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BY DANIEL SCHRAGER
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Palo Alto City Council may kick off its $7 million plan to cut down on the number of RVs on city streets at its Dec. 8 meeting, starting with with bans on detached trailers and “vanlords.”
Council will vote on a pair of ordinances – one that would make it illegal to leave a trailer that’s not attached to a vehicle on a city street and another that would outlaw the practice of renting out
THE UPDATE
Markets closed for holiday.
In attempt to get RVs off roads
an RV parked on the street. Under the vanlording ordinance, it would be illegal to rent out an RV as a living space, store an RV that you plan to lease on the street or charge someone for a street parking spot.
If approved, the ban would go into effect immediately and carry a fine of $500 under a new penalty schedule
that’s also on the docket. While the ban on detached trailers would also go into effect right away, police won’t enforce it until two weeks after signs outlining the new rules are posted.
The city, which already prohibits cars from being parked for more than 72 hours, hopes to start putting up signs in December and have the project com-
plete by the spring. Both ordinances are part of council’s push to prevent people from living in RVs on city streets.
At its Oct. 20 meeting, council approved the first phase of a four-part plan to get RVs off the street. The rest of the plan, which was recommended by the Policy and Services Committee, would look at introducing safe RV parking locations and sanitation services to people living in RVs, while banning the
Council set to ban ‘vanlords’ City report pushes back on lot claims
HONG KONG FIRE: A massive fire at a high-rise apartment complex in Hong Kong has claimed 94 lives, making it one of the deadliest in the city’s history. The blaze started on Wednesday at one of the towers and spread across seven buildings in the Wang Fuk Court complex. Rescuers are still going from apartment to apartment searching. Hong Kong leader John Lee said earlier Thursday that contact had been lost with 279 people. Authorities have arrested three men from a construction company on suspicion of manslaughter.
NO EXCEPTIONS: The sister-inlaw of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt has been detained by ICE for overstaying her visa from Brazil, according to NBC News. The tourist visa of Bruna Caroline Ferreira, who shares an 11-year-old son with Michael Leavitt, the press secretary’s older brother, expired in 1999.
SHAMWOW IN CONGRESS:
Vince Offer, otherwise known as the “ShamWow” guy, has filed to run for Congress in Texas against a longtime incumbent, John Carter, 81, in the Republican primary. Offer was arrested by the Miami Beach Police Department
[See THE UPDATE, page 4]
BY DANIEL SCHRAGER Daily Post Staff Writer
A report paid for by the city of Menlo Park pushes back on some of the central claims made by proponents of a proposed ballot measure that could halt the development of downtown parking lots into housing.
Proponents of the measure, called Save Downtown Menlo, worry the development of three downtown lots into 345 subsidized apartments will come at the expense of parking. The measure would require the city to get voter approval whenever it plans to sell, lease or build on a city-owned parking lot downtown.
“Without convenient parking, the downtown area will suffer — hurting businesses, discourag-
USPS sued by woman over missing mail
As a general rule, it’s difficult to sue the U.S. Postal Service for lost, delayed or mishandled mail.
But a case before the U.S. Supreme Court involving a Texas landlord who alleges her mail was deliberately withheld for two years is looking to chal-
lenge that, in a proceeding the cashstrapped Postal Service says could prompt a deluge of lawsuits over the very common, if frustrating, phenomenon of missing mail. That concern takes on particular resonance during the holiday season, when the volume
of mail — billions of sentimental items from Christmas cards to Black Friday purchases — ramps up.
The case focuses on whether the special postal exemption to the Federal Tort Claims Act applies when post-
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THE UPDATE FROM PAGE 1 in 2001 after he allegedly assaulted a sex worker that he hired, NBC News reported.
LIGHTNING ON MARS: Scientists have detected what they believe to be lightning on Mars by eavesdropping on the whirling wind recorded by NASA’s Perseverance rover. A French-led team reported Wednesday that the crackling of electrical discharges was captured by a microphone on the rover. The researchers examined 28 hours of audio recordings, documenting 55 episodes of what they consider to be “mini lightning” over two Martian years.
COUNTERING HIGH RENTS: Santa Fe is the first city in the U.S. to directly link wages to housing affordability, aiming to counter high rents. The ordinance was signed into law earlier this month. It ties minimum wage increases not only to consumer prices but also to fair market rental prices. The mayor says it’s part of a broader city initiative aimed at ensuring that people who work in Santa Fe can also afford to live there.
AMERICA FIRST PRICING: A $100-per-person charge for foreigners entering Yellowstone, Grand Canyon and other popular national parks is making some tourist-oriented businesses worry that the fee announced this week could discourage travelers. Supporters say the charge will generate money for cash-strapped parks. Interior officials described the new fee structure as “America-first pricing.” The charge also will apply at Acadia, Bryce Canyon, Everglades, Glacier, Grand Teton, Rocky Mountain, Sequoia & Kings Canyon, Yosemite and Zion national parks.
LULULEMON ARRESTS: A 19-year-old man and three teenagers were arrested in Oakland in connection with the organized retail theft of about $6,000 in clothing at Lululemon at the Hillsdale Mall in San Mateo, police said yesterday.
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Deaths
San Mateo County Coroner’s Office:
Nov. 25
Joseph Totah, 85, of Millbrae
Kenneth Lociacono, 79, of Portland
Lynne Arden Woodward, 84, no hometown listed
Loretta McLoughlin Salveson, 68, of Redwood City
Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office:
Nov. 7
James Braugh, 82, of Los Altos
Missael Santiago, 19, of Belmont
Jesusa Sundian, 53, of Sunnyvale
Nov. 6
Fred Nesbitt II, 82, of San Mateo
Jeremiah Chapman, 47, of Palo Alto
Births
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View: May 10
Marwan Aydin Ahmed, a boy
Raha Appana, a girl
Aditi Bharadwaj, a girl
Agastya Jinalharsh Bhimani, a boy
Emily Sol Broussard, a girl
Caleb Muen Chen, a boy
Vida Annalise Deluna Regalado, a girl
Santiago Chalio Medina Hernandez, a boy
Isaiah Dorian Herrera, a boy
Murphy Ning, a girl
Theodore Alain Styczynski, a boy
Antonio Vaca Fernandez, a boy
Weihang Zhong, a boy
May 9
Rin Chikatani, a girl
Samstuth Brahmesh Jain, a boy
Deivik Karuppasamy, a boy
Wyatt Charles Kintner, a boy
Madhav Kulkarni, a boy
Jasper Miao, a boy
Wesley Jay Ferraro Stein, a boy
May 8
Lena Ansarifar, a girl
Ryan Richard Carmean, a boy
Eleanor Yiliang Fang, a girl
Kaya Hu, a girl
Bryan Ly, a boy
Amelia Soyoo Park, a girl
Henry Oliver Carvalho Quinton, a boy
Neel Vishnu, a boy
Alex Wang, a boy
Gordon Wenhan Yu, a boy
1 Guard member shot in D.C. dies
President Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died, calling the suspect, who had worked with the CIA in his native country, a “savage monster.”
