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Tesla stiffs city over fine

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

Tesla still hasn’t paid a $750 fine for spilling 916 gallons of a dyed water solution into Matadero Creek eight months ago, according to emails obtained by the Post.

Stanford officials asked the city to

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will give cash to illegal immigrants in response to ICE raids in her city. Bass said that illegal migrants would receive a “couple hundred” dollars on cash cards, adding that the “money will not come from city coffers but from philanthropic partners,” according to the Los Angeles Times.

CHILD LABOR: An ICE raid of a marijuana farm in Camarillo has uncovered 10 illegal immigrant children working in a factory, authorities said. Agents were unable to find the parents of the children. During the raid Friday, a man who wasn’t being sought by ICE agents, climbed to the roof of a greenhouse, fell about 30 feet and died. At raids in Camarillo and Carpinteria, ICE agents clashed with rock-throwing protesters. ICE agents used tear gas to subdue the protesters.

FEDERAL SURPLUS: The federal government experienced a budget surplus of $27 billion in June, a rare occurrence. The last time the government had a monthly surplus [See THE UPDATE, page 4]

Green dye poured into Matadero Creek

remove Stanford from Tesla’s citation, but Code Enforcement Supervisor Elisa Vargas denied the request because Stanford owns the property at 1501 Page Mill Road.

“You may want to reach out to the tenants to understand what the issues may be regarding non-payment,” Vargas said in an email on April 10.

Tesla’s Environmental Program

Russia is stepping up its attacks on Ukraine in the heaviest attacks in the war so far. People in Kyiv went to the platform of a metro station to take cover. Here, a woman named Maria holds her cat during a bombing on Thursday. AP photo.

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

The Daily Post has been seeking information on the cost of investigations into San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, but the county won’t release the information.

The Post filed a request on May

Manager Bernardo Garcia has been working with the city to map Tesla’s private sewers and storm drain pipes. The city is requiring Tesla to show the flow paths for all pipes, drains and connections to the city’s systems.

The company will use dyes, cameras

[See TESLA, page 18]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

Los Altos residents are circulating a petition to have separate men’s and women’s restrooms in the renovated library.

Architects presented draft plans to the city’s Library Commission on May 22 that showed the restroom would have seven stalls for any gender and a common area for the sinks. The building would have two family restrooms that could be locked individually.

Reconfiguring the bathrooms will allow for more space in the children’s area and a room for a nonprofit that supports the library, architects said.

But resident Melissa White said many girls feel un-

[See BATHROOM, page 18]

12 for records of the bills related to Corpus’s attorneys that are being paid for by the county, bills related to attorneys the county has hired and a copy of the county’s contract with retired Judge LaDoris Cordell, who investigated the sheriff’s office after HR complaints.

Corpus has been represented by Brad Gage of Brad Gage Law and Thomas Mazzucco, Mariah Cooks, James Lassart, Philip Kearney, W. S. Wilson Leung, Christopher Ulrich and Matthew Frauenfeld of the San Francisco firm Murphy, Pearson, Bradley &

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Family wants list of Stanford suicides Did

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

The parents of soccer star Katie Meyer, who killed herself in a Stanford dorm, want a judge to order Stanford to produce records for all student suicides in the last decade, including the university’s investigations into the deaths.

The Meyers are trying to prove that Stanford knew its discipline process was overly harsh and unfair, leading to nervous breakdowns, mental health crises and suicidal thoughts.

Their lawsuit listed five Stanford students who died by suicide since January 2019: Chinese engineering student

harsh discipline lead to deaths?

Ziwen Wang, 26; Olympic cyclist Kelly Catlin, 23; Kenyan engineering student Norah Borus, 24; engineering student Jacob Meisel, 23; and law student Dylan Alexander Simmons, 27.

Also, on Feb. 2, 2021, transgender medical student Rose Wong, 25.

Wang died in an engineering lab, Meisel was struck by a Caltrain and the rest of the students died in their dorms.

Stanford officials should’ve known that Meyer would be in distress when they sent her a letter saying that her degree would be placed on hold, the Meyers said in their lawsuit.

“Had Stanford and its employees

acted with reasonable care and with any sense of humanity, Katie would be alive and here with us today,” the lawsuit said.

The Meyers filed a motion on July 3 asking Judge Frederick Chung to compel Stanford to release documents related to suicides since March 1, 2012.

Stanford objects

Stanford has objected to the subpoena, arguing the documents “are highly sensitive and confidential.”

The request is also unlikely to lead to evidence in the case because the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office “has sole

jurisdiction and authority to investigate student deaths on Stanford’s campus,” attorney Stacie Kinser said for the university.

Meyer was facing discipline for allegedly spilling hot coffee on a football player who kissed her freshman teammate in August 2021.

The investigation continued throughout her senior year while she was trying to get into Stanford Law School.

The last straw?

The Office of Community Standards emailed Meyer a letter on Feb. 28, 2022, saying that her diploma was on hold, and she could be expelled.

Meyer killed herself in her dorm

[See SUICIDES, page 19]

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HOPING FOR A DEAL: The European Union will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month.

BONDI DEFENDED: President Trump is defending his attorney general, Pam Bondi, from criticism that she has backtracked on releasing more information about sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “Let Pam Bondi do her job,” Trump wrote in all caps, encouraging his supporters to “not waste time and energy” on Epstein. But Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, after a heated argument with Bondi last week, is considering whether to resign in protest, according to NBC News.

SKYDIVING ACCIDENT: Two skydivers collided midair, and both of their parachutes collapsed, in Rochelle, Ill. One of the skydivers, a 40-year-old man, died and the other suffered severe injuries.

