MONDAY, September 15, 2025
Surprise sales tax in trouble
Unionized sheriffs deputies and prosecutors are threatening not to support Measure A, the five-eighth cent general sales tax on the November ballot in Santa Clara County.
Local law enforcement unions typically support tax increase measures, expecting that they’ll get a cut of the new
Unions for deputies, prosecutors say they might not support Measure A
revenues. But this time, the unions for deputies and prosecutors are signaling concern over Measure A.
“Before deciding on this sales tax increase, voters should demand to know if the county administration plans to
protect public safety and stop cutting the number of deputy sheriffs who work to keep our parks, transit lines and neighborhoods safe,” Marcus Barbour, president of the Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriffs Association, said in a joint statement with the prosecutors’
[See TAX, page 18]
Saints hit by Mac attack
SUSPECT NOT TALKING: Tyler Robinson, 22, the suspect in the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk is “not cooperating” with investigators, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said. But he lived with a transgender partner, who is cooperating.
HIGH JUMP RECORD: A transgender high school track star at Jurupa Valley High School in California has won a triple jump by eight feet, sparking backlash across social media about transgender student athletes participating in girls sports.
MAMDANI ENDORSED: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul yesterday endorsed New York City mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani, calling the democratic socialist “a leader who is focused on making New York City affordable” despite their disagreements.
GLUE TRAPS: The San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare has voted unanimously to recommend a citywide ban on the sale and use of glue traps. The traps are seen as an effective way to control
[See THE UPDATE, page 4]
frey during
New 49er has best game since 2023
Mac Jones’ San Francisco teammates kept mentioning what a luxury it is for the 49ers to have a backup quarterback who exudes the “confidence” and “swagger” of a starter. It hasn’t looked that way for most of Jones’ past two seasons with Jacksonville and New England. But it sure did yesterday when Jones was donning a Niners jersey against the rebuilding Saints.
Jones threw for 279 yards and a career-high-tying three touchdowns, and the banged-up 49ers defeated New Orleans 26-21.
“I’ve worked a lot on my mindset this offseason,” Jones said. “The line did a great job blocking for me,
[See MAC, page 18]
City explores ‘quiet zones’ for trains
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Palo Alto officials tomorrow will explore options for preventing trains from blasting their horns while traveling through the city.
Palo Alto is looking into creating “quiet zones” at the three Caltrain cross-
ings — Churchill Avenue, E. Meadow Drive and Charleston Road. If the city and other agencies make changes to the crossings, the trains won’t have to sound their horns.
One option is to install a “four-quadrant gate system” — a full barrier to stop cars from getting on the tracks
when the gates are down. The other option calls for adding horns on the side of trains and painting bright red paint where cars shouldn’t stop.
Most crossings currently have two-quadrant gates, with one arm on each side that goes down over the
[See QUIET, page 19]
WHAT A BENCH-WARMER: Mac Jones, left, celebrates with Christian McCaf-
yesterday’s game in New Orleans. AP photo.
Locally owned, independent
Pickleball tourney set Fans fall into Bay
Three adults were rescued after falling into the Bay at McCovey Cove while the Giants were playing the Dodgers.
The cove is behind the right-field wall of Oracle Park, where the Giants were playing the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night, when they fell.
Fans often gather there on kayaks and other vessels to watch the game and catch home runs that land in the water.
The three were each on kayaks that
overturned in the cove, Fire Capt. Jonathan Baxter said.
Ghostbusters to the rescue
The trio was rescued by “private kayaks and a boat featuring a Ghostbusters logo,” which reached them before firefighters arrived, the Fire Department said on social media.
The adults all refused medical care, Baxter said.
The incident occurred about 8:30 p.m. The Dodgers beat the Giants, 13-7.
Palo Alto Rotary Club in partnership with Palo Alto Pickleball Club will host a charity fundraiser tournament at Mitchell Park Oct. 4-5.
The tournament, now in its second year, is scheduled at Mitchell Park, 600 Meadow Drive.
Divisions include Men’s Doubles, Women’s Doubles, Mixed Doubles, and Parent and Child. For more information, go to https://tinyurl.com/PaloAltoRotaryPB2025.
Dave Siegel and Kristine Klause with the Palo Alto Pickleball Club said the shared sense of community involvement between the two clubs creates the perfect opportunity for fun and fundraising.
The proceeds will go directly to Rotary Annual Charity Fund to support local needs.
“Creating awareness of Palo Alto Rotary in a fun recreational event provides a benefit for the participants while raising funds for local needs,” said Palo Alto Rotary Club Membership Chair Linnet Kwok.
rats. Glue traps are trays coated with sticky adhesive. These traps indiscriminately catch and immobilize small animals, leading to slow and painful deaths.