As part of a Thanksgiving call with U.S. troops, Trump announced that he had just learned that Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, had died, while Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, was “fighting for his life.”
“She’s just passed away,” Trump said. “She’s no longer with us. She’s looking down at us right now. Her parents are with her.”
The president called Beckstrom an “incredible person, outstanding in every single way.” The White House said he spoke to her parents after his remarks.
Asylum process blamed Trump used the announcement to say the shooting was a “terrorist attack” and criticized the Biden administration for enabling Afghans who worked with U.S. forces during the Afghanistan War to enter the U.S. The president has deployed National Guard members in part to assist in his administration’s mass deportation efforts.
Trump brandished a print-out of a news photo of Afghan evacuees sitting on the floor of a military plane during the chaotic evacuation from Kabul in 2021 during his remarks. He suggested that the shooter was mentally unstable after the war and departure from Afghanistan.
“He went cuckoo. I mean, he went nuts,” the president said. “It happens too often with these people.”
The suspect charged with the shooting is Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29. The suspect had worked in a special CIAbacked Afghan Army unit before emigrating from Afghanistan, according to two sources who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the situation, and #AfghanEvac, a group that helps resettle Afghans who assisted the U.S. during the two-decade war.
Trump blamed the asylum process in which Afghans who worked with U.S. forces arrived by plane for being ineffective and failing to ensure people were properly vetted.
“We have no greater national security priority than ensuring that we have full control over the people that enter and remain in our country,” Trump said. “For the most part, we don’t want them.”
Motive still unclear
Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, declined to provide a motive for Wednesday afternoon’s brazen act of violence which occurred just blocks from the White House. The presence of troops in the nation’s capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint.
Pirro said that the suspect launched an “ambush-style” attack with a .357 Smith & Wesson revolver. As of yesterday morning, the suspect faced charges of assault with intent to kill while armed and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, but Pirro suggested the charges would be upgraded if one of the National Guard members died, as happened later yesterday.
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UPS planes to be sidelined months
A fleet of planes that UPS grounded after a deadly crash isn’t expected to be back in service during the peak holiday season due to inspections and possible repairs, the company said in an internal memo.
The airline expects it will be several months before its McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleet returns to service as it works to meet Federal Aviation Administration guidelines, said the memo from UPS Airlines president Bill Moore to employees.
The process was originally estimated to take weeks but is now expected to take several months.
A fiery MD-11 plane crash on Nov. 4 in Louisville, Ky., killed 14 people and injured at least 23 when the left engine detached during takeoff. Cargo carriers grounded their McDonnell Douglas MD-11 fleets shortly after, ahead of a directive from the FAA.
Extensive inspections needed
“Regarding the MD-11 fleet, Boeing’s ongoing evaluation shows that inspections and potential repairs will be more extensive than initially expected,” Moore wrote in the memo.
A UPS spokesperson said in a statement that the company will rely on contingency plans to deliver for customers throughout the peak season, and it “will
take the time needed to ensure that every aircraft is safe.”
The 109 remaining MD-11 airliners, averaging more than 30 years old, are exclusively used to haul cargo for package delivery companies. MD-11s make up about 9% of the UPS airline fleet and 4% of the FedEx fleet.
Boeing, which took over as the manufacturer of MD-11s since merging with McDonnell Douglas in 1997, said in a statement that it is “working diligently to provide instructions and technical support to operators” so that they can meet the FAA’s requirements.
The FAA said Boeing will develop the procedures for inspections and any corrective actions, pending approval from the FAA.
ENGINE FAILURE — The engine on a UPS MD-11 cargo plane is seen detaching from the left wing upon takeoff at Louisville International Airport on Nov. 4. UPS/NTSB via AP.
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Times shown are when a report was made to police. Information is from police department logs. All of the people named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALO ALTO
NOV. 5
4:12 p.m. — Home burglary, 3400 block of Thomas Drive.
NOV. 9
2:07 p.m. — Assault, Middlefield Road.
NOV. 16
1:10 p.m. — Shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.
NOV. 18
10:08 a.m. — Hit-and-run causes injuries, 400 block of E. Charleston Road.
11:28 a.m. — Vandalism, 3700 block of Fabian Way.
NOV. 20
4:26 p.m. — Grand theft, 400 block of Seale Ave.
NOV. 21
7:45 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, E. Bayshore Road and Laura Lane.
7:59 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, 100 block of El Camino.
8:20 a.m. — Identity theft, 1000 block of Tanland Drive.
8:49 a.m. — Steven Cary Taylor, 67, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1-99 block of Encina Ave.
11:18 a.m. — Maurice Lajuan Hicks, 52, of Palo Alto, arrested for failure to comply with sex offender
registration requirements, 400 block of Bryant St.
1:25 p.m. — Vandalism, 300 block of University Ave.
2:20 p.m. — Rodrick McGee, 23, of Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant, 400 block of Bryant St.
3:59 p.m. — Battery, 600 block of University Ave.
MENLO PARK
TUESDAY
10:09 a.m. — Russell PalaciosBalverda, 31, cited on a warrant, 700 block of Willow Road.
10:44 a.m. — Burglary, 2400 block of Sand Hill Road.
4:02 p.m. — Petty theft, 800 block of Santa Cruz Ave.
STANFORD
NOV. 15
1:15 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Roth Way.
6:30 p.m. — Petty theft, 700 block of Serra St.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
NOV. 17
2:48 p.m. — Thefts, 1100 block of Armand Drive.
4:39 p.m. — Daniel Dibb, 45, transient, arrested for being a felon in possession of a stun gun and resisting police, 400 block of Castro St. NOV. 18
8:19 a.m. — Sidon Jones, 46, transient, arrested for public drunkenness, Latham St. and Escuela Ave.
CAMINO COINS
11:26 a.m. — Vehicle tampering, 800 block of Miramonte Ave.
1:14 p.m. — Grand theft, 2700 block of Fairbrook Drive.
