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BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The Sequoia Union High School District’s board has banned students from using their phones during class time, with some members thinking there needs to be a stricter ban.
The board voted 3-2 on Wednesday to ban phones in class, but may change
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BLOCKADE LIFTED: The U.S. lifted its blockade of Iran, and oil tankers began freely moving through the Strait of Hormuz after months of being unable to use the critical channel.
RUSSIAN REFINERY HIT: Ukraine yesterday hit a major Moscow oil refinery for the second time in a week, disrupting hundreds of flights at the capital’s airports. Ukraine aims to cut Moscow’s war revenue by targeting oil facilities.
ART PATRONS DEAD: The bodies of Judith and Wylie Sheldon, longtime members of the San Francisco art community who lived in the city’s Pacific Heights neighborhood, were were found in a running vehicle
Phones banned during class
But two school board members say ban doesn’t go far enough
it to a bell-to-bell ban in December after gathering more community feedback. A bell-to-bell ban means students would not be allowed to use their phones all
day during school hours across the district. Trustees Mary Beth Thompson and Sathvik Nori voted against the classroom ban because it doesn’t ad-
NEW NAME?
The Ravenswood City School Board was meeting last night to decide what it will name Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School after revelations that Chavez raped and sexually assaulted women while he was a labor leader. TURN TO PAGE 4 FOR DETAILS. Photo is from the school’s Instagram page.
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The Palo Alto Unified School District is cracking down on e-bikes after police recorded six crashes in March, including one student who was hospitalized.
[See THE UPDATE, page 35]
dress parents’ concerns about students’ mental health and screen addiction.
The classroom ban is moving in the right direction, but is not what parents want, Thomspon said. Thompson previously said at the June 10 meeting that many parent groups are pushing for a bell-to-bell bann because it will
[See PHONES, page 34]
Krishna wins dispute over free books
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The Mountain View Police Department will get training on free speech and religious freedom after an officer told a Hindu man that he couldn’t distribute spiritual books downtown, according to a settlement agreement obtained by the Post.
The city agreed to pay $7,500 to Verne Meis, also known as Vijaya Das, who has passed out thousands of books for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, or ISKCON.
Meis set up a folding char and table on a sidewalk
Schools to crack down on e-bikes
quickly for their reaction times, the district said in a bulletin to parents on Tuesday.
Students are running stop signs, ignoring officers, riding recklessly through crowds and speeding too
[See BOOKS, page 34] ‘Public safety emergency’
“This is a public safety emergency beyond our campuses,” the bulletin said.
Starting in the fall, students can only ride e-bikes that use pedal assist and
stay below 20 mph, and they’ll need to register their e-bikes at school, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services Yolanda Conaway said in an email yesterday.
E-bikes with a throttle and e-bikes that can go up to 28 mph are banned, the bulletin said.
The district will ban all e-bikes on
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The Ravenswood City School Board was meeting last night to decide what it will name it will name Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School after revelations that Chavez raped and sexually assaulted women while he was a labor leader.
The board continued to deliberate past the Daily Post’s deadline. The Post will report the name the board selected in Saturday’s edition.
Superintendent Gina Sudaria recommended the board pick Ravenswood Middle School as the new name.
The district did a survey and received 170 responses, Sudaria said. A total of 106 students, 38 parents, 106 employees and 22 residents offered their opinions to the board.
The district received suggestions to name the school “lions” after its mas-
cot, while others suggested not changing it, according to Sudaria.
If the board picks Ravenswood, it will have the ring of familiarity to some old timers in East Palo Alto and surrounding communities.
Ravenswood High School sat near the intersection of Donohoe Street and Bayshore Road, south of the Highway 101 interchange.
The school was closed in 1976 and its students were bused to other high schools in the Sequoia Union High School District — Menlo-Atherton, Woodside, Sequoia and Carlmont.
The abandoned Ravenswood High School building remained for several years and squatters moved in. The school was finally torn down in 1994 to make way for the Ravenswood 101 Shopping Center.
DEATHS
San Mateo County Coroner:
June 18
Goo See, 76, of Daly City
June 17
Hieu Chi Truong, 73, of East Palo Alto
June 16
Antonio Claveria, 73, of Daly City
Thomas Richard Earlywine, 53, of San Mateo
Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner:
June 10
Charles West, 81, of Pacifica
Kathryn King, 72, of Sunnyvale
Dorothy Wallace, 80, of Sunnyvale
June 9
Alina Gonzalez, 11, of Redwood City
Leo Austin, 48, of Mountain View
Ricky Richards, 51, of Sunnyvale
June 8
Ellora Satpathy, 4, of Palo Alto
June 7
Dennis Lynch, 64, of Mountain View
Henry Chang, 58, of Sunnyvale
June 6
William Kruse, 85, of Palo Alto
June 5
Jeannette Jenkins, 95, of Palo Alto
Sharon Ferguson, 71, died in Mountain View
BIRTHS
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Kassandra Jaqueline Figueroa Gonzalez, a girl
Nathaniel Gonzalezlopez, a boy
Leonel Hernandez, a boy
Aileen Isabella Linares Lara, a girl
Felix Zhiyi Pu, a boy
Gerard Milan Rivas Cota, a boy
Yazan Mohammed Shawakha, a boy
Saanvi Hana Verasamy, a girl
Oct. 12
Dylan Moses Aniag, a boy
Lexi Catherine Costes Asiatico, a girl
Gwendolyn Alina Batista, a girl
Madeline Elise Fruendt, a girl
Isabella Malanke, a girl
Katia Ilyana Martinez, a girl
Adrian David Moreno Torres, a boy
Oct. 13
Eilany Ximena Agustin Morales, a girl
Noa Landon Callejo Almero, a boy
Luke Camargo Arraes, a boy
Paul Leaton Bebb, a boy
Odelia Gordon, a girl
Leo Yuheng Lan, a boy
Arjun Deka Mayakal, a boy
Riaan Iyer Niranjan, a boy
Lucas Ty Pamplona, a boy
Rylan Thanh Tran, a boy
Franco David Trujillo, a boy
Aidan Kaito Wu, a boy
Oct. 14
Raiden Lucas Andersonnolfi, a boy
Ozzy Juan Benavidez, a boy
Celine Costa Dias, a girl
Alaya Arizbeth Lopez Jimenez, a girl
Lilian Giovana Marroquin Chavarin, a girl
Makeo Jamison Molina, a boy
Maria Alejandra Montoya Castrillo, a girl
Julien Eugene Prewitt, a boy
Liam Turuy Navarro, a boy
Kassia Rae Vanderwege, a girl
Scarlett Grace Velasquez, a girl
Oct. 15
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Meadow Jiaxuan Chen, a girl
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Inmate takes deal in murder of local
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A jail inmate who beat a Mountain View man to death in a Santa Clara County jail will go to prison for 28 years before he’s eligible for parole, court records show.
