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BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
Daily Post Staff Writer
A petition to ban Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims from schools is circulating after she attended an elementary school event, worrying some residents because of her past affair with a college student.
young student half her age,” David Michael, who started the petition, wrote.
A former student revealed last year that she had an affair with Lythcott-Haims while she was dean at Stanford in 2011 and 2012. Lythcott-Haims stepped down from her position at the time but didn’t disclose the reason, and now 78 signers are concerned about her presence at Palo Alto schools.
ow Elementary School’s celebration honoring Ruby Bridges, a civil rights activist, on Nov. 14. Bridges was one of the six black children to attend an all white school in New Orleans in 1960.
“This woman is a textbook predator, the kind who hides behind titles and charisma to manipulate the impressionable. And now, she’s speaking to our elementary school kids, as moral authority to impressionable children?”
TENNESSEE RACE: A Trumpbacked candidate won a congressional seat in a special election in Nashville, Tenn., yesterday, defeating Democrat Aftyn Behn, who said on a podcast she hates Nashville and country music.
SLEEPY DON: Video footage of President Trump shows he struggled to stay awake at times during a two-hour long cabinet meeting yesterday. The footage shows Trump sitting back in his chair with his eyes occasionally drooping and sometimes shutting completely.
‘FOG OF WAR’: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is citing the “fog of war” in defending a follow-up strike on an alleged drug-carrying boat in the Caribbean Sea in early September. During yesterday’s Cabinet meeting at the White House, Hegseth said he did not see any survivors in the water, saying the boat “exploded in fire.” Lawmakers have opened investigations following a Washington Post report that Hegseth issued a verbal order to “kill everybody” on the boat.
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[See THE UPDATE, page 4]
Lythcott-Haims attended Fairmead-
“She abused her authority at Stanford to groom and exploit a vulnerable
Lythcott-Haims declined to com-
[See PETITION, page 22]
BY JEANNE KUANG CalMatters
Tavita Pritchard’s college playing career took off when he helped lead Stanford to one of the most stunning upsets in college football history against Southern California, a win that helped lay the foundation for the Cardinal becoming a West Coast powerhouse.
Pritchard returns to The Farm as head coach, looking to get a school that hasn’t had a winning record in seven years back to the heights it reached a decade ago.
Rebuilding an entire program is not quite like pulling off an upset against No. 2 USC as a 41-point underdog the way Pritchard did as quarterback in 2007, but the lessons he learned under coach Jim Harbaugh back then still resonate.
“There was no ostensible reason we should have believed we could beat anybody at that time,” Pritchard said yesterday at his introductory news conference. “What Coach Harbaugh and that whole staff in-
[See FOOTBALL, page 22]
The game of musical chairs in the race to be California’s next governor lost another player last week.
After Democratic businessman Ste-
phen Cloobeck — who was polling at below half a percent — dropped out of the race and endorsed Rep. Eric Swalwell on Monday, at least 10 candidates remain.
Voters are hardly to blame if the
names don’t ring a bell. Though it’s wound on for more than a year now, the 2026 governor’s race remains unexpectedly wide open. In one poll released last month, 44% of surveyed
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Redwood City gave a family
$16,815 after a piece of metal from a playground structure fell on their child, causing her to become more forgetful after a concussion.
Sonya Pope brought her 8-year-old daughter to the Magical Bridge Playground in Redwood City at 10 a.m. on June 12, 2024, according to court documents of a claim.
Structure comes loose
The girl was playing at the water play area when one of the metal structures broke off its base and fell on the right side of her head and the back of her neck, according to the claim. Pope took her child to the emergency room, where the girl was diagnosed with a concussion and neck pain, the claim stated.
The next day, the neck pain had gone away for the girl, but she still had symptoms from the concussion. The girl was given Tylenol for the pain and was told to avoid any physical activities that could hurt her head again for three weeks, according to medical records.
Pope’s daughter had mild headaches during school that lasted a few months. After multiple check-ups, the girl’s doctor found that she was more forgetful after her concussion, according to medical records included in the claim.
City pays up
The city paid the family $16,815 on Sept. 9 to cover the girl’s medical bills and $15,000 was ordered by the court to be placed in a blocked account for her to get access when she turns 18.
The city added additional support to the structure for $2,000 after the incident.
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SNAP FUNDS THREATENED: The Trump administration says it will withhold funds for administering SNAP food aid in most Democraticcontrolled states starting next week unless they provide data about those receiving the assistance.
EX-HONDURAS PRESIDENT FREED: The wife of former Honduras President Juan Orlando Hernandez says he has been released from prison following a pardon from President Trump. Hernandez was sentenced last year to 45 years for aiding drug traffickers.
44% DON’T COMPLY: Nearly 44% of the 16,000 truck driving programs listed nationwide by the government may be forced to close if they lose their students after a review by the federal Transportation Department found they may not be complying with government requirements. The Transportation Department says it plans to revoke the certification of nearly 3,000 schools unless they can comply within the next 30 days.
CHP SHOOTS EX-DEPUTY: Authorities say a former Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy suspected of fatally stabbing his 11-year-old son was shot and killed by law enforcement officers after he led them on a car chase along Interstate 5. Police in Elk Grove say officers responding yesterday found the boy with stab wounds. He later died at a hospital. Officials say a pursuit ended in a crash, and the suspect, Marvin Morales, 40, was shot by officers.
CATASTROPHIC FLOODS: Emergency crews raced to reach survivors and recover more bodies yesterday as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides surged to at least 1,347 in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with nearly 1,000 people missing.
MOLOTOV THROWN: Authorities say a 54-yearold man has been arrested on suspicion of throwing Molotov cocktails at the Los Angeles Federal Building. Nobody was hurt. The Homeland Security department says security guards heard a man yelling derogatory comments about ICE outside the downtown building on Monday. He then hurled two incendiary devices at the guards and was arrested.
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San Mateo County Coroner’s Office: Dec. 2
Lawrence Leeper, 48, of San Mateo
Dec. 1
Ca Nguyen, 64, of Daly City
Adell Shepard, 102, of Menlo Park
Catherine Okamoto, 77, of Lincoln
Brandon Lee Cordova, 33, of Placerville
Nov. 30
Aurther Henderson, 85, of San Francisco
Nov. 29
Rukhshona Akbarova, 22, of Millbrae Francesco Dapas, 94, of San Mateo
Frances Santos Ignacio, 78, no town listed
Nov. 28
Mariam Megeurditchian, 77, of South San Francisco
Roberta L. Warhus, 80, of Richmond
Anand Paul Singh Judge, 56, of Woodside
Jerry Thomas Bonardi, 78, of South City
Benjamin Benji Yoshikawa, 100, of Pacifica
Nov. 27
Gertrude Gardley, 74, of Palo Alto
John Chennavasin, 53, of Irvine
Neil Tufumataafa Lang, 45, of Daly City
Nov. 26
Jose Juan Maldonado Gomez, 45, of Redwood City
Benjo Tagad Malaluan, 50, of South City
Roseanne S. Giusto, 79, no town listed
Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto: May 17
Joshua Fevaleaki Afuhaamango, a boy
Pati Asikia Banales, a boy
Caleb August Cook, a boy
Cooper James Coronado, a boy
[See BIRTHS, page 27]
In Loving Memory
November 11, 1937- November 21, 2025
Carol Connally Stern passed away at The Terraces in Los Altos with life-long friends by her side. She was born November 11, 1937, in Troy, New York to Thomas and Florence (Palso) Connally. As a teen, Carol attended Catholic Central High School in Troy and then went on to St. Peter School of Nursing in Albany, New York where she received a diploma in nursing.
