Stanford to lay off over 300
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Stanford University is laying off 363 employees in response to an increased endowment tax and federal cuts to research funding.
The layoffs will take effect on Oct. 1 and affect all areas of the university, including research, administration and student services, according to a notice filed with the state.
Due to federal cuts, tax increase
Local officials are blaming President Donald Trump and worrying about the impact on the economy and health care.
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” raised taxes on endowment gains from 1.4% to 21%, and he cut Stanford’s funding from the National Institutes of Health by around $160 million per year.
CORRECTION: Articles that ran on July 28 and 30 misstated what Laurene Powell Jobs’ Sycamore Real Estate may offer to the city of East Palo Alto. No official offer has been made, but it may provide land for the city to build a new city hall and library, along with a separate police station. The land is being offered because the original buyer of the building proposed for 2535 Pulgas Ave., JobTrain, backed out. Additionally, the city owns a building at 1960 Tate St.
CLINTONS SUBPOENAED: The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed the Justice Department for files in the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation and is seeking depositions with the Clintons and former law enforcement officials. It’s part of a probe lawmakers believe may show links to President Trump and former top officials. The Republican-controlled committee issued subpoenas for depositions with Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and eight former top law enforcement officials.
GAZA ESCALATION: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering a full reoccupation of [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
Palo Alto Vice Mayor Vicki Veenker, who works as an attorney on Stanford’s medical patents, pointed out that Stanford’s budget cuts haven’t included Stanford Medical School yet.
Veenker said she’s concerned about the impact to health and wellness when research on human disease is curtailed
without notice. “Stanford employees live here, shop here and play here, so it can’t help but have a negative ripple effect upon our community,” Veenker said in an email yesterday.
San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa said the layoffs are “a gut punch” to the local economy and to families struggling to make ends meet.
Stanford’s main campus is in Santa
[See STANFORD, page 18]
After theft, expert offers help
To deter crime in downtown lots
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A venture capitalist and security expert wants to help the city of Palo Alto install cameras in downtown parking garages after his laptops were stolen from his SUV — one of eight car burglaries reported to police that night.
“In 2025 and in a city as forward-looking as Palo Alto, something as elementary as video surveillance should not be missing from key public infrastructure,” said Vik Ghai, 51, of Monte Serreno.
Ghai was in town for a formal event on July 17, so he left his bag in the trunk of his Aston Martin SUV that was
[See THEFT, page 19]
Homeowner sues over housing law
BY BEN CHRISTOPHER CalMatters
An East Palo Alto homeowner has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a law that forces developers of new housing projects to help foot the bill for the
state’s shortage of affordable homes. The lawsuit could potentially have wide impacts.
A 2017 report estimated that 149 cities and counties across California have some form of inclusionary zoning rule. The core of the lawsuit draws on
a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last year that cited the Fifth Amendment in limiting home construction impact fees. In the past, California courts have ruled that the high constitutional bar set by the Fifth Amendment doesn’t apply
[See SUES, page 19]
SCENE OF THE CRIME — Monte Serreno resident Vik Ghai’s car was broken into while it was parked at the Webster-Cowper garage in downtown Palo Alto. Post photo by Braden Cartwright.
Last week I was walking the aisles of Sigona’s, the fabulous little greengrocer on Middlefield across from Costco, and came upon perfect strawberries, little jewels grown in the Santa Maria Valley, a coastal region where cold nights, warm days and salt air create a microclimate that produces the best strawberries.
Grown and sold locally, they can be ripened on the vine and brought to market ruby red without the white shoulders and green tips common to strawberries grown in the central valley or Mexico. They are sweet for sure, but more importantly they are remarkably flavorful, with a taste reminiscent of strawberry jam. They are all the inspiration a cook needs.
Strawberry shortcake is a simple recipe that is darned difficult to make well. Contrary to conventional culinary wisdom, a great strawberry shortcake is not fundamentally about the biscuit, it’s important certainly, but what distinguishes a good shortcake from a great shortcake is the strawberries. Strawberry shortcake should make us remember that strawberries are crazy delicious. Everything else is just icing on the shortcake.
The secret to a great Strawberry Shortcake is to prepare the strawberry sauce such that it is the sweetest component of the dish. By far. I use a heavy hand when adding sugar to the strawberries in this recipe. Conversely, the biscuit and the whipped cream are both lightly sweetened. For each bite to make sense, it must contain all three components: biscuit, cream and strawberries. Spoon in hand, each guest decides, according to their own taste, where the optimal balance of sweet and tart is found, maximizing the flavor of the strawberries. When that happens, kaboom!, a perfect bite. It’s magical.
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Police: Brick attack on neighbor ends in arrest
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A man experiencing an apparent mental health crisis has been arrested after he allegedly attacked his neighbor with a brick near Whisman Park in Mountain View, police said.
The fight started on Friday around 4 p.m. when Kairon Edmund Lin, 37, shattered bowls while shirtless in his neighbor’s driveway on Easy Street, police said.
A man who lives in the house went outside, moved shards out of his driveway and yelled at Lin,
saying there were kids in the area, police said.
Lin then charged at the man and threw a landscaping brick at him from four feet away, police said.
Fight, aftermath
The two got into a tussle that ended up on the ground with them both punching each other in the head, police said. Witnesses watched from the tennis courts at Whisman Park as the fight stopped and started again, police said.
The man’s son told police that he was taking a nap when he heard the brick get thrown. So he went
outside and saw the fight, retrieved a hockey stick and started hitting Lin with it until Lin retreated to his apartment, police said.