5:03 p.m. — Aaron Mian, 37, transient, arrested for vandalism and on a warrant, 700 block of Mercy St.
5:12 p.m. — Ledonte Fisher, 50, transient, arrested for public drunkenness, 900 block of El Monte Ave.
6:55 p.m. — Grand theft, 1000 block of Space Park Way.
LOS ALTOS
NOV. 19
8:50 p.m. — Lupe Teputepu, 20, of East Palo Alto, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and El Monte Ave.
NOV. 20
1:24 a.m. — Juan Rodriguez, 27, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Showers Drive.
11:37 a.m. — Camerino Yanez Calderon, 38, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Foothill Expressway and Arastradero Road.
NOV. 21
2:30 p.m. — Juan Calderon, 50, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Distel Drive.
ATHERTON
TUESDAY
8:03 a.m. — Home burglary, Patricia Drive.
REDWOOD CITY
NOV. 21
8:36 a.m. — Jose Mauricio Aboytes Mosqueda, 56, of Redwood City, arrested for domestic violence, threats and violation of a protective order, Mills Way and Broadway.
8:43 a.m. — Man says a female driver hit his car and took off even though he tried to stop her, Charter St.
3:14 p.m. — Driver says a passenger hit him in the back of the head and broke his car window, Broadway. Ariel Enrique Lopez, 34, of Redwood City, arrested for vandalism and battery, 1100 block of Broadway.
7:08 p.m. — Woman picking up clothes and throwing them inside a store, Main St.
9:28 p.m. — Ramon Alfonso Linares Orantes, 46, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, 400 block of Woodside Road.
10:25 p.m. — Kevin Orozco Belmonte, 18, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of cannabis for sale, 100 block of Chestnut St.
WOODSIDE
SATURDAY
1:38 a.m. — Howard Albert Nickel, 74, arrested for domestic battery, 100 block of Otis Ave.
8:59 p.m. — Intoxicated man reported to be knocking on doors to try to get a ride home, 500 block of Moore Road. Jose Echevarria Acosta, 33, of San Francisco, arrested for public drunkenness.
Nonalcoholic beer good option for some, not all
Several years into her sobriety, Logan Denzer decided to try nonalcoholic beer and mocktails while others around her drank real booze.
“A lot of people feel out of place” when everyone else is imbibing, said the 27-year-old from Los Angeles, who considers these beverages “an excellent solution.”
Millions of Americans agree — including others recovering from addiction, people trying to cut down on their drinking and the rising number of young adults forgoing alcohol altogether.
They’ve fueled a booming industry. Recent research shows that drinking less, or nothing at all, is a much healthier way to go. Alcohol has been linked to cancers, injuries and a host of other problems.
these are probably not one-sizefits-all products,” said researcher Molly Bowdring of Stanford University. “You might see peers or friends or family members use them and have no problem with them, but it really comes back to your own individual experience.”
‘Zebra striping’
Retail sales of nonalcoholic wine, beer and spirits surged to $823 million last year. That’s according to market research firm NielsenIQ, which says more than nine in 10 NA customers also buy alcohol.
beverages at Monday Morning Bottle Shop in San Diego, does a version of this.
“If I want a glass of wine with my dinner, I don’t feel guilty. ... But I’ll only have one, and then let it go, and then maybe go to a nonalcoholic,” she said. “It’s a way of continuing with that social pattern of drinking that I enjoy.”
Who should be wary?
The picture gets murkier for people with drinking problems.
Those entering treatment for alcohol use disorder say they’ve had mixed success using NA beverages to reduce or stop their drinking, Bowdring said.
Still, health experts say nonalcoholic beverages aren’t for everyone, especially if they might trigger cravings for alcohol. These so-called NA drinks are meant to mimic alcohol in many ways, such as appearance, smell and taste.
“It’s important to recognize that
“They’re wanting to not necessarily drink during the week, or they’re wanting to switch out at a particular occasion,” said Marcos Salazar of the Adult Non-Alcoholic Beverage Association. “So they may have an alcoholic beverage and then an adult nonalcoholic beverage. That’s called zebra striping ... it kind of extends the night.”
Retiree Ann Kopp Mitchell, who recently tasted various NA
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“They do contain a lot of the alcohol-related cues,” she said. “Because they are so similar to alcohol, it could be that they actually trigger craving for full strength alcohol and may lead people to revert to alcohol use.”
Experts agreed that NA drinks are more appropriate for those further along in recovery.
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Sluggish start to winter flu season
The U.S. flu season is starting slowly, and it’s unclear if it will be as bad as last winter’s, but some health experts are worried as recent U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data shows a new version of the virus has emerged.
An early analysis suggests current vaccines may still be somewhat effective against the new version of the flu, which has been the main driver of recent infections, CDC data shows.
Some scientists and medical profes-
sionals are more worried about disappointing vaccination rates, a main reason why flu hospitalizations and deaths were unusually bad during last year’s flu season — one of the deadliest this century.
“I think we’re going to see a really severe season,” said Asefeh Faraz Covelli of the George Washington University School of Nursing.
CDC data showed low flu activity so far, with only one state — Louisiana — reporting moderate activity.
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The Post prints the latest real estate transactions:
PALO ALTO
2600 Columbia St. #200, 94304, 3 bedrooms, 1397 square feet, built in 2018, Barbara Voss to Stanford for $1,223,000, closed Oct. 31 (last sale: $884,500, 06-14-18)
637 Channing Ave., 94301, 3 bedrooms, 1146 square feet, built in 1939, Cerny Family Trust to Stephanie Nicholson for $2,400,000, closed Oct. 27 (last sale: $712,000, 0508-02)
MENLO PARK
1312 Modoc Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1000 square feet, built in 1951, Super Amazing Capital LLC to Jonathan Li for $1,225,000, closed Oct. 17 (last sale: $1,035,000, 07-17-25)
1430 Hill Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 910 square feet, built in 1953, Amber and Mark Moeckel to Rebecca and Nigel Hansen for $1,190,000, closed Oct. 14 (last sale: $287,000, 1013-10)
LOS ALTOS
108 Coronado Ave., 94022, 4 bedrooms, 2426 square feet, built in 1940, Los Altos 2021 LLC to Dongguang and Lihui Wang for $6,050,000, closed Oct. 27 (last sale: $4,375,000, 07-29-21)
PORTOLA VALLEY
369 La Cuesta Drive, 94028, 3 bedrooms, 1500 square feet, built in 1956, Aro Properties Norcal 1 LLC to Coelho Family Trust for $4,400,000, closed Oct. 17 (last sale: $3,180,000, 09-27-24)
REDWOOD CITY
1555 Oxford St., 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1620 square feet, built in 1993, Karen and Edgar Canty to Mehmet and Goksu Bakir for $1,220,000, closed Oct. 16 (last sale: $572,000, 0314-12)
SAN CARLOS
166 Oakview Drive, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1330 square feet, built in 1953, Takahide Sato to SO Property Development LLC for $1,800,000, closed Oct. 15 (last sale: $1,400,000, 12-13-16)
BELMONT
7 Somerset Court, 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2500 square feet, built in 1975, Louise Romero to Guanzhu and Jiabei Xu for $3,865,000, closed Oct. 14
BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY TO TheatreWorks Silicon Valley for some holiday fun: see “Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley” starting performances December 3. This festive sequel to Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” stars Georgiana Darcy (Mr. Darcy’s sister, played by Emily Ota) and Kitty Bennet (one of the youngest Bennet sisters, played by Kushi Beauchamp). TheatreWorks artistic director Giovanna Sardelli helms this delightful romp full of favorite characters in new adventures. Don’t miss “Georgiana and Kitty: Christmas at Pemberley,” performing Dec. 3-28 at Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Theatre. Save your seat today at theatreworks.org.
