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Midtown: Fire leads to sale
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A shopping center in Midtown Palo Alto that was destroyed in a fire is up for sale, and council members are trying to make sure it’s redeveloped with new retail and not just housing. But state law may get in the way.
The one-acre property at 3191 Middlefield Road is listed for $12 million. The property was home to Philz Coffee, Bill’s Cafe, AJ’s Dry Cleaners and Palo Alto Fine Wine and Spirits until a fire hit on Feb. 2, 2023.
The burned building was demolished in August, and the site is now fenced off with dirt and weeds.
Councilman George Lu said he
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called broker Douglas Sharpe to see if the city could do anything to un-blight the site with new retail. But Sharpe didn’t reply to Lu and hasn’t returned the Post’s phone calls either.
The city has conflicting rules for the Midtown Shopping Center. One rule says housing isn’t allowed, and another rule says housing can go above retail on the ground floor, Planning Consultant Jean Eisberg told the Economic
[See MIDTOWN, page 26]
EMPTY LOT — This property at 3191 Middlefield Road in Palo Alto was once a thriving shopping center until a fire struck on Feb. 2, 2023. Post photo.
RV dwellers repel tenants Research
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The owner of the Mountain View Research Park is threatening to sue the city over an influx of RV dwellers who are scaring off tenants.
RV dwellers have yelled at employees, dumped trash and car oil, let their dogs roam off-leash and broken locks to get water from a spigot, at-
torney Corie Edwards said in a claim for BXP Properties.
“Real estate brokers have repeated-
ly reported that the unsightly RVs-ashousing are the primary reason why tenants have vacated and why commercial spaces cannot be re-let,” Edwards said in a May 5 claim, which the Post obtained on Monday using the California Public Records Act.
BXP Properties owns the 40-acre research park with 16 buildings be-
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
If you are being honored by Woodside City Council anytime soon, they may use artificial intelligence to write your proclamation.
Mayor Brian Dombkowski said he used AI to write a proclamation for the Woodside Hills Garden & Social Club’s 70th anniversary, according to an email
the Post obtained through a California Public Records Act request.
Vice Mayor Paul Goeld reached out to Dombkowski on Aug. 22, 2025, to
acknowledge that the gardening organization is older than the town and suggested writing them a proclamation.
“I thought it might be appropriate to recognize this accomplishment — perhaps with a proclamation with lots of those “whereas clauses!” Goeld wrote.
Dombkowski then sent former Town
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Two weeks to go big
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto City Council has backed off an emergency rule to block tall apartment buildings near Caltrain stations, opening up a two-week window for developers to exceed the city’s size limits.
Housing advocates said the rule would put the city at legal risk because council would need to declare an immediate threat to public safety.
“I have found no evidence presented that will allow me to make such a finding,” Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims said at Monday’s meeting.
Developers will have a window from July 1 to 15 to propose buildings up to 95 feet within 200 feet of a Caltrain station, up to 75 feet within a quarter-mile and up to 65 feet within a half-mile.
That affects areas around downtown, San Antonio Road and California Ave-
Developers will have from July 1 to 15 to propose tall buildings near Caltrain stops
nue, including a proposal for 37 apartments and two restaurants where Bank of the West used to be at 414 California Ave.
Approval required
The city would have no choice but to approve projects under Senate Bill 79, a new state law by state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco.
SB79 gives cities some flexibility to protect historic resources and to limit height and density to half of the law’s standards until January 2032. But Palo Alto’s limits won’t take effect for
30 days without the emergency declaration.
Councilman Pat Burt wanted to declare the emergency so the city didn’t allow a window for larger developments.
But Mayor Vicki Veenker and Vice Mayor Greer Stone agreed with Lythcott-Haims, worried the city’s application to be designated as a pro-housing city would fail. Councilman Ed Lauing ended up on their side.
Councilmen Keith Reckdahl and George Lu were recused from the discussion because they own property in the affected areas.
SB79 applies to 325 acres around downtown, including the Stanford
Shopping Center and neighborhoods south of Forest Avenue.
Neighbors want status quo
University South resident Scott Ellison said he and his neighbors want to keep the status quo.
Realistically, SB79 could add around 1,600 apartments downtown because many lots are too small to be developed, Planning Director Jonathan Lait said in a report for council.
California Avenue could get about 900 apartments from SB79, and the area by Mountain View’s San Antonio Caltrain station could get 200 apartments, Lait said.
Tesla worker Joe Flaherty said the city should allow the housing.
“So many people I’ve met are under pressure from the cost of living,” he said.
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Collection of some court fines halted
The Santa Clara County Superior Court is no longer collecting fines for missed appearances and late payments.
Presiding Judge Julie Emede signed on order on Monday to suspend the fines, or “civil assessments,” because the court is transitioning to a new collections agency.
Emede said her order applies to late fees and missed appearances for criminal hearings and traffic tickets since Jan. 1. Her order will continue indefinitely until she signs another order.
Emede encouraged people with questions regarding their case status and payment obligations to review their case online or contact the appropriate court division.
Judge’s order applies to
• Late fees
• Missed appearances for criminal hearings and traffic tickets
Under California law, courts can add a civil assessment of up to $300 in eligible cases.
Civil assessments are most commonly associated with traffic and infraction matters, but they may also be imposed in certain misdemeanor or felony cases when a person does not appear as ordered, court spokeswoman Jessica Kellogg said yesterday.