PRESIDENT DONALD Trump says he is considering revoking actress and comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s U.S. citizenship. Trump claimed on social media that O’Donnell is not in the “best interests” of the country and suggested she should stay in Ireland, where she moved earlier this year.

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Deaths

Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office:

June 25

Makhan Gogia, 91, of Sunnyvale

June 24

Hossein Esfahani, 94, of Belmont

Mark Kousnetz, 66, of Palo Alto

June 23

James Swan, 91, of Petaluma, died at Stanford

June 22

Martha McCaine, 67, of Palo Alto

John Cunniff, 62, of Sunnyvale

Richard Siegel, 79, of Sunnyvale

Births

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto:

Dec. 28

Eithan Danilo Aguilar Navarro, a boy

Adalyn Noelle Alvarenga, a girl

Everette Louise Blanton, a girl

Jacob Israel Cabrera Zelaya, a boy

Lucas Benjamin Lopez Jocop, a boy

Aymi Isabelle Maltez Incer, a girl

Geanna Jocelyn Morales, a girl

Thiago Liam Ramirez Delgado, a boy

Thomas Gabriel Rodriguez, a boy

Chazric Ku Kiai Pukaokalani Kin

Tim Siu Jr, a boy

Amalia Sky Tsao, a girl

Mikah Angelou Navarro Tumulak, a girl

Lucy Adalynn Uribe, a girl

Melody Ayanami Vasquez Estrada, a girl

Kaylanie Virgen Ruiz, a girl

Luciana Zapata Madera, a girl

Dec. 27

Katie Chun Diaz, a girl

Finley George Donellanhill, a boy

Isaac Farfan Rosales, a boy

Bailey Danielle Gumportgilbert, a girl

Alim Islam, a boy

Jesse Pirelli Jaimez Lopez, a boy

Lyanna Angela Lopez, a girl

Jane Celine Martinez Mejia, a girl

Arjun Mathurchatterjee, a boy

Santiago Guadalupe Munoz Vargas, a boy

Ayaan Singh Palukuri, a boy

Elliott Wallace Paniagua, a boy

Elian Jael Ramirez Fuentes, a boy

Ana Victoria Ramirez Solorio, a girl

Rumi Grace Rayatkah, a girl

Jenna Ahmed Salem, a girl

Sienna Lake Slavet, a girl

A city decision with divine intervention

Sometimes I wonder if there is a God. And then God does something to make it clear that He’s here.

In December 2020, everybody was pretty depressed. The Covid lockdown, which began as “three weeks to flatten the curve,” had become 35 weeks of home confinement and there was no end in sight. People had lost their jobs, businesses had failed and the despair led two people I knew to take their own lives.

the Post. We had front-page banner headlines and the strongest editorials I could muster urging our local governments to do more testing and expedite the distribution of the vaccinations.

The story hit home

Even more depressing was the fact that people in East Palo Alto were coming down with Covid at a much higher rate than in Palo Alto. One member of a family would bring it home and it would rapidly spread throughout the house because homes in EPA generally housed more people than Palo Alto.

So we started writing about that in

Bike lanes and business

Dear Editor: Regarding the June 27 article about the new bike lane hurting businesses: We have owned a store in Palo Alto for 51 years, 21 of which has been on El Camino Real.

Usually, I’m not emotional when covering a story. I don’t care who wins the election, just that we get the results before deadline. If a business fails, I want the story first and to get all the details right. If I cover a gruesome car accident, I’m able to interview witnesses and take pictures with a stiff upper lip.

The EPA story was different. People I knew were getting Covid. It was spreading through families like wildfire. EPA had a much higher rate of Covid per capita than other cities. The other newspapers never mentioned a word about it. Nothing on the plight of EPA made the TV news. Very few local officials cared.

Then one Monday night in December 2020, I was watching the Palo Alto City Council meeting while they were talking about disbursement of federal block grant money to various nonprofits. Not very exciting TV. But if you were paying attention, there was a twist. One of the agencies that was supposed to get about $350,000 turned down the grant, saying they couldn’t meet federal guidelines. So the council had an unexpected $350,000 to spend.

Because of the Covid lockdown, public comment was occurring over the phone. Mayor Adrian Fine went to the phones and said something like, “We have Joe from Palo Alto on line 1,” as if it was a radio call-in show.

“Joe,” as it turned out, was none other than Santa Clara County Supervisor and Palo Alto resident Joe Simitian. Simitian had a great idea for the newly freed-up funds. He asked council to give the money to

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When we moved to this location, it was important that the space be easily accessible for our clients to pickup large projects from our store.

The new bike lane has reduced parking and caused significant inconvenience for our customers. We now have

to handcart cases of paper a few blocks away to load into their cars.

While we have a sign out front directing people to park behind our store and come through our back door, it is not a client-friendly setup since clients must walk through our production ar-

East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood Family Health Center so it could buy a mobile Covid testing and vaccine clinic.

Approved unanimously

Right away there were questions about whether Palo Alto — a city in Santa Clara County — could use its block grant money to help a nonprofit in San Mateo County. After some discussion, Mayor Fine said that because Palo Alto is more affluent, it could afford to front the cost of helping other cities in the Covid crisis. Council approved the idea unanimously.

Many politicians had ignored the situation in EPA. But Simitian and the Palo Alto City Council knew that helping their neighbor was the right thing to do. You could say they were doing God’s work.

Editor Dave Price’s column appears on Mondays.

eas to reach the front where our reception is.

Few businesses can devote two staffed reception areas (front and back) to greet clients.

For our operation, most of our space must be utilized for production. This

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new bike lane, coupled with the parking restrictions on the side streets, has forced us to use the few private rear parking spaces we have for our installer and delivery vehicles, leaving no areas for clients to conveniently park to do business with us. Our clients and our business keep getting squeezed, and it is no surprise why businesses leave Palo Alto.

