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Spikes in water bills

may be caused by

leaky pipes

‘If the leak is

really bad, the

bill could be

thousands of

dollars. The bill

will be higher

depending on

how fast the

leak is.’

Bills come in the mail nearly everyday, though occasionally, one contains a surprise: a charge for water you did not think you used. Leaking pipes or

fixtures in your home or yard, such as a toilet or a garden hose, may be responsible for unusually high water bills.

Many people become the victims of slow leaks, or small, steady streams of water dripping from faucets or showerheads when they are not in use.

Though the leaks are usually small, the financial burden they add is not: A single leaking faucet can waste up to 350 gallons of water a month, while a leaky irrigation system can potentially waste up to 15,000 gallons of water monthly.

“Customers are really shocked and don’t understand where (the extra charges) are coming from,” said Joyce Kinnear, manager of utility marketing services for the City of Palo Alto. “If the leak is really bad, the bill could be thousands of dollars. The bill will be higher depending on how fast the leak is.”

According to Kinnear, dripping toilets and sinks are the most common cause of indoor leaks. One leaking toilet is capable of wasting up to 14 gallons of water daily, while a sink with even the smallest leak can waste up to nine gallons of water per day.

“A leaky toilet can easily double or triple

the bill, while a leaky house sprinkler can increase the bill by 20 or 30 times,” she said. Outdoors, leaky sprinkler systems are the main concern because they receive a lot of wear and tear and can be easily hidden in large yards by plants or yard decorations.

“People often don’t even notice their sprinkler head is broken,” Kinnear said. “Sometimes they are hidden under bushes or plants, so it’s hard to see that they are damaged or even missing a head.”

Leaks are often the result of aging water systems and pipes. Old pipe or irrigation systems can develop cracks or fractures that spew water or leak. As a result, water is released from the appliance even when it is not in use. Though many larger outdoor leaks are caused by cracks and holes in ag-ing infrastructure, the age of the appliance itself can be blamed for causing smaller leaks in more common appliances like toi-lets and faucets. Errant water use may also be to blame: Keeping the faucet on while it is not in use wastes money.

In addition to denting your bank account, slow leaks can also cause significant dam-age to your home. Even a modest amount of leaking water can spill over and cause water damage to walls and floors, while broken

LAWN ALTERNATIVES ... Deva

Luna, of EarthCare Landscaping,

will offer a free workshop on “Smart

and Attractive Lawn Alternatives”

from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15. Focus is on creating

beautiful landscaping while con-

serving water and lowering bills.

From 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Sept. 18, a free, educational work-

day — a hands-on experience in

maintaining a native garden — will

be held at the Lucie Stern Bay

Friendly Demonstration Garden.

Volunteers of all ages are welcome,

but minors under 18 need a signed

waiver to participate, and children

12 and under require an accompa-

nying adult. Gloves and tools will be

provided; bring water bottle, sturdy

shoes and long pants. Both events

will be held at the Lucie Stern Com-

munity Center, Community Room,

1305 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.

Information: Space is limited and

pre-registration is required. Call

650-329-2241 for lawn alterna-

tives, 650-496-5910 or Paul Hepie,

paulh@acterra.org, for hands-on

workday.

YOGA FOR GARDENERS ... Com-

mon Ground Center Manager (and

yoga teacher) Patricia Becker will

offer “Yoga for Gardeners with Live

Music” from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 15, at

Common Ground, 559 College

Ave., Palo Alto. The class will em-

phasize how to care for knees, back

and shoulders while stretching to

live music by Herb Moore. Bring a

beach towel or blanket. Cost is $31.

Information: 650-493-6072 or www.

commongroundinpaloalto.org

MORE LAWN OPTIONS ... The Cali-

fornia Native Plant Society, Santa

Clara Valley Chapter, is organizing a

symposium — “Lawn Alternatives:

Do-It-Yourself Native Plantscap-

ing” — from 8:45 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

on Saturday, Sept. 29, at Foothill

College, Lecture Hall 8338, 12345

El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills.