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Cubberley tax will pass
Dear Editor: Dave Price’s opinion is that Palo Alto voters will reject a Cubberley half-cent sales tax (June 8). My opinion is that Palo Alto voters will support it because it is a small amount that is paid gradually and will result in a long-needed community asset. The current Cubberley Community Center site is dilapidated and under-used. It is in need of much repair.
that I may need to “cure”; the ballot is checked for errors such as undervoting and, more importantly, overvoting; my vote gets counted immediately; and perhaps most importantly, this saves election workers a lot of needless time and effort. And makes it harder for some to scream “fraud!”
Jeff Conrad Palo Alto
The families who will be moving into all of the new housing that is currently being built will need places to recreate.
City’s killing trees
Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park and Rinconada Park are frequently at capacity now. Much of the new housing is scheduled to be townhouses or condos; this means people without backyards who will be looking for places to spend recreational time.
True, the recent PAUSD parcel tax did not pass, but that was an annual $800 tax for many years. I agree with Price who says “people believe their taxes are too high.” Palo Alto voters will believe that they have an opportunity to have a vibrant community center for many years to come. A great deal of study and effort has gone into the planning for Cubberley.
Palo Alto voters will not miss this opportunity.
Annette Hilton Palo Alto
Slow vote-counting
Dear Editor: How can we speed up vote counting at no extra cost? Scan ballots rather than just dropping them off.
I’ve long prided myself in voting in person on election day. But I like the convenience of filling my ballot at home and then taking to a vote center. Since I’ve already made the trip, I spend an extra five minutes to scan my ballot rather than just dropping it off.
There are many advantages: there is no chance of a signature problem
Dear Editor: The City of Los Altos’ failure to provide adequate and working irrigation during this year and especially during heat waves, as well as lack of due care by its orchard contractor and its subcontractor, are causing a catastrophic fruit drop and more tree deaths in the city’s historic orchard. This orchard is a city asset of monetary and cultural value meriting the due care of any other city capital asset.
Apricot tees adjacent to the private staff patio of the old City Hall and the public entrance have been removed. Is the city policy to keep bulldozing living orchard trees to create more room for building projects designed and approved under “staff discretion” with little to no local input from citizens?
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Mansell Los Altos
Was it pier pressure?
Dear Editor: The sad demise of the Pacifica Pier and Chit Chat Cafe can be summed up in three words: Lack of maintenance.
I lived in Pacifica for more than 40 years and the Pier was never maintained. For the past 15 years Pacifica was requesting federal funds to repair the Pier after winter storms, but the feds denied the request.
To determine who is responsible, Pacifica just needed to look in the mirror.
Steve Duncan Burlingame
Gold: Your Best Insurance
Trade Wars and Currency Wars are accelerating worldwide.
The old monetar y system is failing. Indebted national currencies are depreciating in a see-saw race to the bottom. So much worldwide debt is in default or is being masked with more debt. Politicians posture at each other, but they all created the situation by buying power and favors while mor tgaging your children’s future.
Stocks and bond markets, long suppor ted by Central Banks, may be challenged going for ward as governments have exhausted their debt expansion tools. Recent new highs in equities, due to some promising companies, may be more post-election hope than substance.
Cr yptocurrencies had their run, but the hope for a sounder and more private fiat system remains challenged while a past price bubble for the majority has been costly. Bitcoin is an example of those still per forming among the thousands of currencies & tokens in this young experiment.
Wise and calm obser vers know that longterm, gold is money, not debt, not paper promises. For thousands of years it has protected families from currency depreciation, paper defaults, and cer tain political abuses.
If you have been waiting to buy gold, or buy it “cheaper,” reconsider. Gold bottomed near $1040 at the end of 2015. We are in a new multi-year uptrend reconfirmed by the current strength just below all time highs. Monetar y scientists understand that the repricing of gold is just getting star ted. Each crisis seems to become more pronounced as the debt monetar y system disintegrates towards failure. Gold is best accumulated, not speculated. Star t saving in gold, and make it a habit.
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Police stop scam
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A man has been arrested for trying to scam $32,000 from an 80-year-old woman in Palo Alto, police said.
The woman received an alert on her computer around 7 p.m. on June 9 telling her to call a phone number right away, police said.
When the woman called, a scammer posing as an officer with the U.S. Department of the Treasury told her someone was trying to steal money out of her bank account, police said.
Money request, meeting
The scammer told the woman to pay him $32,000 so he could try to apprehend the suspect, police said.
The scammer said he would send someone to pick up the money the next day, police said.
The woman withdrew $15,000, the
maximum her bank would allow, police said.
The woman’s daughter contacted police. On July 10, officers waited with the woman at her house on the 3900 block of Park Boulevard.
The woman gave a box containing paper, not cash, to Juan Luis Franco Garcia, 23, of Tarzana in Southern California, police said.
Franco Garcia was arrested in front of the home around 9:30 a.m., police said.
Officers believe Franco Garcia was working with others, but they haven’t been identified, Lt. David Lee said yesterday.
Franco Garcia was booked at the Santa Clara County Main Jail for elder abuse and conspiracy. He is no longer in custody. Prosecutors are reviewing the case, DA spokeswoman Cynthia Sumida said on Monday.
15 protesters charged
Federal prosecutors have charged 15 people with impeding the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota earlier this year, accusing them of coordinating efforts to block deportations as part of a conspiracy against the U.S. government.
Minnesota U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen said the monthslong probe focused on two activist groups whose members and associates “violently opposed the enforcement of federal law.” He characterized the groups as “antifa,” a militant left-wing movement.
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Council OKs 8% utility rate increase
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT
Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto City Council has approved an 8% increase on utility bills, costing the average resident $422 more per year.
