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Board to appoint new sheriff Board split 3-2 in decision

A divided San Mateo County Board of Supervisors yesterday decided it will appoint a new sheriff instead of holding a special election.

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CEASEFIRE CHALLENGED:

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered the army to carry out “powerful strikes” in Gaza. This decision comes after an Israeli official reported that Hamas fired on Israeli forces in southern Gaza. Hamas has delayed handing over another hostage’s body in response to Israel’s planned strikes. On Monday, the Palestinian militant group handed over body parts that Israel identified as the remains of a hostage recovered earlier in the war, which Netanyahu called a violation of the ceasefire. The ceasefire, which began on Oct. 10, has been fragile, with previous flare-ups.

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If the board decides to appoint the next sheriff, it hopes to assist in selecting the appointee, Lind said.

The decision came after the majority of speakers during public comment asked for an appointment instead of an election.

That included a request from the head of the county’s powerful Labor Council, Julie Lind, who spoke on be-

Supervisors Noelia Corzo, Lisa Gauthier and Ray Mueller voted to appoint a sheriff for the remainder of former sheriff Christina Corpus’ term, while Supervisors David Canepa and Jackie Speier wanted a special election.

half of the unions in the sheriff’s office. The union believes that removing the remainders of Corpus’ command staff will allow the sheriff’s office to rebuild, Lind said. Assistant Sheriff Sergio Enriquez resigned yesterday, leaving only Undersheriff Dan Perea to lead the department.

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The unions want to review the candidates for the position. The unions are not looking for a puppet to master but instead a strong and transparent leader, Lind said.

Supervisors were concerned about the short amount of time they have to

[See SHERIFF, page 19]

Board slims down ethnic studies class

BY DANIEL SCHRAGER Daily Post Staff Writer

The Mountain View Los Altos High School District board narrowly voted to make ethnic studies a one-semester course, as opposed to the current year-long format.

The course will remain a requirement for ninthgrade students at the district’s two high schools, Mountain View and Los Altos, after a 3-2 vote by the board on Monday.

The change gives students flexibility to take a different class instead while maintaining the benefits of the ethnic studies curriculum, its proponents say.

“To me, we have to find a balanced path forward, that both honors the inclusion and empathy at the

[See CLASS, page 18]

Future pool plans make school nervous

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

A special education school in San Carlos is worried it will lose its location in a city-owned building while the council looks for sites for a future pool and community center.

A possible location for the commu-

nity center and pool was the Kiwanis Building at Burton Park, according to Susi Marzuola, principal planner for Siegel and Strain Architects. Marzuola recommended council not renew the lease for Arbor Bay School at 1017 Cedar St., a K-8 non-public school that serves children with mild to

moderate learning differences, according to its website. Council has to decide on renovating the building or demolishing it to create a new building that is code-compliant or use the site for the new community center and pool.

Executive Director of Arbor Bay [See SCHOOL, page 18]

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3 homes hit by burglars

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

Burglars have smashed multiple glass doors attempting to enter three homes in Atherton in the past four days, following a community safety meeting about burglaries in town.

The first burglary reported was at Faxon Road on Saturday at about 9 p.m. Suspects smashed a sliding glass door and no items have been reported missing, police said.

The second burglary was that same day, approximately at 10:21

p.m., at Mulberry Lane, according to police. No items were reported missing and police did not have any leads to any suspects. A third burglary was reported to police Monday that happened between Friday and Monday at Faxon Forest Road. The suspects smashed multiple glass windows and doors in an attempt to enter the home, police said.

Police seek leads No arrests have been made in any of the three cases. Police are

asking residents to check their security cameras for any possible leads.

Police have noticed that the burglaries follow the same pattern of smashing windows to get access to the main bedrooms of homes, Chief Steven McCulley said in a statement.

The three burglaries followed a community safety and security meeting last week on Thursday to help residents stay informed about how to keep the neighborhood safe.

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Ex-sheriff’s bid to stop firing denied Case

A judge yesterday denied fired San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ latest attempt to be reinstated as sheriff after she was fired by the Board of Supervisors for corruption.

Corpus had to convince San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nina Shapirshteyn that she should be returned to the office of sheriff until a trial in her civil suit could take place. The standard Corpus needed to meet was that she had a reasonable chance of prevailing at trial.

Rejected previous attempts

Shapirshteyn, who rejected previous

still going on in federal court

attempts by Corpus to stop the firing process, said this attempt came up short based on its merits. “Here, under the board’s removal procedures, Petitioner (Corpus) was afforded a comprehensive administrative appeal — specifically, a two-week evidentiary hearing before a neutral hearing officer, a retired superior court judge,” Shapirshteyn wrote in yesterday’s order. “The hearing officer found four separate bases for cause’ to remove the petitioners from office, and the board adopted those findings. In

light of that process, petitioner is unlikely to succeed on her procedural due process challenge.”

But this isn’t the end to Corpus’ legal battles, she still has a case pending in front of federal Judge Vince Chhabria, where her attorneys make similar claims about her rights being denied, through the county’s removal process. Filings are due this week in that case before Chhabria issues a ruling whether to dismiss the case.

Among other things, the board fired

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Corpus due to allegations of corruption, abuse of power, and retaliation, which were supported by two independent investigations. Key reasons included a conflict of interest involving her chief of staff, Victor Aenlle, and retaliatory actions against employees who opposed her.

Next, a trial will be held on accusations brought by the civil grand jury. If she is convicted of any of the accusations, she will be unable to hold public office in the future.

It’s possible District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe will bring criminal charges against Corpus.