NO MASKS: State lawmakers have passed a bill that would bar most law enforcement officers from covering their faces while interacting with the public, a direct response to immigration raids by masked agents who have been difficult to identify.
EMMYS: “The Studio,” a Seth Rogan Apple+ comedy about a movie studio, won 12 Emmy awards last night, becoming the winningest comedy series ever in a season.
MONKEE DIES: Bobby Hart, a key part of the Monkees’ multimedia empire who teamed with Tommy Boyce on such hits as “Last Train to Clarksville” and “I’m Not Your Steppin’ Stone,” has died. He was 86. Hart died at his home in Los Angeles, according to his friend and co-author, Glenn Ballantyne. He had been in poor health since breaking his hip last year.
HORROR WINS: “The Conjuring: Last Rites” collected $83 million in earnings over the weekend, collecting the most of any movie. Disney’s filmed version of “Hamilton” landed in second place with $10 million domestically. “Weapons” secured third place during its fifth weekend, bringing in $5.4 million in earnings in North American theaters. The movie’s debut partner, “Freakier Friday” took fourth place with $3.8 million.
RE-HOOTERIZATION: To avoid bankruptcy, Hooters is planning to ax “bikini nights” and become more “family friendly,” CEO Neil Kiefer says. Also, waitresses will be going back to longer shorts in order to show less cheek. While making the place more family friendly, Kiefer hopes to avoid the customer backlash that Cracker Barrel faced when it removed the old man from its logo and modernized its gift shops.
Deaths
Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office:
Sept. 1
Daniel Bergman, 84, of Los Altos
James Van Horne, 90, of Palo Alto
Michael Bernatzki, 71, of Palo Alto
John Bogart, 85, of Los Altos
Aug. 30
Maria Goulart, of Sunnyvale
Eric Biron, 53, of Redwood City
Catherine Johnson, 95, of Palo Alto
Aug. 29
Laura Sawaya, 59, died in Palo Alto
Aug. 28
Anne Malmquist, 80, of Sunnyvale
Christian Nelsen, 54, of Los Altos
Births
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View:
Feb. 21
Leah Ramirez Vela, a girl
Maxwell Lee Turchyn, a boy
Kayden Zhiheng Wang, a boy
Camila Guadalupe Flores Jimenez, a girl
Ishir Hatwar Vasisht, a boy
Bryson Zachary Kadzban, a boy
Scarlett Yatziri Martinez Cordero, a girl
Shay Moran Patterson, a girl
Anirved Devgopal Rajesh, a boy
Nirvaan Rohra, a boy
Kendall Mckee Sutherland, a girl
Feb. 20
Daniel Anin, a boy
Omeed Azarmisingh, a boy
Alice Santos Bordim, a girl
Ali Nur Haider, a boy
Arjun Ojha, a boy
Levi Thien Pham, a boy
Mila Marie Sabbatini, a girl
Pablo William Sesohunter, a boy
Hasini Vijay, a girl
Yihan Yang, a boy
Zian Zaidh, a boy
Camille Yui Zhao, a girl
Feb. 19
Theodore Aary Chandra, a boy
Theodore Huayin Chang, a boy
Heidi Quinn Hall, a girl
Adrian Miles Lebed, a boy
Rowan Lin, a boy
Rohan Chatterjee Parimi, a boy
Mia Valentina Sanchez Reyes, a girl
Rudra Sumedh Saraf, a boy
Riki Wei, a girl
Kaia Yien Zhang, a girl
Feb. 18
Aryansh Reddy Ambati, a boy
Ryan Kai Ceravolo, a boy
Emma Gao, a girl
Keinan Otto Hellie, a boy
Mihir Vartak Jogalekar, a boy
Gianna Bassi Kohli, a girl
Stella Han Li, a girl
Sharanya Pal, a girl
Niko Shen, a boy
Tell your birthing person ‘I love you’
If you want to get drunk on a Tuesday night, tune into a Palo Alto school board meeting. Take a shot every time somebody uses the word “rigor.”
Rigor, at least when it comes to school board politics, is a compromise word.
On one hand, you have those who want strong academics and high standards. The other side wants to “dumb it down,” though they’d never use that term.
Rigor can mean anything you want it to mean. There’s no objective, measurable definition of academic rigor — which makes the word meaningless. Yet there’s so many mentions of rigor at a school board meeting, you’d think you were watching an infomercial for male dysfunction pills. America, circa 2025, is speaking a new language. Governments, businesses, activists, politicians and journalists are changing the language to suit their needs. The idea is to alter the meanings of words to make them more palatable to the public.