Similar rate hikes are planned for the next four years. This increase is projected to bring in $28.6 million per year to build up reserves and finish infrastructure projects, like replacing old pipes and transformers.
“There’s a tradeoff between having healthy reserves and keeping rates as low as we can,” Councilman Keith Reckdahl said at Monday’s meeting.
The July 1 rate increase will affect customers differently depending on how much water, electricity and gas they use. Sewer bills are going up 16%, and gas bills are going up 9%. Water is going up 8%, electricity is going up 4.5% and trash pickup is going
Knicks owner asked players to abstain from sex
Knicks owner James Dolan urged his team to abstain from sex during their successful march to an NBA title, media in New York are reporting.
Dolan told the players it would give them an edge if they abstained for the 10 weeks of the playoffs, according to a video released Monday by the Roommates Show.
“I had this idea that maybe you
should give up sex for the next 10 weeks,” Dolan told players during a surprise speech to the team on April 3.
“The Spartans, they denied themselves, right, so they can have an edge. Get the edge.”
Lengthy team address
The remarks came as part of a lengthy address in which Dolan im-
plored the team to seize what he described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to end one of the longest championship droughts in North American sports.
“This team can win it all,” Dolan said. “I don’t know if you understand what it would mean for you to win the championship this year. It would be life-changing for all of you.”
The Knicks owner also acknowledged that any championship pursuit would require buy-in from players’ families.
“Go home, talk to your wives,” Dolan said. “Don’t tell them it was my idea. But let them know what this commitment is going to be like, and how they’re going to have to sacrifice too.”
What if you could schedule a tennis or pickleball game with someone at your level in less than a minute 30? With the Rally Matchmaking app, it really is that easy.
Because tennis is fun when it’s challenging on the court – but not when the real challenge is finding a partner at your level who can match your schedule.
That’s what Woodside resident Emilia Bullock realized after she tried getting back into the sport a few years ago. Having grown up focusing on basketball while her friends advanced in tennis, she wasn’t at their level – and it wasn’t fun for her or her friends when she spent an hour chasing balls around the court. She tried finding partners on Facebook and meetup groups, but found it so onerous that she decided to build her own app. And that’s when mutual friends introduced her to Brian Hamachek, a Palo Alto software engineer, social network entrepreneur –and passionate tennis player.
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He was immediately excited about it.
“I’m passionate about technology that helps people meet up in the real world,” said Hamachek. “And as a tennis player, it’s a problem I’ve run into.”
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“Our goal is to let anyone find someone to play tennis with in under 30 seconds, for free,” said Bullock.
They started in Palo Alto, and they’re expanding rapidly in cities across California, from San Diego to Fort Bragg.
“I put out an instant match request for Rinconada Park the other day and it got fulfilled in 30 seconds,” said Hamachek.
Rally keeps game, player details, and chat together in one clean easy interface. You can climb the rankings on your city’s leaderboards and even use it to find a coach. They just released the app two weeks ago, and it’s already the fastestgrowing tennis app in the Apple store, said Hamachek.
To find your own partner and get your games going, go to the Apple store and download the app today.
If you want to show your dad how much you appreciate him this Father’s Day, try treating him to some of the freshest lobster you can get on the West Coast.
After all, nothing says I love you like lobster, and New England Lobster Market & Eatery in Burlingame serves up classic lobster platters, lobster rolls, local Dungeness crab, seafood tacos and many other dishes that any dad would love and the whole family can enjoy along with him. He can start with
WEDNESDAY
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a bucket of peel-and-eat shrimp (or go spicy Cajunstyle!) and then get the full lobster plate with chips, coleslaw and bread and butter. Or there’s their alwayspopular lobster roll, which you can get naked or dressed. New England Lobster also offers oysters and clams on the half shell, crab nachos, crab cake sliders, lobster musubis, lobster mac and cheese and so much more. Add in a beer, glass of wine or mason jar of their delicious blueberry lemonade and the Father’s Day feast is nearly complete… and don’t forget dessert, because they make their own East Coaststyle whoopie pies from scratch.
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And if you’d rather celebrate dad’s big day at home, New England Lobster’s market (right there in the restaurant) makes it easy. Order up as many live lobsters as you need, and maybe grab some oysters while you’re at it. You can get the seafood you need either at the market or by ordering your items online and having them delivered right to your door.
And by the way, if your dad is truly a lobster-lover, you can also get him the gift that keeps giving with a New England Lobster gift card.
Pro tip: That gift card will get him especially far at New England’s wallet-friendly weekday happy hour. From Monday through Friday, 3 p.m. to 6 p.m., you can get $3 beers, $2 oysters and $1 off a glass of wine and off any of their seafood tacos – lobster, crab or shrimp.
So check out New England Lobster Market & Eatery at 824 Cowan Road in Burlingame. For more information, go to newenglandlobster.net or call (650) 443-1559. They’re open seven days a week for lunch and dinner.
Times shown are when a report was made to police. Information is from police logs. All those named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALO ALTO
JUNE 2
4:57 p.m. — Oswaldo Enrique Barrios Vicente, 47, of East Palo Alto, arrested for DUI and driving without a license, 2200 block of E. Bayshore Road.
JUNE 10
11:23 a.m. — John Block, 67, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.
8:59 p.m. — Rimmer Ignacio Cortez Garcia, 36, of Stockton, arrested for shoplifting at Whole Foods, 774 Emerson St.
THURSDAY
9:28 a.m. — Graffiti of swastikas, sexualized language and a racial epithet discovered on play structures, Rinconada Park. The vandals return Thursday night and spray-paint additional graffiti on the same structures. The second round of graffiti does not have hate crime components.
