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From jubilation to war zone
‘UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER’: Intense Israeli airstrikes targeted Iran’s capital yesterday after it issued a warning about a new area it could target, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump demanded “unconditional surrender.” Uncertainty roiled the region and residents of Tehran fled their homes in droves on the sixth day of Israel’s air campaign aimed at Iran’s military and nuclear program. As the U.S. sent warplanes to the Middle East, Trump warned Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei that the U.S. knows where he is hiding and called for Iran’s “UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER” in a post online, without elaborating.
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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto resident Donna Griffit says she never expected to be in a war zone when she flew to Israel to celebrate her daughter’s bat mitzvah with her family.
She had no idea that their nights would be filled with the sounds of sirens and bombs, and that all commercial flights out of the country would be canceled.
“It turned very fast into a nightmare,” Griffit said on a phone call yesterday from Tel Aviv.
Griffit said she is in a WhatsApp group with 357 Israelis from Silicon Valley whose travel plans were disrupted when Iran and Israel started bombing each other on Friday.
Griffit is planning to leave Israel today in a car through Taba, Egypt, where a tour guide will take her to Sharm El Sheikh International Airport at the southern end of the Sinai Peninsula. From there, she has tickets to fly to Turkey and then San Francisco in a journey that will take around 32 hours. Her new plans to get home will cost as much as she spent on the round trip. Other Americans are paying as much as $8,000 per person to take a boat to the island of Cyprus, Griffit said.
Griffit and her husband grew up Israel, but she said they haven’t visited in years — first because of Covid and then because of the war in Gaza. Her husband works as a start-up founder, and
Supe wants ‘advanced diploma’
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Superintendent Don Austin announced last night he is working on an “advanced diploma” program that would allow students to separate academically from their peers as young as fourth grade.
“That’s when our parents want to
start differentiating right now … It’s already happening, so let’s just lean in and go with it,” said Austin, who has been accused of devaluing academic excellence.
An advanced diploma would be given to students who check nine boxes, including taking four AP courses by their junior year, getting an intern-
ship, doing well on the ACT or SAT, being a national merit semifinalist and orally defending their portfolio.
“We could set our students aside and really do some pretty neat stuff,” Austin told the board.
Austin suggested that select students could reach Algebra 2 or higher
DIPLOMA, page 18]
Union leader sues sheriff over arrest
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Deputy’s Union President Carlos Tapia is suing San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus for arresting him for timecard fraud, discrimination and retaliation.
The lawsuit provides a glimpse into Tapia’s relationship with Corpus’ former chief of staff Victor Aenlle, who is named in the lawsuit alongside Undersheriff Dan Perea, former Assistant Sheriff Matthew Fox and San Mateo County.
Tapia says in the lawsuit, filed in San Mateo County Superior Court on Friday, that in September 2022, Aenlle told Tapia he “did not deserve” the position as union president and was disappointed that former
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DONNA GRIFFIT, of Palo Alto, got stuck in Tel Aviv. Photo from her website.
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City utility rates set to rise by $32.70 a month
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
going up by 5%, and electric bills are going up by 6% for the median customer.
or
Palo Alto City Council has voted to raise utility rates by $32.70 a month for the
The largest rate hikes are 10% for
Similar rate hikes are planned for the next four years, bringing the median bill from $404 today to $585 in 2030.
The city needs to raise rates to maintain infrastructure, comply with state and federal regulations and address rising costs of labor and materials, Utilities Director Alan Kurotori told council on Monday.
The city is also building back reserves that were depleted to keep rates lower during the pandemic, Kurotori said.
City, attorney settle Docktown suit
Redwood City officials have entered into a second settlement agreement with the attorney who sued the city to remove the residents of the Docktown Marina in 2015, the city announced yesterday.
Attorney Ted Hannig, who lives near Docktown, claimed in his lawsuit filed in July 2023 that the city had not dismantled the marina fast enough, resulting in dangerous conditions.
Hannig had sued Redwood City in 2015 citing environmental concerns about the marina where roughly 100 people lived aboard boats. A year later, council paid $1.5 million to Hannig to
settle the suit. The settlement also required the city to put at least $3 million into a fund to clean up the marina and relocate the residents.
But four years after Hannig and the city entered into the settlement, people were still living on boats at the marina.
Now six years after the settlement, the number of people still living at the marina is in the single digits, as the city and the remaining Docktown dwellers negotiate their departure.
Lawsuits from Docktowners
The city has been dealing with multiple lawsuits from Docktown dwellers.
As of Nov. 9, 2023, the city had shelled out over $26 million in various settlements, attorneys' fees and cleanup costs related to Docktown, according to information released to the Post through a California Public Records Act request at the time.
Settlement terms
In this case, no money will exchange hands between Hannig and the city, which has denied Hannig’s claims that it has been slow walking cleanup efforts at the marina. That includes the two sides covering their own attorneys’ fees, according to the settlement.
Instead, the two parties will co-sponsor a clean-up day along the Redwood City shoreline. The city has also agreed to eliminate the risk of Styrofoam from the remaining dock breaking apart within the creek.
The city also commits to a “visioning process” with nearby residents to decide what Docktown ought to be used for once its final residents leave. As part of the process, the city will consider renaming Docktown.
It will also invite Hannig’s environmental nonprofit, which is the entity he sued the city with, to participate in the visioning process, as part of the settlement.
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TOY MAKER VS TARIFFS: An Illinois toy company is challenging Donald Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court. Learning Resources Inc. filed an appeal asking the Supreme Court to take up the case soon rather than let it continue to play out in lower courts. The company argues the president illegally imposed tariffs under an emergency powers law rather than getting approval from Congress. An appeals court has allowed Trump to continue collecting tariffs ahead of arguments in July. The company says tariffs and uncertainty are taking a major toll. The Trump administration says the emergency powers law gives him the authority to regulate imports during national emergencies and would win if the high court does decide to take up the case.
