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The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District board tonight will discuss shrinking its controversial ninthgrade ethnic studies class from a full school year to one semester.

Some of the options under consideration are pairing one semester of ethnic studies in ninth grade with a

one-semester health class, world history course or a social studies elective. The elective could potentially be a class on California or Latin American history, or a preparation course for advanced placement his -

tory. Those ideas were floated by the district’s social studies departments during the school board’s Sept. 29 meeting.

The ethnic studies class would still be required under those proposals.

NO HOSTAGES YET: Israelis are preparing to welcome home the imminent return of the last 20 living hostages from devastated Gaza and mourn the dead ones. President Trump is arriving in the region along with other leaders to mark the U.S.proposed deal after two years of war.

TOMAHAWK THREAT: President Trump is warning Russia that he may send Ukraine long-range Tomahawk missiles if Moscow doesn’t settle its war there soon.

KEATON REMEMBERED: Fans and fellow actors are paying tribute to Diane Keaton after news of her death at age 79. The Oscar-winner’s performances and style shaped iconic films like “The Godfather” and “Annie Hall.” Co-stars such as Bette Midler, Steve Martin and Mandy Moore shared heartfelt messages.

DEEPER CUTS: Vice President JD Vance is warning of deeper cuts to the federal workforce the longer the government shutdown goes on. Vance spoke yesterday as the shutdown

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BY MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press Writer

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal on the Nov. 4 ballot to reshape California’s U.S. House districts to add five Democratic seats in advance of the 2026 midterm elections is not a sure sale with voters, even in a state where Democrats outnumber registered Republicans by nearly 2-to-1.

Some parents have argued for making ethnic studies an elective.

Ethnic studies may be trimmed World

One goal for the social studies departments is to avoid teacher layoffs. Four full-time positions could get cut if ethnic studies is reduced to one semester and there aren’t other classes to assign to social studies teachers, department representatives said. “Pre-

[See ETHNIC, page 18]

Coyotes killing cats and dogs

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

Coyotes are killing cats in Palo Alto, an animal control officer said.

Coyotes have been more active in Palo Alto since July, killing 13 cats between Los Altos and Palo Alto, Animal Control officer Jeannette Washington told the Post.

Animal control officers get notified when a dead cat is found and they investigate if it was a pet or a stray, leaving a sign to warn residents of possible coy-

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Democratic governor warned in an email to supporters last month.

Democrats accustomed to handily winning elections in California year after year are getting antsy.

“I wish I could tell you this election was going to be easy, but it won’t,” the

Campaigns are often quick to alarm supporters in hopes of shaking loose donations. But there are several factors that could lead to a surprisingly close or unexpected result on Newsom’s proposed constitutional amendment, from voter confusion to an aversion to

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HIDING MAN ARRESTED: A 22-year-old San Mateo man has been arrested after fleeing from police and hiding inside an apartment complex laundry room in San Mateo, authorities said. Police identified the man they arrested Friday as Alexis Hurtadojimenez, who had prior vehicle theft-related offenses and an outstanding $20,000 warrant.

‘TRON’ TOPS: “Tron: Ares” has powered up the box office grid, taking the top spot this weekend. Despite some favorable reviews, Disney’s sci-fi film fell short of expectations, earning $33.5 million. This big-budget project, starring Jared Leto and Jeff Bridges, arrived 15 years after “Tron: Legacy.”

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Luca Kai Rodrigo Albarran Chinchilla, a boy

Elizabeth Barrera Huerta, a girl

Alaia Elizabeth Contreras Leiva, a girl

Myko Alegata Flores, a boy

Lily Suzanne Hsing, a girl

Meera Karthik, a girl

Jared Rohi Lopez Garcia, a boy

Hellen Moreno Mazo, a girl

Owen Miguel Nordlund, a boy

Madison Naomi Ordonez, a girl

Elany Ramirez Jimenez, a girl

Skye Wolf Rosscannon, a boy

Ariana Silva Olivar, a girl

Elias Marcelo Toca Medina, a boy

Grace Camelia Wong, a girl

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Rowdy Musa Ammarvo, a boy

Camilo Alberto Arevalo Tecuapacho, a boy

Ailany Giselle Cante Alvarez, a girl

Dhyuthi Aithal Deepak, a girl

Satya Reddy Duggineni, a boy

Jack Josiah Lee, a boy

Shiloh Henry Levine, a boy

Jaciel Meza Sepulveda, a boy

Santiago Enrique Rosas Palacios, a boy

Sabr Singh Dhaliwal Sandhu, a boy

Siya Mahi Singh, a girl

Sarahi Izbeth Taipe Rodriguez, a girl

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Paolo Biino, a boy

Warren James Eng, a boy

Camila Joy Garcia, a girl

Lucy Rose Gertridge, a girl

Ethan Han, a boy

Isaac Arlen Harris, a boy

Danielle Zoe Kaynan, a girl

Isaac Sky Lee, a boy

Jonathan Aldair Mendoza Sarpec, a boy

Mila Phung, a girl

Raymundo Salazar, a boy

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Morgan Joanne Delfosse, a girl