MENLO PARK
SUNDAY
10:14 a.m. — Noninjury vehicle collision, El Camino and Santa Cruz Ave.
11:20 a.m. — Auto burglary, Politzer Drive.
MONDAY
1:09 p.m. — Petty theft, 1100 block of Elder Ave.
2:10 p.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Gilbert Ave. and Willow Road.
3:05 p.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Valparaiso Ave. and Hoover St.
STANFORD
JUNE 8
9:21 a.m. — Antonia Escorza Dimas, 45, of Sunnyvale, cited for having a falsified vehicle registration, Campus Drive and Knight Way.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
JUNE 7
2:43 a.m. — Jose Flores Villanueva, 31, of Oakland, cited for DUI, Shoreline Blvd. and Montecito Ave.
3:03 a.m. — Jose Marquez Romero, 51, of Mountain View, arrested for public drunkenness, 2200 block of California St.
5:03 a.m. — Burglary at a business, 1000 block of Grant Road.
5:14 a.m. — Gustav Espinola Ramirez, 24, of Mountain View, arrested for domestic violence, 2500 block of Wyandotte St.
9:21 a.m. — Grand theft, 400 block of Mariposa Ave.
9:45 a.m. — Burglary at a business, 400 block of Moffett Blvd.
2:49 p.m. — Home burglary, 2500 block of Sun Mor Ave.
4:49 p.m. — Disturbance, Eagle Park.
5:22 p.m. — Theft at Citibank, 608 San Antonio Road.
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6:27 p.m. — Cyrill Barredo, 37, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, California and Bryant streets.
10:24 p.m. — Rawshon Ferdaws, 40, arrested for domestic battery, 2700 block of Del Medio Court.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
JUNE 10
10:45 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, Westmoreland and Northumberland avenues.
3:27 p.m. — Pita Tavake Tuitupou, 52, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 3500 block of Middlefield Road.
REDWOOD CITY
THURSDAY
1:37 a.m. — Manuel Garcia, 36, of San Jose, arrested for having a fraudulent vehicle registration, 800 block of Woodside Road.
1:55 a.m. — Sunglasses and other items stolen from an unlocked vehicle, Tenth Ave.
10:13 a.m. — Vehicle hits a pedestrian, who suffers minor injuries, Woodside Road.
10:44 a.m. — Christopher McCann, 30, of Redwood City, arrested for being under the influence of drugs, 1100 block of Blandford Blvd. A charge is added later for bringing drugs into a jail.
11:03 a.m. — Catalytic converters stolen from three cars, Lanyard Drive.
12:21 p.m. — Grand theft, Turks Head Court.
12:25 p.m. — William Burse, 48, of Concord, cited for shoplifting at Target, 2485 El Camino.
12:38 p.m. — Man says two other men he doesn’t know attacked him at a gas station the previous night, El Camino.
2:09 p.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, Gunter Lane.
2:49 p.m. — Vehicle egged, Bridge Parkway.
3:55 p.m. — Embezzlement reported, Woodside Road.
3:56 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, E. Bayshore Road.
4:14 p.m. — Cesar Valencia Rueda, 29, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI and hit-and-run after allegedly hitting multiple parked vehicles and a post, 100 block of Lincoln Ave.
5:12 p.m. — Man says someone attacked him and punched him multiple times, Hoover St.
5:51 p.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, Turks Head Court.
7:09 p.m. — Manuel Alejandro Avila Ramirez, 35, of Redwood City, arrested for domestic battery and child endangerment, 1-99 block of Oak Ave. FRIDAY
12:13 a.m. — Two callers report a fist fight going on, Vera Ave.
12:22 a.m. — Victoria Dominguez Espino, 35, of Redwood City, arrested for domestic violence, 300 block of Oak Ave.
12:47 a.m. — Marvin Leonel Vasquez Fabian, 31, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, 1800 block of
El Camino. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
2:05 p.m. — Solo motorcycle accident, Woodside Road. The motorcyclist is injured.
4:46 p.m. — Woman says another woman tried to rob her in front of an ATM after she’d just withdrawn cash, Woodside Road.
10:13 p.m. — Heather Mary Madsen, 57, arrested on warrants and for possession of drug paraphernalia, 2400 block of El Camino. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
10:46 p.m. — Emilio Curup Sinay, 51, of Redwood City, cited for trespassing, 1700 block of El Camino.
11:19 p.m. — Hugo Pelaez
Mayen, 41, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 1000 block of Middlefield Road. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
WOODSIDE
THURSDAY
10:41 p.m. — Daniel Antonio Cardoza Trujillo, 24, of Richmond, arrested on a warrant, 700 block of Canada Road.
SAN CARLOS
THURSDAY
6:42 a.m. — Noninjury traffic collision, 900 block of Holly St. 7:33 p.m. — Christi Lan Diemer, 69, of Redwood City,
arrested for DUI following a traffic accident that causes minor injuries, 2500 block of Eaton Ave.
BELMONT
SUNDAY
1:20 p.m. — Kevin Allan Christian, 42, arrested on a warrant, Ralston Ave. and Highway 101.
5:44 p.m. — Noninjury collision between two vehicles, Mountain View Ave. and Old County Road.
MONDAY
12:55 p.m. — Driver hits two vehicles in a parking lot, Carlmont Drive. No injuries.
