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similar properties that have been sold in recent years. At the high end was the old Kohl’s night to release appraisals of the Cub- $43.6 million. The city ended up nego“It serves all of us to release the ap- site in Mountain View, purchased by berley Community Center in an attempt tiating a deal to buy the land from the praisal so that we can have a real honest the Los Altos School District for a new to show voters the city has nothing to Palo Alto Unified School District for campaign on both sides that is focused campus in May 2019. The district paid $65.5 million — close to the value of on the merits of Measure J, and I think $155 million for 11.7 acres, valuing the hide. The city received two appraisals at the first appraisal after inflation. this removes that distraction,” Vice land at $303 per square foot. At the low end was a 0.6-acre adVoters on Nov. 3 will consider ap- Mayor Greer Stone said at last night’s far different amounts on Aug. 29 and dition to Boulware Park that the city Sept. 5, 2024. The first appraisal val- proving Measure J, a half-cent sales special meeting. ued seven acres at $60.2 million, and tax to fund the land deal and building The appraisals by Valbridge Prop- purchased for $2.8 million in April [See CUBBERLEY, page 27] the second appraisal valued the land at renovations. erty Advisors compared Cubberley to
Valuations differ by $16.6 million Palo Alto City Council voted last BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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CORRECTION 1: An item in Monday’s Update column incorrectly stated sales tax rates. Palo Alto’s current sales tax rate of 9.75% will jump to 10.25% if voters on Nov. 3 approve Measure J, a new tax to fund the $65.5 million purchase of part of the Cubberley Community Center. If voters approve the multi-county mass transit tax RTM, the sales tax rate will go to 10.75%. CORRECTION 2: A letter to the edition in Monday’s edition misstated the cost of Palo Alto Mayor Vicki Veenker’s trip to Turkey in her role as a board member of the Bay Area Air District. The cost of the trip is estimated to be $15,000. GUILFOYLE RESIGNS: Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle resigned yesterday as she faces allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct. Guilfoyle resigned yesterday but says she’ll “vigorously defend” herself against allegations that include accepting improper gifts and services. DEADLY RIDE: Witnesses watched [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
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Neighbors aren’t happy about the Palo Alto Museum’s proposal to rent out its renovated building and host special events. “We support the museum, but we don’t support Moscone Center in a residential neighborhood,” neighbor Darlene Yaplee said in an interview yesterday, referring to the convention center in downtown San Francisco. The Palo Alto Museum wants to [See MUSEUM, page 26]
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Teacher’s union urges bullet voting was an issue in the 2012 election when four candidates ran for three seats. Owen Byrd, an attorney and city The Palo Alto teachers’ union is encourag- have to pick two candidates, or feel race for the second seat, Culbertson commissioner who was active in local politics, encouraged voters to vote for ing voters to leave the compelled to fill in a second bubble said. “The most effective way to protect only candidate Ken Dauber. second spot on their simply because the space is there,” union president Tom her seat is to cast your vote solely for Dauber’s opponents criticized Byrd ballot blank in the Culbertson said in a Linda Henigin and leave the second for not being democratic and said that school board race. choice blank,” Culbertson said. “That voters should complete the ballot. newsletter on Friday. The union is backing ensures 100% of your ballot’s power is “It doesn’t sit right with me. Everyclassroom aide Linda HENIGIN Protecting an ally concentrated behind keeping an educa- one has to make their own decision,” Henigin, who is runBut casting a second tor ally on our school board.” candidate Heidi Emberling said at the ning for one of two open seats against vote for Wang or Craig time. Shazam co-founder Avery Wang and Previous case could push them ahead Dauber lost the race but ended up tech executive John Craig. CULBERTSON The tactic, called “bullet voting,” getting elected in 2014. of Henigin in a tight “Many voters naturally assume they BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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To finance the development of Cubberley, the City should propose a one-time Special Tax or Bond Measure. Either would ensure that the funds raised were spent on Cubberley and only Cubberley. However, if our free-spending City wants a permanent increase in the sales tax, the revenue from which it can dip into at will, it should explain why to voters. In the meantime:
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Vote ‘yes’ on Measure J
Dear Editor: I’m voting for Palo Alto’s Measure J (the Cubberley measure). I hope your readers will too. When I moved to Palo Alto as a teenager in 1967, I was amazed at the resources already available: great schools; magnificent parks; five libraries; a municipal utility to keep our costs low; the Children’s Museum; Lucie Stern Center. All that was here for us because prior generations had the vision and will to create it. Now it’s our turn. And we can do it if we vote “Yes” on Measure J. Do we need it? Absolutely. Time has passed. Our population has grown. Over the past 40 years, the site has not had the investment it needs. Nevertheless, something like 50 community organizations currently call Cubberley home. By voting “Yes” on Measure J, we can do the basic upgrade Cubberley requires, and leverage tens of millions of dollars in additional philanthropic contributions, which reduces the taxpayer burden significantly. We get the benefit of an immediate basic upgrade, and future generations get the benefit of what Cubberley can be, an extraordinary community resource. I have reviewed both the plan and the price; they are sound. I will always be thankful that the resources available to me in Palo Alto, when I arrived on the scene decades ago, allowed me to grow and prosper and develop my potential to the fullest degree possible. We can continue that tradition, but only if we have the vision and the will, to step up to vote “Yes” on Measure J. Joe Simitian Palo Alto
Turkey trip defended
Dear Editor: A headline in Friday’s edition proclaimed that the mayor was going on a “junket,” which is defined by Merriam Webster as a pleasure trip, often paid for by someone else. But there is zero evidence that this is a pleasure trip. The COP31 conference in Antalya, Turkey is the most important climate event in the world, and a rare opportunity to stave off a disastrous future. Both Palo Alto and the Bay Area Air District are leaders in reducing air pollution, and since President Trump banned the federal government from going, it’s up to more local government to carry the torch. If 21 of the 22 other directors of the air district think that the cost of this trip is money well spent, I tend to trust them. In my limited experience, local electeds are mostly decent, hardworking people trying to do right by us, and some are quite exceptional. Let’s not pay back their public service by assuming, without any evidence, that they are misusing public money. Media scrutiny is a great thing, and if you find them slacking off at the meeting, then please report it. But enough with the guilty verdict before anything has happened, and when there’s no indication that anything will happen. Gerard Manning Burlingame Editor’s note: Mr. Manning, if you had read the story you would have seen that the Post made no judgment about whether the trip was a good idea or not. In fact, your argument about the
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need for the air district to step up since the federal government has withdrawn from such meetings was made in the article by the executive director of the air quality district. The only criticism of the trip came, not from the Post, as you have claimed, but from one of those 22 directors you “tend to trust.” It came from Solano County Supervisor Monica Brown, who sits on the board along with Vicki Veenker. Brown said “optional” trips (her word, not ours) aren’t a good idea right now when “I don’t have enough money to feed my constituents.” Again, the Post didn’t make a judgment about the trip, we merely reported the facts to allow readers like you to decide. Next time, read the article before you take a shot at the newspaper. You might learn something.