Feeling a special call to serve, Carol entered the Maryknoll Convent in Ossining, New York. After taking her vows, she was sent to St. Francis School of Anesthesia in La Crosse, WI, graduating as a nurse anesthetist. The Maryknoll sisters then sent Carol to work at Sing Mo Yiyun Maryknoll Hospital in Hong Kong. At that time anesthesia was administered as a gas, and the level of sedation was not easy to control. Carol suggested that the physicians try to administer anesthesia intravenously. The new approach was successful, and the physicians adopted the change from gas to intravenous sedation. She continued to work at Sing Mo Yiyum Hospital for seven years.
April 2, 1944 – March 24, 2025
Michael Jeffrey Lowy, beloved husband, father, grandfather, uncle, friend, scholar, teacher, and mentor was born to David and Sylvia Lowy [nee Kassof] in New York City and grew up in Sunnyside Queens. He attended Long Island City High School, was the center on their basketball team, a sport he loved and played until his sixties, a lifelong fan of the Warriors, 49ers, and SF Giants.
He passed unexpectedly from an aneurysm of the stomach aorta and severe blood loss, prior to his 81st birthday, and 59th wedding anniversary with Ruth, his beloved wife and life partner.
Michael’s career path began as an Anthropology major BA ‘64 at CCNY, MA ’65 in Legal Anthropology at Hunter College NY, PhD ‘71 in Legal Anthropology at University of California, Berkeley. His PhD field research was in Koforidua, Ghana (1968-1969) studying cross-cultural dispute resolution by observing cases in a western court setting and various traditional chief’s courts in the town (population 40,000) with myriad African tribal communities represented. His wife worked as his research assistant with local Ghanian research assistants. He was an Assistant Professor of Legal Anthropology at the University of Pittsburgh (1971-1975) and earned a post-doctoral degree in the Law and Modernization Program at Yale Law School bringing together scholars of law and the social sciences from Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe focusing on Law and Development. He then attended Stanford University Law School JD ’78. Michael promoted the use of Alternative Dispute Resolution methods for resolving disputes outside of court and establishing Moot Courts, a traditional method in many cultures to resolve conflicts where community members help disputing parties come to an agreement. His motivation was based on ideas and practices he saw work effectively in Ghana and other societies he studied.
Michael maintained a Family Law practice in Palo Alto for over 40 years and also successfully litigated several Civil Rights Habitability cases in Bay Area cities. He was an expert litigator representing trailer park community renters, was a Judge Pro-Tem in San Jose Family Law Court, continued teaching Social Science classes and Law classes, mediated and arbitrated landlord-tenant disputes for the City of San Jose. In the last decades, his practice focused on using the principles and techniques of Collaborative Law, of which he was an early practitioner. He found the collaborative approach versus litigation, more satisfactory and successful to meet the needs of his clients who were divorcing.
Sent by her order to Oahu, Hawaii, Carol attended the University of Hawaii, receiving a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing. Carol made the difficult decision to leave convent life and reentered secular life by taking a position at St. Francis Hospital Honolulu, HI. Looking for greater challenges, she attended Catholic University in Washington, DC where she received a Master’s Degree in Nursing. Returning to California, Carol worked at El Camino Hospital in ICU and in nursing education. Always hoping to progress and advance the field, Carol attended the University of Colorado where she received a Nurse Practitioner Certification. Returning to the Bay Area, Carol worked at UCSF in the Walk-In Clinic for AIDS patients. She later worked at Hewlett-Packard as an Occupational Health Nurse Practitioner.
In 1982, Carol married Joseph Stern, gaining two stepdaughters Stacey (Michael) Novak of Delmar, NY, and Bonnie (Paul) Wieser Manorville, NY, whom she loved dearly. When they were not engaged professionally, Carol and Joe enjoyed traveling, hiking, and spending time with family and friends. Carol traveled to Hawaii to participate in three Team in Training marathons.
Carol is survived by her two stepdaughters, their husbands, and her grandchildren: Megan and Sean Novak and Timothy and Brian Wieser, her two sisters-in-law, Karen Connally of Pleasantdale, NY, and Lynn Connally and of Lansingburgh, NY and many nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews, and two great grand nephews. Carol was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Joe; her two brothers, Thomas and Edward and her nephew Dennis.
Carol’s family and friends would like to express their gratitude to the caregivers of The Terraces of Los Altos, who cared for Carol with respect and dignity for several years during her battle with a progressive and debilitating illness. We are also grateful to the individuals at Kaiser Hospice, who provided exceptional care during the last months of Carol’s life.
A memorial mass will be celebrated for Carol on Friday, December 12th at St. Nicholas Church in Los Altos. Interment will be held in St. John’s Cemetery, Troy, New York.
Before his passing, Michael completed writing the manuscript for his book: Divorce in California: An Ethnography of Law, which his wife Ruth is currently seeking an editor to get it published. The book’s distinguishing feature is Michael’s application of anthropological concepts and methods to understanding the complexities and nuances of law, the courts, and divorce. As an ethnography, the book reflects Michael’s experiences as a lawyer in the California system and sums up what he learned living a double professional life: a social scientist trying to understand and describe human behavior, motivation, and social processes; and a lawyer trying to provide the best representation for his clients. His hope was that this synergy of the two perspectives would lead to a more holistic and more general understanding of “the law” that applies beyond the specifics of the California context. Michael authored this book because he wanted to provide family law attorneys with ethnographic insights, as well as to help people in everyday life understand what is involved once they decide to divorce, who they will encounter and interact with in the legal system. He used his own [redacted] case material to allow the reader to gain insights into how a family law attorney goes about their work.
In 2000, Michael was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. With medication, his courage, and his strong will to live as normal a life as possible, he was incredibly successful and fortunate. In his last seven years, the disease noticeably affected his physicality but not his mentality. Therefore, he was able to keep working on his manuscript and live a very full life until the end.
Michael is survived by his wife of 59 years, Ruth Lowy [nee Abrams] who he met in New York City on a blind date in 1963, his daughter Lisa Lowy, son-in-law Marc Chiarini, his son Eric Lowy, daughter-in-law Mira Kim Lowy, four grandchildren: Davis and Lina Chiarini; Taylor and Dylan Lowy; sister Maralyn Fielding [nee Lowy], brother-in-law Stuart Fielding, sister-in-law Phyllis Nichols [nee Abrams], brother-in-law Marty Abrams and sister-in-law Barbara ‘Bif’ Habif, nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews.
