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BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office will be investigating an East Palo Alto resident’s complaint that the city broke a state open government rule after the council debunked the allegations.
Resident Ravneel Chaudhary alleges that a majority of the council had planned to discipline Councilman Car-
los Romero on Sept. 10 over remarks he made to Councilman Webster Lincoln.
Chaudhary said aside from the predetermined outcome, council also denied residents’ right to comment on
the item, which he also sent to District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe’s office and the city.
Chaudhary sent an email to the DA’s office to inform them of the complaint and potential violation before receiving
a response from the city on Wednesday. The state law regulating open meetings, the Brown Act, requires a 72-hour notice for regular meetings and 24 hours for special meetings, and gives the public the right to speak on items. If the District Attorney’s office finds that there was a violation, it will advise City Attorney John Lê to set aside its decision and redo the meeting, Wag-
[See DA, page 35]
CORRECTION: An article in yesterday’s Post about Cubberley was incorrect in stating the Palo Alto Parks and Rec Commission voted on the community center’s design. The vote reflected the statements of the commissioners, but not a formal vote.
TRUMP OKS TIKTOK DEAL:
President Trump has signed an executive order declaring that a proposed deal allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States will be a qualified sale that meets national security concerns laid out by the law. Much is still unknown about the actual arrangement, but Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping “gave us the go-ahead” to proceed with the deal.
NO DEAL ON WEST BANK:
President Trump has vowed not to allow Israel to annex the occupied West Bank. The president stated firmly yesterday that he would block any such move, which also has been opposed by Arab leaders. This comes as Israel expands settlements in the West Bank and continues its offensive in Gaza.
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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The Los Altos Police Department could soon be launching drones into the sky to respond to emergencies within two minutes, before police officers and firefighters arrive.
Capt. Katie Krauss said the drones would send live video to first responders while they’re on the way, allowing “for better tactical decisions and resource allocation.”
For example, a drone could see if someone reported with a gun is actually holding a cell phone, or if a car blocking a driveway is in fact parked legally, Krauss said.
The city already has two drones, but they have to be operated by pilots who are at the scene. So the drones are used for
[See DRONES, page 35]
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The San Mateo County is not paying for all of Sheriff Christina Corpus’s attorney fees in her multiple lawsuits against the county, but it still hasn’t disclosed how much it is costing taxpayers.
The county is only paying for Cor-
pus’s attorneys from the Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney law firm in the Measure A removal proceedings, according to county spokeswoman Effie Verducci. Measure A was approved by voters in March, which lets the Board of Supervisors remove Corpus.
The Post asked the county for more information after County Attorney
John Nibbelin said during Tuesday’s board meeting that the county wasn’t paying for Corpus’s attorney to appear at a heated board meeting where the board voted to oversee her budget. The county has refused to say how much it has spent on legal fees for Corpus’s or the county, which hired outside
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President Donald Trump said yesterday that he will put import taxes of 100% on pharmaceutical drugs, 50% on kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, 30% on upholstered furniture and 25% on heavy trucks starting on Oct. 1.
The posts on his social media site showed that Trump’s devotion to tariffs did not end with the trade frameworks and import taxes that were launched in August, a reflection of the president’s confidence that taxes will help to reduce the government's budget deficit while increasing domestic manufacturing.
While Trump did not provide a legal justification for the tariffs, he appeared to stretch the bounds of his role as commander-in-chief by stating on Truth Social that the taxes on imported kitchen cabinets and sofas were needed “for National Security and other reasons.”
Under the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the administration launched a Section 232 investigation in April about the impacts on national security from pharmaceutical drug and truck imports. The Commerce Department launched a 232 investigation into timber and lumber in March, though it’s unclear whether the furniture tariffs stem from that.
The tariffs are another dose of uncertainty for the U.S. economy with a solid stock market but a weakening outlook for jobs and elevated inflation. These new taxes on imports could pass through to consumers in the form of higher prices and dampen hiring, a process that economic data suggests is already underway.
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On September 7, 2019, officers responded to the 1800 block of E. Bayshore Road in East Palo Alto, where Victor Gomez-Rios was shot and killed while sitting in his vehicle. Through the investigation, detectives have identified Juan Carlos Solis as the suspect in this murder. Mothers Against Murder (MAM) (www.mothersagainstmurder.org), a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable organization, based in the Bay Area Peninsula, in partnership with the East Palo Alto Police Department, is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to Solis’ arrest and conviction.
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showing through into higher inflation,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned in a recent news conference, adding that higher costs for goods account for “most” or potentially “all” of the increase in inflation levels this year.
The president has pressured Powell to resign, arguing that the Fed should cut its benchmark interest rates more aggressively because inflation is no longer a concern. Fed officials have stayed cautious on rate cuts because of the uncertainty created by tariffs.
Trump said on Truth Social that the pharmaceutical tariffs would not apply to companies that are building manufacturing plants in the United States, which he defined as either “breaking ground” or being “under construction.”
It was unclear how the tariffs would apply to companies that already have factories in the U.S.
In 2024, America imported nearly $233 billion in pharmaceutical and medicinal products, according to the Census Bureau. The prospect of prices doubling for some medicines could send shock waves to voters as health care expenses, as well as the costs of Medicare and Medicaid, potentially increase.
The pharmaceutical drug announcement was shocking as Trump has previously suggested that tariffs would be phased in over time so that companies had time to build factories and relocate production. On CNBC in August, Trump said he would start by charging a “small tariff” on pharmaceuticals and raise the rate over a year or more to 150% and even 250%.
has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships, and made it difficult to cancel after they did so. The company will pay $1 billion in civil penalties and $1.5 billion will be paid to consumers who were unintentionally enrolled in Prime, or were deterred from canceling their subscriptions.
STARBUCKS CLOSURES: Starbucks said yesterday it’s closing hundreds of stores in the U.S., Canada and Europe and laying off 900 nonretail employees so it can focus resources on its turnaround plan. The company wouldn’t say how many stores it’s closing. But the company expects to end its fiscal year this Sunday with 434 fewer stores in North America than it had at the end of June.
ROLLER COASTER SUIT: A woman has sued Universal Orlando Resort, claiming she was injured on a roller coaster at its newest theme park. Sandi Streets filed the negligence lawsuit Wednesday in Orlando, a week after a man died from injuries on the same ride. Streets claims the dual-launch coaster caused her head to shake violently, resulting in permanent injuries. The lawsuit states she has suffered disability and medical expenses.
MICROSOFT AND ISRAEL: Microsoft said it has disabled services to a unit within the Israeli military after a company review had determined its artificial intelligence and cloud computing products were being used to help carry out mass surveillance of Palestinians. The action came Thursday after The Associated Press and The Guardian published reports revealing how the Israeli Ministry of Defense had been using Microsoft’s Azure platform to aid in the war in Gaza and occupation of the West Bank.
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San Mateo County Coroner’s Office: Sept. 25
Joseph Visco, 71, no hometown listed Joyce Priolo, 88, of Daly City
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William H. Lamkin III, 81, of Menlo Park
Rufo Atienza Macaraeg Jr., 66, of South San Francisco
Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office:
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Maryanne Deresinski, 81, of Palo Alto
Sept. 15
Suzan Carrico, 70, of Mountain View
Sept. 12
Chun Chou, 84, of Los Altos
Sept. 11
Bijaya Rai, 60, of Sunnyvale
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto:
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This meeting will be held with the option to attend by teleconference or in person. The meeting will be broadcast live on Cable TV and through Channel 26 of the Midpen Media Center at bit.ly/ MidPenwatchnow. Written public comments can be submitted to hrb@CityofPaloAlto.org. Instructions for the Zoom meeting, agenda, and staff reports can be found at bit.ly/PaloAltoHRB.
1. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 1680 Bryant Street [25PLN-00204]: Request for Historic Designation Reclassification, From a Local Historic Resource Category 2 to a Category 3. CEQA Status: Not a project per CEQA Section 21065. Zone District: R-1 (Single-Family).
Despite years of congressional hearings, lawsuits, academic research, whistleblowers and testimony from parents and teenagers about the dangers of Instagram, Meta’s wildly popular app has failed to protect children from harm, with “woefully ineffective” safety measures, according to a new report from former employee and whistleblower Arturo Bejar and four nonprofit groups.
Meta’s efforts at addressing teen safety and mental health on its platforms have long been met with criticism that the changes don’t go far enough. Now, the report’s authors claim Meta has chosen not to take “real steps” to address safety concerns, “opting instead for splashy headlines about new tools for parents and Instagram Teen Accounts for underage users.”
The report yesterday came from Bejar and the Cybersecurity For Democracy at New York University and Northeastern University, as well as the Molly Rose Foundation, Fairplay and ParentsSOS.