‘Invest’ rather than ‘spend’ Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to spend $1 billion
Nobody knows what to call the homeless. When I was a kid, people called them “hobos” or “bums.” Then we called them “transients.”
more on high-speed rail, despite the state’s $12 billion debt. He called his scheme “cap-and-invest.” The phrase is usually “cap-and-spend” but “invest” makes it sound like he’s wisely spending the money.
One change that may have slipped by is the shift from “equality” to “equity.” Equality means everybody has the same opportunity — for instance, no discrimination based on race, gender, ethnicity, etc. Equity, on the other hand, means the government should ensure everyone’s outcome is the same. They’re using the word equity because too many people would catch on if they said something like, “from each according to his ability; to each according to his needs.”
What happened to ‘churches’?
The establishment in government, academia and journalism doesn’t use the words “churches and synagogues.” They speak of “houses of faith.” And instead of pastors, priests or rabbis, it’s “faith leaders.”
Nobody knows what to call the homeless. When I was a kid, people
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A lot of phrases about food have changed. It’s now common to hear a restaurant say it serves food that’s “farm-to-table,” but what’s the alternative? Farm-to-your-car’s-front-seat?
If you’re poor, you’re not hungry, you’ve got “food insecurity.”
If you live in a poor community, your town is “underserved” and a “food desert.”
It isn’t just the government and social activists who are changing names. The Associated Press Stylebook says that instead of “women” or “mothers,” news writers should use “birthing person” and “inseminated person.” As if people give their mom a “birthing person” card for Mother’s Day.
No more mistresses
The AP no longer uses “mistress.” As an alternative, it advises writers to use “companion,” “friend” or “lover.”
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That change came 25 years too late for Bill Clinton.
I laugh at the phrase “my truth.” I guess there are multiple truths. Like when former Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway said there were “alternate facts.”
The AP has also blessed the term “gender-fluid.” I don’t want to know what that means.
AP is now using the term “sex worker” instead of prostitute.
Dictators toppled
People in jail are “incarcerated persons” or “people subject to involuntary confinement.”
AP has banned “anti-vaxxer” and “dictator.” Anti-vaxxer is a vivid reminder of how people lost their jobs because they refused to be injected with a controversial drug — no need to remind people about that. As for dictators, that’s a little harsh, isn’t it? Only a dictator would force you to use a drug that’s … uh, nevermind.
One word is becoming more popular — assets. Cars are assets, machinery are assets, intellectual property is an asset. Somebody told me that I was becoming an asset, and that I had already earned the first three letters.
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OPINION
Prop. 50 endorsement
Dear Editor: The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors had no business endorsing Proposition 50. Telling us how to vote is not part of their job description.
Hopefully, we vote after careful consideration of the issues.
Our leaders must understand that they represent everyone once elected.
Oscar Lopez-Guerra San Mateo
Artificial turf decision
Dear Editor: Synthetic turf is safer than natural grass? Wasn’t the reason that Palo Alto City Council proposed replacing artificial fields was because some kid got hurt when his cleat got stuck in the synthetic turf, and his parents were suing the city?
Natural grass is preferrable to synthetic turf for everything except cost.
Natural grass does cost more due to its maintenance and watering. But it’s better for the environment. Grass is a green plant that contains chlorophyll, which takes up carbon dioxide and produces oxygen through a process called photosynthesis.
A natural field will not produce the same benefits as a rain forest, but it will have an effect similar to planting trees.
Synthetic turf absorbs heat becoming hotter than ambient temperatures (hot spots), like asphalt & cement. Grass deflects heat and has a cooling effect.
Instead of paying a consultant $160,825 for another study, why didn’t the city talk to the NFL, which has a great deal of information and knowl-
edge on synthetic versus natural turfs? Or interview people responsible for fields in professional and college stadiums?
I can’t understand how replacing the synthetic turf at El Camino Park would require six or seven grass fields.
And why would the type of turf make any difference due to the age of the players or size of the playing fields?
Linda Zausen Palo Alto
Supervisors criticized
Dear Editor: San Mateo County is facing a troubling situation: An attempt to remove our first elected female sheriff, Christina Corpus, who is also of Spanish heritage. Is this decision motivated by fair governance, or could it be influenced by discrimination?
The county supervisors should reflect on their own responsibilities before targeting an elected official.
Our county roads have become dangerous, with too many bicyclists and pedestrians injured or killed each year. Are supervisors doing enough to address this crisis? Lower speed limits near bike lanes and improved street safety could save lives, yet action remains slow.
Bike lanes should protect people, not create deadly imaginary barriers that fail to prevent tragedy.
Supervisors must also consider how they oversee the district attorney’s office, especially in cases of violent crime. The horrific San Carlos beheading of a young mother is a tragic example of what happens when justice [See LETTERS, page 10]
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systems fail to protect victims of domestic violence.
