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MONDAY, September 8, 2025

Tenants might get to buy homes

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent

The Mountain View City Council will discuss tomorrow taking the first steps toward a package of housing proposals that could eventually include a controversial opportunity-to-purchase program for renters.

A report from the city’s Housing De-

Under a city program that critics say will reduce property values

partment recommends that the city does not develop an opportunity-to-purchase act program, also known as OPA, “at this time,” but continue to monitor con-

ditions that might make it more feasible in the future. One issue is that city employees have too much work to spend time developing an OPA program.

But some members of a city housing advisory committee have said it would be better to move forward with OPA now, while it has political support. Under a typical OPA program, tenants are notified when the building they’re living in goes up for sale. They then have the first shot at buying it

[See HOMES, page 18]

WOULD-BE ASSASSIN TRIAL: A trial begins this week for RyanWesley Routh, accused of attempting to assassinate President Trump on a golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla. Routh, 59, has opted to represent himself and recently filed a motion requesting strippers, a putting green and an 18hole showdown with the president. In the motion, Routh says, “A round of golf with the racist pig, he wins he can execute me, I win I get his job.”

NATIONAL GUARD: President Trump is amplifying his promises to send National Guard to Chicago by posting a parody image from “Apocalypse Now” featuring a ball of flames as helicopters zoom over the city. “I love the smell of deportations in the morning,” Trump wrote on his social media site.

DEPORTATION THREAT: ICE plans to send accused human trafficker, wife-beater and MS-13 member Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the African nation of Eswatini after he expressed a fear of deportation to Uganda and 22 other countries. The Salvadoran man lived in Maryland for more than

[See THE UPDATE, page 4]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

Palo Alto Vice Mayor Vicki Veenker has organized a group of vice mayors from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties that will have dinner together and exchange ideas.

The goal is to get to know each other and see what other cities are working on, Veenker said.

“We have a sharing, learning, networking agenda … It’s very informal by design,” she said in an interview on Friday.

The group had its first dinner at Palo Alto Sol on California Avenue last month with about a dozen vice mayors, Veenker said.

Everyone there talked about their city’s successes and chal-

Former U.S. Rep. John Burton, a saltytongued and unabashedly liberal San Francisco Democrat who stood up for the working class and nurtured countless political careers, including that of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, died yesterday. He was 92.

Burton died in San Francisco of natural causes, his family said in a statement.

Tributes poured in from California’s top politicians, who recalled Burton as a fierce and tireless advocate for laborers, foster children and the environment. Over the years, Burton mentored Pelosi, former U.S.

[See BURTON, page 18]

lenges, and Veenker said they had a lot of overlap on concerns such as the homeless, sea level rise and mental health.

“People were really enthused about this first meeting,” she said.

Mountain View Vice Mayor Emily Ann Ramos said the dinner was fun and therapeutic. “It’s

[See VICE, page 19]

VEENKER

BURTON

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Pension dispute leads cop to sue

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

A retired police sergeant is suing the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District for allegedly giving him false assurances that he could keep working while collecting his pension, resulting in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System clawing back $225,000.

Sgt. Jeffrey McCoy said he retired from the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office on Feb. 10, 2018, and went on to work for the college district as an emergency manager and patrol sergeant 10 days later.

CalPERS didn’t get paperwork

Former Chief Ron Levine allegedly assured McCoy that HR would send paperwork to CalPERS to exempt him from a 180-day waiting period between the date of his retirement and starting a new job.

But HR never sent the paperwork, McCoy said in his lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court.

So on May 17, 2022, CalPERS sent a letter to McCoy saying that he was unlawfully employed by the college district for over two years, and

he had to pay back $303,804 from his pension.

Before a hearing, CalPERS agreed on April 17 to settle with McCoy for $225,000, as long as McCoy immediately resigned from the college district.

Pension benefits reduced

The settlement permanently reduced McCoy’s pension by $1,232 per month, so he now gets $10,574, his lawsuit said.

McCoy wants the college district to pay the difference, plus interest and his attorney fees.

“Had Chief Levine not promised to file the necessary exemption paperwork, (McCoy) would not have accepted the position,” his lawsuit said.

McCoy made $229,675 in total pay and benefits in his last full year with Santa Clara County, and he made $56,595 working for the college district in 2023, pay records show.

No comment from college College district spokeswoman Ellen Kamei, who is also Mountain View’s mayor, hasn’t returned a request for comment on the lawsuit since Thursday.

a decade before he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador earlier this year.

S. KOREA TO RETRIEVE AUTO WORKERS: More than 300 South Korean workers detained following a massive immigration raid at a Hyundai plant in Georgia will be released and brought home, the South Korean government announced yesterday.

CABLE CUT: Undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea disrupted internet access in parts of Asia and the Middle East, experts said, though it wasn’t immediately clear what caused the incident.

