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Mountain View City Council has voted unanimously to cancel its contract with Flock Safety, an automated license plate reader company, after data from city cameras was accessed by federal and state agencies without permission.

The vote on Tuesday also includes

SUPE’S HOME SEARCHED:

The FBI has served a search warrant at the Los Angeles Unified School District’s headquarters and the home of its superintendent. The nature of the federal investigation involving the nation’s second-largest school district and Superintendent Alberto Carvalho’s home was not immediately clear.

CUBAN SOLDIERS KILL FOUR: Cuba’s government said yesterday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said his office is gathering its own information.

WITHHELD DOCUMENTS: The Justice Department said yesterday it was looking into whether it improperly withheld documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files after several news organizations reported that some records involving uncorroborated accusations made by a woman against President Trump were not among those released to the public.

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City kicks cameras to curb

Upset feds accessed city’s data

directing Police Chief Mike Canfield, who shut the cameras off on Feb. 2, to remove the 40 cameras set up around the city as soon as possible.

“History reminds us of what can happen when civil liberties are overriden and safeguards fail. It is incumbent on

all of us as council members to be vigilant in protecting public safety and civil rights,” Councilwoman Ellen Kamei said, pointing out that last week was the Day of Remembrance of FDR’s executive order to force thousands of Japanese-Americans into internment

camps. Council heard from dozens of residents of both Mountain View, and nearby cities, urging council members to end the contract and to not replace Flock’s cameras with another company’s, fearing additional data breaches.

“We cannot sacrifice our constitutional rights to privacy for the dangerous illusion of secrecy,” said resident

Supe ‘crossed a line’ with questions Museum opening a mystery

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

San Mateo County Board President

Noelia Corzo told Supervisor David Canepa that he had “crossed a line” in his questioning of his opponent for the county Assessor-Clerk-Recorder job. Canepa is running against Assistant

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

The opening of the Palo Alto Museum is in doubt after more rain revealed another leak in the basement, CEO Marguerite Gong Hancock said in an interview.

The first leak in January delayed the opening to the spring, and a second leak in February on the opposite wall prompted the museum to bring in water specialists to evaluate the water intrusion.

“Unfortunately, it’s bigger and more complex than originally thought,” Gong Hancock said in an interview on Tuesday.

The museum — which has dropped “history” from its name — won’t have an opening date until a long-term solution is found, Gong Hancock said. The muse-

Assessor-Clerk-Recorder Jim Irizarry, who was at Tuesday’s meeting to answer any supervisor’s questions about changes to the tax roll due.

Canepa began asking Irizarry about a backlog in work at the office that an SEIU union member had brought up earlier in the meeting. Canepa also pep-

pered Irizarry with questions about how the office is run.

Corzo stopped Canepa from asking more questions, likening the line of questioning to a candidate debate.

“I don’t think it’s appropriate for our board to have a member questioning

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Councilmen propose booting old timers

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

After many debates, arguments and even a censure, between East Palo Alto’s longtime council members and the newer members, there could be a possible term limit on the June ballot.

Resident Luis Rosas said it is clear that Councilmen Webster Lincoln and Mark Dinan, who were elected in 2024, want to remove Councilmen Ruben Abrica and Carlos Romero, who have served on council for many years.

Abrica has been on and off of council since sitting on the city’s first in 1983. Romero has been on and off of council since 2008.

On Tuesday, council discussed putting a three-year term limit on either the June or November ballot. Termed out members would be able to run

again after a year. No decision was made Tuesday.

Low turnout possible

Romero said there would be a low turnout if the council decides to place it on the June ballot, favoring placing it on the ballot in 2028 during the presidential election.

“It would be a travesty and an injustice to this community to put this on the ballot in June,” Romero said.

Lincoln said term limits would create a healthy turnover and allow people move up to other boards or councils.

Council has to make a decision at its March 3 meeting because the deadline to submit paperwork for the June ballot is March 6. Residents supported having term limits because there are others who also deserve an opportunity to be

on council. Terms can prevent council members from holding too much power and protect democracy, Marianna Sumina said.

Rosas said he supported the term limits, but a survey should be done to better inform residents.

“Its not rocket science and you don’t need a PHD to serve on council,” Dinan said. Term limits will allow bringing in younger voices, and waiting until the presidential election will just delay it, he said.