Two more inmates who were involved in the beating are headed for a trial on murder charges, with opening arguments set for Monday.
Jose Rufino, 19, of San Jose, will be sentenced on July 1 after admitting to first degree murder and participating in a criminal gang in a plea deal with Deputy District Attorney Noel Walton.
In exchange for Rufino’s guilty plea, Walton agreed to drop felony charges from 2024 for Rufino allegedly having a stolen car and evading police.
Norteno attack
Rufino and other Norteno gang members believed Oscar Umul Xicay, 23, of Mountain View, was a rival gang member from MS-13 and attacked him at the Elmwood Jail in Milpitas on Jan. 27, 2025, police said.
Rufino and Jordan Haase, 39, of San Jose, allegedly punched Umul Xicay in the shower, kicked him into a window so hard the glass broke and stomped him while he laid motionless on the ground, police said.
Pedro Arevalos, 42, of San Mateo, allegedly orchestrated the 14-minute attack, and three more inmates stood watch and cleaned up.
Surgeons removed part of Umul Xicay’s skull because of brain swelling, and he died a week later.
Umul Xicay was in jail for vandalizing a keypad at the Mountain View police headquarters and running from officers 12 hours earlier.
Rufino’s attorney, Aimee Buentello, offered two possible defense for Rufino: that he was pressured by Arevalos, and that he intended only to assault Umul Xicay.
Jury selection is underway for the trial against Arevalos and Haase inside Judge Brian Buckelew’s courtroom in San Jose.
Jail understaffed
Jail guards had only seven of 10 positions filled when Umul Xicay was killed, leaving nobody to monitor security cameras, police auditor Julie Ruhlin said in a May 14 report for the Board of Supervisors.
“As seen on video, the suspects had other allied inmates tracking deputy movement, and they ended their assault approximately five minutes before the next scheduled hourly check,” Ruhlin said in her report.
Times shown are when a report was made to police. Information is from police logs. All those named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALO ALTO
JUNE 9
3:33 p.m. — Shoplifting at Safeway, 2811 Middlefield Road.
JUNE 11
12:15 p.m. — Grand theft, 400 block of College Ave.
2:38 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Cowper St.
SUNDAY
4:37 p.m. — Theft, Robles Park.
MONDAY
9:57 a.m. — Dwayne Anthony Lubin, 52, of Mountain View, arrested on a warrant, Mitchell Park.
12:07 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle, 100 block of Seale Ave.
3:02 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 700 block of Rosewood Drive.
MENLO PARK
WEDNESDAY
1:23 a.m. — Ofelino Godinez Ramirez, 39, of Oakland, arrested on two warrants, El Camino and Valparaiso Ave.
3:04 a.m. — Nathaniel Kinsey, 61, of East Palo Alto, arrested for prowling and possession of drug paraphernalia, Willow Road and Laurel St. Ashley Stoke, 40, of East Palo Alto, is arrested for public drunkenness, and Terrell Zavoral, 20, is arrested for being under the influence of drugs, false impersonation and on three warrants.
Noon Vivianna Isabel Hernandez, 47, of Newark, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Bayfront Expressway and Willow Road.
1:05 p.m. — DoorDash order stolen, 100 block of Constitution Drive.
1:32 p.m. — Packages stolen, 100 block of Constitution Drive.
6:37 p.m. — Battery, 1200 block of Willow Road.
6:46 p.m. — Battery, Coleman Place.
9:30 p.m. — Window of a home shattered, 1000 block of Sierra Drive.
STANFORD
JUNE 10
8:35 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 500 block of Jane Stanford Way.
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MOUNTAIN VIEW
MAY 8
10:15 a.m. — Gabriel Ortiz, 35, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Terra Bella Ave.
MAY 15
7:53 p.m. — Claudia Perez, 46, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1900 block of California St.
MAY 23
3:06 a.m. — Denise Smith, 48, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1200 block of Pear Ave.
MAY 26
2:03 p.m. — Salvador Escalante, 67, of San Jose, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, El Camino Hospital.
MAY 28
7:59 p.m. — Lauder Barclay, 40, transient, cited for being under the influence of drugs, El Camino and Grant Road.