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1. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 2100-2400 Geng Road [24PLN00356]: Consideration of a Site and Design and Conditional Use Permit
Application to Demolish Four Existing Commercial Buildings and Construct 65 Three-Story Buildings Containing 145 For Sale Townhome Units. Thirteen Percent of the Units (19 Units) Would Be Deed Restricted to Serve Tenants Meeting 60% of Area Median Income or Below. The Project is Proposed in
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THE 3RD ANNUAL FESTIVE FINDS event is scheduled for Saturday, Dec. 6th, from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at 2596 Bay Road in Redwood City. This year’s event will feature 30 vendors.They are also partnering with the Redwood City Fire Department, who will have Toys for Tots barrels on site. They encourage you to bring an unwrapped toy or book donation to help underprivileged children in our community. Additionally, representatives from Redwood City Kainos will be distributing gift bags to the first 150 shoppers. They extend their gratitude to Alyn Beals of Beals-Martin Developers
for securing the event space. As a point of interest, Alyn Beals’ father, also named Alyn Beals, was an original 49er who played at Kezar Stadium. For any questions, please contact Chris Sakelarios at (650) 787-7262 or csakelarios@gmail.com.
LAST WEEK PALO ALTO ROTARY Club, Palo Alto University Rotary Club, and Kiwanis club collected resources for underserved communities in the Week of Giving and Thanks charity campaign. The recipients of the campaign are the Food Closet in downtown Palo Alto, Veterans Affairs, and the Ecumenical Hunger Program. Together the
clubs collected supplies that will serve over 50 families and hundreds of individuals throughout the year. If you gave, thank you! If you want to belong to a group and help with this kind of work, go to a meeting near you. rotarypaloalto.org, paloaltouniversityrotaryclub.com, kiwanispaloalto. org
BROOKLYN AND TANYA HOLD THE book of secrets to an very enjoyable and fun evening. It’s not really a secret, it’s the dinner menu for Sundance the
Steakhouse. Prime rib is the speciality of the house and they’ve been serving it for over fifty years. This is a family owned restaurant with all the classic American cuisine recipes. Tried and true. Everything at Sundance is top shelf to top of the line. Steaks, seafood, crisp salads and desserts. A world class wine list plus a historic sports lounge if you just want to drop in for a quick pop after a long day. Call Brooklyn or Tanya at 650 321 6798 for a reservation and then come by 1921 El Camino Real in Palo Alto.
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ARE YOU READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? Stop into the United Nations gift shop to pick up your holiday cards. They also have a wonderful assortment of handwoven baskets, children’s books, alpaca scarves and other unique gifts made by local artisans shipped in from around the world. Visit them soon before they sell out. UNA Gift Store is located at 552 Emerson St. in downtown Palo Alto or give them a call at 650326-3170.
Entertainment
‘Eternity’ a clever, charming look at love
BY LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Writer
Joan Cutler has an impossible decision to make in “Eternity.” The newly deceased character, played by Elizabeth Olsen, has one week to decide who she wants to spend her afterlife with and two husbands lurking and hoping that she’ll choose them. Luke (Callum Turner) is the dashing one who died in the Korean War right as they were starting a life together. Larry (Miles Teller) is the other one, kind of common, kind of a crank, but the person who she was married to for 65 years.
Apparently even death is no respite from earthly puzzles like the love triangle. Sure it’s messy and confusing for those involved but it’s also one of the great storytelling setups for a screwball comedy. And this particular film, imaginative and shrewdly whimsical with an utterly charming cast, delivers on the promise. Lucky us.
The Junction
Most of the film takes place in the Junction, a comically ordinary, brutalist-style hotel/convention center, expo-style trade show in which the recently departed shop around for an afterlife of their choosing. There you’re greeted with an afterlife coordinator (our main “ACs” are the
delightful Da’Vine Joy Randolph and John Early) who explains what’s going on. The options are vast and amusingly specific: Paris Land, Studio 54 World, Mountain Town, Weimar World (with 100% less Nazis!) are just a few. The big catch is that your decision is final. The story comes from screenwriter Patrick Cunnane who developed it further with director David Freyne. The film wears its many influences on its colorful, kitschy sleeves with Albert Brooks’ “Defending Your Life” looming large.
We meet Joan and Larry briefly as octogenarians, on the way to a family party and bickering over whether to
go away to the beach (Larry’s wish) or the mountains (Joan’s). They mostly seem exhausted by one another, two people who remain together simply because their lives are so intertwined and, you know, what else are they going to do? Joan doesn’t have much time left, she’s dying of cancer, and Larry is ready to care for her as long as it takes. Then, he dies first.
Reunited
Larry’s holdover week is nearly up when Joan arrives at the Junction where her AC, Ryan (Early), says he’s been waiting for her for 67 years. (Sorry to the filmmakers for innocently
choosing a number with six and seven in it and whatever shenanigans might ensue in the movie theater.)
Ryan is also AC to Luke, who, it turns out has been in limbo just waiting for Joan to arrive. It’s the ultimate romantic gesture. And Joan, youthful once more, is profoundly moved by the sight of her dashing first love as Larry looks on, baffled. It’s hard not to think of the “Curb Your Enthusiasm” episode in which another Larry comes to the conclusion that he’d rather be single in the afterlife. Teller’s Larry, however, has never considered that Joan wouldn’t be by his side in the great beyond.
