Parents want less screen time And more homework on paper
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Parents are asking the Palo Alto school board to cut down on students’ screen time and restrict devices, especially in elementary school.
“We have already seen how screens affect our children’s ability to focus, connect with their peers and engage in meaningful learning,” said a petition with 199 signatures yesterday.
Parent Candice Wei started the petition, hoping the district will make changes before her 6-year-old son reaches third grade and automatically gets a Chromebook.
Wei said she’s already fed up with i-Ready, a program the district uses to teach and evaluate reading and math
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skills starting in kindergarten. Students take tests on a tablet and get lessons that adapt to their level.
Wei said she’s not convinced i-Ready is a valuable learning tool, and she’d prefer teachers go back to using books and worksheets.
“Children learn best through hands-
USA ADVANCES
The US men’s soccer team triumphed over Bosnia-Herzegovina yesterday at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara as a crowd gathered at Courthouse Square in Redwood City to watch the match. Read about story the game on PAGE 4 and see local photos on PAGE 18. Post photo by Julia Chie.
on, relational and sensory-rich experiences,” her petition said.
Parents want the board to follow in the footsteps of the Los Angeles Unified School District, which passed a policy on April 21 to stop giving devices to elementary school students and to set screen time limits for all grades.
“No third grader should be spending more time with a Chromebook than
[See SCREENS, page 19]
Fireworks return to Peninsula
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent
Move over drones, fireworks are making a comeback in Redwood City for Independence Day.
The Port of Redwood City will host the free show on Saturday night for all to see. This year the port is footing the nearly $200,000 cost of the show, rather than the city, said Christie Coats, the port’s director of operations.
The fireworks will be larger than normal to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary, and
[See FIREWORKS, page 18]
From Lee Street to Tubman Road?
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Los Altos residents want to change a street name honoring Confederate general Robert E. Lee.
Residents are interested in renaming Lee Street after Harriet Tubman, Vice Mayor Larry Lang said yesterday.
“Why does Los Altos have a street
named after a general who betrayed his oath to the U.S. Constitution to defend slavery?” Lang said in an email. “Why not change it to honor someone who bravely fought slavery, say, Harriet Tubman?”
The potential name change was spearheaded by resident Eric Albert, who lives at the corner of Lee Street
and University Avenue. Residents Jim Forster and Joan LeMahieu, who live at the corner of Lee Street and Orange Avenue, are also on board, according to Lang.
Since nobody has an address on Lee Street, the name change should be “logistically simple,” Lang said in
[See RENAME, page 19]
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USA wins knockout round for second time
Folarin Balogun scored his third goal of the World Cup before being sent off with a red card in the second half, and Malik Tillman converted on a free kick to give the 10-man United States squad a 2-0 win over Bosnia-Herzegovina last night to advance to the round of 16.
Balogun dominated the first half with his 45th-minute goal and several other chances that helped the U.S. control the match early but the Americans had to scramble down a man after his foul against Tarik Muharemovic in the 64th minute.
Tillman helped seal the win when he scored on a free kick from just outside the box in the 82nd minute with a shot off the hand of goalkeeper Nikola Vasilj.
“We had to dig deep for that one,” U.S. star Christian Pulisic said. “It
didn’t go exactly to plan with the red card, but that just shows what a good team we are. We said in the hydration break, you know, this is what it takes to be a really strong team. And, we were able to do it.”
The Americans gained just their second World Cup knockout round win. They made it to the semifinals in the first tournament in 1930 by winning their group and won a round of 16 matchup against Mexico in 2002.
Off to Seattle
The win over Bosnia in the round of 32 in this year’s expanded tournament sets up a matchup on Monday in Seattle against Belgium as the U.S. hopes to make a deep run on home soil. Belgium beat the U.S. 2-1 in extra time at the 2014 round of 16.
Tillman changed his right boot just before the free kick. He had a bloody sock around his big toe.
“You never know when it’s going to happen. Today, it happened,” he said.
The game was played less than 20 miles from the site of the first U.S. knockout round game of the modern era when the Americans lost 1-0 to heavily favored Brazil at Stanford Stadium in 1994.
Favored in this match
The U.S. was favored this time around for the first time on record in a knockout round match and didn’t let down the large contingent of red-whiteand-blue clad fans at Levi’s Stadium who were chanting “U-S-A! U-S-A!” in the closing minutes.
