traditional zoning regulations and build these out-of-character developments in exchange for higher density. You may say "people choose to live there" but developers know by experience, as you do from the nearby condos selling for $1 million, and as every real estate agent can attest, that it's the good schools (along with ABAG) that drive the high density development in Palo Alto. I'd imagine that if residents were shown developments that were less massive, more hospitable to foot traffic, and actually produced the (as yet undefined) "Public Benefit," that this high density would be less of a contentious issue. Beauty and community (which may not be measurable values in your view, but nonetheless affect the happiness of human beings) do not seem to be values that are in the minds of those maximizing profits from the "value of the land." How is the degradation of beauty and community to be accounted for?
And. The attitude you are espousing-- that the federal dollars for transportation are the driving force--does not resonate with me or others, it seems. I've lived in this community for nearly 1/4 century, and the transportation changes that were needed for all these years, which have been discussed in countless meetings, have yet to materialize. In the last quarter century, what we have experienced is more jobs, more wealth, more traffic, and more density. We residents experience the costs, but not the benefits of higher density. (I'm sure you'd agree that our real estate values have skyrocketed, and --as I've frequently been told--that property owners can all cash in and move elsewhere if we don't like what you are mandating, and that THAT is our benefit that we all can enjoy!) But what if we actually feel we belong here, that we LIVE here, and that the effects of density are worsening everyone's quality of life? And, are you asking us to believe that AFTER we get so dense that nobody can move, that THEN the transportation system will be funded? We have no experience to believe that is a possibility. So: please tell us: in your view, who benefits from this enforced growth? Is someone other than the developer, the construction industry, and a new resident benefitting? Why does the community not matter?
Do you support the idea that forcing communities to grow at a specific pace is necessary? That the state is entitled to, and must force residents to accept any regulations on growth that the state deems necessary? That the communities should have no say in the mandates that change our environment? And, if so, are communities that do not have similar job growth to ours also being forced to grow, whether they have the infrastructure to support that growth or not? This is so against the American promise of self-governance and self-responsibility. What is the frame in which you place this forced growth? Efficiency? Fairness? What? Please explain.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Aug 12, 2013 at 2:04 pm
RRR has it exactly right. This is social engineering and wealth transfer thinly disguised as a forward-thinking, environmentally sound policy.
While we're wrangling over projects like 27 University, the really horrific changes are afoot. If you value your quality of life, why would you support Plan Bay Area?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 12, 2013 at 3:18 pm
Water will be the limiting factor to growth for our region and state
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Aug 12, 2013 at 4:40 pm
Redmond, Washington, and other cities in the US are experiencing the same growth problems as our region. People are upset about high density housing, transit (proposed light rail), tree removal, population growth, and quality of life issues.
Reference this commentary on Redmond's Comprehensive Plan for 2030: Web Link
Commenting on Redmond's adoption of the United Nations' Agenda 21 the resident writes, "these guidelines are being used to change our town, not for the benefit and comfort of our citizenry, but to conform to a model developed by an international forum that has absolutely no right to exert its unwanted influence on us."
a resident of Midtown
on Aug 12, 2013 at 6:08 pm
> I DON'T trust a regional board of isolated government bureaucrats to "know what's best for us."
AMEN! We didn't elect the board and we never voted for a mandate to turn our suburban communities into urban centers, but that's what being forced down our throats.
> What a load of …
Greg Scharff did vote NO. But do you know that most towns and cities don't even get a vote because they're too small to be counted? So much for representational democracy!
> "Proponents often argue that such housing will reduce commutes for people such as firefighters, EMTs or teachers."
This old canard is always brought as a reason to build BMR housing. Firefighters, EMTs and teachers make too much to qualify. That's not to say we shouldn't have BMR housing, but let's be honest about it.
Re HSR: See Joe Simitian on HSR at Web Link The net of it is, he's for it if it's done right, but in July 2012 he spoke against the current plan with a cost of $68.5 Billion. The Federal contribution of $3.3 Billion is a small percent of what's needed.