Before rushing to remove Sheriff Corpus, the Board of Supervisors should focus on addressing these urgent public safety issues and ensuring accountability within its own ranks. The people of San Mateo County deserve leaders who prioritize community well-being and fairness, not political maneuvering.
Francisco Carrascal Redwood City
Lively dialogue
Dear Editor: There is inspiration to be found on YouTube watching the first podcast Governor Newsom conducted a few months ago.
He launched it with an interview of Charlie Kirk. This interaction of towering political intellects is entertaining as well as a model on how competing philosophies can be pleasantly discussed. It is also an opportunity for us old folks to see who Charlie was. The interview is not a debate so much as a dance. You see two guys having fun in lively dialogue.
Jerry Clements Los Altos
Selective outrage
Dear Editor: Everyone should be appalled by the Charlie Kirk shooting but the selective outrage of Republicans is full-blown hypocrisy.
When a national tragedy occurs, they idolize Republican victims while dehumanizing Democratic victims.
When violence hits MAGA, it’s time for a national mourning period (flags at half-mast, a moment of silence) but when school children are massacred, it’s “thoughts and prayers.” Are we having a national mourning period for the recent shootings of Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband, or state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife?
And, when Democrats are victims, it’s time for Republican mockery to end, as when both President Trump and Kirk joked about the husband of Rep. Nancy Pelosi getting his skull fractured. Let’s get past this tragic event and hope the right-wing stops the hateful rhetoric they’ve been spewing since Trump first took office.
Irv Brenner Palo Alto
Real Estate
The Post prints the
PALO ALTO
3886 Ross Road, 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1421 square feet, built in 1955, Greenberg 3886 Ross LLC to Nhung and Mark Tran for $6,506,500, closed Aug. 12 (last sale: $1,505,000, 08-19-22)
625 Guinda St., 94301, 4 bedrooms, 2853 square feet, built in 1984, Sea Star Ventures LLC to Lemki Trust for $6,525,000, closed Aug. 12
185 Forest Ave. #2A, 94301, Howe Family Trust to Michael Mcintosh for $1,250,000, closed Aug. 14 (last sale: $1,750,000, 10-19-18)
3073 Middlefield Road #203, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1574 square feet, built in 1986, Clifford Mercer to Robert Levitsky for $1,264,000, closed Aug. 15
4206 Rickeys Way #B, 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1554 square feet, built in 2008, Norma and Dean Manuele to Miao and David Word for $1,750,000, closed Aug. 14 (last sale: $985,500, 0425-08)
4173 El Camino Real #13, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1730 square feet, built in 1992, Lenbergs Living Trust to Jinliang and Min Li for $1,852,500, closed Aug. 12 654 Loma Verde Ave., 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1052 square feet, built in 1961, Anderson Trust to Yangge
and Yu Luo for $2,170,000, closed Aug. 12
EAST PALO ALTO
1982 W. Bayshore Road #137, 94303, 2 bedrooms, 1197 square feet, built in 2002, Macario Living Trust to Sereena Ojakian for $775,000, closed July 25 (last sale: $725,000, 0520-15)
1871 Woodland Ave., 94303, 2 bedrooms, 950 square feet, built in 1938, Woodland Park Property Owner LLC to Xiujuan Dong for $975,000, closed July 22 (last sale: $310,000, 02-18-16)
MENLO PARK
859 14th Ave., 94025, 2 bedrooms, 1470 square feet, built in 1950, Wen Wang to Joy and Vincent Tham for $1,688,000, closed July 22 (last sale: $1,080,000, 01-21-16)
1246 Hoover St., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1560 square feet, built in 2001, Susan Eline to Boothroyd-Krebs Family Trust for $2,700,000, closed July 22 (last sale: $2,375,000, 06-22-21)
2047 Sharon Road, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1630 square feet, built in 1959, Super Amazing Capital LLC to Shiou and Chenghan Hsieh for $3,300,000, closed July 21 (last sale: $2,500,000, 11-22-24)
580 Laurel St., 94025, 4 bedrooms, 2080 square feet, built in 1999, Alisha and Brian Swinteck to John
and Kaitlin Flannery for $3,335,000, closed July 25 (last sale: $2,780,000, 02-20-19)
ATHERTON
2 Bassett Lane, 94027, 6 bedrooms, 3140 square feet, built in 1946, Hamilton Living Trust to Allied Menlo Properties LLC for $5,200,000, closed July 25
82 Mulberry Lane, 94027, 4 bedrooms, 2340 square feet, built in 1957, A Domingo to 82 Mulberry LLC for $8,000,000, closed July 24
SAN CARLOS
1524 Howard Ave., 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1030 square feet, built in 1945, Dada and Rick Linehan to Urooj and Waleed Kazmi for $1,950,000, closed July 21
1620 Chestnut St., 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1420 square feet, built in 1949, Brown Trust to William and Adriana Simmons for $2,220,000, closed July 21
BELMONT
400 El Camino Real #311, 94002, 1 bedroom, 883 square feet, built in 2019, Michael Voskoboynik to KoFang Chang for $870,000, closed July 23 (last sale: $845,000, 03-21-19)
2009 Lyon Ave., 94002, 2 bedrooms, 1790 square feet, built in 1952, Bradley Development Partners LLC to Bosset Family Trust for $2,310,000, closed July 21 (last sale: $1,400,000, 02-27-24)
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Doctors: don’t do Botox by yourself
Doctors tell the Daily Mail that there’s a potentially deadly cosmetic trend on social media: DIY Botox.