League isn’t neutral
Dear Editor: I recall times in the past when the League of Women Voters was renowned for providing voters with a balanced view of both sides of issues. Their statement opposing Measure D in Los Altos is a one-sided advocacy for housing and an implicit endorsement of the town’s plans for redevelopment of its downtown parking plazas. The other side of the story is about the Los Altos city council’s stewardship of our resources. These parking plazas, designed back in the 1950s, have and continue to serve the town well and have made Los Altos a destination in the Bay Area. Today we have a council bent on converting the three largest plazas to a parking garage, park and perform-
Email: letters@padailypost.com ing arts theater. These changes will not gain us more parking, just less convenient parking, a park in an area already surrounded by parks when other areas in town are sorely needing parks (such as the El Camino corridor, where high density housing is planned but no parks exist), and a theater which is a questionable use for the downtown. Worse, little is said about where the money for these projects will come from other than the city’s park fund which has already been used to the tune of $2.3 million to pay for a park/parking garage study. I think many have been surprised at how things have changed with our current council being largely housing advocates rather than stewards. A vote for Measure D is a statement that the town’s people should have a say regarding permanent changes to city-owned downtown properties just as they already have over the disposition of park lands and bond measures. Catherine Lu Los Altos
Henigin’s experience
Dear Editor: Linda Henigin is a standout candidate for the Palo Alto school board. As a former school board president, I know what it takes to be effective in that role. Linda has the relationships, knowledge and skills to deliver for our students, and she has earned my trust and my vote. Linda believes in the potential of every student and would serve the entire district. She is a systems thinker who listens first and looks for data. She understands that we make better decisions
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and get better results when we collaborate with the people who carry those decisions out. Her care for our most vulnerable students led her to help restart TrackWatch. For 15 years, Linda has seen our district from many angles as a parent, PTA leader, School Site Council member, classroom aide, and teacher. She's been a math support teacher at Duveneck Elementary, so she knows firsthand how different our students are and what helps each of them grow. That experience matters now. The board faces hard budget choices, and trustees need to know which questions to ask and how the pieces fit together. Linda does. She will protect what works in our classrooms while insisting on responsible oversight. I urge you to join me in voting for Linda Henigin. Dana Tom Former Palo Alto School Board President
Three strikes for Cal Ave.
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when the city chopped down all of the trees without proper community outreach. They would heavily fine any citizen that did this without following their process. The second strike was when they decided to put little shards of glass in the concrete for the new sidewalks up and down the street. A waste of money and they are dangerous to any who happen to fall. Waste of more money. Strike three? They are currently once again “fixing” the street after extensive meetings to make it better? But for who? They are not allowing the restaurant merchants to reinstall their shade and rain structures and space heaters in favor of umbrellas that will look pretty. Just once consider both the merchants and the consumers that actually spend money there. Now, in the winter, you have effectively shut down the closed street to all during anything but perfect weather. Even then, it will have an effect during the summer when the scorching sun is out. It will be pretty, yet completely non functional! Time to take out more trees? Greg Kruger Mountain View PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
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motivate them to flee, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Daily Post Staff Writer Both men have been charged A request to reduce the $750,000 with 20 counts each of commercial bail for two men accused of par- burglary. ticipating in a $1.4 million kickback scheme involving San Mateo Alleged scheme County Event Center construction Mercurio was hired as the conprojects was denied, a prosecutor struction project manager for the said. San Mateo County Event Center to Presiding Judge Stephanie Gar- oversee three projects. He allegedratt denied the request to lower bail ly directed contracts to his childbecause James Mercurio, 66, of Los hood friend, McLennan, who then Altos, and Michael McLennan, 55, gave a portion of the contract monof Vacaville, face up to 10 years in ey to Mercurio. The contracts instate prison because of the scale of cluded $1 million in funding from the theft. Garratt decided to main- county tax dollars, Wagstaffe said. tain their bail amount on Monday, An investigation into the two convinced that a conviction could began about six months ago when BY NORAH SHEPPARDHUTCHINS
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subcontractors went to the County Attorney’s Office after McLennan allegedly failed to pay them. The county attorney reviewed a performance bond, which guarantees that a contractor will finish the job according to the contract’s terms. However, Wagstaffe said the bond was found to be fake and forged by McLennan. Mercurio was an executive with the 49ers for about 30 years. He then worked as construction project manager for the event center from October 2024 to March 2026. The charges were filed and the pair each pleaded not guilty to all charges at their arraignment on Thursday.
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Transfer tax faces voters BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINS Daily Post Staff Writer
Portola Valley residents are voting on a measure to establish a new property transfer tax of $10 per $1,000 of a property’s sale price. The average home sale cost in Portola Valley is $4.29 million. Measure N, a proposed real estate property transfer tax, would mean the potential buyer or seller would have to pay around $42,900 if the tax passes. The tax says it is up to the seller and potential buyer to determine how the tax is paid. Along with the approval of the tax, this ballot measure would enact a charter, which refers to a town that drafts up and enforces its own local laws, while being consistent with the U.S. and state constitution. Right now, the town is a general law town, which is where local laws on matters such as local elections, zoning and taxes are consistent with the state constitution and statutes.
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Riis is in favor of more wood and metal shops and maker space classes in middle school. Subbarayan, a former VP at Khan Academy and executive at Microsoft, said AI can help teachers be more productive and differentiate their instruction. “Simple things like take a worksheet, make it different for students who like one kind of activity versus another,” he said. Subbarayan said he would have more town halls, community forums, office hours and newsletters in multiple languages. “With trust, we can actually make decisions that not everybody would agree with but at least people see the reason why we’re doing it,” Subbarayan said at the debate.
Challengers speak Lambert’s apology for his part in past controversies has echoed through parent groups, Riis said. “That really mattered to people,” Riis said at the debate. Riis is more opposed to screens and AI in the classroom than other candidates. He said the technology strips students of their ability to think independently and critically.
Two seats up for grabs Voters will pick two candidates to join the five-member board for a fouryear term. Conley was elected in 2018 and ran unopposed in 2022. She taught Subbarayan’s daughter, now 22, in kindergarten at Stevenson Elementary School. Lambert was elected in 2012 and 2016 and ran unopposed with Conley in 2022.
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PALO ALTO OCT. 2 11:55 a.m. — Rape by use of drugs, Webster St. OCT. 4 3:13 a.m. — Dylan St. Louis, 23, of San Jose, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Embarcadero Road. OCT. 5 8:22 p.m. — Paul Ray Taylor, 38, transient, cited for shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center. OCT. 6 8:39 a.m. — Jinho Bae, 31, arrested for theft at Safeway, 2811 Middlefield Road. 12:43 p.m. — Auto burglary, 1500 block of Arastradero Road. OCT. 7 12:38 p.m. — Vandalism, El Camino and Embarcadero Road.