Stephen, you ask people to be respectful -- after you dismiss their opinions by saying, "It sure sounds like a lot of made up hot air …"?
Why don't you open your mind and – after letting out your own hot air – consider that people moved to the suburbs because they like single family homes with backyards and quiet neighborhoods with safe streets.
If everyone is free to live where they want to, then let the urbanites go to SF or San Jose, where they will have all the best that urban living can offer: theatre, restaurants, vibrant streets, nightlife, public transit …
SF is a big draw for lots of millennials, as we know from seeing the Google buses bring them down to Mountain View.
Will they still want to live in a high rise with views into their neighbors' windows when they choose (of their own free will) to marry and have a family?
Not all will make that choice, but from my many years of experience in high tech, the guys who wanted to live in SF (for all nightlife and activities), thus had to commute to Silicon Valley, made a big shift to wanting a home with a backyard when they had kids.
That's why we have so many folks commuting from Tracy and Modesto – they want a HOUSE – and they can only afford one in the outlying areas.
RRR is absolutely right. City governments– in league with billionaire developers – are changing the rules with PC zoning in order to build dense housing in residential areas.
Where's the "freedom" for people who already live here? Where will the choices be for future home buyers who want a suburban life style? Or will they only have the freedom to rent a $6,000/month apartment at San Antonio & El Camino?
The real problem is population growth, and no one is about to touch that hot issue.
a resident of Charleston Gardens
on Aug 12, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Defining housing allocation mandates based on demand for how many people show up at the open house is not in the interest of the community, or the region.
The capacity of a particular city to absorb that density is the other side of the coin.
You think you can build more 'supply' and help the region thereby absorb more people by building a housing structure - that's absolutely not true. You have not built the supply of housing by building a house. The structure is only a tiny fraction of the complete picture of what it takes to 'supply' housing. It requires a lot of additional infrastructure that does not magically materialize when you put up a high rise. Schools, grocery stores, streets, parks, fields, parking, water, sewage systems capacity, electric system capacity, garbage processing capacity, police, fire, safe routes to schools, bike paths, and on and on... - there are A LOT of EXPENSIVE infrastructure improvements that are required to support housing that the community is forced to absorb and just figure out- that are just completely ignored and the problem thrown over the wall, when SHORT SITED housing mandates are forced in based literally on the number of developers lining up who say - Hey isn't Palo Alto a nice place to profit from developing real estate (because just LOOK at all the lovely demand) Lets put more housing growth mandates there! Without the funding, or the PLANS, or even the recognition for the supporting infrastructure required.
Apparently the only way to stop this run away train would be for laws to be put on the books that forbid dense housing allocations that don't come with commensurate, funded infrastructure funding allocations, that are supported by completed approved, comprehensive plans that all address ALL aspects of the supporting infrastructure (not just the convenient red herring of transportation, and not just spots on a map that we can pop out another high rise.)
Raising a child is not the same thing as conceiving a baby, even if some token child support is thrown at the kid. This is exactly what ABAG/RHNA are doing - running around popping out babies which become someone else's burden to raise.
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We can look forward to cities like LA in 2019 as seen in "Blade Runner."
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8 year old's bike stolen
Original post made by Sad mother, Another Palo Alto neighborhood, on Nov 10, 2007
Well we were wrong. I know that much worse things happen, yet I feel sad that this is his first experience of someone stealing something kind of big from him.
I am wondering if anyone else has had their child's bike taken recently, and any words from the wiser that might help us.
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a resident of Crescent Park
on Nov 10, 2007 at 8:56 pm
do what my mom did for me when i accidentally left my new-clothes money on the floor of a changing room - i then couldn't afford my new parachute pants! but she used her money to buy me the pants. awesome.
so, buy him another bike right away. no worries. if you don't have the money, charge it. if you have to take some time to save up for another, do it - and buy it as soon as you can.
a resident of Adobe-Meadow
on Nov 10, 2007 at 11:25 pm
It sounds like someone had an easy time of removing the lock.