Meta said the report misrepresents its efforts on teen safety.
Safety evaluation
The report evaluated 47 of Meta’s 53 safety features for teens on Instagram, and found that the majority of them are either no longer available or ineffective. Others reduced harm, but came with some “notable limitations,” while only eight tools worked as intended with no limitations. The report’s focus was on Instagram’s design, not content moderation.
“This distinction is critical because social media platforms and their de-
fenders often conflate efforts to improve platform design with censorship,” the report says. “However, assessing safety tools and calling out Meta when these tools do not work as promised, has nothing to do with free speech. Holding Meta accountable for deceiving young people and parents about how safe Instagram really is, is not a free speech issue.”
Meta disputes criticisms
Meta called the report “misleading, dangerously speculative” and said it undermines “the important conversation about teen safety.
“This report repeatedly misrepresents our efforts to empower parents and protect teens, misstating how our safety tools work and how millions of parents and teens are using them today. Teen Accounts lead the industry because they provide automatic safety protections and straightforward parental controls,” Meta said. “The reality is teens who were placed into these protections saw less sensitive content, experienced less unwanted contact, and spent less time on Instagram at night. Parents also have robust tools at their fingertips, from limiting usage to monitoring interactions. We’ll continue improving our tools, and we welcome constructive feedback — but this report is not that.”
Meta has not disclosed what percentage of parents use its parental control tools. Such features can be useful for families in which parents are already involved in their child’s online life and activities, but experts say that’s not the reality for many people.
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A Menlo Atherton High School student was hit on his e-bike while headed to school yesterday, police said. The 16-year-old student was biking
to school at approximately 8:30 a.m. and was hit by a 2012 Infiniti FX35 on Valparaiso Avenue, according to police spokeswoman Nicole Acker.
The student was riding a Troxas Lynx T-Scram e-bike when he was hit,
Acker said. They sustained moderate, non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Stanford Hospital, Acker said.
The driver remained at the scene after the accident, and the student’s parents were notified.
Police sent out a statement saying the area had heavy traffic due to the accident and to avoid Valparaiso Avenue.
Police are currently investigating the collision to see who was at fault.
California wildlife officers raided two illegal cannabis grow sites in the Bay Area this summer as part of a wider crackdown on environmentally destructive operations tied to criminal organizations, state officials said.
In a statement, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife said its Marijuana Enforcement Team dismantled grows in San Mateo County and supported another raid in Santa Cruz County. Operatives reportedly eradicat-
ed thousands of cannabis plants hidden in watersheds and sensitive habitats, part of six operations spanning five counties.
21,000 plants uncovered
Statewide, the raids in July and August uncovered 21,000 plants that would have consumed nearly 9.5 million gallons of water during their growing cycles, the CDFW said. Teams also seized two firearms, destroyed more
than 150 pounds of processed cannabis, and removed highly toxic pesticides banned in the U.S.
Eight suspects were reportedly arrested in connection with the operations, which also included sites in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and Tehama counties. Felonies reportedly ranged from polluting state waters to resisting arrest. At one site, an armed suspect attempted to flee but was caught by a police K-9.
“Nearby communities and fish and wildlife depend on clean water from these watersheds,” CDFW Director Charlton Bonham said. “When criminals steal or destroy the natural resources that support California’s extraordinary biodiversity, we are committed to stopping them.”
State officials said some of the sites were discovered thanks to citizen tips, including one from a hunter scouting for deer.
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus will be testifying in court against an inmate who allegedly threatened to kill her, a prosecutor said yesterday.
A jury trial for James David Taylor, 37, is set to begin Tuesday. Taylor is accused of making threats to assault and kill Corpus on two occasions while he was in jail, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
Corpus, who is facing removal on two fronts, is expected to testify, Wagstaffe said.
Taylor was in jail on felony assault charges and made his first alleged threat on a grievance form. He wrote on the complaint form that the threat against her wasn’t coming from a place
of anger, just an overall disdain at how she was running the jails, according to Wagstaffe.
Then, on Feb. 18, Taylor allegedly told a mental health clinician that he was going to kill her with a weapon he fashioned from the wheel of a trash can.
Taylor said he was angry about the sheriff’s alleged anti-LGBTQ comments, Wagstaffe said.
Corpus is accused of allegedly retaliating against employees, having a close relationship with former chief of staff Victor Aenlle and negligence in her job duties, leading the Board of Supervisors to vote to fire her. She is also facing removal from the civil grand jury, which issued accusations against her and it will lead to a trial.
Taylor was released and posted a $10,000 bail bond on March 26, but it was revoked and he is now in jail in lieu of $25,000, Wagstaffe said.
A Santa Clara woman has been sentenced to one and a half years in federal prison for defrauding the government out of pandemic relief funds, the U.S. Department of Justice said.
According to prosecutors, Will-Darnell admitted that in May 2020 and July 2020, she fraudulently submitted PPP applications claiming she had employees when in fact she had none.
Cassie Will-Darnell, 53, obtained more than $2.8 million from Paycheck Protection Program loans she obtained as part of the government relief program created in response to the Covid pandemic.
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Owner Dino Tekdemir says the homey recipes come straight from his mom and his native village, Diyarbakir, which is in a Kurdish area in the southeastern part of Turkey.
“It’s like what we’re eating at home, like mother cooks,” he said. He grew up on a farm where his family raised cows and sheep and grew their own vegetables. For his restaurant, Tekdemir is passionate about bringing that fresh perspective to his California Avenue kitchen, as well as sharing the authentic flavors of his native country.
Fresh tomatoes, onions, bell peppers and eggplants have a large role to play, as do herbs and spices like paprika and dried reyhan, a Turkish variety of purple basil known for its complex, aromatic flavor.
While Tekdemir also co-owns Barbayani Greek Taverna in Los Altos and Portola Bistro in Portola Valley, Anatolian Kitchen was his first, his baby. After coming to America he worked as a janitor, server and finally manager at Piacere in San Carlos. But in 2010, he realized his dream of opening his own restaurant. Anatolian Kitchen served diners for almost 12 years at 2323 Birch St. In 2022, after emerging from the pandemic, Tekdemir saw that demand for his healthy homestyle cuisine remained strong, and he re-opened the restaurant on Cal Ave. in late 2022.
Not sure what to order? The menu offers a delicious array of hot and cold appetizers, kebabs, wraps and other items. Vegetarians will find plentiful options, including a stuffed eggplant entree and a veggie moussaka. Customers rave about the house-made doner – flavorful lamb and beef meat cooked on a vertical rotisserie, sliced thin and served in a wrap or with rice pilaf and salad. If it’s your first time there, Tekdemir recommends trying a variety of flavors at once by ordering the mixed appetizer platter or mixed grill entree, a meat-lover’s dream that offers
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This is a summary of tentative City Council agenda items. The agenda with complete titles including reports can be viewed at the below webpage: http://www.paloalto.gov/gov/agendas/default.asp
CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2025 5:30 PM COUNCIL CHAMBERS & HYBRID https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone: 1 (669) 900-6833
SPECIAL ORDERS OF THE DAY (5:30 – 5:40 PM
1. Proclamation Honoring Nara Cammack for her effort in proposing and advancing a Bike Safety Park project in the City of Palo Alto
2. Proclamation Recognizing September 2025 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month STUDY SESSION (6:25 – 7:25 PM)
3. Impacts of H.R.1 on Santa Clara County Regionct. CONSENT CALENDAR (7:25 – 7:30 PM)
4. Approval of Minutes from September 8 and September 15, 2025 Meetings
5. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 70 Encina Avenue [25PLN-00034]: Request for Approval of a Tentative Map to Merge Two Lots and Allow for a Condominium Subdivision to Create 10 Units on the Resulting 12,119-Square-Foot Parcel. The Subdivision Map Would Facilitate Construction of Ten New Residential Units in One Building, which was previously approved on April 14, 2025 (24PLN-00095). CEQA Status: Exempt from the Provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in Accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15183 (Comprehensive Plan Consistency). Zoning District: PC-5654.
6. Approval of FY 2026 Architectural Review Board, Historic Resources Board, Planning and Transportation Commission, and Utilities Advisory Commission Work Plans; CEQA status – not a project
7. Adoption of a Resolution for the County of Santa Clara Historic Heritage Grant Application for the Restoration of the Roth Building Frescoes (Phase II); CEQA Status-categorically exempt.