Designed for both homeowners

and landscape professionals, the

program includes garden design,

plant selection, lawn removal and

maintenance, as well as a plant

and book sale. The symposium is

co-sponsored by Bay Area Water

Supply & Conservation Agency and

Santa Clara Valley Water District

and hosted by the Foothill College

Environmental Horticultural Depart-

ment. Cost is $85 general, $75

CNPS members by Sept. 15; $100

at the door. Information: http://sym-

posium.cnps-scv.org, symposium@

cnps-svc.org or 650-260-3450.

Send notices of news and events related to real estate, interior design, home improvement and gardening to Home Front, Palo Alto Weekly, P.O. Box 1610, Palo Alto, CA 94302, or email cblitzer@paweekly.com. Deadline is one week before publication.

by Helen Carefoot

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pipes and sprinkler heads are likely to damage the water sys-tem itself.

“If the appliance leaks for long enough, the water can cause soil erosion and structural damage to the home itself,” Kin-near added. “In some rare cases, a home may need to be re-foundationed to repair damage from a long-term leak.”

If one finds a leak at home, the best thing to do is to call a specialist to assess the situation, she said.

“Unless you are a really handy person, you should call a plumber or gardener to take a look at your home or yard,” Kinnear said. “They would have to diagnose the problem, then fix it.”

The best way to avoid being struck with an astronomically high water bill is to regularly check the appliances in your home and yard, Kinnear said.

“Be aware of your home. If no one is using water and you hear it running, there is still water going through your water system,” she said. “There are a variety of ways to fix leaks, but you have to be aware of them first.”

Check for leaks

If you receive an unusually high water bill, consider doing the following to check for leaks:

cracked hoses

in use and random wet spots in your home

systems

AthertonTotal sales reported: 1Lowest sales price: $2,800,000Highest sales price: $2,800,000

East Palo AltoTotal sales reported: 1Lowest sales price: $535,000Highest sales price: $535,000

Los AltosTotal sales reported: 6Lowest sales price: $1,490,000Highest sales price: $1,975,000

Los Altos HillsTotal sales reported: 1Lowest sales price: $1,795,000Highest sales price: $1,795,000

Menlo ParkTotal sales reported: 2Lowest sales price: $1,925,000Highest sales price: $1,935,000

Mountain ViewTotal sales reported: 7Lowest sales price: $500,000Highest sales price: $1,612,000

Palo AltoTotal sales reported: 7Lowest sales price: $715,000Highest sales price: $1,750,000

Portola ValleyTotal sales reported: 1Lowest sales price: $1,200,000Highest sales price: $1,200,000

Redwood CityTotal sales reported: 8Lowest sales price: $471,000Highest sales price: $1,125,000

Source: California REsource

SALES AT A GLANCEHOME SALESHome sales are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. Information is recorded from deeds after the close of escrow and published within four to eight weeks.

Atherton79 Quail Court E. & R. Albini to S. Stout for $2,800,000 on 7/31/12

East Palo Alto132 Maple Lane S. Ali to E. Shay for $535,000 on 7/31/12; previous sale 6/11, $500,000

Los Altos691 Casita Way R. Canham to B. Hwang for $1,490,000 on 8/17/121015 Crooked Creek Drive Dunn Trust to A. & N. Jain for $1,515,000 on 8/17/121513 Julie Lane S. Weeks to S. Tholen for $1,915,500 on 8/14/12; previous sale 7/99, $952,000706 Los Ninos Way P. Hanley to Z. Liu for $1,940,000 on 8/14/12; pre-vious sale 4/05, $1,500,00011652 Putter Way RNM Invest-ments to S. Ng for $1,970,000 on 8/15/12; previous sale 5/11, $2,356,0001286 Richardson Ave. R. Hong to L. Dsouza for $1,975,000 on 8/16/12

Los Altos Hills26400 Purissima Road J. Stenger to J. & W. Vanderbeek for $1,795,000 on 8/16/12