UK OKS ABORTION: British lawmakers voted to decriminalize abortion after a lawmaker argued it was cruel to prosecute women for ending a pregnancy. The House of Commons voted 379-137 yesterday on an amendment to a broader crime bill that would bar the prosecution of women who take steps to end their pregnancies at any stage.
TIKTOK EXTENSION: President Trump signed an executive order yesterday to extend a deadline for TikTok’s Chinese owner to divest the popular video sharing app. The extension will last for 90 days. Trump had signed an order in early April to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days.
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Wayne Pepple
Loren ‘Wayne’ Pepple, 96, passed away on April 30th, 2025, at Gordon Manor, Redwood City, CA.
Wayne was preceded in death by his brothers, Clarence and Robert, an infant sister, half-brother Clarence, and his parents, Ivan and Elsie (Overbey) Pepple. He is survived by his wife of 76 years, Margaret (Harville) and their children, Merriam Hanley (Robert) of Tehachapi, CA, Monica Pepple of Bloomington, IL, and Loren Pepple II of Odin, IL.
Wayne was born August 5, 1928, on a farm near Belle Rive, IL. In his early years, he attended a nearby oneroom school house like the one where his mother taught. After high school, Wayne attended Southern Illinois University where he met his future wife, Margaret. They farmed in rural Illinois for a few years, after which Wayne joined the Marine Corps. During that time, they lived in California and North Carolina before returning to Illinois. Wayne returned to school and obtained a degree in civil engineering from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana. After graduation in 1961, Wayne and Margaret moved to Palo Alto, CA. Wayne had a long and successful career that spanned more than 30 years with the Illinois Central Railroad, Pacific Fruit Express, and Southern Pacific Railroad as a civil engineer, working his way up to Director of Hazardous Materials with Southern Pacific. He was honored by the Association of American Railroads as a member and vice chairman of the Bureau of Explosives Steering Committee for his service which enhanced the safe transportation of hazardous materials in North America. After retiring in 1990, Wayne and Margaret enjoyed splitting their time between Palo Alto, CA and Odin, IL where Margaret grew up.
Family was very important to Wayne. No matter where he went, he was always on the look-out for anyone who was related to him. Job number 1 to him was taking care of his wife and children. Everything he did, he did for them. Church was always an important part of his life and he was a long-time member of Palo Alto First Christian Church and Odin Christian Church.
Wayne will be remembered for his devotion to his family and his generosity to others. To honor his memory, the family suggests donations to a church or charity of your choice. A memorial service will be held Sunday, June 22, 2025, 1:00pm, at Palo Alto First Christian Church, 2890 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto.
Eye doctor must pay couple $735K
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A jury has ordered a Mountain View optometrist to pay $735,003 to an employee who sued him for recording her in the bathroom.
Dr. Kenneth Chang previously admitted to recording the employee while he was a manager at Site for Sore Eyes at 650 Castro Street, so the only issue in the case was damages.
A jury on June 6 ordered Chang to pay $700,002 to the employee and $35,000 to her husband, who confronted him.
Site for Sore Eyes will have to pay another $100,001 in punitive damages to the woman, court records show.
The woman who sued Chang said she met him at his San Jose store in November 2022. Chang hired her as a sales associate and her husband as a lab
technician, and they began working in downtown Mountain View on Jan. 4, 2023, the suit said.
‘Disturbing’ behavior Chang allegedly made sexual comments about customers and employees and had angry outbursts, the suit said.
Chang’s employees found his behavior “disturbing, offensive and unprofessional” but didn’t know the full extent
of his “reprehensible conduct” until Jan. 23, 2023, the suit said.
That’s when the woman noticed something reflective behind the toilet paper rolls on the shelf directly across from the toilet and discovered a cell phone recording her, the suit said.
The woman said she deleted the recording and discovered several other recordings of people in the bathroom, including one that was 46 minutes long.
Council moves forward on bridge replacement
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto City Council has hired contractors to replace the Newell Road Bridge, a long-awaited step to protect homes from flooding along the San Francisquito Creek.
The bridge from Edgewood Drive in Palo Alto to Woodland Avenue in East Palo Alto will go from 22 feet to 43 feet wide, with construction planned for next summer.
Council on Monday hired Granite Construction Company to replace the
bridge for $9.4 million and Zoon Engineering to manage construction for $2.6 million.
The bulk of the funding is expected to come from Caltrans, but the money isn’t budgeted until the 2026-27 fiscal year. So the city will proceed without
$10.4 million in hand and request reimbursement in October, Public Works Director Brad Eggleston told council.
The 114-year-old bridge has been a known chokepoint on the San Francisquito Creek since 1998 when flooding damaged 1,700 properties.
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Guilty verdict in girlfriend attack
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A North Fair Oaks man has been found guilty of attacking and paralyzing his pregnant girlfriend in Menlo Park.
Michael Anthony Calkins, 34, was found guilty by a jury on June 12 for assaulting his girlfriend.
On Dec. 9, 2022, Calkins got in an argument with the woman he had been dating for 15 years, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe.
After 15 years of dating, the last six months they had been seeing each other more seriously, according to Wagstaffe. Two months before the argument, the woman found out she was pregnant.
Argument escalates
Calkins got into the argument with his girlfriend at her mother’s home in Menlo Park on Windemere Avenue, and he later left, according to Wagstaffe.
At 6:23 p.m., Calkins went back to
pick up his clothes, and they got into another argument, said Wagstaffe. Calkins then picked her up, put her over his shoulders and threw her to the ground, the DA said.
Wagstaffe said Calkins is 6’4” and 240 pounds, while his girlfriend was 5’7” and 115 pounds.
After he threw her, he left and she was paralyzed and could not move, Wagstaffe said. She then called the police and was taken to the hospital. She had a spinal fracture, four broken ribs, a concussion, a black eye and bruises on her jaw, ear, left shoulder and both knees.
Verdict, sentencing
Calkins was found guilty on charges of assault, infliction of injuries and domestic violence, but the jury was deadlocked on charges of mayhem.
Calkins remains in custody with no bail, the DA said.
On June 26, the court will set a sentencing date.