Michael Lowy’s funeral service at Congregation Etz Chayim, Palo Alto and burial in Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, CA, was officiated by longtime friend Rabbi Ari Cartun.
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A fire in a Redwood City apartment killed multiple cats and injured a tenant, a fire official said.
An apartment at 1567 Gordon St. caught on fire Sunday, starting in the kitchen, said Battalion Chief Doug Fournier. The Redwood City Fire Department responded to a call at 6:20 p.m. and rescued a woman found under debris, Fournier said. She was taken to the hospital.
One cat was rescued while multiple other cats died, Fournier said. The number of cats that died in the fire is unknown as the incident is still under investigation.
Firefighters on the scene found that the apartment had limited access for entering or leaving.
Redwood City received assistance from the Menlo Park Fire Protection District, the Woodside Fire District and the Peninsula Humane Society during the incident.
Costco is joining other companies that aren’t waiting to see whether the Supreme Court strikes down President Trump’s most sweeping import taxes. They’re going to court to demand refunds on the tariffs they’ve paid.
The specialized U.S. Court of International Trade in New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Washington ruled earlier this year that Trump’s biggest and boldest import taxes are illegal. The case is now before the Supreme Court. In a Nov. 5 hearing, several of the high court’s justices expressed doubts that the president had sweeping power to declare national emergencies to slap tariffs on goods from almost every country on earth.
Refund uncertainty
If the court strikes down the tariffs, importers may be entitled to refunds on the levies they’ve paid. “It’s uncertain whether refunds will be granted and, if so, how much,’’ said Brent Skorup, a legal fellow at the libertarian Cato Institute. “But the possibility has prompted many companies — including Costco — to file actions in the U.S. Court of International Trade to get in line, so to speak, for potential refunds.’’
In a complaint filed last week with the trade court in New York, Costco said it is demanding the money back now “to ensure that its right to a complete refund is not jeopardized.”
Costco expressed concern that it might struggle to get a refund once its tariff bills have been finalized — a process called “liquidation’’ — by Customs and Border Protection, a process Costco says will start Dec. 15. Importers have 180 days after liquidation to protest the tariff bills. Costco worries “their timeline might be whittled away depending on how long it takes to get a Supreme Court decision,’’ Adetutu said.
Trump claims that he has an almost unlimited right to impose tariffs — a power the Constitution gives to Congress, under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) — but has now lost twice in court. Trade lawyer Joyce Adetutu, a partner at the Vinson & Elkins law firm, said that Costco is trying to “make sure that if and when the Supreme Court overturns the IEEPA tariffs, which could come as late as the summertime, they have the judgment in place’’ and can collect a refund.
A rare albino alligator named Claude who was beloved by fans around the world died yesterday, according to the California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco. He was 30.
The science museum in Golden Gate Park is popular with Bay Area school children and international tourists, and many kids over the years have ended their visits clutching a mini Claude stuffed animal to take home. As an unofficial mascot of the museum and the city, Claude appeared in a children’s book and in ads at bus and rail stations.
Ambassador animal
The alligator icon had a “quiet charisma” that captivated hearts in his 17 years in San Francisco, the museum said in a statement. It has also said there are fewer than 200 albino alligators in the world.
“Claude showed us the power of ambassador animals to connect people to nature and stoke curiosity to learn more about the world around us,” it said.
Claude hatched in 1995 at an alligator farm in Louisiana, and came to live at the Academy in 2008. He was born with albinism, a genetic mutation
that made him appear white. His eyes looked pinkish-red because of blood vessels that were visible through his clear irises.
Albino alligators do not survive for long in the wild, but American alligators can live up to 70 in captivity. The museum rang in Claude’s 30th birthday in September with festivities, speeches and a special alligator birthday cake made of fish and ice.
Claude, who was 10 feet and 300 pounds, recently underwent treatment for a suspected infection after showing signs of a reduced appetite. The UC-Davis School of Veterinary Medicine will exam Claude to learn of a possible cause of death.
CELEBRATE THE MAGIC OF THE SEASON with Brunch with Santa at The Ameswell Hotel, happening every weekend before Christmas from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Families are invited to enjoy a cheerful, relaxed brunch at ROGER while little ones meet Santa and snap a free photo using their own device. With festive décor, warm holiday vibes, and dishes crafted to delight guests of all ages, it’s the perfect way to make new memories and add a touch of sparkle to your December weekends. Gather, indulge, and enjoy a holiday tradition that’s as joyful as it is delicious.
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HOLIDAY TREE CELEBRATION! FRIDAY, DEC. 5th, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Veterans Community Plaza, located at the corner of Main and State Streets. Hosted by the Los Altos Village Association, in partnership with Los Altos First Friday. The event begins with performances by the Mountain View High School Madrigals, the Los Altos High School Volare, and
Bayer Ballet (weather permitting). Santa arrives at about 6:45 p.m. to pose for pictures. Bring your own camera! The Los Altos Police Department will be collecting winter coats for local elementary schools. Drop off new, unwrapped coats (with tags) in boys’ and girls’ styles, sized x-small to x-large at the police cruiser on State Street near Main Street. Plan to take a FREE trolley ride around Downtown.
BK COLLECTIONS HAS BEEN PROVIDING quality and timeless jewelry pieces and collectibles since 1978. They hand-select and curate interesting and fun objects that would put a smile on your face. They have loyal customers whose children came to shop 3 decades ago, and those children are now parents themselves. BK Collections has
a master calligrapher, Chester, who personalizes Christopher Radko handblown glass ornaments with baby names or special event dates. Visit them at 342 State St. in Los Altos Their friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you select personal and office gifts. They provide gift wrapping free of charge. Pack and ship upon request. Check them out at 342 State St., Los Altos.
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HOLDING its 27th annual Christmas tree lot which started last Friday, Nov. 28th. The tree lot is run by Nativity School & Parish volunteers.100% of proceeds directly benefit Nativity School. The tree lot is located at the intersection of Oak Grove Ave. and Laurel St. in Menlo Park. Trees ranging from 2’ to 15’ available!
Come enjoy a visit from Santa and their Preschool & school choir carolers on Sat., Dec. 6, starting at 10 a.m! For more information, please visit: nativityschool.com/nativity-trees or call (650) 325-7304 (ext. 207).
THE 3RD ANNUAL FESTIVE FINDS event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6th, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 2596 Bay Road in Redwood City. This year’s event will feature 30 vendors. They are also partnering with the Redwood City Fire Department, who will have Toys for Tots barrels on site. They encourage you to bring an unwrapped toy or book donation to help underprivileged children in our community. Additionally, representatives from Redwood City Kainos will be distributing gift bags to the first 150 shoppers. They extend their gratitude to Alyn Beals of Beals-Martin Developers for securing the event space. As a point of interest, Alyn Beals’ father, also named Alyn Beals, was an original 49er who played at Kezar Stadium. For any questions, please contact Chris Sakelarios at (650) 787-7262 or csakelarios@gmail.com.