Vance says that he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week as the Trump administration reconfigures funding in the secondlongest government shutdown. The pressure to end the shutdown is taking on new urgency. Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance on Saturday.

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LOUVRE WAS VULNERABLE: Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security. David Desclos, a reformed career burglar, told the AP yesterday that he warned a Louvre representative years ago that the Apollo Gallery’s street-facing windows and nearby vitrines left treasures exposed to anyone bold enough to climb in.

BRAZIL TARIFFS: The Senate yesterday voted 52-48 to block President Trump’s 50% tariffs on Brazil, which would have included oil, coffee and orange juice. Five Republican Senators joined Democrats to end the tariffs. Legislation from Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine, a Democrat, would terminate the national emergencies that Trump has declared to justify the tariffs. He is also planning to call up similar resolutions applying to Trump’s tariffs on Canada and other nations later this week.

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JOB CUTS: Meta will be laying off about 300 people from its Menlo Park offices, while Amazon announced it will cut about 14,000 corporate jobs as the online retail giant ramps up spending on artificial intelligence.

MEDICAL DEBT ON CREDIT REPORTS: The Trump administration is moving to overrule state laws that protect consumers’ credit reports from medical debt.

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Deaths

San Mateo County Coroner’s Office: Oct. 26

Gerard K. Zelnik, 67, of San Carlos

Mateo Roberto Noceda, 33, of San Mateo

Thelma Javier Alcantara, 69, of Pacifica

Oct. 25

David Louie, 71, of Foster City

Shanti Ben Lodhia, 87, no hometown given

Oct. 24

Dusun Jay, 92, of Daly City

Carol Ann Becker, 87, of Portola Valley

Ikuko Sakai, 84, of San Mateo

Gerald Glenn Heimsoth, 78, of Redwood City

David Cecil James, 62, of Redwood City

Births

Births Readers have asked why our birth announcements are delayed several months. None of the Mid-Peninsula hospitals provide lists of new births. So the Post gets the births from the state Department of Health, which provides the information at a delay. All births and deaths are public record under state law.

Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City:

May 17

Rafael Guillermo Galvisbaig, a boy

Anni Wu Kumar, a girl

Jack Porter Mallick, a boy

May 16

Vaid Narayan Agrawal, a boy

Zane Raphael Gandhi, a boy

May 15

Shea Belle Bentzley, a girl

Alexander Quoc Hoang, a boy

Lihan Matthaey, a boy

Willa Ivy Sekatorveach, a girl

May 14

Yadhvik Basgula Keegadi, a boy

Juliette Rose Maccarra, a girl

May 13

Sanmayee Ratnaparkhe, a girl

Delilah Sung, a girl

May 12

Kaleia Elle Calaguas, a girl

Rory Nicholas Fennell, a boy

Shaurya Gupta, a boy

May 10

Lily Roya Elmquist, a girl

Peter William Scott, a boy

Cyrus Nihar Shah, a boy

May 9

Julian Santi Padilla Cortez, a boy

May 8

Adrian Alexander Alvarez Marroquin, a boy

Thiago Gael Alvarez Marroquin, a boy

Meera Wolfe, a girl

[See BIRTHS, page 23]

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Stephen Lawrence Jenks

June 7, 1942 – August 8, 2025 ¢ ¢

Stephen Lawrence Jenks- devoted father, proud grandfather, decorated FBI agent, lifelong sports fan, and legendary storyteller died peacefully on August 8, 2025, in Boise, Idaho, surrounded by love, just the way he would have wanted. He was 83.

Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on June 7, 1942, to Grace and Lawrence Jenks, Steve grew up with the kind of childhood that becomes a lifelong touchstone: car trips with his parents to Vermont, an unshakable sense of community, and a home filled with warmth and humor. His sister Linda and his many friends remember him as endlessly curious and unfailingly kind.

A gifted athlete and natural leader, Steve attended Hanover High School, where he served as class president for two years, co-captained the football team, captained the baseball team, and was named All-State in both sports. He believed sports were a “microcosm of life,” teaching lessons about teamwork, resilience, and respect — lessons he carried with him forever. He also loved English, could still recite poetry he learned in junior high well into his eighties, and especially treasured the poem “Lasca,” which his father used to recite to him before bed.

Steve earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of New Hampshire, where he served as a dorm counselor and sat on the Dean’s Advisory Council. He went on to graduate from the University of Texas School of Law in 1968, where he was active in the International Law Society. While still in law school, he applied to the FBI — a decision that would shape the rest of his professional life.

In November 1968, Steve entered the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. His early assignments included organized crime in Detroit and foreign counterintelligence in San Francisco, before moving to the Palo Alto office, where he would remain until his retirement in 1997. Over his 31-year career, Steve worked some of the most high-profile cases of his time, including the Patty Hearst kidnapping. He traveled internationally for intelligence work, made lifelong friends in the Bureau, and earned deep respect for his integrity, skill, and humanity. One of his proudest moments was meeting a man he had once arrested — years later, in a shopping mall — who thanked Steve for helping him turn his life around. They stayed in touch for many years, a testament to Steve’s belief that law enforcement was about service, compassion, and making lives better.

It was in San Francisco, while on Easter vacation, that Steve met Gail Giegerich, his cousin’s roommate. Their first outing was a picnic in Sausalito. A few years later, after being transferred to San Francisco, he called her again, and this time the connection stuck. They married in 1976 and welcomed their daughter Amy in 1977. Fatherhood became his proudest role. Whether coaching Little League, cheering at horse shows, or taking Amy to “Lair of the Bear” family camp each summer, Steve was fully present — the kind of dad who showed up early, stayed late, and brought the jokes.