7 charged in jewelry heist
Seven people have been identified and charged with stalking an armored truck to a rural freeway rest stop north of Los Angeles and stealing $100 mil-
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Magical Bridge at Mitchell Park turned 10 years old this year.
A big thank you to the founder Olenka Villareal. She worked for many years to bring her dream to life. Olenka headed up the effort to raise $4.5 million needed to complete this project. What a great gift to the City of Palo Alto. The wonderful playground is used by over 300 kids each day.
Former Mayor Le Levy passed away on June 9th. Le supplied the seed money to jump start two wonderful initiatives. The Magical Bridge park and Lytton Plaza in Downtown Palo Alto. He left his mark on many organizations with thoughtful advice and financial support. We have lost a true Palo Alto icon.
Menlo College in Atherton graduated 225 students. This is the largest graduating class in their 100th year history. Thank you Chop Keenan for your leadership for many years.
The Palo Alto Kiwanis Club turned 100 years old! They are extremely active in many projects including 50 park remodels. Their latest project is redoing the plants and trees at Lucies Stern Community Center.
Bill Reller turned 90 years old and continues to be an active supporter of many charitable organizations. Over the years he has served as a Founder and Director of major charities. Thanks Bill for all you do for our community.
lion worth of diamonds, emeralds and more, authorities announced yesterday.
Three of the seven suspects are in custody, while four remain at-large.
Our streets will now be safer with the re-introduction of the Palo Alto Police traffic division. Please drive safely and slow down, they are out there with their ticket books.
Congratulations to Yudy Deng for being appointed to the Palo Alto Parks & Recreation Committee. She is active in many community organizations. Yudy headed up along with the Friends of the Palo Alto Parks to raise more than $10,000 for the cubberley track.
The Stanford Theatre in Downtown turned 100 years old on June 9th. The Theatre was built for $300,000. Showing classic films from 1910 to 1970. It is known for having 25% of all classic attendance in the United States per wikipedia. Thank you very much to the Packard Family for such a treasure in our town.
Our assembly member Mark Berman (a Paly grad) hosted a coffee at Ada’s Cafe at Mitchell Park. An overflowing crowd of 90 citizens attended with many questions. Mark patiently answered questions from the crowd for over 2 hours. Thank you for your dedication and hard work for us.
Roger V. Smith, resident of Palo Alto since 1964
Alleged treatment error at jail results in lawsuit
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
Daily Post Staff Writer
A man in the San Mateo County jail was given an opioid instead of a sleeping aid, causing him to be unresponsive, he claims in a lawsuit filed against the sheriff’s office.
Brian Eduardo Siordia, 27, filed a lawsuit with his attorneys Joshua Henderson and Joshua Markowitz against San Mateo County and the Sheriff’s Office for giving him methadone instead of melatonin.
Methadone, an opioid, is used as a medication for treating opioid or heroin addiction. Melatonin is an over-the-counter sleep aid, according to Markowitz.
Alleged overdose
On April 24, 2024, deputies at the Maple Street Correctional Center gave Siordia methadone, which was intended for another inmate, Markowitz said.
The mistake caused Siordia to overdose and become unresponsive, the complaint states.
His skin was discolored due to not having enough oxygen in his blood, and he had a slow heart and
breathing rate, according to the complaint.
The jail’s health services did not want to comment on the lawsuit.
Siordia was convicted of a felony for having a firearm and drugs in 2024, according to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. He was sentenced to nine months in jail and two years of probation on April 16, 2024, after pleading no contest, Wagstaffe said.
2023 arrest
On April 14, 2023, multiple 911 calls were made regarding a green pickup truck swerving on Highway 280, just north of Edgewood Road in Redwood City, Wagstaffe said.
CHP responded to the calls and the truck had crashed into a tree alongside Highway 280. Officers made contact with Siordia and found he was under the influence of drugs.
When officers searched him, they found a loaded handgun, a meth pipe, a small amount of meth in a bag and Xanax pills, according to Wagstaffe.
Siordia sued the county on June 3. He was in court on June 12 after
violating his probation. He failed two drug tests when officers found him with methamphetamine, and he failed to report to an officer, Wagstaffe said.
He was given a two-year jail sentence, but had served it with good time and is now out of custody.
Kyle Harrison death
Methadone has contributed to a recent death at the Maple Street Correctional Center.
On March 15, inmate Kyle Harrison, 25, died after ingesting methadone, amitriptyline and gabapentin.
Amitriptyline is an antidepressant used to treat depression. Gabapentin is a prescription medication used to treat epilepsy, neuropathy (nerve pain) and Restless Legs Syndrome.
Harrison was convicted of vehicular manslaughter and had recently been sentenced to eight years in prison for the deaths of a San Carlos couple who were killed in a collision caused when he engaged in street racing in 2022 in Redwood City, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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Waymo expands robotaxi service
Waymo announced yesterday that its self-driving car service is expanding to cover Menlo Park, Stanford and Los Altos Hills.
The expansion comes after Waymo deployed cars in Palo Alto, Los Altos and Mountain View in November and opened them to the public in March.
State-regulated
Self-driving cars are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission and the DMV, not local cities.
Waymo has the green light to run from San Francisco to Sunnyvale. Rides were only available yesterday to some riders on the Waymo One app.
The company is owned by Google and based in Mountain View.
Waymo does over 250,000 paid trips per week in the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Phoenix and Austin — a fivefold increase from this time last year, company spokesman Chris Bonelli said.
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High Schoolers Continue CoolineKids’ Free Camps for Youth
A group of high school students has banded together to make sure that East Palo Alto nonprofit CoolineKids continues its mission
camp opportunities for low-income kids to enjoy a safe space and learn through play.
The camp’s founder, Christian Sbragia of East Palo Alto, was only 9 years old when he noticed a pressing problem in his community: There weren’t safe places for kids to play outside of school. In 2013, he founded the nonprofit CoolineKids and eventually turned his fourth-grade dream into what became a free summer camp for East Palo Alto kids staffed and taught by local teens.