Officer Curtis Lau said Lin was bleeding from his head but didn’t remember what happened. His apartment was cluttered with clothing, food and garbage and had more broken glass in the backyard, Lau said.
Lin was set to make his first appearance at the Palo Alto Courthouse yesterday to face felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon. He is being held at the Elmwood Jail with bail at $26,000.
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Group collects signatures, money
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A group of Menlo Park residents, landlords and business owners say they have gathered enough signatures for a ballot measure opposing the city’s plans to replace three downtown parking lots with low-income housing.
The group, called Save Downtown Menlo, will continue collecting signatures after reaching the minimum amount of 2,700 for an initiative to be on the ballot, according to Save Downtown Menlo proponent Alex Beltramo.
The group needs 2,104 signatures from anyone over the age of 18 who is
registered to vote and is a Menlo Park resident.
Checking its list
The group has been cross-checking with voter registration logs to see how many signatures are from registered voters, Beltramo said.
Once the group completes gathering names, it will turn them over to Chief Elections Officer Mark Church’s office, which will verify the signatures.
The group has until Nov. 24 to submit signatures for the November 2026 ballot and is hoping to have a big buffer.
The group has also raised $6,379
in donations from residents, business owners, landlords and people from neighboring cities, according to finance forms filed with the city last week.
Beltramo has spent $5,467 in supporting the campaign with ads, posters and mailers, according to the form.
Those who have donated to the campaign include Menlo Park-based real estate agents Mary Gilles ($1,070) and Keri Nicholas ($250), former Menlo Park Mayor Peg Taylor ($107) and Menlo Park resident Michelle Dillabough ($1,070).
Other donors include property owner Brian Collins ($535.29), real es-
tate agent Kevin Cunningham ($250), residents Rubye Cervelli ($107) and Michael and Maureen DeMoss ($133 each).
So far, no organized opposition has filed finance forms with the city.
Oppose lots to apartments plan
The ballot initiative comes after the group filed a lawsuit against the city on April 14, claiming the city’s plans disregard the interests of the downtown property owners who paid for the parking lot.
Council has gotten seven preliminary proposals for the lots through an RFQ.
the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. But some former army and intelligence chiefs are calling for an end to the war. The new pressure on Netanyahu comes as Gaza’s Health Ministry yesterday said the war’s Palestinian death toll has surpassed 61,000. Previous leaders of Israel’s Shin Bet internal security service, Mossad spy agency and the military are among those speaking out. Meanwhile, health officials have reported new deaths of hungry people seeking food. Families of the 50 hostages remaining in Gaza fear that hunger endangers them too, and they blame Hamas.
NFL ESPN DEAL: The NFL has entered into a nonbinding agreement to sell NFL Network and other media assets to ESPN. The league will receive a 10% equity stake in ESPN in return. The deal still requires a final agreement, the approval of NFL owners and regulatory clearance. ESPN plans to include NFL Network in its upcoming direct-toconsumer service. The NFL will continue to own and produce the RedZone channel but will allow ESPN to distribute it.
VAX FUNDING PULLED: The Department of Health and Human Services plans to cancel contracts and pull funding for some vaccines being developed to fight respiratory viruses like COVID-19 and the flu. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced yesterday that $500 million worth of vaccine development projects using mRNA technology will be halted.
OLYMPICS TASK FORCE: President Trump yesterday established a task force on the 2028 Olympic Games being held in Los Angeles that he said would ensure the event is “safe, seamless and historically successful.” This will be the first Olympics hosted by the U.S. since the 2002 Winter Games in Salt Lake City.
Letters:
Deaths
San Mateo County Coroner’s
5
Sharece Lynn Lendel, 65, of Lincoln
Aug. 4
Nicole Michelle Palmsisano, 31, of Foster City
Joe M. Herrera, 93, of East Palo Alto
Aug. 3
Mahrokh Azimian, 92, of Burlingame
Magdalena Bautista, 84, no hometown given
Aug. 2
Joseph Boyd, 59, of San Mateo
Dorothy O’Callahan, 97, of San Mateo
Births
Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City:
Jan. 20
Weston Phillip Barton, a boy
Railay Bryantcomstock, a girl
Celine Yu Yue Mak, a girl
Nina Vigdis Njalsdottir, a girl
Halleli Shaul, a girl
Callan Nguyen Trinh, a boy
Phoebe Lam Wang, a girl
Jan. 19
Raania Saeeda Imran Alavi, a girl
Hazel Eloise Gottula, a girl
Logan Kim, a boy
Theodore James Laidlaw, a boy
Violet Irene Park, a girl
Rosalynn Elena Sanders, a girl
Jan. 18
Emilia Crespo Ramos, a girl
Chenlin Gui, a boy
Jan. 17
Leonardo Daniel Cota Soto, a boy
Otto Alborz Graugnard, a boy
Kairo Fangavalu Leone, a boy
Azari Rose Navasolis, a girl
Clement Pan, a boy
Steve Oliver Shebin, a boy
Julian Carlos Solorzano, a boy
Eliana Dinitz Soto, a girl
Liam Ryu Cillian Tam, a boy
Jan. 16
Zolei Gomez, a girl
Louis Rann, a boy
Lily Ruyi Tan, a girl
Jan. 15
Brianna Daleyzza Alfaro, a girl
Sarah Fahad, a girl
Sumayah Fahad, a girl
Joshua Thomas Hoyer, a boy
Zachary Eli Magtoto Reyes, a boy
Griffin Mackenzie Stanek, a boy
SUPPORT State could slash 5 GOP-held seats
California Democrats are considering new political maps that could slash five Republican-held House seats in the liberal-leaning state while bolstering Democratic incumbents in other battleground districts.