After decades in Los Altos Hills, Steve moved to Boise, Idaho in March 2024 to be closer to Amy and his beloved grandchildren, Lily and Oliver. Steve embraced this final chapter with joy — Sunday brunches with Lily and Oliver (always eggs Benedict), driving Ollie around on his scooter, and countless small moments that mattered most. He moved into Elkhorn Assisted Living at Touchmark, where he found friendship, care, and plenty of opportunities to charm both residents and staff. Even in his final days, he struck up conversations with strangers, delighted to discover a shared connection — like the Kenyan caregiver who inspired him to try out his (very limited) Swahili.

Steve was a man of boundless generosity. He gave quietly and consistently, always putting others’ needs before his own. He treasured people from all walks of life, made friends wherever he went, and remembered the small details that made others feel seen. He was also famously enthusiastic about food — known to clean not just his plate, but anyone else’s within reach — and was a devoted San Francisco 49ers season ticket holder for more than 51 years, cheering loudest for Joe Montana, Steve Young, and Jerry Rice.

Steve is survived by his wife, Gail; daughter, Amy; sister, Linda Ali Mollah; cousin, Marsha Badagliacca and his adored grandchildren, Lily Elizabeth Jenks and Oliver Stephen Jenks. He was preceded in death by his parents, Grace (Barrows) and Lawrence Jenks.

We will miss his charm, humor, kindness, unwavering devotion to family, and the way he could make you laugh even in the most serious moments. Steve’s life was defined not only by his remarkable accomplishments, but by his generosity, loyalty, and the deep love he shared with his family and friends. His grandchildren were his pride and joy — his lasting legacy.

Steve’s life will be honored in ways that reflect the places and people he loved most. Some of his ashes will be sent to his lifelong best friend, Drew Cunningham, in Hanover, New Hampshire, to be spread at his favorite Pond where Steve grew up, a place of Lifelong meaning. We will also hold a private family ceremony at the top of Camel’s Back in Boise, Idaho — a place our family visits often and where we can remember him with every hike to the summit. In addition, we will create a memory book filled with stories from his friends and family, a keepsake for his beloved grandchildren so that they will always carry his humor, kindness, and incredible life with them.

Memorial donations may be made to Equality Now (equalitynow.org), a cause close to his heart.

Dated tech spurs run for assessor

BY DANIEL SCHRAGER Daily Post Staff Writer

Saratoga City Councilwoman Yan Zhao first decided to challenge longtime Santa Clara County Assessor Larry Stone for his office after learning that the assessor’s office still used a decades-old computer system.

“A couple years ago I heard of (the) assessor’s office, the issues they have,” Zhao, 58, said in a phone call with the Daily Post. “Then I just start looking into it. And I learn, ‘Oh my gosh, the assessor’s office has been running on the same computer system for 40-plus years.”

But Stone retired in July and Zhao will now face his endorsed successor, Los Altos Vice Mayor Neysa Fligor — alongside Rishi Kumar and Bryan Do— on the ballot Nov. 4.

“A lot of people guessed or can see this special election is almost like someone trying to pass this office to an insider,” Zhao said.

Since Stone’s retirement, the office has announced a plan to implement a new system it calls PRISM and store data in the cloud. But Zhao, an engineer by trade, said her background means she can implement the updates “correctly and effectively.”

Zhao, who served as Saratoga’s

mayor in 2021 and 2024, said her other priorities would be community engagement and shortening the appeals process for property appraisals. She points to her experience navigating the Covid pandemic as mayor as an example of how she’ll engage with the community.

“I had to come up many creative ways to serve our community,” Zhao said. “We had to shift everything online, so I did mayor’s office hours at (the) farmer’s market — outdoors, people could still come and talk to me for issues, questions, concerns.”

A Saratoga City Councilwoman since 2018, Zhao believes she can combine her experience in local government with her tech background.

Appraiser’s license

One thing Zhao’s resume doesn’t include is time as a real estate appraiser. Since announcing her candidacy, Zhao has obtained an appraiser’s license and taken classes required of the incoming assessor. Fligor’s campaign has pointed out that none of the other candidates have experience in the assessor’s office or the certification required of the assessor.

But Zhao isn’t concerned about her lack of experience in the office, saying it needs a “new perspective, especially in terms of technology.”

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Chevron funds big part of nearby city

Chevron paid Richmond more than $58.8 million in taxes and settlement payments — nearly 24% of the city’s budgeted general fund revenue — last fiscal year, according to a spreadsheet sent to news site Richmondside in response to a public records request.

Taxpayer information is typically kept private under state law and city code, but the city said it “inadvertently” released the information in response to a May public records request.

Richmondside requested Chevron’s tax and settlement payment records because the refinery is the city’s largest employer and single largest taxpayer, and because, historically, it has disputed how much it should pay in taxes.

Most recently, the company agreed to pay the city a $550 million settlement over 10 years to avoid a “Make Polluters Pay” measure from being placed on the ballot. If approved by Richmond voters, the measure would have increased taxes on refinery operations. The company has made the first of five annual $50 million settlement payments. Then, the annual settlement payment will be $60 million a year for five years.

Leaving California?

Understanding the degree to which the city depends upon Chevron financially is of public interest because Chevron executives have indicated in recent months that ceasing operations entirely in California is not out of the question, due to state regulations they describe as unfriendly to refineries.

Given Chevron’s contribution to Richmond’s revenue, closing the Richmond refinery would greatly impact the city’s finances and its ability to provide services.