Menlo Park915 Menlo Ave. Scola Trust to H. Yang for $1,925,000 on 7/31/12; previous sale 5/88, $610,000847 Roble Ave. K. & J. Kara-mchandani to S. Huffman for $1,935,000 on 7/31/12; previous sale 11/06, $1,505,000

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Mountain View184 Farley St. Canaan Taiwanese Christian Church to G. Black for $1,000,000 on 8/17/12; previous sale 12/91, $205,0001857 Golden Way Regan Trust to W. Wallace-Freedman for $1,612,000 on 8/17/121547 Lilac Lane D. Hew to J. Casillas for $800,000 on 8/16/12; previous sale 7/98, $310,000447 Lotus Lane J. Caywood to B. & A. Taylor for $530,000 on 8/16/12; previous sale 3/91, $230,0001963 Rock St. #22 S. & Z. Morse to J. & L. Dinneen for $748,000 on 8/17/12; previous sale 10/04, $620,000

2255 Showers Drive #152 S. White-Desilva to S. Ullman for $500,000 on 8/16/12; previous sale 2/00, $320,000826 Tulane Drive J. & E. Nadeau to C. Ho for $1,150,000 on 8/14/12; previous sale 7/05, $900,000

Palo Alto1431 Alma St. ALMA Limited to R. Krentler for $870,000 on 8/20/123973 Bibbits Drive Ranes Trust to R. Brown for $1,450,000 on 8/20/12420 Cambridge Ave. #5 Lucco Inc. to S. Jovidan-Nejad for $1,004,000 on 8/20/121062 Colorado Place C. & S. Freeland to Y. Guo for $715,000 on 8/14/12; previous sale 9/02,

$475,0003731 Egret Lane S. Soundararajan to C. Liou for $890,000 on 8/16/12; previous sale 12/07, $858,000835 Homer Ave. A. Gansheimer to I. & R. Ohana for $1,750,000 on 8/15/12819 Oregon Ave. R. & S. Siu to W. Chung for $1,510,000 on 8/17/12; previous sale 5/92, $399,000

Portola Valley161 Erica Way C. Eliaser to R. Parsa for $1,200,000 on 7/31/12

Redwood City1479 Ebener St. V. Lashkareff to J. Baron for $589,000 on 7/31/12

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by Nancy MacLeod

T he first question is not “how” or “why” to build a home in Palo Alto for less than $550,000, but “where”? The an-

swer is Panama. My favorite area in Panama is Boquete,

known as coffee country, which is located in the rain forest. Palo Alto is one of the neigh-borhoods in Boquete, which has a popula-tion of 30,000, including 7,000 ex-pats from around the world. Boquete is located be-tween 4,200 and 4,500 feet above sea level; the year-round temperature is between 65 and 75 degrees. The entire area is blanketed with greenery and magnificent flowering plants; the air is fresh and fragrant and with each breath one feels invigorated.

Land is plentiful in Panama. Areas throughout the country vary in temperatures depending on elevation. The wet season is from April 15 to Dec. 15. The usual day starts a little overcast from sunup to 8:30. By 9 a.m. the skies are blue until one hears thunder between 2:30 and 4 p.m. It may or may not rain for a few hours depending on your location. One may see lightning and

hear thunder alerting that somewhere near the clouds are crying and magnificent rain-bows are formed.

The average price for a top-quality home on 1 or more acres in Boquete with amenities similar to

what one would find in Palo Alto, Calif., is $550,000 — where a typical asking price could be $4+ million. Of course the Cali-fornia home would not be sitting on an acre or more.

There are numerous reasons why one would wish to own a home in Panama.

The home may be a second home or your primary residence. The people are happy and friendly, the currency is the U.S. dollar, which has much more buying power than it has in the U.S.A. Land is plentiful, extraordi-narily beautiful and incredibly inexpensive. The tap water is safe to drink. Many people chose filtered water only for a more pleasant taste. It is helpful if one speaks the native

language, Spanish, but many Panamanians speak English so communication is comfort-able.