The win snapped a 10-game losing
streak for the U.S. against European teams dating to a tie against England in the 2022 World Cup.
It marked the first win in the World Cup for the Americans against a European team since a win over Portugal in the 2002 opener. They were winless in 13 straight World Cup matchups against European teams since then, including the 2014 loss to Belgium.
The U.S. had started fast in the group stage matches by scoring in the first 15 minutes of all three games. But it was Bosnia that had the better chances early with Matt Freese needing to make two saves early to stop Ermedin Demirovic following a deceptive goal kick that caught the U.S. defense napping and then again on the ensuing corner kick that Kerim Alajbegovic almost scored on directly.
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DEATHS
San Mateo County Coroner:
July 1
Lisa Kong, 76, of Morgan Hill
June 30
Karl Mauzey, 87, of Foster City
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Juan Baca, 70, of Redwood City
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June 23
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June 20
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June 18
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June 17
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June 16
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Jordan Jefferson, 36, of Palo Alto
June 15
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June 14
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Oct. 20
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Keoni Arthur Meade, a boy
Josephine Ferris Mockler, a girl
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Site found for new pickleball courts
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The city of Mountain View has found a place for pickleball players to go, ending their long quest for more court space that had riled up neighbors of Cuesta Park.
“Pickleball has been something that this community has been tossing around for three or four years about where we should do it,” Councilwoman Pat Showalter said at a June 23 meeting.
Google land lease
The city will lease 3.7 acres from Google at 485 and 495 Clyde Ave.,
next to Highway 237 and the Sunnyvale Municipal Golf Course.
The property can’t have homes or larger offices because it’s in a potential crash zone for airplanes from Moffett Federal Airfield, Assistant City Manager Dawn Cameron said in a report for council.
Google is planning to demolish vacant offices and lease the properties to the city for seven years.
The city will pay Google’s property taxes and property management fees, estimated to be $131,000 in the first year of the lease, Cameron said.
Google will have the option to sell
the properties to the city in exchange for credit for building parkland, Cameron said.
12 courts planned
The city is planning to build 12 courts. Design and construction should take about 18 months from when the lease is finalized in September, Cameron said.
Funding for the design will come from a $690,000 pickleball budget, and council will need to approve money for construction, Cameron said.
The Santa Clara County Airport Land Use Commission will have to approve the new courts, Cameron said.
The Mountain View Pickleball Club was interested in building courts at Cuesta Park, but neighbors didn’t want to lose any open space.
“This is a great solution to a community problem,” resident Nancy Cavagnaro said in a June 22 email to council.
Familiar dispute
Pickleball players have run into similar conflicts in Los Altos, Menlo
Park, Atherton and Palo Alto, where they want more court space but are impacting their neighbors and tennis players.
The city of Los Altos painted lines for six pickleball courts at McKenzie Park last year, and Menlo Park residents want more space at Nealon Park. Atherton tennis and pickleball players have clashed over playing times at Holbrook Palmer Park.
Most recently, the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission on May 26 rejected a request to convert two tennis courts to pickleball at Mitchell Park.
Leaders of the Magical Bridge Foundation said the pickleball noise has stopped families from coming to their playground for disabled kids.
Resident Leny Tan said she can hear the sharp, repetitive popping of pickleball from her home a half-mile away.
“It is not background noise you can tune out,” Tan said. Commissioners encouraged pickleball players to find space where noise and parking are less of an issue.
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Hitler appears in school yearbook’s baby photos
When kids at a New Jersey middle school got their yearbooks the other day, they were greeted with a surprise — in a section for student baby photos was a picture of the late Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler.
East Brook Middle School in Paramus is trying to figure out how the picture was published.
“I’ve seen kids at the park here who joke about that stuff. It’s not funny at all, it’s just gross,” Jackson Tarabokija, 17, told WNBC-TV.
The incident has sparked questions about how no one noticed before it went to print.
Shortly after East Brook gradu-
ating eighth graders starting signing each other’s yearbooks earlier in June, a teacher sounded the alarm.
“When anything happens like
this, it’s disappointing because I know one bad apple doesn’t reflect the 27,000 residents that love this community and call it home,” said Paramus Mayor Chris di Piazza. The yearbooks were collected before students could take them home and school administrators said they were working on returning corrected versions so the photo won’t remain in circulation. Police are investigating. East Brook’s principal emailed families, saying in part, “even if the image was not immediately recognizable, its inclusion in an official school publication is a severe breach of our values.”