The owner, Alice, is super friendly and always ready to help. They have a wide variety of gifts made by local artists and craftsmen, including silver jewelry, wood carvings, masks, intricate boxes, and much more. If you’re in the area, give Alice a call at (650) 321-1099 or check out their website for more crafty new information about this great little place.
DON’T MISS OUT ON THE Harley Farms Chirstmas Faire December 13th and 14th. Join the fun and enjoy carolers, santa, hot apple cider, gifts by artisanal vendors, face painting, Sante Arcangeli wine, and more. Many avid goat cheese lovers will recognize the Harley Farm name. Harley Farm Shop in Pescadero offers award-winning cheeses, jams, jellies, oils and more created in their farm kitchen along with bath & body products line. The barns at Harley Farms is located at 205 North Street in Pescadero. See you at the Harley Farms holiday faire Saturday, December 13th and 14th from 11am to 4pm.
“THE PERFECT XMAS GIFT: a professionally restored photo of a family member, is about as personal as personal can get. Every day, Paul brings new-life to worn, faded, damaged photos, creating keepsakes worthy of passing along to future generations. Unlike assemblyline approaches common to impersonal online services, success comes from a very intimate approach, an insistiance on meeting all clients, working from his own scans, always keeping end-use in mind and providing digital files for all possible printing needs. The artist points out, “I have no website, don’t use AI, some say my work is handcrafted. Most new projects come from referrals. It’s very rewarding, almost feels like raising the dead.” Consultations and estimates are free. Call 650.272.1019, to discuss how to become the most cherished member of your family.
NOW, IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR A UNIQUE and special gift for someone, you might want to check out the Shady Lane Gift Shop in Sharon Heights. It’s a fun and fascinating little shop located in the Sharon Heights Shopping Center in Menlo Park.
KAMAKSHI AYYAR’S PERSONAL BIOGRAPHER SERVICE IS dedicated to preserving your and your loved ones’ legacies through conversation-based storytelling. From moments,
like the birth of a child, to decadeslong journeys, like a big anniversary or birthday, Kamakshi will work with you to weave together details and create treasured heirlooms. Capture milestones, celebrations, and life experiences to pass down to future generations. She can also interview two or more people together to record their memories of an event or experience, or just have them talk about their relationship. As a Columbia Universityeducated seasoned journalist, Kamakshi will use her skills to help you tell your story in your own words. Visit www.kamakshiayyar.com or call (650) 656 1075 for more details.
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Stop into Five Ten in Palo Alto and say hi to Whitney. Five Ten is all about great gifts and cool gadgets. Looking for fun or fancy gift? Whitney has it all
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MOUNTAIN VIEW MADRIGALS’ HOLIDAY CONCERT. Sunday, Dec. 7, 10:15-10:45 a.m., Ladera Community Church, 3300 Alpine Rd., Portola Valley. Come experience a taste of the Holidays with a concert from
the Mountain View High School Madrigals who will share their aweinspiring voices with us! Ladera Community Church has a tradition of welcoming the Madrigals for over 20 years! After the concert there will be a Community Coffee Hour. Feel free to bring your favorite baked treat to share! Any donations to the Madrigals are gladly accepted to help defray their costs of attending an overseas performance and cultural exchange tour.
made to police. Information is from police department logs. All of the people named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
OCT. 21
10 a.m. — Marco Antonio Soto, 41, of San Jose, arrested for burglary, possession of burglary tools, being a felon in possession of ammunition and probation violation, 100 block of Laura Lane.
NOV. 17
10:10 a.m. — Home burglary, 2900 block of Sandra Place.
1:17 p.m. — Keen Lewis Perez, 27, of East Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 4000 block of Transport St.
4:22 p.m. — Christina Johnson, 28, of Redwood City, cited on a warrant, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
4:42 p.m. — Hit-and-run causes injuries, 500 block of Newell Road.
10:04 p.m. — Vehicle accident involving a pedestrian, 800 block of Alma St.
NOV. 18
12:07 a.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Hamilton Ave.
12:30 a.m. — Auto burglary, 500 block of Cowper St.
5:04 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, San Antonio and Middlefield roads.
NOV. 19
10:12 p.m. — Auto burglary, Stanford Shopping Center.
11:01 p.m. — Auto burglary, Ash St. and Sherman Ave.
NOV. 20
2:49 p.m. — Auto burglary, Stanford Shopping Center.
9:20 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Bryant St. NOV. 21
8:41 a.m. — John Farr Block, 67, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, Encina Ave. and El Camino. NOV. 22
5:45 p.m. — Juvenile cited for shoplifting and giving false identifying information to police, El Camino.
NOV. 23
10:05 a.m. — Aryana Niki Zamora, 36, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 2000 block of E. Bayshore Road.
1:13 p.m. — Pravina Hari Alve, 54, of Fremont, arrested for shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.
5:57 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Page Mill Road and Foothill Expressway.
7:40 p.m. — Patrick Humberto Montoya Ortiz, 34, of Mountain View, arrested on a warrant, 300 block of University Ave. NOV. 24
10:45 a.m. — Bobby Ellis, 61, of San Pablo, cited on a warrant at Palo Alto Police Dept., 275 Forest Ave.
10:47 a.m. — Scam, Stanford Shopping Center.
11:09 a.m. — Rape, Encina Ave.
11:09 a.m. — Battery against an officer, 1-99 block of Encina Ave.
11:46 a.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of Washington Ave.
7:19 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, 700 block of Colorado Ave.
NOV. 25
6:14 a.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of California Ave.
1:44 p.m. — Luis Fernando Santizo Puac, 29, of Redwood City, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 2400 block of Faber Place.
2:31 p.m. — Michela Renee Walker, 31, transient, arrested on a warrant, 1-99 block of Encina Ave.
4:53 p.m. — Grand theft from a store, Stanford Shopping Center.
5:34 p.m. — Nick Rodriguez, 53, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1000 block of E. Meadow Circle.
6:03 p.m. — Victor Dominguez, 30, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 900 block of San Antonio Road.
10:24 p.m. — Victim scammed, 800 block of E. Charleston Road.
SUNDAY
4:34 p.m. — Bicycles stolen, 100 block of E. Creek Drive.
8:54 p.m. — Burglary, 1300 block of Trinity Drive.
MONDAY
6:33 a.m. — Bicycle parts stolen, 800 block of Roble Ave.
7:20 a.m. — iPhone stolen, 800 block of Hobart St.
6:44 p.m. — Quentin Powell, 35, of Menlo Park, arrested for child abuse, 100 block of Terminal Ave.
MONDAY
12:55 p.m. — Darryl Griffith, 38, of East Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant,
University and Purdue avenues. Arrest made by Menlo Park police.