Panama has a first-world infrastructure including a U.S.-style capital city with high-speed Internet, the second largest Free Trade Zone in the world, a banking sector with more than 100 separate banks and a popula-tion of 3,300,000.

Panama is the business capital of the Americas. The World Economic Forum ranked Panama as the second most competi-tive economy in Latin America.

Panama was selected by both Forbes and Business Week magazines as one of the top places in the world for retirement.

Panama has foreign investment incentive laws, a simplified tax structure and boasts a 7.5 percent GDP growth rate.

The final question is how to secure a home. Once you have found the property you wish to purchase, employ an attorney to guide you through the transfer process. The majority of properties are held in trust and the corporation will be transferred into your name. The buyer will then own the corpora-tion and can gift it in a number of ways, to a spouse, child, relative, etc. and no taxes are paid upon transfer. The initial transfer is taxed at 2 percent of the purchase price. There is no property tax for 20 years if you build a home.

A Multiple Listing Service “MLS” does not exist in all of Panama and although the real estate agents are licensed through a gov-

ernment agency, as a rule, the properties do not have exclusive listings with one agent.

A suggested outline to follow, should one decide to purchase in Panama, would be as follows:

1. Find a lot in your favorite area of Pan-ama. Explore the different elevations and experience the temperature changes. From the highlands one can see both the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean.

2. Employ an attorney to assist through the process of land transfer and securing your ownership.

3. Apply for a visa (which may take up to six to nine months). The Panamanian gov-ernment wants to see evidence of income.

4. Employ an architect. 5. Employ a contractor.6. Collect and choose materials for your

home. Many products are available in Pan-ama but many of your choices and prefer-ences may be from other countries, which will need to be transported to your location.

7. Employ a landscape gardener. Many beautiful plants are readily available and flourish in this tropical wonderland.

Or if you wish to purchase an existing home skip items 4 through 7.

Nancy MacLeod has run an independent boutique real estate firm, Homes2Buy.com, since 1999. She was named Palo Alto Real-tor of the Year in 2011. She can be reached at nancy@homes2buy.com. She wrote this while visiting and exploring the tropical paradise of Panama.

Real Estate MattersBuild a dream home in Palo Alto

for under $550,000?

1369 Edgewood Road S. & L. Crane to A. Wijeyekoon for $900,000 on 7/30/12; previous sale

10/84, $152,0001141 Fay St. J. & M. Hudson to J. Meisner for $810,000 on 7/31/12175 Jeter St. J. & M. Esguerra to C. & T. Nettles for $840,000 on 8/1/12; previous sale 7/07,

$1,030,000601 Leahy St. #207 P. & J. Ma-rotta to G. & J. Biagi for $520,000 on 8/1/12; previous sale 12/08, $537,000602 Mendocino Way Bank of

America to E. Sussex for $471,000 on 8/1/12; previous sale 1/06, $768,000591 Shoal Circle J. & R. Chan to S. Tan for $785,000 on 7/31/12; previous sale 8/09, $659,0001548 Whipple Ave. T. & S. Meisenbach to C. Kunnappilly for

$1,125,000 on 7/31/12; previous sale 2/87, $248,000

FORECLOSURESForeclosures are provided by California REsource, a real estate information company that obtains the information from the County Recorder’s Office. The date is the recorded date of the deed when the lender took title to the property. The price is what the lender paid for it (usually the mortgage balance plus foreclosure fees). Each prop-erty is now owned by the lender and is for sale, or will be for sale soon, individually or through public auction. Individuals should contact a Realtor for further information.