Also relevant is Chevron’s August 2024 announcement that it had moved its corporate headquarters from eastern Contra Costa County to Texas while

announcing layoffs in the Bay Area. That included 600 jobs at its corporate offices that were scheduled to be cut in June, 31 of them in Richmond and nearly three dozen more in El Segundo and Bakersfield, according to notices filed with the state.

Other oil companies have already closed refineries or scaled back their operations in Contra Costa County. The Marathon refinery in Martinez abruptly closed in 2020, and the Valero oil company on Oct. 23 confirmed on its earning call that it would close its refinery in Benicia by April after its talks with the state failed to avoid a shutdown.

City tried to squash release

Nearly five months after the city released the spreadsheet, the city attorney’s office sent an email asking that the record be destroyed. The Oct. 8 email from Assistant City Attorney Christopher Dykzeul said that the city had “inadvertently” released protected taxpayer information and that disseminating this information would violate state law and city ordinances. However, there are legal precedents that protect journalists who publish information that is otherwise held privately, particularly if disclosure of the information is in the public’s interest, so long as the no laws were violated.

The document included two fields marked “Confidential” but the information was left visible, one line showing that Chevron paid $2,825,087 in business taxes for its refinery and local gas stations and another showing $1,187,417 was paid in business license taxes.

The document also lists the final $4 million payment from a 2010 settlement in which Chevron agreed to pay the city $114 million over 15 years to end a battle over how much it should pay in annual taxes. The last payment from that settlement was received in June 2024, the spreadsheet notes.

Board leader vies for assessor seat

BY DANIEL SCHRAGER

Daily Post Staff Writer

Bryan Do, president of a San Jose school board, hopes to make the Santa Clara County Assessor more transparent.

Do, president of the East Side Union High School District board, will compete with Neysa Fligor, Yan Zhao and Rishi Kumar to replace longtime assessor Larry Stone in November’s special election. If elected, Do said he plans to create a public dashboard with data on appeals and appraisal accuracy.

“[Stone] may do it internally — and he may, he may not. I don’t know, because it’s internally,” Do, 51, said. “But I’m willing to do that publicly.”

Experience, plans

Do believes he’s the right person for the job because he’s worked in tech, real estate and has experience in public service.

Do has served on the board since being elected in 2020. His district has nearly 24,000 students across 27 schools, which includes comprehensive, charter and magnet schools.

If elected, Do said he’d look for ways to cut costs while improving services.

One way he plans to do that is by modernizing the office’s technology. East Side Union recently moved the application for its free lunches onto school-issued laptops, which Do says is the kind of change he would make in the assessor’s office.

Do also plans to automate part of the office’s customer service operation, saving employees for more complicated questions while cutting down on wait times.

“Most people who call need the address (or) ‘Hey, I got this bill. Why is my bill higher?’” Do said.

He said he’s undecided on automating simpler appraisals but that the technology could be worth exploring.

Do commended Stone for getting the assessment roll done on time every year and said he hopes to do the same.

“You can debate whether it’s always correct, but it’s always on time,” Do said.

Common sense approach

While he hasn’t served on a city council or held countywide office, Do said that voters shouldn’t be concerned about his lack of experience.

“The issue isn’t about the experience here,” Do said. “It’s about leadership. It’s about common sense. Whatever I lack in experience, I made up (for) in my approach in common sense.”

Blaze engulfs car

A car caught fire on the corner of Cuesta Drive and Springer Road in Mountain View yesterday afternoon.

At 12:49 p.m., the city’s fire department responded to a report that a silver Volvo was on fire, according to department spokesman Robert Maitland.

Firefighters were able to put the fire out quickly and left after twenty minutes, Maitland said, handing the scene over to Mountain View police.

The driver, who got out of the car before firefighters arrived, wasn’t injured.

The fire department hasn’t determined the cause of the fire yet, Maitland said.

Gold: Your Best Insurance

Trade Wars and Currency Wars are accelerating worldwide.

The old monetar y system is failing. Indebted national currencies are depreciating in a see-saw race to the bottom. So much worldwide debt is in default or is being masked with more debt. Politicians posture at each other, but they all created the situation by buying power and favors while mor tgaging your children’s future.

Stocks and bond markets, long suppor ted by Central Banks, may be challenged going for ward as governments have exhausted their debt expansion tools. Recent new highs in equities, due to some promising companies, may be more post-election hope than substance.

Cr yptocurrencies had their run, but the hope for a sounder and more private fiat system remains challenged while a past price bubble for the majority has been costly. Bitcoin is an example of those still per forming among the thousands of currencies & tokens in this young experiment.

Wise and calm obser vers know that longterm, gold is money, not debt, not paper promises. For thousands of years it has protected families from currency depreciation, paper defaults, and cer tain political abuses.

If you have been waiting to buy gold, or buy it “cheaper,” reconsider. Gold bottomed near $1040 at the end of 2015. We are in a new multi-year uptrend reconfirmed by the current strength just below all time highs. Monetar y scientists understand that the repricing of gold is just getting star ted. Each crisis seems to become more pronounced as the debt monetar y system disintegrates towards failure. Gold is best accumulated, not speculated. Star t saving in gold, and make it a habit.

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CAR FIRE — A Volvo SUV is seen on fire yesterday at Cuesta Drive and Springer Road. Photo by Ron Shipper.