Thousands of videos show people injecting themselves in the face with a South Korean product called Innotox, which is a DIY-alternative to medical grade Botox.
Not approved by FDA
However, unlike Botox, which comes as a dehydrated powder and requires diluting with sterile saline, Innotox is made for consumers to use at home, with the solution pre-mixed in vials and ready to inject.
Innotox isn’t approved by the FDA, but it is available to buy from a number of online outlets. The biggest lure for consumers is that injecting Innotox at
home is considerably cheaper than getting Botox administered by a licensed medical professional.
Innotox costs around $60 online for a 100-unit vial, which would work for a full face treatment, while the same treatment using Botox would cost around $1,000 from a dermatologist or aesthetician.
On TikTok, dozens of users have shared their experiences with Innotex, with many clips showing them injecting the substance into their own faces.
High risk of complications
But medical experts say the trend is extremely concerning and the risk for complications such as unwanted facial paralysis and infection at the injection site are high among amateur injectors.
Workers taking extended breaks
Workers are taking extended breaks from their jobs at higher rates today than before the pandemic, CNBC reports.
The share of workers taking leaves of absence overall increased by 30% between 2019 and 2024, with a 300% jump for mental health leave alone, according to a new analysis from ComPsych, the employee behavioral health and absence management services provider.
Mental health breaks
Ongoing international conflicts, civil unrest, a volatile economy and political polarization are all likely reasons why mental health leaves are up “so tremen-
dously,” Jennifer Birdsall, ComPsych’s chief clinical officer, tells CNBC.
Less stigma
Plus, the Covid-19 pandemic brought on larger conversations about mental health, which both reduced the stigma of seeking support, and encouraged people to learn about their options and resources through work, Birdsall says.
A majority of large businesses made new investments in employee mental health benefits in the years following the pandemic, though some recent reports show workers feel their workplace’s mental health support has waned since the pandemic.
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Times shown are when a report was made to police. Information is from police department logs. All of the people named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
PALO ALTO
WEDNESDAY
8:50 a.m. — Janet Parks Swanson, 66, of San Francisco, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 200 block of Cambridge Ave.
10:56 a.m. — Diana Belton, 69, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1-99 block of University Ave.
11:12 a.m. — Karris Head, 48, of Antioch, arrested for creating a public nuisance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Location not disclosed.
10:11 p.m. — Jose Misael Campos, 55, transient, arrested on a warrant, Lytton Ave. and Kipling St.
STANFORD
SEPT. 2
12:22 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 600 block of Jane Stanford Way.
4:35 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 700 block of Serra St.
4:50 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 700 block of Serra St.
SEPT. 3
9:17 a.m. — Vandalism, Galvez St. and Nelson Road.
12:50 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 600 block of Escondido Road. SEPT. 4
4:29 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 500 block of Cowell Lane.
7:27 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 600 block of Escondido Road.
MENLO PARK
FRIDAY
10:32 a.m. — Alberto Gonzalez,
34, transient, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Willow Road at the railroad tracks.
2:17 p.m. — Samuel Chavez Villareal, 25, of Redwood City, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and on a warrant, El Camino and Encinal Ave.
8:56 p.m. — Christian Dean, 32, of East Palo Alto, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 2700 block of Sand Hill Road.
SATURDAY
8:05 a.m. — Leslie Teresa Ourant, 43, of San Francisco, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 500 block of El Camino.
12:30 p.m. — Vandalism, 1000 block of Arbor Road.
5:24 p.m. — Noninjury vehicle collision, Carlton Ave. and Ivy Drive.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
SEPT. 5
3:30 a.m. — Indecent exposure reported at Hotel Strata, 93 W. El Camino. Aaron Rosen, 37, transient, arrested for indecent exposure and prowling.
6:14 a.m. — Grand theft, 2200 block of Latham St.
9:33 a.m. — Burglary at Nick the Greek, 298 Castro St.