8. Authorization to Execute an Amendment to Legal Services Contract S25194587 with Atkinson Andelson Loya Ruud & Romo to Increase Amount by $100,000 for Total Notto-Exceed Amount of $185,000; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
9. Approval of General Service Contract No. C26194249 with Orion Security for Security Services at the Municipal Service Center and the Regional Water Quality Control Plant in an Amount Not-To-Exceed $1,448,260 for a Period of Five Years; CEQA Status –Categorically Exempt under Section 15301
10. Approval of Professional Services Agreement C26195459 with Project Safety Net, Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $300,000 to Provide Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Support for a term ending June 30, 2028; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
11. Authorization to Execute Amendment to Legal Services Contract S24190674 with Jeffrey Oneal dba Rankin Oneal to Increase Amount by $85,000 for Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $170,000; CEQA Status – Not a Project.
12. The City Schools Liaison Committee Recommends Approval of Professional Services Contract Number C26195844 with the JED Foundation for a Not-to-Exceed Amount of $149,000 for Technical Assistance, Evaluation, and Support Regarding Youth and Young Adult Mental Health Programs for a Period of Two Years; CEQA Status - Not a Project
13. SECOND READING: Ordinance of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Amending the Fiscal Year 2026 Municipal Fee Schedule to Amend and Remove Various Fees (FIRST READING: September 8,2025 PASSED: 7-0)
14. SECOND READING: Ordinance Amending PAMC Chapter 10.56 (Special Speed Zones) to Update Speed Limit Studies for 22 Streets and Decrease the Speed Limit for a Portion of Deer Creek Road (FIRST READING: September 8,2025 PASSED: 7-0)
15. SECOND READING: Ordinance Amending Chapter 16.64 (Development Fee and InLieu Payment Administration) of Title 16 (Building Regulations) of the Palo Alto Municipal Code to Reflect Changes in Law (FIRST READING: September 8,2025 PASSED: 7-0)
16. SECOND READING: Adoption of Four Ordinances, as Recommended by the Retails Committee to Amend and Reorganize Stormwater and Wastewater Management Requirements by Amending PAMC Chapter 16.09 (Sewer Use Ordinance), Amending Chapter 16.11 (Stormwater Pollution Prevention), Adding New Chapter 16.13 (Requirements for Food Facilities Related to Water Pollution Prevention and Management of Fats, Oils, and Grease), and Adding New Chapter 16.66 (Hauled Liquid Waste). (FIRST READING: September 8, 2025, PASSED 7-0) CLOSED SESSION (8:00 – 10:00 PM)
17. CONFERENCE WITH CITY ATTORNEY-POTENTIAL LITIGATION
Subject: Potential litigation regarding 156 North California Avenue, as set forth in letter(s) from Holland & Knight LLP dated September 3, 2025 Authority: Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2); One case, as Defendant.
18. Public Employee Performance Evaluations Cal. Gov. Code section 54957 (b)1 City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Auditor
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Christopher Paul Prokofyev, a boy
Elowen Xian Qu, a girl
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Alexandria Zhang, a girl
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Alanna Casas Marin, a girl
Elena Stella Garcia, a girl
Kalef Adrian Landaeta Ortega, a boy
Addison Marie Lauer, a girl
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Madeleine Elizabeth Magana, a girl
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Myles Julian Richards, a boy
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Lua Sahagun, a boy
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City of Palo Alto
Planning & Transportation Commission Meeting Zoom & 250 Hamilton Avenue, Council Chambers October 8, 2025 at 6:00 pm
To maximize public safety while still maintaining transparency and public access, members of the public can choose to participate in this meeting remotely or attend the meeting in person. Written public comments can be submitted to Planning.Commission@PaloAlto. gov. Instructions for the Zoom meeting, agenda, and staff reports are viewable at bit.ly/PaloAltoPTC.
1. Request for a Zoning Text Amendment to Palo Alto Municipal Code Title 18 (Zoning) Section 18.18.120 [Noncomplying (Grandfathered) Uses and Facilities] to allow existing floor area to be replaced in new buildings without increasing the degree of existing non-compliance. CEQA Status: Exempt from CEQA per Section 15061 (b)(3) (Common Sense).
2. PUBLIC HEARING / QUASI-JUDICIAL. 660 University Ave. [21PLN-00341]: Recommendation on Applicant’s Request for Approval of a Planned Home Zoning (PHZ) on 3 Parcels (511 Byron St, 660 University Ave, 680 University Ave/500 Middlefield Rd), to Demolish Existing Buildings (9,216 SF Office) and Provide a New Six Story Mixed-Use Building with Approximately 1,900 sf of Office and 70 Multi-Family Residential Units. The Project Includes a Future Parcel Map Application to Subdivide the Office Component from the Residential Component. CEQA Status: A Draft Environmental Impact Report Circulated for Public Review Beginning on April 2, 2024, and Ending on May 17, 2024. The City published a Final EIR in March 2025 and anticipate publishing a Revised Final EIR in October 2025. Zoning District: RM-20 (Multi-Family Residential).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the City Council will hold a Public Hearing in the Council Chambers and Zoom on Monday, October 6, 2025 at 5:30 p.m., or as near thereafter as possible in the Council Chambers, City Hall, 250 Hamilton Avenue, Palo Alto, California and via Zoom Virtual Teleconference (Site: https://zoom.us/join Meeting ID: 362 027 238 Phone: 1(669)900-6833) to consider: (1) San Antonio Road Area Plan: Provide Feedback on Existing Conditions Analysis and Land Use and Mobility Priorities. CEQA Status: Exempt under CEQA Guidelines Section 15262. (2) Adoption of Eight Ordinances Amending Various Sections of the Palo Alto Municipal Code (PAMC) Related to the 2025 California Building Standards Code (CA Code of Regulations Title 24) Update, including: (1) Chapter 16.04 Incorporating the 2025 CA Building Code With Local Amendments; (2) Chapter 16.05 Incorporating the 2025 CA Mechanical Code With Local Amendments; (3) Chapter 16.06 Incorporating the 2025 CA Residential Code With Local Amendments; (4) Chapter 16.08 Incorporating the 2025 CA Plumbing Code With Local Amendments; (5) Chapter 16.14 Incorporating the 2025 CA Green Building Standards Code with Local Amendments; (6) Chapter 16.16 Incorporating the 2022 CA Electrical Code With Local Amendments; (7) Chapter 16.18 Incorporating the 2024 International Swimming Pool and Spa Code With Local Amendments; (8) Chapter 16.17 Incorporating the 2025 CA Energy Code With Local Amendments; Direction to Staff to Return to Council on the Consent Calendar with Ordinances Adopting the 2025 Editions of the California Wildlands-Urban Interface Code and California Fire Code with Local Amendments; Amendment of the FY26 Budget Appropriation in the General Fund (2/3 Majority Vote) by Increasing the Planning and Development Services Expenditure Appropriation by $24,918 and Decreasing the Budget Stabilization Reserve by $24,918. CEQA Status: Exempt Under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15308.
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School is back in session, bringing new routines — and new milestones for students.
For some, this is the year they are allowed to go home to an empty house instead of an after-school program or day care. It’s a decision faced by many parents whose work or other obligations keep them from coming home until long past school release time.
With after-school care often expensive and hard to find, parents have reason to encourage independence. But how can they be sure their child is ready to navigate home on their own, even if only for an hour or two?
Experts say between 11 and 13 years old can be a good starting point, but stress there’s more to the equation than age. And they say what’s right for one child may not be for another, even within a family.
“It’s not a one-size-fits-all ordeal. And you really have to take it and understand the bigger picture,” said Jaesha Quarrels, director of child care services at Oklahoma Human Services. “Inadequate supervision is a key factor in many preventable childhood injuries and neglect cases.”
Consider maturity, skills
The American Academy of Pediatrics says most children are not ready to handle emergencies until about age 11 or 12, so the organization generally recommends structured supervision until then.
But it’s not that simple.
Parents often want a specific answer on how old their kids have to be, but age is only one of the factors to consider, said Brian Tessmer, director of treatment and operations at Family Resources, a nonprofit agency in Pittsburgh, Penn.
“We really strongly encourage parents to look at many other factors because kids obviously mature at different rates.”
At minimum, children should be able to recite their full name, home address, phone number and the name of a parent, guardian or other emergency contact. They should also know how to reach that person, experts advise.
Even having all that knowledge doesn’t mean a child is ready to get off the school bus at an unoccupied house, experts said.
“Oftentimes as parents, because it’s convenient — we’re busy, we have things that we have to do — we just kind of leave them alone,” Quarrels said. “But we need to consider how the child feels. Are they confident? Can they handle loneliness, fear or boredom?”
Communication is key, Tessmer said.
“It’s a great opportunity to explain to the child that this is a milestone that we’re coming up to as a family, and we’re exploring this opportunity because we do feel like you are getting to a point where you’re ready for this type of trust,” he said.
Sexually transmitted disease rates for U.S. adults fell last year, but syphilis in newborns continued to rise, according to new government data posted Wednesday.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provisional data for 2024 showed a third consecutive year of fewer gonorrhea cases, and the second year in a row of fewer adult cases of chlamydia and the most infectious forms of syphilis.