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10:14 p.m. — Grand theft, 700 block of Menlo Ave. MONDAY 11:41 a.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Bayfront Expressway and Willow Road. 3:15 p.m. — Ernan Galvan, 43, of Menlo Park, cited on a warrant, 1200 block of Willow Road. 4:19 p.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered, Menalto Ave. and Durham St. 10:55 p.m. — Edgar Rivera, 52, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and arrested on a warrant, 500 block of Oak Grove Ave.
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OCT. 4 2:25 a.m. — Zachary Christopher Brown, 30, of San Jose, arrested for DUI, Dana and Castro streets. 3:28 a.m. — Jack Choy Chua Yap, 35, of South San Francisco, cited for DUI, Moffett Blvd. and Highway 101. 1:20 p.m. — Robbery, Montecito Ave. and Shoreline Blvd. 2:15 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle, Wild Cherry Lane. 3:11 p.m. — Theft, California and Bryant streets. 6:42 p.m. — Identity theft, 600 OCT. 5 block of Yosemite Ave. 3:10 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, 12:12 p.m. — Shruti R. Andhale, 200 block of Governors Ave. South. 29, of Mountain View, arrested for 3:46 p.m. — Grand theft, 700 domestic violence and assault with a block of Campus Drive. deadly weapon, 200 block of E. Dana 5:04 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 200 St. block of Campus Drive. 10 p.m. — Emma Leeann 8:18 p.m. — Electric scooter Gustafson, 21, arrested for battery, stolen, 600 block of Nelson Mall. Shoreline Amphitheater. 10:10 p.m. — Carmen Christina Reed, 30, arrested for public drunkenness, Shoreline Amphitheater. SUNDAY 10:20 p.m. — Donaciano Vargas 4:44 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes major injuries, Valparaiso Ave. Adata, 48, of East Palo Alto, cited for DUI, Franklin and Villa streets. and University Drive.
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cited for possession of drug paraphernalia at the Main Library, 1044 Middlefield Road. 11:43 a.m. — Thomas Robert Warda, 59, of Redwood City, arrested for petty theft, Redwood City Caltrain Station. 2:10 p.m. — Patrick Joseph Greenway, 44, cited for possession of narcotics and other drugs and identity theft, Shasta St. and Woodside Road. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies. 4:32 p.m. — Pennie Tolupeneepisinaea, 27, of Hayward, arrested for domestic battery and on a warrant, 900 block of Veterans Blvd. 8:32 p.m. — Man says a co-worker threw a glass plate at his head a few hours earlier, Middlefield Road. 10:11 p.m. — Drunken man reported to have broken 14 glass bottles at BevMo, 1745 El Camino. Jorge Daniel Chamale Chicojay, 37, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness. 11:18 p.m. — Jeremy Jayhyun Lee, 31, of Palo Alto, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, 2300 block of Euclid Ave. OCT. 7 1:38 a.m. — Adam Russell Coco, 45, of Redwood City, arrested for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements at Redwood City Police Dept., 1301 Maple St.
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OCT. 7 9:20 a.m. — Victoria Andrade, 51, of San Jose, cited on a warrant, Woodside Road and Churchill Ave. 4:04 p.m. — Vehicle collision on the Farm Hill Blvd. off-ramp of I-280. Samuel Padilla Chavez, 56, of Woodside, cited on a warrant.
SAN CARLOS THURSDAY 12:49 a.m. — Arlene Capizzi, 56, of San Carlos, cited on a warrant, 500 block of Old County Road. 6:24 p.m. — Person reported to be asleep under the deck of a home, 100 block of Blossom Lane. Clinton Wayne Murray, 31, arrested for trespassing. 9:38 p.m. — Thief steals merchandise worth about $30, 1300 block of San Carlos Ave.
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Over its 11-day run, the festival will screen films in Palo Alto, Stanford University, East Palo Alto and San Francisco. The festival will offer in-person discussions with more than 40 filmmakers, experts and policymakers as well as six free panel discussions on topics including “Democracy, Ethics and Truth in the Time of AI,” “Bipartisanship and Climate Change” and “Communities Between Homelessness and Extreme Wealth.”
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The festival’s opening night at Mitchell Park Community Center in Palo Alto will kick off with the West Coast premiere of “The Comfort Dogs of Uganda,” which follows former child soldiers in northern Uganda as they navigate trauma and social stigma and build healing bonds with rescued village dogs. The festival will then show “Last Christian in Bethlehem,” which gives voice to Palestinian Christians in the West Bank amid Israeli occupation. The film makes its world premiere at UNAFF. The evening concludes with “Through the Body,” which follows Oakland percussionist and dancer Keith Terry as he creates the International Body Music Festival, tracing its journey from the Bay Area to stages around the world. A special performance takes place after the screening.
The opening night reception, sponsored by Coupa Café and Terun and featuring music by POTENTIAL Jazz Ensemble, starts at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 15, and the film showings begin at 6:30 p.m.” On Saturday, Oct. 17, the festival will host its FREE Kids Day Program starting at noon at Mitchell Park Community Center. Since 2008, UNAFF & Kids (targeted at 7- to 12-year-olds) has provided age-appropriate The Fixer films followed by “meet the filmmakers” and hands-on activities. The screenings begin at 1 p.m. with “The Fixer,” a short stop-motion documentary in which a 10-year-old girl is determined to fix what’s broken. The film offers a surprising look at our fragile world. For the full festival schedule and to buy tickets, go to www.unaff.org.
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ABSENCE (52 min) Canada/Iran/Sweden DIR/PROD: Hasan Jafari, Yaser Talebi, Akra Makhabr, Feriba Arab
A deeply personal documentary set in Tehran follows Siavash, a oncerenowned rally champion, and his son Amin, a young man longing to leave Iran in search of dignity and possibility.
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LAST CHRISTIAN IN BETHLEHEM (68 min) Israel/Palestine/US DIR/PROD: Stephen Talbot
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in the West Bank, isolated and besieged by Israeli settlers and Netanyahu’s government, Palestine’s 50,000 remaining Christians face an existential threat. After the horror and destruction in Gaza, they ask, “Are we next?
THE RIGHTEOUS ROAD TRIP (40 min) Hungary/Poland/Slovakia/ UK/US DIR/PROD: Vanessa Roth
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Traveling through Poland, Slovakia and Hungary in a van filled with Christmas trees and gifts, Jonny Daniels sets out to visit some of the last living Righteous Among the Nations–the extraordinary individuals who risked their lives to secretly save Jews during the Holocaust.