OCT. 12
9:40 p.m. — Cesar Aguilar Jimenez, 56, of Morgan Hill, cited for DUI, San Antonio Road and Leghorn St.
OCT. 13
3:12 p.m. — Manuel Herrera, 49, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 2100 block of Showers Drive.
11:13 p.m. — Eduardo Morales Sanchez, 57, of Mountain View, cited for display of false vehicle registration, Rengstorff Ave. and Jane Lane.
OCT. 15
3:36 a.m. — Chloe Mays, 45, of Piedmont, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Grant Road.
OCT. 16
12:22 p.m. — Jorge Salazar, 45, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Terra Bella and San Rafael avenues.
OCT. 18
3:16 a.m. — Luis Martinez Hernandez, 27, of San Lorenzo, cited for DUI, 1100 block of Fremont Ave.
10:38 p.m. — Santiago Garces Cobos, 25, of San Jose, cited for driving under the influence of drugs and driving without a license, San Antonio and Middlefield roads.
OCT. 20
2:40 a.m. — Victor Bautista, 36, of Sunnyvale, cited for DUI, Shoreline Blvd. and Highway 101. NOV. 21
6:58 p.m. — Roger Jacob, 62, of
Los Gatos, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, 1000 block of Grant Road.
8:59 p.m. — Brandon Macedo, 27, of San Leandro, cited on a warrant, Middlefield and Whisman roads.
NOV. 22
8:58 p.m. — Griselda Perez, 53, transient, cited on warrants, 700 block of W. El Camino.
NOV. 23
9:49 a.m. — Justin Buckner, 29, of Mountain View, cited for assault, skipping out on paying a restaurant bill and on a warrant, 1000 block of N. Rengstorff Ave.
NOV. 22
8:18 p.m. — Ryan Murrell, 40, of San Francisco, cited for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, theft of someone else’s lost property and probation violation, San Antonio Road and El Camino.
MONDAY
2:13 p.m. — Sherwin Noriega, 36, of San Francisco, arrested on warrants, 400 block of University Ave.
NOV. 26
7:26 p.m. — Dylan Scott Zeltmann, 26, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Middlefield Road and First Ave.
FRIDAY
1 a.m. — Julio Cesar Cabello Luna, 39, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, 3400 block of E. Bayshore Road.
7:30 a.m. — Pedro Lares, 44, of Redwood City, arrested
for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Berkshire Ave.
MONDAY
1:40 p.m. — Package stolen, Spencer Lane.
NOV. 24
3:20 p.m. — Jose de Jesus Nube Arellano, 39, of Redwood City, cited for brandishing a fake gun and possession of drug paraphernalia, Redwood City Downtown Library.
NOV. 25
3:05 p.m. — Jacob Timothy Clement, 35, of San Francisco, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting police, James and Birch streets.
NOV. 26
1:06 a.m. — Walter Donaldo Lopez Cux, 35, cited for drug possession, Woodside Road and Veterans Blvd. Citation given by San Mateo County deputies.
10:52 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Middlefield Road.
11:02 a.m. — Woman says a group of adults and juveniles threw eggs at her. Location not disclosed.
1:44 p.m. — Car keyed by a vandal, Marshall St.
3:36 p.m. — Man says that a few days before, a construction worker driving a truck hit and killed his daughter’s dog, Hawes Court.
11:25 p.m. — Man reports being assaulted, Broadway.
THURSDAY
1:30 a.m. — Jose Manuel Padilla Urrea, 40, arrested for
public drunkenness, 4200 block of Farm Hill Blvd. Arrest made by San Mateo County deputies.
3 p.m. — Camera at a business shows a man trespassing on the property, E. Bayshore Road.
3:30 p.m. — Complaint of three or four men drinking beer and peeing on the street, Heller St.
NOV. 26
8:13 p.m. — Michael Aragon, 41, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Woodside and High roads.
THURSDAY
12:04 p.m. — Jose Armando Sajuan Torres, 30, of Redwood City, arrested for shoplifting and parole violation, 1400 block of El Camino.
FRIDAY
10:21 a.m. — Steven Alexander Guilarteviana, 22, of San Francisco, arrested on a warrant, 400 block of Laurel St.
2:57 p.m. — Daniel Alonzo Guarchatziquiz, 33, of Redwood City, arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and White Oak Way.
11:15 p.m. — Angel Jesus Ortega Hernandez, 30, of Redwood City, arrested for driving without a license, 500 block of El Camino.
SUNDAY
6:05 p.m. — Package stolen, Notre Dame Ave.
MONDAY
8:27 a.m. — Theft, Sixth Ave.
The Real Gut Doctor Exposes the Hidden Health Crisis Lurking in Your Food, Water, and Air - and Why It’s Silently Rewiring Your Body.
By Dr. Frances Mark, Pharm.D.- Longevity Concierge
Dr. Jeffrey Mark, M.D. - The Real Gut Doctor
It sounds impossible, but the truth is chilling. The average person may be consuming the equivalent of a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. Global studies show that microplastics are now in nearly every human organ tested: our hearts, our brains, our blood, even the cells that create new life. These fragments are not passive. They are foreign invaders, infiltrating your arteries, short-circuiting your hormones, inflaming your brain, and quietly dismantling the body’s repair systems from the inside out.
What once felt like science fiction has become a modern medical emergency. Plastic particles are being discovered in living human heart tissue, in the plaques of arteries removed during bypass surgery, and in brain samples of patients suffering from dementia. This isn’t a distant environmental issue. It’s a personal one. It’s not just that plastic surrounds us. It’s that it has entered us. Each sip of bottled water, each reheated takeout meal, and each breath of city air brings more of these synthetic fragments into your bloodstream, your gut, and your most vital organs.
Emerging evidence now connects this invisible invasion to some of the most devastating chronic conditions of our time. When microplastics enter your bloodstream, they carry toxic chemicals like BPA and phthalates, potent endocrine disruptors that hijack hormonal balance and accelerate aging. Studies are showing associations between plastic accumulation and insulin resistance, hypertension, infertility, thyroid disorders, dementia, and even early cardiovascular death. These particles trigger oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune confusion; the root mechanisms that underlie nearly every modern disease. The frightening part? You won’t feel it happening until it’s far too late.
At All Functional Health, we have dedicated our careers to exposing these silent health saboteurs. Traditional medicine is not equipped to find or fix this level of cellular damage. Standard lab tests cannot detect microplastic toxicity or the hormonal chaos it creates. That’s why our clinic developed the TOXIC BURDEN EVALUATION ; a precision testing protocol that identifies hidden plastic metabolites, inflammatory biomarkers, endocrine disruption, vascular oxidation, and gut permeability. It’s an advanced, science-backed assessment designed to catch what everyone else misses, and to give you the roadmap to reverse it.
If you’ve been struggling with chronic fatigue, unexplained weight gain, brain fog, mood swings, infertility, or cardiovascular issues while being told “your labs are normal,” the answer may not lie in your diet or your stress levels. It may be buried in microscopic fragments of plastic lodged in your tissues. Every day that goes by without understanding your toxic load is another day your body continues the slow burn of cellular damage. Once embedded, these particles can remain for decades, corroding your health from within.
