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Probe into signature collectors
California election officials said yesterday that they are investigating whether signature collectors in San Francisco illegally offered to pay people to sign ballot petitions using false names.
Telling signers to use fake names
The California secretary of state’s office said in a statement that it was “aware of, and investigating, the matter.”
In California, people can place mea-
A video posted Monday on X shows a sign that says “Sign petition for $5” and a line of people waiting along the sidewalk. A woman sitting at a folding table appears to be instructing the name and address to use to fill out the petition. When the person recording asked what the petitions were for, the woman said, “Just sign it.”
THE UPDATE
TEHRAN BOMBED: A large explosion rocked Tehran where thousands were gathered for a rally to support the Palestinians and call for Israel’s demise. No word on casualties but Israel said it would be bombing the area.
EARLY RELEASE: A man who opened fire at Virginia’s Old Dominion University got an early release from prison in 2024 after completing a drug treatment program. Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was serving an 11-year sentence for helping ISIS.
SYNAGOGUE ATTACK: An official in Lebanon says Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, 41, who attacked a Michigan synagogue, learned a week ago that four relatives in Lebanon were killed by an Israeli airstrike.
CUBAN EMBARGO: Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel says his government has held recent talks with the Trump administration about ending an oil embargo.
GOODBYE CHURCHILL: The Bank of England is dropping Winston Churchill on the five pound note, the
[See THE UPDATE, page 23]
sures on the ballot for voter approval by gathering hundreds of thousands of signatures. Campaigns can pay people per signature they gather, providing an incentive for workers to get as many as possible.
At least one of the petitions seen in the video was for a tech-backed bal-
lot measure to fight a proposed tax on billionaires. It’s funded by Building a Better California, a committee started by wealthy business leaders including Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who gave $20 million.
The signature collectors were not directly working for the campaign, said Molly Weedn, a spokesperson for the effort. The campaign was cooperating
[See PROBE, page 23]
Ex-volunteer gets jail time
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A longtime Palo Alto volunteer was sentenced to 364 days in jail for trying to meet up with a minor for sex, according to court records.
Robert “Bob” Wenzlau, 67, was sentenced on Thursday after signing a plea deal on Aug. 20. After he is released from jail, Wenzlau will have two years of probation and has to register as a sex offender for life, according to court records. Wenzlau faced a maximum of five years and a tentative sentence of up to 18 months in prison.
He admitted to one misdemeanor for arranging a meeting with a minor and three felonies: possession of child pornography, communicating with a minor with intent to commit a sexual offense and sending harmful
[See VOLUNTEER, page 23]
Lawsuit after home found not historic
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Three residents are suing Los Altos City Council for removing a 97-yearold house from the city’s historic inventory, giving the property owners an easier path to rebuilding.
The residents — Jon Baer, Maria Bautista and Thomas Chapman — have fought to preserve 81 Pepper Drive at a meeting with the Historical Commission on Oct. 27 and council on Jan. 27, and now they’re taking their battle to Santa Clara County Superior Court.
Baer told council that the house is a good example of the Colonial Revival architectural style, and he brought letters from historians who said the house is important.
Historian April Halberstadt said car-
[See HISTORIC, page 23]
BOB WENZLAU leaves the Palo Alto courthouse in this file photo from June 2024. Post photo by Braden Cartwright.
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Here’s the local agenda
Every Saturday, the Post prints items from the agendas of city councils and school boards so that you, the citizen, can stay informed about what your government is planning to do.
PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
4:30 p.m., Monday
250 Hamilton Ave.
Radios: Council may approve an eight-year, $5.8 million contract with Motorola for portable radios for city employees.
Attorney: Council may hire Chris Jensen as its new city attorney with an annual salary of $380,000.
Geng: Council may approve plans for 145 townhouses at 2100 Geng Road.
Assisted: Council may approve the addition of 11 rooms to Palo Alto Commons Assisted Living Facility at 4075 El Camino Way.
