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Bullis and county settle quotas lawsuit “This agreement gives us the oppor- County, voted to renew the charter untunity to turn the page and move for- conditionally. “Targets and metrics are kind of like Bullis Charter School in Los Altos ward with a shared focus on our stuhas settled its lawsuit that alleged the dents,” Bullis Superintendent Maureen quotas,” Mah said at the meeting. But the board majority required Santa Clara County Board of Educa- Israel said in a statement on Monday. Bullis to detail its demographics, tartion has imposed racial quotas at the How it started gets for each year and ways to measure expense of Asian students. The federal lawsuit stemmed from progress. Bullis will be allowed to limit the number of low-income students who receive the county board’s 4-3 vote on Aug. 26, Quotas alleged 2024, to renew Bullis for another five a preference in its admissions lottery. Bullis attorney Lee Rosenberg said The county board confirmed that it years — with the condition that Bullis has not and will not require Bullis to develop a plan to “increase its enroll- the county board was trying to reduce have a racial makeup that matches Los ment of historically underserved stu- the number of Asian students at Bullis and increase the number of Latino stuAltos School District, and Bullis com- dent groups.” Former board member Grace Mah, dents. mitted to continuing its efforts to reBullis is open to any student who who represented northern Santa Clara cruit a diverse student population. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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wants to attend through a random lottery, Rosenberg said. The county board is “insisting that BCS achieve de facto ‘racial quotas,’ but conveniently resist calling them that in light of the illegality of the term,” Rosenberg said in the lawsuit. Judge sided with Bullis United States Magistrate Judge Virginia DeMarchi sided with Bullis in a March 13 decision against the county board’s motion to dismiss the case. Bullis reasonably alleged that the county board has treated other charter [See QUOTAS, page 27]
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No on J — negotiate a better deal
We’d like to see the dilapidated Cubberley Community Center renovated and turned into a source of pride for Palo Alto. But Measure J is a fundamentally flawed, fiscally irresponsible and non-transparent mechanism to achieve it. We strongly recommend a “no” vote on this permanent half-cent sales tax increase. City officials pitch Measure J as a way to raise approximately $15.6 million annually, primarily to fund the $65.5 million purchase of seven acres of Cubberley from the Palo Alto Unified School District (PAUSD).
We already own this land First and foremost, the entire premise of this transaction begs a glaring question: Why are Palo Alto taxpayers being asked to hand over $65.5 million to a school district that serves the exact same taxpayers? This is a redundant shell game moving public funds from one local pocket to another. Instead of forcing a massive cash transfer, PAUSD should contribute this surplus land to the city for free, or enter into a long-term lease agreement — such as $1 a year for 50 years. Local families shouldn’t have to tax them-
It’s deceptive and lacks transparency selves indefinitely just to buy land they already support through their property taxes. Compounding this absurdity is the alarming lack of transparency surrounding the real estate deal. The price negotiations between the city council and the school district were held entirely behind closed doors. Just yesterday, the public finally learned that PAUSD originally demanded an outrageous $90 million for the seven-acre plot. Appraisal kept secret The city hired a professional appraiser to generate a formal valuation report. Yet, the city is keeping that full report completely secret from the public ahead of the election. The public is being asked to pay the bill but isn’t allowed to see the appraisal. Just on principle, voters should reject Measure J until they get the full story. Also yesterday, the city reluctantly revealed a tiny glimpse of that appraisal, disclosing that the evaluator placed the land’s value somewhere between
$43.6 million and $60.2 million in 2024 dollars. A massive $16.6 million spread tells us the appraisal is wildly imprecise and practically worthless. This volatility is a natural byproduct of a broken process — there simply aren’t any comparable, recently sold properties zoned exclusively for public facilities in Palo Alto to serve as a benchmark. Despite this, the city forged ahead and agreed to pay $65.5 million — an amount that exceeds even the absolute highest end of their own vague appraisal. To manipulate public perception and make it look like a victory, officials claim the land’s value will magically catch up via inflation by the time the sale officially closes in 2027. This is creative accounting at its worst. Voters deserve to see the actual appraisal report to understand exactly what risks and structural concerns the appraiser flagged regarding this bloated price tag. Even if you support the real estate transaction, Measure J itself is a dangerous blank check. Unlike typical
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John Hyde is repealed by the voters. There is no “sunset” date. Money collected will be Palo Alto Dear Editor: Is Measure J a short- deposited into the city’s General Fund term tax increase to fund “repairing and used as the council sees fit. No Cubberley Community Center” or a funds are earmarked for Cubberley and Dear Editor: I enthusiastically suplong-term tax increase “to provide gen- there are no controls on expenditures. eral city services”? The Cubberley project is very wor- port Linda Henigin for the Palo Alto If passed, the half-cent sales tax in- thy, but this measure doesn’t pass the school board because of her in-depth knowledge of our school district, her crease will remain in effect unless it “smell” test for me.