Troubling newborn data
But congenital syphilis cases, in which infected moms pass the disease to their babies, aren’t seeing the same improvements. Such infections in infants can lead to deaths or lifelong health problems such as deafness, blindness, and malformed bones.
The number and rate of newborn cases has been rising since 2012, when about 300 were reported, and last year rose to nearly 4,000. The 2024 increases was not as steep as in other years — cases were up by less than 2% from 2023. But health experts say no cases should be happening, and any growth is worrisome.
“The continued rise in congenital syphilis is a distressing indication that we are not doing enough to protect pregnant women and newborns,” said Elizabeth Finley, interim executive director of the National Coalition of STD Directors, in a statement.
About 1.5 million chlamydia cases, 543,000 of gonorrhea, and more than 190,000 of syphilis were diagnosed and reported last year. The combined total was a 9% decline from 2023.
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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.
SEPT. 5
3:54 p.m. — Burglary, 400 block of Webster St.
SEPT. 8
1:15 a.m. Christopher Joel Jones, 58, of Palo Alto, arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Page Mill Road.
SEPT. 11
11:59 a.m. Juvenile cited for shoplifting, El Camino.
SEPT. 18
1:32 p.m. — Two juveniles cited for shoplifting, El Camino Real.
SEPT. 19
10:28 a.m. — Ikeem Goodly, 29, transient, arrested for theft, 400 block of Fernando Ave.
4:02 p.m. — Theft from a vehicle, 445 Bryant St.
SATURDAY
1:48 a.m. — Raul Rodriguez, 47, of Palo Alto, arrested for battery, 50 Embarcadero Road.
5:47 p.m. — Impersonation scam, 2400 block of Ramona St.
6:39 p.m. — Yanci Marlene Alvarez Portillo, 29, of South San Francisco, arrested for shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.
SUNDAY
1:49 a.m. — Grand theft, 800 block of Warren Way.
2:18 a.m. — Burglary, 900 block of Arastradero Road.
10:23 a.m. — Anthony Pepito, 52, of Martinez, arrested for grand theft, downtown Palo Alto train station.
10:57 a.m. — Janet Parks Swanson, 66, of San Francisco, arrested on a warrant, 67 Encina Ave.
4:03 p.m. — Yun Li, 51, of Palo Alto, arrested for violating a court order, 200 block of Santa Rita Ave.
10:03 p.m. — Robbery, University Ave.
MONDAY
2:44 a.m. — Christofer Silva Garcia, 19, transient, arrested for possession of stolen property, 1500 block of Madrono Ave.
9:36 a.m. — Vehicle vs. bicycle crash, 2400 block of E. Bayshore Road.
11:29 a.m. — Theft via card fraud, 800 block of El Camino.
1:23 p.m. Basile Kidimeroun, 35, of Stanford, arrested for vandalism, 3900 block of Middlfield Road.
2:40 p.m. — Theft through a confidence scam, 400 block of Alma St.
3:56 p.m. — Basile Kidimeroun, 36, of Stanford, arrested for disorderly conduct, 3700 block of Middlefield Road.
7:35 p.m. — Auto burglary, 600 block of Oregon Ave.
8:42 p.m. — Jesus Francisco Mendoza Ruiz, 26, no city listed, arrested for DUI, San Antonio and Middlefield Roads.
10:33 p.m. Martin Vallejo Mancias, 34, transient, arrested for grand theft at University Avenue Caltrain station.
TUESDAY
1:08 a.m. Dwayne Anthony Lubin, 51, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 600 block of E. Meadow Drive.
3:17 a.m. — Kosilio Gabriel Lauese, 23, of East Palo Alto, arrested for recklessly evading a police officer, San Antonio Road and E. Bayshore Road.
12:39 p.m. Auto burglary, 162 University Ave.
6:44 p.m. — Vehicle accident involving a bicyclist, Churchill and Castilleja avenues.
SEPT. 13
8:36 p.m. — Allen Zihang Wu, 22, arrested for trespassing, possession of burglary tools and resisting arrest, no location provided.
11:15 p.m. Drew David Stanley, 24, of Palo Alto, cited for DUI, Campus Drive and Knight Way.
SEPT. 14
4:10 a.m. — Aryana Niki Zamora, 35, and Antonio Gonzalez Zepeda, 46, both of Redwood City, contacted for trespassing, possession of burglary tools and loitering, Abrams Court. Zepeda is arrested and Zamora is cited.
11:45 a.m. Kendall Bourn, 35, arrested for public intoxication, 440 Via Ortega.
SEPT. 17
9:22 p.m. — Luis Raxonlux, 35, of Oakland, cited on a warrant, 800 block of El Camino.
SEPT. 19
3:15 a.m. Zhang Chunyang, 30, of Sunnyvale, cited for false vehicle registration and running a stop sign, 1500 block of Stanford Ave.
WEDNESDAY
8:30 a.m. — Arunkumar Kizhakkedath Unnikrishnan, 35, of Mountain View, arrested for contacting a minor for lewd purposes, 600 block of Gilbert Ave.
2:28 p.m. — Yony Sifredo Trochez Martinez, 33, of San Jose, arrested for contacting a minor for lewd purposes, no location provided.
4:38 p.m. — Vehicle collision results in injury, 1-99 block of El Camino.
5:52 p.m. — Jefferson Martinez Hernandez, 26, of Oakland, arrested for contacting a minor for lewd purposes, 600 block of Gilbert Ave.
10:42 p.m. — Angel Guox Pirir, 33, of Redwood City, cited on a warrant, 200 block of El Camino.
MONDAY
8:10 a.m. Dustin Kelley, 41, of Fort Bragg, cited for possession of drugs, Los Altos and W. Portola avenues.
AUG. 13
2:18 p.m. — Maria Torres, 30, of Sunnyvale, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, E. Evelyn Ave. and Moorpark Way.
2:18 p.m. — Jessie Garcia, 25, of San Jose, cited for possession of drugs and making or selling a cake license plate, Evelyn Ave. and Moorpark Way.
3:15 p.m. — Steven Windes, 32, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Shoreline Blvd. AUG. 14
3:03 p.m. — Crystal Rodriguez,
34, of Mountain View, cited for battery, Grant and Cuesta Drive.
8:57 p.m. — Melissa Vega, 21, and Ana Ledezma, 28, both of Mountain View, cited for shoplifting, 1000 block of El Monte Ave.
10:40 p.m. — Roshan Dhawale, 45, of San Jose, cited for turning left on a red and not having proof of vehicle registration, S. Rengstorff Ave. and California St. AUG. 15
7:48 a.m. — Christopher Hughes, 35, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 600 Showers Drive. AUG. 16
9:52 a.m. — Daniel Rivera, 27, of Mountain View, cited for possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and a switchblade, Central Expressway and San Antonio Road.
11:55 a.m. — Stephon Turner, 33, of Mountain View, cited for DUI, Old Middlefield Way and Rengstorff Ave.
AUG. 17
8:25 p.m. — Venkat Goli, 34, of Atherton, cited for driving with an expired registration, Dana St. AUG. 26
1:54 p.m. — Rodrigo Saldivar, 38, of San Jose, cited for possession of drugs, 700 Block of Leong Drive.
SEPT. 3
4:36 a.m. — Jeremy Page, 46, transient, arrested on a warrant, 600 Showers Drive.
SEPT. 15
1:54 a.m. — Financial crime reported, 1700 block of W. El Camino.
6:56 a.m. — Timothy Fjeldal, 35, of Marysville, arrested on a warrant and for possession of drugs, Showers Drive and California St.
8:11 a.m. — Home burglary, 100 block of Jasmine Court.
9:11 a.m. — Eduardo Hernandez, 50, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant, 201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
10:32 a.m. — Theft, 500 block of N. Shoreline Blvd.
2:04 p.m. — Home burglary, 2200 block of California St.
2:23 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 2500 block of Betlo Ave.
WEDNESDAY
8:01 a.m. — Masoud Salek, 29, of San Jose, arrested for arson, El Camino and Watkins Ave.
SEPT. 19
12:21 a.m. — Christiana Marie Johnson, 28, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 800 block of Main St.
1:02 a.m. — Monica Acosta, 33, of Half Moon Bay, cited on a warrant, 2200 block of El Camino. Case handled by sheriff’s deputies.
4:16 a.m. — Masked man opens resident’s garage door, takes silver coins, bracelet and a cross, Circle Road.
11:09 a.m. — Appliances stolen, Marshall St.
11:38 a.m. — Caller gets threatening voicemail, Veterans Blvd.