JUNE 8
4 p.m. — Gabriel Ortiz, 35, transient, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, San Leandro Ave. and San Pablo Drive.
4:04 p.m. — Grand theft, 2300 block of California St.
4:24 p.m. — Home burglary, 100 block of Infinity Way.
4:36 p.m. — Disturbance at Bill Wilson Center, 509 View St. Omar Coral, 23, of Mountain View, arrested for commission of a hate crime.
6:14 p.m. — Battery, 700 block of E. Evelyn Ave.
JUNE 9
4:10 a.m. — Theft at Walgreens, 121 E. El Camino.
6:23 a.m. — Battery, 300 block of Chiquita Ave.
7:28 a.m. — Saurarshi Sanyal, 46, of Mountain View, cited on a warrant, 800 block of E. El Camino.
7:54 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 800 block of Church St.
3:48 p.m. — Juan Castro Grimaldos, 24, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant at Mountain View Police Dept., 1000 Villa St.
4:11 p.m. — Theft, 1100 block of Armand Drive.
6:03 p.m. — Auto burglary, 2500 block of California St.
6:49 p.m. — Auto burglary, 600 block of San Antonio Road.
7:05 p.m. — Auto burglary, 600 block of San Antonio Road.
8:18 p.m. — Enedino Perez, 41, of Mountain View, arrested on a warrant, 1100 block of Boranda Ave.
9:44 p.m. — Theft, San Antonio Caltrain Station.
1:15 a.m. — Dylan Micone, 27, of Susanville, arrested on a warrant, Central Expressway and San Antonio Road.
3:56 a.m. — Dennis Escobar, 34, of Mountain View, arrested on a warrant, Wyandotte St. and Independence Ave.
LOS ALTOS
JUNE 11
9 a.m. — Burglary, 1 W. Edith Ave.
JUNE 12
11:38 a.m. — Nehemias Vasquez, 34, of San Mateo, cited on a warrant at Los Altos Police Dept., 1 N. San Antonio Road.
12:13 p.m. — Theft, 400 block of University Ave.
MONDAY
10:19 a.m. — Vehicle tampering, 300 block of First St.
6:05 p.m. — Home burglary, 1-99 block of Oak St.
TUESDAY
10:05 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 500 block of Los Ninos Way.
10:36 a.m. — Vehicle tampering, 400 block of Orange Ave.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
JUNE 12
5 p.m. — Vehicle stolen and later found to have been involved in a hitand-run collision in another area, 400 block of Hurlingame Ave.
SUNDAY
2:27 p.m. — Jose Saul Palma Orantes, 49, cited for having a falsified vehicle registration, 2100 block of Bay Road.
3:09 p.m. — Lorenzo Antonio Castillo Funes, 38, cited for having a falsified vehicle registration, Northside and Warrington avenues.
MONDAY
12:36 a.m. — Mario Velasquez Inocente, 52, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 700 block of Ninth Ave.
TUESDAY
4:40 a.m. — Intoxicated man reported, 600 block of Hurlingame Ave. Sheriff’s deputies arrive and find a man holding a large rock in a threatening manner and trying to get into a home. Bryan Alexander Juarez Ramos, 35, of Redwood City, arrested for vandalism, prowling, resisting police and probation violation.
REDWOOD CITY
MONDAY
1:03 a.m. — Francisco Bahena, 44, cited for driving without a license,
El Camino and James Ave. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
5:59 a.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, Avocet Drive.
7 a.m. — Daniel Robert Chisholm, 46, and Casey Alton Smithart, 37, both arrested for burglary, Twin Dolphin Drive. Arrests made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
8:06 a.m. — Rock thrown through a window, El Camino.
8:21 a.m. — Bracelet stolen from a workout room, Woodside Road.
9:02 a.m. — Wagon and other items stolen from a vehicle, Gordon St. 11:59 a.m. — Jesus Vega Reyna, 60, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 100 block of Hazel Ave.
2:56 p.m. — Melenie Alfaro Avina, 18, of San Bruno, arrested for theft of a vehicle and domestic battery, 100 block of Oak St.
10:24 p.m. — Resident says he let a friend stay the night but then kicked him out after he started becoming aggressive, and now the friend has returned and won’t leave, Gordon St. Mohit Soni, 26, of Pleasanton, arrested for trespassing.
11:12 p.m. — Man says that while he was in the shower, another man pulled the curtain away, and he had to shove the intruder to get him away, Walnut St.
SAN CARLOS
MONDAY
9:50 p.m. — Merchandise worth about $900 stolen from CVS, 1324 San Carlos Ave. Isaiah Brogdon, 31, arrested for shoplifting and on four warrants.
BELMONT
WEDNESDAY
5:15 a.m. — Natalie Nagy Papp, 25, cited on a warrant, 1100 block of Shoreway Road.
9:43 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, Cambridge St.
CHP
From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula.
JUNE 1
Johan S. Mayorga Sanchez, 24, arrested for DUI.
JUNE 5
Jesus Amado Modesto, 41, arrested for DUI and hit-and-run.
Darwin G. Guatzin Gomez, 24, arrested for DUI, driving with a suspended or revoked license and transportation of marijuana.
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The Federal Trade Commission and four states have sued the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, in the latest push by President Trump’s administration and others to limit sex change procedures for transgender minors.
The suit, filed on Wednesday, alleges the group, known widely as WPATH, made deceptive claims about sex change procedures for minors and its members profited off the claims. Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas filed along with the FTC.
“Parents have a right to make informed decisions about their children’s health,” FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson said on X. “The FTC will not allow parents and children to be deceived by medical organizations and providers.”
