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Hospital-funding tax passes

BY DANIEL SCHRAGER

Daily Post Staff Writer

Santa Clara County voters are on track to approve a 5/8ths-of-a-cent sales tax increase, which proponents say will fund the county’s public hospital system amid federal cuts, in yesterday’s special election.

Assessor race headed to runoff

the ages of 18 and 64 to work at least 20 hours a week to qualify. Medicaid is the biggest source of funding for the county’s four hospitals, and supervisors estimate the cuts will cost them $1 billion annually. County Executive James Williams said supervisors will have to make “a number of very painful choices” to balance the budget with the anticipated revenue Sterling Court proudly supports local journalism.

Measure A leads 57% to 43%, according to the initial election results released by the county last night.

The tax was designed to combat cuts to Medicaid in H.R.1, the July federal budget reconciliation law dubbed the

Meanwhile, it appears Los Altos Councilwoman Neysa Fligor and former Saratoga Councilman Rishi Kumar are headed for a Dec. 30 runoff election for county assessor.

“Big Beautiful Bill” by the Trump administration, which supervisors feared would hurt the bottom line of the county’s public hospital system.

The bill cuts Medicaid spending by 14% over the next ten years, according to health policy news site KFF, while requiring able-bodied people between

CHENEY DIES: Dick Cheney, who was George W. Bush’s powerful vice president, died at 84 on Monday. Cheney defended until his death the extraordinary tools of surveillance, detention and inquisition employed after the 9/11 attacks, leading to the now debunked claims that there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, leading to that country’s invasion. The Republican also became a fierce critic of President Trump, branding him a “coward” who tried to steal the 2020 election and endorsing Democrat Kamala Harris last year. Trump wasn’t a fan of Cheney either, criticizing his role in the Iraq War and yesterday did not issue any statement about Cheney’s death.

UPS CRASH: At least three people are dead and 11 injured after UPS plane crashed yesterday in Kentucky. The governor said yesterday those numbers are likely to grow. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then

[See THE UPDATE, page 4]

[See TAX, page 18]

Mamdani beats Cuomo in NYC

Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City yesterday, capping a stunning ascent for the 34-yearold state lawmaker, who was set to become the city’s most liberal mayor in generations.

In a victory for the Democratic party’s progressive wing, Mamdani defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani must now navigate the unending demands of America’s biggest city and deliver on ambitious — skeptics say unrealistic — campaign promises. With the victory, the democratic socialist will etch his place in history as the city’s first Muslim mayor, the first of South Asian heritage and the first born in Africa. He will also become the city’s youngest mayor in more

[See NYC, page 19]

Prop 50 easily passes at the ballot box

California voters approved new congressional district boundaries yesterday, delivering a victory for Democrats in the state-by-state redistricting battle that will help determine which party wins control of the U.S. House in 2026 and, with it, the power to thwart or advance President Trump’s agenda.

The approval of Proposition 50 gives Democrats a shot at winning as many as five additional seats, just enough to blunt Texas Republicans’ move to redraw their own maps to pick up five GOP seats at Trump’s urging. Texas’ move and California’s response have kicked off a flurry of redistricting ef-

forts around the country, with Republican states appearing to have an edge. Deeply blue California is Democrats’ best opportunity to make up seats.

Midterm elections typically punish the party in the White House, and Trump is fighting to maintain his par-

[See PROP 50, page 18]

THE MAYOR — Zohran Mamdami speaks during his victory speech last night. AP photo.

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County optimistic on jail care reform

BY DANIEL SCHRAGER Daily Post Staff Writer

Efforts are underway to overhaul inmate health services at Santa Clara County’s embattled jail system after years of allegations of inmate mistreatment, and county supervisors are cautiously optimistic.

County leadership received an update on the reform efforts at yesterday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, which focused on improvements to inmate health.

Recent progress

Over the past six months, 80% of inmates with chronic disease received medical attention in their first two weeks, up from 50% previously, according to the jails’ Chief Medical Executive Dr. Clifford Wang.

The county has also added 23 mental health professionals since July.

Jennifer Cole, the county’s executive nurse director, said that the county changed nurses’ schedules to align with meal times so that diabetic inmates would have better access to insulin, an area they’d previously struggled.

The reforms also include vocational training and parenting classes for inmates, Capt. Rita Roland said at the meeting.

Despite the changes, 10 men died

in county prisons last year, the most in two decades.

Board President Otto Lee said the changes are encouraging but he had questions about staffing issues, the dangers of consolidating roles and nurses objecting to their new roles.

Lee also requested to see an organizational chart and a report on average wait times for inmates seeking care.

Next steps

In April, the county contracted GCL Companies to review its prison practices and make recommendations on potential improvements. The county’s next step is to finalize the findings and make recommendations to the board of supervisors next year.

The county is also looking at constructing new prison facilities. In 2022, it scrapped plans for a new facility that would have cost over $700 million. Supervisors recently began gathering community input for a new plan for the facility.

“We just need a new jail,” Supervisor Sylvia Arenas said of the prison system’s ongoing problems.

The county operates three jails – the Elmwood Men’s Correctional Facility, Elmwood women’s jail and Main Jail.

The prisons average 2,900 inmates at a time, according to the county website.

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PADILLA OUT: U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla will not run to succeed Gov. Gavin Newsom, he announced yesterday. The decision comes after months of speculation that California’s senior senator, who Newsom appointed to succeed former Vice President Kamala Harris after she stepped down in 2020, could throw his hat in the ring and dominate an otherwise open field.

WARNING OF MASS CHAOS: Transportation

Secretary Sean Duffy predicted yesterday that there could be chaos in the skies next week if the government shutdown drags on and air traffic controllers miss a second paycheck. The FAA slows down or even stops flights temporarily anytime it

is short on controllers or if there is an equipment problem. There have already been numerous delays at airports across the country during the shutdown.

BECKHAM KNIGHTED: David Beckham has been knighted by King Charles III at Windsor Castle. The soccer legend is now Sir David Beckham. He was honored yesterday for his contributions to sport and charity, including his work with UNICEF and efforts to eradicate malaria.

SBF APPEAL: A federal appeals panel in Manhattan reacted skeptically yesterday to arguments by a lawyer for once high-flying cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried that his fraud conviction should be overturned. Attorney Alexandra Shapiro told a three-judge panel that errors by the trial judge prevented BankmanFried from fully fighting the government’s claims that he cheated his customers and investors.