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Editor: Dave Price

Managing Editor: Emily Mibach

General Manager: Brandon Heinrichs

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Account Executives: Lauren Latterell, Winnie Reyes and Mike Ireland

Letters:

Deaths

Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office:

Aug. 26

Alan Kantor, 73, of Los Altos

Aug. 25

Gayle Nakano, 83, of Palo Alto

Jacob Garcia, 69, no hometown listed, died in Palo Alto

Aug. 24

Don Ayazi, 63, of Mountain View

Aug. 23

Lisa Burian, 60, of Daly City

Helen Lechner, 80, of Palo Alto

Aug. 21

James Lin-Sperry, 20, of Palo Alto

Aug. 20

Marilyn Amaya, 82, of Mountain View

Pratik Pandey, 35, of Menlo Park

Births

Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City:

Feb. 12

Frida Jo Birch, a girl

Eleanor Lok Ching Chee, a girl

Feb. 11

Valentina Marisol Dominguez, a girl

Feb. 10

Camila Deleon, a girl

Bailey King Gifford, a girl

Damian Hernandezde La Torre, a boy

Eleanor C Hsu, a girl

Zuleyha Mohammed Khan, a girl

Juniper Mendez Campos, a girl

Ezekiel Eins Bruan Naval, a boy

Maya Lynn Sami, a girl

Feb. 9

Zoe Joanna August, a girl

Christelle Lau, a girl

Krishiv Joy Tandel, a boy

Aura Rae Travis, a girl

Opinion

Most Caltrain deaths aren’t teens

With all the attention teen deaths on the Caltrain tracks are getting, this fact might surprise you. In 2023, 19 people died on the tracks in 2024. Only three of them were teenagers. That’s 6.3% of the total number of deaths. And we don’t know how many of those deaths in 2024 were suicides.

However, the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University looked at the 193 Caltrain

Law and disorder

Dear Editor: A class-action complaint was filed on July 7 in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on behalf of all persons who have been or will be subjected to suspicion-less stops and/or warrantless arrests in violation of existing federal immigration laws.

Federal Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong ordered federal law enforcement to comply with existing federal immigration laws.

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fatalities between August 1992 and December 2009, and found that 64% were suicides.

I’m not trying to minimize the tragedies these deaths represent to the families of the victims, but I think we should bring some perspective to the conversation.

Of the 19 deaths, five victims were between the ages of 40-49 and five more were between 20-29.

Worst cities

Of the cities along the 51-mile Caltrain corridor between San Jose

and San Francisco, Palo Alto didn’t have the most deaths, although you’d think so given the focus on teen suicides in that city.

Redwood City, with four deaths, had the most fatalities in 2024. San Mateo, Menlo Park and Palo Alto each had three. Mountain View had just two. And San Carlos, Belmont, South San Francisco and Sunnyvale had one a piece.

No evidence of copycat

A look at the timeline of the 19 deaths in 2024 debunks the “copy-

LETTERS

a class-action suit against the federal government.

But I don’t think there’s a judge in California who would turn over a violent criminal illegal alien to ICE.

In other words, ICE has to obey federal laws, but local judges can ignore those same laws.

The result is law and disorder.

Teen suicides

Skip Justman Palo Alto

Dear Editor: I urge the Palo Alto school board to vote “yes” to recommend that the district enter into a part-

cat” theory, which holds that victims read or hear about a suicide and then decide to kill themselves. In 2024, there was only one instance where one death followed another death by less than five days.

As I said earlier, none of this is meant to diminish the loss families experience when a loved one dies. But these figures show the problem with rail deaths is greater than just teens taking their lives.

Editor Dave Price’s column appears on Mondays.

nership with the Jed Foundation. This partnership will address ways that our city and schools can work together more effectively to prevent youth suicide.

This district has long struggled with youth suicides. We just had two high school students commit suicide, one last spring and one toward the beginning of this school year. We cannot wait any longer. We must urgently learn from these tragedies and leverage the powerful expertise of the Jed Foundation.

Based on the last City-Schools Li-

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Based on their wealth of clinical and community-based experience with comparable school programs and knowledge of evidence-based practices, they will identify gaps and provide education to fill those gaps.

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Ken Horowitz Palo Alto

Excessive speeding

Dear Editor: I wish to call attention to excessive speeding on Embarcadero Road in Palo Alto at 6 a.m.

When I turn left off of Waverley Street onto Embarcadero heading toward Middlefield Road, the number of red-light violators is staggering.

Someone will be killed one day by these unnecessary speeders. Were an officer available, the city would add a lot of money to the city’s coffers. The worst of

the speeders must be traveling between 50-60 mph.

James

Brennock Palo Alto

Vaccine liability

Dear Editor: I don’t intend to take medical advice from Gov. Gavin Newsom or his two stooges in Oregon and Washington. (Editor’s note: California and the other two states announced on Thursday they are creating a health agency to promote vaccines to counter Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s CDC, which is taking a more skeptical approach.)

In 1986, Congress passed the “National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act” in response to mounting pressure from vaccine makers who claimed they could not afford to continue compensating for the excessive number of injuries and deaths caused by their products. The law granted pharmaceutical companies immunity from liability for any vaccine recommended on the CDC’s childhood schedule.

If vaccines are safe and effective, why the need for legal liability?

Bill Hough Los Altos

Bezos’s expenses

Dear Editor: Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is ending the program that allows Amazon Prime members to share free shipping. He’s hoping to force people to get their own memberships and increase revenue.

I guess he needs more money to pay for his $50 million wedding and bride Lauren Sanchez’s pre-wedding, equally pricey “Pari-she”!

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Inconsistent

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Yet both Ladapo and DeSantis are against abortion. They say the government has the right to tell women what they can do with their body.

Florida, you cannot have it both ways. Get some consistency, get a backbone and really stand up for the health of those you were elected to protect.

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Housing site available

Dear Editor: In Menlo Park, there are three very large office projects proposed in City Council District 1 (the farthest east district) and in District 2 (the Willows, Suburban Park, Lorelei

Manor and Flood Triangle). Council is reviewing these proposals.

To date, no housing has been offered as part of these four very large office projects. However, the city received a letter in 2022 from developer David Bohannon offering 25 acres for housing.

