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A business owner in Palo Alto wants council members and the city manager to allow RVs to park indefinitely outside of their houses. “Only then could you honestly say you’re part of the solution you’re proposing for the rest of us,” said Bill McLane, owner of Palo Alto Glass at 4085 Transport St.
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his yard. “My taxes pay for street maintenance, sanitation and code enforcement — not to have my neighborhood turned into an unregulated RV lot,” McLane said in an email. McLane asked council and City Manager Ed Shikada to provide their home address so he could tell RV
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
CORRECTION: An Aug. 12 story said Los Altos City Manager Gabriel Engeland claimed resident Jon Baer yelled at City Clerk Melissa Thurman over a speaker phone. However, Baer said he never spoke to Thurman either in person or on a speaker phone. The Post regrets the error. DRUMMER DIES: Frank Beard, the longtime ZZ Top drummer, has died at age 77. The cause of death wasn’t immediately available but he died in hospice in Richmond, Texas.
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dwellers where to go. “If this policy is good enough for my block, it’s good enough for yours,” he said. Loren Brown, who owns two properties on Park Boulevard, said the city will face a “huge backlash” during its Monday discussion on RVs, and the issue will become a campaign issue in the fall. He said council didn’t vet its pro[See RV, page 18]
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Two school districts are pulling out of a teacher housing project in Palo Alto because their apartments weren’t filled. “It’s a little disappointing that this didn’t work out,” Los Altos school board member Bryan Johnson said at a meeting on Monday. The Los Altos School District filled only six of its 24 apartments at 231 Grant Ave., next to the Palo Alto Courthouse. So the board voted on Monday to give up a preference for its employees in 18 vacant apartments. The apartments were too small, didn’t have enough storage and parking was “not that great,” Assistant Superintendent Erik Walukiewicz told the board. Rents were still too high despite the district’s extensive marketing efforts, Walukiewicz said. “A lot of people that we’re hiring already [See HOUSING, page 18]
District hit with third abuse lawsuit
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Bryan Rios, 45, of Santa Clara, allegedly assaulted a 6-year-old The Mountain View Whisman girl in his classroom at Theuerkauf School District has been hit with Elementary School in fall 2017. The girl’s attorney said the disa lawsuit alleging sexual abuse by a former teacher who has al- trict should’ve known Rios was ready cost the district $675,000 dangerous because a teacher’s aide had reported him for raping in settlements. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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Expressway sees second death in last two years A driver who died on Oregon Expressway in Palo Alto is the second person to die there in the last two years. Devan Ray Harper, 20, of Mountain View, left the road on his motorcycle and hit a curb under Alma Street around 11:15 p.m. on Dec. 16, 2024. A police officer on patrol found Harper in the road. Harper’s mother sued Santa Clara County and the city of Palo Alto in December 2025 for allegedly maintaining a dangerous road. She dropped the
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legislator and Democratic Socialists of America member, Angie Nixon, pulled off a shocking upset in Florida’s Democratic primary for Senate, defeating her better-funded opponent, retired Lt. Col. Alex Vindman, in a massive victory for progressives that continues their successes nationwide.