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ADAPTED (87 min) US DIR/PROD: Paul Bikis, Ghislaine Couvillat
A story about three outdoor enthusiasts determined to reclaim their lives after sustaining traumatic spinal-cord injuries. While the pursuit of adventure is their shared goal, each of their stories reveals a deeper journey–one of resilience, selfdiscovery and post-traumatic growth.
FEDERICO FAGGIN THE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE (52 min) Italy/US DIR/PROD: Marcello Foa, Paolo Guerrieri
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ALL OF THE ABOVE (85 min) US DIR/PROD: Allison Walsh, Lily Qi
The story follows the transformative journey of high school students from different faith backgrounds who come together for John Camardella’s world religions class.
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FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE (105 min) US DIR/PROD: Patrick Bresnan, Harry Hanbury
Bill Gates once said, “If Faggin didn’t exist, Silicon Valley would just be a valley.” And it’s no exaggeration–Faggin invented the microchip, the touchscreen and the touchpad, forever transforming the way we interact with technology.
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When Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stages a coup at New College, the state’s beloved public honors college, students and professors confront a new reality: their campus is ground zero in an unprecedented nationwide assault on academic freedom and diversity.
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BAMAKO CHIC: THREADS OF POWER, COLOR AND CULTURE (27 min) Mali/US DIR/PROD: Maureen Gosling, Maxine Downs
BECOMING JAMES (8 min) US DIR/PROD: Evan Possley
In the 1960s, a group of selfempowered Malian women sparked a revolution, inspired by beauty–and economic survival. They transformed the cloth dyeing tradition using colorful powdered dyes and unbridled creative design.
THE FIXER (12 min) US DIR/PROD: Mimi Chakarova, Lydia Chávez
A ten-year-old girl is determined to fix what’s broken. The short documentary is a stop motion animation that offers a surprising look at our fragile world.
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S28 SUN OCT 25 PA - MITCHELL PARK 2:50 PM After decades in prison, a man struggles to find his identity, finding success in an unexpected way.
FORGETTING THE MANY: THE ROYAL PARDON OF ALAN TURING
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(81 min) UK/US DIR/PROD: Rosemarie Reed
After a decade of attempts to reform British law, Parliament passed a new bill to expunge the records of many men convicted under the 1885 law that criminalized male homosexual acts as “gross indecency.” A wave of post-WWII prosecutions caught thousands, including the brilliant World War II computer pioneer and code-breaker Alan Turing.
In 1975, dictator Francisco Franco died THE LEGACY OF THE DICTATOR and Spain embarked on its journey 50 YEARS OF DEMOCRACY IN SPAIN towards democracy. A refreshingly clear
(53 min) France/Germany/Spain DIR/PROD: Cosima Dannoritzer, Pedro Barbadillo
look at half a century of turbulent and tense Spanish history that asks: What does a democracy actually consist of?
SAVING ETTING STREET (67 min) US DIR/PROD: Dena Fisher, Amy Scott
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LIMINAL (22 min) Ukraine/US DIR: Brennan Wilder Vance PROD: Brennan Wilder Vance, Norah Shapiro
A LONG WAY TO GO (57 min) Ghana/India/Philippines/ UK/US DIR: Carolyn Jones PROD: Lisa C. Frank
LOVING KARMA (80 min) India/UK/US DIR/PROD: Johnny Burke Co-director: Andrew Hinton
Ukrainian soldiers wounded in war come to America for a chance to rebuild their lives and limbs before returning home to rejoin the resistance.
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SAVING WALDEN’S WORLD (56 min) India/Slovenia/US DIR/PROD: Jim Merkel
BETWEEN SKY AND SEA (25 min) Palestine DIR/PROD: Ismail Abu Hatab, BYPA
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FROM FIELDS TO FLIGHT (11 min) India DIR/PROD: Ipshita Bhattacharyya, Koval Bhatia, Veda Shastri
In rural Uttar Pradesh, where caste and patriarchy often dictate a girl’s future, Babita’s life seemed destined for early marriage and domestic duty. Born into a Dalit family and forced to shoulder responsibilities after her mother’s death, she gave up dreams of college to care for her home. A turning point came when with the support of a women’s self-help group, she began training to be a drone pilot to help with farming.
The film explores the human realities of immigration through the intertwined journeys of three women–nurses who leave their home countries, the Philippines, Ghana and India to join the healthcare workforce in the US.
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In the remote foothills of the Himalayas, former monk Lobsang Phuntsok has built Jhamtse Gatsal–“The Garden of Love and Compassion”–a community for children who have endured abandonment, neglect and profound trauma. What happens when suffering meets compassion?
SEIZED (94 min) US DIR: Sharon Liese PROD: Sharon Liese, Sasha Alpert, Paul Matyasovsky
(25 min) US DIR/PROD: Annette M. King
SHOULDERING SANCTUARY (68 min) US DIR/PROD: Ben Kolak, Kyra Mitchell
(56 min) Australia/Bangladesh/ Colombia/Fiji/France DIR/PROD: François-Xavier Tréga
THE COMFORT DOGS OF UGANDA (30 min) Australia/Uganda DIR/PROD: Richard Wainwright
Already more than thirty million people flee their villages, regions or countries every year because of climate change. By 2050, it’s estimated there will be between 200 million and one billion climate refugees.
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA (37 min) US DIR/PROD: John De Graaf, Laurence Cotton, Karen Olcott
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A remarkable story of resilience unfolds through the unexpected companionship of rescued dogs.
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This film explores the rich life of poet, professor and social reformer Katharine Lee Bates, author of “America the Beautiful”. As we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Bates’ story reminds us of the beauty and ideals of our nation as well as its shortcomings and honors the unbroken chain of Americans striving to live up to those ideals.
MAHWASH (61 min) Afghanistan/US DIR/PROD: Sam Javadi
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GIVE IT A SHOT (89 min) India/US DIR/PROD: Vaishali Sinha, Hemang Chheda
The film follows the indomitable eightythree-year-old Dr. Sujoy Guha in India, the California-based team of Elaine Lissner and L.R. Fox, as well as Kevin Eisenfrats in Virginia, on a quest to successfully launch the first reversible male contraceptive since the modern condom, invented 200 years ago.
(86 min) US DIR/PROD: Nadia Gill, Dominic Gill
What does it actually take to change minds from the inside? For four years, the filmmakers followed four Republicans doing something their party’s leadership wouldn’t–taking climate change seriously, in public, at real personal cost.
HANGING BY A WIRE (78 min) Pakistan/UK/US DIR/PROD: Mohammed Alvi Naqvi
A routine school commute turns terrifying when a cable car’s wire snaps, leaving eight passengers–including six schoolboys–dangling 900 feet above a ravine in the remote Himalayan foothills.