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Comedian alleges abuse after arrest
An Egyptian-American comedian claims in a lawsuit that several San Mateo County Sheriff’s Deputies tried to sexually assault him in the county jail following his 2025 arrest at San Francisco International Airport.
ing a disturbance after a delayed flight caused passengers to miss connections late at night.
Ahmed Aboubakr Ahmed, an who performs as Ahmed Ahmed, is suing the county, the Sheriff’s Office, which operates Maguire Correctional Facility, and fired Sheriff Christina Corpus.
The lawsuit accuses jail deputies of assault, sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and other offenses.
The complaint alleges Ahmed was taken into custody Sept. 27 because an airline employee accused him of creat-
Post-arrest claims
After his arrest, the suit alleges, he was beaten by several deputies while handcuffed and that they tried to sexually assault him. It further alleges that a hood was placed on his head and that he was put in solitary confinement, handcuffed to a chair, for six hours before being moved to another isolation cell for 15 hours.
Sheriff’s office spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said an investigation was conducted in 2025 that disputed Ahmed’s allegations.
“The Sheriff’s Office looks forward to responding through the appropriate legal process,” Spiker said in an email yesterday.
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Your doctor’s visit could be recorded
BY ROXSY LINN CalMatters
In 2024, Kaiser Permanente announced the rollout of Abridge. Described in a press release as “ambient listening technology,” the AI-powered scribe is designed to help clinicians including mental health providers securely capture clinical notes during patient visits.
But what the description fails to indicate is that the tool records entire medical appointments, including deeply personal mental health sessions.
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During these sessions, mental health professionals are required to obtain patients’ consent before using the tool. However, as shared by multiple providers, that consent process does not include explanations about how the information is handled. Nor does it say how long and where recordings are stored, or who has access to the data.
This happens in part because that information has not been shared with providers, despite their attempts to obtain it.
Marcucci-Morris describes how, during those meetings, she and other committee members have asked questions about patient privacy protections, HIPAA compliance, and the safeguards in place for the use of these technologies.
According to her, the response from leadership has often been empty assurances: “We are compliant. That’s it. That’s all you need to know. We vet the technology, therapist. Don’t worry. That’s not your job. We have tech experts. That’s their job,” Marcucci-Morris said in an interview with American Community Media.
“They won’t show us, right? And
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feeling is, if you have nothing to hide and you’re doing it totally … ethically, then you would show us, prove it. They can’t, and they won’t, and they declined to when we ask.”
Hit to morale
Ligia Pacheco is a psychiatric social worker who provides remote therapy services for Kaiser patients in Southern California. She said Kaiser also refused her requests to provide further explanations.
Pacheco recalled how a coworker once raised concerns to a supervisor. The response: that “it’s unprofessional for you to provide your personal beliefs on AI in our work setting.”
For Pacheco, “that leads to just low morale, no space to advocate for patients. We’re supposed to be the voice of patients who are com-
ing in their most vulnerable state. And we can’t even be that voice for them, so we feel discouraged.”
‘Patient after patient’
Providers have been required to see more patients in recent years. That creates intense pressure to keep up with documentation and workloads, Marcucci-Morris highlighted.
“You’re just like seeing patient after patient after patient after patient with barely enough time to go to the bathroom, eat a snack … get some fresh air,” she said.
According to Marcucci-Morris, refusing to manage the increased patient volume can be treated as a failure to meet job expectations. It may also lead to disciplinary action.
As a union steward, she said she often represents colleagues during workplace investigations related
to delayed documentation or difficulties managing heavy caseloads. In those situations, she said management frequently recommends the use of Abridge to save time and avoid further discipline.
In her view, the providers she knows who use the technology are not doing so because they support or trust it. Rather, it is because they feel pressured to protect their jobs and comply with workplace demands.
Brian Hoberman is chief information officer for The Permanente Medical Group. In a Kaiser press release, he said, “Abridge’s advanced technology supports our doctors’ well-being by reducing the documentation burden.”
He added, “We implemented this new technology after careful review and diligent testing and found it to be well received by patients and doctors.”