Joan is, understandably, flustered and overwhelmed by the choice between her steady (and neurotic) rock and the passionate first love whom she never got to have a life with.
Is the film romantic? Is it depressing? Is it woefully limited in its idea of what a human life amounts to? Yes? It’s committed, clever, comforting simplicity is also pretty satisfying — a contained, crowd-pleaser that does not go on for eternity.
Release info
“Eternity,” an A24 release in theaters now, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “sexual content and some strong language.” Running time: 112 minutes.
LOVE TRIANGLE — Elizabeth Olsen, from left, Miles Teller and Callum Turner in “Eternity.” A24 via AP.
‘Rush Hour 4’ a go at Trump’s urging
After President Trump’s reported intervention, Paramount Pictures is set to distribute Brett Ratner’s “Rush Hour 4,” a project that Hollywood had eschewed after earlier sexual misconduct allegations against the director.
Paramount Pictures was in closing talks to distribute the film, according to a person close to the negotiations who requested anonymity because they weren’t authorized to announce a deal. Paramount would be stepping in to take a distribution fee on the film, not finance it.
In 2017, during the #MeToo movement, six women said Ratner sexually harassed them in a Los Angeles Times report. Warner Bros., which had a $450-million co-financing deal with his production company, severed ties with Ratner. Ratner, who denied the allegations, hasn’t produced a film this decade.
Trump intervenes
On Sunday, Semafor reported that Trump personally requested Paramount take on “Rush Hour 4.” Paramount recently merged with Skydance in a $8 billion deal that required regulatory approval from the Trump administration.
Trump has praised the studio’s new chairperson and chief executive David Ellison, the son of Oracle executive
READY FOR MORE — Jackie Chan, from left, Brett Ratner and Chris Tucker at the “Rush Hour 3” premiere in 2007. AP file photo.
chairperson and prominent Trump supporter, Larry Ellison.
The White House didn’t immediately comment.
Ratner had been shopping “Rush Hour 4” after Warner Bros., which released the three previous films in the franchise, passed on the project. The movie would reteam Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in the action-comedy series launched in 1998, with sequels in 2001 and 2007.
Ratner has managed to get one other film made: a documentary on first lady Melania Trump. Earlier this year, Amazon MGM Studios acquired the film for a reported $40 million. It’s set to open in theaters Jan. 30.
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vehicles from certain streets and creating new permit requirements.
The Oct. 20 vote created a temporary committee of council members to discuss how to better enforce the city’s existing restrictions.
Hired nonprofit
The city also hired LifeMoves, a nonprofit that works with homeless people to find them stable housing, to notify people living in RVs about the 200-bed HomeKey shelter, set to open in early 2026, and other resources in the area.
Palo Alto has around 420 homeless residents, according to a survey done by Santa Clara County in January, 73% of whom live out of their vehicles.
“We have a sheer volume problem that we have to address,” Mayor Ed Lauing said at the October meeting.
Residents and businesses have complained that the number of RVs takes away room on the street and parking spots, and that people living in RVs sometimes dump wastewater into city sewers.
Action urged
At the Oct. 20 meeting, 29 people spoke during the public comment portion and the majority urged the city to take RVs off the streets.
“Employees have to navigate around RVs that often remained parked for weeks or even months, no matter how often they call. We’ve witnessed sewage and wastewater being dumped directly into our street gutters,” a speaker listed as Scott H., who said his Embarcadero Way business has lost clients because of RVs parked in front, said.
If council moves forward with the other three phases of the plan, a report from City Manager Ed Shikada estimates it would cost over $7 million, around $4 million of which would go to putting up new parking signs around town with the additional restrictions, and take two years to complete.
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ing visitors and undermining community welfare,” the measure says.
One of the campaign’s organizers, Van Kouzoujain, called the lots “vital infrastructure” and said there will be a “negative impact on the downtown district” if they’re replaced.
But the consultants who wrote the report the council will review Tuesday were skeptical of that claim, saying any housing project would include enough public parking to replace each spot lost by building over the existing lots and that more people living downtown would be good for business.
The report found housing projects on the three lots would increase traffic but the impacts would be mitigated by its proximity to public transit and businesses.
Location, location
The lots are ideal locations for subsidized housing the report says, because they’re in a central location, close to Caltrain, and owned by the city, which can help offset costs and convince a developer to take on a less-profitable project. People renting the apartments will likely be making about $80,000, according to estimates in the consultants report.
New downtown residents would spend over $1.9 million a year combined at businesses within city limits, the report estimates.
“Nationally, downtown housing has been linked to increased vitality and connectivity in even smaller suburban downtowns,” the report, written by consultants from Metropolitan Planning Group, Hexagon Transportation Consultants and Bay Area Economics, says.
Proponents of the measure have floated ideas of other places for subsidized homes, such as at the privately owned Bohannon Park development near Marsh Road and Highway 101 and the SRI campus, which was approved to be redeveloped last month. Other suggested sites, all owned by the city, by the Save Downtown Menlo group include a portion of a park at 2400 Branner Drive, a vacant lot at 1283 Wil-
low Road and the public works corporation yard at 333 Burgess Drive.
The report was skeptical, though, saying the city would struggle to find anywhere else that could support the number units required to meet its state-mandated housing goals.
“There are very few other areas in the city that would support the development of 345 affordable housing units within the current Housing Element period, and none of these locations are in areas as transit and amenity rich as downtown Menlo Park,” the report said.
Menlo Park’s state-mandated Regional Housing Needs Allocation says the city has to plan for nearly 3,000 housing units by 2031, over 1,000 of which have to be for low-income residents. While over a thousand units are in the works, the city still needs over 1,800 total units and 900 low-income units.
At risk
The city’s Housing Element, the state-mandated plan outlining how and where new homes will be built, would be at risk of not complying with state law without the apartment buildings in the downtown lots, the consultants said. That means the city may lose power in approving large developments, such as the high-rise towers proposed for the former Sunset Magazine headquarters at 80 Willow Road.
The city put out a call for developers to propose projects on the three lots in Sept. 15, before Save Downtown Menlo submitted a petition with over 3,400 signatures Oct. 10 to get the measure on the ballot.
Once the signatures were certified, council had to choose between passing an ordinance to reflect the petition, putting the measure on the ballot or ordering a report to study it further.
In early November, it opted for the report, which it estimated would cost just under $165,000.