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On Lobster Lover Mondays, you can score their whole 1-pound lobster platter with house-made potato chips, coleslaw, a roll and butter for only $24.95. Taco lovers should head over on Tuesdays to enjoy their Tres Amigos Taco Platter: one lobster taco, one crab taco and one shrimp taco served with potato chips and coleslaw on the side for only $35.95.

If you think the tail is where it’s at, then Twin Tail Wednesday is the day for you – that’s two tails, chips, slaw and a roll for $29.95. But if you’ve really got a crazy lobster craving, then head on in for Two-PoundLobster Thursday. Yeah, that’s the day you can get a significant deal on their two-pound whole lobster platter with chips, coleslaw, bread and butter.

And don’t forget that every weekday is a real seafood lover’s happy hour. From 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, you can score $3 beers and take $1 off all wines – and you can get $2 oysters or take $1 off any of their seafood tacos – lobster, crab or shrimp. Try their new lobster musubi, a seafood snacker’s delight. And you and your friends can also cross some items off your bucket lists: A bucket of beers for $9.95,

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If all that tasty seafood puts you in the mood to enjoy some at home later, stop by their market nextdoor – or order your items online and have them delivered right to you the next day, Tuesday through Saturday. You can order any time all the way up to midnight and still get your seafood the next day. New England Lobster’s own drivers bring your food in their refrigerated trucks straight to your door. Delivery is $25 for all customers between San Francisco and San Jose. If you’re ordering for more than yourself, you

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How time changes affect the body

Plan on a glorious extra hour of sleep as most of America “falls back” into standard time. But make sure to get outside for some morning sun, too — it’ll help your body clock reset faster. Daylight saving time ends at 2 a.m. local time Sunday, which means you should set your clock back an hour before you go to bed. Standard time will last until March 8 when we will again “spring forward” with the return of daylight saving time.

Negative health impact

There’s a lot of grumbling about the twice-a-year time changes. The spring switch tends to be harder, losing that hour of sleep we allegedly recover in the fall.

Some health groups, including the American Medical Association and American Academy of Sleep Medicine,

have long urged adopting standard time year-round.

New research from Stanford University agrees, finding that switching back-and-forth is the worst option for our health. The study showed sticking with either time option would be a bit healthier, but they found permanent standard time is slightly better — because it aligns more with the sun and human biology, what’s called our circadian rhythm.

“The best way to think about it is as if the central clock were like a conductor of an orchestra and each of the organs were a different instrument,” said Jamie Zeitzer, who co-directs Stanford’s Center for Sleep and Circadian Sciences.

More light in the morning and less at night is key to keeping that rhythm on schedule — all the instruments in sync.

When the clock is regularly disrupted by time changes or other reasons, he said each of the body’s organ systems, such as the immune system or metabolism, “just works a little less well.”

How the body reacts to light

The brain has a master clock that is set by exposure to sunlight and darkness. This circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-hour cycle that determines when we become sleepy and when we’re more alert. The patterns change with age, one reason that early-to-rise youngsters evolve into hard-to-wake teens.

Morning light resets the rhythm. By evening, levels of a hormone called melatonin begin to surge, triggering drowsiness. Too much light in the evening — whether from later time outdoors doing daylight saving time or from artificial light like computer

screens — delays that surge and the cycle gets out of sync.

And that circadian clock affects more than sleep, also influencing things like heart rate, blood pressure, stress hormones and metabolism.

How is sleep affected?

Even an hour change on the clock can throw off sleep schedules because even though the clocks change, work and school start times stay the same.

The spring change to daylight saving time can be a little rougher as darker mornings and lighter evenings make it harder to fall asleep on time. Those first few days have been linked to increases in car crashes and even an uptick in heart attacks.

Many people easily adjust, but a time change can add pressure on those who are regularly sleep-deprived.

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New prescription trend: Go outside

Find a shady spot under a tree, take a breath of fresh

and call me in the morning.

Health care providers have long suggested stressed-out patients spend time outdoors. Now hundreds of providers are going a step further and issuing formal prescriptions to get outside. The tactic is gaining momentum as social media, political strife and wars abroad weigh on the American psyche.

Of course, no one needs a prescription to get outside, but some doctors think that issuing the advice that way helps people take it seriously.

“When I bring it up, it is almost like granting permission to do something they may see as frivolous when things seem so otherwise serious and stressful,” said Dr. Suzanne Hackenmiller, a Waterloo, Iowa, gynecologist.

Nature can boost your health

Spending time in natural areas can lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones and boost immunity, multiple studies have found.

“Study after study says we’re wired to be out in nature,” said Dr. Brent Bauer, who serves as director of the complementary and integrative medicine program at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. The program focuses on practices that usually aren’t part of conventional medicine, such as meditation, acupuncture, massage and nutrition. “That’s more than just ‘Woo-woo, I think nature is cool.’ There’s actually science.”

Telling someone to go outside is one thing. The follow-through is some-

thing else. Starting about a decade ago, health care providers began formalizing suggestions to get outside through prescriptions.

Dr. Robert Zarr, who doubles as a nature guide, launched an organization called Park Rx America around 2016, offering providers protocols for prescribing nature outings. The guidelines call for talking with patients about what they like to do outside, how often to do it and where to go. That all then gets included in a prescription, and Park Rx America sends patients reminders.

Nearly 2,000 providers have registered with the organization across the U.S. and a number of other countries.

A prescription can motivate Bauer specializes in treating CEOs and other business leaders. He said he issues about 30 nature prescriptions every year. The chief executives he treats sometimes don’t even know where to begin and a prescription can give them a jump start, he said.