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school bonds or parcel taxes that come with a definitive sunset date, Measure J has no end date — the tax would last forever. Furthermore, because it is structured as a general tax, the text of the measure contains absolutely no legal guarantee that the money will actually go toward purchasing or fixing Cubberley. In a blatant attempt to deceive voters, the city called Measure J a “Community Safety/Services Measure” on the ballot to trick uninformed voters into believing the tax had something to do with police or firefighting. The ballot question completely omitted the land purchase because internal polling showed low voter support for buying the land. Once approved, these millions will flood into the city’s General Fund, legally free to be spent on whatever City Hall pleases — whether that means hiring more expensive consultants, buying take-home cars for employees or paying for more out-of-town trips for city administrators. Palo Alto can, and must, negotiate a better deal for Cubberley. Reject this unaccountable, permanent tax hike. Vote “no” on Measure J.
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be spent. The city has been quite clear about its intent, passing a resolution ing our TrackWatch program, Linda committing to using the funds for the has been there for our kids and our acquisition and redevelopment of Cubberley Community Center. community. The city has a long and well-docLinda has been awarded four PTA umented track record of designating Council Honorary Service Awards for a general funds for a specific use and reason. Her resume speaks to someone ensuring future city councils follow who knows, cares and leads. Linda clearly demonstrated her read- through. iness to serve at the League of Women As further assurance, the city has inVoters’ School Board Candidates forum dicated it plans to immediately borrow and the PTA Council Secondary Edu- against the anticipated revenue, repaycation forum, both of which are posted ing that debt obligation each year with on YouTube. the funds Measure J provides. Please join me in voting for Linda. Borrowing through a bond or simiSusie Richardson lar structure right away will allow the Palo Alto city to immediately complete the acPast PAUSD School Board President quisition of the property, finalize plans and begin the safety and infrastructure upgrades. It will also allow nonprofit partners Dear Editor: There has been a lot to begin their own fundraising camof public discourse about how the paigns, with groups such Friends of the funds raised through Measure J would
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Recreation and Wellness Center and TheatreWorks Silicon Valley coming forward to build handsome new structures the entire community can enjoy. The many nonprofits like Avenidas and Heart Fit for Life will be able to enjoy safe facilities. Here is a chance to get a world-class community resource, funded by a tax that is 40% covered by visitors to Palo Alto. As a former Palo Alto Councilwoman and mayor and former Foothill De Anza Trustee, long working on Cubberley acquisition, It would be a shame for Palo Alto to walk away from this opportunity now. I urge a “yes” vote on Measure J. Betsy Bechtel Former Palo Alto Mayor
something about it, cautioning against spending still more years on “visioning” rather than taking action. Combs served Menlo Park before joining the City Council in 2018, including four years on the Planning Commission and earlier service on the Bicycle Commission. On the council, he has supported park and infrastructure improvements and more than 1,000 new housing units. Yes, Combs has sometimes been the lone dissenting vote. Thank goodness. Independence is not a character flaw. A council member’s job is not to agree with colleagues, but to exercise judgment, ask difficult questions and speak up when he believes the city is heading in the wrong direction. Combs has done that brilliantly. For the record, I do not live in Dear Editor: I take strong issue Combs’ district. with John Donald’s letter Monday on Sloane Citron Menlo Park Councilman Drew Combs. Menlo Park It reads less like a balanced assessment of Combs’ record and more like an efDear Editor: The threat of AI doing fort to disparage him to bolster his opdamage is bruited all over the place, ponent in the upcoming election. That is troubling because it over- and so it’s easy to believe that, inevilooks an important part of Combs’ re- tably, some people, some things, will cord: for years, he has been willing face permanent damage due to that into be the dissenting voice on a City strument. Would it not be wise to create, develCouncil too often satisfied with process, studies and discussion rather than op and pass legislation now that allows the legal system to hold those humans meaningful action. Nowhere is that more apparent than ultimately responsible to account? Laws can’t be applied retroactively, downtown Menlo Park. Our downtown should be one of the jewels of the Pen- right? It’s going to be too late after an insula. Instead, despite years of discus- insensate but autonomous device does sion, it remains tired and badly in need harm and the progenitors point fingers and claim “not me.” of attention. Marty Pulvers Combs has been one of the council’s Mountain View most persistent advocates for doing
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A Stanford University professor was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering work that helped give scientists an unprecedented way to control and study nerve cells using light. Karl Deisseroth, a professor of Bioengineering DEISSEROTH and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and an investigator at the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, shares the prize with Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University of Berlin and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg. In a statement on Monday, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, cited the three scientists “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.” The prize, worth 12 million Swedish kronor or around $1.2 million, will be divided equally among the three laureates. Award-winning discovery Their work transformed a biological curiosity found in a single-celled alga into a powerful tool for neuroscience, according to the Nobel Foundation. Hegemann and Nagel discovered a protein called channelrhodopsin in Chlam-
ydomonas, an alga that uses light to navigate. When exposed to blue light, the protein opens a channel that allows charged ions to flow through the cell, producing an electrical impulse. Later, Deisseroth saw a way to use that mechanism to investigate the brain. He introduced the gene for channelrhodopsin into rat nerve cells, making the cells responsive to blue light. In 2005, he published the breakthrough showing that light could be used to trigger nerve signals. Two years later, he demonstrated that the technique could control nerve cells in the brains of living mice. The approach became known as optogenetics. “Optogenetics provides opportunities for mapping the brain in a way that we could once only dream of,” said Per Svenningsson, chair of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine.