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The question isn’t whether you have microplastics inside you; the evidence says you do. The question is how much damage they’ve already done, and how long you’re willing to ignore it. Prevention is not about fear. It’s about freedom. The freedom to live unburdened, to reclaim the vitality that modern life has stolen, and to protect the future you’ve worked so hard to build.
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San Francisco filed a lawsuit yesterday against several major companies that manufacture ultra-processed foods, alleging that the corporations knowingly created unhealthy and addictive products in order to boost sales.
“These products in our diets are deeply linked to serious health conditions,” said City Attorney David Chiu in a speech during a briefing on the lawsuit. “Our case is about companies who designed food to be harmful and addictive and marketed their products to maximize profits.”
About ultra-processed foods
Ultra-processed foods, or UPFs, are foods that have been created with
chemical additives that have limited nutritional value and little to no food uses outside of processing. They include products like certain brands of chips, boxed macaroni, breakfast cereals, soda, cheese, candies, and processed meats.
Chiu stood in his office along with supporters of the suit like Supervisor Shamann Walton, San Francisco Public Health Director Daniel Tsai, and several members of the medical field.
“Ultra processed foods themselves cause unique health risks because of their chemicals and because of how those chemicals are combined,” Chiu said.
Chiu pointed to a table covered in
products considered to be ultra-processed, such as Oreo cookies, Lunchables, Cheetos, Hot Pockets, and Pringles.
“My mother used to bribe me with Pringles to get me into the pool to take swim lessons,” Chiu said. “I still crave them to this day, but just in recent months, I’ve learned about the specific harms of just this product alone.”
Studies have shown that overconsumption of UPFs can lead to adverse health conditions such as Type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer, and depression.
The suit was filed against major food manufacturing companies including The Kraft Heinz Company, Mondelez International, The Coca-Cola Company, Nestle USA, General Mills, PepsiCo, Kellanova, WK Kellogg Co., Mars Incorporated, Conagra Brands, and Post Holdings.
It accuses the companies of using deceptive marketing techniques to target children, low-income groups, and people of color to consume their products while knowing that overconsumption of the foods could lead to poor health outcomes, according to a 2022 study published in the Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics.
In San Francisco, the average life expectancy is 82 years. However, the average life expectancy for Black residents is 66 years, a disparity that Tsai attributes partially to the overconsumption of cheap, ultra-processed foods in communities of color.
There is a “very compelling linkage between ultra-processed food and the addictive nature of that and the downstream health outcomes,” Tsai said. “Communities of color and low-income communities have been disproportionately impacted by this.”
The lawsuit seeks monetary relief from the defendants as well as a statewide order prohibiting the named companies from using deceptive marketing techniques.
Three law firms have also joined in the litigation against the multiple food manufacturers — Andrus Anderson, DiCello Levitt, and Morgan & Morgan.
“Today, the city of San Francisco and the sovereign people of California stand up and say, ‘enough,’” said Rene Rocha, attorney with Morgan & Morgan, in a speech. “It’s time for accountability and justice and time to create a brighter future for our children, one with food that nurtures instead of harms.”
For many children, the experience of getting their first pair of glasses is an inevitable milestone, the first in a lifetime of visits to the eye doctor.
But what if those lenses could actually help preserve the child’s vision and reduce the chances for more serious eye problems in adulthood?
That’s the promise of a new type of lens approved by the Food and Drug Administration in September. While the technology has previously been available in Europe, Asia and other parts of the world, it’s now rolling out in the U.S.
What is myopia?
Myopia, commonly called nearsightedness, is when people can clearly see objects at close range but struggle with distant objects, which often appear blurry.
Studies conducted around the world have shown rising rates of
myopia, which researchers have associated with increased time indoors looking at screens, books and other objects held close to the eyes.
In the U.S., 30% to 40% of kids will have myopia by the end of high school, according to Dr. Michael Repka, a professor and pediatric ophthalmologist at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
Until now, doctors had few options for treating the condition.
“It was typically and simply: ‘Your child needs to wear glasses and they’ll live with it,’” Repka said. “‘It will be lifelong and it will likely get worse over the next few years.’”
How do the lenses work?
The specialized glasses, sold under the brand Essilor Stellest, are approved by the FDA to slow nearsightedness in 6- to 12-yearolds.
The FDA said it cleared the lenses based on company data showing children experienced a 70% reduction in the progression of their myopia after two years.
Over time, myopia causes the eye to grow longer, worsening vision and increasing the risk of tears to the retina — the light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye that is essential for vision.
The new lenses use 11 concentric rings filled with tiny raised dots to refocus light onto the retina in a way that is believed to slow elongation of the eye.
“Whether this hypothesis is ultimately proven to be true, of course, matters only in part,” Repka said, noting that the lenses appear to work regardless of how the underling science works.
In the company study, children wearing the lens showed a 50% reduction in eye lengthening when measured after two years.