11:15 a.m. — Tony Salas Suarez, 50, arrested for trespassing, Mountain View Police Dept.
11:49 a.m. — Burglary at a business, 2500 block of California St.
2:50 p.m. — Theft at Goodwill, 855 E. El Camino.
3:02 p.m. — Grand theft, 1-99 block of Showers Drive.
4:09 p.m. — Sex crime, 100 block of N. Rengstorff Ave.
9:31 p.m. — Home burglary, 100 block of Palmer Ave.
10:49 p.m. — Battery, Joaquin Road and Plymouth St. SEPT. 6
12:32 a.m. — Ramon Felan, 31, of San Jose, arrested for violation of a restraining order, Shoreline Blvd. and Bill Graham Parkway.
12:45 a.m. — Omar Torres, 44, of East Palo Alto, arrested for public drunkenness, 1900 block of W. El Camino.
1:41 p.m. — Identity theft, 300 block of Ortega Ave.
5:32 p.m. — Theft at Marshalls, 1040 Grant Road.
5:37 p.m. — Randall Spickler, 54, of Mountain View, arrested for public drunkenness, brandishing a weapon and possession of a dirk or dagger, 700 block of Castro St.
8:03 p.m. — Gilbert Sandoval, 40, arrested for possession of drugs for sale at Safeway, 645 San Antonio Road.
9:01 p.m. — Sotero Rodriguez Zarate, 43, transient, arrested for being under the influence of drugs and probation violation, Charleston Road and Industrial Ave. SEPT. 7
3 a.m. — Amy Saini, 30, of Rancho Cordova, arrested for domestic violence, 800 block of Moffett Blvd.
12:53 p.m. — Theft, 2600 block of Miller Ave.
2:45 p.m. — Vehicle tampering, 600 block of Mariposa Ave.
3:24 p.m. — Vehicle tampering, 100 block Calderon Ave.
5:07 p.m. — Theft at Walgreens, 1905 W. El Camino.
7:07 p.m. — Grand theft, 500 block of W. Middlefield Road.
7:10 p.m. — Francisco Ayala Zamora, 36, of Redwood City, arrested for narcotics possession and
resisting police, Highway 101 and San Antonio Road. Victor Calderon, 34, of Redwood City, arrested for possessing a switchblade knife and resisting police.
9:14 p.m. — Business burglary, 1600 block of N. Shoreline Blvd.
11:34 p.m. — Assault with a deadly weapon, 400 block of W. Evelyn Ave.
LOS ALTOS
FRIDAY
7:22 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 1400 block of Richardson Ave.
12:28 p.m. — Theft, 900 block of Fremont Ave.
SATURDAY
8:27 a.m. — Disturbance, 800 block of Fremont Ave.
ATHERTON
FRIDAY
5:15 p.m. — Angel Fernando Garcia Nolasco, 30, of East Palo Alto, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Edge Road and Ringwood Ave.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
THURSDAY
1:06 p.m. — Kim Anthony Carter, 36, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Buckingham Ave.
WOODSIDE
THURSDAY
8:22 p.m. — Matthew Richard Dalton, 32, cited for domestic battery, 100 block of Ridgeway Road.
BELMONT
FRIDAY
2:32 p.m. — Theft, 1600 block of Fairway Drive.
324-9110 for an appointment.
Police Blotter
SATURDAY
9:28 p.m. — Avram Manuel Rivera, 26, cited on a warrant, 300 block of El Camino.
CHP
From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula.
JULY 3
Prakash Chockalingam, 42, arrested for DUI.
Jose C. Delgado Bolanos, 59, arrested for DUI and hit-and-run.
Sergio M. Gutierrez Alvarez, 32, arrested for trespassing, carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, resisting police and evading police in a vehicle.
Alejandro Hinojosa Delgado, 49, arrested for DUI.
JULY 4
Luis A. Castillero, 23, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
Sarah E. Hernandez Duarte, 23, arrested for DUI.
Ernesto Lucatero-Ortiz, 28, arrested for DUI.
Ernest R. Quijada, 35, arrested for DUI.
JULY 5
Feng Chen, 27, arrested for DUI.
Kalen Gleeson, 22, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
Lawsen Lundi, 33, arrested for DUI.
JULY 6
Marcelo Araujo DaSilva, 43, arrested for DUI, narcotics possession and, later, for bringing drugs into a jail.
Segundo Carrillo Jimenez, 34, arrested for DUI.
Victor Manuel Rojas Rojas, 42, arrested for DUI.
JULY 8
Carlos A. Espinoza Manzanares, 33, arrested for DUI.
Kevin A. Gao, 33, arrested for DUI.
JULY 9
Jose J. Vasquez Cruz, 47, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs, vandalism and drug possession.