This year, in the wake of Sbragia’s unexpected death at only 19 years old, the mantle has been picked up by local high schoolers who had all worked at the camp in previous years.
(Mountain View High School) and Activities Director Chloe Bloom (Crystal Springs Uplands School) have put together a program for the kids that includes cooking, arts and crafts, robotics, boxing, dance and other activities for the kids to learn.
“Christian was a mentor to me,” said Srivastava. “For the three years that I worked with him, he taught me everything about running an organization, from writing grants to creating the camp programming. The time he spent personally investing in me is why we are able to continue this program.”
Filipek said she admired how Sbragia was able to start a camp from scratch when he was just a kid and said that
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being able to speak Spanish helped her build trust and make sure every family felt included.
They won’t be able to offer the full-day weeklong programs the camp has done in the past but they have scheduled a series of sessions and family events for kids from kindergarten through 8th grade:
• Saturday, June 21, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., KidsCamp at Bloomhouse at 2555 Pulgas Ave., East Palo Alto
• Thursday, July 3, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., KidsCamp, location TBD
• Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., KidsCamp at Bloomhouse
• Thursday, July 24, 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., Family Zoo Event at Palo Alto Jr. Museum & Zoo
• Saturday, Aug. 2, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., KidsCamp at Bloomhouse
• Thursday, Aug. 7, 5:30 to 7 p.m., Family Art Event with Art in Action, location TBD
Each camp session is free and will offer a free lunch and morning and afternoon snack, thanks to sponsorships from local businesses. The camp has 17 teens working as counselors, about half of whom speak Spanish. Registration is open now at coolinekids. org or by scanning the QR code.
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FDA to speed up new drug review
U.S. regulators will begin offering faster reviews to new medicines that administration officials deem as promoting “the health interests of Americans,” under a new initiative announced yesterday.
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary said the agency will aim to review select drugs in one to two months. FDA’s long-standing accelerated approval program generally issues decisions in six months for drugs that treat life-threatening diseases. Regular drug reviews take about 10 months.
Since arriving at the FDA in April, Makary has repeatedly told FDA staff
they need to “challenge assumptions” and rethink procedures. In a medical journal commentary published last week, Makary suggested the agency could conduct “rapid or instant reviews.”
Priority vouchers
For the new program, the FDA will issue a limited number of “national priority vouchers” to companies “aligned with U.S. national priorities,” the agency said in a statement. The special designation will give the selected companies access to extra FDA communications, streamlined staff reviews and the ability to submit much of their product information in advance.
Second dies due to gene therapy
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged after the biotech drugmaker reported a second death in connection with its gene therapy for muscular dystrophy.
Sarepta reported the death over the weekend and provided additional details about its response, which includes pausing shipments of the therapy, Elevidys, for older patients who are no longer able to walk. The one-time treatment is approved for children with a genetic variant of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, which causes weakness, loss of mobility and early death in males.
cols for taking the drug. Those changes are expected to include increased use of immune-system suppressing drugs, company executives said Monday. The liver injury associated with the therapy is thought to be connected to the immune system’s response.
Sarepta said it was cooperating with the Food and Drug Administration, which would have to sign off on any changes to the product’s use.
FDA approval
Elevidys is the first gene therapy approved in the U.S. for the rare muscle-wasting condition, but it has faced scrutiny since its accelerated approval in 2023.
Fatal side effect
The second death, like an earlier one reported in March, occurred in a teenage boy who suffered a fatal case of acute liver injury, a known side effect of the therapy. Older patients receive a larger dose of the therapy.
Sarepta said it would pause a study in those patients and assemble an expert panel to recommend new safety proto-
Elevidys received expedited approval despite concerns from some FDA scientists about its effectiveness in treating Duchenne’s.
The FDA granted full approval last year and expanded the therapy’s use to patients 4 years and older, regardless of whether they are still able to walk. Previously it was only available for younger patients who were still walking.
Wall Street analysts speculated that FDA officials, including new vaccine chief Dr. Vinay Prasad, might impose more restrictions on the drug or even block its use.
Elevidys uses a disabled virus to insert a replacement gene for producing dystrophin into patient cells. It costs $3.2 million for a one-time infusion.
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PALO ALTO
4250 El Camino Real #C325, 94306, 1 bedroom, 1032 square feet, built in 1983, Shelly Pederson to Rebecca and Gabriel Manzanares for $730,000, closed May 21
3915 Park Blvd., 94306, 2 bedrooms, 912 square feet, built in 1948, Lokesh Krishnaswamy to Chisako and Jun Sato for $2,420,000, closed May 19 (last sale: $1,800,000, 03-26-24)
2495 Ramona St., 94301, 3 bedrooms, 1270 square feet, built in 1955, Dildilian Trust to Lingyun and Yanhao Wang for $3,279,000, closed May 23
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1523 Ursula Way, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1100 square feet, built in 1956, Scoggins Living Trust to Aerion LLC for $775,000, closed May 2 (last sale: $38,500, 1001-77)
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21 Willow Road #46, 94025, 2 bedrooms, 704 square feet, built in 1976, Xiaoxin Wu to Park-Cheunkarndee Trust for $1,150,000, closed April 30 (last sale: $1,200,000, 02-15-17)