Council will decide Tuesday whether to put the initiative on next November’s general election ballot, hold a special election in March or adopt the proposal outright. A special election will cost between $315,000 and $378,000, according to a report by City Attorney Nira Doherty.
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al employees intentionally fail to deliver letters and packages.
“We’re going to be faced with, I think, a ton of suits about mail,” Frederick Liu, assistant to the Solicitor General for the Department of Justice, warned the justices during oral arguments last month. He predicted that if the landlord wins the case, people will infer their mail didn’t arrive “because of a rude comment that they heard, or what have you.”
The federal tort law allows a private individual to sue the federal government for monetary damages if a federal employee hurts them or damages their property by acting negligently.
But Congress created multiple exceptions to the law, including one for the Postal Service, shielding it from lawsuits over missing or late mail. The exception says the post office can’t be sued for “loss, miscarriage or negligent transmission of letters or postal matter.” Definitions of those words have become the crux of the case before the Supreme Court.
Questioning USPS’
shield
Last month, some justices appeared to question the government’s claim that USPS is shielded from such lawsuits. But concern was expressed about opening the doors to frivolous litigation. Justice Samuel Alito suggested people might believe carriers intentionally didn’t deliver mail because they didn’t receive a tip at Christmas or they were scared by a “big dog that ran up to the door.”
“What will the consequences be if all these suits are filed and they have to be litigated?” Alito asked. “Is the cost of a first-class letter going to be $3 now?”
Easha Anand, a lawyer for the landlord, has accused the government of “fearmongering about endless litigation.” She argued it’s unusual for someone to experience the level of mistreatment Lebene Konan did and contends the USPS would still retain immunity for most postal matter-related harms even if the court rules in the landlord’s favor.
“These sorts of allegations, I think, will be rare,” she said in court.
Konan, a landlord, real estate agent and insurance agent, claims two employees at a post office in Euless, Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, deliberately didn’t deliver mail belonging to her and her tenants because she alleges they didn’t like that she is Black and owns multiple properties.
Tenants couldn’t get mail
According to court documents, the dispute began when Konan discovered the mailbox key for one of her rental properties had been changed without her knowledge, preventing her from collecting and distributing tenants’ mail from the box.
When she contacted the local post office, she was told she wouldn’t receive a new key or regular delivery until she proved she owned the property. She did so, the documents say, but the mail problems continued, despite the USPS Inspector General instructing the mail to be delivered.
Konan alleges the employees marked some of the mail as undeliverable or return to sender. Konan and her tenants failed to receive important mail such as bills, medications and car titles, according to the lawsuit.
Konan also claims she lost rental income because some tenants moved out due to the situation.
After filing dozens of complaints with postal officials, Konan finally filed a lawsuit under the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA), which has now made its way to the nation’s highest court. A decision in the case is expected to be issued next year.
Konan, reached by email, declined to comment while the case was still pending, on advice of her lawyer.
While a federal district court in Texas dismissed Konan’s FTCA claims, arguing they fell under the postal exemption, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed part of that decision last year.
The judges disagreed with the lower court’s determination that Konan’s claims were precluded because they arose out of a “loss” or a “miscarriage.”
Rather, the judges said Konan’s case doesn’t fall into one of those “limited situations” because it involved the intentional act of not delivering the mail.
This is a summary of tentative City Council agenda items. The agenda with complete titles including reports can be viewed at the below webpage: http://www.paloalto.gov/gov/agendas/default.asp
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2025 5:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS & HYBRID https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
STUDY SESSION (Item 1: 6:20 – 7:20 PM, Item 2: 7:20 – 8:20 PM)
1. Receive an update and provide feedback on the City Council’s priority Implementing Neighborhood Town Halls.
2. Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Plan (BPTP) Update: Draft Plan and Near-Term Projects. CEQA Status: Exempt Pursuant to Public Resources Code Section 21080.20. CONSENT CALENDAR (8:20-8:25 PM)
3. Approval of Minutes from November 10 and November 17, 2025 Meetings
4. Policy & Services Committee Recommendation to Adopt Updates to the Advocacy Process Manual; CEQA StatusNot a Project
5. PUBLIC HEARING: Finance Committee Recommends City Council Adopt a Resolution Approving the 2026 Natural Gas Cost of Service Analysis Report, Amending Rate Schedules G-1 (Residential Gas Service), G-2 (Residential Master-Metered and Commercial Gas Service), G-3 (Large Commercial Gas Service) and repealing G-10 (Compressed Natural Gas Service). CEQA Status: Not a Project under Public Resources Code Section 21065.
6. Approval of Purchase Order C26196043 with Carahsoft, Utilizing a General Services Administration Cooperative Agreement, to Procure S/4 Hana Implementation Services, for a term of Twelve Months and a Total Amount Not-ToExceed of $5,839,230, including $4,399,300 for Basic Services and $439,930 for Additional Services, and Approval of Budget Amendments to the Information Technology; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
7. Approval of Two Contracts: 1) Blanket Purchase Order with Minsait Advanced Control Systems (ACS) in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,000,000 to Purchase As-Needed Hardware and Software Components, 2) Professional Services Contract No. C26195119 with Minsait ACS in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $439,450 for SCADA System Software Licensing and Support for a Period of Five Years in an Combined Contracts Amount Not-to-Exceed $1,439,450; CEQA Status – Not a Project
8. Approval of Two Blanket Purchase Orders with S&S Trucking in the Amount of $2,543,677 and with Zanker Road Resource Management LLC in the Amount of $1,090,753 for On-Call Off Hauling Services for a Total Amount Not-toExceed of $3,634,430 for a Five Year Term. CEQA Status: Exempt. Pursuant to CEQA Guideline 15302(c) – Maintenance of Existing Utility Systems.
9. Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Contract No. C22181106 with Universal Site Services Inc., to Provide Additional High Pressure Steam Cleaning Services for Downtown University and California Ave Business Districts, and to Extend the Contract for Six Months for an Additional Amount Not-to-Exceed $239,832; CEQA Status - Not a Project
10. Adoption of (Corrected) Resolution Amending Five Rate Schedules Setting Forth Utility Connection Fees and Other Charges: Utilities Rate Schedule E-15 (Electric Service Connections), W-5 (Water Service Connections), G-5 (Gas Service Connections), S-5 (Sewer Service Connections) and C-1 (Utility Miscellaneous Charges); CEQA Status: Not a Project Under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15378(b)(4) and (5) and Exempt Under Section 15273(a).
11. Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Contract C09124501A with GreenWaste of Palo Alto to Extend the Term for an Additional Four Years Through June 30, 2030, for an Estimated Average Annual Compensation of $24,840,211, including an Estimated $1,400,589 in Additional Expenses; Approval of Replacement of Aging Collection Vehicles for an Estimated $5,900,000 in Additional Expenses; Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Refuse Fund; and Approval of Amendment No. 1 to the Revocable Non-Exclusive License For Use of a Portion of the Former Los Altos Treatment Plant Located at 1237 San Antonio Road by GreenWaste of Palo Alto Through June 30, 2030; CEQA Status - Not a Project
12. Approval of Seven Items to Support the Automated Weather Observation System Project, AP-19000, at Palo Alto Airport: 1) Approval of Construction Contract No. C26194026 with Vellutini Corporation DBA Royal Electric Company, in an Amount Not to Exceed $1,699,810; 2) Authorization for the City Manager or Designee to Negotiate Change Orders Up to a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $254,971; 3) Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or Designee to Execute Contract Amendment 3 to Contract No. C21178372C with C&S Engineers, Inc. for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $464,613 and a Contract Extension Through December 31, 2026; 4) Authorization and Approval for the City Manager or Designee to Execute Contract Amendment 1 to Contract No. C21178372B with Burns & McDonnell for a Contract Extension Through December 31, 2026; 5) Approval and Authorization for the City Manager or Designee to Execute Contract Amendment 1 to Contract No. C211783782A with Centurion Planning & Design LLC to extend the contract term through December 31, 2027; 6) Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the Submittal of Applications and Execution of Grant Agreements with the California Department of Transportation for Airport Improvement Program Matching Grants; and 7) Approval of a Budget Amendment in the Airport Enterprise Fund; CEQA Status - Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Section 15302
13. Approval for the City Manager or their Designee to Execute Contract No. C26195084 with SCA of CA, LLC, to Procure Services for the Sweeping of City Parking Garages, Parking Lots and an Underpass for a Period of Five Years for a Total Not to Exceed Amount of $581,852; CEQA Status – Not a Project
14. FIRST READING: Adoption of an ordinance to Amend Chapters 4.54 and 4.56 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Amend the Regulation of Massage Establishments and Hot Tub/Sauna Establishments as Recommended by the Policy & Services Committee; and Adoption of a Resolution to Amend the Administrative Penalty Schedule to Amend Related Penalties; CEQA status - not a project.
15. SECOND READING: Ordinance Repealing Chapter 15.04 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code and Adopting a New Chapter 15.04, the California Fire Code (2025 Edition) With Local Amendments and Related Findings (FIRST READING: 11/3/2025, PASSED 6-0-1, Veenker absent)
16. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Sections of Chapter 10.56 (“Special Speed Zones”) of Title 10 (Vehicles and Traffic) to Reflect the 2025 Traffic Survey (FIRST READING: November 10, 2025, PASSED 5-0-2, Stone, Veenker absent)
17. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending Section 18.08.040 of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (The Zoning Map) to Change the Classification of Property Located at 511 Byron St, 660 University Ave, and 680 University Ave/500 Middlefield Rd from RM-20 Low Density Multiple-Family Residential (RM-20) to Planned Community (PC) (FIRST READING: November 10, 2025, PASSED: 4-1-2, Lu no, Stone, Veenker absent)
ACTION ITEMS (Item 18: 8:55 - 10:25 PM, Item 19: 10:25 – 10:40 PM)
18. Recommendation from Rail Committee for City Council on the South Palo Alto Bike/Ped Connectivity: Initial Review of Conceptual Design Alternatives and Elimination of Alternatives from Further Consideration; CEQA Status - Not a Project as Defined by CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4)
19. Approval of Amendments to the Employment Agreements between the City of Palo Alto and Council Appointed Officers, specifically the City Manager, City Attorney, and City Clerk. CEQA Status - Not a Project
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
FINANCE COMMITTEE REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2025 5:30 PM COMMMUNITY MEETING ROOM & HYBRID https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 992 2730 7235 Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
ACTION ITEMS
1. Discussion and Recommendation to the City Council to Accept the Macias Gini & O’Connell’s Audit of the City of Palo Alto’s Financial Statements as of June 30, 2025
2. FY2025 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and the Year-End Budget Adjustments in Various Funds on the schedule
3. Review and Recommend the City Council
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721404
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sacred Strands Bay Area, 9349 Monterey Road, Apt. 303, Gilroy, Ca 95020, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Beverly Joanna Castillo, 9349 Monterey Rd, Apt. 303, Gilroy, Ca 95020. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 11/17/2025. /s/
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
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Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720979
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: OC 7IEN, 1130 Lucretia Ave, Ste D, San Jose, Ca 95122, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Kitty Restaurant, 1130 Lucretia Ave, Ste D, San Jose, Ca 95122. Registrant/owner began transacting
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721039
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart #5435,Walmart Pharmacy #10-5435, Walmart Vision Center #30-5435, 777 Story Rd, San Jose, Ca 95122, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721028
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart Market #4174,Walmart Pharmacy #10-4174 1450 Monterey Rd, San Jose, Ca 95110, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720124
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: DSNNA Global, 3964 Rivermark Plaza Unit #2665, Santa Clara, Ca 95054, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A General Partnership
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Dimple Singh Bindra, Unit #2665, Santa Clara, Ca 95054. Registrant/owner began transacting busilisted above on 9/28/25. /s/ Dimple Singh Bindra / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/29/25.
(POST Nov. 12, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720888
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: H20 Pros Plumbing, 5872 Charlotte Drive #133, San Jose, Ca 95123, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Veronica Hensley, 5872 Charlotte Drive #133, San Jose, Ca 95123. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 10/30/2025. /s/ Veronica Hensley / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/30/2025.
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721211
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Villages Realty, The Villages Real Estate, The Villages Realty Team, Villages Property Management Team, 2921 The Villages Parkway, San Jose, Ca 95135, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): RRT Group, Inc, 2921 The Villages Parkway, San Jose, Ca 95135. Registrant/owner began transacting busilisted above on 4/26/25. /s/ Suzanne Rodda / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/12/25.
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name File No. FBN720976
The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of therant, 1130 Lucretia Ave, Ste D, San Jose, Ca 95122.
Ste D, San Jose, Ca 95122. Coporation.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721497
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: GXL, 435 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, Ca 94301, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Generative Expert Labs, Inc, 435 Hamilton Ave, Palo Alto, Ca 94301. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Christine Lemke / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/19/2025.