JULY 10
Ariadne L. Ledesma-Arredondo, 22, arrested for DUI.
JULY 11
Chenlei Fu, 26, arrested for DUI.
Andrew E. Kotov, 28, arrested for DUI.
Stephanie K. Rahiri, 33, arrested for DUI.
JULY 12
Katherine Castillo Barajas, 21, arrested for DUI.
Edward Enriquez, 37, arrested for DUI, and narcotics possession. A charge for bringing drugs into a jail is added later.
Brandon T. Hamilton-Smith, 26, arrested for DUI.
Kaufusi Tuituvake, 29, arrested for DUI.
Maximo D. Zamora Rios, 46, arrested for DUI.
JULY 13
Juan C. Cazares Grimaldo, 23, arrested for DUI.
Manuel Alejandro OcampoAlonso, 29, arrested for DUI.
JULY 17
Juan Carlos Uspirir, 22, arrested for trespassing, possession of drug paraphernalia and evading police in a vehicle.
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union. Barbour’s union has long called out the decline in staffing at the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office from 532 deputies in 2020 to 370 today.
“That’s 31% fewer deputies and our most vulnerable communities suffer the most because of these dangerous cuts,” he said.
‘Hospital spending spree’
Max Zarzana, a prosecutor in the District Attorney’s Office and president of the Santa Clara County Government Attorneys Association union, blasted the county for cutting prosecutors and public defenders to “fund a hospital spending spree.”
“Will Measure A support keeping our streets safe or will it create more crime victims in need of hospitals to treat their injuries? Voters should know before they decide on this tax increase,” Zarzana said in the statement.
Surprise measure
The board of County Supervisors put Measure A on the ballot Aug. 7, just a day before the deadline. The proposed tax was kept from the public until it appeared on a meeting agenda 24 hours before the deadline.
County Manager James Williams said the measure, which will bring in $300,000 a year, was prompted by cuts in President Trump’s budget deal. But Trump signed the budget on July 1, a full month before it was unveiled to voters.
Supporters of the measure say safety net hospitals like Valley Medical Cen-
ter will lose resources or close entirely, causing extensive wait times for critical care.
“Those wait times will spill over to ERs and hospitals throughout the Bay Area, including academic and private hospitals,” Praveen Anchala, a radiologist at VMC, which saw the highest trauma patient volume in California last year, said at the rally. “The gridlock created by that will be like closing multiple lanes of Highway 101 — except we’re talking about people’s lives.”
Libertarians try to stop measure
The rally comes after an effort by the local Libertarian Party and Silicon Valley Taxpayers Association failed to stop the measure from appearing on the ballot. They argued the spending cuts under President Trump did not constitute an emergency required to place a sales tax measure on a non-general election year.
A superior court judge disagreed — though she did order the county to strike several words from the measure that opponents deemed biased, including the mention of President Trump by name.
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and when they do that, I know I can sit in there and let it fly.”
Pressed into service this week because of a toe injury to Brock Purdy, Jones had his best game since Week 1 of the 2023 season, when the former Alabama star played for New England and threw for 316 yards and three TDs against Philadelphia.
Jones’ performance in New Orleans was his second career game with as many as three touchdowns and more than 250 yards passing.
“I know I can play really well, and this organization and team has really done a good job just trying to get me on track,” said Jones, who might have to play another game or two before Purdy is ready to return.
“It’s just one game,” Jones said. “It’s good to feel a little bit of confidence again, and I just have to carry that to next week.”
2-0 start
Jones’ scoring passes went for 11 yards to Luke Farrell, 7 yards to Christian McCaffrey and 42 yards to Jauan Jennings — the last giving the Niners a 26-14 lead in the fourth quarter.
For the fourth time since 2019, the 49ers (2-0) have started a regular season with two straight road victories. In two of those seasons (2019 and 2023), they made the Super Bowl. In the other (2021), they advanced to the NFC title game.
This time, the Niners have overcome some key injuries to win their first two road games as well.
“It’s awesome however you do it,” 49rs coach Kyle Shanahan said. “We did have to overcome a number of injuries. We’re real proud of the effort.”
The Saints (0-2), meanwhile, are still looking for their first victory under rookie coach Kellen Moore after losing their first two of this season at home by a touchdown or less. In each game, they had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead in the final minutes.
But they’ve also had costly mistakes — penalties, turnovers, dropped passes, missed open receivers, blown defensive coverages on third-and-long and a missed field goal in each game.
“We have a great group (of) guys that play their tail off,” Moore said. “But we have to play cleaner football and do what winning teams do in each and every moment.”
Kittle, Juszczyk both out
Jones did not have star tight end George Kittle (hamstring). Fullback Kyle Juszczyk went out with a concussion in the first half.