East Palo Alto463 Larkspur Drive Fed-eral National Mortgage, 5/08/12, $298,504, 1020 sf, 3 bd

Menlo Park1101 Ringwood Ave. HSBC Bank, 7/24/12, $747,899, 3,708 sf, 7 bd234 Terminal Ave. Maywood Con-struction, 7/24/12, $300,000, 1,320 sf, 3 bd

Mountain View938 Clark Ave. #12 Silicon Valley Homes, 8/08/12, $370,000, 982 sf, 2 bd109 Evandale Ave. Wealthmax Capital, 8/17/12, $465,000, 1,604

sf, 3 bd255 S. Rengstorff Ave. #125 Wells Fargo Bank, 8/16/12, $241,209, 935 sf, 2 bd

Redwood City90 Columbia Ave. Shoreline As-sets Group, 7/30/12, $358,000, 1,110 sf, 2 bd

Sunnyvale615 Bernal Ave. Aurora Bank, 8/14/12, $556,229, 1,327 sf, 4 bd819 San Ramon Ave. Pinewood Capital, 8/20/12, $401,000, 1138 sf, 3 bd706 San Tomas St. Trinity Hills Limited, 8/16/12, $405,000, 1345 sf, 3 bd

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by Iris Harrell

I recently just returned from a week in Lake Tahoe National Forest. Myself and 23 other Sili-

con Valley executives, without any recent camping experience, survived and thrived in cabins and tents. We hiked extensively for three days in brand-new hiking boots. The last night we slept solo away from all others and in 13 hours of silence ... just to rediscover our own selves in the wilderness.

The cumulous clouds seemed close enough to touch, had they not been constantly moving. The stars at night made the IMAX theater experience seem small. The distant 8,000-foot-high craggy mountain peak of Sierra Butte and the snow in its crevices were dramatic and even more exotic upon reaching its peak with breathless exhilaration. The large lake below was surrounded by untamed forest and mighty boulders. The pine trees we slept beneath were tall and looming as they swayed in the cool night breezes.

Fortunately the trek organizers prepared us well — what to pack, what not to pack, how to prepare for living in the outdoors and how

to enlarge our perspect ive of this world we live in. The sounds of wi ld-life and the wind moving through the trees were

simultaneously incredibly quiet and yet deafening. While canoeing on Gold Lake just a bit offshore at sunrise, suddenly my perspective of where we were changed dra-matically. The sun was gleaming on huge boulder formations behind the camp that could not be seen from the shore. This “aha” moment enlarg-ing my perspective came by getting a little distance from the camp and seeing a “wider-lens” picture of my surroundings.

Was this symbolic of how I could make better long-term decisions by getting back far enough to gain a wider perspective?

A 23-year-old staff assistant at the camp told us how critical it was for us to not step on plants around us. By doing so, it would take years for some of those plants to recover. Af-

ter hiking seven miles up to a higher base camp, we were instructed to make sure we left nothing of our presence in the forest, including refuse or paper from any and all activities that occur when humans get together for any length of time. No campfires were allowed due to the dryness and danger of forest fires. We gathered rocks in a circle and pretended we had fire to gather around. Our connection with each other deepened as our comfort with the wilderness increased.

I was struck by how we live in such a small slice of our world that we have 24-hour access to and yet ignore. In our urban lives we don’t take time to watch the clouds form and move. They seem much further away from our “reality.” The stars in town can hardly be seen due to light pollution. The interrelated linkage between the ground we stand on, the trees and vegetation that surround us and the clouds and stars that all move in concert above us is nothing short of a miracle that happens on a minute-by-minute basis.

Humans, animals, plants and our surrounding environment are tightly interwoven into the fabric we call life. If we are all so interconnected, might we need to be more cognizant of the ripple effect of each of our ac-tions, whether positive or negative, not only on our environment but on each others’ souls?

John Muir, one lonely citizen, realized how incredibly important

it was to protect and preserve our geographical natural treasures na-tionwide. Wilderness protection be-came his life’s mission. He managed to personally convey this mission to President Teddy Roosevelt, who was also an extreme nature lover. From actions almost 100 years ago, these two people have profoundly and pos-itively impacted the quality of our lives and environment in a positive way by setting up national parks as wilderness preserves.

I hope to hold on to this newly found awareness that I am a short-term guest on this glorious planet. I don’t want to wear out my welcome or keep this habitat from being hos-pitable and inviting to future genera-tions of guests.