Deaths

San Mateo County Coroner’s Office:

Nov. 3

Linda H. Sampsell, 83, of Redwood City

Candida Soriano, 67, of Daly City

Nov. 2

Volodymyr Vishniakov, 80, of San Carlos Anau Vehikite, 85, of San Mateo

Nov. 1

Tuong Ngo, 104, of San Francisco

Births

Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City: April 19

Josmar Sebastian Castaneda Juarez, a boy Kyrie Jrue Dumpit, a boy

Emma Hernandez, a girl

Miguel Angel Reina Gonzalez, a boy

Evelyn Jane Sharp, a girl

Wiley Mitchell Stermer, a boy

Audrey Elizabeth Wong, a girl

April 18

Wyatt Wyse Kastelowitz, a boy

Mason Beau Keat, a boy

Rosalind Lo, a girl

Onni Taylor Zhong, a boy

April 17

Ximena Amor Camacho Acosta, a girl

Ivy Xantico Contreras, a girl

Emory C. La, a girl

Angelo Lucas Pareja Lorido, a boy

Valentina Sofia Rivas, a girl

Vincenzo Ariel Sanchez, a boy

Hayes Hardaway Wallach, a boy

Margaret Mary Habeeb McDougall

July 19th, 1949 - October 30th, 2025 ¢ ¢

Margaret Mary Habeeb McDougall of San Francisco, a beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully on October 30th, 2025, at the age of 76.

Margaret was born on July 19th, 1949, in Oakland, California to Alfred and Catherine Habeeb. She lived a full and vibrant life dedicated to those she loved and the beautiful things she cherished. She was married to the love of her life, Robert McDougall, for 28 years, who preceded her in death in 2015.

Margaret possessed an innate spirit of curiosity, which led her to explore the many wonders of the Bay Area and beyond. She cherished her friendships deeply and found immense joy in spending time with her husband and loved ones. One of her favorite memories was a special trip to Canada with Robert to visit his family, a journey she spoke of fondly for many years.

Margaret had an eye for beauty and a refined taste. She was a passionate collector of antiques and a devoted lover of roses, often tending to her garden with care and precision. A lifelong seeker of knowledge and meaning, Margaret was also deeply interested in astrology, finding wisdom and connection in the stars.

Margaret is survived by her son, Perry McDougall and his wife Alycia Moore. She is also survived by her brother Alfred (Rick) Habeeb Jr., and sisters Donna Habeeb and Susan Jorgensen. She leaves behind her nieces and nephews, Laura Jorgensen, Sarah Jorgensen, Jenna Jorgensen, Jasper Anderson and Ethan Anderson.

A memorial service honoring Margaret on Friday, November 7th at Crippen & Flynn Woodside Chapel, 400 Woodside Rd, Redwood City with viewing at 10:00 and service at 11:00. Interment will follow at Holy Cross Cemetery, 1975 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, near the Statue of St. Francis of Assisi.

John A. Keyes

September 30, 1925-October 21, 2025 ¢ ¢

John A. Keyes, a pioneer in the development of communication satellites, died in his home on October 21, three weeks after celebrating his 100th birthday.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, in 1925, John and his four siblings grew up during the depression, always grateful for strong and nurturing parents. He proudly attended Brooklyn Technical high school and, upon graduation in 1943, enlisted in the US Navy. There he qualified for an officer training program which permitted him to complete his college education at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. While at R.P.I. he was selected for membership in the Honorary Society of Sigma Xi, received a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering degree, and met Mary Connell, his future wife.

After an honorable discharge from active duty as an Ensign in the Navy and at the end of WWII, he joined General Electric and was selected for their competitive Creative Engineering Program. This program had a profound impact on his future and the success of his technical and business career.

In 1961 John joined Philco Ford in Philadelphia and soon after transferred to the Western Development Laboratories in Palo Alto CA. His work contributed directly to the eventual funding of what became Ford Aerospace, and later Space Systems/ Loral. He traveled around the globe throughout his career, and told endless stories about his experiences, one favorite included a flight on the Concord/ SST.

In 1973, his career brought him to Washington DC as Director of Commercial Development at Comsat Labs in Maryland. Here he was instrumental in the continued growth of communication by satellite. He took much pride in his part and responsibility to install a satellite antenna on the Queen Elizabeth II, enabling the first ever maritime satellite to and from ship communications for passengers. He was most fortunate to receive the first telephone call via satellite from this ship, at sea, through the domestic telephone network.

John was recognized and instrumental in sending, through satellite transmission, a way to print in distant locations, making the distribution of newspapers across the country quicker and more efficient. He received the first printed page of the Wall Street Journal via satellite, the page, framed and displayed, was one of John’s most prized possessions.

John had a passion for aviation of all kinds; his favorite hobby was flying as a private pilot. He loved to ski for decades, taking his last downhill run at the age of 87, and playing golf into his late 80s.

John was predeceased, by his loving and cherished wife of 69 years, Mary Connell Keyes, (2017), and by his son, Lt Col. John W. Keyes USAF, lost in service to his country, (1996), as well as all four of his siblings, and numerous nieces and nephews

He is survived by his daughter, Barbara (Barry Thompson), and son William (Natalie). In addition to four grandsons; Kyle and Lucas Thompson, Nicholas and Jonathan Keyes. He will be greatly missed by many friends and nieces and nephews, together with his caregiver of 11 years, Fabiola.

A mass of Christian burial will be held on Friday November 7 at 10.30am. St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Los Altos, CA

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Bank pushes for street to reopen

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

A San Carlos bank is asking the city to reconsider the closure of a block of Laurel Street, after council voted to close it permanently in 2023.

The city has been working on a plan to revamp the closed 700 block of Laurel Street, which could affect U.S. Bank’s revenue, according to its lawyer, Christopher Hunter.

Planning Manager Lisa Porras is suggesting making the street safer for pedestrians and bicyclists by having wider sidewalks and protected bike lanes. The city is planning to transform the closed street into a public plaza.

Drive-thru access

Hunter said the street closure blocks customers from using its drive-thru, causing the bank at 799 Laurel St. to shut down a major part of its operations. The closure affects the ATM’s accessibility, raising ADA compliance concerns, Hunter said in a letter to the city on Monday. Customers have to park and walk across traffic lanes to get to the ATM on foot, Hunter wrote.

If the bank cannot use its drive-th-

ru, it will lose revenue and create more congestion on other streets, according to Hunter. The bank is asking the city to reconsider opening the street or make a plan to allow cars to use their driveway at certain hours.