765 San Antonio Road #48, 94303, 2 bedrooms, 946 square feet, built in 1976, Janis Ford to Elie and Sanaa Aridi for $765,000, closed May 18 (last sale: $142,500, 01-01-91)
570 Vista Ave., 94306, 2 bedrooms, 917 square feet, built in 1979, Lenicheck Trust to Mykola Mykhailian for $910,000, closed May 21
660 Palo Alto Ave., 94301, 3 bedrooms, 2400 square feet, built in 1921, Jolanta and Victor Szczerba to Tatiana and Andrii Rosa for $2,950,000, closed May 22
2731 Greer Road, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1225 square feet, built in 1951, Dechomai Trust to Yi-Chia and KaiMin Chang for $3,220,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $330,000, 03-01-92)
256 Ferne Ave., 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1324 square feet, built in 1954, Kandasamy Trust to Berger Family Trust for $3,360,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $2,944,500, 04-28-21)
MENLO PARK
1150 Sevier Ave., 94025, 4 bedrooms, 1350 square feet, built in 1947, Lion Share Investments LLC to Yiran and Yuan Lo for $1,500,000, closed May 8 (last sale: $1,000,000, 09-10-25)
1323 Hoover St., 94025, 2 bedrooms, 1546 square feet, built in 1973, Reynolds Trust to Alex Yen for $1,850,000, closed May 6 (last sale: $1,515,000, 05-12-22)
339 Waverley St., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 2005 square feet, built in 1952, Williams Family Trust to Liu Living Trust for $2,400,000, closed May 8 (last sale: $955,000, 06-24-11)
ATHERTON
284 Selby Lane, 94027, 3 bedrooms, 1720 square feet, built in 1952, RWR Selby LLC to Appel Trust for $3,851,000, closed May 8 (last sale: $2,500,000, 10-20-17)
41 Ridge View Drive, 94027, 5 bedrooms, 4440 square feet, built in 1955, Thaure Living Trust to Eva Luxury Homes LLC for $9,250,000, closed May 6
LOS ALTOS
26 4th St. #9, 94022, 1 bedroom, 832 square feet, built in 1976, Venkatram Krishnaswamy to Yinnie and Yatchung Chan for $720,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $810,000, 0607-16)
151 Lyell St., 94022, 3 bedrooms, 1200 square feet, built in 1957, Jones Trust to Tansuwan Trust for $3,277,000, closed May 20 2222 Las Campanas Court, 94024, 3 bedrooms, 2284 square feet, built in 1967, Skykatsdevelopment
LLC to Bellhaus Group LLC for $3,665,000, closed May 22 (last sale: $3,400,000, 05-07-26)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
500 W. Middlefield Road #122, 94043, 1 bedroom, 564 square feet, built in 1971, Olson Living Trust to Kiran Rajkumari for $407,000, closed May 20 1910 Mount Vernon Court #10, 94040, 1 bedroom, 884 square feet, built in 1963, Broecker Trust to Julie and Martin Connor for $560,000, closed May 20 505 Cypress Point Drive #263, 94043, 1 bedroom, 784 square feet, built in 1971, Mary and Jan Tjernberg to Holly Brosnahan for $600,000, closed May 21 (last sale: $362,000, 05-13-13)
REDWOOD CITY
24 Avondale Ave., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1860 square feet, built in 2019, Naomi So to Aasha and Chirag Desai for $1,550,000, closed May 4 1931 James Ave., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1362 square feet, built in 1951, Laura and James Cacho to Jennifer and Kemper Ray for $2,225,000, closed May 7 (last sale: $1,300,000, 02-22-21)
12 Riviera Circle, 94065, 4 bedrooms, 2490 square feet, built in 1979, Huasha Zhao to Sabari Family Trust for $2,725,000, closed May 7 (last sale: $2,180,000, 09-20-23)
17TH ANNUAL
Special Needs Trust Seminar
Wednesday, June 24 at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. Elks Lodge Palo Alto Event Center
This event is a valuable opportunity for families with a child or loved one with special needs. Attorneys Michael Gilfix and Mark Gilfix—nationally recognized speakers and authors of The Special Needs Trust Creation and Management Guide—will lead these educational sessions. They will cover the essential legal and financial components of a special-needs estate plan to help you protect your family’s future. Space is limited for these seminars. You can reserve your seat by visiting gilfix.com/seminars.
THE PEOPLE’S ARTIST, PRESENTED BY JOHNNY DEPP, invites creators everywhere to step forward, be seen, and support meaningful social impact through
art. One exceptional artist will win $25,000, appear in Artforum Magazine, and display their artwork at The Art of Elysium’s Salon in Los Angeles. Greg Bedford, who is currently in the top five, says, “The energy that flows through my spirit during the creative process is one of abstract design and beauty.” Keep the vision alive. Please vote or donate. Each donation is tax-deductible and helps cancer patients create their own art.
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Terun, iTalico, and Impasto invite guests to celebrate Father’s Day on June 21. Reservations can be booked by calling the restaurants directly. Terun: (650) 600-8310; iTalico: (650) 473-9616, and Impasto: (650) 4861504.
FIFA WORLD CUP
2026 WATCH PARTY AT THE PRO. Wondering where to watch the World Cup? Head over to
541 Ramona St. in Palo Alto. The Pro, a Palo Alto landmark since 1964, has been revitalized in its original location. The new establishment honors the bar’s rich legacy and the “Spirit of Stanford” while celebrating Bay Area sports. It has preserved the bar’s unique character and vibrant atmosphere, including the “Coach’s Corner” in memory of former co-owners Bill “Coach” Campbell and Mike Homer. This legacy is carried on by a new group of local leaders, including Guillaume Bienaime and founding partner Andrew Luck, the former Stanford and NFL star, who is helping restore the spirit of “The Old Pro.”
GOLDEN STATE DERMATOLOGY (GSD) is pleased to announce a new partnership with Dr. Todd S. Anhalt, a board-certified dermatologist serving Los Altos and the surrounding Bay Area. Located at 129 Fremont Ave. in Los Altos, Dr. Anhalt provides comprehensive medical dermatology care for patients of all ages. His practice focuses on diagnosing and treating skin cancer and chronic skin conditions using evidence-based, personalized treatment plans. “This partnership allows me to strengthen my clinic’s resources while maintaining the personalized approach my patients value,” said Dr. Anhalt. To book an appointment, please call (650) 887-7270 or text (650) 399-7478.
JOINT PAIN IS TREATABLE. Joint pain is often treated as something to manage rather than fix. While many have tried injections, antiinflammatories, or braces while preparing for surgery, regenerative therapy offers a different approach. PhysioFit utilizes targeted acoustic waves (Shockwave) and electromagnetic pulses (EMTT)
to stimulate blood flow and restart the body’s natural repair response. As one of the only clinics in the area offering these technologies alongside physical and occupational therapy, PhysioFit helps patients achieve results even when other treatments have failed. Please call (650) 360-9373 or visit physiofitpt.com to learn more. Shown in the photo is Exec. Dir. Kim Gladfelter, MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT.
and confidence. Key topics include: Caregiving and cognitive health; Home safety and aging-in-place strategies; and Long-term care planning. Lunch will be provided. To register, please scan the QR code.
till June 28th. Visit their website for tickets or give the box office a call at 650-329-0891. Save $5 with coupon code: PAPOST5.