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PALO ALTO
JUNE 23
4:48 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, San Antonio and E. Charleston roads.
8:23 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Waverley St. and Tennyson Ave.
JUNE 24
1:38 a.m. — Theft, 1800 block of Alma St.
1:44 p.m. — Fire started on a pile of miscellaneous items in the public restroom at the Bryant Street Garage, 445 Bryant St.
2:06 p.m. — Lousi Fernanda de Oliveira Vadoti, 35, of Mountain View, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1000 block of E. Meadow Circle.
2:50 p.m. — Denise Marie Smith, 48, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1000 block of E. Meadow Circle.
5:52 p.m. — Grand theft from a vehicle, Stanford Shopping Center.
8:28 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 600 block of Melville Ave.
JUNE 25
7:37 a.m. — Grand theft, 3700 block of Grove Ave.
8:33 a.m. — Elliot Edward Holt, 43, of San Francisco, arrested for creating a public nuisance at Bryant Street Garage, 445 Bryant St.
9:11 a.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 2600 block of Waverley St.
9:45 a.m. — Vandalism, Stanford Hospital.
12:33 p.m. — Shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.
3:13 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 2900 block of Waverley St.
5:23 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle, 1900 block of Geng Road.
6:51 p.m. — Giancarlo Feretti Orozco, 36, of San Mateo, arrested for violation of a restraining order and on a warrant, 2400 block of W. Bayshore Road.
9:30 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 300 block of Tennessee Lane.
MENLO PARK
MONDAY
3:54 a.m. — Rebhi Abbushi, 37, of Redwood City, arrested on two warrants, Marsh Road and Scott Drive.
12:01 p.m. — Michael Cooper, 40, transient, cited for theft and possession of drug paraphernalia, 500 block of El Camino.
12:47 p.m. — Petty theft, 400 block of Sherwood Way.
5:43 p.m. — Burglary, 600 block of Live Oak Ave.
TUESDAY
12:20 a.m. — Motekiai Taufui, 53, of East Palo Alto, cited on a warrant, Bayfront Expressway at the Dumbarton Bridge.
6:52 a.m. — Andrew Acosta, 24, of Sacramento, arrested for credit or debit card fraud, possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, and on a warrant, Menlo Park Caltrain Station.
10:39 a.m. — Lilia Romero Garcia, 37, transient, arrested on two warrants, University Ave. at the railroad tracks.
1:40 p.m. — Traffic accident causes minor injuries, Willow Road and Durham St.
WEST MENLO PARK
JUNE 16
6:17 p.m. — $393 fraudulently charged to a credit or debit card, 3600 block of Alameda de las Pulgas.
PORTOLA VALLEY
FRIDAY
11:15 a.m. — Vandalism, 3100 block of Alpine Road.
STANFORD
JUNE 24
5 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 300 block of Jane Stanford Way.
9:16 p.m. — Petty theft, 200 block of Santa Teresa St.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
APRIL 30
7:25 a.m. — Jose Gutierrez, 40, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Evelyn Ave. and Madera Way.
MAY 10
3:04 a.m. — Robert Sooto, 26, of Mountain View, cited for DUI, El Camino and Mariposa Ave.
MAY 13
1:57 a.m. — Thomas Shiels, 30, of Mountain View, cited for DUI, San Antonio Road and Central Expressway.
MAY 16
12:17 a.m. — Walter Tuncoy, 42, of Mountain View, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Villa and Franklin streets.
3:28 p.m. — Jolene Guizar, 37, of El Sobrante, cited for possession of
paint thinner or a similar substance for the purpose of huffing it, 600 block of Showers Drive.
7:35 p.m. — Daniel Guerrero Gutierrez, 32, of East Palo Alto, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Leong Drive and Evandale Ave.
9:05 p.m. — Francisco Martinez Cardozo, 62, of Sunnyvale, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, E. Middlefield Road and Easy St.
JUNE 24
7:55 a.m. — Auto burglary, 600 block of Pepperwood Court.
8:29 a.m. — Jon Greenbay, 35, transient, arrested for indecent exposure, Latham St. and Escuela Ave.
4:39 p.m. — Elder abuse alleged, 1300 block of Grant Road.