“I recommend a lot of things to a lot of patients,” he said. “I’m not under the illusion all of them get enacted. When I get a prescription, someone hands me a piece of paper and says you must take this medication … I’m a lot more likely to activate that.”

Hackenmiller, the Iowa gynecologist, said she’s having more discussions with patients about getting outside as a means of escape.

“When so many things are out of our control, it can be helpful to step away from the media and immerse ourselves in nature,” she said.

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PALO ALTO

OCT. 14

8:36 p.m. — Battery, N. California Ave.

OCT. 16

11:05 p.m. — Maurice Lajuan Hicks, 52, of Palo Alto, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Lytton Ave. and Waverley St.

OCT. 21

5:34 p.m. — Stephanie Gaspar, 56, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1000 block of Corporation Way.

OCT. 22

12:53 p.m. — Lilian Maritza Navas, 37, of Mountain View, arrested for vandalism at Glass Slipper Inn, 3941 El Camino.

2:20 p.m. — Lisa Benson, 64, of Sunnyvale, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 2400 block of Faber Place.

3 p.m. — Battery, College Ave.

3:27 p.m. — Marcus Alexander Stevens, 44, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 100 block of California Ave.

5:46 p.m. — Jason Janis Karklins, 50, arrested for public urination, Encina Ave.

6:06 p.m. — Cindy Richardson, 54, of Menlo Park, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 200 block of Forest Ave.

6:44 p.m. — Grand theft, 200 block of Curtner Ave.

11:32 p.m. — Petty theft, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.

THURSDAY

2:56 a.m. — Julian Leroy

Police Blotter

Belardes, 36, of San Jose, arrested for vandalism, 800 block of Ramona St.

9:02 a.m. — Theft, Palo Alto High School.

4:42 p.m. — Don Allan Reese, 59, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.

7:33 p.m. — Anthony Dean Pepito, 52, of Martinez, arrested for grand theft, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.

MENLO PARK

SUNDAY

2:19 a.m. — Two-vehicle collision causes injuries, Willow and Bay roads.

12:16 p.m. — Person taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, 1100 block of Merrill St.

2:10 p.m. — Person taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, Newbridge St. and Willow Road.

3:53 p.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Chilco St. and Bayfront Expressway.

4:58 p.m. — Person detained for public drunkenness and released when sober, 600 block of Santa Cruz Ave.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

OCT. 19

2:24 a.m. — David Carbajal, 37, of Redwood City, arrested for battery, 800 block of Villa St.

2:42 a.m. — Jose Rubio Alvarez, 38, of Hayward, arrested on a federal warrant, Villa and Castro streets.

4:54 a.m. — Mateo Uribe Rodriguez, 23, of Mountain View, arrested for domestic battery, threats, DUI and hit-and-run on Highway 101 in Morgan Hill.

6:51 a.m. — Indecent exposure, Rengstorff Park.

1:20 p.m. — Home burglary, 100 block of Ada Ave.

1:26 p.m. — Home burglary, 1400 block of Miramonte Ave.

5:40 p.m. — Sotero Rodriguez Zarate, 43, of Sunnyvale, arrested for

being under the influence of drugs and probation violation, 500 block of S. Rengstorff Ave.

6:10 p.m. — Vandalism, 700 block of Continental Circle.

9:10 p.m. — Home burglary, 100 block of Pacchetti Way.

9:11 p.m. — Jose Chavez Ortiz, 50, arrested for DUI, Central Expressway and Ferguson Drive.

ATHERTON

SUNDAY

8:55 p.m. — Matthew Weilepp, 19, of Redwood City, cited for street racing, El Camino and Valparaiso Ave.

MONDAY

7:29 a.m. — Home burglary, 1-99 block of Faxon Road.

11:26 a.m. — Home burglary attempt, 1-99 block of Faxon Forest Road.

NORTH FAIR OAKS

OCT. 22

1:56 a.m. — Leopoldo Arguello Ordonez, 27, of Redwood City, cited on a warrant, Bay Road and Eighth Ave.

1:40 p.m. — Jose Herrera Lopez, 34, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Middlefield Road and Ninth Ave.

3:36 p.m. — Walver Figueroa Garcia, 27, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, Spring and Charter streets.

REDWOOD CITY

FRIDAY

8:25 a.m. — All four wheels stolen from a vehicle, Woodside Road.

8:28 a.m. — Eden Abay, 35, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, Woodside and Bay roads.

9 a.m. — Man says a Tesla hit his juvenile son and the driver took off. The son is injured.

9:15 a.m. — Michael Joseph Duckworth, 60, of Redwood City,

arrested for trespassing and vandalism, 300 block of Main St.

11:24 a.m. — Man says a dog attacked him and his own dog, Blomquist St.

12:34 p.m. — Edwin Recinos Rodriguez, 34, of Redwood City, arrested for drug possession, falsely identifying himself to police and on a warrant, Fifth Ave. and Bay Road.

2:30 p.m. — Gustavo Jesus Silos Garcia, 20, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, Poplar Ave. and Hess Road. 4:19 p.m. — Package stolen, Woodside Road.

SAN CARLOS

OCT. 22

7 a.m. — Auto burglary, 900 block of Laurel St.

12:49 p.m. — Leonardo Borjas Garcia, 24, of San Mateo, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 600 block of Cowgill Alley.

2:28 p.m. — Brycen Cole Anderson, 28, of San Mateo, arrested for possession of fentanyl and drug paraphernalia, Old County and Bragato roads.

3:51 p.m. — Jose Armando Sajuan, 30, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, 1400 block of El Camino.