THE ROTARY CLUB OF BELMONT & REDWOOD SHORES is proud to present “Aging Matters,” a health education conference, on Friday, July 10, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at The Alexandria in San Carlos. Experts from Stanford, the Alzheimer’s Association, and other leading organizations will offer insights into geriatric medicine, financial planning, and aging innovations. The event will also feature a curated resource fair with trusted local professionals designed to help you navigate every step with clarity
OU’RE INVITED TO THE BAY Area Regional Premiere of Broadway’s fastest, flirtiest, and friskiest new comedy! Palo Alto Palyers presents, The Cottage, an outrageous tale of desire, betrayal, and hilarity as one woman decides to expose her latest affair to both her husband – and her new lover’s wife. The true meaning of fate and faith, identity and infidelity, love and marriage are all called into question as a surprising and hysterical web of secrets unravels in this ridiculously funny romantic comedy. Palo Alto Players production of The Cottage, runs Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
ARE YOU READY FOR A theatrical experience that’s as outrageous as it is unforgettable? Los Altos Stage Company proudly presents The Toxic Avenger: The Musical, and critics agree: it’s the must-see event of the season! This production takes the cult classic story you know and love and transforms it into a rollicking night of musical theater. Don’t let this limited run pass you by! Gather your friends, secure your tickets, and get ready for a night of theatrical mayhem, music, and pure entertainment. Join them at Los Altos Stage Company and discover why The Toxic Avenger: The Musical is the talk of the town. Visit their website for tickets or give them a call at (650) 941-0551 for more information.
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Development Committee on June 3.
“It’s kind of muddy,” she said.
City Attorney Chris Jensen said the city would need to evaluate a development application when it comes in.
“As long as residential is allowed, there is the possibility of waiving any ground-floor retail use,” he said, referring to state housing law.
Retail at issue
Councilman Keith Reckdahl said apartments on the second or third story would be “wonderful,” but he doesn’t want to lose the retail.
“This is one of my frustrations with these state housing laws,” Councilman Greer Stone said. “It’d be great for us to be able to expand housing opportunities, and yet we’re concerned about unintended consequences of actually then losing the retail that makes these neighborhoods really vibrant and special.”
Lu said he believes the most likely outcome is that little or no retail is built on the vacant site, given the listing’s price and status as a mixed-use property.
“The city still has levers, and I’ve been trying to advance conversations quickly and sensitively,” Lu said in an email on Monday.
Cause wasn’t determined
The 10,000-square-foot building is owned by Norrie and Robert Cavallero, 70, of Sausalito, property records show.
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Recession and Covid pandemic, Edwards said.
Firefighters couldn’t determine the cause of the fire because of structural damage and toxic air, but the burn pattern pointed to a room of dryers at AJ’s Dry Cleaners, fire inspector Brent White said in a report.
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tween Central Expressway, Highway 237 and East Middlefield Road.
The research park was 39% vacant in 2023 and 2024 and 45% vacant last year — higher than during the Great
The city won’t be commenting on the claim at this time, city spokeswoman Lenka Wright said yesterday.
The increase in vacancies coincides with the city settling a class-action lawsuit from five RV dwellers in Sep-
Open Monday through Friday from 9-4 at all three locations.
FIRE SCENE — The most obvious damage from the 2023 fire was inside the building. Post photo.
tember 2022. Led by Celerina Navarro, RV dwellers challenged a voter-approved measure to ban oversized vehicles from parking on city streets narrower than 40 feet.
The settlement allows RV dwellers to park on designated city streets, including Ravendale Drive and North Bernardo Avenue in the research park.
“Many other nearby jurisdictions have prohibited the use of RVs-as-housing by implementing parking restrictions. Mountain View, on the other hand, extended an invitation,” Edwards said in the claim.
Bike lane offered
BXP executives Christine Yuen and Rod Diehl have tried to work with the city to address the RV dwellers, Edwards said.
They offered to pay $20,000 to build a bike lane along Bernardo Avenue and Ravendale Drive. Intuit made a similar proposal, but the city hasn’t prioritized the project, Edwards said.
A prospective tenant of 777 E. Middlefield Road wouldn’t sign a lease because of security concerns.
“This building is perfect, but the RVs were an eyesore and we can’t put our employees in that position from a security standpoint,” the prospective tenant said, according to the claim.
BXP Properties wants the city to pay for its losses in rent revenue and market value.
Other cities have paid
The claim cites cases where the city of Los Angeles paid a property owner because of noise from an airport, and the city of Madera was liable for odor from a sewage treatment plant that made a home uninhabitable.
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Manager Jason Ledbetter and Goeld an AI-produced proclamation for efficiency, he said.
“OMG, our days are numbered,” Goeld responded. Dombkowski said he was also worried about how AI would affect kids and the country’s income, given its ability to enhance productivity.
‘Massive breakthrough’
“I’m not sure what’s going to become of us. It writes better than humans and it took less time to generate than it took me to write the prompt,” Dombkowski said. “But for now, what a massive breakthrough in language processing.”
Woodside City Clerk Jennifer Li and Dombkowski did not respond to the Post’s questions about whether they used the AI-generated proclamation and continue to use AI.
“We were honored by the Town of Woodside with an official proclamation expressing the town’s deep appreciation for the club’s longstanding contributions to enriching the lives of our community,” the gardening club said in its newsletter last year.