3:27 p.m. — Heather Mary Madsen, 56, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, Hazel Ave. and Madrone St.
3:57 p.m. — Grace Rui Shi Chee, 39, of Redwood City, cited for shoplifting, El Camino.
4:01 p.m. — Eduardo Morales Alvarez, 21, of Daly City, cited for possession of drugs, Sequoia Station. 4:41 p.m. — Caller was pickpocketed, El Camino.
9:25 p.m. — Home burglarized, Nob Hill Road.
8:45 p.m. — Frank Marquez, 40, of San Mateo, arrested for carrying a concealed and loaded firearm, 400 block of MacArthur Ave.
SATURDAY
12:03 a.m. Man using leaf blower at neighboring property and refuses to leave, caller has contacted the property owner and the man with the leaf blower does not work for them, Whipple Ave.
6:32 a.m. — Nekeia Raychelle Timsburnett, 25, of Beaumont, arrested for domestic battery, 3000 block of Page St.
8:18 a.m. Man is trying to sell alcohol to passersby, James Ave. 9:46 a.m. Jose D. Quintanilla Guevarra, 25, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 3200 block of Rolison Road.
SEPT. 19
12:40 p.m. — Unidentified person, 38, of unincorporated San Mateo County, arrested for possession of drugs in violation of his probation, 2700 block of Devonshire Ave.
SEPT. 21
11:34 p.m. — Juan Carlos Uspirir, 22, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drugs, drug paraphernalia and someone else’s lost items, 100 block of Williams and 3rd avenues.
WEDNESDAY
10:43 a.m. — Man tries to sell his car through Craigslist, three men take it on a test drive, when they return, the engine is smoking. A mechanic later tells the seller that someone put water where oil is deposited, Hillcrest Drive. 11:52 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, El Camino.
4:31 p.m. Woman bit by dog at Safeway, Ralston Ave.
11:16 p.m. — Three boxes of wine stolen, El Camino.
From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula. AUG. 5
Christian H. Jimenez, 28, arrested for DUI.
AUG. 6
Nicole A. Kusaba, 45, arrested for reckless driving.
Andrew R. Serrano, 29, arrested for DUI.
Sergio J. Vasquez Vega, 31, arrested for DUI.
AUG. 7
Nicholas F. Bontempo, 30, arrested for DUI.
Paul H. Rice, 49, arrested for DUI.
AUG. 8
Francisco Mendes, 67, arrested for DUI.
Edgar Real, 39, arrested for DUI. Janet J. Rodriguez, 29, arrested for DUI.
AUG. 9
Spencer A. Hollaway, 35, arrested for DUI.
The Post prints the latest real estate transactions:
PALO ALTO
3102 Flowers Lane, 94306, 4 bedrooms, 1657 square feet, built in 1958, Wismann Bypass Trust to Greenleaves Living Trust for $2,927,500, closed Aug. 29
3857 Timlott Court, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1360 square feet, built in 1975, Cook Trust to Jia and Sun Living Trust for $3,220,000, closed Aug. 27
528 Lincoln Ave., 94301, 2 bedrooms, 1179 square feet, built in 1932, Schink Trust to Chenchen and Baosheng Cai for $3,300,000, closed Aug. 28
1044 Bryant St., 94301, 4 bedrooms, 1680 square feet, built in 1902, Nina and Bruce Ericson to Robert Craft for $3,600,000, closed Aug. 29
EAST PALO ALTO
2238 Lincoln St., 94303, 4 bedrooms, 2473 square feet, built in 1939, Ericka and John Dennis to Bryan and Tauna Bradshaw for $1,531,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale: $935,000, 0228-17)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
100 Eldora Drive, 94041, 3 bedrooms, 1124 square feet, built in 1953, Gusek Living Trust to Evgeniya and Sergey Zhumatiy for $2,109,000, closed Aug. 28
2126 Jardin Drive, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 974 square
feet, built in 1952, Anderson Living Trust to Archana and Collin Melton for $2,548,000, closed Aug. 26 (last sale: $919,000, 06-20-08)
49 Showers Drive #W203, 94040, 2 bedrooms, 1206 square feet, built in 1974, Janie Hou to Fnu and Mayank Singh for $2,820,000, closed Aug. 28 (last sale: $615,000, 07-08-24)
1621 El Sereno Court, 94024, 3 bedrooms, 2738 square feet, built in 1950, Berner Family Trust to Sebastian and Yalan Meng for $4,325,000, closed Aug. 27
600 Guadalupe Drive, 94022, 5 bedrooms, 2654 square feet, built in 1965, Neysa and David Fligor to Guadalupe Pine LLC for $4,434,000, closed Aug. 25 (last sale: $1,825,000, 12-04-10)
263 West Oakwood Boulevard, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 2100 square feet, built in 1956, Cag Survivors Trust to Touni Family Trust for $2,429,000, closed Aug. 4
2668 Washington Ave., 94061, 4 bedrooms, 2070 square feet, built in 1952, Adkins Trust to McDougall Living Trust for $2,450,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale, $700,000: 07-27-01)
79 Claremont Ave., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 2680 square feet, built in 1907, Parra Trust to 79 Clare-
mont Ave Holding LLC for $2,550,000, closed Aug. 5
3037 Hopkins Ave., 94062, 2 bedrooms, 1190 square feet, built in 1953, Curtis Mcquery to Donia Soheili for $2,625,000, closed Aug. 5 (last sale: $1,260,000, 05-16-17)
234 Edgewood Road, 94062, 4 bedrooms, 2620 square feet, built in 1974, Noblin Family Trust to Qiang and Chen Liu for $3,700,000, closed Aug. 5 (last sale: $2,300,000, 09-24-19)
SAN CARLOS
2133 Carmelita Drive, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1040 square feet, built in 1936, Virginia Henri to Kristie and Kevin Nguyen for $2,050,000, closed Aug. 8
1008 Porto Marino Drive, 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1170 square feet, built in 1960, Manouchehr Shadfar to Mark Evans LLC for $2,200,000, closed Aug. 5 (last sale: $1,860,000, 05-07-24)
1632 Ralston Ave., 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2190 square feet, built in 1953, Simon Living Trust to Yan and Michael Lee for $2,350,000, closed Aug. 4
2562 Somerset Drive, 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2210 square feet, built in 1975, Kelvin Chan to Cao and Yan Family Trust for $3,860,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale: $1,550,000, 12-01-23)
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MENLO PARK MASTERPIECE. Keri Nicholas is pleased to present 1075 Windsor Drive in Menlo Park. Set on a beautifully landscaped 10,914+ sf lot in the Oak Knoll School District, this Menlo Park home features a formal entry, elegant living room with fireplace, formal dining, and a chef’s eat-in kitchen with stainless appliances. Includes 3 spacious bed, 2 bath, and close proximity to downtown. Please call Keri (650) 533-7373 for more information.
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passion for turning properties into dream homes and lucrative investment opportunities. With over five years of experience as a top-producing agent, Nicole’s expertise lies in Los Altos Hills and the surrounding California and Nevada real estate markets. Her journey in real estate began after a successful career as an investor in luxury renovations, where she honed her skills in identifying diamonds in the rough and transforming them into stunning properties. Please contact Nicole (650) 823-0002 to help you find the home that fits your future.
TRUE COASTAL RETREAT. Monterey Coast Realty is pleased to present 465 Russell Way, Marina. This charming 6 bed, 4 bath is thoughtfully designed for both comfort and versatility, this home is a true coastal retreat with room to grow. Conveniently located just minutes from shopping, dining, and Highway 1, with quick access to Monterey, Carmel, and the entire Peninsula. Please call Monterey Coast Realty at (831) 250-6616 for more information.
STUNNING PROPERTIES. Nicole Ruccolo is a nationally recognized leading real estate agent located in Los Altos, CA with a deep-rooted
TRAILBLAZING LEADER. Anne Wilbur, a third-generation Californian, has been breaking barriers in real estate and is known for her sharp investment analysis, award-winning results, and uncompromising integrity. As co-founder of Wilbur Properties, she has built one of the Peninsula’s most prominent privately held firms, proudly serving many long-term clients. Today, the company manages over 250 properties with fullservice care, including tenant screening, lease negotiations, 24/7 maintenance, and detailed accounting. Please call Anne (415) 559-5557 for all your sales and property management needs.
TUSCAN-INSPIRED
VILLA. Nichole Colclough is pleased to present 1571 Fairway Drive in Los Altos. Built in 2015, this 5 bed, 5 bath Tuscan-inspired villa at Los Altos Golf & Country Club blends timeless design with modern efficiency, including solar, radiant heating, and EV charging. The dramatic two-story layout features a grand foyer, versatile living areas, chef’s kitchen, formal dining, and seamless indoor/outdoor flow to a covered terrace. The upstairs primary suite boasts a spa-like bath, fireplace, terrace, and dual closets, with two additional en suites overlooking golf course views. Set on a gated half-acre, the estate offers a built-in outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, bocce court, fire pit, fountains, and gardens. Call Nicole Colclough at (650) 996-4221 for more information.