I understand that District 1 Councilwoman Cecilia Taylor does not want new housing in her district during any part of the next eight-year housing planning cycle. She feels the Bohannon proposal would be too close to her district.

Of the four proposals before council, each would bring in many employees who would like housing nearby. Currently, none of these developers are including housing in their proposals.

As a result, it’s important that housing is built on the 25-acre Bohannon site.

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County ready to OK group home

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors tomorrow is poised to buy a $2 million home in North Fair Oaks and use it for youth housing — a controversial idea to some in the neighborhood.

A group of residents got the house pulled from the board’s Aug. 26 meeting after telling the board that the county hadn’t been communicative enough.

The county wants to buy a house at 3335 Spring St. to use it as a group home for youth who are too old to continue in the foster program, but need somewhere to live while they transition to independent living.

The nonprofit StarVista, which provides counseling and case management among other services, used to have a location at 639 Douglas Ave. in Redwood City where young adults aging out of foster services could stay. But StarVista closed last month, leaving the young adults with nowhere to go, according to the county.

Proximity

The county says it wants to use this particular house because it has six bedrooms and four bathrooms and is 2.8 miles from Menlo-Atherton High School. It’s near multiple bus lines.

Residents spoke during public comment on Aug. 26, saying they were not aware that the county wanted to purchase the home.

Resident Angelica Zavala said she was concerned about parking.

“We already have a parking problem where the residents and visitors cannot

park due to the overflow from the apartments and the school,” Zavala wrote to the board.

The property is near Taft Elementary School and with the limited information she has received, Zavala is concerned for her safety.

“Due to the lack of information I have received and the community has received, we do not have any data that adding a housing facility would not create additional crime,” Zavala wrote. “While the county’s proposal may be well intentioned, it does not serve to benefit our neighborhood, our community, the safety of the children and of the residents (of) the county.”

Resident Erik Beans said it appears the county’s plans for the home are viewed as “hastily organized.” At community meetings, many details were missing, like the number of residents who would use the home, Beans wrote to supervisors.

Not enough outreach

“There was minimal community outreach, and negative community sentiment was not well understood,” Beans said in his letter.

The home will allow the county to maintain a relationship with partners like Sequoia Union High School District and Menlo-Atherton High School. Most of the people who will be living in the home do not own cars, according to the county’s website.

Supervisors will discuss purchasing the home tomorrow at 9 a.m. in their hearing room at 500 County Center in Redwood City.

Driver accused of DUI after hitting pedestrian

Mountain View police have arrested a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of hitting a pedestrian with her car after she had been drinking.

At 9:47 p.m. on Aug. 31, officers were dispatched to the area of W. El Camino Real and Miramonte Avenue/ Shoreline Boulevard regarding calls about a car-vs-pedestrian accident.

When police and Mountain View fire-paramedics arrived, they provided medical aid to the victim, a 64-year-old

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The driver remained at the scene and was arrested for suspicion of DUI causing injury, police said.

Arrested was Eva Lerner of San Francisco, police said.

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The Mountain View Police Department’s Traffic Team is still investigating the incident. Any witnesses can contact Officer Eric Nelson at eric.nelson@mountainview.gov

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A 42-year-old man on probation for stolen vehicle offenses has been arrested after fleeing police in a stolen car and attempting to escape on a bicycle, authorities said.

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fic stop. However, the driver, identified as Anthony Ramos Santos, ran into a neighborhood and stole a bicycle to flee.

Santos was detained with the help of people who pointed officers in his direction, police said.

Santos was booked into county jail on suspicion of possession of a stolen vehicle and resisting arrest.

The vehicle was returned undamaged to its owner, police said.

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Laura Lee Yourex, 62, of Costa Mesa, charged with five felonies for allegedly registering her dog to vote and casting ballots in the pup’s name for the 2021 California gubernatorial

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Real Estate

The Post prints the latest

PALO ALTO

154 Bryant St., 94301, 4 bedrooms, 3135 square feet, built in 2011, Rosenblum Living Trust to Marleta and Dain Sundstrom for $5,582,000, closed Aug. 8 (last sale: $2,700,000, 01-19-12)

1768 Emerson St., 94301, 5 bedrooms, 4300 square feet, built in 2015, Qing Guo to Joan and Jason Sheltzer for $6,500,000, closed Aug. 5 (last sale: $5,750,000, 09-26-16)

MENLO PARK

12 Wood Lane, 94025, 4 bedrooms, 3837 square feet, built in 2014, Sharon and Theodore Purcell to Walters Family Trust for $8,012,000, closed July 18 (last sale: $1,490,000, 05-06-04)

MOUNTAIN VIEW

1930 Mount Vernon Court #8, 94040, 2 bedrooms, 1000 square feet, built in 1963, Jorgovanovic Family Trust to Luke Wulf for $855,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale: $775,000, 0929-15)

425 Mountain Laurel Court, 94043, 2 bedrooms, 1318 square feet, built in 1988, Yu Gao to Kyle Tachibana for $1,430,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale: $1,420,000, 07-26-22)

639 Cinnamon Circle, 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1783 square feet, built in 2018,

Junjie Shan to Beadle-Sun Trust for $1,710,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale: $1,460,000, 11-06-19)

LOS ALTOS

17 Oak St., 94022, 3 bedrooms, 1716 square feet, built in 1915, Maehl Family Trust to Drawbridge Real Estate LLC for $6,310,000, closed Aug. 8 (last sale: $150,000, 04-01-89)