The move comes in direct response to efforts by Texas Republicans to redraw House districts in order to strengthen the GOP hold on the chamber in 2026.
Draft plan
A draft plan that’s circulating aims to boost the Democratic margin to 48 of California’s 52 congressional seats, according to a source familiar with the plan who was not authorized to discuss it publicly. That’s up from the 43 seats the party now holds. It would need
approval from lawmakers and voters, who may be skeptical to give it after handing redistricting power to an independent commission years ago.
In addition, the proposal would generously pad Democratic margins in districts for competitive seats anchored in Orange County, San Diego County and the Central Valley farm belt, giving Democrats a potential advantage as Texas Republicans try to sway the tissue-thin balance of the House.
According to the proposal, districts now held by Republican Reps. Ken Calvert, Darrell Issa, Kevin Kiley, David Valadao and Doug LaMalfa would see right-leaning voters shaved and Democratic voters boosted in a shift that would make it likely a left-leaning candidate would prevail in each race.
Sick dogs spark probe
City officials in Santa Clara have temporarily closed Nuevo Dog Park following multiple reports of dogs becoming ill after visiting the site, including one that died in late July.
The park, located at Ryder Street and La Rambla Avenue, is now the subject of an environmental investigation launched by the city, which announced the closure in a statement Monday.
“Over the past two months, the City of Santa Clara has received multiple reports of dogs becoming ill after visiting Nuevo Dog Park,” the city’s statement read. “Most recently, during the week of July 28, we were notified of a dog that sadly passed away after a visit.” City officials said they are taking the situation seriously and have initiated a “thorough environmental assessment.”
Panel eyes quick bicycle safety fix
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
Daily Post Staff Writer
The San Carlos Planning and Transportation Commission wants the fastest option to build a bike lane where a Stanford employee was killed biking on the Holly Street overpass, while the long-term project is underway.
Commissioners unanimously recommended that City Council review adding flashing signs at Highway 101 on and off-ramps, increasing the number of signs and painting a more prominent crosswalk along with a curb extension during their meeting on Monday.
Cost, timeline
The project would cost around $4 million and could be approved by Caltrans within one to three months.
Commissioner Frank Kennisaty said he saw this option as the best way to expedite the precautionary measures on the highway after the fatal accident in November.
Andrea Vallebueno, 31, of Palo Alto, died after colliding with a car on Holly Street near the Highway 101 overpass on Nov. 16.
After her death, Caltrans made shortterm improvements by placing new signs that were more visible on all four crosswalks, Assistant Public Works Di-
rector Tracy Scramglia said during the meeting.
Commissioners were presented with three options on Monday and went with the cheapest and quickest option. Meanwhile, the city is looking into a long-term solution to construct a separate overcrossing.
The other options presented to commissioners cost around $6 to $8 million for changes that would take around three to five years, according to Alison Mills, senior engineer for Toole Design.
Commissioner Twisha Anand asked if anything else could be added to the project that could make the lane safer, because one life lost is one too many, referring to Vallebueno, but Mills said the area is a hard place to calm traffic.
Mills said the beacons and new signs will help make the lane safe while the separate overpass is looked into, because if other small adjustments are added, it could prolong the project from a few months to years.
The added extension to the curb at the off-ramps would serve as a refuge to pedestrians, Mills said.
Up next
The proposal will be presented to council on Aug. 25. Council will decide how to move forward with paying and look into grants to fund the project.
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Don’t
Teach kids to avoid using damaged chargers or cords.
Don’t overload power strips or outlets, and unplug devices when they’re not in use.
Be alert when walking to and from school.
Teach kids to avoid using damaged chargers or cords.
Be alert when walking to and from school.
Stay on sidewalks, use crosswalks, and avoid distractions like phones or headphones when crossing streets.
Teach younger kids how and when to call 9-1-1.
Practice saying your address and explaining an emergency clearly to a dispatcher.
Stay on sidewalks, use crosswalks, and avoid distractions like phones or headphones when crossing streets.
Include emergency contacts in your child’s backpack.
Teach younger kids how and when to call 9-1-1.
In case of an emergency, ensure your child has up-to-date contact information for parents or guardians.
Practice saying your address and explaining an emergency clearly to a dispatcher. Include emergency contacts in your child’s backpack.
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Get Ready for the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival
The 34th annual Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival is opening in just a few months, and now is your chance to lend your support as it prepares to launch.
Running from Oct. 19 through Nov. 2, this unique festival will screen 30 films from around the world, with five showing in-theater and the other 25 available for virtual viewing. The festival will open Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Oshman Family Jewish Community Center in Palo Alto with a screening of “Tatami.” The film’s Oscar-winning codirector, Guy Nattiv, and Oscar-winning producer, Jaime Ray Newman, will be there to meet attendees and take questions.
The festival will close at the same location on Sunday, Nov. 2 with a showing of “Midas Man,” a biopic of legendary Beatles manager Brian Epstein. The reception will feature special guests and a band playing Beatles tunes.
The festival relies on generous patron donor support to keep going, and if you sign up by Aug. 20, they will be able to recognize you in the 2025 program guide. Support also
comes with a number of patron donor benefits starting with a 15-movie virtual pass and tickets to two theater showings. Additional levels of support offer benefits including reserved seating, the ability to sponsor a movie, tickets to the opening and closing nights and their private receptions, and more.