Diana Elizabeth Galicia Gonzalez, a girl

Riley Mao Kanetoku, a boy

Kailey Arlene Martinez Cortez, a girl

Ethan Yichen Pan, a boy

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Gabriel Amador Sanchez, a boy

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Voters should pick next sheriff

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have a couple of choices when they decide tomorrow how to replace Sheriff Christina Corpus.

One, they could decide among themselves who should be sheriff.

Two, they may hold an election to pick her replacement.

The process of removing Corpus for hiring her alleged boyfriend and harassing her employees has been chaotic enough. While an overwhelming number of residents voted to support a ballot measure that

gives the supervisors the power to fire Corpus, there has been discontent about the process the supervisors are using to remove her. Many think that a recall measure would have been a more transparent process, allowing the sheriff to make her case to the public, not the Board of Supervisors.

Corpus has been secretive since taking office in 2022, stonewalling the press and avoiding public appearances. The Board of Supervisors isn’t much better, allowing their county counsel

to continuously keep public record requests secret. How much has the removal process cost the taxpayers? They won’t say. Even when the county loses in court, as they did in a case involving the cost of the removal, the cost remains a big secret. Secrecy is an indication something is wrong in government.

If the supervisors appoint a replacement, you can bet that a backroom deal will be cut to give the job to a political favorite of one of the supervisors. We don’t want a sheriff who

allowed red-light cameras to ticket thousands of drivers who stopped in time or hired an officer with a history of sex assaults.

An election is the right way to fill an elective office. Let the people decide. It is their government, after all.

Tomorrow, the supervisors need to show people that the corruption has stopped. They should have an open process for picking a replacement for Corpus, one where the voters choose.

Reject Measure A sales tax increase

Santa Clara County residents should vote “no” on Measure A, the 5/8ths-ofa-cent sales tax for a variety of reasons.

First, this tax was conceived behind closed doors with no public discussion about whether it’s needed. The tax was rolled out two days before the Board of Supervisors voted to put it on the ballot, which isn’t enough time to let the public digest the pros and cons of the measure.

Second, the county should have commissioned an outside independent audit to see if there’s any fat in the

government, and if so, how much can be cut. We’re not talking about the typical annual audits which rubber-stamp normal spending, but an in-depth look by an outside accounting firm like Deloitte, PwC, Ernst & Young or KPMG. The audit should be released publicly without the county editing it to remove embarrassing information.

Money could go anywhere

Third, the Board of Supervisors is pulling some sleight of hand by putting a tax on the ballot that only

requires majority approval. The county doesn’t have to designate how the $330 million raised by the tax over five years will be spent with a 50% tax. (A tax requiring two-thirds approval would require the county to say how the money would be spent.) So even though the supervisors claim the money will be going to Medicaid (Medi-Cal in California), it could actually go anywhere.

Fourth, a sales tax is regressive, meaning it hits poor and middle-income residents the hardest because

they spend a higher percentage of their money on taxable goods than the wealthy. Sadly, our elitist politicians believe in taxing the poor and sparing the rich. Why not tax the valley’s biggest corporations?

Measure A — Too risky We can’t recommend Measure A. Too many problems. Too risky. The county’s leaders need to spend a year rethinking this tax and, if it is really necessary, putting it on the November 2026 ballot.

OPINION

‘No’ on Measure A

Dear Editor: The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to put on the November ballot an emergency 5/8ths-of-a-cent sales tax, but neglected to tell voters that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s adult-illegal immigrant-Medicaid benefit expansion caused a shortfall driven by higher-than-expected enrollment numbers and costs.

Prior to the passage of the new federal budget, Gavin Newsom estimated state-funded Medicaid expansion would produce a $12 billion budget deficit. To cut spending, Newsom’s approved June budget paused new Medicaid enrollments for undocumented adults and required immigrant adults pay premiums.