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closed Oct. 17 (last sale:
$2,645,000, 12-18-24)
4250 El Camino Real
#B315, 94306, 1 bedroom, 557 square feet, built in 1983, Yoko Smalley to Lihong Guo for $162,500, closed Nov. 7
4250 El Camino Real #D234, 94306, 1 bedroom, 679 square feet, built in 1983, Yuanmei Zou to Artemis Assets LLC for $660,000, closed Nov. 3
(last sale: $630,000, 1101-24)
101 Alma St. #1102, 94301, 1 bedroom, 828 square feet, built in 1960, Peggy Ting to Sakura Trust for $1,000,500, closed Nov. 4 (last sale: $400,000, 07-01-05)
EAST PALO ALTO
2352 Menalto Ave., 94303, 2 bedrooms, 1010 square feet, built in 1936, Dayal Goli to Equity Track Inc for $700,000, closed Oct. 24 (last sale: $550,000, 06-23-21)
2112 Lincoln St., 94303, 2 bedrooms, 820 square feet, built in 1947, Freedom Day Network LLC to Ward Living Trust for $928,000, closed Oct. 23 (last sale: $610,000, 07-01-24)
20 Cerros Manor, 94025, 5 bedrooms, 3661 square feet, built in 2023, Personal Qual2012 to 130 Meadowood LLC for $7,000,000,
2240 Avy Ave., 94025, 4 bedrooms, 2070 square feet, built in 1963, McCrate Trust to Mariela and Taoufiq
Boussaid for $8,300,000, closed Oct. 15 (last sale: $2,700,000, 12-10-19)
704 Catalina Way, 94022, 3 bedrooms, 3150 square feet, built in 1987, Yoshimine Trust to Sandeep and Shilpa Lohiya for $5,540,000, closed Oct. 28
589 Cherry Ave., 94022, Creston Dr LLC to Helena and Daniel Fields for $7,350,000, closed Oct. 27 (last sale: $7,350,000, 09-18-25)
LOS ALTOS HILLS
11981 Magdalena Ave., 94024, 4 bedrooms, 2453 square feet, built in 1957, Busch Trust to Ahmed Family Trust for $4,640,000, closed Oct. 30 (last sale: $700,000, 08-01-91)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
1892 Drew Ave., 94043, 3 bedrooms, 882 square feet, built in 1950, Moody Trust to Pillar Ventures LLC for $2,000,000, closed Oct. 29
3418 Pyramid Way, 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1751 square feet, built in 2018, Afshari Family Trust to Sid and Sachin Bhat for $2,080,000, closed Oct. 27 (last sale: $1,746,500, 03-01-18)
PORTOLA
15 Naranja Way, 94028, 3 bedrooms, 2770 square feet, built in 1963, Yates Family Trust to Hinshaw-Dionello Family Trust for $6,950,000, closed Oct. 15 (last sale: $4,000,000, 05-20-25)
9 Inner Circle, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1070 square feet, built in 1941, Savannah and Gregory Horn to Radhika and Abhishek Singh for $1,850,000, closed Oct. 17 (last sale: $2,050,000, 06-04-18)
3124 Wessex Way, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1080 square feet, built in 1952, SV Ventures Holdings LLC to TandW Sunshine LLC for $2,100,000, closed Oct. 14 (last sale: $1,300,000, 11-13-24)
5 Spring Valley Way, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1890 square feet, built in 1966, Merwan Hade to Trishka and Siddharth Basu for $2,835,000, closed Oct. 16 (last sale: $2,650,000, 08-23-24)
300 Davey Glen Road #3728, 94002, 1 bedroom, 722 square feet, built in 1965, Michelle Michelsen to Veronica and Ola Delosangeles for $442,000, closed Oct. 16 (last sale: $292,500, 09-29-09)
Mollie Stone’s Markets has donated $25,000 to the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank. This contribution will support the Food Bank’s mission to provide meals for individuals and families experiencing food insecurity in San Francisco and Marin counties.
Mike Stone, CEO of Mollie Stone’s Markets, stated, “At Mollie Stone’s, we believe everyone deserves access to good food. The San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has been a lifeline for so many of our neighbors, and we’re honored to support their efforts. Our team and our customers share a deep commitment to making our communities stronger and healthier.”
This donation continues Mollie Stone’s tradition of community giving, which includes their annual Grab & Give holiday food drive. This drive encourages shoppers to donate essential grocery items to local food banks. Through these combined efforts, Mollie Stone’s has helped provide tens of thousands of meals to Bay Area families.
SMOKEY ROBINSON: UP CLOSE –Hits and More. Thursday, Dec. 18 at The Guild Theatre. Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 8 p.m. Buy your tickets now to see this legend in an intimate setting with only 200 other fans.
LOVE YOUR FURNITURE? Make It New Again! Visit the Leather Leather Furniture Gallery in Menlo Park and enjoy 40% off leather or fabric reupholstery, leather restoration or foam replacement. Co-owner Tricia Mulcahy says, “Sometimes people just don’t want to get something new because what they have works so well for them or it has sentimental reasons behind it. We can help them reimagine what they love with our upholstery or repair services.” To find out more about their services and the ongoing American Leather Holiday Sale, call them at (650) 617-0220.
Menlo Park is offering a huge discount on their rug cleaning services. Since 1973, The Oriental Carpet has proved as durable as the rugs they sell. The gallery has a rich history of sourcing the finest rugs in the world and bringing them back for residents of the Bay Area to enjoy. But what makes them special and keeps locals coming back is their exceptional service. Visit them or give them a call at (650) 327-6608.
DON’T BE THE GUY STANDING on the roof cleaning your clogged gutters in the rain. Get those gutters cleaned before it’s too late. Call Mark Carlson and get your deck power washed and the gutters cleaned at the same time. You can reach Mark at (650) 8680801 for questions or a free estimate.
LOOKING FOR DRINKS WITH FRIENDS, or a chill place to socialize after a great show at the Guild? Check out Bar Loretta, which hopes to liven up downtown’s nightlife offerings. The new lounge promises to be a vibrant gathering place to enjoy cocktails, small plates, and a stylish, chill ambience. With a marble bar and swank, new Deco vibe, the interior has been completely and gorgeously
redesigned. Stop into Loretta this evening and enjoy a cocktail at 639 Santa Cruz Avenue Menlo Park and then grab dinner at Bistro Vida next door.
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PLANNING YOUR FUTURE WITH CONFIDENCE. With over 20 years of experience, Menlo Asset Management specialize in personalized retirement planning, investment strategies, and wealth management. Their mission is simple: to
grow and protect your wealth while giving you the confidence to focus on what matters most—your family, your goals, and your future. At Menlo Asset Management is more than advisors; they are your financial partner, ready to guide you through every stage of life. Whether it’s customizing investments, planning for retirement, or managing your legacy, our independent, client-first approach seeks to ensure that we’re always working in your best interest. Give Clayton VandenBossche, founder and president of Menlo Asset Management a call at (650) 321-6068.
NEED A FRIENDLY SMILE? WHO doesn’t? Sundance the Steakhouse greets you with a smile from Alicia as you enter this historic prime rib restaurant in Palo Alto. Besides the yummy dishes that are severed up here they have a friendly, efficient crew and staff to make sure your visit is perfect in every way. Prime rib is the specialty of the house but the filet-mignon and New York steaks run a close second. Of course the seafood dishes, crisp salads vegetarian dishes and desserts are top shelf, A number one delicious. Give Sundance a try and see why it is Palo Alto’s primer restaurant. Check the website and then call Alicia for a reservation at (650) 321 6798. Sundance is located just across the street from Stanford University at 1921 El Camino Real in Palo Alto.
ment on the petition yesterday. Michael started the petition a week ago to ban Lythcott-Haims from all schools in the district, from any school events and to not have any contact with students under 18. As of yesterday, 78 people have signed the petition.
“Keep this unscrupulous woman far away from our children,” Michael wrote.
‘A fabrication’
The petition also asks for an apology and accountability from Superintendent Don Austin and Fairmeadow
Principal Trebor Winslow for failing to protect students.
Austin said the petition was ridiculous and he didn’t know anything about the event.
“It’s a complete fabrication,” Austin said. He said it was not something he was involved in.
“Palo Alto is supposed to be a beacon of progress and protection for our children – not a playground for groomers,” Michael wrote.
Winslow did not respond for comment.
Former student Olivia Swanson Haas published a long and lurid essay about their affair in July 2024 while Lythcott-Haims was a dean of freshmen.
Haas was 22 at the time. She said her parents complained to Stanford, alleging manipulation and abuse of power. Lythcott-Haims left the university and pursued her career as a writer. When Lythcott-Haims left Stanford because of the affair in 2012, she didn’t disclose her reason. Lythcott-Haims, who will be up
for re-election next year, stepped down from three council committees dealing with Stanford, schools and youth mental health after the affair was revealed.