CORE STRENGTH SUPPORTS PELVIC FLOOR HEALTH. Pelvic floor pain is often connected to a weak core. Your core muscles and pelvic floor work together to stabilize movement, support posture, and reduce strain. When the core is weak, the pelvic floor takes on extra stress, leading to discomfort and dysfunction. Strengthening your core builds a stronger foundation for hip, spine, and pelvic health. Schedule your complimentary, customized pain assessment by October 31, 2025, and discover how a stronger core supports a healthier pelvic floor.Call (650) 360-9373 to reserve your spot. Shown in the photo is Exec. Dir. Kim Gladfelter, MPT, OCS, FAAOMPT.
(PADI) at 301 High St. in Downtown Palo Alto is the brainchild of nationally-recognized Mohs and cosmetic dermatologic surgeon Greg S. Morganroth, MD. PADI’s innovative and one-of-a-kind approach to dermatology,
dermatologic surgery, and patient-centric care evolved from his unique and distinctive thirtyyear practice in Silicon Valley. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Morganroth and his team of board-certified, fellowship-trained dermatologists, call (650) 606-7234.
ALTOS BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A roundtable to explore the intersection of AI Infrastructure × AI Agents. The event brought together investors, founders, infra leaders, and data partners to discuss how next-gen infrastructure — from GPUs and cloud architecture to vector databases, orchestration frameworks, and data pipelines — is enabling the rise of autonomous agents. At the same time, the discussions highlighted how agents are reshaping infra demands, including persistent memory, real-time cognition, trust and control layers, multimodal interfaces, orchestrated autonomy at scale, and more. Altos Bank serves customers both online at AltosBank. com and from its headquarters at 467 First St., 3rd Floor, in Downtown Los Altos. For more information, call them at (408) 306-9624 or email RelationshipManagers@AltosBank.com.
MIDTOWN MANAGEMENT & SALES’ OUTSTANDING marketing campaign will ensure that your property is being exposed to the target market. With their large network of resources (professional photos, online advertising, relocation specialists, etc.) and the amount of tenant calls they receive on a day-to-day basis, you can be assured that your home will rent quickly. Please contact Joann Weber, broker and owner, at (650) 815-5410 or joann@ midtownmanagement.com. DRE# 01896750
THE SOUL SEARCH ENLIGHTENMENT EXPO returns October 18-19 for two days of transformation and connection. Explore over 40 vendors, 16 live talks, and a highvibe marketplace featuring astrology, energy healing, and more. Discover holistic wellness, intuitive art, and mini-classes designed to elevate mind, body, and spirit. Free
admission with advance registration. Doors open 10am-6pm at Crowne Plaza, 1177 Airport Blvd in Burlingame. Visit soulsearch.io for details.
OAK + VIOLET AT PARK JAMES HOTEL IN Menlo Park is entering a new era with Michelinstarred Executive Chef Joseph Humphrey leading the kitchen. Known for his innovative, seasonal California cuisine, Humphrey sources ultra-local ingredients like wild halibut and Gravenstein apples, ensuring peak freshness and bold flavors. The restaurant also boasts a nationally recognized wine program curated by James Beard Awardwinning sommelier Shelley Lindgren and a craft cocktail menu led by mixologist Eddie Cuellar. Guests can enjoy dinner Monday through Saturday and even stargazing events on select evenings. Located at 1400 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. For more information please call (650) 304-3880.
THIS IS HOW YOU’RE GREETED AT Sundance the Steakhouse in Palo Alto. Olivia and Brooklyn welcome you to one of the funnest and finest restaurants in the bay area. Lounge around
in the lounge with a cool one or or get down to business with a complete dinner in the dining room. Prime rib is the specialty of the house with fresh seafood and steaks coming in a close second. A fun, intimate atmosphere that offers a world class wine list and desserts that are not to be missed. Come by 1921 El Camino Real and see why Sundance is such a special place. Call Olivia or Brooklyn at (650) 321-6798 for a reservation and check the website for more info.
LOOKING FOR DRINKS WITH FRIENDS, or a chill place to socialize after a great show at the Guild? Check out Bar Loretta, which hopes to liven up downtown’s nightlife offerings. The new lounge promises to be a vibrant gathering place to enjoy cocktails, small plates, and a stylish, chill ambience. With a marble bar and swank, new Deco vibe, the interior has been completely and gorgeously redesigned. Stop into Loretta this evening and enjoy a cocktail at 639 Santa Cruz Avenue Menlo Park and then grab dinner at Bistro Vida next door.
DOES YOUR VACUUM NEED A LITTLE LOVE?
The Vacuum repair shop is ready to take your rundown old vacuum and give it new life. Just drop it off at the shop and Steve will call you up when it’s ready. The Saget family has two Steves, an Alex and more. They’re all expert repair people who also sell new and refurbished vacuums and sewing machines. This is a traditional family-owned fix-it repair shop for anything electrical. Call Steve or Alex at (650) 9686539 or just come by 1446 W. El Camino Real in Mountain View and drop off your vacuum or sewing machine. You can also browse the showroom for new and refurbished sewing machines and vacuums.
DON’T BE THE GUY STANDING on the roof cleaning your clogged gutters in the rain. Get those gutters cleaned before it’s too late. Call Mark Carlsen and get your deck power washed and the gutters cleaned at the same time. You can reach Mark at (650) 8680801 for questions or a free estimate.
BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press Writer
There’s something about Laura Sharp and Simon Tavistock. Close friends since college, they share jokes that no one else understands and instinctively know how to make the other feel better.
“What’s the deal with you two?” a woman asks Simon after watching them interact. “We’re like BFFs,” he responds, which is true and also not completely true. What if these BFFs were really meant to be lovers?
“All of You” from Apple TV+ walks carefully into this age-old premise, sweetly and with more honesty than typical Hollywood fare. It’s messy and romantic and both deeply sad and deeply soulful.
Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots star in this very British drama-rom-com that asks questions about destiny, regret and happily-ever-after love. Goldstein, the gruff “Ted Lasso” star, is slightly less gruff here, but pulls off the yearning. Poots is revelatory — girlish one moment, anguished the next.
Written by Goldstein and William Bridges, “All of You” starts with Poots’ Laura signing up to take a compatibility test that will find her soulmate.
Goldstein’s Simon accompanies her, worried that she’ll find true love and then immediately start ignoring her friends. “It’ll be the end of everything,” he moans.
She does find her soulmate and he’s really perfect — but he’s not Simon. He’s another guy (Steven Cree), a sweetheart who becomes her husband and with whom they have a daughter. He’s almost cartoonishly good. “His very existence makes me feel guilty,” she admits.
In turns out there is indeed something about Laura Sharp and Simon
Oct 4 & 5, 2025 at the California Theatre
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Tavistock. And one day they can’t deny it to each other.
An affair — in fits and starts, admittedly, with some panic attacks thrown in — begins. Cue montage of walks through fields holding hands and steamy sex. It goes on for years until it isn’t enough for Simon. “All I want is to be with you through all of it,” he tells her. “I don’t know how to love anyone else.”
“All of You” is a sort of second stab at this story, which Goldstein and
Bridges (“Black Mirror”) first explored in the canceled-too-soon AMC anthology series “Soulmates.” Fittingly for a story about second chances, this time it sticks.
We’re rooting for this star-crossed couple even though the ache they will leave behind is palpable. There is this overwhelming lustful urge but also responsibilities, the heart versus the head. “We hurt people and they don’t even know that we’re doing it to them,” Laura says. To make it all hurt the more, Laura is held up as a reason the soulmate test works.
Goldstein makes a good stab and showing he can be a leading man — and also write a gentle, human romance — and Poots is a revelation in showing raw emotion. The two have a natural chemistry tied by his humor and her laughter is genuine and touching.
There are funny bits, to be sure, but our advice is to have a box of tissues on hand. Someone onscreen is going to get really badly hurt by the end and be in tears — and likely so will you.
Release info
“All of You,” an Apple TV+ release that hits the streamer today, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for sexual content/some nudity, language and brief drug use. Running time: 99 minutes.
When Laila Lockhart Kraner first slipped on the headband and cat ears for “Gabby’s Dollhouse” at age 11, she couldn’t have predicted how her character’s mantras of positivity and resilience and “failing fantastically” without giving up would shape her own life.
senior year at a public high school outside Boston.