California shouldn’t need extra Medicaid funding, nor four county-run hospitals in Santa Clara County, since the foreign-born immigrant population has dropped in the county. The coun-

ty’s true emergency is fewer patients and less work for county healthcare employees. Time to engage fiscal responsibility rather than more taxes for unnecessary hospitals.

Cathy Su Los Altos

New sales tax hike

Dear Editor: Santa Clara County wants voters to approve Measure A — a new sales tax hike pushing the rate to nearly 10%.

This would cost families hundreds, even thousands, each year while giving the county a blank check with zero accountability.

Officials claim it’s about saving healthcare, but Measure A is a general tax, meaning its $330 million in new revenue can be spent on anything: salaries, pensions or pet projects. If healthcare were truly the goal, they’d have proposed a dedicated

tax requiring a two-thirds vote. They didn’t.

The county’s record proves why they can’t be trusted. The hospital system lost $600 million last year, then spent another $124 million buying a new hospital this year. And county executives have blown millions on “hero bonuses,” valet parking perks and new office buildings.

Now they’re asking taxpayers to bail them out again — without reform, oversight, or a spending plan. Supervisors rushed Measure A onto the ballot, calling it an “emergency.” But if this were truly urgent, why aren’t the other 57 counties doing the same? Because this isn’t a federal funding problem— it’s a county spending problem.

housing. In other words, this is a policy failure. Many less fortunate people are paying 50% of their earnings on housing costs. Rich people in Palo Alto need to have a little compassion for others rather than goading our City Council to cause even more difficulties for these RV dwellers.

Making sure the RV dwellers are educated to not dump waste in the city storm drains is essential. Otherwise, people please have a heard and “Let them live,” even if it is in an RV, the only shelter they can afford.

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Measure A hits low- and middle-income residents hardest and sets no guardrails for how your money is used. Santa Clara County doesn’t need more of your money—it needs accountability.

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Jump off the fence

Dear Editor: Like many, I’ve been on the fence about voting on Prop. 50.

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I loathe the idea of political gerrymandering and lauded the creation of a nonpartisan commission to draw fair Congressional district lines.

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Compassion wanted

Dear Editor: In Wednesday’s Post, in a story headlined “Frustrations over RV dwellers,” notes that six people spoke about their angst over the people living in RVs on Palo Alto streets.

Six people is a tiny minority of residents. SB 634, which passed the Legislature, asserts that homelessness is not the fault of the homeless but has been brought about by the lack of affordable

But we have no choice but to fight fire with fire. After President Trump encouraged Red states to redraw their lines to create more red-leaning districts, we must act to redraw California’s lines.

A “yes” vote on Prop. 50 at least gives us a fighting chance to retake Congress.

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LETTERS –

student journalists recently attended NorCal Media Day at Riordin High School in San Francisco, and it sounds like they got an education-packed day.

What is sad to me is that they apparently had to learn so much First Amendment Law at their young age. According to reporter Iny Li, they carefully studied the need to adequately cite sources for their articles with the need to grant anonymity to these sources for their safety. Why? Because we live at a time when tyranny is lapping at our shores. But it’s happened before. The names are different, the details are new, but the theme is not

unprecedented. All the more reason that today’s student journalists are witnesses to history. With their insights, talents and energy they need to write, write, write! Kaia Eakin Redwood City

A common technique

Dear Editor: In Massachusetts, there are no Republican Congressional districts even though the GOP won the state 32.1% to 65.6% in 2020. I would think that the 32.1% of Republicans in Massassusetts would want a chance to be represented in Congress. In Illinois, the vote was 41% Republican to 59% Democrat in the 2020 presidential election. This dis-

trict was sewn together from four Democratic cities. Again, you’d think Republicans would want to be represented in the House. Just because one state gerrymanders, it doesn’t mean that another should. Two wrongs don’t make a right.

Mike Hawkins Mountain View

Electrical outages

Dear Editor: When Palo Alto can assure me that there will no longer be electrical outages in our fair city, I might give up my Wolf gas stove. Sacrifice stops with my morning coffee.

Micheline Horstmeyer Palo Alto

Sheriff left out of raid as firing looms

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ

Daily Post Staff Writer

Days before a hearing over her firing, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus wanted her undersheriff to find out why she was left out of a statement regarding a raid on a now-closed West Menlo Park smoke shop.

The San Mateo County Narcotics Task Force raided smoke shops, including Blazin’ Gifts at 3536 Alameda de las Pulgas, for selling products with marijuana and tobacco in them in collaboration with the sheriff’s office, but they excluded Corpus’ name and her office’s logo in a statement.