Jennifer Allen Palo Alto

Time for Corpus to go

Dear Editor: In my opinion, soonto-be ex-Sheriff Christina Corpus is truly mentally ill. And the fact that she is continuing this losing battle to keep her job and costing San Mateo County taxpayers millions in lawsuits against her and by her justifies my opinion.

Once this fiasco is over, and in no small part due to the gutless people on the Board of Supervisors who think they need to tip toe their way to ousting her, her next move should be to pack her bags and move.

If she even thinks she can obtain a job in law enforcement anywhere in the state and beyond is far fetched. She will be lucky to secure a job as a hostess at an Applebee’s given her notoriety. I hope she is shunned by every person she encounters given her pious attitude that she has done nothing wrong.

And just to be fair with my criticism of the actors involved in this drama, those suing her including our county manager should rethink their positions as their legal actions harm us, the taxpayers, who will foot the bill should they prevail in their lawsuits.

To think these so-called law officers who took an oath to defend and protect are whining about how damaged they are emotionally because they’re feeling hurt and intimidated by Corpus’ actions against them is ludicrous. Grow a pair, you babies.

Bob Wackerman San Mateo

No regressive tax

Dear Editor: Wednesday’s report that Senate Bill 63, allowing regional transit measure on the ballot, passed the Assembly is disappointing. When this tax hits the ballot, vote “no.” We don’t need another regressive transpor-

tation funding measure. Our taxes are already too high.

Why don’t the wealthy high rollers at the Metropolitan Transportation Commission propose taxing rich tech companies and leave the little guy alone for a change?

Another regressive sales tax is a bad idea. All this nickel-and-diming adds up, and it makes the Bay Area a horribly expensive place to live, especially for people of modest means, who must pay the greatest percentage of their income in these regressive taxes and fees.

Over the last several elections, voters have passed regressive multiple tax and fee increases. Before increasing taxes yet again, waste needs to be removed from transportation projects.

Bill Hough Los Altos

The consistent justice

Dear Editor: In June 2024, Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett delivered an opinion striking down a universal injunction against President Biden. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson joined in that opinion which reversed a universal injunction that barred the Biden administration from using social-media companies to block free speech.

Barrett said in that opinion that the courts do not exercise oversight over the executive branch.

In June 2025, Justice Barrett delivered an opinion which ordered a stay of three universal injunctions that barred the Trump administration from implementing its order regarding birth right citizenship.

Again, Justice Barrett’s opinion held that the courts do not exercise oversight over the executive branch.

But this time, Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented from Barrett’s opinion.

The three dissenting justices’ opinions appear to be driven by who is president at the time.

Justice Barrett is the consistent justice whose opinions do not change based upon who is president.

Shouldn’t a justice be consistent irrespective of whether the president is a Democrat or a Republican?

Skip Justman Palo Alto

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Woman says cops exposed her breasts

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

A Redwood City woman is suing an officer for pulling her out of her car to arrest her, causing her shirt to lift, exposing her breasts.

Emelder Price, 30, filed a lawsuit in the San Mateo County Superior Court on June 28 against Redwood City and Police Officer Aziz Obaidi for arresting her with excessive force.

Price says in her lawsuit, filed by attorney Gustavo Magana, that she was staying at the Sequoia Inn at 526 El Camino Real on April 14. She was leaving the hotel, walking toward her car, when she noticed police activity, according to the lawsuit.

Price saw a man on a stretcher as she was walking and was going to wait in her car for the police to clear the exit area before leaving, the lawsuit states.

‘Yanked’ out of her car

Obaidi approached Price’s car, and after she opened her door, he “violently yanked” her out of her car by her left arm, the lawsuit states. Obaidi accused Price of knowing people involved in the incident with the man on the stretcher,

according to the lawsuit. Price said in the suit that she was confused why he thought she knew who was involved and offered to let them search her hotel room.

Obaidi was aggressive when he was about to handcuff her, causing her shirt to lift, exposing her breasts, according to the lawsuit. Price said.

Price was arrested and charged with being drunk in public, the lawsuit states. She said she wasn’t drunk and spent the whole day in custody, missed work and was unable to pick up her child.

Obaidi did not use a breathalyzer to check if she was drunk, the lawsuit states.

No charges

Magaña said the District Attorney’s office did not press charges against Price. District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said that a case for Price was not presented to his office and the Redwood City Police Department may have decided not to send it.

Redwood City Police Department declined to comment on the lawsuit or answer further questions regarding the initial call to the hotel.

‘Good Trouble’ rally planned Thursday

King Plaza outside of Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave., will be the local location of the national “Good Trouble” rally on Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

The title of the rallies here and in 1,200 other cities was inspired by the late Congressman John Lewis’ call to make “good trouble, necessary trouble, and help redeem the soul of America.”

According to a statement from the rally’s national organizers, they plan to protest several things including what they say is the Trump administration’s “extreme crackdown on our civil rights;” the targeting of “Black and Brown Americans, immigrants, trans people and others with hateful, dangerous policies,” and budget cuts to social assistance

programs such as adding work requirements to Medicare (known as Medi-Cal in California).

Speakers at the Palo Alto event include:

• LaDoris Cordell, retired judge of the Superior Court of California

• Mauni Jalali, attorney specializing in constitutional law

• Carolyn Hoskins, founder of Domini Hoskins Black History Museum

• Lisa Ratner, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Palo Alto

• Alice Smith, founder of National Voter Corps.

In addition to the speeches, the local rally will have musicians, a letter-writing table and a presentation of Congressman Lewis’ final words.