127 Newbridge St., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1040 square feet, built in 1950,
Trident Equity Group LLC to Carrijo and Priscila De Souza for $1,345,000, closed April 30 (last sale: $820,000, 04-18-24)
ATHERTON
84 Wilburn Ave., 94027, 3 bedrooms, 1900 square feet, built in 1946, Balakrishnan Trust to Tao and Han Li for $3,750,000, closed April 30 (last sale: $2,525,000, 11-21-17)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
550 Ortega Ave. #B321, 94040, 2 bedrooms, 1111 square feet, built in 1992, Yai Tsai to Marina and Roman Cherniak for $1,041,000, closed May 20 (last sale: $961,000, 06-10-15)
108 Bryant St. #20, 94041, 3 bedrooms, 1381 square feet, built in 2000, Darren Chan to Huang Family Trust for $1,330,000, closed May 19 (last sale: $740,000, 04-14-05)
LOS ALTOS
389 1st St. #32, 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1331 square feet, built in 2023, 1st Place Village LLC to Lorinda and Julius Menchavez for $2,195,000, closed May 22
REDWOOD CITY
15 Skylonda Drive, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1160 square feet, built in 1963, Dhh Qtip Trust to Kathryn and Louis Schueller for $1,065,000, closed April 23
300 Baltic Circle #306,
94065, 2 bedrooms, 1117 square feet, built in 1997, Patrick Gerald Family Trust to KC and Sheena McCreery for $1,249,000, closed April 24 (last sale: $695,000, 08-20-07)
725 Alameda De Las Pulgas, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1592 square feet, built in 1940, Christine and Steven Silvestri to Shwe Group Inc. for $1,460,000, closed April 22
SAN CARLOS
944 Elm St., 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1070 square feet, built in 1925, Nrs Separate Property Trust to Shroff 2014 Trust for $3,300,000, closed April 14 (last sale: $1,620,000, 02-22-22)
701 Sunset Drive, 94070, 4 bedrooms, 2169 square feet, built in 1959, Stephenson 2011 Family Trust to Kira Drummond for $3,450,000, closed April 17 (last sale: $790,000, 0930-11)
BELMONT
1120 Academy Ave., 94002, 2 bedrooms, 1010 square feet, built in 1947, Alice Chan to Kai and Jingyi Chen for $1,888,000, closed April 25 (last sale: $845,000, 04-18-07)
2423 Hastings Drive, 94002, 3 bedrooms, 2210 square feet, built in 1977, Rankin Trust to Regina and Charlie Wang for $2,300,000, closed April 25
police department logs. All of the people named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALO ALTO
JUNE 4
7:15 p.m. — James Thomas Pedersen, 26, of Palo Alto, arrested for prowling, 800 block of Alma St.
JUNE 6
1:53 a.m. — Jonathan Gomez Vazquez, 22, of San Jose, arrested for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
2:54 a.m. — Abraham Hayward Simon, 33, transient, arrested for maintaining a public nuisance, 500 block of Webster St.
6:24 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Page Mill Road.
11:44 p.m. — Gary Eugene Pounds, 65, transient, cited on a warrant, 400 block of Waverley St.
JUNE 7
6:45 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Middlefield Road and E. Meadow Drive.
JUNE 9
11:15 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Bryant St. and El Carmelo Ave.
2:37 p.m. — Ronald Raymond Antoni, 61, of Palo Alto, cited on a warrant, Palo Alto Police Dept.
2:58 p.m. — John Craig Sewall, 54, of San Francisco, arrested for shoplifting and possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Stanford Shopping Center.
JUNE 10
1:23 p.m. — Vandalism, 600 block of Gilman St.
2:54 p.m. — Vandalism, 400 block of Seale Ave.
THURSDAY
1:38 p.m. — Vandalism, Stanford Shopping Center.
11:16 p.m. — Joshua James Bell, 19, of Atascadero, arrested for having someone else’s ID card in order to commit forgery, Emerson St. and Lytton Ave.
FRIDAY
4:01 a.m. — Juvenile cited for public drunkenness, Newell Road.
EAST PALO ALTO
FRIDAY
8:42 p.m. — Sebastian Cruz Ramirez, 24, of Redwood City, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Newbridge St. and Saratoga Ave. Incident handled by Menlo Park police.
MENLO PARK
SUNDAY
12:21 a.m. — Matthew Willie Mitchell Jr., 27, of Menlo Park, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Highway 101 and Marsh Road. Incident handled by Atherton police.
12:41 a.m. — Sean Vea, 38, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, Hacker Way.
10:19 a.m. — Noninjury vehicle collision, Bayfront Expressway and Willow Road.
2:45 p.m. — Juan Mendoza Bravo, 42, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Chester St. and Menalto Ave.
7:55 p.m. — Edward Everett, 58, of Mountain View, arrested for DUI, driving with a suspended or revoked license, possession of drug
paraphernalia and on a warrant, Willow Road and Ivy Drive. Kathleen Lane, 65, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia.
MONDAY
2:49 a.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Alma St. and Burgess Drive.
9:03 a.m. — Serapio Franco Camacho, 49, transient, arrested for drug possession and on three warrants, University Ave. at the railroad tracks.
1:07 p.m. — Sexual battery, 2800 block of Sand Hill Road.
7:16 p.m. — Armando Mariano Carbajal, 30, of Menlo Park, arrested for violation of a court order, 1900 block of Euclid Ave.
7:57 p.m. — Orlando Diaz Aguilar, 40, of East Palo Alto, arrested for failing to yield to police in a vehicle, Bayfront Expressway and Chilco St.
STANFORD
JUNE 2
1:47 a.m. — Petty theft, Stanford Stadium.
11:48 a.m. — Petty theft at Sulair Coffee Kiosk, 571 Escondido Mall. Milton Danilo Giron Arellana, 31, of Van Nuys, arrested for theft and possession of drug paraphernalia.
3:25 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 1000 block of Campus Drive.
3:22 p.m. — Bicycle stolen at Campus Bike Shop, 459 Lagunita Drive.
3:26 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 200 block of Panama St.
JUNE 3
8:24 p.m. — Grand theft, 700 block of Bowdoin St.
8:24 p.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of Los Arboles Ave.
5:08 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 600 block of Jane Stanford Way.
8:36 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 300 block of Jane Stanford Way.
JUNE 4
9:14 a.m. — Burglary at a residence, Hulme Court.
1:20 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Lagunita Drive.
3:07 p.m. — Assault to commit rape, 400 block of Jane Stanford Way.
LOS ALTOS
SUNDAY
8:43 a.m. — Fabian Guzman Pineros, 43, of Sunnyvale, arrested on a warrant, El Camino and El Monte Ave.
9:27 a.m. — Noninjury hit-andrun, Plaza Central and Second St.