No names

Lt. Mike Leishman sent out a bulletin about the raid and gave special thanks to those who helped support it on Aug. 12, according to documents the Post obtained through a California Public Records Act request.

“Please ask Lt. Leishman why he has removed the Sheriff’s Office and myself from the header,” Corpus emailed Undersheriff Dan Perea and Assistant Sheriff Sergio Enriquez on Aug. 13.

In the heavily redacted document that the Post obtained, it did not show the emblem of the sheriff’s office or mention Corpus.

The narcotics task force found 80

marijuana vape cartridges, 16 bags of marijuana gummies and several other products with tobacco and more marijuana, according to the bulletin.

Blazin’ Gifts closed a few days after it was raided, where over 50 candy bars with mushrooms, marijuana vape cartridges, and edibles were confiscated on Tuesday, according to sheriff’s office spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker at the time.

Mushrooms led to search

A search warrant was issued after mushrooms were found in one product during an investigation.

The shop has accumulated $5,000 in fines for selling tobacco products without a San Mateo County tobacco retailer permit, according to county spokeswoman Effie Verducci. Each violation had a $500 fine, but the fine increased for ongoing violations.

The shop also received a warning for the shop’s sign being too big and had to remove it by Aug. 8, Verducci said.

The county did not respond to the Post’s question on the status of the fines.

Corpus is facing removal from the San Mateo Board of Supervisors and the civil grand jury. Supervisors will vote on her removal tomorrow at 9 a.m.

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change. While it’s always difficult to mobilize voters in off-year elections or when there isn’t a presidential election on the ballot, this year may be especially tough. The nation is in a sour mood about the country’s future, polling shows, and distractions abound, from the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and Trump’s immigration crackdown.

Here’s a look at why passage of the measure isn’t a sure bet.

• A vote with national implications for House control

The outcome in the election will have national implications. Newsom’s plan to temporarily rejigger districts — earlier endorsed by the state’s heavily Democratic legislature — is intended to offset President Trump’s moves in Texas to gain five Republican districts in the 2026 elections, when the GOP will be defending its fragile House majority.

The faceoff between the nation’s two most populous states has spread nationally, with Missouri redrawing House maps that

The party that holds the White House usually loses seats in Congress in midterm elections. A switch in just a few House districts could determine which party holds power in the second half of Trump’s term: Currently, Republicans hold 219 seats, Democrats 213, with three vacancies.

• A confused voter tends to vote ‘No’

The unusual timing of the election — Newsom’s blueprint will be the only statewide issue before voters on the ballot in November — means it’s difficult to tell who will be motivated to show up. Voters will be pondering a complicated question on House district maps — not a candidate — and confused voters tend to be skeptical. Some voters might recoil at the proposal, with some districts stretching across the state and uniting rural and farming areas that typically lean Republican with coastal areas where Democrats are concentrated.

Technically, Newsom is asking residents to temporarily set aside the authority of an independent commission that voters created more than a decade ago specifical-

ly for the job of drawing district boundaries — in other words, vote against what they earlier approved. Opponents note the new maps would, in some cases, splinter racial and ethnic communities into different districts. And the issue doesn’t necessarily break neatly along partisan lines.

• Newsom has a mixed record on ballot questions.

One recent example: Last year, voters endorsed stronger penalties for retail theft and drug crimes, a proposal Newsom sought to derail. In 2020, Newsom backed the campaign to reinstate affirmative action in California. It lost in a drubbing. In the same year, he backed a proposal that could have made commercial property owners subject to billions of dollars in additional taxes — voters defeated it soundly.

For opponents, their hopes likely rest with reassembling a diverse coalition that supported the creation of the independent commission, which included good-government groups and cut across party lines. Its most prominent backer was then-Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a moderate Republican who is opposing New-

som’s proposal and calls it “insane.”

U.S. Rep. Kevin Kiley, a Republican whose Northern California district would be recast to boost the Democratic advantage, said opponents need to adhere to a simple message: “The people put the (independent) commission in place. The politicians are trying to abolish it.”

• A GOP comeback in California?

A GOP candidate hasn’t won a statewide election in California in nearly two decades, and no Republican has carried the state in a presidential election since George H.W. Bush in 1988. But conservatives are encouraged by last year’s elections, in which the state displayed a slight rightward shift. ThenVice President Kamala Harris — a former San Francisco prosecutor, state attorney general and U.S. senator — won the state over Trump in a landslide but fell well short of former President Biden’s vote totals in 2020. Meanwhile, Trump picked off a string of counties that eluded him four years earlier.