Birds: Council may approve regulations for buildings to reduce bird deaths.
PALO ALTO FINANCE COMMITTEE
4 p.m., Tuesday
250 Hamilton Ave.
Rates: The committee may recommend council approve a 16% sewer rate increase, an 8% water rate increase and a 3% garbage rate increase, all would begin on July 1.
PALO ALTO HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
6 p.m., Tuesday
250 Hamilton Ave.
San Antonio: The commission will discuss the city’s plan for redevelopment near San Antonio Road.
Health: The commission will have a discussion about mental health challenges for veterans and the homeless.
PALO ALTO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
4:15 p.m., Wednesday
250 Hamilton Ave.
Entertainment: The committee may recommend council approve allowing people to have alcohol while on the car-free portion of the road.
Car-free: The committee will get an update on not having cars on Cal Ave.
Businesses: The committee will discuss strategies to keep and attract businesses to town.
PALO ALTO SCHOOL BOARD
6:30 p.m., Tuesday
25 Churchill Ave.
Confidential: The board will be briefed on state law that allows it to meet in private and what can be discussed in public after a closed session.
[See AGENDAS, page 6]
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Deaths
San Mateo County Coroner: March 12
Darlene Benet Morgan, 80, of Daly City
Rebecca Schuette, 86, of San Carlos
Births
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto: Aug. 5
Nicolas Kim Bruno, a boy
Kalea Nash Chambers, a girl
Khorsheed Ghazvini Fakhraei, a girl
Cass Sylvester Greco, a boy
Olivia Emma Jimenez, a girl
Charles Brian Lai, a boy
Alina Penelope Lopez, a girl
Lucia Florica Morais, a girl
Vedant Gopisetty Philip, a boy
Paloma Shay Prillaman, a girl
Noam Ramos, a boy
Yasin Ahsif Sheikh, a boy
Theo Rian Yu Steinhart, a boy
Ocean Maverick Tom, a boy
Isabel Jordan Veldhuis, a girl
Aug. 4
Aitana Ac Dominguez, a girl
Ibrahim Ismail Bol Locon, a boy
Alana Grace Campos, a girl
Lusia Jade Lolonaati Foster, a girl
Alexander William Sharma Furlong, a boy
Ailanni Itzamarie Garcia Cortez, a girl
Valentina Gonzalez Macias, a girl
Antonio Rafael Gonzalez Xiloj, a boy
Audrey Muli Huang, a girl
Nancy Tatiana Lopez Soc, a girl
Sophia Martinez Miranda, a girl
Aynara Belen Martinez Recinos, a girl
Maverick Al Corpuz Nguyen, a boy
Rodwin Eli Ostovari, a boy
Sahana Yati Pandit, a girl
Evyn Grace Rosin, a girl
Martin Alfonso Spence, a boy
Riley Claire Tenedorio, a girl
Aug. 3
Aliana Izara Alvarez Barajas, a girl
Jack Thibodeau Chilton, a boy
Luis Artemio Francisco Manzo, a boy
Serena Siran Guo, a girl
Aliyah Atif Khan, a girl
Riley Madhu Mccracken, a boy
Zephyr Marie Tanner Naumann, a girl
Arjun Singh Saini, a boy
Emily Cristel Sebastian Juarez, a girl
Sachin Sushil Sekar, a boy
Noah David Suarez Giraldo, a boy
Josue Luis Tapia, a boy
Nevaeh Ava Torres, a girl
Axel Emmanuel Villagran Mendez, a boy
Emelly Keylani Zeledon Zamora, a girl
Aug. 2
Alessandro Brambila, a boy
Alonzo Brambila, a boy
Paula Isabella Calvoquesada, a girl
Jamie Elliot Galwin, a boy
Agastya Garg, a boy
Luke Cheuk Hang Li, a boy
Henyell Zabdiel Maldonado Sanchez, a boy
Tara Maryada, a girl
Lumina Suki Petrogarrido, a girl
Edwin Yixing Wang, a boy
Aug. 1
Elio Anthony Crane, a boy
Elianna Jennifer Diaz, a girl
Deiverlyn Nahara Duran Gil, a girl
Jaziel Alexander Jara Torres, a boy
Ayaz Kaynakca, a boy
Ameliah Iris Kupfer, a girl
Diamantae Isaiah Parker Ramirez, a boy
Alessandro Perales Fajardo, a boy
John Joseph Powers, a boy
Yamileth Ramirez Martinez, a girl
Gia Alessia Rodriguez Tapullima, a girl
Ari Veera Siva, a boy
Liam Douglas Sullivanxu, a boy
Milan Valencia, a boy
Zeus Vazquez Mora, a boy
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AGENDAS –
Budget: The board will review the district’s budget.