Consider getting a U lock.
They come with key or a combo, are much tougher to defeat than a cable lock, and they start at around $30.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:20 am
Sad mother, I am sorry about your son's experience. Not only the loss of his bike, but the disillusionment about the world in general. I also would go with the idea of a new bike if you can possibly afford it, and ask the bike shop about the best type of lock.
ms. information, I think you meant to spell your name misinformation.
a resident of Crescent Park
on Nov 11, 2007 at 7:22 am
Also, don't forget to report this to the police, also perhaps there is a surveillance cameera nearby that would have helpful film.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 11, 2007 at 9:48 am
I wouldn't rush out to buy a replacement, but I wouldn't put it off indefinitely either. Why? There are some valuable lessons to be learned.
Your son has already learned there are crooks and that some crooks come prepared to overcome some obstacles. But he needs to learn about how crooks think and operate. Most crooks are opportunists looking for a fast grab. Locks deter but don't foil a determined crook. The more complex the tools needed or the longer it takes to cut through a lock, the more likely the crook is to attract unwanted attention. This kind of understanding will help extend the the learning to theft in general, and it's what he needs to learn BEFORE you take him shopping for a new and more crook-proof lock.
Don't just buy the lock for him. After this theft, your son should be powerfully motivated to do a little research to find out what kind of locks are more secure, so take him shopping to a couple of bike shops/lock stores and find a salesperson who will talk to your son (not to you) in a way he can understand. Call ahead and make an appointment with a kid-friendly person.
Your son also needs to try out stronger locks because if the "best" lock is too difficult for him at his age, it's not the best lock for him.
Another lesson: have your son call the police to report the crime.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 11, 2007 at 10:17 am
It probably won't hurt your son to walk to school for a couple of months. Your son needs to learn there are consequences to making wrong decisions.
Incidentally, my son had his bike taken from JLS - you're not alone. I bought him a new one when he went to Gunn. He is 35 now and still has that bike!!!!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 11, 2007 at 11:33 am
That bike will probably turn up. My son has had his bike "taken" three times. Each time, it was found through effort on our part. Try looking at the "Drop", bikes get left there when they have been borrowed by friends who thought that the owner wouldn't mind. Check with the school office. A bike was once in the school lost and found because it had been found left in the wrong place and put there for safe-keeping. Also, check the bike racks at other schools in case it has been taken there.
From my experience, no one really steals the bikes for their benefit. A child cannot turn up at home with a bike not their own and have no questions asked. As a result, they usually get dumped somewhere. So check all the places you can think of where someone taking a joy ride may leave a bike. It may surprise you.
Finally, put some effort into looking for something that is lost and it does teach your child to value their property. Don't just replace it with something new, but teach them to look for something lost. I have found the same bike 3 times when it was mysteriously stolen and this bike is now treated with much more love and care than it used to.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 11, 2007 at 1:29 pm
You can always keep an eye on craigslist for a week or 2 to see if someone attempts to sell it there.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 12, 2007 at 9:15 am
I want to thank you all so much for posting!! I really appreciated what you all said. And I found it comforting. We did all of the things that you wrote about. We drove around to all of the other schools in the area, and Mitchell Park to see if the person who took it may have dropped it off. But we did not find it. Also - because it was locked and attached to the the bike rack, I think that it was not a kid just out for a joyride. But, I will contact the police this morning. I have the serial number.
We have talked about it quite a bit and about what he learned from it. He thought that since it was locked up it could not be taken, and no one would.
We now have a bike fund where our family is going to save money in different ways(book and toy sale) and whatever he adds to it- I will match.) We will get a stronger lock. We will take it home right after school.
Now I think that it bothered me a bit more than it bothered him. He was very upset- but I just could not let it go. I felt sad for him that a bit of his innocence was just taken away.
So again thank you so much for your kind and helpful words!!