Additional allegations
The suit also alleges the group didn’t disclose the side effects of certain pediatric medical transition services, including those related to hormone treatments, and doctors then repeated to consumers “false, misleading or unsub-
stantiated statements about safety and efficacy found in WPATH guidelines.”
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In a statement WPATH said its guidelines call for care that is tailored to individual patients, rather than a “one size fits all” approach.
“Transgender and gender-diverse patients deserve the highest level of care from their medical professionals,” the group said, saying its standards are “designed to promote this through open dialogue and clear communication.”
Lawrence Gostin, an international public health expert at Georgetown University, said the lawsuit represented a “significant expansion” of the FTC’s past approach to healthcare enforcement.
He said the agency is using consumer protection law to challenge a medical association’s standards of care.
FDA panel backs mRNA flu shot for older adults
A new kind of flu vaccine moved a step closer to the U.S. market yesterday as federal health advisers recommended approval of the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the Covid pandemic.
The Food and Drug Administration is evaluating Moderna’s new shot, dubbed mFlusiva, for older Americans ahead of the winter flu season. Moderna is seeking full approval for the vaccine’s use in people ages 50 to 64 — along with authorization for use in those 65 and older while it conducts additional testing.
Risk assessment
The FDA’s independent advisory committee evaluated Moderna’s studies of the vaccine and voted unanimously that its benefits ap-
“Having this technology available puts us in a better position to be prepared for emerging strains in the future.”
pear to outweigh any risks for both age groups. The FDA will consider that recommendation in making a final decision by early August.
Tens of thousands of Americans die from influenza every year, and older adults are among the most vulnerable. There are various types of flu vaccines already available in the U.S., including three specifically recommended for people 65 and older. But vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA
technology are faster to manufacture than other types — something experts say might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates.
“Having this technology available puts us in a better position to be prepared for emerging strains in the future,” said Dr. Flor Munoz-Rivas of Texas Children’s Hospital, one of the FDA’s advisers.
Strong protection seen
In a study of 40,000 people age 50 and older, Moderna’s mRNA vaccine reduced flu cases by about 27% compared with those given another routinely used vaccine brand. In a smaller study of people 65 and older, Moderna’s shot also generated a strong protective immune response compared with a high-dose flu vaccine already recommended for that age group.
PALO ALTO
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2066 Byron St., 94301, 4 bedrooms, 3065 square feet, built in 1950, Herriot-Landman Trust to Kathashree and Devendra Chaplot for $7,350,000, closed May 22
MENLO PARK
20 Trudy Lane, 94025, 4 bedrooms, 2600 square feet, built in 2012, Elena Labrada to Katherine Johnson for $4,800,000, closed May 5 (last sale: $2,385,000, 09-24-12)
LOS ALTOS
488 Knoll Drive, 94024, 2 bedrooms, 2057 square feet, built in 1948, Bernards Living Trust to 488 Knoll LLC for $5,900,000, closed May 21
595 Springer Terrace, 94024, 5 bedrooms, 3781 square feet, built in 2018, Kaitlyn and Mark Depristo to Yong Family Trust for $7,400,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $2,410,000, 10-27-15)
LOS ALTOS HILLS
26950 Orchard Hill Lane, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 3592 square feet, built in 1975, Martial Trust to Fang
Living Trust for $6,550,000, closed May 20 (last sale: $3,499,000, 11-07-13)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
99 Sherland Ave. #D, 94043, 2 bedrooms, 840 square feet, built in 1972, Chowdhury Family Trust to Joseph Chen for $705,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $750,000, 05-10-17)
190 Granada Drive, 94043, 3 bedrooms, 1772 square feet, built in 1979, Sumich Living Trust to Shruti and Naveen Sreenivasan for $1,725,000, closed May 18 (last sale: $275,000, 0501-92)
2235 Mora Place, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 1809 square feet, built in 2018, Jenny and Jason Hsu to Pei and Kaiyuan Wang for $1,750,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $1,644,500, 01-18-20)
PORTOLA VALLEY
377 Wayside Road, 94028, 2 bedrooms, 1260 square feet, built in 1951, Thomasson Trust to Utley Family Trust for $2,850,000, closed May 5 (last sale: $1,925,000, 05-28-19)
REDWOOD CITY
102 Hyde St., 94062, 4 bedrooms, 2700 square feet, built in 1995, Libin Sun to McClure-Hunton Family Trust for $3,550,000, closed May 4 (last sale: $2,700,000, 04-19-18)
4 Beresford Court, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 3230 square
feet, built in 1986, Calden Family Trust to Given Family Trust for $3,650,000, closed May 6
SAN CARLOS
656 Walnut St. #5, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1628 square feet, built in 2007, Lee Trust to Sheerin Latham for $1,605,000, closed May 5 (last sale: $1,185,000, 07-18-07)
1019 Riverton Drive, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 820 square feet, built in 1948, Chongrui Duan to Christine and Haddon O’Neill for $1,750,000, closed May 7 (last sale: $1,288,000, 11-06-18)
248 Highland Ave., 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1640 square feet, built in 1955, Budrick Trust to Divya and Ashutosh Chaudhry for $2,400,000, closed May 8
BELMONT
600 El Camino Real #309, 94002, 2 bedrooms, 1398 square feet, built in 2019, Wang Family Trust to Lu and Manas Rai for $1,200,000, closed May 4
770 Buckland Ave., 94002, 3 bedrooms, 1770 square feet, built in 1959, Hawkins Trust to Hsu and Cheng Trust for $2,300,000, closed May 4
2671 Comstock Circle, 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2010 square feet, built in 1966, Gory Trust to MJ Family Trust for $3,450,000, closed May 4
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‘Obsession’ is a sensation — but why?