2 arrested in beauty products theft

Two people have been arrested on charges they stole $5,000 worth of beauty products from an Ulta Beauty store in Cupertino and sold the items to a suspected fence in Oakland, authorities said.

“They took the makeup,” a statement from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said, “but couldn’t cover their tracks.”

Ivan Espinoza, 33, and Claudia Barragan, 41, of Oakland, are accused of organized retail theft, receiving stolen property and conspiracy. Three more people are being sought.

The investigation turned up stolen goods from Ulta, Target, CVS, Walgreens, TJ Maxx and Sally Beauty “worth nearly $10,000 and counting,” the Sheriff’s Office said.

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Sanctuary cities lawsuit growing

A growing number of Bay Area jurisdictions, including Marin County and the cities of Berkeley, Palo Alto, Menlo Park, and Petaluma, have joined a lawsuit led by San Francisco and Santa Clara County challenging the Trump administration’s actions targeting sanctuary jurisdictions.

San Francisco City Attorney David Chiu said Wednesday that 34 new cities and counties have joined the litigation, which now includes 50 jurisdictions nationwide. The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s attempts to penalize sanctuary cities violates the U.S. Constitution.

‘Illegal and authoritarian’ “As bad as they want to, the federal government cannot commandeer our

local law enforcement,” Chiu said in a statement. “Tearing families apart and strong-arming local officials with threats of defunding or prosecution does nothing to make our country safer. The Trump Administration’s actions are illegal and authoritarian, and we believe they will continue to be found unconstitutional and unenforceable.”

Trump argues that sanctuary cities endanger the public by allowing criminals to avoid arrest.

“No more sanctuary cities! They protect the criminals, not the victim,” Trump said.

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‘Salt Path’ author fights claims of ‘fabrications’

“The Salt Path” is a memoir of resilience and courage that captured the hearts of millions and was subsequently adapted for the big screen, with actors Gillian Anderson and Jason Isaacs taking the lead roles.

But now, the book and the film are mired in a controversy that could see them suffer that very modern phenomenon — being canceled.

Penguin Publisher Michael Joseph agreed Friday with author Raynor Winn to delay the publication of her next book, “On Winter Hill.”

The delay is the latest blowback from a bombshell report in the July 6 Observer newspaper in the United Kingdom that claimed key elements of the story had been fabricated.

Author Raynor Winn stands accused of betraying the trust of her readers and of reaping a windfall on the back of lies. Winn accepts “mistakes” were made, but that the overarching allegations were “highly misleading.” She has sought legal counsel.

The book Winn’s book tells how she and

‘THE SALT PATH’ — Actress Gillian Anderson, left, and author Raynor Winn pose at the Munich Film Festival. AP photo.

her husband of 32 years, Moth Winn — a well-to-do couple — made the impulsive decision to walk the rugged 630 miles of the South West Coast Path in the southwest of England after losing their house because of a bad business investment.

Broke and homeless, the memoir relays how the couple achieved spiritual renewal during their trek, which lasted several months and which saw them carry essentials and a tent on their back.

The book also recounts how Moth Winn was diagnosed with the extremely rare and incurable

neurological condition, corticobasal degeneration, or CBD, and how his symptoms had abated following the walk.

It sold 2 million copies, became a regular read at book clubs, spawned two sequels and the film adaptation, which was released this spring, to generally positive reviews.

Not homeless

In a wide-ranging investigation, the Observer found said that the couple lost their home following accusations that Winn had stolen tens of thousands of pounds from her employer.

It also said that the couple had owned a house in France since 2007, meaning that they weren’t homeless.

And perhaps more damaging, the newspaper said that it had spoken to medical experts who were skeptical about Moth having CBD, given his lack of acute symptoms and his apparent ability to reverse them.

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PALO ALTO

WEDNESDAY

9:54 a.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 1200 block of Webster St.

10:16 a.m. — Vandalism, 300 block of Fernando Ave.

12:29 p.m. — Khadijeh Dorestan, 57, of Portola Valley, arrested for shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.

6:47 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, 900 block of Embarcadero Road.

10:11 p.m. — Theft, 2800 block of Park Blvd.

MENLO PARK

FRIDAY

12:39 p.m. — Angela Saldana, 38, cited for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, 1100 block of Merrill St. Traonte White, 28, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.

1:54 p.m. — David Torres

Vasquez, 22, of East Palo Alto, and a juvenile both arrested for robbery, 500 block of Pope St.

4:34 p.m. — Grand theft, 700 block of El Camino.

SATURDAY

12:08 a.m. — Rodrigo Gallardo Gonzalez, 43, transient, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, Marsh Road and Haven Ave.

12:39 p.m. — Traonte White, 28, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1100 block of Merrill St.

7:20 p.m. — Miguel Luna Jr., 41, of East Palo Alto, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, E. O’Keefe St. and Euclid Ave.

10:05 p.m. — Elmerson Diaz Domingo, 28, of Redwood City, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Oak Grove Ave. and Alma St. Incident handled by Atherton police.

STANFORD

JUNE 30

1:22 a.m. — Rape, 500 block of Salvatierra Walk.

2:44 a.m. — Threats, 200 block of Jane Stanford Way.

10 a.m. — Bicycle stolen, 300 block of Via Pueblo Mall.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

JULY 5

1:42 a.m. — Luis Angel Rodriguez Diaz, 25, of Mountain View, arrested for domestic violence and damaging or destroying a phone, 1900 block of Latham St.

1:58 a.m. — Dante Dominic Brown, 33, of Mountain View, arrested for battery that causes serious injuries, 1900 block of Rock St.

2:43 a.m. — Alexis Ernesto Carrizales Anguiano, 30, of Hayward, arrested for DUI, Shoreline Blvd. and Terra Bella Ave.