“This is an opportunity to support Jewish films,” said Tzvia Shelef, executive director of the nonprofit that organizes the annual film festival. “Now more than ever, many places don’t show Jewish content, and a lot of these movies won’t be shown anywhere. We would love to continue supporting these movies and the people who make them.”
Most of the film festival takes place virtually, offering patrons the opportunity to watch dozens of films from the comfort of their homes. Many will feature pre-recorded interviews with directors that will show after the films.
The festival will show a wide range of movies with diverse themes, including dramas, comedies and documentaries.
To find out more about the Silicon Valley Jewish Film Festival and explore becoming a patron donor, go to www.svjff.org.
Train strike kills 1
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A person was hit by a Caltrain yesterday around noon near Mary Avenue in Sunnyvale, police said.
The identity of the person, and whether the strike was an accident or a suicide, weren’t available yesterday.
This would be the sixth death on the tracks this year, although Caltrain is no longer telling the public when its trains hit someone in an effort to stop copycat suicides.
Yesterday’s incident was reported by Sunnyvale police, who warned drivers about traffic delays near Mary Avenue and Evelyn Avenue.
Death figures
Caltrain also recorded deaths on Jan. 31, March 4 and June 24 in Santa Clara County and on Feb. 8 and July 17 in San Mateo County.
Caltrain reported 10 deaths on the tracks in 2022, 15 deaths in 2023 and
19 deaths last year — the most since 2015.
Safety plan
Caltrain hired Chief Safety Officer Mike Meader in August 2023 to work on a safety plan that the board will consider approving later this year.
Road safety improvements like cameras, pavement markings and reflective posts have reduced the number of cars on the tracks but not suicides, Legal Counsel James Harrison told Caltrain’s Finance Committee on Monday.
“Unfortunately, that remains relatively consistent from year to year. There are peaks and troughs, but generally we see the same level of those unfortunate incidents,” Harrison said during a discussion of Caltrain’s insurance policy.
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Man charged with groping coworker
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Prosecutors have charged a man with groping one of his coworkers while they were stocking shelves together at Walmart in Mountain View, court records show.
Walter Santana, 41, of Mountain View, allegedly approached his coworker from behind, thrust his hips into her and grabbed her breasts around 5 a.m. on March 10, Officer Brandon Clark wrote in his police report.
Santana told his coworker that he would “love her forever” and licked some cardboard boxes before leaving the store at the San Antonio Shopping Center, Clark said.
Aftermath
The coworker was visibly upset afterwards.
“Her body was shaking, tears
streamed down her cheeks from crying, when she spoke her voice was cracked and she took deep breaths when she described how Walter sexually battered her,” Clark wrote in his police report.
The coworker’s mother, who also works at Walmart, said that Santana had kissed her daughter’s hand three times the week before. Walmart’s policy was to tell a manager and not the police about employee misconduct, the mother said.
The cameras at Walmart weren’t working because of a remodel, Clark said.
Charges Santana was charged with five misdemeanors on July 3. Judge Thang Barrett agreed to release him on July 8 with GPS monitoring, and he is due back at the Palo Alto Courthouse tomorrow morning.
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Real Estate
closed June 18 (last sale: $562,000, 05-18-98)
PALO ALTO
2557 Park Blvd. #L200, 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1290 square feet, built in 1993, Yi Hsieh to Victor Wang for $1,175,000, closed July 9 (last sale: $1,256,000, 04-07-21)
440 Cesano Court #312, 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1760 square feet, built in 1981, Paula and Michel Veron to Judy Halim for $1,275,000, closed July 7 (last sale: $220,000, 09-01-87)
2600 Columbia St. #416, 94304, Leland Stanford Trust to Theresa and Charles Jones for $1,290,000, closed July 8 (last sale: $945,000, 1117-22)
EAST PALO ALTO
2301 Poplar Ave., 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1420 square feet, built in 1936, Shuonan Chen to Karla Barrera for $1,190,000, closed June 20 (last sale: $1,250,000, 03-25-19)
MENLO PARK
410 Sand Hill Circle, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 2100 square feet, built in 1973, LLC-Series LLC-MT to Lacoste Trust for $2,775,000, closed June 20 (last sale: $2,072,500, 02-06-20)
240 Marmona Drive, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1320 square feet, built in 1947, Smith Trust to Saba Shoaeioskouei for $2,930,000,
ATHERTON
100 Sutherland Drive, 94027, 3 bedrooms, 4050 square feet, built in 1965, Pamela Merkadeau to WOA Development LLC for $7,150,000, closed June 17 (last sale: $2,300,000, 10-19-09)
55 Serrano Drive, 94027, 6 bedrooms, 3990 square feet, built in 1935, Zweng Trust to Our Family Fund LLC for $8,600,000, closed June 18
BELMONT
400 Davey Glen Road #4324, 94002, 1 bedroom, 925 square feet, built in 1965, Sally and Rosalyn Chen to Shu and Shuzhen Deng for $550,000, closed June 20 (last sale: $530,000, 08-10-16)
LOS ALTOS
1700 Parkhills Ave., 94024, 3 bedrooms, 1382 square feet, built in 1954, Hubbard Living Trust to Truequality LLC for $3,600,000, closed July 7 1425 Cedar Place, 94024, 4 bedrooms, 2300 square feet, built in 1973, Ekuan Family Trust to Yunning and Jiayuan Huang for $3,710,000, closed July 7 (last sale: $2,400,000, 03-14-17)
LOS ALTOS HILLS
11633 Dawson Drive, 94024, 4 bedrooms, 3809
square feet, built in 1981, Collins Living Trust to Zheng and Cheng Zhang for $4,600,000, closed July 11 (last sale: $940,000, 0601-88)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
2255 Showers Drive #124, 94040, 1 bedroom, 814 square feet, built in 1999, Andrew Winders to Scott and Janet Yen for $675,000, closed July 11 (last sale: $490,000, 1226-13)
505 Cypress Point Drive #138, 94043, 2 bedrooms, 843 square feet, built in 1971, Mewes Living Trust to Meghan and Andrew Currier for $697,000, closed July 10 (last sale: $331,500, 1206-12)
REDWOOD CITY
4016 Farm Hill Blvd. #201, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1157 square feet, built in 1973, AAL Family Trust to Michael and Danielle Schwartz for $700,000, closed June 16
52 Cape Hatteras Court, 94065, 1 bedroom, 987 square feet, built in 1979, Archer 2006 Trust to Renata Carico for $799,000, closed June 20
SAN CARLOS
24 Chilton Ave., 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1660 square feet, built in 1955, Dettmer Family Trust to Paul Family Trust for $2,775,000, closed June 20 (last sale: $2,008,000, 08-17-18)
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Warm weather no shield against flu
Summer heat, outdoor fun ... and cold and flu symptoms?