6:30 p.m. — Auto burglary, 100 block of Hope St.
8:57 p.m. — Christie West, 77, arrested for driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, 400 block of San Antonio Road.
10:19 p.m. — Battery at Joya Taqueria, 2512 California St.
11:16 p.m. — Leandro Andrade, 26, of Mountain View, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Independence Ave. and Wyandotte St.
ATHERTON
MONDAY
5:01 p.m. — Fraud, Isabella Ave.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
FRIDAY
4:46 p.m. — Ramon Randeros, 58, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and without a valid vehicle registration, Middlefield Road and Eighth Ave.
10:50 p.m. — Rogelio Reynoso Valdez, 57, of unincorporated San Mateo County, arrested for public drunkenness, Middlefield Road and Dumbarton Ave.
REDWOOD CITY
JUNE 25
1:08 p.m. — Oscar Alberto Gonzalez, 38, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 600 block of Charter St. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
4:53 p.m. — Jemal Abdou Omer, 38, cited for falsely identifying himself to police, 1600 block of El Camino.
7:44 p.m. — Juan Carlos Santiago, 42, of San Jose, arrested for shoplifting and theft of someone else’s lost property at Target, 2485 El Camino.
11:11 p.m. — Alphonse Mazhuvanchery, 26, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended or revoked license, 600 block of Veterans Blvd.
FRIDAY
6:28 a.m. — Caller says someone sprayed fire extinguishers at about 30 vehicles, E. Bayshore Road.
7:01 a.m. — Different caller says fire extinguishers were also sprayed at windows of businesses, and there are multiple broken windows, E. Bayshore Road.
7:44 a.m. — 16 fire extinguishers reported stolen, E. Bayshore Road.
9:35 a.m. — Kevin Frank Adkins, 42, of Redwood City, arrested for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements, 2100 block of Roosevelt Ave.
9:55 a.m. — Lester Emiliano Mansillas Morales, 38, of Menlo Park, cited for possession of meth, 200 block of Walnut St. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
10:47 a.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, Admiralty Place. 11:27 a.m. — Troy McLoyd Durden-Scott, 25, arrested on a warrant, Whipple Ave. and Highway 101. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
SAN CARLOS
JUNE 24
4:59 p.m. — Traffic collision causes minor injuries, Crestview Drive and Los Vientos Way.
JUNE 25
7:26 p.m. — Lupe Leleseu Makasiniuili, 19, arrested for domestic violence, 1100 block of Industrial Road.
BELMONT
MONDAY
6:47 p.m. — Man steals liquor and food from a store, El Camino. Casey Dylan Parmer, 34, arrested for shoplifting and resisting police.
8:27 p.m. — Woman steals food from a business, El Camino. Angela Rose Peddy, 51, arrested for shoplifting.
CHP
From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula.
JUNE 19
Peter M. Falcon, 22, arrested for DUI.
Esperanza Martinez Rodriguez, 31, arrested for DUI.
Byron A. Tobias Rodriguez, 21, arrested for DUI.
PALO ALTO
4133 Wilkie Way, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1596 square feet, built in 1950, Donahue Trust to Miruthubashini and Rezwan Ahmed for $3,327,000, closed June 3
290 Leland Ave., 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1513 square feet, built in 1908, Richard Risano to Hou and Liu Living Trust for $3,650,000, closed June 3
531 Maybell Ave., 94306, 4 bedrooms, 2159 square feet, built in 2002, Chang Family Trust to Kushnir Family Trust for $4,000,000, closed June 1 (last sale: $950,000, 05-22-00)
MENLO PARK
410 Encinal Ave., 94025, 4 bedrooms, 2101 square feet, built in 2019, Catapult Custodian LLC to Qvs International LLC for $2,180,000, closed May 19 (last sale: $2,198,000, 03-10-26)
2466 Sharon Oaks Drive, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1840 square feet, built in 1968, Hoffman Trust to Tung Family Trust for $2,230,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $1,236,500, 04-05-07)
ATHERTON
269 Selby Lane, 94027, 6 bedrooms, 4300 square feet, built in 1927, 8 Square Cap Mgmt LLC to Yu Zhen for $10,500,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $8,100,000, 07-24-23)
89 Douglass Way, 94027, 3 bedrooms, 3160 square feet, built in 1952, Polar Trust to Xiaosheng and Yingqi Zhang for $18,000,000, closed May 20 (last sale: $2,119,000, 07-17-09)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