MONDAY
4:29 p.m. — Elder abuse alleged, 1100 block of Los Altos Ave.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
APRIL 24
10:30 a.m. — Christian Losano Noguerra, 25, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 2300 block of Central Expressway.
APRIL 25
3:14 a.m. — Renzo Caruso, 37, of Palo Alto, cited for DUI, El Camino and San Antonio Road.
APRIL 26
2:59 a.m. — Glesner Funes Aguilar, 21, of Oakland, cited for DUI, Villa and View streets.
APRIL 27
2:21 a.m. — Ahmed Juli, 26, of Union City, cited for DUI, Central Expressway and Shoreline Blvd.
3:09 a.m. — Esequiel Gaytan, 32, of Salinas, cited for DUI, Dana and Bryant streets.
8:35 p.m. — Hugo Diaz Colo, 29,
of Mountain View, cited for DUI and driving without a license, 1900 block of California St.
APRIL 30
1:58 a.m. — Baldomero, 43, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1700 block of W. El Camino.
MAY 1
10:08 a.m. — Patshawna Nickeo, 33, of Mountain View, cited for domestic battery, 100 block of E. El Camino.
MAY 2
11 p.m. — Brayan Medina Cornejo, 22, of Sunnyvale, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and driving without a mandated ignition interlock device, El Camino and Crestview Drive.
JUNE 4
3:21 a.m. — Grand theft, 700 block of Continental Circle.
10:56 a.m. — Home burglary, Freedom Lane.
1:27 p.m. — Home burglary, 500 block of Ortega Ave.
2:14 p.m. — Sex crime, 400 block of Tyrella Ave.
2:55 p.m. — Abner Nava Barrera, 24, of Santa Clara, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Evelyn Ave. and Villa St.
ATHERTON
MONDAY
2:49 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 500 block of Middlefield Road.
REDWOOD CITY
FEB. 15
Roberto Calvillo Ayala, 31, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting police and on a warrant, 700 block of Second Ave.
Adriana Marie O’Donnell Martell, 20, of Redwood City, cited for resisting police, 700 block of Second Ave.
Dennis Valladares, 43, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and driving with a suspended or revoked license, Hemlock Ave. and Locust St.
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Gerald Barrera Rueda, 48, of Redwood City, cited for false display of vehicle registration and driving without proof of insurance, Fifth and Fair Oaks avenues.
Howard Eugene Nickles III, 34, of Oakland, arrested for narcotics possession, El Camino and Whipple Ave.
FEB. 16
Juan Daniel Morales Aguilar, 27, of San Mateo, arrested for domestic violence, false imprisonment and resisting police, 1900 block of Woodside Road.
Dana Doherty, 55, of San Jose, cited for shoplifting at Marshalls, 2545 El Camino.
Edy Manolo Bravo Tejeda, 44, of San Mateo, arrested for DUI, 700 block of El Camino.
FEB. 17
Dean McCoy Goble Jr., 34, of Redwood City, arrested for theft and threats, San Mateo County Jail.
Juan David Quiroga Gomez, 20, of Redwood City, cited for narcotics possession, Belle Ave. and Rolison Road.
Timothy Paul Killinen Jr., 39, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1900 block of El Camino.
Tridarell Ayers, 31, of Clarksville, arrested for robbery, 700 block of Arguello St.
FEB. 18
Angel Wilfredo Prado Cabrera, 43, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 300 block of Woodside Road.
Hugo Pelaez Mayen, 39, of San Carlos, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 300 block of Woodside Road.
Jorge David Pirir, 25, of San Mateo, arrested for hit-and-run and driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, Alameda de las Pulgas and Blandford Blvd.
Arsenio Gonzalez Sian, 23, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, battery against police and resisting police, 700 block of Broadway.
Jose Gabriel Martinez Alvarez, 29,
of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, narcotics possession and resisting police, 1000 block of El Camino.
THURSDAY
7:04 a.m. — Two juveniles involved in a rollover vehicle accident that causes minor injuries, Winslow St.
7:32 a.m. — Dodge Charger stolen, Palm Ave.
3:08 p.m. — Man arrested after trying to steal clothing from a store, Walnut St.
11:36 p.m. — Woman says her friend was hit by her male partner, Maple St.
FRIDAY
3:39 a.m. — Caller says a homeless man stole a license plate from the caller’s vehicle, Veterans Blvd. An arrest is made.
9:03 a.m. — Auto burglary, Hartstene Drive. Wallet and registration tags stolen.
10:29 a.m. — Man seen breaking into a vehicle, El Camino. An arrest is made.
11:29 a.m. — Trailer stolen, Vera Ave.
5:17 p.m. — Storage unit burglarized, Oddstad Drive.
8:30 p.m. — Bartender and patron get into a physical fight, Broadway. At least one arrest is made.
SATURDAY
12:46 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, Winslow St.
2:03 a.m. — Man seen breaking into a vehicle, Marshall St. An arrest is made.
1:57 p.m. — SUV stolen, Massachusetts Ave.
4:05 p.m. — Shoplifting arrest, El Camino.
4:39 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, Charter St.
11:39 p.m. — Person cited for possession of an illegal weapon, Middlefield Road.
BELMONT
SATURDAY
9:36 a.m. — Complaint of jackhammering, Arthur Ave. Warning given.
CHP
From the Redwood City CHP office.
SEPT. 26
Eder P. Sanchez, 26, arrested for DUI.
SEPT. 27
Abelardo Landeta Casimiro, 32, arrested for DUI.
Josue D. Tejada, 38, arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
SEPT. 28
Christopher I. Castro Orellana, 26, arrested for DUI.
Jesus Sandoval Magdaleno, 43, arrested for DUI.
SEPT. 29
David S. Ochoa Velazquez, 26, arrested for DUI.
Triet T. Tran, 52, arrested for DUI.
SEPT. 30
Andres F. Ayala Baquero, 35, arrested for DUI.
Jose A. Mendez Rosales, 22, arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended or revoked license.