Search: The board will review proposals from search firms hoping to be picked to help the district look for a new superintendent. The firms are Hazard Young Attea Associates, Leadership Associates and McPherson & Jacobson LLC.
Math: The board may direct principals at Paly and Gunn to offer Multivariable Calculus / Linear Algebra.
MOUNTAIN VIEW PARKS & REC COMMISSION
6 p.m., Tuesday
201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
Plan: The commission will discuss the city’s draft parks plan.
Police: The commission may OK plans to tear out 42 trees and plant 84 new ones in order for a new police station to be built.
LOS ALTOS SCHOOL BOARD
9 a.m., Thursday
201 Covington Road
Appoint: The board will interview and then appoint either Rachel Henke, David Poll, Brandon Stroy or Sarah Weitz to fill the empty seat on the school board.
ATHERTON CITY COUNCIL
5:15 p.m., Wednesday
80 Fair Oaks Lane
Closed: Behind closed doors, council will evaluate City Attorney Mona Ebrahimi and City Manager George Rodericks’ performance.
Transit: Council may update its zoning to allow housing projects on any site near public transit.
Housing: Council will review a progress report on the implementation of the Housing Element, a state-required housing plan.
Gas: Council will discuss switching town-owned landscaping equipment from gas-powered to electric.
Alarm: Council will review a report on residents not paying penalties for false alarms, causing officers to drive to the scene.
MENLO PARK ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY COMMISSION
6 p.m., Wednesday
701 Laurel St.
Gas: Commissioners will review a progress report on residents switching from gas-powered to electric landscaping equipment.
REDWOOD CITY POLICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
6 p.m., Wednesday
1017 Middlefield Road
Military: The committee will review a presentation on how officers use military equipment.
SAN CARLOS CITY COUNCIL
5:45 p.m., Monday
600 Elm St.
Hire: Behind closed doors, council will discuss hiring a new city manager.
SAN CARLOS PLANNING & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
7 p.m., Monday
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College faculty OK strike
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The San Mateo County Community College District faculty union voted yesterday to strike if the district does not meet its demands after a year of negotiations.
The district’s faculty union, American Federation of Teachers Local 1493, has voted 95% in favor of a strike, as instructors are seeking an 18% salary increase over three years. The union represents instructors at all three of the district’s colleges, Skyline in San Bruno, Canada in Redwood City and College of San Mateo.
District’s offer
The college district’s board is offering an 11% salary increase over three years for full-time faculty and 12.5% for part-time faculty.
The district said its offer amounts to more than $31 million for its facul-
ty, according to a statement Chancellor Melissa Moreno released on Monday.
Other asks
But instructors are also asking for reasonable class sizes and protections for academic freedom, which allows them to choose the materials they use to teach, according to AFT 1493 President Rika Yonemura-Fabian. The districts’ 11% offer does not address the rising costs of living, Yonemura-Fabian said.
San Mateo County Community College faculty members can make between $86,304 to $164,472 annually, depending on their years of experience and education levels, according to the district’s salary schedule.
There is no strike date as the union will have to wait after the fact-finding process is finalized.
If a settlement is not reached, the union will call a strike.