492 Kahlo St., 94041, 3 bedrooms, 1637 square feet, built in 2011, Kevin Wang to Niyan Ying for $1,648,000, closed June 5 (last sale: $1,370,000, 10-27-16)
361 Pacific Drive, 94043, 3 bedrooms, 1625 square feet, built in 1998, Griha LLC to Ting and Ashley Clark for $1,700,000, closed June 2 (last sale: $1,150,000, 08-12-14)
LOS ALTOS
73 Cuesta Drive, 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1200 square feet, built in 1974, Rachelle and Dominick Moratti to Roman Family Trust for $1,450,000, closed June 5 (last sale: $1,370,000, 08-06-24)
1711 William Henry Court, 94024, 3 bedrooms, 1382 square feet, built in 1953, Haritha Peruru to Jiahao and Qinglin Chen for $3,960,000, closed June 5 (last sale: $3,800,000, 02-17-22)
730 Berry Ave., 94024, 3 bedrooms, 1481 square feet, built in 1952, Leann Trust to Patel Family Trust for $4,090,000, closed June 4
327 Hawthorne Ave.,
94022, 3 bedrooms, 2350 square feet, built in 1977, Rogers Family Trust to Gonzalez Family Trust for $4,450,000, closed June 5
PORTOLA VALLEY
21 Valley Oak St., 94028, 4 bedrooms, 3470 square feet, built in 1988, Elizabeth and Robert Hearn to Smoky Trust for $3,262,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $2,300,000, 11-02-12)
REDWOOD CITY
540 Shorebird Circle #21106, 94065, 2 bedrooms, 1413 square feet, built in 1980, Maria and Abhimitra Meka to Skyler and Ryan Giron for $1,160,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $1,160,000, 08-22-22)
211 Nimitz Ave., 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1260 square feet, built in 1946, Quijano Family Trust to Mila Maddox Invests LLC for $1,375,000, closed May 21
792 8th Ave., 94063, 2 bedrooms, 1210 square feet, built in 1947, D Souza Enterprises LLC to Sonia and Jose Torres for $1,651,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $1,300,000, 04-09-25)
SAN CARLOS
3362 La Mesa Drive #5, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1239 square feet, built in 1973, Joanne and Charles Green to Timothy Angelotti for $968,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $780,000, 06-25-25)
Entertainment
‘Minions & Monsters’ a manic misfire
BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press Writer
Every once in a while, Hollywood gets high on its own supply and makes a love letter to moviemaking. It happened recently with Steven Spielberg’s “The Fabelmans” and George Clooney’s “Jay Kelly.” Now it’s time for the unlikeliest of love-letter writers: canary-yellow, gibberish-speaking, overall-wearing mini-monsters.
“Minions & Monsters” — the third chapter in the ongoing standalone adventures of the “Despicable Me” pint-sized enablers — is about the sheer greatness of moviemaking, and it’s a navel-gazing misfire. Few industries — maybe journalism, sure — is as enamored at making its profession seem heroic.
Dawn of an era
The Minions this time find themselves at the dawn of both the movie business in Hollywood and the last push by suffragists to get the vote. It’s a weird confluence that writers Brian Lynch and Pierre Coffin fumble.
The movie has playful references to old screen gods — Harold Lloyd dangling from the hands of a clock and Charlie Chaplin swallowed by the gears of a mechanical system — along Hollywood nods to “Casablanca” and the punny title “The Good, the Bad
and the Stupid” — but the kids in the audience won’t get them and their parents are just too tired. Harold Lloyd jokes don’t hit as hard in 2026.
Two of the legion of faceless Minions step forward this time — best friends James and Henry, creative misfits amid a smear of yellow drones — to unite and make a movie. (Who knew there was a Minion counterculture?)
Things go very well at first — turns out adding a Minion or two to a cowboy or a heist movie makes them instant kings of the box office — and they soon move into a Beverly Hills mansion and become insufferable.
James dreams of winning an Oscar, which in this case is a statuette of a gold banana, a Minion obsession.
But they hit a wall when silent
movies turn to talkies. And since they spout nothing but nonsense — “Fantastico” “miso soup” and “vamos” — can’t make the transition. They’re dumped out of the studio system.