Days before “Obsession” opened in theaters, its 26-year-old director, Curry Barker, made a bet with his manager and agent. They said if the movie opened above $20 million, they would all get tattoos.
“Obsession” fell just short. It debuted with $17 million. They were still thrilled. Barker made the horror film with just $750,000. It was enormously successful. But then something unexpected happened. The following weekend, “Obsession” easily cleared $20 million. And then it did again and again and almost a fourth time — an almost unheard-of staying power.
“It was just like: Holy cow. I didn’t think that was an option,” Barker says. “Now we’ve said if it hits $300 million, we’ll all get the tattoo. We had to make a new milestone. And I think we’ll reach it.”
An unexpected hit
Over the last month, “Obsession” has sent shock waves through Hollywood. Barker’s microbudget thriller has grossed $286 million worldwide, and it’s still going. On its fifth weekend in theaters, it was second only to Steven Spielberg’s “Disclosure Day,” with $19 million. In North America, it has outgrossed “Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu.” It’s the biggest hit in the 24-year existence of Focus Features, which has had to postpone
the video-on-demand release. It ranks among the most profitable movies ever made.
Barker, who built a following making sketches and short films on YouTube, is living out the dream of every aspiring filmmaker. Life, he granted in a recent interview, is different now.
“My day to day is pretty much the same. It’s just that when I go out in public, it’s a lot different,” he says, laughing. “I actually feel a little unsafe sometimes.”
That’s an ironic development for someone whose twist on an old Mon-
key Paw story has frightened moviegoers. In “Obsession,” Bear Bailey (Michael Johnston) wishes on an antique toy called a One Wish Willow that his crush, Nikki (Inde Navarrette), loved him. The spell — loosely inspired by an old “Simpsons” Halloween episode — works disturbingly well.
Potential sea change
The astonishing success of “Obsession” has been hotly debated throughout the industry. Coupled with the A24 hit “Backrooms,” by 20-year-old Kane Parsons, it’s been a coming-out party
for YouTube as a breeding ground for the next generation of filmmakers.
It’s also brought waves of Gen Z moviegoers — who already make up a promisingly robust percentage of frequent ticket buyers — into theaters. Summer has historically been dominated by legacy franchises, but “Obsession” may represent a sea change.
“If there’s a lesson from ‘Obsession,’ I think it’s about audiences,” says Peter Kujawski, chairman of Focus Features. “We have a generation that grew up online, approaches culture with enormous curiosity and playfulness, and is far less concerned with where a filmmaker comes from than whether the story connects. They’re engaged, incredibly film-literate and eager to champion new voices and original stories.”
From YouTube to the multiplex Barker, who grew up in Mobile, Ala., before moving to Los Angeles at 18, says he feels as though he’s writing for his generation. The response to “Obsession,” he says, taps into a collective need.
“I get it because I think we’re a little tired of being at home. Our generation is the COVID generation,” says Barker. “I was fortunate enough to have all four years of high school experience. My brother, Riley, lost two years of that. We’re sick of the phones.”
Barker wanted to be an actor before
WISH COME TRUE — Inde Navarrette and Michael Johnston in “Obsession.” Focus Features via AP.
he wanted to be a filmmaker. And while his early exposure to “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” at age 11, helped set him on a horror path, he didn’t begin that way.
“I was a huge Harry Potter fan growing up. Huge. I was obsessed,” Barker says, smiling. “I had all the wands. I would dress up.”
Barker attended film school in Los Angeles for a year, where he met Cooper Tomlinson, a co-star and producer on “Obsession.” The two soon forged their own path on YouTube and TikTok. Their comedy sketch series, “That’s a Bad Idea,” found a footing online.
Barker wrote and directed the 2023 short “The Chair,” which attracted the interest of Tea Shop Productions. Producer James Harris approached Barker about a feature of “The Chair,” but he instead wanted to make a film — “Obsession” — that drew on many of the same ideas. Meanwhile, Barker also made an $800 found-footage
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“Whether you look at his earlier work or ‘Obsession,’ there’s a consistency of vision and a confidence in his storytelling that immediately sets him apart.”
What’s next for Barker?
horror film, “Milk & Serial.” After failing to secure distribution, he simply uploaded to YouTube. It went viral and landed him an agent.
“Obsession” was selected to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last year, giving it an enviable platform. After a bidding war, Kujawski and Focus acquired it for $15 million.
“What stands out about Curry is that he isn’t working from an inherited playbook,” says Kujawski.
Now, Barker is one of the most in-demand filmmakers in Hollywood. He has already shot his next feature, “Anything But Ghosts,” starring Aaron Paul and Bryce Dallas Howard, for Blumhouse. Two months ago, A24 announced that he will write and direct a reboot of “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.”
Filmmakers like Ari Aster and Zach Cregger and even Spielberg have reached out to compliment Barker on his film.
“That’s when you start to feel this impostor syndrome of like: What? It’s not that good,” Barker says, laughing. “All I see when I watch ‘Obsession’ is the problems.”
IN DEMAND — “Obsession” director Curry Barker in New York. AP photo.
New ‘Robin Hood’ saps life out of tale
BY JAKE COYLE Associated Press Writer
In the opening moments of Michael Sarnoski’s “The Death of Robin Hood,” Hugh Jackman’s Robin shelters on a cold and desolate peatland. A young attacker (Jade Croot) emerges from the dark emptiness beyond his campfire. He grabs her, tells her it was a mistake to bathe. He could smell her downwind. Then he puts a knife through her skull.