Six years later, those lessons are so embedded in Kraner’s life that they’ve become core principles rather than just lines in a script. That voice of imagination and persistence — which has become familiar to millions of kids around the world — now moves from the series’ cozy living room to DreamWorks Animation’s first ever live-action animation hybrid film, “Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie,” opening in movie theaters today.
“I’ve said (those lines) so many times that they’ve become ingrained in me,” said Kraner, now 17, who has also appeared in “black-ish,” “Shots Fired” and the indie thriller “The Secret of Sinchanee.”
The actor is heading into her
“I hear Gabby’s voice in my head, encouraging me to keep going and smile even when I don’t feel like it,” she said.
Kraner points to children’s shows like “Sesame Street” as being foundational to her own childhood, teaching her how to share and be kind. She says now it feels surreal to see “Gabby’s Dollhouse” having that same influence on young viewers.
“I feel really lucky to be that voice of positivity and great messages for a next generation of kids,” she said.
What’s the film about?
The big-screen debut of “Gabby’s Dollhouse” carries forward the series’ central message: creativity and problem-solving aren’t just for children, but vital at every age.
In the movie, Gabby sets out on a road trip with Grandma Gigi — voiced and portrayed by four-time Grammy winner Gloria Estefan — to the urban wonderland of Cat Francisco. But when her beloved dollhouse falls into the hands of Vera, an eccentric cat lady played
by
Oscar-nominated Kristen Wiig, Gabby ventures into the real world to reunite with her Gabby Cats friends and rescue her prized possession.
Global sensation
The series began as a 26-episode Netflix order in 2021. But it has since grown into more than 100 episodes, becoming the most watched kids & family title with 108 million views across seasons on the platform, according to the streamer’s engagement report covering January-June this year.
Along the way, “Gabby’s Dollhouse” has expanded beyond the small screen, transforming into a multiplatform franchise with toys, music, games and live events reaching children worldwide.
On YouTube, Gabby content has drawn more than 3.6 billion views across full episodes, toy play and music videos. The official app has been downloaded more than 50 million times.
Music from the series has surpassed 500 million streams, with Republic Records releasing a new soundtrack tied to the movie featuring K-pop group aespa, MAX and Lu Kala.
Merriam-Webster yesterday announced a major overhaul of its popular “Collegiate” dictionary. The company has added more than 5,000 terms. Here’s a few of them with definitions — and some usage examples of our own.
Beast mode
Definition: An extremely aggressive or energetic style or manner that someone adopts temporarily to overpower an opponent in a fight or competition.
Example: He needed to go beast mode to crush the hot dog eating contest.
Dad bod
Definition: A physique regarded as typical of an average father, especially one that is slightly overweight and not extremely muscular.
Example: Harry rocked a dad bod even before the birth of his first child.
Definition: A cellphone that does not include advanced software features, such as email or an internet browser typically found on smartphones.
Example: Want to really get lost? Destroy your smartphone, buy a burner dumbphone and head for the hills.
Definition: Involving or advocating the direct sale and distribution of food from its point of origin to customers.
Example: Farm-to-table, shmarm-to-table. Jack wants a Big Mac, not a pricey restaurant meal.
Hard pass
Definition: A firm refusal or rejection of something, such as an offer.
Example: The egg salad’s been in the sun for six hours. That’s a hard pass for me, Suzy.
James Comey was charged yesterday with lying to Congress in a criminal case filed days after President Donald Trump appeared to urge his attorney general to prosecute the former FBI director and other perceived political enemies.
The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official involved in one of Trump’s chief grievances, the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, to face prosecution. Trump has for years derided that investigation as a “hoax” and a “witch hunt” despite multiple government reviews showing Moscow interfered on behalf of the Republican’s campaign, and has made clear his desire for retribution.
The criminal case is likely to deepen concerns that the Justice Department under Attorney General Pam Bondi is being weaponized in pursuit of investigations and now prosecutions of public figures the president regards as his political enemies. It was filed as the White House has taken steps to exert influence in unprecedented ways on the department, blurring the line between law and politics at an agency where independence in prosecutorial decision-making is a foundational principle.
Trump yesterday hailed the indictment as “JUSTICE FOR AMERICA!” Bondi, a Trump loyalist, and FBI Director Kash Patel, a longtime vocal critic of the Russia investigation, issued similar statements. “No one is above the law,” Bondi said.
Comey’s response
Comey, in a video he posted after his indictment, said: “My heart is broken for the Department of Justice but I have great confidence in the federal judicial system, and I’m innocent. So let’s have a trial.” Comey was fired months into Trump’s first administration and since then has remained a top target for Trump supporters seeking retaliation related to the Russia investigation. He was singled out by name in a Saturday social media post in which Trump
appeared to appeal directly to Bondi bring charges against Comey and complained that Justice Department investigations into his foes had not resulted in criminal cases.
“We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility,” Trump wrote, referencing the fact that he himself had been indicted and impeached multiple times. “JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!”
The office that filed the case against Comey, the Eastern District of Virginia, was thrown into turmoil last Friday following the resignation of chief prosecutor Erik Siebert, who had not charged Comey and had faced pressure to bring charges against another Trump target, New York Attorney General Letitia James, in a mortgage fraud investigation.
The following evening, Trump lamented in a Truth Social post aimed at the attorney general that department investigations had not resulted in prosecutions. He nominated as the new U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan, a White House aide who had been one of Trump’s personal lawyers but has not previously served as a federal prosecutor.
Halligan had rushed to present the case to a grand jury this week because prosecutors evaluating whether Comey lied to Congress during testimony on Sept. 30, 2020, had until Tuesday to bring a case before the five-year statute of limitations expired. The push to move forward came even as prosecutors in the office had detailed in a memo concerns about the pursuit of an indictment.
The sparse two-count indictment does not deal with the substance of the Russian investigation but instead consists of charges of making a false statement and obstructing a congressional proceeding.
It accuses Comey of lying to the Senate Judiciary Committee when he said he had not authorized anyone else at the FBI to be an anonymous source in news reports about a particular investigation. Though the indictment does not mention the investigation or its subject, it appears from the context to refer to an
FBI inquiry related to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who ran for president against Trump in 2016.
It also alleges that he did “corruptly endeavor to influence, obstruct and impede the due and proper exercise” of the Senate’s inquiry.
Lingering anger
Trump has for years railed against both a finding by U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia preferred him to Clinton, a Democrat, in the 2016 election as well as criminal investigation that tried to determine whether his campaign had conspired with Moscow to sway the outcome of that race.
Prosecutors led by special counsel Robert Mueller did not establish that Trump or his associates criminally colluded with Russia, but they did find that Trump’s campaign had welcomed Moscow’s assistance.
The indictment comes against the backdrop of a Trump administration effort to recast the Russia investigation as the outgrowth of an effort under Democratic President Barack Obama to overhype Moscow’s interference in the election and to undermine the legitimacy of Trump’s victory.
Administration officials, including CIA Director John Ratcliffe and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, have declassified a series of documents meant to chip away at the strength of an Obama-era intelligence assessment that said Moscow had engaged in a broad campaign of interference at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin.
A senior Justice Department official in Republican President George W. Bush’s administration, Comey was picked by Obama to lead the FBI in 2013 and was director when the bureau opened the Russia investigation in the summer of 2016.
Comey’s relationship with Trump was strained from the start and was exacerbated when Comey resisted a request by Trump at a private White House dinner to pledge personal loyalty to the president. That overture so unnerved the FBI director that he documented it in a contemporaneous memorandum.
counsel to handle the case. The county has been on the hook for providing Corpus with legal representation after she requested to have attorneys from outside the county attorney’s office to represent her.
The law firm is limited to working only on Measure A proceedings, such as the 10-day hearing that occurred from Aug. 18-29, according to Verducci.
Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney has been representing Corpus in multiple court hearings and board meetings on her behalf since Measure A passed.
Corpus has been presented by Thomas Mazzucco, Mariah Cooks, James Lassart, Philip Kearney, W. S. Wilson Leung, Christopher Ulrich and Matthew Frauenfeld of the San Francisco firm Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney.
Representing her elsewhere
Corpus is facing removal from the board and the civil grand jury. Supervisors are waiting for the recommendation of the hearing from hearing officer retired Judge James Emerson on whether to remove Corpus on allegations including nepotism, conflicts of interest, retaliation, false arrest and using homophobic and racial slurs.
The civil grand jury has filed four “accusations” against Corpus that could lead to her removal.
On Wednesday, Corpus’s attorneys reiterated their request to remove the District Attorney’s office from prosecuting the civil grand jury case. That matter will be in court on Nov. 14.
Tuesday’s hearing
Corpus has also been represented by Murphy, Pearson, Bradley & Feeney in her attempts to stop the removal proceedings multiple times. On Tuesday, San Mateo County Judge Nina Shapirshteyn didn’t take any action on Corpus’s request to stop her firing.