HIDING INFORMATION: A former senior adviser at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, David Morens, has pleaded guilty to a Weekend crash On Sunday at 11:49 p.m., a driver in his 50s hit the scheme to hide records from public disclosure that walls of the same underpass in the same westbound showed the Covid virus came from a lab in Wuhan, direction. Palo Alto police shut down the road to in- China, and not from a wet market, as Anthony Fauci vestigate for six hours, and they haven’t determined if had claimed. drugs or alcohol were a factor. The Santa Clara CounSOCIALISM LIKED: A CBS News/YouGov poll ty Medical Examiner hasn’t identified the driver. found that socialism was seen in a “very positive” or “somewhat positive” light by 58% of Democratic respondents, with 18% of the same group seeing the ideology in a “somewhat negative” or “very negative” light. DRONE WAVE: Ukraine has launched a massive wave of drone strikes targeting parts of Russia and the Moscow region. Russian defense officials claimed to have intercepted hundreds of incoming drones but fires broke out at distribution facilities. JILL STEIN SKIPS COURT: A Missouri judge issued and then abruptly withdrew an arrest warrant for three-time Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein after she skipped a court appearance in connection with her alleged assault on a police officer at an April 2024 anti-Israel college protest. The judge withdrew the warrant when an attorney for Stein arrived in court. HELP FROM RUSSIA: Russia is shipping parts for drones, missiles and explosives to Iran to replenish its weapons stockpiles decimated by U.S. and Israeli airstrikes during the war, according to NBC News. ETNA ERUPTS: Mount Etna in Sicily experienced a fresh series of explosive eruptions sending thick ash into the local airspace. The volcanic activity followed the tragic death of a U.S. tourist struck by lightning while hiking on the mountain. FORESTS OPENED UP: The Trump administration has rolled back restrictions and open portions of national forests in California to potential logging and road access. Environmental conservation groups immediately criticized the policy change as a wildfire risk. MORE ALL-STARS: The WNBA announced yesterday that San Francisco and the Valkyries will host the 2027 All-Star weekend in August. The announcement comes days after MLB announced the Giants will host the 2028 All-Star game.
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VITAL STATISTICS DEATHS
San Mateo Co. Coroner: Aug. 17 Guillermo Jurado Jr., 55, no hometown listed Aug. 15 Gregory Williams, 70, of Redwood City Aug. 14 Gonzalo Gutierrez Tovar, 75, of Mexico Randall Dean Festejo, 60, of Moss Beach Betty Grijalva, 81, of Daly City Edith Eichensehr, 89, of South San Francisco
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El Camino Hospital in Mountain View: Nov. 19 Yaseen Essam Alnaggar, a boy Carmen Debbie Bond, a girl Leonardo Castellano Rivera, a boy Kalianna Cattleya Cisneros, a girl Valentim De Andrade Figueira Zaturansky Itagiba, a boy Kiyan Dhingra, a boy Elyanna Ahmed Alaa Mohamed Elanssary, a girl Ailani Valeria Jacobo Aguirre, a girl Ella Qian Lin, a girl Maggie Meng, a girl Sriansh Vijai Patra, a boy Anderson Brumwell Wong, a boy Stella Xinmeng Zhang, a girl
Santa Clara Co. Medical Examiner: Aug. 9 Mary Park, 89, of Los Altos Aug. 8 Robert Slye, 91, of Los Altos Marina Avilez, 73, of Mountain View Aug. 7 Joselyn Flores, 72, of Mountain View Aug. 6 Daniel Starrett, 59, of Palo Alto
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City OKs 8-story apartment building
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ignore local rules on height, density and design. Council encouraged Johnson to have upper floors go further back from the street so San Antonio Road doesn’t feel like a tunnel. “This modest measure can have a great deal of favorable impact,” Councilman Pat Burt said. But Johnson said that would make the apartments too narrow. “We’re trying to maximize our square footage,” Johnson said. HOUSING PROJECT — This rendering shows a The building will reach 85 feet planned eight-story, 228-unit apartment building in height at 762 San Antonio Road. at 762 San Antonio Road.
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DOJ eyes Stanford’s foreign funding
Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon says the U.S. Justice Department is preparing to investigate Stanford over the funding it gets from China and other foreign countries, and the university’s foreign student policies. Stanford receives the fourth-highest level of funding from foreign sources in “countries of concern” among U.S.
universities, according to data from the Department of Education. “Countries of concern” include China, North Korea, Russia and Cuba. The Trump administration has been hammering elite universities, including Harvard and Columbia, over allegations of anti-Semitism and discriminatory admissions practices. Dhillon, in an interview with
Bloomberg News, said that Stanford hasn’t received the same level of scrutiny as its peers. But she said Stanford is not getting passed over “because of their virtue … It’s because I am staffing up.” Stanford’s response Stanford said it conducts rigorous due diligence on all philanthropic gifts and
sponsored research, applying enhanced scrutiny to foreign sources, particularly those from countries of concern. The university said it maintains the right to decline any gift if the source of the funds raises ethical or legal concerns. In March, the Justice Department opened an inquiry into whether race was a factor in admissions at the Stanford School of Medicine.
ened to sue the district for violating the California Voting Rights Act. Attorney William Tunick said hundreds of cities and school districts have received similar threats, and around 15 have tried to defend themselves in court. But judges have broadly interpreted the law. None of the challenges have been successful, and attorney fees reached $20 million in Santa Monica.