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THE MARKET AND THE MONKEY’S PAW (20 min) El Salvador/US DIR/PROD: Graham New, Leo Safir, Oliver Richards
(13 min) Maldives/US DIR/PROD: Addie Knoll
The film follows marine biologists from the Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme as they study and track endangered whale sharks, the largest fish in the ocean.
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(11 min) US DIR/PROD: Talia Frank
The film explores the longstanding issue of habitat fragmentation caused by roads and the current wildlife crossings that have been and are being built and highlights their promising potential to restore movement patterns and support ecosystem resilience.
(88 min) Palestine DIR/PROD: Gaza Collective, Mike Lerner, Martin Herring
(85 min) US DIR/PROD: Jenna Naranjo Winters
As a boy growing up on the Santa Clara Pueblo Indigenous reservation, Michael Naranjo dreamt of becoming an artist–just like many of his ancestors. But at twentythree years old, he was drafted to the Vietnam War. During combat, a grenade destroyed his eyes and right hand.
HEATHENS (87 min) US DIR/PROD: David Cowan, Shawn Hardin
ƚžƩ ƇžƏƂ: IT ALL COMES BACK (17 min) US DIR/PROD: Evan-Marie Petit, Jeremy Seifert
Five Americans arrive as strangers at a secluded retreat in the Blue Ridge Mountains–many without their families’ knowledge–seeking respite from the guilt, shame, fear and loneliness of hiding who they are. Each has quietly rejected the religion that raised them, now fearing the cost of honesty: family, security and livelihood.
THE NARROW BRIDGE (56 min) Australia/Israel/Palestine/ Spain/US DIR/PROD: Esther Takac
THE DREAMING GAME (11 min) US DIR/PROD: Jordan Salvatoriello
HOLLYWOOD DOES ABORTION (97 min) US DIR/PROD: Barbara Attie, Janet Goldwater, Mike Attie
(51 min) Belgium/Brazil/Spain/US DIR/PROD: Arne Focketyn, Jonas Mallisse
Film brings together pioneers from around the world, from the Amazon rainforest to Spain, following their quest for a new form of agriculture. Their dream? To fill supermarkets with healthy and diverse products from agroforestry.
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(97 min) Australia/Mexico/ South Africa/Switzerland/UK DIR: Selina Miles PROD: Blayke Hoffman
In the Cherokee homeland of Anikituwa, master basket weaver Mary Thompson moves through forest and memory, carrying forward a timeless relationship between land and culture–finding solace in her craft while searching for a way to pass it on.
In a country where the right to choose is no longer guaranteed, film reveals the stories that Hollywood told us about abortion– stories that shaped our hopes, our fears and the rapidly changing political reality we now face.
NUNS VS VATICAN (90 min) Italy/Slovenia/US DIR: Lorena Luciano PROD: Filippo Piscopo
(25 min) Myanmar/US DIR: Stephen Apkon DIR/PROD: Kiki Kuhakan
IN THE COMPANY OF WOLVES: AN AMERICAN JOURNEY (81 min) US DIR/PROD: Susan Kucera, Jim Swift Writer: Anna Kirsch
ONE IN A MILLION (104 min) Germany/Syria/UK DIR/PROD: Itab Azzam, Jack McInnes
OUR COLORS NEVER FADE (53 min) Germany/Ukraine DIR: Jim McSherry PROD: Jim McSherry, Karl Hillbrick
Acclaimed British-Iraqi nerve surgeon Dr. Mohammad Tahir embarks on his third humanitarian mission to Gaza. Amid waves of casualties flooding overwhelmed hospitals, he fights tirelessly alongside his colleagues to save innocent lives.
STEAL THIS STORY, PLEASE! (101 min) US DIR/PROD: Tia Lessin, Carl Deal
An eye-opening journey into the souls of Palestinian and Israeli women and men who lost a child or parent in the conflict. Yet instead of responding with hate and anger, Bushra, Rami, Meytal and Bassam are transforming their grief into a bridge for reconciliation.
A former Catholic nun breaks her silence to reveal the abuse she endured at the hands of the Church’s most celebrated priest. Gloria’s jaw-dropping sexual abuse story is just the beginning as nuns start to break decades of silence, exposing a system built to protect power.
(95 min) Denmark/US DIR/PROD: Betsy Hershey, Emma Wall
The film charts a motley, idealistic crew improvising, failing, regrouping and pushing on to protect the planet. As they press forward, the film’s propulsive soundtrack is not background but fuel, with Chappell Roan, Doechii and Billie Eilish pushing the pace and sharpening the stakes for a generation with no room to fail.
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Fiercely independent US journalist Amy Goodman has spent three decades holding the powerful to account, reporting from conflict zones and the Democracy Now! newsroom. In Steal This Story, Please!, Oscarnominated filmmakers Carl Deal and Tia Lessin craft a riveting portrait of journalism’s power–and peril–in an era of corporate control and political attacks on truth.
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THROUGH THE BODY (94 min) Brazil/France/Ghana/ Greece/Indonesia/Italy/Turkey/US DIR/PROD: Andrew Reissiger
An artistic quest takes unexpected turns as percussionist and rhythm dancer Keith Terry searches for meaning while producing the world’s first festival dedicated to the one instrument we all share–the human body.
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THY NEIGHBOR (75 min) US DIR: Eliza Q Hemenway PROD: Eliza Q Hemenway, Becky Hellwig
Filmed over ten years, this is a story of Israa from childhood to adulthood on an extraordinary journey from Syria to Germany–and back again. What unfolds is a deeply personal chronicle of war, exile and heartbreak, as Israa grows up navigating adolescence, identity and belonging far from the home she was forced to leave.
UNDER THE CANOPY (22 min) Colombia DIR/PROD: Michal Krawczyk
When Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, ordinary citizens chose to stay and defend their homeland. Among them are members of the LGBTQIA+ community, who not only faced the dangers of war but also the weight of prejudice and targeted persecution.
What is our responsibility, as individuals and as a society, to care for the vulnerable among us? The film follows one of the largest homeless encampments in Northern California and the community’s response to it.
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PUTIN AND THE 5 SEAS WAR (53 min) France/Russia DIR/PROD: Thomas Johnson
Vladimir Putin’s imperial strategy aims to control five strategic seas. Through conflicts in Georgia, Ukraine, Crimea and Nagorno-Karabakh, experts and archival footage reveal an expansionist policy combining nationalism, economic interests and maritime ambitions, long underestimated by Europe and the West.
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Blending collaborative filmmaking with Indigenous media, the film follows biodiversity mapping and reforestation practices while foregrounding Traditional Ecological Knowledge as lived, relational and future-facing. Knowledge here is not extracted but co-created through everyday engagements with the forest.