Public comments

The Planning and Transportation Commission was reviewing future plans for downtown on Monday, but neighbors were concerned about how close their homes would be to any future construction.

Resident Xiao Zhu said during public comment that he wasn’t given a chance to give feedback on the reduced setback from 30 feet to 20 feet. Zhu, who lives on Walnut Street, said he was also concerned about the height of any future projects.

Resident Stacy Nieuwoudt, who also lives on Walnut Street, said she would want a limit of three stories. Nieuwoudt said East San Carlos is a more industrial and less developed neighborhood where they have a height limit.

“Why is that neighborhood treated differently than these three blocks?” Nieuwoudt said.

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Fire chief urges brush removal around homes

BY DANIEL SCHRAGER

Daily Post Staff Writer

Residents of Palo Alto’s foothills won’t be required to cut down the shrubs around their house anytime soon, but the city’s fire department does recommend it as part of a series of updates to its wildfire preparedness efforts.

“It includes things such as (wood) fences that are touching the sides of your homes — things that could lead to what we call ladder fuels to a house to help a house ignite, including some of the exotic shrubbery or foliage that people plant around their houses,” Fire Chief Stephen Lindsey said at Monday night’s city council meeting.

‘Zone zero’

Lindsey echoed Cal Fire’s latest guidelines for what it calls “zone zero,” the first five feet around a home. Reducing potential fire fuel in that area “can severely reduce the risk of a loss of a house during a wildfire,” Lindsey said. He also recommended homeowners look at a similar Cal Fire initiative called “home hardening,” replacing flammable components of a house with non-flammable building materials.

Councilman Keith Reckdahl

said he’s worried that residents won’t actually take the recommendations.

“I worry about resistance to ‘zone zero,’ because people don’t like change,” Reckdahl said. “They’ve always had shrubs around their house and they don’t want an ugly house.”

Lindsey said the fire department has no plans to enforce the guidelines, but encouraged them as “more of a community-driven initiative” among a series of updated recommendations to residents of the foothills.

Fire plan update

The city is wrapping up the first update to its Foothills Fire Management Plan since 2017. The plan, which in 2023 was rolled into the city’s greater wildfire mitigation effort, was approved by council Monday night in a unanimous vote, along with the overall Emergency Operations Plan and an audit of its wildfire preparedness conducted by consulting firm Baker Tilly.

The audit, which was mostly positive, recommended that neighborhoods in the foothills participate in the National Fire Protection Association’s “firewise” community effort.

Lindsey said the department will encourage communities to take up the initiative, which requires a neighborhood to have a wildfire risk assessment, participate in volunteer work and mitigation efforts and pay a fee, but it won’t be enforced.

“The good news is that we do have support though,” Lindsey said. “Our (county) fire-safe council has folks that can help come in to a neighborhood association or a group and say here’s what it takes to sign up to be a ‘firewise’ neighborhood.”

Councilman George Lu asked if council could pass an ordinance allowing the department to enforce some of the practices it recommends. Lindsey responded that the department’s focus is on education and letting people make their own choices.

Other new initiatives

Among the other new initiatives is an expanded emergency alert system. Chief of Emergency Services Ken Dueker said the city is expanding its wildfire monitoring efforts with additional cameras and smoke sensors stationed in the foothills. The city is also looking at using drones to monitor smoke, according to Dueker.

Driver arrested in collision released

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

A woman with three prior drunk driving convictions was released after taking a plea deal for hitting a bicyclist in Redwood City, a prosecutor said.

Sarah Julia Olivencia, 47, of Daly City, took a plea deal on Friday, pleading no contest to bringing drugs into the jail, said District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. She was sentenced to 164 days in jail, but her time was reduced for good behavior in jail to only two years of probation, Wagstaffe said.

Olivencia was in her Dodge Ram pickup truck on Canada Road near Edgewood Road in Redwood City on April 22 when she started driving into the bike lane and hit and injured a bicyclist, Wagstaffe said.

CHP found that Olivenica was intoxicated, but the DA’s office could not get the exact amount of alcohol she had consumed that day, Wagstaffe said, adding whiskey was found in her truck.

When she was arrested, a small bag of methamphetamine was found in her bra, Wagstaffe said.

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Where can you get an authentic German sausage and a vegan lentil loaf? A house-made pretzel, a Hefeweizen and homemade hibiscus tea?

The answer is Ludwig’s Biergarten in Mountain View. It’s well-known for its authentic German biergarten atmosphere and offerings, and owner Gisela Qasim says that includes being inclusive and welcoming to all – schnitzel-lovers, vegans, grown-ups, kids, those who feel like an alcoholic libation and those who don’t.

She cites a German proverb: “‘Liebe geht durch den Magen’ — love flows through the stomach.”

“A biergarten is a cultural institution that is open to everyone,” she said. “It’s a community gathering place, any time you want to relax and be social; it’s not just for drinking.” She loves it when their patio fills with colleagues and families, kids and dogs.

After years of working in tech, Gisela took over the restaurant in 2024. One of the first things she did was to ask her family what German foods they

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missed most in America and the answer came back immediately: proper sausages. With the help of her family in her hometown of Herzogenaurach, she obtained a recipe from a retired butcher there so that the restaurant could make its own authentic Frankish sausages (pork with rich savory spices). The potato salad and sauerkraut recipes – all hers. The menu focuses on well-loved Bavarian classics (there’s a buildyour-own schnitzel plate), including vegetarian and vegan offerings like the Bavarian bread dumplings with mushroom stew and vegan currywurst. Gisela personally recommends the very fallappropriate vegan lentil loaf, which comes with basil mashed potatoes, caramelized onions and apple carrot salad.

The restaurant offers 20 taps of an astonishing array of brews, as well as a menu of creative cocktails and mocktails, German soft drinks and the abovementioned hibiscus tea.

In addition, now that November is upon us, Ludwig’s is making the season merry with mulled and spiced wines, both red and white, and next week they’re

debuting a new lunch deal: a lunch-sized entree and a drink for under $20.

Ludwig’s loves to host private parties, whether it’s a holiday gathering, birthday celebration, corporate meeting or any other event. The restaurant can host as many as 300 people. They also do catering yearround, for which they offer a complete bar trailer.

For more information or to make a reservation or inquire about private parties, go to ludwigsmv.com.

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OCT. 23

12:58 p.m. — Victim scammed, 600 block of Escondido Hall.

6:30 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 400 block of Jane Stanford Way.