1452 Club View Terrace, 94024, 4 bedrooms, 3128 square feet, built in 1955, Demo Family Trust to Lee Family Trust for $6,500,000, closed Aug. 8 (last sale: $5,605,000, 07-07-20)

840 Campbell Ave., 94024, 4 bedrooms, 4048 square feet, built in 1987, Terry Buck to Vigil-Galcher Family Trust for $6,900,000, closed Aug. 4 (last sale: $3,450,000, 01-06-15)

893 Laverne Way, 94022, 5 bedrooms, 5973 square feet, built in 2009, Katherine and Grant Allen to Daniel and Vanessa Trigub for $8,650,000, closed Aug. 8 (last sale: $6,700,000, 12-03-21)

REDWOOD CITY

739 Quartz St., 94061, 2 bedrooms, 1160 square feet, built in 1949, Liberati Trust to Wanni and Joseph Busch for $1,920,000, closed July 16

2903 Carson St., 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1110 square feet, built in 1951, Agatha Bypass Trust to Karl and Jesica Ferro for $1,920,000, closed July 16

959 Johnson St., 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1700 square feet, built in 1946, Santilli Living Trust to Yap Family Trust for $2,065,000, closed July 14 (last sale: $1,250,000, 04-10-15)

4106 Jefferson Ave., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1800 square feet, built in 1986, Foundation Asian to Stephanie and Mark Tumney for $2,237,500, closed July 17 (last sale: $2,237,500, 02-10-25)

744 Crompton Road, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1850 square feet, built in 1962, Harry Guilfoyle to Blanca Hernandez for $2,300,000, closed July 16 (last sale: $1,780,000, 04-22-20)

SAN CARLOS

1338 Arroyo Ave., 94070, 4 bedrooms, 2460 square feet, built in 2019, Mangalindan Family Trust to Jacqueline and Dmitriy Yefremov for $3,850,000, closed July 7 (last sale: $2,720,000, 11-08-19)

749 Tamarack Ave., 94070, 3 bedrooms, 1450 square feet, built in 1940, 749 Tamarack LLC to Rajan-Sudhakar Family Trust for $4,810,000, closed July 9 (last sale: $1,750,000, 05-12-23)

BELMONT

6 Waterloo Court, 94002, 5 bedrooms, 2750 square feet, built in 1970, Turpen Survivors Trust to Ruchika and Kapil Gupta for $3,850,000, closed July 18

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The hype around protein intake doesn’t seem to be going away.

Eating enough protein is important. It helps form muscle tissue, enzymes and hormones and it plays a role in immune function. It can also give you energy.

Healthy eating guidelines, penned by experts, recommend we get 15–25% of our daily energy needs from protein. What happens if you eat too much protein?

Excess protein is not all simply excreted from the body in urine or feces. It stays in the body and has various effects.

Protein is a source of energy, so eating more protein means taking in more energy.

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Is 21 stories too tall for downtown?

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

Redwood City Council tonight will review plans for a 21-story senior housing development at 910 Marshall St.

The 222-apartment project would be the tallest building on the Peninsula, along with South San Francisco’s Genesis North Tower at 21 stories. The tallest building in Redwood City is 900 Jefferson Ave. Box building at 10 stories and the Indigo apartment building at 10 stories.

The only building that would be taller is the proposed 40-story complex at the former Sunset Magazine headquarters at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park.

Taller than what’s allowed

The maximum height the city allows is 12 stories in the downtown area, but developer R&M Properties says the height is worth it because of the amount of housing it will provide.

The proposed building will have extensive services for its residents that will employ several people, according to city Principal Planner Lindy Chan.

The building would have a theater,

fitness room, yoga room, dining rooms, a bar and lounge area, swimming pool, salon, library and community rooms, according to Chan.

The first two levels of the building will have 95 parking spaces, with valet service, Chan said in her report.

Independent living

Senior housing is a necessity in Redwood City, according to Chan. The proposal is for people who are 55 and older, and who wish to remain independent. The units allow people to have access to kitchens, but also have supervision if needed, Chan wrote.

The proposed spot for the building is beneficial because it is near the Kaiser Medical Center, grocery stores and restaurants.

This senior home is different from the other 36 senior centers in Redwood City that serve 768 residents because of the extensive amount of services it plans to provide, according to Chan.

Council members and residents will have their opportunity to voice their opinions during the study session tonight at 6.

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11:52 a.m. — Rene Gonzalez Jr., 52, of Capitola, arrested for impersonating a police officer, 300 block of California Ave.

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8:19 p.m. — Roberto Alcides Ochoa, 59, of Palo Alto, arrested for DUI and driving with a suspended or revoked license, Alma St. and El Dorado Ave.

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2:26 p.m. — Michela Renee Walker, 31, of Palo Alto, cited on a warrant, 1-99 block of Encina Ave.

3:53 p.m. — Liam Bickford, 63, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 500 block of High St. AUG. 28

9:11 a.m. — Liam Bickford, 63, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 500 block of High St.

9:45 a.m. — Jason Michael Hyatt, 46, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant, 500 block of Webster St.

10:40 a.m. — Bobby Ellis, 61, of San Pablo, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and unlawful possession or use of tear gas, Page Mill Road and Porter Drive.

8:10 p.m. — Don Reese, 59, of Palo Alto, cited on a warrant, 400 block of Bryant St. AUG. 30

10:59 a.m. — Will Leonardo

Lezama, 28, of San Francisco, arrested on a warrant, Palo Alto Police Dept.