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AGENDAS
Housing: Commissioners will review a progress report on the implementation of the Housing Element, a state-required housing plan.
EAST PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL
9 a.m. Today
2000 University Ave.
Team: Council will have a team-building session.
6 p.m., Tuesday
2415 University Ave.
Parking: Council may approve a street parking permit program.
Name: Council may approve Peninsula Clean Energy Authority to change its name to WestLight Energy.
Housing: Council will review
a progress report on the implementation of the Housing Element, a state-required housing plan.
EAST PALO ALTO PUBLIC WORKS & TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION
6 p.m., Wednesday
2415 University Ave.
Roundabout: Commissioners will review plans for a roundabout on Pulgas Avenue.
SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
9 a.m., Tuesday
500 County Center, Redwood City
Measure K: Supervisors will discuss Measure K funding.
SEQUOIA UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
5 p.m., Wednesday
480 James Ave., Redwood City
TIDE: The board will get an update on the upcoming closure of TIDE Academy in Menlo Park.
Unions: The board will review the initial proposals from the district’s unions before entering into contract negotiations.
ICE: The board will discuss its policy on whether to cooperate with ICE agents if they show up at schools.
MENLO PARK FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
7 p.m., Tuesday
300 Middlefield Road
Station 1: The board will review the design of the new fire station at 300 Middlefield Road.
Time: The board will discuss emergency response times.
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PALO ALTO
MARCH 5
11:12 p.m. — Jose Cruz Paredones Guevara, 35, of Pescadero, arrested on a warrant, Town & Country Village.
MARCH 6
6:49 a.m. — Mauricio Enrrique Beltran, 32, of Palo Alto, and Hamilton Tausinga, 28, of San Francisco, both arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.
3:19 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 900 block of E. Meadow Drive.
MARCH 7
3:45 p.m. — Matthew Valdez, 27, of San Jose, arrested for DUI, Sand Hill Road and El Camino.
4:30 p.m. — Shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.
8:57 p.m. — Battery, El Camino.
SUNDAY
8:40 a.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered, 400 block of Maple St.
5:47 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 600 block of Channing Ave.
7:34 p.m. — Alex Hernandez, 40, of Mountain View, arrested for grand theft, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
MONDAY
8:22 a.m. — Grand theft, 1000 block of Page Mill Road.
8:59 a.m. — Vandalism, 3700 block of Middlefield Road.
10:32 a.m. — Corey Alexander Stevens, 32, transient, arrested for burglary, vandalism and resisting police, 500 block of Addison Ave.
1:18 p.m. — Vandalism, 400 block of Kipling St.
1:35 p.m. — Grand theft, 1500 block of Arastradero Road.
5:59 p.m. — Jaime Christina Lyon, 39, of Palo Alto, arrested for public drunkenness and resisting police, Walter Hays Drive.
6:07 p.m. — Francisco Javier Torres Robledo Jr., 36, transient, arrested for public drunkenness, 600 block of Urban Lane.
9:19 p.m. — James Edward Barnes Jr., 34, of Palo Alto, arrested
for domestic violence, violation of a protective order and child endangerment, Alma St.
10:24 p.m. — Julio Cesar Cholico, 35, of Redwood City, arrested for violation of a protective order, Park Blvd. and Grant Ave.
11:43 p.m. — Andrew Scott Hovious, 29, transient, arrested for grand theft and possession of drug paraphernalia, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
TUESDAY
8:59 a.m. — Michael Wu, 68, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.
2:13 p.m. — Scam reported, 4100 block of El Camino Way.
6:08 p.m. — Battery, Clark Way.
MENLO PARK
THURSDAY
3:45 a.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Marsh Road and Highway 101.
10:08 a.m. — Colleen Krieger, 57, of Redwood City, arrested for drug possession and parole violation, 1400 block of Willow Road.
3:21 p.m. — Fraud, 1000 block of Henderson Ave.
4:12 p.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Hoover St. and Valparaiso Ave.