Palo Alto city manager tried AI
Dombkowski is not the only one to use AI for city work. Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada uses AI to help research and write his reports for council. Shikada used ChatGPT to compile a list of 44 consultant contracts totaling $27 million approved by council in 2024, as well as to brainstorm on best practices in consultant management.
But the list was incomplete and had errors, city spokeswoman Meghan Horrigan-Taylor said at the time.
Shikada disclosed his use of AI in his report during his presentation to the Policy and Services Committee last year.
Newsom says he’s under investigation
Gov. Gavin Newsom has acknowledged that he is under investigation by the FBI, but he says it’s because President Trump has gone on a “fishing expedition” to find a crime he’s committed.
A person in the Department of Justice told Bay City News that there have been at least two criminal investigations into Newsom ongoing for a year.
They originated from whistleblowers and people in Sacramento regarding the taxes of his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and the separate investigation into Newsom’s former chief of staff Dana Williamson, who pleaded guilty in May in a corruption scandal involving the looting of a campaign fund for Xavier Becerra. Becerra and Newsom haven’t been charged.
Newsom’s office characterized the investigation as an unfounded attack federal prosecutors undertook when they hit a dead end with the Williamson investigation. Investigators have been digging into private and “deeply personal matters” of the Newsom family, including the couple’s marriage, his office said.
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Beirut, targeting what the IDF described as a Hezbollah command center, an action that threatens to complicate the pending U.S.-Iran diplomatic agreement.
FLOODING IN THE SOUTH: Severe torrential rain and flash flooding continue to hammer the Southern U.S., causing massive travel disruptions and prompting water rescues across Texas and Louisiana.
B-52 DEATHS: At least eight people are reported dead following the crash of an Air Force B-52 bomber at Edwards Air Force Base in California during a routine test mission.
HIT-AND-RUN DAMAGES: A Los Angeles jury ordered socialite Rebecca Grossman to pay $21 million in punitive damages to the family of the two young brothers she struck and killed in a 2020 hitand-run.
TRUMP ENDORSEMENT: Mike Collins, a second-term congressman who had been endorsed by President Trump, defeated Derek Dooley in a primary in Georgia yesterday. He advances to face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff for a seat that will help determine control of the Senate for the final years of Trump’s second presidency.
FEDS FIGHT REPARATIONS: The federal government yesterday asked a judge to halt the United States’ first reparations program that offered Black people $25,000 in Evanston, Ill., for 20th century race-based housing discrimination, joining an existing lawsuit that called the program unconstitutional.
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Woman gets prison for fatal injections
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A Florida woman has been sentenced to four years in prison for injecting silicone in the rear end of a Kim Kardashian lookalike from Burlingame who died, a prosecutor said.
Vivian Gomez, 53, of Fort Lauderdale, was sentenced Monday after being found guilty by a jury on March 23 of assisting Christina Ashten Gourkani with her buttocks enhancement in a Burlingame hotel in 2023, causing her death, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said. Gomez faced a maximum of seven years in prison, according to Wagstaffe.
After being sentenced, Gomez said she did not want to appeal the decision and simply wanted to complete her prison term and move on with her life, Wagstaffe said.
Gourkani, 34, was a social media in-
fluencer and model known for her work as a Kim Kardashian lookalike. Gourkani hired Gomez on April 19, 2023, to assist her with her buttocks enhancement, the DA said.
Gomez does not have a license to practice medicine.
Hotel injections
Gomez traveled to a Burlingame hotel and gave Gourkani “several injections” of what is believed to have been silicone on April 19, 2023, according to Wagstaffe.
Gourkani got sick the next day and silicone was found in her bloodstream, causing her respiratory issues and blockage in her arteries, Wagstaffe said.
Gomez waived her appearance for the decision on restitution on July 20.
Smith’s brain donated
The family of former NFL star Aldon Smith is donating his brain to the Boston University CTE Center to research the long-term effects of repetitive brain injuries following his sudden death at age 36.
Smith died Saturday hours after a friend said he had been delivering pizzas to a homeless charity in the Bay Area.
Cause of death unclear
No cause of death was given and Smith’s family has hired attorneys Harry Daniels, Bakari Sellers and Wayne Kendall to investigate Smith’s death.
“As with anyone who dies so suddenly at such a young age, we understand that there is a great deal of interest in and speculation about Aldon Smith’s passing and we intend to get to the bottom of it,” the attorneys said in a statement released yesterday. “To that end, we have taken a number of steps including sending his brain to Boston where medical experts will examine it for CTE as well as other damage caused by years of concussions and additional trauma.
“In the meantime we simply ask you to keep Aldon’s family in our prayers and respect their privacy as they struggle to come to grips with this terrible loss.”
Smith’s friend, Amir Shirazi, told the San Francisco Chronicle, that he found Smith slumped over in the front passenger seat of his car after delivering the pizzas on Saturday. It wasn’t known if Smith had been delivering the pizzas as a goodwill gesture or if he was employed as a pizza-delivery man and coincidentally was bringing pizzas to the homeless.
NFL stardom
Smith was drafted by the 49ers with the seventh pick out of Missouri in 2011 and made an immediate impact on the team, helping San Francisco snap a playoff drought and reach the NFC title game his first three seasons with one trip to a Super Bowl.
He had 14 sacks as a rookie when he finished second in voting for the AP Defensive Rookie of the Year and had a franchise-record 19 1/2 sacks in 2012 when he was named a first-team AllPro. His 33 1/2 sacks in his first two seasons are the most in NFL history.
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