1:20 p.m. — Rui Li Peterson, 43, of San Jose, arrested for violation of a restraining order, El Camino.

AUG. 31

7:21 p.m. — Ryan Roberts, 40, of Dublin, arrested for shoplifting, possession of metal knuckles and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, Stanford Shopping Center.

8:02 p.m. — Pavel Panibratyuk, 30, of Palo Alto, arrested for domestic battery, Sheridan Ave.

SEPT. 1

3:23 p.m. — Michael Adam Bolanos, 55, of Union City, cited on a warrant, Byron St. and Everett Ave.

3:30 p.m. — Larry Jude Castro, 61, of Mountain View, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 1000 block of E. Meadow Circle.

TUESDAY

2:16 a.m. — Raul Lopez Rodriguez, 46, transient, cited on a warrant, 4100 block of El Camino.

9:43 a.m. — Luther Davis, 69, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant, 400 block of Waverley St.

11:41 p.m. — Noninjury vehicle accident, 3800 block of Middlefield Road.

WEDNESDAY

8:20 p.m. — Auto burglary, 300 block of Hamilton Ave.

8:38 p.m. — Home burglary, 2300 block of Santa Ana St.

9:04 p.m. — Auto burglary, 4100 block of El Camino Way.

9:35 p.m. — Christina Johnson, 28, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 300 block of Alma St. THURSDAY

9:52 a.m. — Muhammad Osama Memom, 22, of Santa Clara, arrested for arranging to meet a minor for sexual purposes, Tanland Drive.

MENLO PARK

FRIDAY

3:38 a.m. — Burglary at a business, 800 block of Newbridge St.

8:22 a.m. — Burglary, 200 block of Morgan Lane.

12:40 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 700 block of Hamilton Ave. It’s later found in Palo Alto.

6:08 p.m. — Vandalism, 400 block of El Camino.

9:41 p.m. — Burglary, 600 block of Evergreen St.

SATURDAY

7:19 a.m. — Package stolen, 1100 block of Middle Ave.

7:27 a.m. — Noninjury vehicle collision, Marsh Road and Highway 101.

3:17 p.m. — Monica Espinoza Sanchez, 44, transient, arrested for trespassing, possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and evading police in a vehicle, Willow Road at the railroad tracks.

5:06 p.m. — Battery, 500 block of El Camino.

STANFORD

AUG. 23

8:50 p.m. — Issa Mickhaiv Gonzalez, 38, arrested for public drunkenness, 300 block of Lasuen St.

10:26 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, 1-99 block of Olmsted Road. AUG. 24

8:04 p.m. — Issa Mickhaiv Gonzalez, 38, arrested for trespassing and prowling, Roth Way and Lasuen St.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

JULY 22

3 a.m. — Valeria Robles Arita, 25, of Sunnyvale, cited for driving with

a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Bernardo Ave.

JULY 24

8:48 a.m. — Jose Guardado Sanchez, 36, of Mountain View, arrested for possession of hard wooden knuckles, Yuba Drive and Church St.

JULY 25

4:46 p.m. — Felipe Santiago, 49, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Church and Franklin streets.

AUG. 28

12:03 a.m. — Home burglary, 1600 block of Villa St.

2:50 a.m. — Cesar Sanchez, 36, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant, 100 block of Hope St.

5:19 a.m. — Yuxuan Cao, 26, of Mountain View, arrested for battery, 1700 block of Villa St.

7:45 a.m. — Home burglary, 200 block of Athena Court.

9:36 a.m. — Home burglary, 900 block of Arietta Drive.

10:04 a.m. — Home burglary, 700 block of Continental Circle.

11:52 a.m. — Burglary at a business, 1000 block of Terra Bella Ave.

12:32 p.m. — Home burglary, 2600 block of Fayette Drive.

3:52 p.m. — Burglary at City Sports Club, 1040 Grant Road.

5:27 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 1600 block of Villa St.

5:53 p.m. — Battery, 700 block of E. Middlefield Road. Magdiel Soriano, 40, of Sunnyvale, arrested for battery that causes serious injuries and for being a fugitive wanted in another state.

AUG. 29

6:43 a.m. — Indecent exposure, 900 block of Camille Lane.

9:21 a.m. — Jesus Chavarria

Solorza, 31, of San Jose, arrested for petty theft at Safeway, 645 San Antonio Road.

12:40 p.m. — Christopher Hughes, 35, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant at Walmart, 600 Showers Drive.

10:27 p.m. — Nelson Escobar Garcia, 35, of Mountain View, arrested for stalking, Mountain View Police Dept.

10:54 p.m. — Jose Sanchez Ocampo, 34, of Mountain View, cited for DUI and driving without a license, Shoreline Blvd. and Middlefield Road.

LOS ALTOS

FRIDAY

10:12 a.m. — Identity theft, 1-99 block of Pasa Robles Ave.

SATURDAY

12:23 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Fremont and Truman avenues.

ATHERTON

SATURDAY

1:38 a.m. — Leonardo Chavez, 23, of East Palo Alto, arrested for public drunkenness and carrying a concealed dirk or dagger, Middlefield Road and Fair Oaks Lane. Jose Lopez, 19, of East Palo Alto, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, and Carl Holmquist, 36, of Redwood City, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license.

NORTH FAIR OAKS

WEDNESDAY

4:04 p.m. — Edgar Vazquez Giron, 55, of East Palo Alto, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Fifth and Waverly avenues. Incident handled by Atherton police.