OCT. 2
Juan Jose Sicajau Boch, 28, arrested for DUI.
OCT. 3
Elizabeth Shaeffer, 30, arrested for DUI.
OCT. 4
Diego A. Ochoa, 43, arrested for DUI.
OCT. 5
Alexandra T. Brody Duran, 27, arrested for DUI.
Cesar O. Cano Sarceno, 25, arrested for DUI.
Harold C. Lentz, 31, arrested for DUI.
Vignesh C. Prabhu, 27, arrested for DUI.
Boris Spasojevic, 48, arrested for DUI.
OCT. 6
Nicholas P. Velasquez, 39, arrested for DUI.
OCT. 7
Murad Asgarov, 35, arrested for DUI.
OCT. 8
Jean M. Bichell, 59, arrested for DUI.
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she’s a start-up consultant. The family flew into Israel on June 10 with their two daughters, ages 9 and 12. They were at a stand-up comedy show when they received the first alerts on their phone about a bombing.
Griffit said they went to her motherin-law’s house and stayed in the basement. The sound of rockets woke her up six times on Friday night, she said.
Looking for local help
Griffit said she reached out to everyone she could think of for help: Gov. Gavin Newsom, Palo Alto City Council, Congressman Sam Liccardo, Assemblyman Marc Berman and state Sen. Josh Becker.
Griffit said she heard back only from Liccardo’s field representative and Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims, but the United States Embassy in Jerusalem isn’t helping evacuate people, she said.
“It feels like nobody is doing anything to get us out of here,” she said.
Different as a parent
Griffit said she and her husband lived through the Gulf War and bus bombings in Israel, but this was their first time feeling the danger as parents.
“We were never expecting this,” she said.
Griffit said the juxtaposition is striking between days and nights. During the day, people go to good restaurants and hang out on the beach. The bombings have occurred between midnight and 5 a.m.
“It’s scary. We’re trying to give ourselves moments of respite,” Griffit said.
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by eighth grade — two levels above the district’s standard pathway, which is already advanced by a year from the state’s standards.
“We’d have to talk about capacity and some more philosophy,” Austin said.
The district is at least a year away from rolling out more advanced math, but the rest of the program is ready to go, Austin said.
More AP classes
Gunn High School would need to add AP Seminar and AP Research to match Palo Alto High School, and a new counselor will help track what students have completed, Austin said.
Math teacher Nadine Herbst and Assistant Superintendent of Innovation and Agility Jeong Choe are spearheading the academic distinction program,
Austin said. Choe came to Palo Alto from a high-end boarding school in Illinois, and Herbst came from a district in Texas that is top 10 in the nation, Austin said.
Changes on board
Austin’s announcement comes after three new board members — Rowena Chiu, Alison Kamhi and Josh Salcman — were elected in November on platforms of change. They’ve pushed for more academic opportunities when discussing goals for next year.
“We’d like each student in the district to be appropriately placed or appropriately challenged,” Chiu said at a board meeting on April 29.
“Wouldn’t it be amazing if we could somehow have an (individualized education program) for every student?” Salcman said at the same meeting.
The old guard
The old board, represented by board members Shounak Dharap and Shana Segal, focused more on reducing academic stress and having each student reach a minimum baseline.
Before his announcement, Austin specifically thanked Segal and Dharap for talking about all students, not just select groups.
Math changes
Austin also announced that Multivariable Calculus will be available after school at Gunn High School next year, taught by an instructor from Foothill College.
The district in 2023 stopped offering Multivariable Calculus for high school credit, but a teacher at Palo Alto High School is working on getting his certification and bringing the course back, Austin said.
deputy union president David Wozniak was still part of the board. Aenlle believed that Wozniak was overly supportive of Carlos Bolanos, who Corpus ran against for sheriff, the lawsuit states.
Before Wozniak stepped down as president, the deputy’s union political committee endorsed Bolanos over Corpus.
Corpus was sworn in January 2023 and appointed Aenlle as chief of staff. Aenlle had worked on her campaign and was on her transition team that she put together between her win in June 2022 over Bolanos, and being sworn in.
Rumors abound
Rumors began swirling that Aenlle and Corpus were having an affair, and Aenlle asked Tapia if to help dispel them in October 2022, attorneys David Mastagni and Grant Winter say in the
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lawsuit. A 400-page report by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell, commissioned by the Board of Supervisors and issued two years after Aenlle asking Tapia for help, alleged Corpus and Aenlle have been romantically involved. Both Corpus and Aenlle have denied being in a relationship.
Cordell’s report also alleged retaliation, conflicts of interest and intimidation of employees by Corpus and Aenlle.
A month after Aenlle asked him to clear the relationship rumors, Corpus called Tapia in tears, saying Fox told her an employee had accused her of being in an affair with Aenlle, the lawsuit stated.
Should have done more
Both Corpus and Aenlle felt that Tapia should have done more as president of the union to handle the rumors, the lawsuit stated. Aenlle was “disappointed” with Tapia for not doing more to “handle the situation,” according to the lawsuit.
Aenlle was also upset with Tapia for not acting after seeing the union group chat where a member of the board accused Aenlle of not being qualified for the job in January 2023, according to the lawsuit.
Tapia’s lawsuit reiterates some of the claims in Cordell’s report about Aenlle wearing a gold badge akin to one a deputy would wear. Aenlle has been a reserve deputy for over a decade, and is a realtor for Coldwell Banker.
‘Going to pay’
Wozniak sued Corpus and Aenlle in March 2024 for allegedly demoting him because the deputy’s union political committee endorsed Bolanos when he was union president.
In April, Aenlle asked Tapia what he thought about the lawsuit and told him Wozniak had “f***ed up” and was “going to pay” for suing him, the lawsuit
says. On July 1, 2024, Corpus hired Perea as undersheriff. That month, Perea asked Tapia to create a new overtime policy, but Tapia disagreed, according to the lawsuit.
On Aug. 15, 2024, Tapia had a meeting with Perea and Corpus to discuss the mandatory overtime policy, the lawsuit said.