7:15 a.m. — Rebecca Molly Gibbons, 50, transient, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia, 700 block of Villa St.

2:30 p.m. — Giovanni Perez Garcia, 42, transient, arrested for trespassing and possession of a dirk or dagger, 1100 block of W. El Camino.

4:01 p.m. — Burglary at a business, 1900 block of Old Middlefield Way.

5:57 p.m. — Carlos Vasquez, 46, of Mountain View, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, Rengstorff Park.

10:45 p.m. — Michiharu Sono, 38, of Mountain View, arrested for domestic battery and damaging or destroying a phone, 2400 block of W. El Camino.

11:49 p.m. — Eric Garcia Perez, 19, of Mountain View, arrested for driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, Latham St. and Showers Drive. Arrest made by Los Altos police.

LOS ALTOS

JULY 7

3:38 p.m. — Hakeem Otenibagbe, 45, of Oakland, cited for narcotics possession and display of false vehicle

registration, Foothill Expressway and Springer Road.

ATHERTON

SATURDAY

10:05 p.m. — Krista Wank, 36, of Menlo Park, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and possession of drug paraphernalia, Glenwood and Laurel avenues.

NORTH FAIR OAKS

THURSDAY

11:05 a.m. — Soane Antonio Utalia, 21, arrested on a warrant, 3500 block of Bay Road.

4:15 p.m. — Arturo Villanueva Cordova, 40, of Antioch, arrested on a warrant, Marsh Road and Fair Oaks Ave. Arrest made by Atherton police.

10:50 p.m. — Ervin Estaurdo Barillas Mendez, 34, arrested for domestic battery and child endangerment, 300 block of Second Ave.

REDWOOD CITY

APRIL 9

Gerardo Conrriquez, 36, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, vandalism and obstructing police, Roosevelt Ave. and Adams St. Monique Goodson, 49, of San Carlos, arrested on warrants, Walnut St. and Veterans Blvd.

Roger Tyler Harvey, 37, of San Francisco, arrested on a warrant, Middlefield Road and Winslow St. Moises Pedro Robles Dona, 39, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, 800 block of Brewster Ave.

Eduardo Marcial Pina, 40, of Redwood City, cited for public drunkenness and trespassing, 800 block of Brewster Ave.

Darrell Micah Gray, 40, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant, 1900 block of El Camino.

Jose Antonio Hernandez Guzman,

31, of San Jose, arrested for grand theft, southbound Highway 101.

APRIL 10

Jose de Jesus Armenia Lopez, 23, of San Mateo, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended or revoked license, Palm Ave. and Oxford St. Jose Merodio Carrera, 24, of Redwood City, cited for reckless driving and driving without a license, Renato Court.

Claudio Cortez Cerda Jr., 29, of Redwood City, arrested for battery that causes serious injuries, 1-99 block of Circle Road.

Meryl Bravo, 46, of San Bernardino, cited on a warrant, 2600 block of El Camino.

Joseph Ramon Vialau, 35, of San Mateo County, cited on a warrant, El Camino and Maple St.

Marvin Obdulio Aguirre Rivera, 44, of Redwood City, cited for hit-andrun, Madison Ave.

WEDNESDAY

1:40 p.m. — Victim scammed, El Camino.

3:10 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, Valota Road.

9:03 p.m. — Xavier Escoto Ramirez, 31, of Redwood City, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, battery and resisting police, 2000 block of E. Bayshore Road.

9:47 p.m. — Drunken man throwing things at cars and people, El Camino.

11:12 p.m. — Brenda Nineth Enriquez Geron, 40, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, 500 block of El Camino.

THURSDAY

3:50 a.m. — Burglary reported, 1000 block of Upton St. Michael Swanson, 30, arrested for burglary, vandalism and falsely identifying himself to police.

10:14 a.m. — Auto burglary, Scott Ave. Phone and tools taken.

2:45 p.m. — Man says a homeless man stole his backpack, Whipple Ave.

4:18 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Alameda de las Pulgas.

7:29 p.m. — Check stolen out of the mail, Upland Road.

8:47 p.m. — Jose de Jesus Nube Arellano, 39, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Commercial Way.

9:45 p.m. — Group of men fighting, Broadway.

10:22 p.m. — Two-vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Brewster Ave.

SAN CARLOS

WEDNESDAY

11:58 p.m. — Rudolph Oscern Ross Robinson, 25, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Greenwood Ave.

THURSDAY

12:22 a.m. — Claire Farley, 34, arrested for public drunkenness, 1100 block of El Camino.

11:20 a.m. — Jacob Yedlicka, 38, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Industrial Road and Commercial St.

1:46 p.m. — Billy Eugene Smith, 41, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and probation violation, 1100 block of Old County Road.

6:17 p.m. — Joseph Craig Tindall, 37, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, 400 block of Laurel St.

BELMONT

FRIDAY

12:48 p.m. — Battery at a bus stop, Ralston Ave. and El Camino.

3:12 p.m. — Elderly Belmont

resident says he was scammed out of $20,000, Malcolm Ave.

3:16 p.m. — Vehicle and cyclist collide, causing minor injuries, Alameda de las Pulgas.

7:13 p.m. — Counterfeit $100 bill reported, Hill St.

SATURDAY

3:08 a.m. — Dionias Evelio Lopez Vasquez, 30, arrested for DUI, 400 block of Harbor Blvd.

10:30 a.m. — Man steals two bags of groceries from a store, El Camino.

10:43 p.m. — Atenas Guadalupe Cornejo, 27, arrested for domestic violence, 300 block of Live Oak Way.

CHP

From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula.