REDWOOD CITY

TUESDAY

1:11 p.m. — Mauro Nordio, 51, of South San Francisco, cited for drug possession, Redwood City Caltrain Station.

1:52 p.m. — Man yelling at employees and punching a wall because they refuse to give him water, Broadway. The man is gone when police arrive.

3:31 p.m. — Motorcycle stolen, Jefferson Ave.

3:43 p.m. — Man reported to be trying handles of vehicles, Circle Road. Leon Jamele Griffin Jr., 26, of East Palo Alto, arrested for falsely identifying himself to police and on a warrant.

4:52 p.m. — 15-year-old girl hit in the face by two other students at her school. Location not disclosed.

5:55 p.m. — Man says his wife bit his face, scratched him and hit him on the head several times. Location not disclosed.

9:25 p.m. — Randy Guzman, 26, of East Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant, Veterans Blvd. and Maple St.

WEDNESDAY

1:14 a.m. — Angela Monserrat Robles Vallejo, 35, of Redwood City, arrested for domestic violence, 900 block of Fourth Ave.

9:22 a.m. — Isaiah Patrik Franklin, 22, of Redwood City, arrested for domestic violence, false imprisonment and resisting police, 3600 block of Page St.

12:55 p.m. — Man wearing only a T-shirt wrapped around his waist pushing a shopping cart down the street, Adams St.

BELMONT

THURSDAY

11:54 p.m. — Eric Brandon David Diggs, 40, arrested for DUI, Alameda de las Pulgas and Arbor Ave.

FRIDAY

1:06 a.m. — Paul Lorin Gee, 38, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, driving without a mandated ignition interlock device and possession of drug paraphernalia, 1500 block of Escondido Way.

7:41 p.m. — Man reported to be passed out with his pants down in a parking space, O’Neill Ave.

SATURDAY

1:38 a.m. — Landis Jordan Green, 24, arrested for domestic violence, 1400 block of Shoreway Road.

2:52 p.m. — Camera stolen from a parking garage, Old County Road.

THE PALO ALTO CITY LIBRARY IS HOSTING a virtual event with Zach Rausch on Saturday, September 20 at 3 PM. Zach is one of the researchers and writers of the best-selling book, The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness. He will discuss insights from the book, and explore ways to support teens, caregivers, educators and community leaders. You can stream on Zoom or watch at the Rinconada Library located at 1213 Newell Rd, Palo Alto. Free copies of the book are available at all branches and at the Mitchell Park Teen Center. The Library is grateful for Council’s support of teen mental health, and to the Community Services Department for collaborating on this event.

REEL IS HONORED TO SCREEN the movie Left Behind on Tuesday, Sept. 9. This is an inspiring story of a group of determined moms who band together to create the ﬁrst public dyslexic school in the largest school district in America, New York City. After the screening of Left Behind - join REEL for a powerful panel conversation. Together, they’ll explore why dyslexia is often misunderstood or missed entirely in 2e (twice-exceptional) learners, how traditional identiﬁcation methods fall short, and what kinds of supports truly help these students thrive. This

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discussion will help you better understand the complexity— and the potential—of dyslexic learners. The movie will play from 6:30pm7:45pm, followed by the panel discussion 7:45pm-8:30pm. RSVP for the screening by visiting REEL website at www.reel2e.org.

YOUNG FAMILIES! ENROLLMENT IS NOW

OPEN for Bowman’s Children’s House at 3801 Bayshore in Palo Alto. This beautiful new facility is set to serve 12-week-old infants to 6-year-olds starting in September. Children’s House at Bayshore is the latest addition to the larger Bowman School, an awardwinning, accredited Montessori program, highly

trusted for the past 30 years. With 4 separate campuses in Palo Alto, Bowman supports the entire educational journey from 12 Weeks to 12th Grade.

Parents love the ﬂexibility of Bowman’s year-round program, which allows each family to choose time off. Extended care is included in tuition (7:30am6pm). Montessori methods are applied across all age groups at Bowman, nurturing children’s curiosity, independence, and lifelong love of learning. Visit their website today for more information and registration.

FARM FRESH IS BEST, AND that’s what you can expect to ﬁnd at DeMartini Orchard at 66 N. San Antonio Road in Los Altos.

Owner Craig Kozy and his great staff offer only the best quality produce daily, so be sure to check them out. You’ll be glad you did!

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FIND THE PERFECT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR YOUR CHILD. The Center for Children and Youth, a division of JFCS, will host the 15th Annual Peninsula Private Elementary School Fair on Sunday, September 14, from 11:00am to 1:00pm, at 200 Channing Avenue in Palo Alto. Meet representatives from more than 30 private and

independent elementary schools on the Peninsula— all in one place. Children are welcome, light snacks will be provided, and the ﬁrst 100 families to arrive will receive a printed guide to participating schools. Questions? Please email Wendy Askenas at wendya@jfcs.org and register today at ccy.jfcs.org/ SchoolFair.

FOUNDATIONAL TUTORING, REIMAGINED. Mehr Sikri believes that anyone can excel in math. She has been teaching students for over 10 years (in both private and public settings in Palo Alto and Los Angeles) and for the past 7 years, she’s

been working full-time on her EdTech startup: OpMath. Mehr’s goal has always been to develop a modern solution to help students eliminate any gaps in learning, build strong foundations, and grow conﬁdence in their math ability. She started OpMath in the study of

her parents’ Palo Alto home, and it has organically grown to what it is today. She is excited for OpMath to help many more students in the years to come. Learn more at opmath.com.