Background Deisseroth was born on Nov. 18, 1971, in Boston, according to the university website. He earned his undergraduate degree in biochemical sciences from Harvard, graduating summa cum laude, before earning his Ph.D. in neuroscience and M.D. from Stanford. He completed medical internship and adult psychiatry residency training at Stanford and is board-certified in psychiatry.
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3 incumbents face council challenger BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINS Daily Post Staff Writer
A lone challenger is running against three incumbents on the San Carlos City Council, saying the city needs more financial discipline. Meanwhile, the three incumbents, Adam Rak, Pranita Venkatesh and Sara McDowell say they want to continue improving the city’s downtown. Newcomer Mark Iwanowski, 70, was a chief information officer at Oracle, where he said he helped save over $1 billion by combining 95 regional data centers into one global center. He volunteers as a IWANOWSKI mentor for veterans who want to go into business, and also mentors startup businesses. “San Carlos does not have a revenue problem, it has a fiscal discipline problem,” Iwanowski said in a questionnaire. He intends to bring his decades of finance experience to help the city cut back on wasteful spending, such as the reconstruction at Harrington Park. Measure G, a proposed half-cent sales tax on the November ballot, would help the city generate $6 million annually to fund projects, including downtown revitalization. However, Iwanowski said the city has not done proper cost-benefit analysis on the downtown plans and needs feedback from people most affected, such as business owners. “I have offered much lower cost alternatives that have so far been ignored,” Iwanowski said in a questionnaire.
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Rak was on the San Carlos School Board, San Carlos Chamber of Commerce and was a congressional aide on Capitol Hill for six years. “Many of the decisions that affect San Carlos, from transportation funding to shoreline protection, are made at the regional, state, and federal RAK levels. I know how to work at those levels and bring results home,” Rak said in a questionnaire. Rak’s top priorities include supporting more housing, improving parks and improving infrastructure. Rak said he supports the plan to revitalize downtown, and believes it will bring real benefits to San Carlos. “The downtown plan came out of years of work, dozens of public meetings, and significant community input,” Rak said in a questionnaire. Rak endorsed Measure G, and said although nobody likes taxes, it’s necessary to protect local services. “Measure G also keeps this revenue local. Most cities in San Mateo County have their own local sales tax, but San Carlos does not. Measure G ensures these dollars are controlled locally and spent on San Carlos services,” Rak said in a questionnaire. Venkatesh, 59, has served on council since 2022 and is the current mayor. She said her experience as an educator, small-business owner, mother and immigrant has helped shape her into the leader she is today. “My top priority is protecting San Carlos’s quality of life. That means strong public VENKATESH safety, responsible financial management, well-maintained streets and infrastructure, thoughtful growth, [See RACE, page 16]
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thriving local businesses, and protecting the parks and community spaces that make San Carlos special,” Venkatesh said in a questionnaire. Venkatesh said the city has a long-term infrastructure problem, and supports Measure G to fix the issue. “I want a downtown that is safer and more inviting for pedestrians, supports our small businesses, creates welcoming gathering spaces and remains accessible for families, seniors and people who need convenient parking,” Venkatesh said in a questionnaire. Venkatesh said ensuring transparency and accountability on how
additional revenue from the tax is spent is a priority for her. McDowell, 49, has been on council since 2018 and has experience on the federal level, working for the U.S. Department of Commerce in Washington, D.C., for nearly five years. “I want to continue putting my experience in gov- McDOWELL ernment and public policy to work for San Carlos, serving as a strong voice for our community and taking a proactive, pragmatic approach to today’s needs while preparing to meet the challenges ahead,” McDowell said in a questionnaire. McDowell said she is proud of
San Carlos’ downtown revitalization plans. “The plans are based on three years of outreach, including more than 30 public meetings and feedback opportunities with residents and businesses alike, and our community was clear that it wanted the 700 block of Laurel Street to remain (closed to cars),” McDowell said in a questionnaire. McDowell supports Measure G, as every dollar will stay in San Carlos and audits will show residents how the funds are spent. “As a council, we have consistently passed a balanced budget, and maintaining fiscal responsibility is a priority of mine. Even so, San Carlos needs new, reliable local funding,” McDowell said in a questionnaire.