She went on to write four books about parenting and youth development, including a New York Times bestseller, and ran for Congress last year.
After Haas revealed the affair, Lythcott-Haims paused her paid newsletter and resigned from three council committees to counter calls for her resignation, according to emails the Post previously obtained through the California Public Records Act.
stilled in us was, with this brotherhood, with this team, we can work ourselves to be able to play and go toe-to-toe with anybody. You can call it naivete, you can call it overconfidence, audacity, whatever the word you want to use is. Our belief will be shaped and is already being shaped by the connection and brotherhood in there.”
The program Pritchard inherits is in better shape than the one-win team Harbaugh took over 19 years ago thanks to building blocks put in place by general manager Andrew Luck in his first year in the role and a stronger commitment to football from the university, including $100 million in fundraising this past year.
Luck said he interviewed about 30 candidates since firing Troy Taylor in the spring and putting Frank Reich in place as interim coach. While he wasn’t committed to hiring someone with ties to Stanford, Luck called Pritchard’s knowledge of how things work at a school that balances high academics with athletics was a bonus.
Luck knows the task of rebuilding won’t be easy, but he believes he and Pritchard are the right team to get the Cardinal going back in the right direction. Stanford is coming off a 4-8 season under Reich following four straight years with a 3-9 record.
“Look, we’re going to stub our toes,” Luck said. “There is a lot of work ahead of us, a lot of work ahead of us. I certainly feel like I’ve stubbed my toe every day in this job. But I know we as leadership will continue to get better in our jobs and orient this around serving our young men and building championship culture and process. That's all we can do.”
Started coaching here
Pritchard spent much of the 2007-08 seasons as Stanford's starting quarterback before losing that job to Luck in 2009. After spending one year as Luck’s backup, Pritchard then began a coaching career with the Cardinal, starting as a defensive assistant under coordinator Vic Fangio.
Pritchard then spent extensive time as an offensive assistant under coach David Shaw when he was part of a program that went to five BCS bowl games in a six-year span from 2010-15 before hitting a decline that has featured a .308 winning percentage the past seven seasons — the worst among any power conference school.
Pritchard was the offensive coordinator under Shaw during the first four years of that downswing before leaving in 2023 to take a job as quarterbacks coach for Washington in the NFL. Luck said Pritchard’s role on those struggling Cardinal offenses was a “massive portion” of the interview process. “It’s certainly something he showed a lot of humility around, a lot of growth,” Luck said. “Without getting into the details,
he was one person on a staff. He wasn’t in charge of the program. But he showed growth, showed learning, showed humility, showed honesty about what was going on that was good and what wasn’t frankly so good.”
Pritchard has been able to broaden his coaching career by spending the last two seasons in the NFL under head coach Dan Quinn in Washington and offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury, who comes from an Air Raid background that is far different than the run-focused offenses Stanford employed under Harbaugh and Shaw.
Pritchard said his offenses will cater to the “super powers” of his players but believes the success will come from once again being strong in the trenches.
voters did not have a preference for governor and no candidate polled above 15%.
The primary election is next June. Here’s a look at the field right now:
If former Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra was looking for attention for his campaign, he found it in the form of negative headlines.
Last month, federal prosecutors indicted a Sacramento powerbroker in an alleged corruption scandal that rocked the state’s Democratic establishment. At its center? A dormant campaign account held by Becerra, from which prosecutors allege Gov. Gavin Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson conspired with other political consultants to steal $225,000. Williamson is charged with helping to divert the funds to the wife of Becerra’s longtime aide, Sean McCluskie, who has pleaded guilty in the alleged scheme.
Becerra was California’s first Latino attorney general before serving as a cabinet secretary for former President Joe Biden. He is running primarily on a platform of lowering health care costs.
He has not been accused of wrongdoing in the case and has said he was unaware of what was happening. But it’s still possible the association — and the implication he wasn’t paying attention — will taint his
campaign, already polling at just 8%. The controversy is one of a few moments of intrigue in an otherwise quiet race.
Porter’s time in the spotlight
In October, former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter, a Democrat, was caught on camera trying to walk out of a TV interview with a reporter who pressed her on whether she needed Republican support in the race. A second video followed, showing Porter berating a staff member during a Zoom call. At the time considered the front-runner, she rode out the news cycle and later said she “could have done better” about the behavior in the videos, but they appeared to have dropped her approval ratings. She is essentially tied with the top Republican candidate.
Porter made a name for herself as one of a “blue wave” of female, Democratic lawmakers elected to Congress during the first Trump administration in 2018. A law professor at UC Irvine who ran unsuccessfully for U.S. Senate last year, she gained attention for her tough questioning of corporate executives using her signature whiteboard.
Joining a wide field of other Democrats, billionaire investor and climate activist Tom Steyer announced last month he is jumping into the race.
Steyer, who made his fortune by founding a San Francisco hedge fund, has used his wealth to back liberal causes, including the environment. He’s never held public office before, but ran a short-lived campaign for president in 2020.
Pro-Trump Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco is neck-and-neck with Porter in the polls, though he is unlikely to last near the top of the pack in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans nearly two-to-one and a GOP candidate hasn’t won a statewide seat in nearly 20 years.
The cowboy-hat-toting Bianco has heavily criticized Democratic governance. He argues for loosening regulations on businesses and says he wants to overturn California’s sanctuary law that restricts local police from cooperating with federal deportation officers.
Other Democrats have focused on their biographies and experiences in government to try to distin-
guish themselves in a race where name recognition is low across the board. All have said they want to make California more affordable and push back on the Trump administration’s impact on the state.
Round of more Dems
Eric Swalwell, a former prosecutor and East Bay congressman, will likely lean heavily on his anti-Trump bonafides. He was one of several members of Congress appointed by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to help lead the second Trump impeachment after the attempted Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection and is now the latest Democrat under attack by the Trump administration over his mortgage.
Former Los Angeles mayor and former Assembly Speaker Antonio Villaraigosa is among the more moderate of the Democratic field. He boasts of his time running the state’s largest city, during which he boosted the police force. He ran for governor unsuccessfully in 2018.
Former state Controller Betty Yee emphasizes her experience with the state budget and the tax system, having been a top finance office in ex-Gov. Gray Davis’ administration and having sat on the state Board of Equalization.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, a Democrat, is the only candidate currently in a statewide seat. He emphasizes his background as a social worker who grew up on public assistance programs in a low-income family. He has stated an ambitious goal of building two million housing units on surplus state land.
Ian Calderon, a former Democratic Assembly majority leader, is emphasizing his relative youth. He was the first millennial member of the state Assembly, and is part of a Los Angeles County political dynasty. He has some ties to the cryptocurrency industry and has name-dropped it in ads and debates.
Republican Steve Hilton, a Fox News contributor, was an adviser for British conservative Prime Minister David Cameron before pivoting to American politics. Before launching his campaign he released a book this year calling California “America’s worstrun state.”
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