6:14 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 600 block of Menlo Ave.
11:30 p.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered, Bayfront Expressway and Marsh Road.
STANFORD
MARCH 5
9:04 a.m. — Petty theft at Kimball Hall, 673 Escondido Road.
1:40 p.m. — Giovanni Valeriano, 32, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 600 block of Campus Drive.
9:40 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 300 block of Santa Teresa St.
10:50 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 200 block of Governors Ave.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
MARCH 5
1:56 a.m. — Melissa Squire, 32, arrested on a warrant, San Antonio Road and Highway 101.
1:38 p.m. — Vandalism, 100 block of E. El Camino.
5:24 p.m. — Battery, Downtown Mountain View Caltrain Station.
6:20 p.m. — Theft at Safeway, 580 N. Rengstorff Ave.
8:07 p.m. — Home burglary, 500 block of Ortega Ave.
11:35 p.m. — Alejandro Perez Hernandez, 51, arrested for DUI, 1900 block of Latham St.
LOS ALTOS
FEB. 28
4:04 p.m. — Hit-and-run causes injuries, San Antonio Road and Almond Ave.
4:24 p.m. — Vehicle tampering, 100 block of Hawthorne Ave.
5:29 p.m. — Vehicle tampering, 700 block of Dixon Way.
MARCH 2
8:37 p.m. — Auto burglary, 1000 block of N. San Antonio Road.
9:04 p.m. — Auto burglary, 1000 block of N. San Antonio Road.
MARCH 6
8 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes minor injuries, E. Portola Ave. and San Antonio Road.
ATHERTON
THURSDAY
3:09 p.m. — Fraud, South Gate Ave.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
TUESDAY
12:30 a.m. — Rafael Mendoza Salas, 32, arrested for domestic violence, elder abuse and child endangerment, 3000 block of William Ave.
REDWOOD CITY
MONDAY
5:15 p.m. — Complaint of kids on e-bikes or scooters speeding through baseball and soccer practices. Location not disclosed.
5:47 p.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered, Middlefield Road.
7:06 p.m. — Avelardo Hernandez Morales, 40, of East Palo Alto, cited for shoplifting at Marshalls, 2545 El Camino.
7:30 p.m. — Caller says a woman who is naked from the waist down keeps putting things in the hallway of their apartment building, Marshall St.
11:57 p.m. — Jose Arriola Torres, 58, cited for possession of drugs and
drug paraphernalia, 3600 block of Florence St. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
TUESDAY
1:35 a.m. — Robert Silvia, 31, of East Palo Alto, arrested for possession of meth, fentanyl and other drugs and drug paraphernalia, Woodside Road and Santiago Ave. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
10 a.m. — Nicholas Alexis Zarich, 45, of San Mateo, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 200 block of El Camino.
11:24 a.m. — Derrell Thompkins, 35, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 900 block of Middlefield Road.
12:17 p.m. — Josiah Alexander Delamora, 26, of San Jose, and Cristian Alexis Silva Garcia, 33, of San Jose, both arrested for grand theft, 1900 block of El Camino. The theft of merchandise worth more than $4,000 took place on Jan. 29 at Cycle Gear at 2426 El Camino.
1:01 p.m. — Emily Jazmyn Salgado, 23, of East Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant, Willow St. and El Camino. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
BELMONT
WEDNESDAY
8:28 a.m. — Francisco J. Sonora Hernandez, 48, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 500 block of Marine View Ave.
8:55 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Mountain View Ave. and Old County Road.
7:01 p.m. — Hit-and-run, Village Court and Village Drive.
7:21 p.m. — Apartment broken into and items stolen, Old County Road.
THURSDAY
5:57 a.m. — Theft from a vehicle, 1100 block of Alameda de las Pulgas. 9:13 a.m. — David Thomas Smyrak, 53, cited on a warrant, 800 block of El Camino.
12:46 p.m. — Theft, Elder Drive. 2:58 p.m. — Solicitor complaint, 1100 block of El Camino. Warning given.