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and made statements suggesting that he could ‘change the rules’ in the future Palo Alto City Council has picked to benefit himself,” the tow yard owner a replacement for a planning commis- said in an email to the city. Four council members — Vicsioner who was accused ki Veenker, Greer Stone, George Lu of trying to get special and Julie Lythcott-Haims — voted to treatment at a tow yard. re-appoint Peterson to a four-year term Council voted 6-1 on on April 13. Councilmen Pat Burt, Ed Monday to have busiLauing and Keith Reckdahl voted for ness owner Tom Siegel Siegel instead. complete the remaining SIEGEL The city released the tow yard ownthree-and-a-half years on former Commissioner Forest Olaf Pe- er’s complaint on July 9. Peterson resigned on Aug. 9, the day before counterson’s term. cil was scheduled to vote on removing him. Tow yard dispute Siegel applied for a second time, The city investigated Peterson after his daughter’s car was towed from a and the vote wasn’t as close this time around. city parking garage on Jan. 5. Siegel worked at Google for 15 years At the tow yard, Peterson allegedly identified himself as a planning com- and then founded TrustLab, a small tech missioner repeatedly and asked for a company developing online safety tools. He has an MBA from Stanford and was discount. “When the requested discount was on the school district’s bond oversight not granted, Mr. Peterson became rude committee from 2018 to 2024. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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composed of 19 citizens — looked at Daily Post Staff Writer the policies and practices of cities and Redwood City Council has ap- the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office proved their response to a civil grand that have contracts with Flock Safety, jury report on the city’s misuse of Flock an Atlanta-based startup that provides cameras, despite residents’ call to not license plate-reading cameras. submit a response until after they reReport findings, response ceive community input. The report found that Redwood Members of a group against automatCity’s license plate camera policies ed license plate readers, called Security are outdated and haven’t been properly Over Surveillance, urged council to host followed. Council and the police decommunity forums to discuss a mandatory response due on Nov. 1 to the San partment are required to respond to the report, however the grand jury doesn’t Mateo County Civil Grand Jury report. However, council voted 5-1 on have the power to impose penalties. There will be two community foMonday to send its response to the civil grand jury. Councilman Chris Sturken rums on Oct. 7 and Oct. 29 to discuss voted no and Councilwoman Marcella the city’s use of the cameras. The city’s response states that once Padilla was absent. “Unfortunately we won’t be able to the city finds a new vendor to replace get all the community input in that we Flock, they will provide a contract that want before we hand in that report, but requires the vendor to comply with apI see no reason why we can’t continue plicable California law, and prohibit with robust community input to get the them from sharing data with unauthoinput from the community about what rized third parties. Clara Jaeckel, a member of the pothey want to see, what assurances they want and what the city is planning to lice advisory committee, argued that do,” Councilwoman Diane Howard contractual language isn’t enough, and has not prevented security breaches in said at the meeting. The grand jury — a watchdog body other nearby cities. BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINS
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PALO ALTO AUG. 24 3:27 a.m. — Maribel Cristina Castro, 20, of Santa Clara, arrested for DUI, 1800 block of Middlefield Road. SEPT. 15 9:23 a.m. — Sheik Riaz Ali, 44, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St. SEPT. 16 10:32 p.m. — Burglary, 500 block of Webster St. SEPT. 17 4:16 a.m. — Auto burglary, 500 block of Webster St. 11:48 a.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, Stanford Shopping Center. 6 p.m. — Ciano Fernandini Chu, 41, of San Jose, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 100 block of California Ave. SEPT. 18 12:46 p.m. — Home burglary, 3200 block of Ross Road. SEPT. 19 3:18 p.m. — Embezzlement by an employee of a business alleged, Stanford Shopping Center. SEPT. 21 7:13 p.m. — Grand theft, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station. SEPT. 22 12:43 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle, 200 block of Curtner Ave. SEPT. 24 8:07 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 2300 block of Louis Road. 10:41 a.m. — Steven Cary Taylor, 68, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance and on a warrant, 1-99 block of Encina Ave. 6:54 p.m. — Dylan Micone, 27, of San Francisco, arrested for possession
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of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station. 9:39 p.m. — Sheik Riaz Ali, 44, transient, cited on a warrant, 400 block of Bryant St. SEPT. 25 1:37 a.m. — Rodrick Maurice McGee Jr., 24, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 300 block of Sherman Ave. 6:45 a.m. — Person reported to be brandishing a weapon, 800 block of N. California Ave. 7:04 a.m. — Auto burglary, 2100 block of St. Francis Drive. 11:59 a.m. — Victim scammed, 900 block of Clara Drive. 5:49 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, El Camino. 8:49 p.m. — Grand theft from an elderly or dependent adult, Los Robles Ave.