Monster mayhem
That’s when James and Henry finally get the plot going: Make their own killer monster movie by conjuring up real monsters. The first one they try turns out a little weird: The gigantic, fearsome octopus-dragon they request turns out to be a cute green Funko Pop-like critter called Goomi, voiced by Trey Parker. Goomi promises to find them some real monsters. But should we trust him?
Coffin, making his first solo directing effort after co-helming all three “Despicable Me” films and the
first “Minions,” voices all the Minions — he must be fun to have at parties — and is an assured hand. The violence levels are a little high for PG, including a beheading and various impalings, plus the usual senseless mayhem.
The screenwriters have included a romantic subplot involving a suffragette voiced by Zoey Deutch who falls for a robot-alien (standout work by Jesse Eisenberg) in a storyline that makes less and less sense. And the framing device — a museum tour guide explaining how Minions shaped Hollywood — sags awkwardly.
Adults can keep awake looking for the Easter eggs Coffin has left for serious cinephiles. Maybe the best moment is almost a throwaway: Director George Lucas, appearing as himself.
“Hooray for Hollywood” is on the soundtrack and that might have been the subtitle for the movie itself. There are some people whose eyes get moist thinking about picking up a film camera and following their muse, having their work play in a dark theater to cheers. And then there are others who just want to get on with it. “Vamos!”
Release info
“Minions & Monsters,” a Universal Pictures release in theaters now, is rated PG by the Motion Picture Association for “violence/action, language, and rude/macabre humor.” Running time: 90 minutes.
MONSTER SHARK — Minions with the alien character Goomi, voice by Trey Parker, right, in “Minions & Monsters.” Universal Pictures via AP.
State sets May 17 as Bruce Lee Day
Martial arts icon Bruce Lee, who was born in San Francisco, will become the first Chinese American in California history with an annual namesake day.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Tuesday afternoon officially designating May 17 as Bruce Lee Day, according to the office of Assemblymember Matt Haney, who represents San Francisco.
An 18-year-old Lee returned to San Francisco on May 17, 1959, after spending his childhood in Hong Kong.
Lee’s daughter, Shannon, who is CEO of the Bruce Lee Foundation, said the honor is a testament to her father’s enduring legacy as a bridge between cultures.
“From young people who found confidence and possibility in his philosophy, to families who finally saw themselves represented on screen, to athletes who still draw on his teachings of discipline and inner strength, his reach is profound,” Shannon said in a statement.
Martial arts star
Born in 1940 to Chinese parents who were touring with an opera, Lee was allowed to have birthright citizenship. The family returned to Hong Kong where Lee became a child actor and began learning Chinese kung fu.
In the ’60s, Lee found work in Hollywood, but pivoted back to Hong Kong and soon became a megastar of martial arts flicks, including “Fist of Fury.”
Glover has Alzheimer’s
Actor and activist Danny Glover, best known for starring as an easygoing police officer in the “Lethal Weapon” franchise, has revealed he has Alzheimer’s disease.
The four-time Emmy Award nominee, who turns 80 on July 22, told “Today” and People magazine that he was diagnosed with the disease three years ago.
“I’m still not accepting in my mind all parts of it,” he told People magazine. “There are the moments that you keep remembering that validate the fact that you can remember stuff. And there are moments I’ll never forget.”
More than 6 million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia.
Glover earned an honorary Oscar in 2022. Other awards came from the NAACP and BET.
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WORLD CUP WATCH PARTIES
The Daily Post was at watch parties in Courthouse Square in Redwood City and at The Pro on Ramona Street in Palo Alto. Post photos by Julia Chie and Stephanie Lam.
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to make sure it is viewable across the city, Coats said. “We wanted to make sure the broader community can see it,” Coats said. “We know last year there was a little disappointment with the drone shows not being seen throughout the (city).”
Last year, the city opted for a drone show, citing concerns about the firework’s high costs and environmental impact. The fireworks show costs about $187,000, while the drone show was only $87,000, according to the city.
Fireworks in SF, not Foster City
Meanwhile in Foster City, the city’s annual fireworks show has been postponed because of construction on the new Foster City Community Center in Leo Ryan Park, according to the city.
Over in San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge will also be lit up with fireworks, for the third time in the bridge’s history.