8:19 p.m. — Carlos Garcia Juarez, 29, of San Jose, arrested for being under the influence of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Brittan Ave.

BELMONT

SUNDAY

1:20 p.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered, Shoreway Road. MONDAY

9:35 a.m. — Emergency training trailers broken into, Shoreway Road. 7:08 p.m. — Rear license plate and registration stolen from a vehicle, Club Drive.

Real Estate

1020 square feet, built in 1968, Satomi and James Obuchi to Jared and Neil Rosoff for $950,000, Sept. 12

2466 W. Bayshore Road #5, 94303, 2 bedrooms, 906 square feet, built in 1972, Kurt Huang to Snezhana and Rafael Ballagas for $725,000, Oct. 2 (last sale: $785,000, 07-05-23)

1665 Amherst Way, 94304, 4 bedrooms, 2464 square feet, built in 2018, Jason Yeatman to Stanford University for $2,236,000, Sept. 3 (last sale: $2,087,000, 04-22-24)

EAST PALO ALTO

2547 Hazelwood Way, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1100 square feet, built in 1956, Ruben Ibarra to Min and Hua Lin for $905,000, Sept. 8 (last sale: $469,000, 0107-04)

MENLO PARK

675 Sharon Park Drive #101, 94025, 2 bedrooms,

1356 Windermere Ave., 94025, 2 bedrooms, 870 square feet, built in 1950, Behn Trust to Kellogg and Kay LLC for $950,500, Sept. 12

ATHERTON

51 Toyon Road, 94027, 6 bedrooms, 2810 square feet, built in 1955, Champsi Trust to Jing Gussin for $7,520,000, Sept. 9 (last sale: $5,525,000, 09-2416)

MOUNTAIN VIEW

1031 Crestview Drive

#101, 94040, 1 bedroom, 855 square feet, built in 1969, Hina and Chirantan Desai to George Trust for $560,000, Sept. 3 (last sale: $465,000, 05-30-14)

505 Cypress Point Drive #223, 94043, 1 bedroom,

784 square feet, built in 1971, Peterson Trust to Katerina and Marcell Ortutay for $620,000, Sept. 29 (last sale: $710,000, 12-12-18)

REDWOOD CITY

2107 Hastings Shore Lane, 94065, 2 bedrooms, 988 square feet, built in 1995, Sinziana and Justin Sterling to Ethan Gelfand for $880,000, Sept. 10 (last sale: $955,000, 07-16-21)

636 Bair Island Road

#312, 94063, 2 bedrooms, 1508 square feet, built in 2012, Ashwyn Sharma to Larry and Felicity Davis for $1,198,000, Sept. 8 (last sale: $1,075,000, 12-1720)

SAN CARLOS

1970 San Carlos Ave., 94070, 3 bedrooms, 2010 square feet, built in 1924, Fitzgerald Trust to Michael and Katie Alvarado for $1,294,000, Sept. 10 (last sale: $345,000, 05-22-98)

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School, Bonnie Silverman, said they have invested $1.5 million in fixing up the school. She asked council to consider renewing their lease for three more years. The school’s lease ends in June 2027.

Resident Kevin Kroll brought his daughter, Hazel, who recently transferred to Arbor Bay, to speak on why the school is so important to her.

Hazel said she was bullied at her old school, which was loud and crowded, and now at Arbor Bay, she feels more comfortable. Building a pool or a center would affect many children, forcing them to attend other schools that may not accommodate students with special needs.

Schools helped students

Resident Stephaine Glass, whose son attended Arbor Bay, found that the schooling in the San Carlos School District did not provide him with the individual attention he needed.

“We found it very difficult to find a school that could meet our son’s learning needs. Luckily, we found the best school for him and it was literally in our backyard,” Glass said.

With the help of Arbor Bay and the school district, her son was able to transition back to a public school and is now a freshman at Design Tech High School.

President of the Board of Directors for Arbor Bay, Dane Barca, said the school provides many children who live an hour away or in the East Bay with the education they need.

“It’s hard for a school like this to find a new location. We have deep concerns about being able to find a place in this community to maintain what we’re doing,” Barca said. “This community loves Arbor Bay. Please help us stay here.”

Mayor Sara McDowell asked how much it would be to renovate the building, and it would be between $500 to $1,000, according to Amy Newby, director of Parks and Recreation.

Ultimately, the council on Monday didn’t pick a location for a pool and new community center. But the other locations the council examined included Burton Park at 900 Chestnut St. and Laureola Park at 503 Old County Road.

McDowell said the uncertainty of what will happen to Arbor Bay is something they will have to discuss before making a decision.

Favored locations

During community gatherings, the majority of residents favored Burton Park as the best location, according to Marzuola.

Vice Mayor Pranita Venkatesh said she supported having a pool at Burton Park and feared that if both decisions were tabled, it would prolong the pool plans.

Councilman Neil Layton said this project is like a Christmas tree, where they have to build it and try to squeeze as much as possible into one area. Layton said the council should take more time to review the options.

McDowell said she wanted to review data on how much each park is used before making a decision.

Councilman John Dugan said he did not like the

plans for a center at Burton Park because it may be too close to a neighborhood and there could be possible issues with the bright lights at night. He said he loves Arbor Bay but doesn’t agree to giving them a three-year extension. However, does support extending it yearly, until the council has decided how it wants to move forward. Councilman Adam Rak did not participate in Monday’s discussion because he lives near Burton Park and was recused.

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heart of ethnic studies but also restores the flexibility and choice that helps students meet their broader academic and wellness goals,” said board member Alex Levich during Monday night’s meeting.