PALO ALTO

OCT. 15

9:54 p.m. — Auto burglary, 300 block of Sherman Ave.

OCT. 23

9:01 a.m. — Home burglary, 800 block of Rorke Way.

OCT. 25

9:32 a.m. — Two vehicles burglarized, 500 block of Arastradero Road.

OCT. 29

4:16 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Forest Ave. and Middlefield Road.

THURSDAY

7:50 a.m. — Don Allan Reese, 59, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.

10:09 a.m. — Grand theft, 800 block of Moana Court.

12:01 p.m. — Vandalism, 3900 block of Fabian Way.

1:09 p.m. — Grand theft, 3700 block of Middlefield Road.

4:54 p.m. — Burglary, Colorado Ave.

8:30 p.m. — Robbery, University Ave.

STANFORD

OCT. 22

9:50 a.m. — Hazing, battery and vandalism reported, 400 block of Arguello Way.

MENLO PARK

SUNDAY

7:12 a.m. — Henda Zhang, 26, of San Francisco, arrested for being under the influence of drugs and theft of someone else’s lost property, 700 block of El Camino.

9:13 a.m. — Amber Miriam Fisher, 34, of San Jose, arrested for being under the influence of drugs and resisting police, 900 block of Arnold Way.

10:45 a.m. — Jacob Sailer, 40, of Alameda, arrested for domestic violence, Willow Road and Newbridge St.

1:43 p.m. — Jose Vargas, 58, of Menlo Park, arrested for public drunkenness, Hamilton and Carlton avenues.

3:09 p.m. — William Hammond, 35, of Mountain View, arrested for being under the influence of drugs and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 500 block of El Camino.

6:59 p.m. — Kayla Neal, 29, of Menlo Park, cited for being under the influence of drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, 100 block of Jefferson Drive.

8:43 p.m. — Gavin Rumble, 28, of Citrus Heights, arrested for being under the influence of drugs

and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 1100 block of Merrill St.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

OCT. 25

1:41 a.m. — Battery, 200 block of Castro St.

1:44 a.m. — Agusto Castro Bustamante, 50, cited for DUI, State Route 237 and Middlefield Road.

9:44 a.m. — Battery at St. Stephen’s Green, 223 Castro St.

10:15 a.m. — Heyner Caballo Arauz, 24, of Milpitas, arrested on a warrant, Mountain View Police Dept.

1:38 p.m. — Timothy Ford, 64, of Mountain View, arrested for possession of a sap or similar weapon, brandishing a weapon and parole violation, Hope St. and Evelyn Ave.

2 p.m. — Burglary at a business, 1700 block of W. El Camino.

3:51 p.m. — Grand theft, 2400 block of Charleston Road.

6:05 p.m. — Battery at Best Buy, 715 E. El Camino.

6:45 p.m. — Theft at Costco, 1000 N. Rengstorff Ave.

7:12 p.m. — Etienne Lonsky, 27, of Palo Alto, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, vandalism and child endangerment at KFC, 2609 Charleston Road.

OCT. 26

12:48 a.m. — Desmond Stites, 58, transient, arrested for public drunkenness, 300 block of Castro St.

1:31 a.m. — Burglary at BMW of Mountain View, 150 E. El Camino.

8:58 a.m. — Gonzalo Gaburel Vera, 31, arrested for being under the influence of drugs, possession of drug paraphernalia and identity theft, 2600 block of Marine Way.

10:24 a.m. — Salvador Ramirez, 63, of Mountain View, arrested for violation of a protective order, 1100 block of La Avenida St.

12:47 p.m. — Viral Bhagat, 42, of Mountain View, arrested for violation of a protective order, 900 block of High School Way.

LOS ALTOS

OCT. 25

10:38 a.m. — Romaldo Esqueda, 38, of San Francisco, cited for display of false vehicle registration, San Antonio Road and Lyell St.

MONDAY

9 a.m. — Downtown Los Altos evacuated after a gas leak is discovered in Plaza North near First St.

ATHERTON

MONDAY

4:03 p.m. — Vandalism, Sutherland Drive.

NORTH FAIR OAKS

OCT. 29

7 p.m. — Jobany Flores Garcia, 29, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Fair Oaks and Fifth avenues.

THURSDAY

2:56 a.m. — Edgar Mauricio Franco, 37, of Redwood City, arrested

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for driving with a suspended or revoked license and on a warrant, Fifth Ave. and Spring St.

REDWOOD CITY

THURSDAY

12:09 a.m. — Rocebel Yanes Sarceno, 21, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Avondale Ave. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

2:10 a.m. — Dennis Valladares, 43, of Redwood City, and Josue Raul Guillen Sanchez, 35, of Redwood City, both cited for mail theft, theft of someone else’s lost property and possession of drug paraphernalia, Spring and Chestnut streets.

4:08 a.m. — Caller says three people ran off with the caller’s phone after the caller left it on a table, El Camino.

10:35 a.m. — Oscar Dario Banegas, 46, of Redwood City, arrested for prowling, resisting police and on a warrant, 500 block of Veterans Blvd.

2:38 p.m. — Sione Fakatua Latu, 37, of Redwood City, cited for shoplifting, 2500 block of El Camino.

7:31 p.m. — E-bike stolen, El Camino.

8:03 p.m. — Honda Civic stolen, Woodside Road.

8:04 p.m. — Paolo Andres Luib Deseo, 44, of Redwood City, arrested for petty theft and

possession of drug paraphernalia, 2500 block of El Camino.

FRIDAY

12:20 a.m. — Richard Rafael Rivera, 45, and Ignacio Lopez, 55, both arrested for prowling, possession of burglary tools and conspiracy to commit a crime, 3500 block of Haven Ave. Rivera is also arrested for resisting police. Arrests made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

10:39 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, Harrison Ave.

1:09 p.m. — E-bike stolen, Lancaster Way.

WOODSIDE

OCT. 29

4:30 p.m. — Car stolen at Park ‘n’ Ride, Woodside Road and I-280.

SAN CARLOS

OCT. 25

4:50 a.m. — Gasoline stolen, 100 block of El Camino.

7:13 p.m. — Grand theft, 800 block of Laurel St.

OCT. 29

6:55 p.m. — Woman says a man she doesn’t know pushed her off her wheelchair as he was walking past her, 600 block of Walnut St.

THURSDAY

12:04 a.m. — Rocebel Ranessarceno, 21, of Burlingame, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 1800 block of El Camino.