“These things are not cheap,” Tunick told the board. The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District and the city of Los Altos switched to area elections this year in response to similar claims. Voters pick one representative from their area, rather than voting for two or three each election. Tunick said the changes in overlap-
ping jurisdictions hurts the Los Altos School District’s defense. “I will very reluctantly be agreeing to the resolution, but I don’t want that to be viewed as agreement with the claim,” board member Stella Kam said. The district will start working on maps early next year that would be used in November 2028.
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Town hit with suit over dog’s death according to a lawsuit filed in San Mateo County Superior Court. Graves alleges the town, along with The town of Atherton is being sued by a man whose Bernese Mountain dog San Mateo County and Caltrans, which died in a hit-and-run crash while cross- are also named in the lawsuit filed on Aug. 7, knew the crossing was dangering El Camino Real. George Graves, 64, was walking his ous and didn’t fix it. Graves and his 120-pound dog Boe across El Camino attorney Shawn Hakakian say the interReal at Selby Lane on the morning of section could easily be made safer with Aug. 8, 2025, when a green Ford van pedestrian signals, proper lighting, a driving at a high speed ran over his foot sidewalk or speed limit sign. The lawsuit also cited an NBC Bay and struck his dog, who died instantly,
Area report that said that stretch of El three government entities to fix the inCamino has one of the highest pedestri- tersection. an death rates in the Bay Area. As for the driver, Lucio Villagomez Sosa, 71, was admitted for a two-year mental health diversion, according to Monetary damages sought Aside from the death of his canine San Mateo County DA Steve Wagcompanion, Graves says he was in- staffe. If he completes the two-year jured from the crash, suffering from a program, his charges will be dropped. Neither Atherton City Manager crushed foot, a cut to his right elbow, a George Rodericks nor City Attorney hurt knee and a concussion. Graves wants payment for his medi- Mona Ebrahimi responded to a request cal bills and other damages and for the for comment yesterday.
Penn State fraternity pledges were Monday as Pennsylvania Attorney made to cut and package cocaine for General Dave Sunday charged 14 peoa drug ring that was run out of two ple — including 13 current or former off-campus frat houses, authorities said. Penn State students — in connection The illicit initiation was revealed with the alleged drug ring.
The man accused of leading the operation, 24-year-old Agostino Abbatiello, surrendered yesterday after failing to appear for a scheduled arraignment on Monday on charges including pos-
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session with intent to deliver and conspiracy. He was ordered jailed without bail. According to court documents, the drug ring operated in 2023 and 2024.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS Otto Lee, District 3, President Sylvia Arenas, District 1, Vice President Betty Dương, District 2 Susan Ellenberg, District 4 Margaret Abe-Koga, District 5
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Ceremonial Presentations 8. Present the 2025 California State Association of Counties Challenge Award to the Social Services Agency relating to the Intern and Earn program. (Ellenberg) Board of Supervisors, County of Santa Clara The Award was presented. August 10, 2026 9. Present the 2025 California State Association of Counties Challenge Award to the Page 2 of 4 Probation Department relating to the Peer Health Education program. (Ellenberg)
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10. Present Proclamations and Commendations: The Commendations were presented. a. Present Commendation for Krishna Madayag as she retires after 29 years of service to the County of Santa Clara. (County Executive) b. Present Commendation for Xuan Cung as she retires after 26 years of service to the County of Santa Clara. (County Executive) 11. Present Certificates of Appreciation to Employee Excellence Award Honorees for August 2026: The Certificates were presented.