Opponents of the change argued it would take away a valuable chance for students to learn about other cultures and develop critical thinking skills.

“It’s important to have a course that equips students with the knowledge and skills to participate in our global, multicultural society,” ethnic studies teacher Julie Yick said during public comment.

The class has been a year-long graduation requirement at Mountain View and Los Altos since 2023.

The no votes

Board President Esmeralda Ortiz argued the yearlong class should be given more time so that teachers can refine the curriculum and its benefits can be properly studied.

Vice President Thida Cornes, who also opposed the change, said she’s seen students of color build

confidence and improve their academic performance after taking the class. “Students have come here and said they found their voice, they felt seen and they’re taking AP classes,” Cornes said. “That is academic success.”

Board member Vadim Katz agreed with Levich, leading the deciding vote to board member Catherine Vonnegut.

Down to a coin flip Vonnegut said she “almost could flip a coin” between the two options. She sided with the one-semester course because she believes it’s the best compromise for everyone involved.

The board also considered requiring students to take a social studies class in place of the second semester of ethnic studies, but opted not to.

A survey presented to the board earlier this year found that 64% of the district’s students preferred a one-semester ethnic studies class to the current format.

Earlier this year, around 600 parents signed a petition asking the school to replace the ethnic studies requirement with a world history class.

In 2021, the state legislature created a semester-long ethnic studies requirement for high schoolers, starting with the class of 2030. The state has yet to fund the program, putting it on hold for now.

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about the short amount of time they have to make an appointment. Canepa said the two-week runway before the county runs out of time on Nov. 13 to pick a new sheriff is unprecedented. The county’s charter gives a 30-day window for the board to appoint a new sheriff or to set a special election.

Speier said the county has very little time to hold an election and it would be better to have the voters, who gave the board the power to remove Corpus, vote for a new sheriff.

Town hall floated

Corzo and Gauthier said they wanted to have a town hall where residents can meet the candidates.

Corzo said it is time for the board to take the lead and make the important decision the public has entrusted to them.

The board had two options for filling the vacancy. Supervisors were able to appoint a sheriff to serve the three years remaining in Corpus’s 6-year term or hold a special election that is estimated to cost $3.2 million, accord-

ing to County Attorney John Nibbelin. Corpus’ term lasts until the end of 2028 because of a change in state law extending the length of sheriff and district attorney’s terms to line up with presidential elections.

Resident’s input

Redwood City resident Caitlina Chrisman said it would be best for the board to appoint a sheriff because Corpus’ removal has already cost the county millions of dollars.

Corpus’ attorneys have been fighting in court to get her job back after the board fired her for allegations of corruption, abuse of power and retaliation, which were supported by two independent investigations. Last week, Corpus’s attorneys asked Shapirshtyen to stop supervisors from filling the vacancy, but she denied their request yesterday.

Menlo Park resident Karen Grove said the board should appoint a sheriff who would not work with ICE. Grove said she also hopes the board continues to include community engagement.

Resident Jenny Krasue said the next sheriff will have the most important job to regulate the sheriff’s office and fix the conditions in the jail. Under Corpus, seven inmates died in the jails after she took office in January 2023.

Callagy said the county will move quickly to post an application, which will close on Nov. 5. The board is looking at a way for residents to be involved in picking the new sheriff by possibly making applications available for them to read.

Speier asked if the candidate must live in San Mateo County in order to qualify to become sheriff. Callagy said yes. However, there is no amount of time a candidate must be resident of the county in order to qualify.

Ends Bolanos’ bid

The supervisor’s decision effectively knocks out the candidacy of former Sheriff Carlos Bolanos, who was defeated by Corpus in 2022, when she ran on a reformer platform.

Bolanos in an interview with the Post on Friday said he is only interested in taking over the term if San Mateo County residents were the ones casting ballots.

Aside from Bolanos, only Sgt. David Weidner has announced his interest in the position.

Weidner told the Post in an interview that he would only want to complete Corpus’ term and wouldn’t run in 2028. Weidner is a longtime sheriff’s office employee who oversees the gun range at Coyote Point in San Mateo.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that on October 20, 2025, the Palo Alto City Council adopted the following ordinances. Text of the full ordinance is available at: https://www.paloalto.gov/agendas.

1) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 16.04 and Chapter 16.19 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Adopting a New Chapter 16.04, California Building Code, and a New Chapter 16.19, California Historical Building Code and California Existing Building Code, 2025 Editions, and Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 2) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 16.05 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Amending Title 16 to Adopt a New Chapter 16.05, California Mechanical Code, 2025 Edition, and Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 3) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 16.06 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Adopting a New Chapter 16.06, California Residential Code, 2025 Edition, and Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 4) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 16.08 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Amending Title 16 to Adopt a New Chapter 16.08, California Plumbing Code, 2025 Edition, and Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 5) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 16.14 (California Green Building Standards, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 11) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Adopt the 2025 Green Building Standards Code, Along With Local Amendments (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 6) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 16.16 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Amending Title 16 to Adopt a New Chapter 16.16, California Electrical Code, 2025 Edition, and Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 7) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Repealing Chapter 16.18 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Adopting a New Chapter 16.18, International Swimming Pool and Spa Code, With Local Amendments (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0) 8) Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Chapter 16.17 (California Energy Code, California Code of Regulations, Title 24, Part 6) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Adopt the 2025 California Energy Code, Along with Local Amendments Thereto (FIRST READING: October 6, 2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Lauing absent; SECOND READING: October 20, 2025, PASSED 7-0)

MAHEALANI AH YUN City Clerk