12:36 p.m. — Woman and her 72-year-old father reported to be fighting, 100 block of Club Drive. Sheriff’s deputies determine the woman hit her father’s front door with a canister of nitrous oxide, and then, when the father opened the door, hit him in the head with it. Katherine Fallon Crader Sheehan, 33, of San Carlos, arrested for elder abuse, assault with a deadly weapon and vandalism.

4:29 p.m. — Vehicle hits a pedestrian, 1700 block of San Carlos Ave. No injuries reported.

BELMONT

SUNDAY

3:52 a.m. — Complaint of a loud party, Hastings Drive.

MONDAY

9:01 p.m. — Caller concerned about the mental health of a man talking to himself while walking around in a parking lot, El Camino.

CHP

From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the MidPeninsula.

OCT. 16

Juan J. Mendez Sumano, 30, arrested for DUI.

OCT. 17

Irvin A. Castro Lucas, 21, arrested for DUI.

Angel M. Graham, 22, arrested for DUI.

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transactions: PALO ALTO

777 San Antonio Road #25, 94303, 2 bedrooms, 946 square feet, built in 1974, Wang Family Trust to Yizhen Li for $835,000, closed Oct. 6 (last sale: $535,000, 07-31-12)

110 Greenmeadow Way, 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1131 square feet, built in 1974, Suzuki Living Trust to Blanca and Jose Monter for $1,300,000, closed Oct. 10 (last sale: $1,000,000, 06-19-13)

435 Spruce Lane, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 2873 square feet, built in 2007, Amy and Nina Tai to Amy and Jeffrey Li for $1,400,000, closed Oct. 8 (last sale: $1,524,000, 07-31-07)

EAST PALO ALTO

1168 Saratoga Ave., 94303, 2 bedrooms, 940 square feet, built in 1947, Trident Equity Group LLC to Roger and Yesenia Guizar-Orozco for $805,000, closed Sept. 15 (last sale: $510,000, 04-18-24)

2228 Terra Villa St., 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1370 square feet, built in 1953, Zhonghua Wu to Gabriel Garcia for $1,050,000, closed Sept. 19 (last sale: $975,000, 02-05-18)

MENLO PARK

900 Roble Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1922 square feet, built in 2013, Colin and Jo Quinton to Vieira Family Trust for $3,300,000, closed Sept. 19

ATHERTON

48 Middlegate St., 94027, 5 bedrooms, 3627 square feet, built in 2015, Sewell Trust to VTE Properties LLC for $6,198,000, closed Sept. 17 (last sale: $5,500,000, 04-28-23)

391 Atherton Ave., 94027, 2 bedrooms, 1010 square feet, built in 1954, Douglas Family Trust to Paluri Trust for $8,000,500, closed Sept. 19

MOUNTAIN VIEW

505 Cypress Point Drive #161, 94043, 1 bedroom, 645 square feet, built in 1971, Alvin Cheng to

Sungpack and Sun Seol for $540,000, closed Oct. 10 (last sale: $147,000, 0131-00)

1031 Crestview Drive #206, 94040, 2 bedrooms, 1140 square feet, built in 1969, Sarang Trust to Ferit Uyar for $695,000, closed Oct. 9 (last sale: $975,000, 08-20-19)

REDWOOD CITY

364 Redwood Ave., 94061, 2 bedrooms, 860 square feet, built in 1963, Robert Spears to Francisco and Ari Garcia-Cervantes for $665,000, closed Sept. 19 (last sale: $445,000, 0806-14)

639 Douglas Ave., 94063, 3 bedrooms, 1530 square feet, built in 1935, Starvista to Juan Vilorio for $1,200,000, closed Sept. 17 (last sale: $249,000, 0601-91)

SAN CARLOS

657 Walnut St. #325, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1223 square feet, built in 2020, Yiyang Wang to David Carr for $1,430,000, closed Sept. 17

How heart issues impacted Cheney

Former Vice President Dick Cheney battled heart disease for most of his adult life, a life extended thanks in part to a heart transplant in 2012.

Cheney, who died Monday due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, had his first heart attack at the unusually young age of 37. He would go on to survive four more before his heart declined enough to qualify for that transplant.

Heart disease is the nation’s No. 1 killer and Cheney’s decades of health problems illustrate how heart trouble can accumulate.

Cheney’s heart history

Over the years, Cheney underwent quadruple bypass surgery to reroute blood flow around clogged heart arteries as well as less invasive artery-clearing angioplasties. He had a pacemaker implanted to monitor his heartbeat. He

also experienced blood vessel problems in his legs.

Heart attacks damage the heart’s muscle, eventually making it harder to pump properly. After Cheney’s fifth heart attack in 2010, he acknowledged “increasing congestive heart failure.” He received another implant, a small pump called a “left ventricular assist device” or LVAD.

2012 heart transplant

Then in March 2012, at the age of 71, Cheney received a heart transplant. Like him, more than 70% of heart transplant recipients live at least five years, many longer. Cheney was older than a typical heart transplant recipient; most are 50 to 64 years old. But he was one of 362 people age 65 or older who received a new heart in 2012, according to the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplant Network, or OPTN.

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Trial of pig kidney transplants begin

The first clinical trial is getting underway to see if transplanting pig kidneys into people might really save lives.

United Therapeutics, a producer of gene-edited pig kidneys, has announced that the study’s initial transplant was performed successfully at NYU Langone Health.

It’s the latest step in the quest for animal-to-human transplants. A second U.S. company, eGenesis, is preparing to begin its own pig kidney clinical trial in the coming months. These are the first known clinical trials in the world.

Six patients for now

NYU’s Dr. Robert Montgomery, who led the transplant team, told The Associated Press his hospital has a list of patients interested in joining the small trial, which will initially include

six people. If all goes well, it could be expanded to up to 50 as additional transplant centers join.

To protect the first transplant patient’s identity, researchers aren’t releasing information about when the NYU surgery was performed or further patient information.

The Food and Drug Administration is allowing the rigorous studies after a series of so-called “compassionate use” experiments, with mixed results. The first two gene-edited pig kidney transplants were short-lived.

Then doctors began working with patients who badly needed a kidney but weren’t as sick as prior recipients. At NYU, an Alabama woman’s pig kidney lasted 130 days before she had to return to dialysis. The latest record, 271 days, was set by a New Hampshire man.

Do you have bladder problems?

Researchers from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Stanford University are studying standard medications for urgency urinary incontinence.

WHO CAN JOIN?