Oo-de-lally, oo-de-lally, golly what a day.
Gritty retelling
Whichever version of Robin Hood is your favorite — three cheers for the 1973 animated Disney one — the story takes a beating in “The Death of Robin Hood.” There are no knights in shining armor. There are no merry men. There is absolutely no swashbuckling.
Sarnoski, the director of the excellent Nicolas Cage thriller “Pig” and sci-fi sequel “A Quiet Place: Day One,” has sapped every bit of derring-do from the folk hero. It’s a thoughtful inversion of myth with some compelling ideas about the nature of storytelling. But it’s a total slog.
“The Death of Robin Hood” drains the blood, and life, out of an old English legend. So forget about robbing from the rich and stealing from the
poor. This Robin is a grizzled marauder who can’t even remember how many people he’s killed.
In a way, “The Death of Robin Hood” is an appropriately contemporary version of a much-retold story, suited to a time when lies and denial of history rule the day. But the oppressive dourness and forced cynicism of the film suffocate the characters. The result, while admirably considered, is almost comically misjudged. In the end, “The Death of Robin Hood” ironically supports an old movie axiom: Print the legend.
Release info
“The Death of Robin Hood,” an A24 release in theaters today, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for strong bloody violence. Run time: 123 minutes.
ROBIN REIMAGINED — Hugh Jackman in “The Death of Robin Hood.” A24 via AP.
Comedian Mencia faces tax charges
Comedian Carlos Mencia was arrested yesterday and charged with 12 felony charges for failing to report or pay taxes on more than $8 million in earnings, prosecutors said.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced the charges at a news conference where he called Mencia “one of California’s biggest tax scofflaws.”
Inside the charges
The 58-year-old stand-up comic was charged with six felony counts of failure to file personal income tax with the intent to evade taxes — one each for the years 2019 to 2024 — and six similar counts for corporate taxes.
Mencia owes more than $300,000 in state taxes on income totaling $8.7 million, Hochman said.
He has not entered a plea, and emails sent to his attorney seeking comment were not immediately answered.
Mencia was arrested at his Los An-
geles home at about 7 a.m., authorities said. He remained in custody yesterday afternoon and was being held on $250,000 bail. He is expected to make his first court appearance on Monday. If he’s convicted of all counts he could get more than 11 years in prison, along with paying the tax bills and interest that will almost double the total.
The charges are the first filed under the new district attorney’s new Business Tax Fraud Unit that was established in May by Hochman, a former longtime prosecutor of tax cases.
The charges deal only with state taxes.
Early 2000s star
Born Ned Arnel Holness in Honduras and raised in East Los Angeles, Mencia began doing stand-up in LA clubs in the late 1980s. By the early 2000s, he became one of the most popular comics in the U.S. and also did some acting in film and television. He had his own TV series, “Mind of Mencia,” combining stand-up with sketches on Comedy Central from 2005 to 2008.
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help students detach from their phones. “A student who spends every free moment behind a screen, never looking up at the people around them, is missing something school is meant to provide,” Thompson said.
Students will be able to socialize more without the distraction of their phones, she said.
Board member changed opinion
Nori said on June 10 that bell-to-bell is not a good idea because it doesn’t teach students how to use technology responsibly. But after hearing parents’ support for a bell-to-bell ban, he said it was his responsibility to represent them in advocating for the stricter ban.
Lisa Nadiv, a mother of a ninth-grader at Carlmont High School, urged the board on June 10 to implement a bellto-bell ban because a halfway policy will not protect children. Having a ban only in class allows students to continue using their phones during passing period and lunch, which lowers their performance in class, Nadiv said.
“Asking a 15-year-old to carry a device engineered to be addictive and simply choose not to use it is neither fair nor developmentally realistic,” Nadiv said.
Like slot machines
Nadiv said social media apps are like slot machines that use the same tactics of exploitation, causing teens to check their phones compulsively.
Trustees Maria Cruz and Amy Koo supported a bell-to-bell ban, but felt there needed to be details on how the ban would work and if there would be repercussions. Cruz said she was concerned about whether, in an emergency, kids would be able to use their phones, and about students with individualized education programs, also known as IEPs and 504 plans, who rely on them.
“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,” Cruz said.
The board had to decide by June 30 whether to implement a new policy for the 26-27 school year. In the fall, another survey will be conducted to compare bell-to-bell and in-classroom bans. The board will make a decision by December on any potential changes for the 27-28 school year.
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on Castro Street on Nov. 16, 2024. A police officer incorrectly believed that Meis was a mobile vendor and told him to “cease and desist” because he didn’t have a permit, the settlement said.
The Stanford Law School Religious Liberty Clinic filed claims against the city on May 14, 2025, the settlement said.
Meis and ISKCON leaders met with Chief Mike Canfield, an assistant city manager and a senior city attorney on Sept. 26.
The city representatives acknowledged the officer’s error, the settlement said.
In exchange for the $7,500 payment and officer training, Meis agreed not to file a lawsuit nor talk badly about the city.
Meis and the city “agree to maintain an open line of communication and goodwill to ensure all religious groups, including ISKCON, feel safe, secure and welcome,” the settlement said.
The settlement was signed by ISKCON board member Balimardana Das and City Manager Kimbra McCarthy on April 1.
ISKCON’s Silicon Valley temple is in Mountain View at 1965 Latham St.