MENLO PARK SUNDAY 12:58 a.m. — Omar Barrera Partida, 32, of East Palo Alto, arrested for resisting police, 1300 block of Carlton Ave. MONDAY 10:09 p.m. — Adrian Alejandro Diaz, 39, of Redwood City, cited on a warrant, 600 block of Oak Grove Ave.
STANFORD SEPT. 28 1:27 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, 700 block of Escondido Road. 2:24 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 700 block of Escondido Road. 2:51 p.m. — Stalking, assault and threats to a student reported, 400 block of Jane Stanford Way. 3:33 p.m. — Grand theft, 400 block of Via Ortega. 3:58 p.m. — Grand theft, 400 block of Via Ortega. 4:28 p.m. — Petty theft, 700 block of Campus Drive.
4:34 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, 400 block of Mayfield Ave.
ATHERTON SUNDAY 4:34 p.m. — Jose Luis Orlandini Chumbes, 45, of San Jose, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Selby Lane.
MOUNTAIN VIEW SEPT. 28 3:25 a.m. — Alfredo Lopez Lopez, 32, of San Jose, arrested for DUI, Highway 101 and State Route 237. 5:05 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 100 block of Fair Oaks St. 7:59 a.m. — Burglary, 300 block of Moorpark Way. 9:02 a.m. — Tetsuya Suruki, 26, of Mountain View, arrested on a warrant, Phyllis Ave. and El Camino. 10:30 a.m. — Grand theft, 800 block of Moraga Drive. 12:50 p.m. — Edgar Avalos Ayala, 24, of San Jose, arrested for domestic battery and violation of a protective order, 900 block of E. El Camino. 1:15 p.m. — Auto burglary, 2000 block of Stierlin Court. 4:15 p.m. — Grand theft, 2400 block of Grant Road. 4:22 p.m. — Auto burglary, 1900 block of Colony St. 6:18 p.m. — Auto burglary, Wright Ave. and Shoreline Blvd. 7:07 p.m. — Grand theft, 1800 block of Ednamary Way. 11:44 p.m. — Melissa Mota, 35, of Mountain View, arrested for public drunkenness, 900 block of Rich St.
LOS ALTOS SEPT. 30 11:31 p.m. — Jovan Perez Hernandez, 41, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drug
paraphernalia, Springer and Covington roads. SATURDAY 10:40 p.m. — Jorge Lopez, 43, of Mountain View, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and San Antonio Road.
NORTH FAIR OAKS FRIDAY 10:20 p.m. — Janet Torres, 29, of Redwood City, arrested for drug possession and public drunkenness, 2300 block of Bay Road.