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FDA to limit child fluoride products

The Food and Drug Administration has moved to limit the use of fluoride supplements used to strengthen children’s teeth, the latest action by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and his deputies against a chemical that is a mainstay of dental care.

The FDA said that the products are no longer recommended for children younger than 3 and those who are older but don’t face serious risks of tooth decay. Previously, the products have been prescribed for children as young as six months.

The action stopped short of FDA statements in May suggesting regulators would seek the removal of the products from the market. Instead, the

agency sent letters to four companies warning them not to market their products outside the new limits.

New analysis

The FDA released a new scientific analysis concluding that fluoride supplements have limited benefits for children’s teeth and may be linked to emerging safety concerns, including gut issues, weight gain and cognition.

“For the same reason fluoride may work to kill bacteria on teeth, it may also alter the gut microbiome, which may have broader health implications,” the agency said in a statement.

Those claims have been disputed by the American Dental Association.

And It Could Be Killing Your Future

The Real Gut Doctor Exposes the Hidden Health Crisis Lurking in Your Food, Water, and Air - and Why It’s Silently Rewiring Your Body.

By Dr. Frances Mark, Pharm.D.- Longevity Concierge Dr. Jeffrey Mark, M.D. - The Real Gut Doctor

It sounds impossible, but the truth is chilling. The average person may be consuming the equivalent of a credit card’s worth of plastic every week. Global studies show that microplastics are now in nearly every human organ tested: our hearts, our brains, our blood, even the cells that create new life. These fragments are not passive. They are foreign invaders, infiltrating your arteries, short-circuiting your hormones, inflaming your brain, and quietly dismantling the body’s repair systems from the inside out.

What once felt like science fiction has become a modern medical emergency. Plastic particles are being discovered in living human heart tissue, in the plaques of arteries removed during bypass surgery, and in brain samples of patients suffering from dementia. This isn’t a distant environmental issue. It’s a personal one. It’s not just that plastic surrounds us. It’s that it has entered us. Each sip of bottled water, each reheated takeout meal, and each breath of city air brings more of these synthetic fragments into your bloodstream, your gut, and your most vital organs. Emerging evidence now connects this invisible invasion to some of the most devastating chronic conditions of our time. When microplastics enter your bloodstream, they carry toxic chemicals like BPA and phthalates, potent endocrine disruptors that hijack hormonal balance and accelerate aging. Studies are showing associations between plastic accumulation and insulin resistance, hypertension, infertility, thyroid disorders, dementia, and even early cardiovascular death. These particles trigger oxidative stress, inflammation, and immune confusion; the root mechanisms that underlie nearly every modern disease. The frightening part? You won’t feel it happening until it’s far too late.

At All Functional Health, we have dedicated our careers to exposing these silent health saboteurs. Traditional medicine is not equipped to find or fix this level of cellular damage. Standard lab tests cannot detect microplastic toxicity or the hormonal chaos it creates. That’s why our clinic developed the TOXIC BURDEN EVALUATION ; a precision testing protocol that identifies hidden plastic metabolites, inflammatory biomarkers, endocrine disruption, vascular oxidation, and gut permeability. It’s an advanced, science-backed assessment designed to catch what everyone else misses, and to give you the roadmap to reverse it.

If you’ve been struggling with chronic fatigue, unexplained weight gain, brain fog, mood swings, infertility, or cardiovascular issues while being told “your labs are normal,” the answer may not lie in your diet or your stress levels. It may be buried in microscopic fragments of plastic lodged in your tissues. Every day that goes by without understanding your toxic load is another day your body continues the slow burn of cellular damage. Once embedded, these particles can remain for decades, corroding your health from within.

All Functional Health is not just another wellness practice. We are the nation’s leading authority in Functional, Regenerative, and Longevity Medicine, built on a mission to redefine what true healthcare means. We don’t manage disease. We dismantle it at the root. Our patients don’t come to us because they’re sick. They come because they refuse to settle for “fine.” They come because they want energy, clarity, strength, fertility, and a future that lasts

The question isn’t whether you have microplastics inside you; the evidence says you do. The question is how much damage they’ve already done, and how long you’re willing to ignore it. Prevention is not about fear. It’s about freedom. The freedom to live unburdened, to reclaim the vitality that modern life has stolen, and to protect the future you’ve worked so hard to build.

We invite you to take the first step toward reclaiming that freedom. Schedule your personalized Toxic Burden Evaluation today. Call (650) 586-3988 or visit www.AllFunctionalHealth.com. Don’t wait for disease to define your story. The silent invasion has already begun, but at All Functional Health, we know how to fight back.

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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 650-326-3170.

LEAPIN’ LIZARDS! GET READY TO be inspired by Annie, the heartwarming Broadway classic. Follow the adventures of plucky little orphan Annie as she escapes the cruel Miss Hannigan’s orphanage, searches for her parents, and strikes up an unexpected friendship with billionaire Oliver Warbucks. With unforgettable songs like “Tomorrow,” “Maybe,” and “It’s A Hard Knock Life,” alongside a story full of hope, resilience, and heart, Annie is a must-see for all ages. Production will run from November 7 to 23. Tickets on sale now and available at Palo Alto Players website. For more information call the box ofﬁce at (650) 329-0891.

Don’t miss this timeless musical that continues to captivate audiences around the world!

be open and teachers will be available to answer questions. Please come and view the campus and discover what makes Nativity School a special place for young learners. Register to attend at: nativityschool.com.

WILLOWS MARKET IN MENLO PARK is home to the OMG tri-tip sandwich. Many say this is the best sandwich in the neighborhood. Are you a barbecue lover? You don’t want to miss out on the hardwood smoked ribs, 14 hour smoked brisket, chicken and hot links they serve daily. And don’t forget the unbelievable craft beer selection. They are home to more than 1,063 craft beers, including the newly added Field Works brewing along with the very popular Russian River Pliney the Elder. Stop into Willow’s Market today in Menlo Park at the corner of Middleﬁeld and Willow roads, across from the old Sunset Magazine building. You can also give them a call for catering at (650) 322-0743.

Roll Out the Welcome Mat for Winter Feeding!

Feeding birds in winter is vital to their wellbeing throughout the colder months, as foods like insects and berries are scarce and energy is precious. Food that you surviving winter and starvation.

HIGH-FAT options such as nuts and suet are good choices for winter as birds will need the additional energy they provide.