The three may not go together in many people’s minds: partly owing to common myths about germs and partly because many viruses really do have lower activity levels in the summer.
But it is possible to get the sniffles — or worse — in the summer. Federal data, for example, shows Covid is trending up in many parts of the country, with emergency department visits up among people of all ages.
Summer trends
The number of people seeking medical care for three key illnesses — Covid, flu and respiratory syncytial virus, or
RSV — is currently low, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Flu is trending down and RSV was steady this week. But Covid is trending up in many mid-Atlantic, southeast, Southern and West Coast states.
The expectation is that Covid will eventually settle into a winter seasonal pattern like other coronaviruses, but the past few years have brought a late summer surge, said Dr. Dean Blumberg, chief of pediatric infectious diseases at University of California Davis Children’s Hospital.
Other viruses circulating this time of year include the one that causes “hand, foot and mouth” disease and norovirus.
Times shown are when a report was made to police. Information is from police department logs. All of the people named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALO ALTO
JULY 10
5:28 p.m. — Lizeth M. Gutierrez Garzon, 25, of San Jose, 21-year-old Walter A. Mendoza Arevalo of San Jose and 18-year-old Juan Steban Rojas of Sunnyvale all arrested for shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center. Rojas and Mendoza Arevalo are also arrested for resisting police.
JULY 15
8:56 p.m. — Welvi Alexander Tomas Lopez, 18, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI and driving without a license, 1800 block of Embarcadero Road.
JULY 17
1:29 p.m. — Sexual assault, Forest Ave.
JULY 18
5:09 p.m. — Vehicle accident involving a cyclist, E. Charleston and Louis roads.
JULY 29
9:34 a.m. — Assault, 1000 block of Elwell Court.
10:13 a.m. — Ronald Raymond Antoni, 71, transient, cited on a warrant, Palo Alto Police Dept.
2:36 p.m. — Liam Bickford, 63, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 100 block of University Ave.
JULY 30
1:51 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 2700 block of Bryant St.
3:30 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, 200 block of University Ave.
6:42 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Bryant St.
7:24 p.m. — Auto burglary, 4200 block of El Camino.
9:41 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Ramona St.
THURSDAY
7:33 a.m. — Home burglary, 4100 block of El Camino.
1:44 p.m. — Ronald Raymond Antoni, 71, transient, arrested for having alcohol at Civic Center Plaza.
3:32 p.m. — Abraham Simon, 33, of Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
3:37 p.m. — Michael Philip Lugea, 64, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 2400 block of Faber Place.
4:56 p.m. — Alberto Cardenas Castaneda, 52, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 100 block of El Camino.
MENLO PARK
SUNDAY
1:23 a.m. — Jahpone Niko, 23, of East Palo Alto, arrested for being a prohibited person in possession of a gun, having a gun for which he’s not the registered owner and parole violation, 1400 block of Willow Road.
MONDAY
8:29 a.m. — Tools stolen from a construction site, 1300 block of Cotton St.
8:51 a.m. — Two construction lights stolen from a construction site, 1300 block of Cotton St.
10:28 a.m. — $7,000 lost to fraud, 700 block of Santa Cruz Ave.
12:57 p.m. — Victim scammed by being given paper instead of money, 500 block of Hamilton Ave.
2:33 p.m. — Vehicle collision causes minor injuries, 700 block of Menlo Ave.
STANFORD
JULY 25
2:23 p.m. — Petty theft, 700 block of Serra St.
7:40 p.m. — Christopher Barnett
Wing, 76, of Palo Alto, cited on two warrants, 500 block of Arboretum Road.
9:15 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 300 block of Santa Teresa St.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
JUNE 27
6:23 p.m. — Chevelle Minter, 61, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 400 block of Moffett Blvd.
JULY 26
2:48 a.m. — Bryan Rios Ruiz, 23, of San Jose, arrested for DUI and falsely identifying himself to police, Shoreline Blvd. and Wright Ave.
2:07 p.m. — Identity theft, 1300 block of Dale Ave.
2:53 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes minor injuries, 500 block of Showers Drive.
4:51 p.m. — Ralph Cocio, 61, of Mountain View, arrested for elder abuse, brandishing a weapon and damaging a phone, 100 block of Montebello Ave.