(POST Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721038
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart #2002,Walmart Pharmacy #10-2002, Walmart Vision Center #30-2002, 7150 Camino Arroyo, Gilroy, Ca 95020, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721086
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Stacks Morgan Hill, 17290 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, Ca 95037, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Stacks Group Inc, 17290 Monterey Road, Morgan Hill, Ca 95037. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/18/24. /s/ Nate Habash / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/06/25.
(POST Nov. 8, 14, 21, 28, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720123
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Dimple Bindra Global, 3964 Rivermark Plaza Unit #2665, Santa Clara, Ca 95054, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Dimple Singh Bindra, 3964 Rivermark Plaza Unit #2665, Santa Clara, Ca 95054. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 9/28/25. /s/ Dimple Singh Bindra / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/29/25.
(POST Nov. 12, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721368
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Signmetrix, Signmetrix, Inc., 380 Portage Ave, Palo Alto, Ca 94306, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Federal Smart Solutions, Inc., 380 Portage Ave, Palo Alto, Ca 94306. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 6/20/16. /s/ Erhan Ark / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/14/25.
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720211
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Wanpo Tea Shop, 180 El Camino Real, Ste 721, Palo Alto, Ca 94304, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Wanpo Stanford LLC, 660 Stanford Shopping Center, Ste 721, Palo Alto, Ca 94304. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 11/06/20. /s/ Pinky Long / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/02/25.
(POST Nov. 15, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Statement of Abandonment of Use of Fictitious Business Name File No. FBN720977
The following person(s) / registrant(s) has / have abandoned the use of the Ca 95148. Corporation
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721602
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: 408 Tax and Accounting, 7600 Monterey St, Ste. 130, Gilroy, Ca 95020, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of regisstrant(s) is (are): 408 Tax and Accounting INC, 7600 Monterey St, Ste 130, Gilroy, Ca 95020. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 04/07/2023. /s/ Samuel Moreira / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/24/2025.
(POST Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721036
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart #2119,Walmart Pharmacy #10-2119, Walmart Vision Center #30-2119, 301 Ranch Drive, Milpitas, Ca 95035, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716.
Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720911
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Beauty Gathering, 20956 W. Homestead Rd #F, Cupertino, Ca 95014, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): The Wan Inc, 20956 W. Homestead Rd #F, Cupertino, Ca 95014. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 10/29/25. /s/ Mengxi Yang / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/31/25.
(POST Nov. 7, 14, 21, 28, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721037
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart Market #2280,Walmart Pharmacy #10-2280, Walmart Vision Center #30-2280, 600 Showers Dr, Mountain View, Ca 94040, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721258
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: EquipmentShare.com, EquipmentShare, 425 Aldo Ave, Santa Clara, Ca 95054, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): EquipmentShare.com Inc, 5710 Bull Run Drive, Columbia, MO 65201. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 05/06/2024. /s/ Jabbok Schlacks / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/13/2025.
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720926
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Newera Smart Spaces, 749 Layne Ct, Palo Alto, Ca 94306, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Bulmaro Guizar, 749 Layne Ct, Palo Alto, Ca 94306. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 11/01/25. /s/ Bulmaro Guizar / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/03/25.
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721113
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Tiledepot, 1775 Rogers Ave, San Jose, CA 95112, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An individual. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Jose Candia, 1775 Rogers Ave, San Jose, CA 95112. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 05/21/2003. /s/ Jose Candia / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/07/2025.
(POST Nov 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721541
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Italian Renaissance Swordsmanship Academy, 705 W Capitol Expy, #30, San Jose, Ca 95136, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Anthony Barajas, 6224 Hidden Meadow Ct. San Jose, Ca 95135. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 12/08/2020. /s/ Anthony Barajas / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/21/2025
(POST Nov. 28, Dec. 5,12, 19, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721032
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart Market #3023,Walmart Pharmacy #10-3023, 4055 Evergreen Village Sq, Ste 140, San Jose, Ca 95135, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Gabriela Nunez Tavera, 3111 Cayman Place, San Jose, Ca 95127. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 11/3/25. /s/ Gabriela Nunez Tavera / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/07/25.
Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
County on 11/10/25. Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721130 (POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025) The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Estrellitas De Colores Daycare & Preschool, 3111 Cayman Place, San Jose, Ca 95127, Santa Clara County.
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721034
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Walmart Market #5884,Walmart Pharmacy #10-5884, 5095 Almaden Expy, San Jose, Ca 95118, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Walmart Inc., 1 Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721267
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: NF Wealth Management, 225 W Santa Clara St, Ste. 1600, San Jose, Ca 95113-1723, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC, 901 3rd Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55402. Registrant/owner began transacting busilisted above on 10/02/2020. /s/ Andrea Bjergo / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/13/2025.
(POST Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721210
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Outmost, 1320 Harker Avenue, Palo Alto, Ca 94301, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Playbook Work, Inc, 5619 N. Figueroa Street, Suite 206, Los Angeles, Ca 90042. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Daniel Garblik / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/12/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720484
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Intermedia Intelligent Communications, 1050 Enterprise Way, Ste. 200, Sunnyvale, Ca 94089, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Intermedia.net, Inc., 1050 Enterprise Way, Ste. 200, Sunnyvale, Ca 94089. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 10/9/25. /s/ Jason Veldhuis / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/14/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28, Dec. 5, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN720916
The following person(s) is (are) doing -
Individual.
The name and residence address ofga, Ca 95070.
(POST Nov. 28, Dec. 5, 12, 19, 2025)
Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Rajesh Chhabra, 18280 Los Padres Place, Morgan Hill, Ca 95037. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Rajesh Kumar Shhabra / County Clerk Recorder of Santa
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN721033
Customer Dr, Bentonville, Ar, 72716. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/7/25. /s/ Geoffrey Edwards / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 11/5/25.
(POST Nov. 14, 21, 28,
(are) doing business as: El Camino Health Rehabilitation Hospital, 1027 W. El Camino Real, Sunnyvale, Ca 94087, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): El Camino Health Rehabilitation Institute, LLC, 330 Seven Springs Way, Brentwood, TN 37027. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Charlotte Lawrence / Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 10/27/25.
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PETITION OF: TIFFANY M. THELMA ZINN FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 25CV477995
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s) TIFFANY M. THELMA ZINN
TIFFANY M. THELMA ZINN to ROSEMARY HOLMESTAFENM
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: 1/13/26: Time 8:45 am, Dept. N/A, Room: Probate Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Santa Clara Superior Court
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