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PALO ALTO AUG. 3 3:48 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Channing Ave. and Waverley St. AUG. 4 12:29 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle, 1-99 block of Encina Ave. AUG. 8 9:11 a.m. — Vandalism, 1800 block of Park Blvd. 1:41 p.m. — Grand theft, Stanford Shopping Center. AUG. 9 10:10 p.m. — Rodrick Maurice McGee Jr., 24, of Palo Alto, arrested
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Bayfront Expressway at the Dumbarton Bridge. 2:03 p.m. — Vehicle collision causes minor injuries, 3500 block of Haven Ave. 10:20 p.m. — Jefferson Lagos, 19, of East Palo Alto, cited on a warrant, Willow Road and Newbridge St.
STANFORD AUG. 11 9:03 a.m. — Electric bike stolen, 300 block of Santa Teresa St. 9:28 a.m. — Grand theft, 300 block of Pueblo Mall. 4:58 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 600 block of Escondido Road.
MENLO PARK SUNDAY 5:55 a.m. — Hit-and-run causes property damage, Willow and Bay roads. MONDAY 12:45 p.m. — Vandalism,
MOUNTAIN VIEW AUG. 10 9:53 a.m. — Stephane Beladaci,
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REDWOOD CITY AUG. 12 1:55 p.m. — Christopher McCann, 30, of Redwood City, arrested on three warrants, Hyde St. and Avondale Ave. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies. 10:16 p.m. — Eber Uriaz Perez Ventura, 29, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Whipple Ave. and Industrial Way. Citation given
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 10/16/2023. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. Trustor: VIVEKANANDAN GOVINDAN EKAMBARAM AND VIJAYA DASARATHAN, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS COMMUNITY PROPERTY WITH RIGHT OF SURVIVORSHIP Duly Appointed Trustee: Western Progressive, LLC Deed of Trust Recorded 10/18/2023 as Instrument No. 25546626 in book ---, page--- and of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of Santa Clara County, California, Date of Sale: 09/18/2026 at 10:00 AM Place of Sale: AT THE GATED NORTH MARKET STREET ENTRANCE OF THE SUPERIOR COURTHOUSE, 191 N. FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA 95113 Estimated amount of unpaid balance, reasonably estimated costs and other charges: $ 994,634.76 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THE TRUSTEE WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, A SAVINGS ASSOCIATION OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: All right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described as: More fully described in said Deed of Trust. Street Address or other common designation of real property: 760 MENTE LINDA LOOP, MILPITAS, CA 95035 A.P.N.: 083-14-049
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The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust with interest thereon, as provided in said note(s), advances, under the terms of said Deed of Trust, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is $ 994,634.76. Note: Because the Beneficiary reserves the right to bid less than the total debt owed, it is possible that at the time of the sale the opening bid may be less than the total debt. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary of the Deed of Trust has executed and delivered to the undersigned a written request to commence foreclosure, and the undersigned caused a Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located. NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder’s office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on this property. Please be advised that the trustee may require entity or trust bidders at this trustee’s sale to provide information, documentation and/or certification of the vesting instructions and the data required to be reported pursuant to FinCEN regulations effective for transfers of residential real property to covered transferees on or after March 1, 2026. The required information must be provided to the trustee before a trustee’s deed upon sale will be issued for covered transfers. Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certifications can be found at https://www.federalregister.gov/ documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/anti-money-laundering-regulations-forresidential-real-estate-transfers and https://www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#d_5 NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (866)-960-8299 or visit this Internet Web site https://www.altisource.com/loginpage.aspx using the file number assigned to this case 2026-00583-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. NOTICE TO TENANT: You may have a right to purchase this property after the trustee auction, if conducted after January 1, 2021, pursuant to Section 2924m of the California Civil Code. If you are an “eligible tenant buyer,” you can purchase the property if you match the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. If you are an “eligible bidder,” you may be able to purchase the property if you exceed the last and highest bid placed at the trustee auction. There are three steps to exercising this right of purchase. First, 48 hours after the date of the trustee sale, you can call (855)-882-1314, or visit this internet website https://www.hubzu.com/, using the file number assigned to this case 2026-00583-CA to find the date on which the trustee’s sale was held, the amount of the last and highest bid, and the address of the trustee. Second, you must send a written notice of intent to place a bid so that the trustee receives it no more than 15 days after the trustee’s sale. Third, you must submit a bid, by remitting the funds and affidavit described in Section 2924m(c) of the Civil Code, so that the trustee receives it no more than 45 days after the trustee’s sale. If you think you may qualify as an “eligible tenant buyer” or “eligible bidder,” you should consider contacting an attorney or appropriate real estate professional immediately for advice regarding this potential right to purchase. Western Progressive, LLC, as Trustee for beneficiary C/o 1500 Palma Drive, Suite 238 Ventura, CA 93003 Sale Information Line: (866) 960-8299 https://www.altisource.com/LoginPage.aspx Date: August 4, 2026
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**This address must be used for the required delivery by certified or overnight mail of postponement requests as specified pursuant to Civil Code section 2924f(e).