Republican consultant Tim Rosales, who worked on the 2008 campaign that established the commission, said Republicans and other opponents would need to get a heroic GOP turnout, paired with 60% of independents and 25% of Democratic voters, to overcome the strong Democratic registration advantage in the state.

• A Democratic power grab, or pushback against Trump?

Distracted voters are being faced with two dueling messages.

Newsom has been framing the election as a referendum on all things Trump.

Despite the alarmist emails from his campaign, the numbers are on Newsom’s side, so long as he can motivate Democrats.

A lesson can be seen in the 2021 recall election that Newsom beat back, after appearing to be in danger of losing his job. His campaign succeeded in turning the election into a proxy vote on Trump, and he won in a rout.

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PALO ALTO

TUESDAY

11:57 a.m. — Grand theft, Stanford Hospital.

12:15 p.m. — Grand theft from a vehicle, 700 block of San Antonio Road.

2:17 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 100 block of Laura Lane.

2:40 p.m. — Grand theft, Palo Alto High School.

5:14 p.m. — Grand theft from an elderly or dependent adult, San Antonio Road.

7:05 p.m. — Charlie Patterson, 40, of San Francisco, arrested for grand theft and possession of narcotics, drug paraphernalia and burglary tools, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.

7:28 p.m. — Auto burglary, 1500 block of Oak Creek Drive.

11:21 p.m. — Jason Walsh, 41, of San Francisco, arrested on a warrant, 500 block of High St.

WEDNESDAY

5:38 a.m. — Liam Bickford, 63, of Menlo Park, arrested on a warrant, High St. and University Ave.

7:06 p.m. — Avon Patterson, 39, of Palo Alto, arrested for battery and threats, 200 block of University Ave.

MENLO PARK

FRIDAY

7 a.m. — Amanda Orozco Hernandez, 35, of Menlo Park, cited on two warrants, 200 block of Van Buren Road.

8:23 a.m. — Bicycle stolen, 500 block of El Camino.

11:47 a.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, El Camino and Roble Ave.

3:25 p.m. — Fraud, 300 block of Grayson Court.

5:41 p.m. — Robert Douglas Musser, 40, of Menlo Park, arrested for DUI, Arnold Way and Durham Ave.

SATURDAY

9:54 a.m. — Yiyi Chen, 54, of Mountain View, arrested for violation of a restraining order, 800 block of Alma St.

7:47 p.m. — Ariel Cosme, 32,

transient, arrested for possession of drugs for sale and resisting police, Merrill St. and Santa Cruz Ave.

STANFORD

OCT. 5

3:06 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 300 block of Jane Stanford Way.

4:31 p.m. — Vandalism, Cantor Arts Center.

5:49 p.m. — Auto burglary, 600 block of Lomita Court.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

SEPT. 20

8:02 a.m. — Erick Figueroa Recinos, 28, of Mountain View, arrested on warrants, Hope and Mercy streets.

OCT. 3

11:52 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 100 block of E. Middlefield Road.

12:36 p.m. — Sex crime, 900 block of High School Way.

3:51 p.m. — Theft at Crittenden Middle School, 1701 Rock St.

10:23 p.m. — Gregory Martinez Reinozo, 40, of Mountain View, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, California St. and Pettis Ave.

OCT. 4

1:54 a.m. — Battery at Monte Carlo Club, 228 Castro St.

10:23 a.m. — Sidon Jones, 46, transient, arrested for public drunkenness, 500 block of San Antonio Road.

12:16 p.m. — Home burglary, 800 block of Sierra Vista Ave.

2:16 p.m. — Theft at Safeway, 570 N. Shoreline Blvd.

8:36 p.m. — Assault, 800 block of Independence Ave.

10:12 p.m. — Auto burglary, Mercy and Bryant streets.

ATHERTON

FRIDAY

5:40 p.m. — Ricardo Alvarado Maldonado, 61, of Menlo Park, cited for falsified vehicle registration, Austin Ave. and Robleda Drive.

SATURDAY

7:58 p.m. — Home burglary, Cowell Lane.

REDWOOD CITY

WEDNESDAY

12:35 a.m. — Carlos Aaron Diaz Torres, 26, of Redwood City, arrested

for public drunkenness and falsely identifying himself to police, 400 block of El Camino.