The bridge will be fully closed to cars shortly before 9:30 p.m. and after the end of the fireworks, according to the city. “Closure duration may change based on operational needs,” the city’s website reads. “Expect delays before the bridge reopens.” The bridge’s sidewalks will also be closed to pedestrians and cyclists at certain times on Saturday, with the east sidewalk closed as early as Friday morning.
Other festivities
Morgan Hill Outdoor Sports Center on 16500
the seafood risotto.
As usual, Vince was his friendly self. I still believe this is the best restaurant on Laurel St.”
Vince Maddalena
Condit Road, Morgan Hill. Entry is free. Gates open at 3 p.m. and close at 9 p.m.
Mountain View Shoreline Amphitheatre on One Amphitheatre Parkway. The theatre will open from 7 to 11 p.m. Residents can purchase discounted lawn and upper reserved tickets for $17 each, with a limit of eight tickets per household. Tickets can be purchased up to and including the day of the event.
Redwood City Fourth of July Parade and Festival. The celebration includes a pancake breakfast, downtown festival, sidewalk chalk art and car show. This year’s parade theme is “Celebrating America 250” and starts at 10 a.m.
Menlo Park Fourth of July Festival at Burgess Park on 501 Laurel St. The event includes a parade, community picnic and circus. Activities run from 10:45 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Los Altos Hills Fourth of July Parade at Town Hall. The parade runs from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at Town Hall on 26379 Fremont Road and ends at Gardner Bullis School.
Palo Alto’s Chili Cook Off at Mitchell Park, 600 East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will include food trucks, games, activities, live entertainment and free chili tasting.
Woodside Junior Rodeo at 521 Kings Mountain Road. Gates open at 1 p.m. Tickets for adults are $25 while children under 18 are $10.
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a real book,” said the petition in Palo Alto. The petition asks the district to block YouTube, ads and games like Roblox and Minecraft on district-issued devices.
“Unstructured time at school is critical for socialization, movement, imagination and emotional regulation,” the petition said.
Wei said she works in college consulting, helping high school students with their applications. She said she’s seen how high schoolers are negatively affected by generative AI, as they outsource their homework and struggle with reading.
“Families should not be forced into using emerging technologies, with unknown developmental and ethical implications, by default,” the petition said.
Opt out of tech
Parents want the option to opt out of educational technology like i-Ready and for all homework up to eighth grade to be done with paper and pencil, so school-issued devices can stay at school.
Wei said she’s meeting with teachers’ union president Tom Culbertson at the end of July to see how teachers feel about i-Ready and screen time.
She’s planning to bring the petition to board members at their next meeting in August, and she’s asking all of the school board candidates about their position on screen time before the Nov. 3 election.
“I will probably support whoever feels the strongest about this,” Wei said in an interview yesterday.
Tech pushback elsewhere
The effort in Palo Alto schools is part of a larger pushback against big tech, Wei said. Parents have been inspired by two books about the harms
of excessive screen time on children: “The Anxious Generation” by Jonathan Haidt and “The Digital Delusion” by Jared Cooney Horvath.
Parents said they can protect students from excessive screen time at home but need the board’s support to keep them off screens in school. Parents want schools to ask for their consent before using data-collecting apps and to stop using screen time as a reward.
“Using screens as a behavioral incentive increases their perceived value and can contribute to unhealthy dependency and compulsive use,” the petition said.
Wei said she’s seen that with her own children. She started allowing her eldest son to play video games, but he just kept arguing for more. Since he’s content with a book, she decided to have him read instead.
No phones in class
The Sequoia Union High School District board voted 3-2 on June 17 to ban phones in high school classrooms, stopping short of a bell-to-bell ban.
“There’s a lot of logistics that we have to think about before we go to the all-day ban. I think some (kids) are addicted, but I think some kids also utilize them as tools,” board member Maria Cruz said at the meeting.
Over in Mountain View
The Mountain View Whisman School District was split 3-2 on May 28 on a resolution calling for the “intentional use of educational technology.”
The board tried to stop using i-Ready in 2024, but schools brought back some lessons at the request of parents, board member Lisa Henry said.
Board member William Lambert said the policy was premature because a consultant is still working on research and parent surveys.
“Overall (the policy) puts technology use in a very negative light,” Lambert said. “With any technology there are true benefits, and there are dangers to it … Our school district should use technology to the advantage and to the education of our students.”
The board will discuss screen time again in the fall.
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an email yesterday. Lee Street connects Palm Avenue to University Avenue in the Old Los Altos neighborhood.