4:46 p.m. — Indecent exposure, San Antonio Road and Fayette Drive. Timothy Robinson, 50, of Roseville, arrested for lewd conduct, 600 block of San Antonio Road.
6:06 p.m. — Theft at Target, 555 Showers Drive.
11:49 p.m. — Agustin Gonzalez Arevalo, 48, of Mountain View, arrested for DUI and driving without a license, 2000 block of Latham St.
JULY 27
3:30 a.m. — Joshua Karon, 30, of El Cerrito, arrested for brandishing a weapon, Maude and Clyde avenues.
1:15 p.m. — Vandalism, Middlefield and Whisman roads.
4:11 p.m. — Grand theft at the library, 585 Franklin St.
5:42 p.m. — Theft at Walgreens, 1905 W. El Camino. Priscilla Porras, 42, of San Jose, arrested for petty theft
and, later, for bringing drugs into a jail.
6:29 p.m. — Burglary at a business, 2400 block of Old Middlefield Way.
8:38 p.m. — Aman Patel, 30, of Mountain View, arrested on a warrant, 500 block of Piazza Drive.
LOS ALTOS
FRIDAY
1:15 a.m. — Leopoldo Dominguez, 26, of Mountain View, arrested for DUI, El Camino and Rich Ave.
SUNDAY
9:06 p.m. — Melvin Tajtaj Pech, 20, of Los Altos, arrested for DUI, Springer Road and Terrace Court.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
THURSDAY
10:57 p.m. — Vunipola Latu, 56, cited on a warrant, Bay Road and Douglas Ave.
11:16 p.m. — Isaiah Ramirez, 22, of Rancho Cordova, arrested for being a felon in possession of a gun and ammunition, having a concealed gun in a vehicle, possession of a largecapacity magazine of ammunition and possession of a baton or similar weapon, 800 block of 15th Ave. Arrest made by Menlo Park police.
REDWOOD CITY
MAY 10
Kathrine Mercy Ybarra, 32, of Fremont, arrested for DUI and hit-andrun, Chestnut and Marshall streets. Ervin Maazac, 30, of San Mateo, arrested for DUI, Woodside Road. Rene Penaloza Herrera, 32, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, Woodside and Middlefield roads. Walver Figuerea Garcia, 26, of Redwood City, arrested for driving without a license, without proof of
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insurance and with false registration, Seaport Blvd. and Chesapeake Drive.
MAY 11
Pankaj Dawar, 32, of Emeryville, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, 400 block of Woodside Road.
Himanshu Dawar, 31, of Emeryville, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, 400 block of Woodside Road.
Christina Marie Johnson, 28, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, 1000 block of El Camino.
Milton Munguia, 35, of Redwood City, arrested for burglary and violation of a court order, 1500 block of Gordon St.
MAY 12
Jilbril Aziz Ingersoll, 24, of Redwood City, arrested for petty theft, 2500 block of El Camino.
JULY 30
1:51 a.m. — Nicholas William Kohlmann, 60, of Redwood City, arrested for false impersonation and on a warrant, 1000 block of Broadway. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
9:16 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, Kentfield Ave.
10:41 a.m. — Both license plates stolen from a vehicle, El Camino.
2:03 p.m. — Moped stolen, Roosevelt Ave.
4:02 p.m. — Two men steal
three or four helmets from a store, El Camino.
8:29 p.m. — Javier Jimenez Lopez, 25, of unincorporated San Mateo County, arrested on two warrants, Veterans Blvd. and Brewster Ave. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
6 p.m. — Ebonie Shonte Nicholas, 39, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Redwood City Caltrain Station. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
11:06 p.m. — Man upset about his membership at a business being revoked pepper-sprays an employee there, Broadway. An arrest is made.
11:13 p.m. — Man brandishes a knife at an employee of a business, Winslow St. Arrest made.
11:52 p.m. — Car stolen, Virginia Ave.
THURSDAY
12:10 a.m. — Nawied Ahmed Amin, 41, arrested for aggravated battery, illegal possession of tear gas and possession of a gun despite being prohibited by restraining order, 1000 block of Broadway. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
7:01 a.m. — Auto burglary, Brewster Ave.
8:10 a.m. — Surveillance video shows two people pulling boards out of a fence but it’s unclear if they gained access to the property, Mills Way.
8:31 a.m. — Scooter stolen, Gordon St.
11:39 a.m. — Man reported to be brandishing a metal stick and threatening people outside a store, El Camino.
1:44 p.m. — Phone stolen, Valota Road.
7:22 p.m. — Man rummages through an unlocked truck and vandalizes a flagpole at a gas station, Broadway.
SAN CARLOS
JULY 28
12:18 a.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 2000 block of Greenwood Ave.
JULY 30
6:21 p.m. — Traffic collision causes minor injuries, Alameda de las Pulgas and Hill Way.
BELMONT
SUNDAY
11:35 a.m. — Bicycle stolen, F St.
MONDAY
4:26 a.m. — Caller reports a drunken driver, Shoreway Road. Yessica Paola Torres Jimenez, 33, arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended or revoked license, E. Hillsdale Blvd. and Saratoga Drive in San Mateo.
9:39 a.m. — Vehicle hits a cyclist,
causing minor injuries, Hastings Drive.
11:19 p.m. — Woman loads up two duffel bags with detergent at a store and walks out with them, El Camino. A store employee reports she took seven or more containers.
CHP
From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula.
MARCH 8
Edwin R. Berg, 20, arrested for DUI.
Kassandra Dionysus, 26, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
Carlos Mendez Barrera, 40, arrested for DUI.