TIRED OF SPINNING YOUR WHEELS on social media? Meet Shir

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HERE’S THREE ACES FOR YA’! Brooklyn, Ashley and Lauryn are ready to make your next visit to Sundance the Steakhouse one to remember. They are part of the friendly staff that helps keep this family owned restaurant one of the ﬁnest

steakhouses in the bay area. It’s a warm, romantic atmosphere here and yet it’s kid friendly. Prime rib and fresh seafood with all the trimmings are the main fare at Sundance. They offer a world class wine list and desserts that should be world class. Have the mudpie and see what we mean. Call Brooklyn or Lauryn at 650 321 6798 for a reservation and then let Ashley bring you a martini. It’s all very simple really. Check the website and hope to see you soon. Sundance the Steakhouse is at 1921 El Camino Real in Palo alto.

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themselves. Nonprofit groups or the city can also make an offer.

If the seller rejects those offers, the parties would have a chance to meet an offer that the seller accepts from a third-party buyer. While the idea behind OPA is to keep renters from getting displaced, opponents say the programs would drag down property values.

Preventing displacement

Launching an OPA program is one step the city is considering as part of its Community Ownership Action Plan. The plan aims to prevent displacement of residents living in rent-controlled housing in Mountain View.

Council tomorrow will review “guiding principles” for the action plan. Council will also consider a $75,000 grant program and a loan program for community housing projects.

Over the past decade, Mountain View has lost about 1,000 housing units covered by the city’s rent-control law. Those units have been torn down, or are slated for demolition, to make way for new development.

Mountain View’s rent control law limits rent increases at apartment complexes with three or more units that were built before 1995. From September 2025 through August 2026, rent increases of up to 2.7% are allowed.

A consultant estimated it would cost $25 million to buy and preserve 50 apartments that are now rent controlled.

‘Community ownership’

The city is exploring different forms of community ownership to increase housing opportunities in Mountain View. “Community ownership” might include community land trusts, which own the land that homes are built on and then sell or rent the housing. A group called the Mountain View Community Land Trust has formed as a nonprofit and received a $1.5 million grant from Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Alphabet.

Another possibility is resident-owned communities, in which mobile home residents own and operate their mobile home park.

The grant program that council is considering

would offer up to $25,000 per recipient. It would help housing groups achieve some of the goals of an OPA program. For example, the money could be used for real estate services to monitor properties listed for sale. The funding could help groups be ready to buy when an opportunity comes up.

A separate loan program would provide up to $100,000 per unit for buying and rehabbing apartments.

Committee considers ways to implement OPA

A committee known as the Community Ownership Action Plan Advisory Committee met from October 2024 through June 2025 to provide input on the city’s housing plan. Its 12 members represented groups such as the Mountain View Mobile Home Alliance, Mountain View Tenants Coalition, Santa Clara County and the South Bay Community Land Trust.

Committee members had varying views on an OPA program.

Some said the city could tackle OPA in pieces. For example, council could approve an ordinance requiring tenants and nonprofits to be notified when a property is for sale and separately consider an ordinance granting a right of first refusal.

Land banking

Another idea was for the city to offer incentives to property owners who sell to nonprofits. Others said a “land bank” could be established to scoop up rental properties that come up for sale, and then later sell the properties to the city or nonprofits.

Mountain View’s Housing Department was aware of only one California city with an OPA program: San Francisco. San Jose considered an OPA program but decided against it.

The East Palo Alto City Council gave initial approval to an OPA program on a 3-2 vote in 2023. But when it came back for final approval, then-council member Antonio Lopez flipped from supporting to opposing the program, and OPA was rejected.

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Sen. Barbara Boxer, current U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla and countless other California officials.

“There was no greater champion for the poor, the

bullied, the disabled, and forgotten Californians than John Burton. He was a towering figure — a legendary force whose decades of service shaped our state and our politics for the better,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom, a former mayor of San Francisco, in a statement.

Praise from Willie Brown

Another former San Francisco mayor, Willie Brown, said yesterday that death had managed to separate him from a dear friend who was by his side for decades — as college students where they first met, as fellow newbies in the state Assembly and as influential members of California’s Democratic political machine.

“John Burton may have been the best person with whom I served as a member of the Legislature,” said Brown.

Burton believed that government was at its best when it served those who needed it the most, and he never backed down from a fight, said state Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks.

“The greatest way to honor John Burton is to keep fighting with the same grit, tenacity, and heart that defined his life,” Hicks said in a statement.

Fighting for the underdog

“He cared a lot,” said Burton’s daughter, Kimiko Burton. “He always instilled in me that we fight for the underdog. There are literally millions of people whose lives he helped over the years who have no idea who he is.”

John Lowell Burton was born Dec. 15, 1932, in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in San Francisco with plans to teach history and coach high school basketball.

But he followed his older brother, Phillip Burton, into politics and in 1964 was elected to the state Assembly. A decade later, he moved on to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he pushed legislation protecting wilderness areas in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area and condemning apartheid in South Africa.

Cocaine addiction

Burton stepped down in 1982 to address a cocaine addiction, but he didn’t stay gone for long.

In 1988, he returned to the California Assembly, and in 1996, he won a state Senate seat, rising to be-

come the chamber’s president. He retired from elected politics in 2004 — only to head up the California Democratic Party from 2009 to 2017.

Helped foster youth

After retiring, he founded a nonprofit dedicated to foster youth. A remembrance posted yesterday by John Burton Advocates for Youth quoted his exasperation with the lack of resources available for foster youth who aged out of the foster care system.