Still, Jones completed 26 of 39 passes to eight different receivers.
Farrell had his first NFL touchdown catch (his last TD catch in college came in the 2020 Sugar Bowl, also played in the Superdome, against Clemson in what was a College Football Playoff semifinal game). Jennings had five catches for 89 yards. McCaffrey caught six passes for 52 yards while also rushing 13 times for 55 yards.
Rattler has three touchdowns
Saints QB Spencer Rattler, in his second NFL season, passed for 207 yards and a career-high three TDs but dropped to 0-8 in his career as a starter. He was sacked three times, and the last of those — by Bryce Huff — came on fourth down to end the Saints’ final possession of the game.
Rattler’s scoring passes went to Juwan Johnson, Rashid Shaheed and Devaughn Vele. But he also threw behind wide open receiver Chris Olave in the end zone on an early possession
that ended with a missed 40-yard field goal.
“That was a big play, big moment. Got to have that one back,” Rattler said. “Man, we’re close though.
“We got to keep building,” he added. “It’s that simple.”
Injuries
In addition to Juszczyk, offensive lineman Ben Bartch had ankle injury. Defensive backs Upton Stout and Siran Neal were evaluated for concussions but returned.
Up next
The Niners host Arizona on Sunday.
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right lane only. During community outreach, most residents agreed on using the “four-quadrant gate system,” according to City Manager Ed Shikada’s report.
Horns on the sides of the train, which will only reduce the noise, would cost $1.5 million to place on all three roads, while the four-quadrant gate system would cost $4.1 million, according to Shikada.
There have been 26 incidents along the three roads since 2015, and 9 of them were deaths, according to a report by Kimley-Horn, a planning consultant.
In September 2024, the city saw an increase in complaints from residents regarding the train horns, according to Shikada’s report. The noise levels of the horns were subsequently lowered in November 2024, he wrote.
The city still received requests for quiet zones to be considered and asked Kimley-Horn to conduct a study on the impacts of both options.
The Rail Committee will meet at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow.
Assassination leaves politicians worried
Even before the assassination of Charlie Kirk, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was struggling with the emotional toll of political violence.
In the middle of the night just five months ago, someone broke into his home and set it on fire. Shapiro was asleep with his wife and children.
And in the weeks since his family fled the blaze, Shapiro has been forced to confront the vexing questions now consuming elected officials in both parties as they face the impact of Kirk’s assassination on their own public lives.
“The emotional challenge for me that’s been the hardest to work through is that, as a father, the career I chose, that I find great purpose and meaning in, ended up putting my children’s lives at risk,” said Shapiro, a father of four.
Across the nation, it is much the same for Republican and Democratic officials after another stunning act of political violence. Politicians in both parties and at virtually every level of public service are suddenly being forced to deal with acute security concerns.
Some political leaders are canceling public appearances. Others are relying on a large police presence to keep them safe. And still others insist that the fallout from Kirk’s death won’t have any impact on their duties.
Town will have to pay for delays
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Overturn and disarray in Portola Valley’s planning department means the town will have to pay a property owner than expected for a housing development for the disabled.
Willows Commons was estimated to be reimbursed for development fees totalling $25,000. But those fees have increased to $70,026.
The 13-apartment development at 4388 Alpine Road opened in June. The development was proposed by Jim and Patty White. They requested to be reimbursed $72,191 for the planning fees.
In a previous meeting when the project was still being planned, council was told the planning fees would be $24,048, according to Special Projects Manager Terrence Grindall.
How did this happen?
Councilwomen Rebecca Flynn and Helen Wolter asked Grindall how the fee had increased by a significant amount.
Grindall said the project took much longer than anticipated, and there were design issues causing the price to rise.
The planning fee included $2,165 for services by the Woodside Fire Protection District, according to Grindall’s report.
Wolter said she hopes there will be a more efficient way to stay on track with the planning, but Vice Mayor Craig Taylor said the council should take fault because of the disarray in the town’s planning department for the last three years.
Flynn was worried about the future projects and how the town might encounter the same issues.
Cost concerns
Resident Rita Comes, who runs the organization Portola Valley Neighbors United, said she was also concerned about the number of future projects that are expected under an eight-year, state-mandated plan called the Housing Element. Comes wants to knowhow the town will fund them.
“I think we need to look at the bigger picture and our finances. We’ll have to pay for some of the infrastructure for the future projects that have not even started, and we need to conserve our funds,” Comes said.
Portola Valley was the first town in the state to have its approved Housing Element revoked. The town has been trying to get its approval reinstated.
The Whites also requested a $3.5 million grant to help support the affordable units Willows Commons is providing, but council members unanimously voted only to give the Whites a $1.35 million grant.
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