BLACK SUNFLOWER SEEDS are one of the most popular seeds among a wide range of birds. If you are only putting one type of food this is the one to go for. It is loved by lots of birds

MIXED SEEDS are a great overall option and an easy way to feed birds in winter. Avoid mixed bird seed containing oats, milo and corn as birds don’t eat them.

FRUIT like apples, pears and berries are a great addition to bird feeding. Chop fruit into small chunks so it’s easier for smaller

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NATIVITY SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE.

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FOUNDATIONAL TUTORING, REIMAGINED. MEHR SIKRI believes that anyone can excel in math. She has been teaching students for over 10 years (in both private and public settings in Palo Alto and Los Angeles) and for the past 7 years, she’s been working full-time on her EdTech startup: OpMath. Mehr’s goal has always been to develop a modern solution to help students eliminate any gaps in learning, build strong foundations, and grow conﬁdence in their math ability. She started OpMath in the study of her parents’ Palo Alto home, and it has organically grown to what it is today. She is excited for OpMath to help many more students in the years to come. Learn more at opmath.com.

CULTURE JAPAN BRINGS AUTHENTIC JAPANESE language and culture experiences to Palo Alto. Their programs include Japanese conversation classes,

MEALWORMS are undoubtedly a favorite for backyard birds, especially chickadees, nuthatches, woodpeckers and the American Robin. Live meal worms are preferred and have a higher nutritional content; however, dried mealworms are more readily available.

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calligraphy, origami, and seasonal workshops for all ages. Each class connects local families and students with Japan’s traditions and creativity, taught by native instructors from Japan. Want to read Japanese manga in the original language? You can! Planning a trip to Japan? Learn simple travel phrases and make your journey even more enjoyable. Culture Japan offers a fun and welcoming way to experience Japan right here in the heart of Silicon Valley. Learn more at culturajapan.com.

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FRIENDS of the Library Los Altos invites you to its popular quarterly book sale from Friday through Sunday, November 7–9, at the Los Altos Community Center, 97 Hillview Avenue. Browse 40,000+ gently-used

books, puzzles, movies, and music, our Silent Auction, and hundreds of Holiday books. Friday is Member Night from 6:30–9 pm, $10 admission. On Saturday afternoon the Santa Clara Valley Fiddlers will play lively bluegrass tunes. Sunday is $5 Bag Sale Day from 11am–2 pm. Proceeds support library programs and community events. Visit losaltoslibraryfriends.org for details!

IVY+PREP IS COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING students on their journey toward higher education. Through personalized tutoring and application consulting, each student is met where they are. Daysha is a mathematics instructor and advisor at Eastside College Preparatory. She holds a Master’s degree from Brown University in math education and a Bachelor’s degree in sociology and data science from UC Berkeley. She

mentored applicants in the Starting Point Mentorship and Getting into Graduate School Programs at Berkeley. At Brown, Daysha was a Student Ambassador and Summer High School Principal overseeing the incoming Master of Arts in Teaching cohort and 150 students. You may contact Daysha at (650) 746-4163 or daysha.patalot@gmail.com.

YOU CAN’T GO WRONG WHEN dining at Sundance the Steakhouse in Palo Alto. First off they have great, friendly people like Barbara, Rico, and the rest of the staff to make sure everything is perfect. Prime rib, fresh seafood, intimate atmosphere, timely service, world famous wines and desserts that are not to be missed. Be crazy and have a glass of mellow merlot with you mudpie dessert… or not. Sundance offers everything for a ﬁne dining experience. Call (650 ) 321 6798 for a reservation or check the Website. Sundance the Steakhouse is located at 1921 El Camino Real in Palo Alto.

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loss. The tax increase, which supervisors placed on the ballot in August, is expected to raise $330 million a year, according to a statement from the county.

The funds raised by the tax won’t go directly to the hospital system but to the county’s general fund. Its proponents point out that the measure requires the county to report how the money is spent, and that a tax targeted at raising money for the hospital system would have required two-thirds approval.

Opponents point out that Santa Clara County already spends more per capita than any other major county in the state, with the health system accounting for over half of its $13 billion budget.

Santa Clara County has bought three hospitals – O’Connor Hospital, St. Louise Regional Hospital and Regional Medical Center – since 2019, all of which it rescued from financial trouble under private ownership. It currently operates four hospitals, along with specialty clinics and urgent cares.

The tax will take effect April 1 and expire in 2031 unless it’s renewed.

Assessor’s race

As for the assessor’s race, Fligor is in the lead with 40% as of 8 p.m. last night, followed by Kumar at 24%.

Saratoga Councilwoman Yan Zhao was just behind Kumar at just under 20.8%, followed by Brian Do, a San Jose school board president, at 15.2%.

If no candidate receives 50% of the vote, the race will go to a Dec. 30 runoff between the two with the most votes.

Whoever wins the runoff would replace longtime assessor Larry Stone, who served in the office for 30 years before retiring in July.

Fligor’s campaign centered on her credentials in the office. A lawyer by trade, Fligor worked as legal council to the assessor over a decade ago, and rejoined the office as a special assistant last year.

After Stone’s retirement, she assumed the title of assistant assessor. Stone has endorsed her to be his replacement.

Kumar ran on an outsider platform, promising to cut the department’s budget and bring property tax reforms.

Kumar claimed throughout the campaign that he would exempt senior citizens from having to pay property taxes. Fligor and others pointed out that would be illegal unless state law is changed.

TAX ––––––PROP

ty’s slim House majority. Republicans hold 219 seats to Democrats’ 213. Yesterday’s results mark a political victory for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who cast the measure as an essential tool to fight back against Trump and protect American democracy.

Supported by Newsom, Obama Proposition 50 asked voters to suspend House maps drawn by an inde-

pendent commission and replace them with rejiggered districts adopted by the Democratic-controlled Legislature. Those new districts would be in place for the 2026, 2028 and 2030 elections.

The recast districts aim to dilute Republican voters’ power, in one case by uniting rural, conservative-leaning parts of far northern California with Marin County, a famously liberal coastal stronghold.

The measure was spearheaded by Newsom, who threw the weight of his political operation behind it in a major test of his mettle ahead of a potential 2028 presidential campaign. Former President Barack Obama urged voters to pass it as well.

National issue

Newsom sought to nationalize the campaign, depicting the proposal as a counterweight to all things Trump.

“Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more years,” Obama says in one ad. “You can stop Republicans in their tracks.”

Critics said two wrongs don’t make a right. They urged Californians to reject what they call a Democratic power grab, even if they have misgivings about Trump’s moves in Republican-led states.