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WALKING THE CUBAN TIGHTROPE (52 min) Canada/Cuba DIR/PROD: Margaux Ouimet
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JUST LOOK UP
A Burmese rock star is forced into exile after the 2021 military coup. Now working for Amazon in the United States, he struggles to rebuild his life while carrying the weight of a revolution he can no longer witness. Through family, music and the quiet ache of displacement, the film reveals the emotional cost of being buried by politics in a place never meant to be home.
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The film explores how our complicated relationship with wolves shaped our ideas, our folklore and our sense of nationhood, altering the course of American history as profoundly as any human hand. It is narrated by Oscar winning filmmaker Jeff Bridges.
After #MeToo broke the cultural silence on gendered violence, survivors swiftly found themselves facing a new kind of silencing and fear as defamation laws became weaponized against women for speaking out. American journalist and co-founder of the feminist magazine Volcánicas and Amber Heard, Hollywood actor.
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SONGS THEY BURIED
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EAT MORE TREES
SILENCED
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S15 TUE OCT 20 SU - MED. SCHL. ALWAY BLDG. 4:00 PM Seventy-year-old baseball fan and Boston native, Raymond Gaines, returns to Fenway Park for the first time since 1964, after being wrongfully convicted of murder and serving fortyseven years in a Massachusetts prison for a crime he didn’t commit.
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DREAM TOUCH BELIEVE
In 2021, El Salvador made history as the first nation to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender. For some, Bitcoin has been a financial gambling asset, however, a class of fervent Bitcoin believers have migrated to El Salvador, with hopes to create a sovereign monetary future.
Through the lens of his own recovery, a filmmaker offers a character-driven look inside the billion dollar addiction treatment industry where young people are bought and sold for their insurance policies and ushered into a system designed to keep them sick.
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THE MISSION
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CROSSING THE DIVIDE
(82 min) US DIR/PROD: Benjamin Flaherty
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CONSTELLATIONS OF THE SEA
SHUFFLE
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THE [CONSERV]ATIVES
The film follows the extraordinary journey of Mahwash, Afghanistan’s pioneering female singer, whose voice transcends borders, exile and political turmoil. Honored in Washington, DC, she delivers a powerful final performance–a tribute to her homeland, an act of resistance and a testament to music’s enduring power.
For four decades, Chicago has been a sanctuary city, limiting cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. In 2025, facing unprecedented ICE operations and federal pressure, Chicago and its immigrant population were tested like never before.
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CLIMATE REFUGEES: A GLOBAL CHALLENGE
The story began with a mother whose quest to build an inclusive playground for her daughter grew into a global movement for radical kindness. Through her persistence, she launched Magical Bridge, a network of playgrounds designed to unite people of all ages and abilities.
What begins as a shocking small-town incident quickly spirals into a national story, exposing how corruption, politics and decades-long tensions turned a quaint Kansas community into a battleground over the First and Fourth Amendments.
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MAGICAL BRIDGE: KIND BY DESIGN
Far from affluent utopias, Kerala, Cuba and Slovenia are decades ahead in progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, offering women free college, contraception, maternity leave, childcare, dentistry and healthcare–services unimaginable in much of Jim’s blue-collar America.
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S26 SAT OCT 24 PA - MITCHELL PARK 6:30 PM It is an artful compilation of daily life in displacement. Most of the footage comes from Deir Al-Balah, the largest displacement camp in Gaza. It concludes with footage of the mass march back to northern Gaza.
A documentary following carpenter Shelley Halstead as she trains a group of three young, Black women in construction skills by rehabbing vacant and abandoned houses in West Baltimore, challenging generations of racism and sexism in housing.
Four powerful and diverse protagonists take us on an engaging and troubling journey through Cuba’s historical and present-day struggles, guided by the principles set out by national hero, poet and abolitionist, José Martí–specifically in his essay Mi raza/My race.
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A WEAVER’S GAZE (10 min) India DIR/PROD: Abhijit V
The art of saree weaving in India is an ancient skill, often passed down in families. In India’s Uttar Pradesh, Faizul faces a changing world that offers meager wages for his craftsmanship, which is made even more challenging as he develops vision problems.
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WHAT’S NEXT? (97 min) US DIR: Bonni Cohen PROD: Justine Nagan, Josh Penn, Noah Stahl
WHO MOVES AMERICA (41 min) Israel/Palestine/US DIR: Conor Powell PROD: Fatima Abdul Karim, Dion Nissenbaum
The documentary focuses on the pivotal years of the George H.W. Bush administration, when the entire country was waking up to the reality of global warming and Bush had pledged to use “the White House effect” to tackle it.
WIDOW CHAMPION
Film follows Mohammad Vali Gandami, the last surviving craftsman who knows the techniques of building and repairing ancient Iranian windmills. At the age of 68, Gandami has dedicated his life to maintaining the windmills in the city of Nashtifan and passing down his knowledge to future generations.
(29 min) Iran DIR/PROD: Nasim Soheili
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This investigative documentary looks at the shocking death of Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh at the hands of an Israeli soldier in 2022, and the geopolitical circumstances surrounding her killing.
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YO (LOVE IS A REBELLIOUS BIRD) (78 min) US DIR: Ryan Flynn PROD: Santana Rabang
Tribal disenrollment is the process by which an individual loses the right to be a member of a federally recognized tribe, a situation that has negatively impacted thousands of Native Americans. This unjust ejection of legitimate tribal members is most prevalent amongst tribes operating casinos on their lands.