Alejandro R. Velasco Reyes, 25, arrested for DUI.
Dennis P. Womack III, 31, arrested for possession of stolen property and violation of a restraining order.
MARCH 9
Baldomero Sanchez Garcia, 53, arrested for DUI.
MARCH 11
Luisana G. Lemus Godoy, 23, arrested for trespassing, illegal lodging and evading police in a vehicle.
Juan M. Uyuchamale, 47, arrested for trespassing, illegal lodging and evading police in a vehicle.
PM in person at the Community Meeting Chambers, Los Altos City Hall, 1 North San Antonio Road, Los Altos, CA and via a Zoom Webinar. Please go to the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ yeypypk9 /Telephone: 1-253-215-8782 / Webinar ID: 927 9375 4044 / Passcode: 701956.
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THE ROTARY CLUB OF LOS ALTOS invites you to the 50th Annual Rotary Fine Art in the Park this weekend, August 9 to 10, 2025, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Lincoln Park. Over 150 artists will be showcasing beautiful and creative photos, oil paintings, watercolors, sculptures, textiles, wearable art, wood, metals, glass, ceramics, and jewelry. Take a break and treat yourself at their inviting Food Court in the Park, where you’ll find comfortable seating, delicious local flavors, and refreshing drinks. 100% of Rotary Fine Art profits will go towards various projects such as providing support to fight diseases, including AIDS and COVID-19, helping victims of weather disasters, providing local scholarships, and supporting sustainable projects both locally and internationally.
THRIVE IN ‘25 HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR.
The Forum at Rancho San Antonio’s annual event is back on Saturday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The fair will have more than 50 displays focused on a healthy lifestyle for seniors: health
21ST ANNUAL BURLINGAME ON THE AVENUE. The Peninsula’s favorite summer arts and entertainment festival returns on August 16th and 17th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Hosted by the Burlingame/SFO Chamber of Commerce, this free event will be staged on Burlingame Avenue and
surrounding streets and feature music of popular genres from some of the best Bay Area Jazz, Rock and Blues bands. Over 200 talented artisans will display handcrafted creations, including paintings, textiles, jewelry, children’s fabric books, container gardens, and photography. There will also be a kid’s zone and a classic car show!
INTERESTED
IN
CIVIL
WAR HISTORY? Join Wayne Padgett and the Peninsula Civil War Round Table at Harry’s Hofbrau in Redwood City on August 19 at 11:30 a.m. The talk will be on “Grierson’s Raid” through Mississippi from Tennessee to Baton Rouge. Wayne Padgett is a native San Franciscan. His interest in the Civil War has been lifelong, having two great-grandfathers and a greatgreat grandfather who served in the war, all in one
Exec. Dir. Kim Gladfelter, MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
South Carolina regiment—specifically the 2nd S.C. Artillery. Wayne joined the San Francisco CWRT when a friend said that they needed a few more bodies in order to secure a private meeting room at the Irish Cultural Center in S.F. He attended, joined, and eventually served as president for several terms. Upon the demise of the S.F. CWRT, he joined the Peninsula CWRT.
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STANFORD
Clara County, but the university has offices and a medical center in Redwood City and a lab in Menlo Park.
“Make no mistake, these cuts are the direct result of the so-called ‘Big Beautiful Bill’, a devastating piece of federal legislation that prioritizes politics over people,” Canepa said in a statement yesterday. “I stand with the workers, not with the ivory towers or reckless federal overreach.”
‘Disheartened’
Santa Clara County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga, who represents the main campus, said she is “disheartened” to see the layoffs.
“This is a stark reminder that federal actions from President Trump’s administration are reverberating through every corner of our county,” Abe-Koga said in an email yesterday from her spokeswoman.
Mayor Ed Lauing said the layoffs won’t impact the city of Palo Alto’s close working relationship with Stanford.
Stanford disclosed the layoffs in a letter on Thursday to the state’s Employment Development
Department, which gives out unemployment checks.
“Ongoing economic uncertainty in 2025 has created serious operational and financial challenges for higher education institutions,” Vice President for Human Resources Elizabeth Zacharias said. “At Stanford, anticipated changes in federal policy — such as reductions in federal research funding and an increase in the excise tax on investment income — are expected to have significant budgetary consequences. These developments, along with rising operational costs, shifts in funding sources, and programmatic changes, have resulted in this workforce reduction.”
60 days notice
Zacharias provided a list of job titles that will be cut, including academic program managers, event planners, fire inspectors, librarians, senior scientists and software developers.
Affected employees received at least 60 days’ notice along with severance benefits, three months of continued health insurance and career transition services, Zacharias said.
Stanford spokeswoman Luisa Rapport declined to say whether
Stanford offered more employees buyouts or early retirements. The university is only required to report layoffs to the state.
Stanford’s employee headcount has grown every year for the past decade, except for the 2020-2021 school year. With 18,192 employees, the cuts represent about 2% of the workforce.
Cuts forecasted
Provost Jenny Martinez and President Jonathan Levin have been warning about budget cuts for months.
The increased endowment tax applies to gains on Stanford’s $37.6 billion endowment, resulting in an estimated $637 million impact to Stanford’s annual budget, Martinez told the Faculty Senate on June 12.
“For example, an endowment tax will heavily impact undergraduate financial aid,” Martinez said.
“We intend to continue the generous aid we currently provide, but that will require moving money from other areas to fill in the gap.”
Schools and departments were asked to prioritize research and education and to simplify their administrative processes, Levin and Martinez said in a letter to employees on June 26. Stanford is a
$9.7 billion enterprise, not including its hospitals.