He started in an airport Meis started passing out books at the Miami International Airport in the 1980s, according to a profile in ISKCON News.
But the airport restricted him from passing out books, so he went to the airport and colleges in Los Angeles. Meis was appointed “international minister of book distribution” in 2002, and ISKCON went from distributing 2 million to nearly 10 million books per year, his profile said.
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campus starting in August 2027, the bulletin said.
A Stanford student died on an e-bike when he was hit by a Honda Accord at Palm Drive and Arboretum Road around 3 a.m. on May 31, 2025. Aradshar Chaddar, 21, from Pakistan, was president of the Stanford Democrats.
State law stops city action State law prevents cities from banning e-bikes on public roads where regular bicycles are allowed.
Palo Alto Councilman George Lu said the city’s lobbyists are working with state lawmakers to properly regulate e-bikes, but the city doesn’t want to ban e-bikes for adults.
“We’re glad that the school district is moving ahead in a sensitive and phased way,” Lu said in an interview yesterday. The district is asking police officers and parent volunteers to help with education and enforcement, Conaway said.
“Repeated violations will be addressed through progressive interventions and, when necessary, loss of campus bicycle privileges,” Conaway said. Consequences could include parent conferences, alternative transportation requirements and lunch detention, but schools are focused on education first, Conaway said.
Free shuttle suspended for a week
The free Mountain View Community Shuttle and MVgo shuttles has been suspended until Wednesday because their license with the California Public Utilities Commission have expired. WeDriveU, which provides both services, will offer riders Uber vouchers during the shutdown.
The Mountain View Transportation Management Association (MTMA) anticipates Mountain View Community Shuttle and MVgo shuttle services being suspended through at least next Wednesday, June 24, according to the city.
Bill limits access to public records
BY YUE STELLA YU CalMatters
In March, Assemblywoman Blanca Pacheco introduced a measure that would have made it more expensive for Californians to obtain government records.
Amid opposition from transparency advocates and public access concerns from her own Assembly colleagues, though, the Downey Democrat diluted her proposal to simply give governments more time to respond to records requests, a change that allowed the measure to sail through the Assembly in May.
Now, she’s brought the controversial elements back — and they are even more restrictive than before, drawing fierce opposition from transparency advocates.
More delays, fees
The latest version of her proposal, Assembly Bill 1821, is co-written by the League of California Cities and the California State Association of Counties. It would allow government agencies to delay responding to certain requests and to charge $22 to $66 an hour to search for and review the records they deem are for “commercial use.”
Government agencies could also take requests to court if they believe someone is asking for the records for a malicious reason.
Pacheco told CalMatters her measure aims to prevent frivolous records requests from inundating local governments, especially requests generated by artificial intelligence.
First Amendment advocates say state law already allows agencies to decline frivolous records requests by arguing that they are “unduly burdensome.” Even when requests are legitimate, agencies routinely delay fulfilling them or withhold records for months or years, drawing legal challenges.
Pacheco’s measure would create barriers that would chill the public
on the side of the 5 Freeway near Redding earlier this week, the CHP said. A cause of death is still under investigation, authorities said, but it “appears to be medically related.” Judith was 84 and Wylie was 86.
DOGS LOCKED IN U-HAUL: A suspect was arrested and charged with animal cruelty after police discovered 21 dogs locked inside a U-Haul truck in Riverside County. Each dog was safely removed and transferred to an animal control vehicle.
KNICKS PARADE: The New York Knicks celebrated their first NBA championship in 53 years with a ticker-tape parade through Manhattan’s “Canyon of Heroes,” drawing thousands of fans dressed in the team’s blue and orange.
GUNS AND DRUGS: The Supreme Court has ruled against a broad federal
from filing requests, effectively gutting the state’s open records act and violating the spirit of Californians’ constitutional right to government information, transparency advocates argue.
Reducing accountability
“The only way that there’s any government accountability is that people know what the government is doing,” said David Snyder, a former journalist and now the executive director of the First Amendment Coalition.
“This looks a lot like an effort to evade accountability.”
The proposed changes would “make California stand out as the most secretive state in the country,” said David Cuillier, a University of Florida journalism professor who sits on the federal Freedom of Information Act advisory committee.
Advocates also criticized Pacheco’s fee proposal, arguing it would discriminate against requesters based on their use for the records. State law bars agencies from limiting access to public records based on purpose.
Playing favorites
Snyder said that language would give governments broad authority to play favorites — “to see why it is somebody’s requesting records and then to potentially make decisions based on that.”
Critics also slammed the measure for empowering agencies to decide how quickly they need to respond to requests based on how people file them.
Under current law, government agencies must respond to a request within 10 calendar days and extend the deadline for providing the records by no more than 14 calendar days.
Pacheco’s bill would extend the timeline to 10 and 14 business days respectively, but only if the requests are filed in person or by email during normal business hours.
ban on gun ownership by marijuana users. The decision is the latest in a line of firearm cases from a court that has expanded gun rights.
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Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is dismissing a criminal case that alleged President Trump’s former chief of staff Mark Meadows, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and others tried to overturn Trump’s 2020 loss in the state.
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Secretary Pete Hegseth has announced a six-month Pentagon review of American forces in Europe to determine how quickly European allies take responsibility for their own security. He criticized those allies yesterday for not providing access to bases for U.S. forces to launch attacks on Iran while prioritizing gender equity and climate change over defense.
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MyHairGirlAnnie, 5152 Moorpark Ave #45, San Jose, CA 95129, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual.