A bit less sad,
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 12, 2007 at 9:26 am
I forgot to mention perhaps the most obvious, but do mention it to your own school office. When I found my son's bike in the office it was because it had been found somewhere on school property where bikes shouldn't be and they were waiting for it to be claimed so that the owner could be reprimanded. When I went in with my son reporting the bike stolen from the bike cage while he was doing after school sport, they just gave it back to him with a smile.
We also had it taken from our church one Sunday after Church when he was going with a friend for a playdate and when we went back for it a couple of hours later it had been removed. We found it the following Sunday in one of the classrooms. The janitor had found it in the bike racks and although it looked locked, he found that it was not securely locked so he removed it for safe keeping and put it in a classroom. He thought he was being helpful.
It seems that this may not be the case for you, which is sad, but there are times that these things happen and so I wanted to mention it, if not for you, then for someone else out there.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 12, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Here's video of a team showing how easy it is to compromise a locked bicycle:
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Here's video of an amateur sawing through a U lock in about 30 minutes (no doubt a pro works faster):
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a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 12, 2007 at 1:23 pm
If you license the bike (as the city code says you must), the police may notify you if it's picked up. The police used to have a bike auction of recovered bikes every several months. I don't know if they still do this, but you may be able to buy it back there.
a resident of College Terrace
on Nov 12, 2007 at 2:47 pm
Well, hopefully they don't have to buy it back if the police find it and they have a stolen bike description on record, plus the bill of sale.
a resident of Palo Verde
on Nov 12, 2007 at 3:58 pm
I believe the police go by the license. No license may mean no hurry for notification, and at some point the bike becomes unclaimed property. Once the auctioneer has it, it may be his property until he sells it, but I'm no lawyer. I think government-type auctions would become chaos if all the items were subject to claims by the previous owners. One could sue, but that would be a pain.
I once had a car stolen in Chicago. The police recovered it but didn't notify me because I didn't have a city license. I had a difficult time getting it back.
a resident of Midtown
on Nov 13, 2007 at 8:34 pm
I'm not accusing him of fibbing, but you should at least consider the possibility that he "forgot" to use the lock.
Buy him a used bike for $25 or $50 and teach him to enjoy the riding rather than the having. Tell him that one of the advantages of not being a robot consumer is that you don't have to chain everything down and spend life living in fear.
My first bike was a total clunker. I had to constantly work on it just to make it ride. A kid can learn a lot of mechanical engineering by taking apart a $50 bicycle...
There are a lot of good lessons in this for him.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 19, 2007 at 10:56 am
You guys really helped me with my situation!
I read all the comments and as I wrote before I took all of the advice. Thanks FYI- for the videos. They were great. It was alarming at how peole just ignored the guy stealing the bike, and just assumed that it was his! I am trying to decide if I should show it to my 8 year old. I might. Thanks to Grandma- my older son liked your story that your son still has his bike. Thank you Parent. I did talk to the principal, and put a notice up about it. To Withheld- I also wondered if he locked it. But I was there and I saw him lock it - but you had to pull on it to check if it had clicked. And I think that he did it. But even without the lock it was at the bike rake of an elementary school and the person who took it should still not have taken it.
Anyway, to update you: That same day that I went and bought a second hand bike for $30. which is not as new and shiney- but works, we found the stolen bike! To make a long story short: an older student took it, and my older son heard someone say that this student has a new bike. My son asked to see it - and -it was his brother's, though all of the stickers had been removed. Once I heard about it- I went to the family and spoke with the parents and him at length. Mostly- he denied taking it. He said that he bought it from another guy- who saw it. So, we did resolve it.
Thanks again for all of the advice. It really helped me!
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Nov 19, 2007 at 12:56 pm
I am so pleased that this was resolved satisfactorily.
To the situation with the culprit, I think this is a learning situation. Hopefully that the culprit will have learned that crime doesn't pay, that they are punished accordingly and perhaps this has prevented a worst theft (if this is not bad enough) in the future. If they had been able to get away with it once, they would try again. Being found out now may be the lesson that lasts a lifetime. And as a warning to all parents, don't be gullible with your kids explanations. If they sound fishy, investigate further.
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