5:34 p.m. — Solicitor complaint, 1100 block of El Camino. Warning given.
Saturday, March 14th
The Post prints the latest real estate transactions.
PALO ALTO
716 Ramona St., 94301, 2 bedrooms, 1042 square feet, built in 1978, Set 716 LLC to Jillian Smillie for $1,557,000, closed Feb. 9 (last sale: $1,112,500, 07-12-16)
4173 El Camino Real #44, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 2010 square feet, built in 1992, Lianfeng Shan to Christina Devine for $2,320,000, closed Feb. 11 (last sale: $2,280,000, 01-30-25)
3428 Alma Village Lane, 94306, 4 bedrooms, 2259 square feet, built in 2013, Liu Family Trust to TXRR Trust for $2,900,000, closed Feb. 11 (last sale:
$1,758,500, 03-07-13)
972 Amarillo Ave., 94303, 4 bedrooms, 1560 square feet, built in 1951, Ying Zou to Katherine and Matthew Yelovich for $3,600,000, closed Feb. 9 (last sale:
$2,777,000, 04-29-20)
MENLO PARK
628 8th Ave., 94025, 2 bedrooms, 1020 square feet, built in 1941, Emily and Jason Cornwell to Paul and Kristin Schreiber for $1,770,000, closed Jan. 27 (last sale: $480,000, 03-14-12)
2 Hallmark Circle, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 2680 square feet, built in 1986, Susan and Michael Johnson to Mukul and Anuj Khandelwal for $2,850,000, closed Jan.
30 (last sale: $2,600,000, 05-11-21)
400 Santa Margarita Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 2010 square feet, built in 1953, Singh-Sinha Living Trust to Saloni and Mitun Naidu for $3,350,000, closed Jan. 26 (last sale: $890,000, 05-19-04)
1395 Delfino Way, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1470 square feet, built in 1962, Robin and Michael Cisco to Weeks Trust for $3,525,000, closed Jan. 26 (last sale: $1,375,000, 10-18-12)
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810 Emily Drive, 94043, 3 bedrooms, 960 square feet, built in 1954, Hernandez Trust to Zimmerman Family Trust for $1,820,000, closed Feb. 9 (last sale: $136,000, 06-20-03)
534 N. Whisman Road, 94043, 1482 square feet, built in 2018, Bei Jiang to Neware Technology LLC for $3,600,000, closed Feb. 9 (last sale: $1,050,000, 08-12-14)
1521 Meadow Lane, 94040, 5 bedrooms, 3864 square feet, built in 2023, Liangliang and Jiaqi Wang to Calisa and Bradley Kellett for $6,398,000, closed Feb. 11 (last sale: $3,550,000, 05-17-22)
REDWOOD CITY
342 Alameda de las Pulgas, 94062, 2 bedrooms, 660 square feet, built in 1925, Christopher Wright to Gage Family Trust for $1,300,000, closed Jan. 30 106 Camerota Way,
94065, 3 bedrooms, 1363 square feet, built in 1996, Chiossi Trust to Sindhu and Pavan Sridhar for $1,390,000, closed Jan. 28 (last sale: $461,000, 1015-99)
2593 Hastings Ave., 94061, 4 bedrooms, 1930 square feet, built in 1952, Morton Trust to Chiara and Gary Goldman for $1,900,000, closed Jan. 30
100 Danbury Lane, 94061, 4 bedrooms, 2490 square feet, built in 1989, Xiying Huo to Dhruv and Ria Pal for $2,300,000, closed Jan. 27 (last sale: $2,250,000, 08-01-23)
SAN CARLOS
3322 Brittan Ave. #11, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1040 square feet, built in 1973, Thomas Diridon to Claudia Sanchez for $732,500, closed Jan. 26
777 Walnut St. #404, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1490 square feet, built in 2018, An Nguyen to Kim Trust for $1,825,000, closed Jan. 26
418 Ridge Road, 94070, 4 bedrooms, 3270 square feet, built in 1935, Hartzell-Harrison Trust to Chu Family Trust for $2,880,000, closed Jan. 30 (last sale: $1,500,000, 10-11-05)
BELMONT
1001 Maywood Drive, 94002, 2 bedrooms, 1420 square feet, built in 1959, Lori and Mark McLaughlin to Fredrick and Yige Hu for $1,800,000, closed Jan. 29 (last sale: $348,500, 05-02-02)
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Ann Griffiths is celebrating her First Sale 51 years ago, March 17, 1975 on St. Patrick’s Day The First house sold on Bay Road, Menlo Park for more than $100,000.