The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Ann Nguyen, 2021 N. Milpitas Blvd #112C, Milpitas, CA 95035.
Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Ann Nguyen / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 06/01/2026.
(POST June 5, 12, 19, 26, 2026)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN727223
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: TIFATECH CO., 1824 Clover Creek, San Jose, CA 95120, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual.
The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Tzu-Sui Hung, 1824 Clover Creek, San Jose, CA 95120. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 11/11/2013. /s/ Tzu-Sui Hung / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 05/28/2026.
(POST May 30, June 5, 12, 19, 2026)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN727065
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Embark At San Martin, 1470 E. Middle Ave., San Martin, CA 95046, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Solacium Holdings, LLC, 3133 W Frye Road, Suite 525, Chandler, AZ 85226. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 05/31/2018. /s/ Alec Dorman /
County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 05/21/2026.
(POST May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2026)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN726653
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Zen Udon, 173 S Murphy Ave, Sunnyvale, Ca 94086, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Sakura Enterprises, Inc., Sunnyvale, Ca 94086, Santa Clara County. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Yasumitsu Yamamoto / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/8/26.
(POST May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2026)
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: YM Violin Studio, 550 Kiely Blvd, Apt 25, San Jose, Ca 95117, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An Individual The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Yina Ma, 550 Kiely Blvd, Apt 25, San Jose, Ca 95117. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Yina Ma / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 6/2/2026. Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN727426
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN726668
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Zaytinya, 660 Stanford Shopping Center, Palo Alto, CA 94304, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company. The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Mezze South Bay LLC, 717 D St NW, 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20004. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Nestor Nova / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 05/08/2026.
(POST May 29, June 5, 12, 19, 2026)
Trump-like buffalo causes stir at zoo
With his shock of golden hair and trim 1,500-pound build, Donald Trump has been drawing crowds from across Bangladesh since he arrived at the national zoo last week.
The rare albino buffalo became a sensation when a farmer noticed that his blond tuft of hair resembled the distinctive locks of the U.S. president. After a video of the pale horned mammal went viral on social media, large numbers of people started showing up at the farm outside Dhaka to see him for themselves.
Turn of fortune
The animal was originally meant to be slaughtered for the Muslim festival of sacrifice. But citing security concerns, the government ordered him transferred to the zoo in the capital, where large crowds are now braving sweltering heat to see him.
FAMILIAR LOOK — A rare albino buffalo fondly named after Donald Trump is seen at the national zoological park in Dhaka, Bangladesh. AP photo.
On Tuesday, visitors pressed against the fence of the buffalo’s enclosure, filming with their phones as some fathers hoisted small children on their shoulders for a better view.
Local media reported that the exhibit initially included a sign that said “Donald Trump,” which was later removed.
City of Palo Alto Notification of Director’s Hearing
WHEN: Monday, June 29, 2026 at 1:00pm
WHERE: Zoom & 250 Hamilton Avenue, Community Meeting Room
PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI‐JUDICIAL. 2468 South Court [25PLN‐00224]: Request for Director’s Review of a Tentative Approval of an Individual Review Application to Allow Deconstruction of an Existing Single-Story Residence and a Detached Garage and to Allow the Construction of a New 2,481-Square-Foot Two Story Single-Family Residence with a 1,512-Square-Foot Basement An Attached JADU is also Shown for Reference but is Only Subject to Ministerial Building Permit Review. CEQA Status: Exempt from the Provisions of CEQA in Accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15303. Zoning District: R-1 (Single-Family Residential).
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN727466
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Gabeo.ai, 3000 El Camino Real, Building 4 Suite 200, Palo Alto, Ca 94306, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Gabeo Corp, 3000 El Camino Real, Building 4 Suite 200, Palo Alto, Ca 94306.
listed above on 5/11/26. /s/ Juan Martin Fermin / This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 5/11/26.
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN727684
name(s) listed above on 6/1/26. /s/ Mai-Tuyen Ho / This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 6/12/26. Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN727610
(POST June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2026) The following person(s) is
(POST June 19, 26, July 3, 10, 2026) The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Oasis Laundry Center, 5397 Camden Ave, Unit C, San Jose, Ca 95124, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company The name and mailing address of registrant(s) is (are): Three Moon Sky LLC, 6121 Ocean View Dr, Oakland, Ca 94618. Registrant/owner began transacting business under the fictitious
Registrant/owner began transacting business under the fictitious business name(s) listed above on 5/30/23. /s/ Diego Rafael / This statement was filed with the County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 6/5/26.
(POST June 12, 19, 26, July 3, 2026)
1801 Villa Street, Mountain View
3 Bed | 1 Bath | 13,144 SQ FT LOT Price upon request
Exceptional development opportunity in the heart of Mountain View. Situated on a rare 13,144 square foot parcel with R3 zoning, 1801 Villa Street offers outstanding potential for builders, developers, and investors or a buyer that wants a single family house on a large lot. The property currently features an owner-occupied single-family home offering approximately 1,650 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.
Public records indicate the site is zoned R3-2, allowing for multiple-family residential development opportunities. Conceptual renderings envision the possibility of three new homes, each approximately 1,500 square feet, all with detached ADUs of approximately 500 to 600 square feet, creating an exciting opportunity for multi-unit development, extended family living, or income-producing residences.
Buyers are encouraged to verify all development possibilities, zoning requirements, density allowances, and building standards directly with the City of Mountain View. Located near downtown Mountain View, major tech campuses, transit, dining, and shopping, this expansive parcel combines prime location, generous lot size, and future development potential in a highly sought-after neighborhood.