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PALO ALTO 1109 Juana Court, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1436 square feet, built in 2025, Summerhill West Bayshore LLC to Sohyun and Danny Wen for $1,743,000, closed July 15 728 Seminole Way, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1314 square feet, built in 1954, Vicky and Samuel Hsu to Agnijita and Anupom Syam for $3,000,000, closed July 17 (last sale: $1,851,000, 05-12-14)
LOS ALTOS 540 Shelby Lane, 94024, 4 bedrooms, 3209 square feet, built in 1975, Gaskill Trust to Maltiel Living Trust for $6,065,000, closed July 14 1330 Villa Drive, 94024, 6 bedrooms, 5244 square feet, built in 2014, Family Poonen to Kirpekar Living Trust for $8,200,000, closed July 14 (last sale: $5,500,000, 12-26-14)
REDWOOD CITY 1858 Alameda de las Pulgas, 94061, 4 bedrooms, 1030 square feet, built in 1952, Zackary Vaughn to Nidhi and Rohit Gupta for $2,700,000, closed June 24 (last sale: $2,740,000, 04-21-22) 25 Carrera Court, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 2810 square feet, built in 1990, Marc and Mirky Hobeychi to Soodabeh and Saeid Sadeghi for $3,125,000, closed June
23 (last sale: $1,735,000, 08-27-15) 445 Iris St., 94062, 2 bedrooms, 1350 square feet, built in 1930, Edward Neale to Linda and Oliver Ping for $3,685,000, closed June 23 (last sale: $1,525,000, 11-18-20) 765 Edgewood Road, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 2650 square feet, built in 1936, Thierry Living Trust to Moquin Trust for $3,840,000, closed June 26 275 Hubbard Ave., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1700 square feet, built in 1951, Gallet Family Trust to Mark Trust for $4,985,000, closed June 24 (last sale: $1,875,000, 05-08-23) 1365 Edgewood Road, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 3190 square feet, built in 1984, DKCC Trust to Vijaya and Milan Parikh for $5,200,000, closed June 26 (last sale: $4,000,000, 10-20-21)
SAN CARLOS 967 McCue Ave., 94070, 4 bedrooms, 1550 square feet, built in 1945, Henry Casey Family Trust to Todor and Quynh Mihaylova for $2,485,000, closed June 23 (last sale: $1,625,000, 12-19-19) 80 Hilltop Drive, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1220 square feet, built in 1948, Giardi LLC to Jason and Sonia Rackelmann for $2,600,000, closed June 26 (last sale: $1,600,000, 01-23-26) 32 Beverly Drive, 94070, 4 bedrooms, 1613 square
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where the city is planning to allow RVs on one side of the street. She said her neighbors are dealing with street obstructions, generator noise and exhaust fumes. “Any council members who support this detrimental proposal will be publicly documented and put on the shame wall of Palo Alto for abandoning their constituents,” Liu said in an email to council. The permit program is intended to move RV dwellers away from businesses and neighborhoods. RV dwellers would be required to have insurance, follow a “good neighbor agreement,” work on finding housing and pay $15 per month. The city would do landscaping on Coyote Hill Road to prevent wildfires and paint new lines on Embarcadero Road so RVs don’t block bike lanes, Shikada said. Both areas would get portable toilets and trash bins.