The county disclosed that it would remove Corpus but not fill her vacancy for 14 days, but her lawyers didn’t like the offer.
Once the supervisors receive Emerson’s recommendation, their next step is to vote on whether to
remove Corpus. If the supervisors vote to remove her, the action will be immediate, meaning she will have to surrender her gun and badge, and leave her offices at 330 Bradford St. in Redwood City that day.
search and rescue, car crash reconstruction and crime scene documentation, Krauss said in a report for Los Altos City Council.
Council will consider authorizing the new “drone as a first responder” program on Tuesday, costing about $100,000 per year from the police department's budget.
Anywhere in two minutes
Depending on where the drones are docked, they could arrive anywhere in the city in under two minutes, Krauss said.
The drones would be programmed to fly with their cameras facing up so they don’t record uninvolved cars or people, Krauss said.
Los Altos would join the cities of Campbell, Atherton, Elk Grove and Vacaville in using drones as first responders, Krauss said.
staffe said. City Attorney John Lê said in his response to Chaudhary on Wednesday, council did not violate the Brown Act because Mayor Martha Barragan limited each speaker to a minute to give more residents the opportunity to speak.
Council members Barragan, Mark Dinan, and Webster Lincoln voted on Sept. 10 to remove Romero from six boards he serves after he called Lincoln “deaf and dumb.”
Romero said he found the punishment to be an overreach and apologized to Lincoln during the meeting.
Every seat was filled
Many residents attended and filled every seat,
some supporting Romero, others against, with around 35 wanting to speak, but most didn’t get the opportunity. The meeting had a limited time frame because it was followed by a committee meeting.
Barragan and Dinan recommended Romero’s removal from multiple committees and boards and Councilman Lincoln sent out a statement that he strongly approves of the reprimands before the meeting, Lê wrote.
There was no coordination or individual communication that would’ve been a violation of the open-government rule, which is intended to keep officials from making backroom deals, Lê said in his letter to Chaudhary.
Can’t coordinate
On a five-member council, one council member can only discuss an item with one other council member outside of a scheduled meeting. If a council member talks to two council members, that means three people would be involved in the conversation. And three people would constitute a majority on a five-member council.
Chaudhary said it’s important for the city to address the censorship and this complaint is not about the removal of Romero.
Wagstaffe said a violation of the Brown Act can be a misdemeanor, but his office has no history of ever prosecuting anyone for it.
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The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: AJ Sidawi, 655 Reseda Dr, Unit 4, Sunnyvale, Ca 94087, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Mohamad Sidawi, 655 Reseda Dr, Unit 4, Sunnyvale, Ca 94087. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/19/25. /s/ Mohamad Sidawi / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/19/25.
(POST Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719307
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Casa Aurora Gold & Diamonds, 1588 Denali Way, San Jose, Ca 95122, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Josue Estefano Yovera Gonzales, 1588 Denali Way, San Jose, Ca 95122. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Josue Estefano Yovera Gonzales / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/29/25.
(POST Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2025)
Fictitious
is (are)
Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Jason Nathaniel Ponciano, 2235 Sherwin Avenue, Santa Clara, Ca 95050. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Jason Nathaniel Ponciano / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/16/25.
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719712
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: True Self Electrolysis, 550 Showers Dr, D006 Suite 7B, Mountain View, CA 94040, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An indiviudal. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Lydia M. Hutchison, 799 Castro St, Mountain View, CA 94041. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Lydia M. Hutchison / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 09/12/2025.
(POST Sept 19, 26, Oct 3, 10)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719583
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Bonilla Painting, 3102 Woods Way, San Jose, Ca 95123, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Samuel Villanueva Bonilla, 3102 Woods Way, San Jose, Ca 95123. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 10/24/19. /s/ Samuel Villanueva Bonilla / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/9/25.
(POST Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719695
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: The Daily Grind, 2523 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, Ca 95008, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): USA Hernandez, 2523 Winchester Blvd, Campbell, Ca 95008. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 9/11/25. /s/ Lisa Hernandez / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/11/25. (POST Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719193
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Sick Soaps, 3060 Vesuvius Ln, San Jose, Ca 95132, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: An Individual
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Cheynne Lynne De Boer, 3060 Vesuvius Ln, San Jose, Ca 95132.
Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 1/1/2013. /s/ Cheynne Lynne De Boer / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/25.
(POST Sept. 12, 19, 26, Oct. 3, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719191
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: MLJ & Family Inc, 300 Castro Street, Mountain View, Ca 94041, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): MLJ & Family Inc, 300 Castro Street, Mountain View, Ca 94041. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 11/01/12. /s/ Majed S Fakhouri / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/26/25.
(POST Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN718832
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Allstar Car Service, 4762 London Dr, Campbell, Ca 95008, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A Limited Liability Company The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Fritz Service, LLC, 4762 London Dr, Campbell, Ca 95008. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 08/14/25. /s/ Evan Fritz / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/14/25.
(POST Aug. 23, 29, Sept. 5, 12, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719270
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Antojitos Las Picapiedra, 121 Talmadge Ave, San Jose, Ca 95127, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A General Partnership The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Crystal Picazo Cortez, 121 Talmadge Ave, San Jose, Ca 95127. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Crystal Picazo Cortez / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/28/25.
(POST Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719159
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Stark Technology, 1588 Denaly Way, San Jose, Ca 95122, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: An Individual The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Gary Ray Ojeda Gonzales, 1588 Denaly Way, San Jose, Ca 95122. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Gary Ray Ojeda Gonzales / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/25/25.
(POST Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719765
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Demetra Cabinetry, 1743 Rogers Ave, San Jose, Ca 95112, Santa Clara County.
The business is owned by: A corporation.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Demetra Luxe Interiors, Inc, 645 Marion Ave, Palo Alto, Ca 94301. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Jasmine Kumar / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/15/25.
(POST Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2025)
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719703
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: La Bella Nails, 18578 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca 95070, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation.
The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): La Bella Nails, 18578 Prospect Road, Saratoga, Ca 95070.
Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 9/12/25. /s/ Ha Ta / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/12/25.
(POST Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2025)
is (are): Quoc Vinh Inc, 1555 Laurelwood Rd, Ste 1, Santa Clara, Ca 95054. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/28/25. /s/ Quoc Vinh Lam / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 8/28/25.
Business Name Statement File No. FBN719671
is (are): Jeffrey Raegen, 1333 Rimrock Dr, San Jose, Ca 95120. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 8/22/25. /s/ Jeffrey Raegen / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/11/25.
Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3,
Dabagian Ventures, LLC, 726 Harding Ave, San Jose, Ca 95126. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Elizabeth Dabagian / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/8/25.
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719555
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Primo Brands, 945 Ames Avenue, Milpitas, Ca 95035, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): BlueTriton Brands, Inc, 900 Long Ridge Road, Stamford, Ct, 06902. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on N/A. /s/ Hih Song Kim / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/8/25.
(POST Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 3, 10, 2025)
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PETITION OF: BRITNEY WIMPLE ANN WIMPLE FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 25CV 475171
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s) BRITNEY WIMPLE & ANN WIMPLE
ALDEN HAYES WIMPLE to CANYON HAYES WIMPLE
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PETITION OF: AURELIA MABEL SANCHEZ FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 25CV473721
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS: Petitioner(s) AURELIA MABEL SANCHEZ
AURELIA MABEL SANCHEZ to AURELIA MABEL RIVAS
Fictitious Business Name Statement File No. FBN719868
The following person(s) is (are) doing business as: Standalone Project, 7399 Prindiville Dr, San Jose, Ca 95138, Santa Clara County. The business is owned by: A corporation. The name and residence address of registrant(s) is (are): Standalone Productions, 7399 Prindiville Dr, San Jose, Ca 95138. Registrant/owner began transacting name(s) listed above on 9/17/25. /s/ Victor Ly / County Clerk Recorder of Santa Clara County on 9/18/25.
(POST Sept. 26, Oct. 3, 10, 17, 2025)
SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA PETITION OF: AKANKSHA UMRANI, CHINMAY PATIL FOR CHANGE OF NAME CASE NUMBER 25CV473995
CHINMAY PATIL to ARJUN UMRANI PATIL
NOTICE
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: Dec. 23, 2025: Time 8:45 am, Dept. N/A, Room: Probate Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Santa Clara Superior Court
Sept. 19, 26, Oct. 9, 10,
NOTICE OF HEARING
Date: Dec. Dec. 9, 2025: Time 8:45 am, Dept. N/A, Room: Probate Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara 191 N. First Street, San Jose, CA 95113 Santa Clara Superior Court
Sept. 5, 12, 19, 26, 2025
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