“Emancipated from what? And into what?” he asked. “Into not being able to have a roof over their heads? Into being frozen out of a chance at higher education? Into unemployment? Into a life on the welfare rolls? Into homelessness? Into jail?”

An advocate

The organization has advocated successfully for more than 50 legislative programs, including financial aid for college and extending foster care for some from age 18 to 21.

Barbara Lee, a former U.S. congresswoman and current Oakland mayor, said that in spite of his health challenges, Burton was determined to attend her public inauguration in June, and he did.

“His life’s work reminds us that authentic leadership means having the courage to speak truth to power and never forgetting where you came from,” she said.

In addition to his daughter, Kimiko, Burton is survived by two grandchildren, Juan and Mikala.

Plans for a celebration of life are pending. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made in his memory to the John Burton Advocates for Youth.

a very unique position to be a council member … It consumes such a huge chunk of our lives, so it’s also a solidarity thing to meet others like you,” she said in an interview.

Ramos also saw a lot of overlap at the dinner on issues like pickleball and the builder’s remedy, a state law that prevents cities from blocking large housing developments.

Each has different viewpoints

Ramos said the vice mayors came to the dinner with widely different viewpoints, but everyone got along.

For example, she said East Palo Alto Vice Mayor Mark Dinan is all about getting rid of barriers to housing, while Cupertino Vice Mayor Kitty Moore has a lot more concerns about development.

Ramos said she’s known some of the attendees before they were elected, like Sunnyvale Vice Mayor Linda Sell, while she’s still getting to know others, like Los Altos Hills Vice Mayor Rajiv Bhateja.

“He seemed quite nice,” Ramos said.

The dinner attendees were concentrated around Palo Alto because of the location and time on a Friday night, but Los Gatos Vice Mayor Rob Moore and Pacifica Vice Mayor Christine Boles also made the drive, Veenker said.

“It was really an interesting gathering,” Menlo Park Vice Mayor Betsy Nash said at her council meeting on Aug. 26.

Veenker said the next dinner will be in San Mateo County, and she’s hoping to have two or three more dinners this year, depending on everyone’s schedule.

They’ll become mayors next year

Veenker said the socialization will be helpful next year when vice mayors become mayors, because they’ll already know each other when their meetings become more formal.

The group may have to stop meeting informally next year because more of its members will be on the Cities Association in Santa Clara County, a board that’s required to meet in public. But Veenker said she may pass the baton to Palo Alto’s next vice mayor to continue the dinners.

Third-string back propels 49ers to win

When Brock Purdy commanded the huddle ahead of the 49ers’ final drive, he provided a clear message to third-string tight end Jake Tonges and the rest of the offense.

“He’s confident, he’s poised, he’s like, ‘Let’s go win this thing,’” Tonges said. “We didn’t want to kick a field goal. We didn’t want to go to overtime. We wanted to win it right there.”

Tonges came through, catching Purdy’s deflected pass for a touchdown with 1:34 remaining, and the 49ers rallied for a 17-13 season-opening win over the Seahawks in Seattle last night.

His first NFL reception Tonges entered the game having never caught an NFL pass. He finished with three receptions in relief of injured All-Pro tight end George Kittle and came down with a 50-50 ball from a scrambling Purdy for a 4-yard TD. Seahawks cornerback Riq Woolen got a hand on the ball, but it bounced off him and Tonges grabbed it.

“I saw him throw it up,” Tonges said. “I wasn’t sure if he was throwing it away or whatever, but I just tried to cut underneath the corner right there and high-point it and come down in bounds.”

The little-used Tonges was pressed into service because of the Niners’ depleted receiving corps.

Top wideout Brandon Aiyuk is out with a knee injury, and receiver Jauan Jennings (shoulder) and Kittle (hamstring) exited last night’s game early.

Influencer now a saint

Pope Leo XIV declared a 15-year-old computer whiz the Catholic Church’s first millennial saint yesterday, giving the next generation of Catholics a relatable role model who used technology to spread the faith and earn the nickname “God’s influencer.”

Leo canonized Carlo Acutis, who died in 2006, during an open-air Mass in St. Peter’s Square before an estimated 80,000 people, many of them millennials and couples with young children. During the first saint-making Mass of his pontificate, Leo also canonized another popular Italian figure who died young, Pier Giorgio Frassati.

Leo said both men created

“masterpieces” out of their lives by dedicating them to God.

“The greatest risk in life is to waste it outside of God’s plan,” Leo said in his homily. The new saints “are an invitation to all of us, especially young people, not to squander our lives, but to direct them upwards and make them masterpieces.”

Acutis was born on May 3, 1991, in London to a wealthy but not particularly observant Catholic family. They moved back to Milan soon after he was born and he enjoyed a typical, happy childhood, marked by religious devotion.

Documented miracles

Acutis was particularly interested in computer science and devoured college-level books on programming even as a youngster.

He earned the nickname “God’s Influencer,” thanks to his main tech legacy: a multilingual website documenting so-called Eucharistic miracles recognized by the church. He was known to spend hours in prayer before the Eucharist each day. The Catholic hierarchy has been trying to promote the practice of Eucharistic adoration because, according to polls, most Catholics don’t believe Christ is physically present in the Eucharistic hosts.

Limited video game playing

Acutis limited himself to an hour of video games a week, apparently deciding long before TikTok that human relationships were far more important than virtual ones. That discipline and restraint has proved appealing to the Catholic hierarchy.