2:01 a.m. — Martin Barreras Sanchez, 36, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Spruce and Chew streets. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

6:21 a.m. — Vehicle crashes into the center divide, Woodside Road at Highway 101. Minor injuries reported.

7:40 a.m. — Cesar Miguel Martinez Gomez, 43, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of an assault weapon, possession of a short-barreled rifle and altering a gun’s identification markings, 1300 block of Arguello St.

2:08 p.m. — Emilio Perez Hernandez, 33, of Redwood City, arrested for shoplifting at Target, 2485 El Camino.

2:35 p.m. — Ebonie Shonte Nichols, 39, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, Redwood City Caltrain Station.

4:10 p.m. — Griselda Beatriz Hernandez Olivo, 25, of Menlo Park, cited for shoplifting at Target, 2485 El Camino.

4:34 p.m. — Josafat Carro Alvarez Jr., 56, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, 800 block of Brewster Ave.

7:23 p.m. — Angel Enio Arzate Perez, 26, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 1200 block of Veterans Blvd.

9:39 p.m. — Vehicle hits a woman in a crosswalk and keeps going, Middlefield Road. The woman reports leg pain.

THURSDAY

7:36 a.m. — Jairo Quirancuz, 33, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, Redwood City Caltrain Station.

10:52 a.m. — Burglary at a business, E. Bayshore Road.

11:24 a.m. — Two-vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Orchard Ave.

1:21 p.m. — Elizandro Sosa Arroyo, 18, of Redwood City, arrested for sex with a minor more than three years younger and contacting a minor to commit a felony, 100 block of Duane St.

3:51 p.m. — Vehicle hits a cyclist, Florence St. The cyclist gets medical treatment.

6:36 p.m. — Ever Ochoa Rodriguez, 31, of Redwood City,

arrested for public drunkenness and parole violation, 1000 block of El Camino.

8:42 p.m. — Employees of a business say a man broken into the business and they are holding him down, 800 block of Woodside Road. Walter Reynaldo Henriquez, 22, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness and trespassing.

9:41 p.m. — Rodrigo Gonzalez, 43, cited for drug possession, 1000 block of Charter St. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

10:46 p.m. — Luis Alberto Mazariegos Lopez, 33, arrested for DUI, 400 block of Woodside Road.

BELMONT

FRIDAY

6:02 p.m. — Panhandler outside a business given a warning, El Camino.

SATURDAY

9:46 p.m. — Brayan Fabian Avalos Gavilanes, 26, arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 400 block of Ralston Ave.

CHP

From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula. SEPT. 9

Emerson A. Cordova Reyes, 21, arrested for DUI.

Onur Koysuren, 27, arrested for DUI.

Adolfo D. Ramos Divas, 35, arrested for DUI and hit-and-run.

SEPT. 10

Kevin E. Aguilar Timas, 23, arrested for DUI.

SEPT. 11

Lusvin I. Catalan Pena, 30, arrested for DUI.

Aurea G. Ribeiro Cortez Franco, 21, arrested for DUI.

SEPT. 12

Jorge D. Calderon Atilano, 19, arrested for DUI.

Juvenito Perez-Carretero, 38, arrested for DUI.

SEPT. 13

Laura V. Alvarez Ruiz, 21, arrested for DUI.

Fritz J. Schaumkel, 24, arrested for DUI.

Rosario Solaita, 33, arrested for DUI.

SEPT. 14

Melvin R. Chamale Puluc, 28, arrested for DUI.

The Post prints the latest real estate transactions.

PALO ALTO

907 Cowper St., 94301, 3 bedrooms, 1580 square feet, built in 1984, Dechomai Trust to Fei and Fei Chen for $2,280,000, closed Sept. 12 (last sale: $970,000, 11-12-08)

3160 Waverley St., 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1377 square feet, built in 1953, Mensing Family Trust to Karen and Kenneth Feng for $3,200,000, closed Sept. 11

790 Montrose Ave., 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1743 square feet, built in 1954, Barn Trust to Nidhi and Justin Barber for $3,680,000, closed Sept. 8 (last sale: $2,150,000, 02-27-24)

1470 Channing Ave., 94301, 2 bedrooms, 1832 square feet, built in 1957, Sophia Turkmani-Bazzi to Xiaolan and Hongwen Kang for $4,000,000, closed Sept. 12 (last sale: $3,600,000, 09-07-22)