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SATURDAY October 17 Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Road 6:40 PM PANEL “Bipartisanship and Climate Change” (FREE Admission)
SUNDAY October 18 Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Road 4:30 PM PANEL “Communities Between Homlessness and Extreme Wealth” (FREE Admission)
TUESDAY October 20 Stanford University Stanford Medical School Alway Building 300 Pasteur Drive, Room Alway M106 7:05 PM PANEL “In Celebration of Human Resilience” (FREE Admission)
THURSDAY October 22
SESSIONS As documentaries come in different lengths, it is impractical to sell tickets for individual films. Instead, we group multiple films into SESSIONS, trying to combine them loosely by topic so that together they make for a generous viewing experience. So, if you are interested in a particular film, find its session number and purchase the ticket for that session. FESTIVAL PASSES The best deal is to purchase a FESTIVAL PASS, which allows access to all the festival screenings and events during the 11 days of the festival, and if you are a senior, you can save even more by taking advantage of our deeply discounted SENIOR FESTIVAL PASS. ADMISSION GENERAL ADMISSION – $19 PER FILM SESSION (1.5 – 3 hours per session) FESTIVAL PASS – $290 SENIOR FESTIVAL PASS (62+) – $90 OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION WITH THE FILMMAKERS AND SESSION 1 – $60 CLOSING NIGHT RECEPTION WITH THE FILMMAKERS AND SESSION 28 – $60 FREE ADMISSION FOR ALL STUDENTS WITH VALID ID SESSION 5: UNAFF & KIDS PROGRAM (Oct. 17) SESSION 9: SHORT SESSION (Oct. 18) SESSION 17: UNAFF IN SCHOOLS PROGRAM (Oct. 21) ALL STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCREENINGS ALL UNAFF PANELS
Stanford University Lane History Corner Building 200, Room 205 450 Jane Stanford Way 6:30 PM PANEL “Democracy, Ethics and Truth in the Time of AI” (FREE Admission)
SPECIAL EVENTS OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION WITH THE FILMMAKERS (Oct. 15) – $60 SESSION 18 SAN FRANCISCO SCREENINGS (Oct. 21) – $20 CLOSING NIGHT FILMS, AWARD CEREMONY & RECEPTION (Oct. 25) – $60
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ARRIVE EARLY! First-come, first-served at all events EXCEPT SESSION 23, which is FREE, but requires registration. Please use the “Session 23” button at the bottom of our tickets page: https://www.unaff.org/2026/tickets.html
Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Road 5:30 PM PANEL “In Search of Solutions During Wartime” (FREE Admission)
SATURDAY October 24 Palo Alto, Mitchell Park Community Center 3700 Middlefield Road 5:10 PM PANEL “Different Faces of Religion” (FREE Admission)
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Health BIG NEWS, How to deal with LOS ALTOS! acne as an adult Dr. Todd Anhalt is now a part Wednesday, October 14, 2026 Daily Post
As a teenager, Gillian Maegan Montalbo’s pimples weren’t too bad — just a few bumps on her forehead and nose. But as an adult in the workforce, the breakouts returned and intensified. The acne on her cheeks and chin made her hesitant to look her bosses in the eye. “It really took a toll on my self-esteem and my self-confidence,” said Montalbo, a marketer and content creator who lives in the Philippines. Pimples and acne are an uncomfortable hallmark of teenage years, but adults can have breakouts too. Acne can also happen on other parts of the body like the chest, shoulders and back. Pimples come and go, but if breakouts stick around and cause discoloration or changes in skin texture, it’s a good idea to see a dermatologist. “We know how to treat acne. We know the cause of it. So don’t suffer alone,” said Dr. Crystal Aguh, a dermatologist and director of the Ethnic Skin Program at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
steroids can also trigger acne for some people. Pimples happen when tiny pores in the skin get clogged by oil, bacteria and dead skin cells. They can fade over the course of weeks to months, but if patches persist and spread, it could be a sign of acne, which dermatologists consider a medical condition. “Essentially, you’re not getting a break from a breakout,” Aguh said. Acne is caused by many factors including genetics, hormones, environment and even diet — like eating excessive amounts of dairy.
Various treatments available Treatments for acne range from over-the-counter creams and lotions to prescription-strength medications. For milder forms of face acne, dermatologists may recommend face washes or creams containing benzoyl peroxide, salicylic acid or retinoids like adapalene. For more frequent breakouts, they might prescribe higher-strength regimens like antibiotics or medicines with The causes of acne can vary tretinoin. Isotretinoin may be an option Teenage acne tends to affect the fore- if those medicines don’t work, or for head, nose and cheeks. Older adults cases of severe cystic acne. and women in particular can experiIt can take time to develop the right ence hormonal acne that pops up along treatment plan, and longer still to see the jawline and chin, Aguh said. Taking results.
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Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery yesterday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican POPE LEO said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis had been suspected by preoperative tests and was confirmed during surgery. The statement made no mention of treatment going forward, and the Vatican said doctors were not currently speaking of chemotherapy or other
therapies pending the results of other tests. The Vatican press office noted the medical statement spoke of the “radical” removal of the lobe as an indication that doctors removed all suspect tissue in hopes of removing any lingering traces of the cancer.
Questions remain Leo’s lymph nodes also would have been removed and tested, to determine if the cancer had spread, and there was no word yet on those test results. “Adenocarcinoma is the most common (type of lung cancer), also with the most favorable prognosis,” said Dr. Stephen Liu, a lung cancer expert at
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Successful surgery The 71-year-old was in the operating room for about three hours, the Vatican statement said. The surgery itself lasted approximately 90 minutes. “The surgery was successful, and there were no complications,” the statement said, adding that the pope later returned to his room. The right lung is divided into three sections or lobes while the left has two. After one lobe is removed, the remain-
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der of the lung can gradually compensate, especially in otherwise healthy and physically active people. Leo had walked into Rome’s Gemelli hospital through the main entrance earlier in the day and waved to dozens of well-wishers who had gathered to greet him. The Vatican said the surgery would be performed by a team led by Gemelli’s chief thoracic surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora.
Rare transparency The American pontiff has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed major health problem of his 17-month papacy. He revealed the discovery of the localized nodule during his Sunday noon prayer and announced that he would have it removed. Oncologists said prior to the operation that even if the nodule turned out to be cancerous, Leo’s prognosis would be “excellent” since it would have been removed at an early stage. There was no word on whether Leo would be able to keep his planned trip to South America next month.
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James R. Williams County Executive Tony LoPresti County Counsel Curtis Boone Clerk of the Board
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDI GS October 5, 2026 2:00 PM Regular Meeting: Presentations and Closed Session
e. Adopt Commendation for Steven Dick as he retires after 26 years of distinguished service to the County of Santa Clara. (Ellenberg) (ID# 130624) 7.e RESULT: Adopted f. Adopt Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "Binational Health Week" in Santa Clara County. (Arenas/Ellenberg) (ID# 128370) 7.f RESULT: Adopted g. Adopt Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "Economic and Community Development Month" in Santa Clara County. (Arenas) (ID# 128372) 7.g RESULT: Adopted
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Opening 1. Roll Call.
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The Proclamations and Commendations were presented.
One individual addressed the Board. 3. Announcement prior to recess to Closed Session. Tony LoPresti, County Counsel, announced that the Board will meet in Closed Session to discuss Item Nos. 1 and 2 as listed on the Closed Session discussion agenda for the October 5, 2026 meeting. Mr. LoPresti asked if any Board member or the County Executive had a conflict of interest with any item on the Closed Session agenda for which they need to declare their recusal. No recusals were declared. Closed Session 4. Closed Session Items. (ID# 130691)
a. Present Commendation for all County staff serving as First Responders, Emergency Operations Center Personnel, or Agency Staff for their exemplary and diligent planning on behalf of the entire County through Super Bowl LX and six Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup matches. (County Executive) b. Present Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month" in Santa Clara County. (President) c. Present Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "Filipino American History Month" in Santa Clara County. (Lee/Duong) d. Present Commendation for Steven Dick as he retires after 26 years of distinguished service to the County of Santa Clara. (Ellenberg)
The Board recessed to Closed Session at 2:05 p.m. Time Certain - To Be Heard o Earlier Than 4:00 p.m. 5. Reconvene into open session to occur no earlier than 4:00 p.m. President Lee reconvened the meeting at 4:02 p.m. with Vice President Arenas and Supervisors Duong and Ellenberg present.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 7. Consider recommendations relating to Certificates of Appreciation, Commendations, and Proclamations:
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6. Pledge of Allegiance.