DEC. 31

Jonathan H. Canel Boror, 24, arrested for DUI.

Lovejeet Singh, 27, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 1

Dustin D. Brown, 42, arrested for DUI.

Roberto C. Guerrero, 41, arrested for DUI.

Juan P. Ibarra, 19, arrested for DUI and driving without a license.

JAN. 2

Menfil N. Miranda Orozco, 40, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 3

Maria E. Valenzuela Guzman, 25, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 4

Armando Gonzalez, 46, arrested for DUI.

Christian D. Quezada, 40, arrested for DUI, driving without a license and child endangerment.

Damian J. Reyes Zuniga, 29, arrested for DUI.

Fernando Rosales Perez Jr., 27, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 5

Elijah J. Cortez, 24, arrested for DUI, driving with a suspended or revoked license and driving with an open container of alcohol.

Jaclyn R. Mendez, 36, arrested for DUI.

Michael J. Mora, 41, arrested for animal abuse.

JAN. 8

Justin F. Jue, 39, arrested for DUI, speeding at more than 100 mph and narcotics possession.

The Daily Post prints the latest real estate transactions.

PALO ALTO

1515 Cowper St., 94301, 5 bedrooms, 2715 square feet, built in 2005, Judith Steiner to Joseph and Shengyin Gu for $6,358,000, closed June 12

733 Northampton Drive, 94303, 4 bedrooms, 3502 square feet, built in 1941, Jessup Living Trust to Yi and Dengyong Zhou for $6,958,000, closed June 11

833 Forest Ave., 94301, 6 bedrooms, 4266 square feet, built in 2023, Forep LLC to Rao Trust for

$9,800,000, closed June 12

3079 Waverley St., 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1008 square feet, built in 1955, Donahue Trust to Yanzhe and Yong He for $9,900,000, closed June 12

MOUNTAIN VIEW

109 Avellino Way, 94043, 4 bedrooms, 2017 square feet, built in 2014, Qiao Qin to Josephine and Syhwa Kraus for $2,150,000, closed June 10 (last sale:

$1,469,500, 10-24-14)

731 Calderon Ave., 94041, 3 bedrooms, 1839 square feet, built in 1997, Gabriela and Petri Gynther to Glickman Family Trust for $2,800,000, closed June 12 (last sale: $1,988,000, 05-03-16)

88 Mercy St., 94041, 3

bedrooms, 1488 square feet, built in 1955, Piercey Family Trust to Ashley and Charles Onyett for $3,050,000, closed June 10

1634 Hollingsworth Drive, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 1965 square feet, built in 1950, Yosten Trust to Yuan-Yuan and Pang-Chang Lan for $4,360,000, closed June 13

LOS ALTOS

718 Belden Drive, 94022, 3 bedrooms, 1494 square feet, built in 1956, Jedlicka Trust to Kellogg and Kay LLC for $4,600,000, closed June 6

867 Campbell Ave., 94024, 4 bedrooms, 2815 square feet, built in 1948, Karen and Jason Ziller to Sonali and Chetan Sandhu for $5,580,000, closed June 5 (last sale: $1,750,000, 04-18-00)

955 Hayman Place, 94024, 4 bedrooms, 2955 square feet, built in 1975, Kidd Trust to Anusha and Sreedhar Pratty for $5,650,000, closed June 5

540 San Felicia Way, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 2955 square feet, built in 2016, Barrett Saik to Charlotte Yan for $5,900,000, closed June 3 (last sale: $2,075,000, 07-30-13)

530 Arboleda Drive, 94024, 5 bedrooms, 2855 square feet, built in 2001, Marks 2015 Trust to Eaton 2014 Living Trust for $6,045,000, closed June 3

83 Sevilla Drive, 94022, 5 bedrooms, 3363 square

feet, built in 1957, Yuhao Pan to Rebecca and Timothy Asdoorian for $6,415,000, closed June 6 (last sale: $4,000,000, 06-09-21)

24139 Summerhill Ave., 94024, 6 bedrooms, 4787 square feet, built in 1981, Shao Zhang to Lee-Chen Trust for $6,650,000, closed June 4 (last sale: $3,798,000, 05-06-14)

389 1st St. #31, 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1303 square feet, built in 2023, 1St Place Village LLC to Wild West Capital LLC for $1,500,000, closed June 12

145 Fremont Ave., 94022, 3 bedrooms, 1525 square feet, built in 1998, Simon Hsu to Willima and Dena Chen for $1,930,000, closed June 9 (last sale: $1,550,000, 05-16-16)

125 Lyell St., 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1200 square feet, built in 1920, Drewes Trust to Jie and Shufeng Hui for $2,530,000, closed June 9

1728 Whitham Ave., 94024, 4 bedrooms, 2894 square feet, built in 2012, Rachelle and Edward Albini to Ritika and Sahil Handa for $3,770,000, closed June 11 (last sale: $1,725,000, 01-16-13)

690 Torwood Lane, 94022, 3 bedrooms, 3293 square feet, built in 1949, Small Trust to Meera and Sesh Narayanan for $5,050,000, closed June 9 (last sale: $1,645,000, 02-02-04)

225 Live Oak Lane, 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1810

square feet, built in 1954, Eddie Macedo to Los Altos Wzvista Capital LLC for $5,050,000, closed June 13

23641 Camino Hermoso Drive, 94024, 5 bedrooms, 4044 square feet, built in 1948, Kern Trust to Neha and Abhishek Sinha for $5,335,000, closed June 12 (last sale: $4,680,000, 05-14-15)

484 Panchita Way, 94022, 3 bedrooms, 2967 square feet, built in 2000, Panchita Investments LLC to Yiwen and Di Liu for $5,900,000, closed June 12 (last sale: $3,478,000, 01-29-16)