2460 S. Court, 94301, 3 bedrooms, 1979 square feet, built in 1937, Walker Trust to Tetiana and Andriy Sergiyenko for $4,235,000, closed Sept. 9

3224 Kipling St., 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1721 square feet, built in 1951, Reilly Trust to Xiangyu and Han Qiao for $4,250,000, closed Sept. 8

MENLO PARK

717 Partridge Ave., 94025, 6 bedrooms, 3910

square feet, built in 1968, Tam Trust to Tam-Cartmell Family Trust for $1,000,000, closed Aug. 19

916 Peggy Lane, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1080 square feet, built in 1948, Nancy Kerry to Manali and Sanket Gandhi for $2,175,000, closed Aug. 18

1002 Middle Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1605 square feet, built in 2019, Fullmer Trust to Oriana and Maxime Cauchois for $2,795,000, closed Aug. 19 (last sale: $2,500,000, 06-28-20)

LOS ALTOS

673 Orange Ave., 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1206 square feet, built in 1900, Elliott Trust to Albert Trust for $3,200,000, closed Sept. 11

31 Deep Well Lane, 94022, 2 bedrooms, 2235 square feet, built in 1972, Shukov Trust to North Star Los Altos LLC for $3,725,000, closed Sept. 10 (last sale: $2,100,000, 12-09-16)

348 Costello Drive, 94024, 3 bedrooms, 2064 square feet, built in 1961, Munch Living Trust to Lin and Huayang Wu for $3,910,000, closed Sept. 8 (last sale: $375,000, 07-01-85)

MOUNTAIN VIEW

1939 Rock St. #4, 94043, 2 bedrooms, 805 square feet, built in 1963, Adam Sang to Wendy Chou for $860,000, closed Sept. 12 (last sale: $855,000, 0310-17)

225 Horizon Ave., 94043,

2 bedrooms, 1274 square feet, built in 1973, Wu and Yang Family Trust to Alexandria Maki for $1,238,500, closed Sept. 10 (last sale: $1,195,000, 12-12-18)

151 Jasmine Court, 94043, 3 bedrooms, 1288 square feet, built in 1999, Kadir Living Trust to Swapna and Joy Jose for $1,425,000, closed Sept. 11 (last sale: $681,000, 07-17-06)

987 Lane Ave. #6, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 1543 square feet, built in 1979, Larissa and Ildar Boltunov to Yu and Derek Lin for $1,600,000, closed Sept. 10 (last sale: $500,000, 05-08-03)

REDWOOD CITY

421 Cork Harbour Circle #A, 94065, 1 bedroom, 764 square feet, built in 1985, Cirelli Trust to Christopher Field for $710,000, closed Aug. 22 (last sale: $472,000, 10-23-13)

1328 Woodside Road, 94061, 2 bedrooms, 1360 square feet, built in 1974, Mclaughlin Living Trust to Victoria Anderson for $915,000, closed Aug. 21 70 Central Ave., 94061, 5 bedrooms, 2740 square feet, built in 1958, Earl Trust to Christine and Jee Choi for $1,485,000, closed Aug. 18

175 G St., 94063, 3 bedrooms, 970 square feet, built in 1950, Prado Living Trust to Aheli and Biswadip Maity for $1,580,000, closed Aug. 21 (last sale: $355,000, 05-19-99)

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ETHNIC –-----

serving stability for our teachers matters,” board member Alex Levich said.

In a petition this year, around 600 parents asked the district to replace the freshman ethnic studies class with a world history course. Some said ethnic studies is divisive and hurts students’ chances to get into college.

But other parents, including some who spoke during the Sept. 29 meeting, support the class.

Analytical skills

One speaker, the father of a Mountain View High senior, said ethnic studies teaches students key analytical skills.

“Ethnic studies allows students, with those professional teachers, to tackle issues that we are being bombarded with — on our phone, in the media — in an academic setting,” said the parent, who is a member of the Latino Parent Organization.

The school board isn’t expected to make a formal decision on ethnic studies during its study session tonight. The item will likely return to the board later this month.

To make any changes for the 202627 school year, the board will need to make a decision before next year’s schedule is finalized.

Politics avoided

The district worked for years to develop its ethnic studies course, and some said it could be a lengthy process to modify it to fit into one semester.

Ethnic studies was added as a fullyear, ninth-grade course in the 2023-24 school year.

According to the Mountain ViewLos Altos district’s website, ethnic studies focuses on the experiences and contributions of Asian Americans, African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans.

The course “does not delve into international political struggles or comparative examination of how different groups interact outside of the United States,” the district said.