REDWOOD CITY FRIDAY 2:34 a.m. — Vehicle hits a parked car, Jefferson Ave. and Quartz St. Micaela Rose Camacho, 24, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI. 9:19 a.m. — Richard Philip Curson, 61, of Sacramento, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Maple and Lathrop streets. 1:30 p.m. — Offensive graffiti on a fence reported, El Camino. 3:56 p.m. — Two vehicles burglarized, Bradford St. 4:45 p.m. — Jorge Daniel Chicojay, 37, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, having an open container of alcohol and resisting police, 100 block of Chestnut St. 5:07 p.m. — Juan Perez Velasquez, 54, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, 1200 block of Brewster Ave. 6:23 p.m. — Man says that over the weekend a man he knows punched him in the face and took a gold necklace from him, El Camino. 8:29 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, El Camino. 8:46 p.m. — Steven Tyler Pursell, 39, of San Francisco, arrested for possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, as well as on a warrant, Jefferson Ave. and El Camino. Arrest
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made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies. 8:47 p.m. — Luis Alberto Orozco Perez, 34, of San Mateo, arrested on a warrant, Veterans Blvd. and Hansen Way. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies. 8:49 p.m. — Headlight on a vehicle shattered, Winslow St. 9:07 p.m. — Garrett Goodwin Watson, 57, of San Francisco, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, 1100 block of Veterans Blvd. 9:48 p.m. — Two women reported to be hitting each other, and one was hitting the other with a piece of wood, Veterans Blvd. Janis Akikto Ratliff, 74, of Redwood City, arrested for assault likely to produce great injury. 11:32 p.m. — Hector
Mendoza, 38, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, 1800 block of El Camino. 11:37 p.m. — Alejandro Duarte, 24, of East Palo Alto, cited for resisting police, Lathrop and Chestnut streets.
SAN CARLOS SEPT. 30 6:47 p.m. — Man steals items worth between $120 and $200 from a store, 1300 block of San Carlos Ave. THURSDAY 2:43 p.m. — Two people steal merchandise worth about $350 from a store, 1200 block of Industrial Road. Jose Miguel Ramirez Rivas, 22, of San Mateo and Guadalupe Ruiz, 18, of San Mateo, both arrested for
shoplifting and conspiracy to commit a crime. FRIDAY Time not given — Property worth about $2,000 stolen from a carport area, 1700 block of San Carlos Ave. 2:49 p.m. — Jose Chamale Chicojay, 36, of Redwood City, arrested on two warrants, 700 block of Laurel St.
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PALO ALTO 561 Thain Way, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1445 square feet, built in 1980, Traynor Living Trust to Dana and Nikolay Moroz for $1,435,000, closed Sept. 8 (last sale: $1,600,000, 09-13-17) 1112 Juana Court, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1541 square feet, built in 2025, Summerhill West Bayshore LLC to Smith and Le Family Trust for $1,868,000, closed Sept. 10 622 Palo Alto Ave., 94301, 2 bedrooms, 754 square feet, built in 1920, Anthony Deangelis to Taylor and Olivia Maggi for $2,047,500, closed Sept. 9 (last sale: $525,000, 0918-00)
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2170 Ralmar Ave., 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1120 square feet, built in 1987, Vaishnavi Madineni to Zhang Family Trust for $943,000, closed Aug. 24 (last sale: $980,000, 04-26-18) 2338 Dumbarton Ave., 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1340 square feet, built in 1965, Sam Haines to Rutner Trust for $975,000, closed Aug. 28
MENLO PARK 675 Sharon Park Drive #140, 94025, 2 bedrooms, 986 square feet, built in 1968, Josephine Kremer to Chris and Edith Barr for $930,000, closed Aug. 27 (last sale: $1,040,000, 0515-24) 781 Ivy Drive, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1140 square feet, built in 1948, Kathryn and Nicholas Wallen to Simon and Sarah Samandary for $1,200,000, closed Aug. 28 (last sale: $950,000, 09-02-22) 1204 Sharon Park Drive #79, 94025, 2 bedrooms, 1860 square feet, built in 1978, Price Trust to Lee Living Trust for $1,495,000, closed Aug. 28 (last sale: $1,313,000, 11-10-20) 28 Mansion Court