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Officers cleared in fatal shooting
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The three Redwood City police officers involved in fatally shooting a man in a standoff will not be criminally charged, a prosecutor said yesterday.
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said the three officers involved in the fatal shooting of Jose Reynaldo Lombera acted in self-defense.
Police responded to a call of a man shooting at the sidewalk on the 200 block of Hazel Avenue at 2:31 p.m. on Nov. 11. Lombera, 48, of Redwood City, had approached his neighbor, Santiago Sanchez-Vasquez, and falsely accused him of stealing his dog, according to Wagstaffe.
Lombera fired a shot into the ground two feet away from where Sanchez-Vasquez was after he denied taking the dog. Lombera said he felt like killing Sanchez-Vasquez and did not care if the police showed up, the DA said. Lombera then walked away.
Officers made a plan
Police showed up a short time later, and used a drone in order to find Lombera outside of his home at 133 Hemlock Ave. Officers gathered at the Free Wesleyan Church across the street from Lombera’s home to make a game plan. Sgt. Ruben Orozco told the four other officers with him to plan to shoot rubber bullets at Lombera if he was not compliant with officers. Officers began to close in on Lombera, and when they were about 10 to 15 feet away, they asked him to raise his hands, according to the DA’s account. Lombera began to raise his arms, but put hits hands on his sides, toward his right front pocket, Wagstaffe said. Officer Adrian Espinoza-Gonzalez fired the gun with rubber bullets and hit Lombera in the stomach, but had little effect. Lombera then got his handgun and held it with both hands in a shooting stance, the DA said.
Tried to avoid it
Orozco and Officer Carlos Ordaz fired their rifles, and Officer Jake Granado fired his handgun, Wagstaffe said. A total of nine shots were fired and four of them hit Lombera in the stomach, the DA said. Lombera was taken to Stanford Hospital, where he died from his injuries at 4:01 p.m. Meth and alcohol were found in Lombera’s system, according to the toxicology report.
The officers did everything to avoid using lethal weapons in this traumatic event, but the danger posed to nearby residents and officers was extremely high, Wagstaffe said.
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penter Harry Van Epps built the house in 1929. His wife was a church deaconess, a Red Cross captain and a Girl Scouts leader, and the family was mentioned in the local newspaper over and over again, Halberstadt said.
Who’s historic?
Mayor Sally Meadows and Councilman Pete Dailey pushed back on the idea that someone being mentioned in the newspaper makes them historically significant, especially because newspapers included more mundane information at that time.
Dailey asked if his own house is historic because he’s often in the newspaper.
Halberstadt asked Dailey if he built his house with his own hands.
“Some of it, and it wasn’t a kit from Sears,” Dailey replied.
The city identified 81 Pepper Drive as a local historic resource in 2008, requiring the owners to go through the Historical Commission before remodeling.
But the city identified the property in a drive-by survey and never did a full evaluation.
“What this drove home is that windshield surveys suck — excuse the language,” Meadows said at the Jan. 27 council meeting.
Wanted to be removed
Owner James Parivash asked to be removed from the inventory in January 2025 and sent an evaluation from historians who said the city never should’ve listed the property.
Parivash said the house has no insulation and isn’t waterproofed, resulting in contamination and a dangerous living situation.