Lee is one of a few Civil War generals to have his name on a Los Altos street, but the rest fought for the Union. Lee Street is a block away from Sherman Street and Sheridan Street, named after generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Henry Sheridan.
Other connections
Furthering the neighborhood’s Civil War connection, the neighborhood is bounded by Lincoln Avenue.
Grant Road, honoring former general and President Ulysses S. Grant, runs through the city on the other side of Foothill Expressway.
The city’s policy for renaming streets says a name change can be initiated if a majority of residents whose addresses would change, with final approval by council.
Since nobody lives on Lee Street, City Manager Gabe Engeland said residents should get a petition from the majority of four properties that touch the street.
The Market at Edgewood
4th of July celebration started early last week at The Market at Edgewood by inviting the community for a fun afternoon of tastings, bbq, live music and activities for locals. Navi, proprietor of The Market at Edgewood, expressed delight in the community’s enthusiastic participation in their establishment. Furthermore, they emphasized their commitment to supporting local Palo Alto vendors. Navi, said, “We’re all about bringing the best food selection to our customers, from Hyper-local to International.” The Market at Edgewood is conveniently located in Palo Alto, just off 101 Embarcadero Rd heading west at 2170 W Bayshore
weekend and checkout their 4th of July specials.
THE UNITED NATIONS FILM FESTIVAL in Libraries will host a documentary film presentation at the Rinconada Palo Alto City Library on Thursday, July 16th at 6:00 PM. The featured film is “Democracy Under Siege,” directed and produced by Laura Nix. Utilizing the sharp wit and insightful artistry of Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist
Ann Telnaes, the film delves into the challenges confronting American democracy. The film presentation will be moderated by Jasmina Bojic, the founder and Executive Director of the International Documentary Film Festival UNAFF. Attend this complimentary documentary film presentation at the Rinconada Palo Alto Library, located at 1213 Newell Road, Palo Alto.
Grocery Outlet of Palo Alto Kicks off “Independence from Hunger” Program
Give $5 and get $5 off coupon for your next visit!
Jesús Valenzuela and Ismael Villalba, the owner-operators of Grocery Outlet of Palo Alto, are committed to providing exceptional value and meaningful community support. They work closely with local nonprofits, schools, and community groups to fight hunger through fundraising and charitable partnerships.
They invite you to support their annual “Independence from Hunger” initiative, which directly benefits the Ecumenical Hunger Program (EHP). Customers who donate $5 in-store will receive a $5 coupon to use on their next visit. Come visit Jesús and Ismael at 3445 Alma Street in Palo Alto today.
THE PEOPLE’S ARTIST, presented by Johnny Depp, invites creators everywhere to step forward, be seen, and support meaningful social impact through art. One exceptional artist will win $25,000, appear in Artforum Magazine, and display their artwork at The Art of Elysium’s Salon in Los Angeles. Greg Bedford, currently in the top five, says, “The energy that flows through my spirit during the creative process is one of abstract design and beauty.” Keep the vision alive. Please vote or donate. Each donation is tax-deductible and helps cancer patients create their own art.
FIT IS EVERYTHING. At Lingerie République, they specialize in bras that truly fit—offering full support across an inclusive size range from A–M cups and band sizes 28–50, backed by over 20 years of professional bra-fitting expertise. Their goal is simple: to help every body feel comfortable, supported, and confident every single day. Founder and CEO Natalie Torres notes, “To have the perfect
bra, you must first have the perfect fit.” You can book an in-store or virtual fitting at Lingerie République by visiting their website and selecting your preferred time. Lingerie République is located at Town & Country Village, Building 1, Suite 4, and is open seven days a week. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (650) 323-7979.
YOGA TEACHER TRAINING. Fulfill your dream of becoming a yoga teacher or deepen your current
practice. Join Crave Yoga’s trauma-informed 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training which blends in-person immersion with virtual learning, Aug. 4 to Oct. 8, 2026. The training is led by Nikki Saengcha (formerly Wong), a 500-hour Experienced Registered Yoga Teacher (ERYT) with two decades of teaching experience. Nikki specializes in Vinyasa/ Power Yoga and has successfully mentored more than 100 instructors through her comprehensive 200hour Vinyasa Yoga teacher training curriculum. To learn more, visit craveyoga-mv.com/teacher-training.
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