Students polled

In a survey conducted by consultant Hanover Research, Mountain ViewLos Altos students were asked their opinions on the ethnic studies course along with a ninth-grade English class for comparison. Results were presented to the board in March.

Forty-five percent of students who responded said ethnic studies was “appropriately challenging,” compared to 67% for the English class. And 41% said the ethnic studies workload was similar to that of other classes, compared to 54% for English class.

Board member Vadim Katz said students view ethnic studies as “an easy A.”

Katz also questioned why the number of responses dropped dramatically for one particular survey question. While the number of responses was in the 1,200 to 1,300 range for other questions, only 487 students responded when asked whether teachers presented ethnic studies content in a fair and balanced way. Of those that responded,

69% said yes. Katz said the low response rate for the question warranted investigation.

“It’s very concerning, because it’s one of the things that students told me: They don’t feel safe in their classes,” he said.

When asked how long the ethnic studies class should be, 64% of survey respondents voted for one semester and 36% said a full year.

The California Legislature passed a law in 2021 that made a one-semester class in ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement starting with students graduating in the 2029-30 school year.

But Assembly Bill 101 said the requirement would take effect “only upon an appropriation of funds by the Legislature.” The state doesn’t now require ethnic studies because it hasn’t provided funding for the mandate. But school districts can choose to require it.

COYOTES –––––

otes, according to Washington.

On Oct 4, a dead cat was reported to her on Homer Avenue and Webster Street, Washington said. She said she placed a sign on the street to alert pet owners to be more alert. A few moments after she placed the sign, a resident approached her saying there was another cat found dead a few streets over, Washington said.

Many residents have outdoor cats or small dogs that could be targeted, according to Washington.

Coyotes just see food whenever they come across pets, Washington said.

There are occasions when owners are walking their dogs and coyotes start following them, which is why owners should be more vigilant, Washington said.

Pets are a part of many residents’ lives, and they should supervise their pets every time they are outdoors, remove pet food, fruit, bird feeders and secure their garbage bins, Washington said.

The majority of coyotes come from the baylands, but recently they have started to wander into cities looking for food, according to Washington.

Warner carted off the field

Four-time All-Pro linebacker

Fred Warner will need season-ending surgery following a gruesome ankle injury in the first quarter of San Francisco’s loss to Tampa Bay yesterday.

Warner’s right ankle appeared to turn sideways after a couple players fell into him at the end of a play. Coach Kyle Shanahan said after the 30-19 loss that Warner

dislocated and broke his ankle and will need surgery.

“Any time you lose one of your best players, also a huge leader, obviously it’s a huge blow,” Shanahan said. “I feel bad for Fred right now. He was in good spirits. He has a good foundation.”

The entire 49ers sideline came onto the field to see Warner before he left the field with an air cast on

his ankle.“It’s just heartbreaking,” running back Christian McCaffrey said.

The injury-riddled 49ers entered the game without quarterback Brock Purdy, star edge rusher Nick Bosa, All-Pro tight end George Kittle and several other key players. Despite all their injuries, the Niners are 4-2 and tied for first in the NFC West.

PALO ALTOPLEASE FOLLOW THE LAW

THE ORDINANCE STATES:

“No vehicle, including oversized vehicles, trailers, and RVs, can be legally parked or be left standing on any Palo Alto street for a consecutive period of 72 hours.”

THE PROCEDURE IS CLEAR:

1. A notice of removal shall be issued to any vehicle parked or left standing on any street over 72 hours

2. If the vehicle has not been moved at least half a mile, it can be towed away by the police department.

This ordinance is not being enforced by the Palo Alto police department. As a result, approx. 290 RVs are parked illegally on Palo Alto streets.

Vanlords are investors who have purchased many RVs to rent. We know of two of them who have bought 15 and 9 RVs. They use free land, avoiding property tax, city fees and accountability.

The signs are posted. The laws are written. Without enforcement, they mean nothing!

Menlo Park (Feb. 25) and Cupertino (Sept. 3), recently restricted overnight parking. Our neighbors Los Altos, Atherton, Woodside, Los Altos Hills, Portola Valley do not allow RV parking.

Palo Alto deserves safe, clean streets. City leaders must enforce the ordinances already on the books and restore public trust. The law applies to everyone.

Contact your public officials regarding your concerns at city.council@paloalto.gov

BUCKS WIN — Tampa running back Rachaad White is congratulated by Baker Mayfield after scoring against the 49ers yesterday.