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MOUNTAIN VIEW 631 Midrock Course, 94043, 2 bedrooms, 1153 square feet, built in 1970, Knappenberger Living Trust to Hsin-I Huang for $960,000, closed Sept. 8 363 North Rengstorff Ave. #4, 94043, 3 bedrooms, 1560 square feet, built in 1987, Eldridge Trust to Sin and Ruiyao Cai for $1,485,000, closed Sept. 10 (last sale: $1,145,000, 12-01-15)
LOS ALTOS 1545 Truman Ave., 94024, 3 bedrooms, 1498 square feet, built in 1954, Millen Family Trust to Setlur Venkatesh for $4,200,000, closed Sept. 9 1265 Golden Way, 94024, 3 bedrooms, 1499 square feet, built in 1951, Osgood Family Trust to Haung Living Trust for $4,650,000, closed Sept. 9
LOS ALTOS HILLS 13100 Byrd Lane, 94022, 3 bedrooms, 2196 square feet, built in 1966, Bardsley Family Trust to Geetha and Sridhar Pathi for $3,710,000, closed Sept. 10 (last sale: $1,950,000, 05-11-11)
ATHERTON 1 Manzanita Road, 94027, 4 bedrooms, 2880 square feet, built in 1954, Jenks Family Trust to Zi and Zhuohan Li for $11,300,000, closed Aug. 28
PORTOLA VALLEY 2 Franciscan Ridge, 94028, 4 bedrooms, 3887 square feet, built in 1987, Collins Trust to Whelan Trust for $4,950,000, closed Aug. 28 241 Georgia Lane, 94028, 2 bedrooms, 1100 square feet, built in 1951, Lovazzano Family Trust to
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REDWOOD CITY 624 Sapphire St., 94061, 2 bedrooms, 730 square feet, built in 1952, Opendoor Property Trust to Eric Berquist for $977,000, closed Aug. 24 (last sale: $970,000, 06-27-26) 313 Dumbarton Ave., 94063, 3 bedrooms, 1410 square feet, built in 1946, Consuelo Trust to Jie and Po Tseng for $1,148,000, closed Aug. 27 1556 James Ave., 94062, 2 bedrooms, 1620 square feet, built in 1924, Dilley Living Trust to On Realty Group Inc for $1,200,000, closed Aug. 24 119 Positano Circle, 94065, 3 bedrooms, 1363 square feet, built in 1996, Yangnan Gu to Dmytro and Yuliia Robota for $1,410,000, closed Aug. 28 (last sale: $1,500,000, 04-30-21) 6 Admiralty Place, 94065, 2 bedrooms, 1540 square feet, built in 1977, Pfotenhauer Trust to Ziadeh Shamieh for $1,550,000, closed Aug. 27
SAN CARLOS 1545 Alameda de las Pulgas, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1580 square feet, built in 1948, Michelini Family Trust to Linh Chan for $1,699,000, closed Aug. 24 13 Del Rey Court, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1810 square feet, built in 1958, Squier Family Trust to Steven and Helen Miranda for $2,125,000, closed Aug. 24
BELMONT 4 Christian Court, 94002, 3 bedrooms, 1250 square feet, built in 1963, Burns Costa Family Trust to Reivo LLC for $1,925,000, closed Aug. 26 2547 Somerset Drive, 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2500 square feet, built in 1976, Paul Vanhouten to Ji-Ying and Thomas Chen for $3,475,000, closed Aug. 24
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Attorney shooed away Luo said she wanted her attorney Marjorie Ouyang to attend the hearing, but Assistant Superintendent Yolanda Conaway removed Ouyang from the board’s virtual meeting and wouldn’t tell them the time of the hearing. After a hearing with no attorney, the board denied Luo’s appeal with a 4-0 vote in closed session. “The (report card) comments reflected the teacher’s observations, were within her competence, were substantiated and were not misleading in the context of the full report card,” the district said in its written decision, according to the lawsuit. Luo said she requested an audio recording or transcript of the board’s hearing, but the district didn’t have the materials. Luo is suing the district for allegedly denying her a fair hearing. She wants a judge to order the district to have another hearing and to pay her attorney fees.
Also endorsed The other candidate endorsed by Save Downtown Menlo, Melahn, is the only candidate who has not explicitly stated how she will vote on MeaMELAHN sure P. Melahn is competing against Charlotte Reed to replace Betsy Nash to represent District 4, which includes the Allied Arts and parts of central Menlo Park. Melahn’s campaign includes a housing plan where she says deepening the affordability of homes in already-approved developments would be more helpful than trying to build affordable housing on the downtown parking lots. Melahn is also part of the Downtown Menlo Fund, a booster group for downtown that puts on events. “I am on my own team. I’m on team Menlo Park, which is a perspective that says, no matter what happens on Nov. 3 when people vote, we need to plan to move forward,” Melahn said.