The discussion became heated, and a few hours later, Tapia received an email requesting that he submit his timecards for auditing purposes, according to the lawsuit.
A California Public Employment Relations Board, or PERB, complaint was submitted on August 30, 2024, by the union alleging that Corpus and Aenlle had created a toxic work space and retaliated against union members.
The arrest
On Nov. 12, Corpus ordered the arrest of Tapia for time card fraud on the day the Cordell report came out. The case was thrown out by District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe because there was no evidence of a crime.
Corpus opened an internal investigation into Tapia and banned him from the sheriff’s offices, according to the PERB complaint.
Fox was responsible for the investigation into whether Tapia had committed a crime, according to the lawsuit.
In April, investigators for PERB determined that Corpus and Aenlle discriminated and retaliated against Tapia. PERB said their actions prevented Tapia from representing employees, which is a violation of state law.
Corpus, Aenlle and Tapia’s attorneys did not respond to the Post about the suit.
The lawsuit comes as the Board of Supervisors officially started the process of firing Corpus.
Corpus was set to testify in front of the San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury on Monday.
Sheriff faces many suits
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has been sued multiple times and the subject of many legal claims, which are often the precursor to a lawsuit, during the course of her tenure as the county’s top cop.
• On March 19, 2024, Deputy David Wozniak sued Corpus and former chief of staff Victor Aenlle for allegedly demoting him because the deputy’s union political committee endorsed former Sheriff Carlos Bolanos when Wozniak was union president.
Wozniak said in his lawsuit that Corpus was “hostile and resistant” to the union’s endorsement process ahead of the June 2022 election, when she was running against Bolanos.
• On Nov. 29, 2024, the family of Hunter Bergner, 46, sued Corpus and the county over his death in custody on March 15, 2024.
The family of Bergner claimed the sheriff’s office employees were indifferent to “obvious red flags” that he was having mental health issues. Bergner was arrested for allegedly being a felon in possession of a gun.
• On Feb. 5, 2025, former Capt. Brian Philip, who quit instead of obeying Corpus’s orders to arrest Tapia, filed a lawsuit against her. Philip said he was retaliated against after refusing to sign what he called “illegal” internal affairs notice that allegedly targeted a political opponent of Corpus.
• On Feb. 24, two separate legal claims of a combined $2.25 million
were filed by Sgt. Javier Acosta and Sgt. Hector Acosta, who said they were targeted by Corpus. The claims look back to Aug. 15, when Corpus had a tense meeting with Acosta and other union leaders about overtime.
• In March 2025, Assistant San Mateo County Sheriff Ryan Monaghan, whom Corpus attempted to fire, filed a $5 million claim alleging retaliation. Aenlle confronted Monaghan about cooperating with retired judge LaDoris Cordell, who was investigating complaints against Corpus and Aenlle. Monaghan said he was fired after confirming that he was interviewed by Cordell.
• In March, County Manager Mike Callagy filed a $10.5 million claim saying he was defamed by Corpus and Aenlle. The claim cites numerous statements from Corpus and Aenlle that Callagy says are false and were intended to cause him “severe emotional distress.”
• On May 13, Rawan Zantout, a co-owner of Falafelle, a restaurant in Belmont, filed a lawsuit against Corpus for personal injury and trauma, seemingly related to an alleged wrongful arrest at Rosewood Sand Hill Resort for trespassing by Menlo Park police.
• On June 3, Brian Eduardo Siorida, who was an inmate in the Maple Street Jail, sued the Sheriff’s Office for giving him methadone instead of melatonin.
Corpus has filed her fair share of claims and lawsuits against the county and county officials. She has filed four lawsuits since November.
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2ND ANNUAL LOCAL LIBATIONS WINE walk featuring a curated selection of 10 Santa Cruz Mountain wineries will take place during the monthly, yearround 3rdThursday music festival on Palo Alto’s car-free California Avenue tomorrow, June 19th from 6 to 9 p.m. The car-free blocks of Cal Ave from El Camino-Birch provide a relaxed outdoor venue for a combination wine tasting and live music,” says 3rdThursday founder and producer Carol Garsten. With the generous support of 2025 LoCal Libations Presenting Sponsor John W. King and Wine Sponsor TechCU, the event organizers look to raise funds to support the ongoing 3rdThursday Music Festival on Cal Ave.
THE SAN MATEO COUNTY MOSQUITO & Vector Control District will hold an Open House this Saturday, June 21 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 1351 Rollins Rd. in Burlingame. Check out kid-friendly activities, displays about the district’s equipment (airboat and drone), insect displays, including a tour
of the mosquito colony and the chance to hold a live stick insect, behindthe-scenes look at the mosquitofish breeding and holding tanks, tick-bite prevention tips and tick removal tools, information about rats and mice - how to keep them out of your home, and informational displays about a variety of other vectors, including yellowjackets. Light refreshments will be served.
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ST. ANN CHAPEL INVITES YOU to join them in timeless worship that includes beautiful and professional choir music. Experience excellent biblical teaching and traditional celebration of
the Holy Eucharist on Sundays. Following Mass they meet in the parish hall for coffee and snacks and to meet others and the clergy. On Wednesday nights they hold an evening prayer at 6:30 p.m. followed by an interactive Bible study with the clergy in the parish hall. St. Ann Chapel is located at 541 Melville Ave., Palo Alto.
IN CELEBRATION OF JUNETEENTH UNAFF presents a very special screening of SING YOUR SONG about Harry Belafonte on Thursday, June 19th, 7pm at Channing House. The film is a brief look at the Civil Rights Movement through the eyes of an insider, someone who, despite his high profile, was not afraid to spend time in the trenches. From Harlem to Mississippi to Africa and South Central Los Angeles, it takes you on a journey through Harry Belafonte’s life, work and most of all, his conscience, as it inspires us all to action. After the film please join Jasmina Bojic for a conversation with legendary Stanford professor Clayborne Carson. Channing House is located at 850 Webster Street, Palo Alto. Visit UNAFF website for more information.