141 Hamilton Court, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 2405 square feet, built in 1962, Morgan Living Trust to Yizhou and Zejun Zhang for $6,100,000, closed June 11 (last sale: $1,307,000, 03-28-03)

454 Cypress Drive, 94022, 6 bedrooms, 4866 square feet, built in 2014, Royal Hansen to Juturu-Mishra Family Trust for $8,525,000, closed June 13 (last sale: $6,250,000, 04-16-19)

LOS ALTOS HILLS

13385 La Cresta Drive, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 2444 square feet, built in 1964, Thomas Family Trust to Ziwei and John Montgomery for $4,600,000, closed June 2

26896 Alejandro Drive, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 2862 square feet, built in 1962, Jodie Lam to Taiqing

and Weiqing Zhang for $6,018,000, closed June 5 (last sale: $2,850,000, 01-19-18)

25850 Westwind Way, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 4873 square feet, built in 2009, Min Li to Rong and Stephen Chen for $8,189,000, closed June 4 (last sale: $5,770,000, 11-18-19)

ATHERTON

118 Almendral Ave., 94027, 6 bedrooms, 5300 square feet, built in 2002, Morton Family Trust to 118 Almendral Ave LLC for $14,000,000, closed May 13 (last sale: $5,400,000, 05-05-03)

WOODSIDE

83 Tum Suden Way, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 3890 square feet, built in 1981, Nash Living Trust to Somasekar Trust for $4,850,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $3,015,000, 02-28-17)

241 La Questa Way, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1960 square feet, built in 1950, Cornyn Trust to Himel Living Trust for $7,000,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $2,020,000, 07-06-12)

PORTOLA VALLEY

15 Naranja Way, 94028, 3 bedrooms, 2770 square feet, built in 1963, Wells Family Trust to Holland-Yates Family Trust for $4,000,000, closed May 23 345 Golden Oak Drive, 94028, 5 bedrooms, 4065 square feet, built in 1999, Chuard Trust to Quantum Spaces LLC for $19,989,500, closed May

20 (last sale: $6,800,000, 02-23-17)

REDWOOD CITY

824 Canyon Road, 94062, 4 bedrooms, 2130 square feet, built in 1953, Alexey and Irina Pashukov to Naomi and Zachary Love for $2,400,000, closed May 16 (last sale: $935,000, 05-17-07)

SAN CARLOS

151 Fleetwood Drive, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 2450 square feet, built in 1983, Schoenhard Family Trust to Baskaran Living Trust for $2,450,000, closed May 23 (last sale: $755,000, 01-20-99)

1534 White Oak Way, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1980 square feet, built in 1950, Dajiang Han to Wenye and Siyuan Gao for $2,950,000, closed May 19 (last sale: $2,380,000, 02-08-18)

322 Elm St., 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1989 square feet, built in 1948, Siddharth Jayanty to David and Alice Liu for $4,150,000, closed May 20 (last sale: $3,220,000, 07-22-21)

BELMONT

2104 Forest Ave., 94002, 4 bedrooms, 3060 square feet, built in 1949, Safina Family Trust to Potamias and Gjorgo Family Trust for $4,500,000, closed May 12 (last sale: $1,170,000, 09-05-12)

2724 Comstock Circle, 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2200 square feet, built in 1965, Maria Orvell to Shefali and Rajkumar Sen for $3,870,000, closed May 19 (last sale: $173,000, 06-01-79)

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and information from the old tenant HP to map the site, according to a plan submitted on March 21.

Garcia told the city that the issues that caused the spill have been addressed. Tesla plugged a storm drain and removed green dye from the water used to cool its AI supercomputer, he said in an email to the city on May 5.

“The system does not contain any chemicals in concentrations that make the stored water a hazardous substance,” Garcia said.

Fluid from a supercomputer

Residents first noticed the spill on Oct. 22 after seeing cleanup crews in a concrete channel across the street from Boulware Park, about a mile away from the Tesla property.

Crews were out with a bulldozer, tanker trucks, hoses and dumpsters filled with dirt to clean up a bright green fluid.

The city on Oct. 24 announced the spill was from a water-based solution used to cool down Tesla’s AI supercomputer. The solution had less than 1% sodium hydroxide and 1-2% borax and wasn’t a health risk, the city said.

Cleanup crews abruptly stopped working on Oct. 25 after a car hit a fire hydrant in front of McDonald’s at 3128 El Camino Real, sending a large volume of water flowing downstream.

The city had a community meeting on Nov. 1 and apologized for its slow notification, five days after the spill.

From 12 to 916 gallons

Tesla initially reported 12 gallons had spilled but later upgraded the total amount to 916 gallons, Fire Chief Geo Blackshire said at the meeting.

John King, president of the Barron Park Neighborhood Association, said the spill reminded him of when more than 200 gallons of diesel spilled from the VA Hospital into the same creek in May 2021.

“We’re kind of dealing with post-traumatic stress

from the VA spill and containment, and how it happened, and the notification that didn’t happen then,” King said at the meeting.

City Manager Ed Shikada said the spill “was not in and of itself a serious incident” but will be a learning experience for the city.

“Notifications will be faster and broader,” he said.

Tesla representatives weren’t at the community meeting and haven’t returned a request for comment about the spill.

Vargas issued a “notice of violation” for the property on March 5.

BATHROOM –––

comfortable sharing restroom spaces with men, and the family restrooms would become overcrowded.

“Shared stalls could result in less hygienic conditions than women typically experience in gender-specific restrooms, especially because men are used to using urinals rather than toilets,” White said in a petition, which had 172 signatures on Friday.