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Sole defender Only Annie Griffin, who lives at 911 Bryant St., has come to the defense of RV dwellers. She said being a nomad isn’t a crime, and not everyone wants to live in a house. “Living an RV lifestyle can be so much fun, good for our health and gets us out of the drudgery of sameness,” Griffin said in an email to council. A council committee of Ed Lauing, Keith Reckdahl Not enough spots and Julie Lythcott-Haims has proposed a twofold But the permitted areas can handle only a fraction solution to RV dwellers crowding city streets — giving them permits and only allowing them on one side of Palo Alto’s 133 RV dwellers, as counted on May 6. Business owners have complained about RV dwellof the street. ers blocking bike lanes and driveways and scaring off customers and employees. Council’s plan Lauing, Reckdahl and Lythcott-Haims have tried The city would offer 20 permits for RV dwellers to park on Coyote Hill Road outside the Stanford Re- without success to find a parking lot where RV dwellsearch Park and 17 permits at the end of Embarcadero ers could live. Road by the sewage treatment plant. One side only On 22 blocks where RVs are concentrated, the city On impacted blocks in south Palo Alto, the comwould put up signs allowing parking on one side of the street, with the restrictions alternating sides every mittee is proposing signs that limit parking to one side of the street from January to June and the other six months. “This program design balances the need to address side from July to December. The city could measure success by getting feedimpacts of oversized vehicles with legal, practical and humanitarian considerations,” Shikada said in a back from businesses and looking at spillover parking in neighborhoods, Shikada said. report for council. The permit program and parking restrictions are expected to last one year and cost $823,800, Shikada What residents deal with Resident Yingxi Liu lives by East Meadow Circle said.
Many pitched in The county donated 1.5 acres of land and demolished an old public defender’s office, and the nonprofit Mercy Housing led construction of 110 apartments. The city of Palo Alto contributed $3 million, and Meta donated $25 million. School districts could buy into the project for $50,000 per apartment, giving their employees a preference to live there for 55 years. District gets a refund The county and Mercy Housing have agreed to give districts a full refund — Los Altos will get $900,000 back in its building fund, and Mountain View will get $600,000. Mercy Housing can then offer their apartments to the general public. The Palo Alto Unified School District purchased a preference for 29 employees, and the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District reserved 12 apartments. The rest were offered to school employees in San Mateo County. Mercy Housing spokeswoman Gabrielle Giddings didn’t have a breakdown yesterday of how many apartments were rented by each district. She said the building is 72% occupied. The building, called “The Acacia,” opened last summer. Rents are $1,886 to $2,532 for a studio,
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What changed That changed in October 2023 when the girl told a social worker that Rios touched her between her legs while they were sitting at a table with other students. The girl said she had previously reported the abuse to a friend, and she’s experienced nausea, headaches, chest pain and stomach issues. “These interfere with her ability to function in school, at home and in her relationships. She has engaged in self-harm and has been seeking significant therapy for her trauma,” her suit said. Rios was arrested for molesting the girl and as- bust reporting procedures for employees and volun- controlling, angry and aggressive,” her lawsuit said. “Several district employees took it upon themselves saulting the aide in November 2023. He signed a plea teers, Hausman said in an email yesterday. “Our commitment to student safety and well-being to warn (Flowers-Haywood) to stay away from Rios deal with Rosen’s office on Aug. 20, 2025, to spend a remains our priority,” she said. “When safety con- because of his history at the district.” year in jail and three years on probation. The district paid $625,000 to Flowers-Haywood in cerns involving an employee are reported, the district January 2025. The aide, who filed her lawsuit anontakes them seriously and acts promptly,” District took action ymously, said she told Santiago that Rios strangled District spokeswoman Shelly Hausman said the Two other lawsuits her at her apartment. She was then transferred to Huff district took immediate action when an employee reThe teacher’s aide and teacher Crysti Flowers-Hay- Elementary School. ported Rios — placing him on administrative leave, The district paid the aide $50,000 to drop her case banning him from campus and telling parents about wood both sued the district over its handling of Rios. Flowers-Haywood said she was fired for complain- in April 2025. At the time, Hausman called the lawthe situation. The district protects students with supervision pol- ing about Rios behaving aggressively toward women. suit a distraction and said the district “did not engage “In meetings, he was unreasonably demanding, in wrongful conduct of any kind.” icies, mandated trainings, background checks and ro-
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