District’s response Superintendent Jason Glass said Since day 1 yesterday that student privacy laws preReed is a two-time vent him from discussing any individuGrammy-nominated al student’s records. singer who wants a “California law and (board polidedicated commission cy) give families a defined process to of residents and local challenge a grade or record, including business owners who a meeting with the superintendent’s would prioritize bringdesignee, the opportunity to appeal to ing liveliness to downthe board, and the right to add a writREED town. ten statement to the record. The district Reed said she has been against Meafollows that process and will respond to the petition in court,” Glass said in sure P since day one of her campaign, however she understands the demoan email yesterday. cratic right for voters to choose and therefore has no direct control over the outcome. “My responsibility as an elected ofand Audit Commis- ficial is to make sure that I deliver the sioner Laura Melahn, best possible outcome, no matter what who is running for an- the result is. And I’ve talked to many other seat on council. people knocking on doors that support Combs said he will no on P, that support yes on P. But all of be voting “no” on those residents are part of this big tent Measure P. and this coalition that I’m building,” Combs said this en- Reed said. COMBS dorsement does not indicate that he shares the group’s vote, No endorsement here but may be because of his empathy for Save Downtown both sides of the measure. Menlo made no en“Even though I’m no on P, I’ve not dorsement in the race tried to demonize them. I have not tried between Wonman Lee to paint them as bad people,” Combs and James Rohr to retold the Post. “And I’ve said that these place Cecilia Taylor in are small businesses that are at the representing the Belle core of our downtown and they’re con- Haven neighborhood ROHR cerned about how they’ll survive.” on council. Combs said his opposition to MeaCommunity volsure P is known. unteer Rohr said he will vote “no” on He wrote about it in his September Measure P as it would take away pownewsletter saying he wanted to focus ers of the council. on building on just one lot instead of “I’m not only no on Measure P but three, or developing I’m full on making one parking lot at a sure that we improve time. the parking lots there,” Rohr said. “Even Also a “no” though I am one that Velagapudi said he goes there every single will also be voting “no” week for the farmers on Measure P. market, I know that if VELAGAPUDI LEE “Obviously, there we do it in a staged ap-
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Land isn’t mentioned The Measure J ballot question doesn’t mention the land purchase, instead focusing on making the buildings safer. Only 34% of Palo Alto voters surveyed in January said buying the Cubberley land was very or extremely important, so the city focused the question on areas that had more voter support, like upgrading electrical and plumbing systems. The half-cent sales tax is expected to bring in $15.6 million per year, with no end. Alto in the past few years, making comps difficult. The city currently owns eight acres at the old high “Valuing the Cubberley property is imprecise due to a school and wants 15 acres for a rebuilt community lack of comparable sites,” the city said in Monday’s center. unsigned statement. The city’s statement on Monday said the separate In an interview yesterday, Councilman Pat Burt ownership has hindered long-term planning and insaid critics of the Cubberley deal would’ve found dis- vestment in renovations. agreements with assumptions in the appraisal. “Consolidating ownership under the city ensures Burt said the important number is the final ap- permanent public use and advances the plan to modpraised amount, not the details of how the appraiser ernize the campus for wellness, arts, culture and outgot there. door programs,” the statement said. “Appraisals are not these perfect documents,” Burt said. “There’s no objective basis for the appraisal … Statement OK’d behind closed doors It’s a whole bunch of informed but subjective deciCouncil authorized Monday’s statement in a closed sions that would simply be a never-ending rathole session on Sept. 30, as long as the district co-signed that opponents would want to pursue.” the statement with only minor wording changes, Burt said. District wanted more The school board also met in closed session that The city said the school district originally asked for night to discuss Cubberley. $90 million for the seven acres. Council had another closed session scheduled on That reflects the potential value of leasing the Monday just in case the district proposed meaningful buildings to a private school longterm, Monday’s changes, but the closed session was canceled. statement said. The property is zoned for public facilities, which limits what can get built there and gives priority to [From page 4] government buyers. Council and the school board reached a long-await- schools differently and required Bullis to achieve a ed land deal in October 2024, contingent on the city specific racial balance, she said. raising the money to buy seven acres. School’s breakdown Burt said the city obtained two appraisals: The first Bullis has 62% Asian students, 17% white students was at the higher number, and the second was at the lower number. The purpose of the second appraisal and 5% Hispanic students. In comparison, the Los Altos School District is 40% Asian, 36% white and was to be more aggressive in negotiations, he said.
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10% Hispanic, the lawsuit said. One in four students in Los Altos goes to Bullis, which is split between portables at two middle schools. Bullis has been criticized for allegedly serving wealthier families while leaving low-income and special needs students to attend public schools. Israel told the county board that she’s been trying to recruit different kinds of students by hiring a bilingual outreach director and creating a preference in the enrollment lottery for low-income students. Also in the settlement The low-income preference is capped at 10% of students who enter the lottery each year, Israel said. The county board made Bullis sign an agreement to remove the 10% cap. Bullis signed the agreement under protest, and then filed its lawsuit. Bullis will be allowed to keep its 10% cap under the settlement. In exchange, the agreement is no longer signed under protest, the settlement said. Bullis also filed a lawsuit alleging the county board illegally denied a California Public Records Act request. That lawsuit will also be dismissed because of the settlement.
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