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a. Approve Certificates of Appreciation to Employee Excellence Award Honorees for October 2026. (Office of the County Executive) (ID# 130488) 7.a RESULT: Approved b. Adopt Commendation for all County staff serving as First Responders, Emergency Operations Center Personnel, or Agency Staff for their exemplary and diligent planning on behalf of the entire County through Super Bowl LX and six Fédération Internationale de Football Association World Cup matches. (Office of the County Executive) (ID# 129979) 7.b RESULT: Adopted c. Adopt Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "National Cybersecurity Awareness Month" in Santa Clara County. (Lee) (ID# 130595) 7.c RESULT: Adopted d. Adopt Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "Filipino American History Month" in Santa Clara County. (Lee/Duong) (ID# 130597)
e. Present Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "Binational Health Week" in Santa Clara County. (Arenas/Ellenberg) f. Present Proclamation declaring October 2026 as "Economic and Community Development Month" in Santa Clara County. (Arenas) Closing 10. Adjourn to the Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 9:30 a.m., in the Board of Supervisors Chambers, 70 West Hedding Street, San Jose. President Lee adjourned the meeting at 5:11 p.m.
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and a pre-wedding breakfast. Hancock said the number of events in the museum’s proposal are ceilings, not projections, and can still be changed. The museum is hosting meetings tomorrow night and on Nov. 4 to get feedback from neighbors. “We’re committed to listening and learning as much as we can,” Hancock said. Public over profit The proposal said the museum’s galleries, programs and public hours will come before venue rentals. Resident Melanie Masino said she’s concerned about the museum having sound amplified sound and taking away parking. “Later-night activity could adversely impact quality of life in and around Heritage Park,” Masino said in an email on Monday. Hancock said the museum wants to use amplified after guests struggled to hear a tour guide without a microphone. Jazz in the courtyard is another possibility, Hancock said. The Planning and Transportation Commission was scheduled to review the museum’s proposal tonight, but the museum asked for more time to get feedback. Hancock said she’s hoping to go before the commission in December. Of the museum’s 36 special events, 12 would be allowed to finish cleanup by midnight. The rest would need to end by 10:30 p.m., according to the museum’s proposal. Alcohol would be allowed. Bait and switch alleged Yaplee said she wants the museum to follow its 2018 permit before asking for more events. “Turning the museum into a high-volume venue rental business is a bait and switch,” she said. The historic Roth Building was built in 1932 as the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s first home. The city bought the building in 2000 and approved plans to turn the site into a museum in 2007, but the nonprofit struggled to raise money for a renovation. So the city pitched in $10.7 million and agreed to rent the building to the nonprofit for $1 a year for 40 years.
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In exchange, the museum has to open bathrooms at Heritage Park and stay open for at least 20 hours per week. City employees will also use the space, Hancock said. The opening was delayed by a year because water flooded the basement during construction. The museum is working to waterproof the walls, improve drainage from the park and install dehumidifiers. The opening is scheduled for April 16.
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A new San Mateo County Superior Court Executive Officer has been appointed, the court announced yesterday. Jeniffer Alcantara was chosen to replace Chad Peace on Monday, according to an unsigned statement. The CEO reports to the Presiding Judge and oversees court employees, budgets, contracts, calendars and other administrative operations. Alcantara has worked for San Mateo County Superior Court since 2018 and has been filling in as interim since Peace resigned in April. Alcantara’s salary was not immediately available yesterday, but former CEO Neal Taniguchi made $423,757, including benefits, in 2024.
2019, valuing the land at $101 per square foot. The appraiser said the park land was inferior to Cubberley because there was contamination that needed to be cleaned up, and a house couldn’t get built there. Cubberley is zoned for “public facilities,” limiting potential buyers and how the property can be redeveloped. This zoning restriction typically lowers land values, but the surrounding area has a demand for new based on the second appraisal, Councilman Pat Burt schools, the appraiser said. “Determining value for (Cubberley) is not an easy said. assignment, given the lack of comparable market data, Private schools interested The school district started at $90 million, reflecting Compared properties The price range of data researched, and consid- interest from two private schools that wanted to lease ering the price range in which school properties are the buildings. The district hasn’t released any documents showbeing purchased for in the subject market area,” the ing proposals from private schools. appraiser said. “My understanding is that the private school interThe appraiser also compared Cubberley to Bay Area Christian Church in Sunnyvale, Mercy High School est was verbal,” Superintendent Jason Glass said in in San Francisco and Silicon Valley International an email on Thursday. Councilman Keith Reckdahl said Cubberley is School’s second campus at 1066 East Meadow Circle. These properties sold from $114 to $279 per square unique because the city already owns eight acres at foot. Cubberley was valued at $200 per square foot in the old high school, so adding the district’s seven acres is valuable to have a single location for a comthe first appraisal and at $145 in the second. City Manager Ed Shikada said city employees had munity center. The appraiser didn’t consider the value of Cubberquestions and feedback on the first appraisal, and the appraiser took those comments and came back with ley’s buildings, which are falling apart and would be renovated by the city. Instead, the appraiser subtractthe second and lower appraisal. The city’s initial offer to the school district was ed $800,000 from the value to account for demolition.
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An Italian restaurant chain with a lo- take meaningful steps to prevent sexual cation in Mountain View has agreed to harassment and respond promptly and pay $3 million to settle allegations that effectively when complaints arise.” Representatives from Il Fornaio’s female employees, mostly teenagers, were groped in bathrooms and propo- headquarters in Corte Madera didn’t return a request for comment yesterday. sitioned for sex. The chain has 20 restaurants. The Managers at Il Fornaio, which also had a location in downtown Palo Alto Mountain View location is at 545 San that closed in January, failed to stop Antonio Road, and the Palo Alto restauthe sexual harassment and retaliated rant was at 520 Cowper St. against many of the female employees, according to a class-action lawsuit by Alleged incidents the U.S. Equal Employment OpportuAt one Il Fornaio restaurant, a genernity Commission, or EEOC. al manager allegedly groped a teenage “Sexual harassment continues to be employee and asked multiple female a widespread issue in the restaurant in- employees — all teens — to go and get dustry, and during this case, we learned drunk with him, the EEOC said in its of at least 100 women negatively af- lawsuit. fected by Il Fornaio’s work environAt another location, a kitchen workment,” EEOC Regional Attorney Be- er allegedly told a 17-year-old hostess atriz Andre said yesterday. “Through “With a face like that, who wouldn’t this settlement, we hope Il Fornaio will want to go to jail?”
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