“Everything is cracking. Everything is breaking … This house is uninhabitable. It should be shut down,” Parivash told the Historical Commission.
The city commissioned its own evaluation in June that also found the property is historically insignificant.
Attempted tampering alleged
Councilman Jonathan Weinberg said residents contacted historians to try to get them to change their opinion.
“That is absolutely unacceptable. At best, it is harassment. At worst, it is witness tampering,” Weinberg said.
Meadows said Baer, Bautista and Chapman also berated and yelled at members of the Historical Commission.
“There’s some really off behavior,” she said.
The residents formed a group called Friends of Historic Los Altos to sue the city on March 4. They’re alleging the city violated the California Environmental Quality Act and its own municipal code.
Sex assault alleged in lawsuit
A former Woodside High School student is suing the Sequoia Union High School District after it allegedly failed to protect her against a volleyball coach who has been charged with sexual assault.
Thomas Feng, a 26-year-old resident of Fremont, was employed by the district as a volleyball coach for several years, going back to at least the 20212022 school year.
During his time as a coach at Woodside High, he allegedly had an inappropriate relationship with a student that started when she was 15 years
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with authorities to reject the petitions collected with falsified information, she said.
“Under no circumstance do we tolerate this type of activity,” Weedn said in a statement. “Our campaign took immediate action and campaign attorneys reported to authorities.”
She said the campaign notified elections officials as soon as the video surfaced.
Another ballot petition funded by Building a Better California for a measure to prohibit new tax on retirement savings also appeared in the video. Spokesperson Nathan Click said the campaign “does not tolerate fraudulent activity in any signature-gathering process.”
“As soon as we became aware of the activities in question, we demanded that our signature-gathering firm identify the petition circulator, reject any and all petitions submitted by this circulator,” Click said in a statement.
There were multiple petitions on the table, and it’s unclear whether they were for any additional campaigns.
Offering money or other gifts in exchange for ballot measure signatures is illegal under the state’s election law, the secretary of state’s office said. Signatures on petitions are reviewed and verified against voter registration records, and those that don’t match won’t be counted.
“It is also a crime to circulate, sign and/or file those signed petitions with an election official any initiative petition that is known to include forged names,” the office said in a statement.
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materials to a minor. Wenzlau will need to provide his probation officer with any passwords for electronic devices when they check to ensure he doesn’t contact minors. His probation officer will also approve anytime Wenzlau wants to use the internet, according to court records. Wenzlau also has to keep his browsing
old. Feng allegedly used his position of authority to groom the student and sexually assault her on school grounds and at school events, according to the suit.
The former student filed a police report against Feng in June 2025. Feng will be arraigned in the case later this month, according to court records.
The lawsuit, accuses the district of continuing to employ Feng and allowing him around students despite multiple people raising concerns to district employees over his alleged inappropriate behavior.
history for at least 4 weeks. He is not allowed to date anyone who has a minor unless it’s approved by his probation officer.
In April 2024, Wenzlau was arrested at his home in the Crescent Park neighborhood for sending sexually explicit messages to two undercover police officers who posed as young girls. Wenzlau talked about meeting up with the girls and made sexual comments about his dog and nieces, police said.
“Wenzlau appears to be highly motivated to take action on his sexual desires toward children,” Officer Yolanda Franco-Clausen wrote in her police report.
Past as a volunteer
Wenzlau was known for leading the nonprofit Neighbors Abroad for eight years, an organization that oversees Palo Alto’s relationships with its sister cities. He also worked with the city on environmental issues for decades and lobbied for successful ballot measures in 2011, 2017 and 2022.
Wenzlau founded the environmental consultant company, Terradex, which helps clean up contaminated or environmentally sensitive properties.
After his arrest, Wenzlau left the boards for Terradex and Neighbors Abroad. Palo Alto City Council removed him from the city’s Stormwater Oversight Committee, which he helped create.
Wenzlau was released on his own recognizance in June on the condition that he would have no contact with minors.
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