Michael Svanevik was my history teacher too!
Fun Fact: He used to have hot tub parties with his male students until he was told to stop doing that.
I studied in his classes at Skyline College back around 1971 (shows my age as well as his but he was older). He taught in the San Mateo County region campuses, I guess Skyline, CSM and maybe Canada campus. He was quite the expert back then on western USA and Mexican history, especially California. Through the decades I've seen his name pop up as an expert and go-to guy. His lectures back then were fantastic and he explored history theories I hadn't heard elsewhere. I sometimes had discussions with him while we walked on the campus. Never showed me any parties, though. Great guy.