The petition mentions a similar situation at Palo Alto’s Hoover Elementary School, where the district had non-gendered restrooms but separated them after parent pushback and student complaints.

Petitioners had an ally in Commissioner Michelle Morris at the May 22 meeting.

“The all-gender bathroom only works if you already have gender-specific bathrooms,” Morris said. “I just don’t feel comfortable, and I don’t think it’s safe for kids.”

Architects will return to the Library Commission with updated plans on Aug. 11, followed by a presentation to council on Aug. 28.

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Pearson, Bradley & Feeney firm have attended multiple board meetings on her behalf since December, when the board voted to put Measure A on the ballot. Voters approved Measure A, which enables the Board of Supervisors to fire the sheriff.

County Attorney John Nibbelin responded to the Post on May 23, saying the records cannot be released, due to attorney-client privilege.

Supervisors hired Cordell in July 2024 to look into the growing number of HR complaints against Corpus and her former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle, with whom Corpus allegedly had an affair relationship. Corpus and Aenlle deny having an affair.

Cordell’s 400-page report became the basis for supervisors to place Measure A on the March 3 ballot. Supervisors then hired the law firm Hanson Bridgett, which formed the removal process and Keker, Van Nest & Peters, which conducted an investigation resulting in the recommendation to remove Corpus.

Exact costs withheld

The Cordell report cost approximately $200,000 to complete and the retired judge was paid $750 an hour, according to a statement the county released on Jan. 7. But the county has refused to release the exact cost or the contract between Cordell and the county.

County officials have also refused to disclose the cost of a 166-page report investigating Corpus’s complaints against Callagy after hiring Christina Ro-Connolly of the Oppenheimer Investigations Group.

County spokeswoman Effie Verducci said the cost of the report was “privileged” information and would not be released.

Corpus has sued supervisors and County Executive Mike Callagy for allegedly withholding records related to Cordell’s report, including the contract.

Corpus’ suit said the county is violating the California Public Records Act by asserting that Cordell’s contract and payments are confidential due to attorney-client privilege.

When legal cases are open, fee invoices and agreements with attorneys are covered by attorney-client privilege, according to David Loy, legal director for

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the First Amendment Coalition. Attorney-client privilege protects the confidentiality of information when cases are pending or active, but when they are closed, certain information can be released, Loy said.

The Post challenged the decision to keep the report by Keker, Van Nest & Peters secret. The county refused to release the report. But before the newspaper could litigate the denial, Corpus’s attorneys released the Keker report by posting it on the Superior Court website.

Funded by taxpayers

When the county was trying to keep the Keker report secret, county residents argued it and other documents in the case should be released because it was their tax dollars that were used to fund it.

“I paid for it with my taxpayer dollars,” Nancy Goodban of the police watchdog group Fixin’ SMC said during the June 5 Board of Supervisors meeting.

Vanessa Lemus-Tapia said Corpus shouldn’t have the right to make documents private since she’s a public figure.

Lemus-Tapia is the daughter of Carlos Tapia, the head of the deputys’ union, who was arrested and jailed by the sheriff’s office for timecard fraud. The district attorney’s office has since declined to file charges against him, saying no fraud occurred.

Lawsuits have been filed throughout Corpus’s 2½-year term against the county, alleging retaliation. Capt. Brian Philip, who quit rather than arrest Tapia, filed a claim.

Supervisor Ray Mueller held a news conference in November 2024, expressing concern about the lawsuits that would hit the sheriff’s office and the county.

“Under her leadership and the relationship she has with Mr. Aenlle undoubtedly is going to cost the taxpayers millions of dollars in lawsuits,” Mueller said at the time.

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that night, with the email open on her computer. A group of Stanford alumni did a study in 2011 called the Student Justice Project that “uncovered systemic misconduct and wrongdoings with Stanford violating the 1997 Student Judicial Charter and students’ due process right,” the lawsuit said.

The Student Justice Project presented Stanford with a 60-page report with testimonials and suggestions for giving students better legal representation, but Stanford didn’t do anything in response, the lawsuit said.

In 2020, the Associated Students of Stanford University appointed a committee to review Stanford’s discipline process. It found the process takes too long — in some cases, months, even for minor violations. The committee suggested speeding up the process, improving transparency and focusing more on education.

Again, Stanford didn’t follow the recommendations, according to the suit.

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a group that advocates for freedom of speech at colleges, made similar findings in 2020 that Stanford’s due process was insufficient.

Home & Garden

Bosses using AI to decide size of raises

If you’re up for a raise anytime soon, chances are good that your manager will use AI to determine how much you’ll get — and, down the line, may even use AI to decide whether to fire you.

Fast Company reports that a study from Resume Builder examined how managers are using artificial intelli-

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gence to make personnel decisions ranging from promotions and raises to layoffs and terminations.

Of the 1,342 managers surveyed, a majority of them are using AI, at least in some part, to make decisions impacting employees: 64% of managers reported using AI tools at work, while

94% of those said their usage extended to decisions about direct reports.

For many managers, AI tools have become central to the hiring process, with 92% of hiring managers say they are using AI for screening resumes or prescreening interviews.

Per the study, 78% of managers who use AI have consulted it to determine raises, and 77% have used it for promotions.

Meanwhile, 66% have put at least some stock in AI when deciding who should be laid off, and 64% have even turned to the tool for help with terminations.

inexplicably bites off woman’s arm at zoo

identified as a

keepers in the carnivore area when the incident occurred on July 6.

Authorities said the lioness had been well fed, and zoo employees had followed all procedures. Paramedics ar-

rived and airlifted the woman to Princess Alexandra Hospital in Brisbane, where she underwent surgery. According to Queensland Health Minister Tim Nicholls, the woman is recovering well

no threat to the public or employees.