Among the most prominent critics was Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie star and former Republican governor who pushed for the creation of the independent commission, which voters approved in 2008 and 2010. It makes no sense to fight Trump by becoming him, Schwarzenegger said in September, arguing that the proposal would “take the power away from the people.”

“I don't want Newsom to have control,” said Rebecca Fleshman, a 63-year-old retired medical assistant from Norco in Southern California, who voted against the measure. “I don’t want the state to be blue. I want it to be red.”

After an early burst of TV advertising, opponents of the plan struggled to raise cash in a state with some of the nation's most expensive media markets. Data compiled by advertising tracker AdImpact last week showed Democrats and other supporters with over $5 million in ad buys booked on broadcast TV, cable and radio. But opponents had virtually no time reserved, though the data didn’t include some popular streaming services like Hulu and YouTube or mail advertising.

Trump says it’s rigged

Total spending on broadcast and cable ads topped $100 million, with more than two-thirds of it coming from supporters. Newsom told people to stop donating in the race’s final weeks.

Trump, who overwhelmingly lost California in his three presidential campaigns, largely stayed out of the fray. A week before the election, he urged voters in a social media post not to vote early or by mail — messaging that conflicted with that of top Republicans in the state who urged people to get their ballots in as soon as possible.

In a post Tuesday on his social media platform, the president called the state's voting process “RIGGED” and warned that it was “under very serious legal and criminal review. STAY TUNED!” Secretary of State Shirley Weber called it “another baseless claim.”

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than a century when he takes office on Jan. 1. Gov. Kathy Hochul said on X that she looked forward to working with Mamdani “to make our city more affordable and livable” and congratulated him on winning “one of the city’s highest-turnout elections on record.”

More than 2 million New Yorkers cast ballots in the contest, the largest turnout in a mayoral race in more than 50 years, according to the city's Board of Elections.

Mamdani’s unlikely rise gives credence to Democrats who have urged the party to embrace more progressive, left-wing candidates instead of rallying behind centrists in hopes of winning back swing voters who have abandoned the party.

He has already faced scrutiny from national Republicans, including President Donald Trump, who have eagerly cast him as a threat and the face of what they say is a more radical Democratic Party. Trump has repeatedly threatened to cut federal funding to the city — and even take it over — if Mamdani won.

At his victory party in Brooklyn, Mamdani supporters cheered and embraced, some tearfully, after The Associated Press called the race. Campaign posters flew through the air, as one person hoisted the official flag of New York City and Bad Bunny played from the speakers.

Mamdani’s X account posted a video of a subway train pulling up to City Hall station, with an announcement that said, “The next and last stop is City Hall.”

tempted political comeback. The former governor, who resigned four years ago following allegations of sexual harassment that he continues to deny, was dogged by his past throughout the race and was criticized for running a negative campaign.

There’s also the question of how Mamdani will deal with Trump, who not only threatened retribution against the city, but also suggested he might try to arrest and deport Mamdani if he won. Mamdani was born in Uganda, where he spent his early childhood, but was raised in New York City and became a U.S. citizen in 2018.

Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, one of Mamdani’s most prominent backers, said New Yorkers would fight back.

“We’re going to stand up to bullies and thugs in the White House,” she told reporters.

New mayor will pursue an ambitious agenda

Mamdani, who was criticized throughout the campaign for his thin resume, will now have to begin staffing his incoming administration before taking office next year and game out how he plans to accomplish the ambitious but polarizing agenda that drove him to victory.

Among the campaign’s promises are free child care, free city bus service, city-run grocery stores and a new Department of Community Safety that would send mental health care workers to handle certain emergency calls rather than police officers.

It is unclear how Mamdani will pay for such initiatives, given Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul’s steadfast opposition to his calls to raise taxes on wealthy people.

Santa Clara County Assessor

Will fill out the remainder of retired Assessor

Larry Stone’s term, which ends in 2026. Top two head to a Dec. 30 runoff.

Yan Zhao 58,148 20.8% Neysa Fligor 111,628 39.9%

Muted mood at Cuomo’s

Meanwhile, at Cuomo's watch party at a Manhattan theater, the mood was far more muted. The crowd, which had once been standing-room only, thinned out, leaving plenty of open seats.

Mamdani’s grassroots campaign centered on affordability, and his charisma spoiled Cuomo’s at-

His decisions around the leadership of the New York Police Department will also be closely watched. Mamdani was a fierce critic of the department in 2020, calling for “this rogue agency” to be defunded and slamming it as “racist, anti-queer & a major threat to public safety.” He has since apologized for those comments and has said he will ask the current NYPD commissioner to stay on the job.

Applicants for SMC sheriff set to be revealed today

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

Applications for anyone interested in being the San Mateo County sheriff are due today at noon.

The county will post short biographies and videos of each candidate who applied before the supervisors meet on Thursday to select a finalist.

Former Assistant Sheriff Ryan Monaghan told the Post he has not yet decided whether to apply. He said it is a big decision, and he was taking it slowly.

Hsuing ducks question

The Post reached out to former Undersheriff Chris Hsiung, who said he will not be commenting yet.

Sgt. David Weidner, who runs the gun range at Coyote Point, told the Post he submitted his application yesterday. Weidner said he will be meeting with the Deputy Sheriff’s Association today for an endorsement. Weidner said he was only interested in finishing Christina Corpus’s term, which ends in 2028 and plans to retire.

Former Sheriff Carlos Bolanos, who said he was interested in returning to the office if there was a special election, said he will not apply.

San Mateo Police Chief Ed Barberini told the Post

he is happy where he is and will not be applying for the position. Former San Mateo Police Chief Susan Manheimer also said she was not interested in the position.

Info out today

The county will be disclosing who applied after the application window closes today, according to county spokeswoman Effie Milionis Verducci.

Supervisors will be conducting interviews and selecting finalists on Thursday at 1 p.m. before holding a public forum on Nov. 10.

“Residents have made it clear they want accountability, fairness and integrity in the sheriff’s office, and this process empowers them to influence that leadership,” Board of Supervisors President David Canepa said.

Residents will be able to submit questions before Friday for the finalists to answer on Monday.

Supervisors will be appointing a sheriff on Nov. 12. The position pays just under $362,000 a year.

The board fired Corpus on Oct. 14 for various allegations, including having a conflict of interest, retaliation and false arrest.

Corpus is fighting in court to be reinstated and is set to be in court on Nov. 19.