Stanford spends about 5% of the total value of its billion-dollar endowment each year, according to a fact sheet from the university. That includes $1.9 billion budgeted for the current school year, paying for 21% of total university expenses.
The endowment has been in place since 1885, when founder Leland Stanford gave about $20 million to establish the university.
“There is significant uncertainty about how federal support for universities will evolve, but it is clear that the status quo has changed,” Levin and Martinez said.
If you were affected by Stanford’s layoffs and want to discuss your experience, please email bcartwright@padailypost.com.
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parked at the Webster-Cowper Garage. Ghai said he returned to three smashed windows and a memory drive, documents and three laptops missing.
Ghai said the experience was especially unsettling because his new company, G2C Ventures, is looking to lease an office in downtown Palo Alto.
After the break-in, Ghai said the company is looking for a space with private parking so employees and visitors can have peace of mind.
Shaken by theft
Ghai said he talked to a San Francisco attorney whose Volkswagen Golf was broken into in the same garage. The attorney didn’t lose anything but was visibly shaken and shared Ghai’s sense of disbelief, having always thought of Palo Alto as a secure community, Ghai said yesterday.
Ghai has worked for the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institutes of Health and the San Francisco International Airport on keycard systems that allow employees to access secure areas of buildings.
Rather than just complaining about the break-in, Ghai said he wants to help. He emailed council on Saturday with his offer but hasn’t heard back.
“I’m more than willing to lend my expertise — at no cost to the city — to support the design, (request for proposals) process, vendor evaluation and implementation of improved safety measures in public parking infrastructure. Effective, scalable deterrents can be implemented quickly and affordably with the right guidance.” Ghai wrote in his email to council.
Cameras a deterrent
Ghai said deterrents like cameras are the most cost-effective kind of security, rather than trying to catch someone after the crime.
He said there’s technology out there that can listen for the sound of broken glass and alert police. Parking fees could fund the installation, he said.
“We’re not talking rocket science. This is normal stuff,” Ghai said in an interview yesterday.
City spokeswoman Meghan Horrigan-Taylor confirmed the city’s parking garages don’t have cameras and said police officers regularly patrol garages and lots. She didn’t say if the city will consider taking up Ghai on his offer.
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to inclusionary zoning programs. East Palo Alto, like cities across the state, has a law on the books that forces developers of new housing projects to foot the bill for the state's shortage of affordable homes.
New residential projects need to set aside a share of the units they plan to build for lower-income renters and homeowners under the terms of the city's “inclusionary zoning” ordinance. Builders who refuse have to instead pay a fee, ranging from the tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars.
East Palo Alto homeowner Wesley Yu filed a lawsuit in federal court on Thursday challenging the constitutionality of that law, likening it to “extortion” — and he had a little help from the U.S. Supreme Court.
The implications of the lawsuit range far beyond the Bay Area. A 2017 report estimated that 149 cities and counties across California have some form of inclusionary zoning rule, though the specific terms vary. That makes it one of the most commonly used affordable housing programs both in California and in the country.
Now all that may be on the constitutional chopping block.
Wanted a backyard cottage Yu, a husband and father between jobs, who was planning to build a home and backyard guest cottage for himself and his extended family on a neighboring parcel.
Because Yu was planning to construct two new structures, the city’s inclusionary zoning rules kicked in, requiring him to either sell or rent out one of the units at “affordable” rates or to pay a one-time fee of $54,891 to be deposited in the city’s affordable housing subsidy fund.
Assistant City Manager Shiri Klima declined to comment on the lawsuit yesterday.
The core of Yu’s lawsuit, which was filed by the libertarian-oriented Pacific Legal Foundation, draws on a U.S. Supreme Court ruling from last year that also emerged from a heated California housing dispute.
That case was brought by Placerville septuagenarian, George Sheetz, who contested that the government of El Dorado County had not done enough to justify the $23,420 traffic fee it placed on his home construction project.
Courts have also ruled that such “exactions” on private development should be “roughly proportionate” to their cost. That is, the $23,420 that El Dorado County wanted to impose on Sheetz should match the cost of fixing the wear and tear his new home would leave on local roads.
Impacts impact fees
The Supreme Court agreed that these standards ought to apply to the impact fee.
Now Yu and his legal team are asking a federal judge to apply that same rule to inclusionary zoning. For East Palo Alto’s program to pass constitutional muster, the city would have to show that the $54,891 fee or the requirement to set aside new units at a discount relates to and matches the cost that Yu’s development would impose upon the city.
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Zoo asks for small pets to feed to its predators
A zoo in Denmark is asking for donations of small pets as food for its predators.
The Aalborg Zoo said it is trying to mimic the natural food chain of the animals housed there “for the sake of both animal welfare and professional integrity” and offers assurances the pets will be “gently euthanized” by trained staff.
The zoo in northern Denmark explained in a Facebook post that
“if you have a healthy animal that needs to be given away for various reasons, feel free to donate it to us.”
From pet to fodder
The zoo points to guinea pigs, rabbits and chickens as possible donations. After being euthanized, the animals will be used as fodder, the zoo said.
“That way, nothing goes to waste — and we ensure natural be-
havior, nutrition and well-being of our predators,” the zoo said.
The online call for pet donations is accompanied by a picture of a wildcat baring its teeth with its mouth wide open and a link to the zoo’s website, noting the facility also is interested in receiving horses.
The zoo, which could not be reached for details, does not list other pets as possible donations.