If you haven’t been out in the wilderness for a long time, I highly recommend getting out again soon while we still have it in such pristine form. You will be amazed at how your perspective changes on what is truly important in life. I came back personally renewed and more in-tensely committed to protecting the incredible, undisturbed natural sur-roundings we are blessed with.

What price can be placed upon the value of a restored and reconnected soul?

Iris Harrell is CEO and presi-dent of Harrell Remodeling, Inc. in Mountain View (www.harrell-remodeling.com). She can be reached at 650-230-2900 or irish@harrell-remodeling.com.

Reconnecting with the wilderness

Positively Green557 East Crescent R. Johnson, remove damaged Sheetrock in basement and replace with 5/8 quiet rock walls and ceiling, $5,000418 Coleridge Ave. D. & A. Kalar, bathroom remodels, all new fix-tures and finishes, hall bathroom, new toilet, demo one wall, master bathroom, new fixtures and fin-ishes, $20,000310 Maclane St. S. Ongbongan, install nine retrofit windows, $5,144440 Olive Ave. B. Klein, stucco walls, $9,500735 Homer Ave. K. Kelty, two sky-lights, $5,0003440 Janice Way Renati, remodel and addition to master bathroom, $7,000665 Towle Way R. & J. Vebbing, remodel existing bathroom, replace all fixtures, tile, Sheetrock, repair damaged subfloor and floor fram-ing, $10,000248 Hamilton Ave. Forest Casa LLC, demo existing t-bar ceiling and light fixtures, cap off plumbing at existing bathrooms, $6,0001021 Paradise Ave. D. Rickling, stand alone service upgrade from 100A to 200A, $n/a877 Moanna Court B. Steen, remodel three bathrooms, install three new bay construction win-dows, $60,000742 Melville Ave. A. Hald, interior remodel, remove non-load-bearing dormer walls, fixture and finish up-grades, $24,000558 Bryson Ave. Hamai Survivor’s Trust, remodel kitchen, master bath, convert 1/2 bath to full bath, complete rewire using exiting ser-vice, new furnace with AC to be lo-cated in attic, relocate water heater, all new drywall, $80,0001601 California Ave. tenant im-provement including lab spaces, office spaces, shower rooms, toilet rooms, electrical, mechanical, plumbing upgrades, $1,852,006945 Amarillo M. Kao, kitchen and bath remodel, structural bedroom and shear wall added, $36,384

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Just Listed! Absolutely Charming 1034 Menlo Oaks Drive, Menlo Park

O P E N S A T U R D A Y & S U N D A Y , 1 : 3 0 - 4 : 3 0

STEVE BELLUMORIInternational President’s Premier Top 1% Coldwell Banker - Worldwide DRE# 00494595

CONSISTENTLY SUCCESSFUL RESULTS FOR CLIENTS IN OVER 900 HOME AND PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.

More photos at: SteveBellumori.com(650) 752-0826sbellumori@cbnorcal.com

Beautiful updated and landscaped, spacious home, in a wonderful Menlo Park neighborhood! Tastefully remodeled and sparkling with high-quality upgrades and finishes throughout. Excellent Menlo Park City Schools and in close proximity to Stanford, Silicon Valley Commute Routes, and Facebook Complex.

The Main Home Features:

counters

idyllic back yard

Versatile Studio/Office in Home:

Two Car Detached Garage

Offered at $895,000

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650-400-1001

Miles McCormickN u m b e r O n e Te a m o u t o f 7 9 , 0 0 0 K e l l e r Wi l l i a m s a g e n t s

A v e r a g i n g 1 0 , 0 0 0 V i s i t s P e r M o n t h

DRE 01184883

12422 Skyline Blvd, Woodside Aerial and Walk-Through Video Tour Available Online

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gullixson.com

Co-listed with LINDA TATUM DRE# 01233773

OPEN SUNDAY 1:30-4:30

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Co-Listed with LANCEFREEMAN DRE# 01046732 650.888.7513

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