City Manager Melvin Gaines will return to council with an estimate of the cost to place a term limit measure on the ballot.

Tensions between sides

Tensions have been strained between the older and newer councilmen

since Dinan and Webster were seated, with the two younger members calling out the former council for approving a zoning plan while they sat in the audience waiting to be sworn into council. Votes on the council regularly are 3-2, with Abrica and Romero voting against the majority consisting of Dinan, Webster and Councilwoman Martha Barragan.

Last year, Dinan and Barragan led the charge to censure Romero for calling Lincoln “deaf and dumb” after Lincoln tried to end a debate about housing in August since Romero was repeating himself.

Abrica has his own allegations against Dinan, previously saying Dinan called Abrica a “snarling dog” in a social media post to the community after a meeting in May.

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yesterday answered questions during a Gates Foundation town hall about his connection to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A Gates Foundation spokesperson says the Microsoft cofounder “took responsibility for his actions” and “spoke candidly” on Tuesday.

SUMMERS WILL RESIGN: Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from teaching at Harvard University as the campus reviews his ties to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Summers has been on leave since November and his name has appeared hundreds of times in newly released Epstein files.

‘BIG LIES’: Iran has pushed back against U.S. President Trump’s pressure tactics ahead of critical talks in Geneva over Tehran’s nuclear program. Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman dismissed Trump’s remarks at the State of the Union as “big lies.” Iran’s parliament speaker said yesterday the U.S. could either engage in diplomacy or face the wrath of Iran if it attacks.

FIFA’S FAITH IN MEXICO: FIFA President Gianni Infantino says he has “complete confidence” in Mexico as a World Cup co-host despite days of cartel violence in the country that has left at least 70 people dead. FIFA says Mexico can still safely cohost the World Cup despite deadly cartel violence linked to a top drug lord’s death.

AILING ASTRONAUT: NASA’s Mike Fincke identified himself yesterday as the astronaut whose medical condition prompted the space agency’s first medical evacuation. He did not say what was wrong with him but said he’s doing well now.

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Syndicated columnist Tom Elias dies at 81

Thomas Elias, whose column in the Daily Post and other newspapers pulled no punches on issues affecting Californians, has died at age 81.

Elias was outraged by abuses of power, self-dealing and ill-conceived public policies. Known for his integrity and fearlessness, he won numerous awards from the National Headliners Club, the California Newspaper Publishers Association, the Los Angeles Press Club, and the California Taxpayers Association. Elias syndicated his column to 109 newspapers with a combined circulation of 2.3 million. He was nominated three times for a Pulitzer Prize for commentary.

Locally, his column ran in the Palo Alto Daily News from 2003 to 2008, then the Palo Alto Daily Post from 2008 to 2025. At the time of his death, his column appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. While his column was geared for a statewide audience, he frequently tackled Mid-Peninsula issues ranging from high-speed rail to housing, from AI to antisemitism at Stanford.

His son Jordan said his father died

over the New Year’s weekend in Santa Monica, where he lived. Elias also authored the book “The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It” (now in its third edition and recently optioned for a television movie) and “The Simpson Trial in Black and White,” co-authored with the late Dennis Schatzman.

Elias belonged to the congregation Kehillat Israel, where he served on the board and acted in synagogue plays. Inspired by his parents’ escape from Nazi Germany, he tutored Russian immigrants in English through the Jewish Vocational Services and generously gave to organizations combatting antisemitism. After receiving a kidney transplant, he assumed a leadership position in the Southern California team for the U.S. Transplant Games.

Elias was an avid stamp collector and sports fan — especially Stanford sports. He will be remembered for his sharp intellect, humor, eagerness to talk and share with anyone, and devotion to family and friends. He is survived by his wife Marilyn, son Jordan, and granddaughters Simone and Lazarre. The family respectfully requests donations be made to a charity of your choice that fights antisemitism.

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High electric rates snarl state’s heat pump push

BY BEN CHRISTOPHER AND ALEJANDRO LAZO CalMatters

If you’re a California homeowner and you’ve been feeling chilly this winter, there are plenty of reasons to go get a heat pump.

An all-electric, energy-efficient alternative to gas-burning furnaces, heat pumps are widely seen as the climate-friendly home heater of choice.

They can do double-duty as both home heaters and AC-units and are pretty good at maintaining a constant temperature inside a home without the blast-then-cooloff cycle typical of a furnace.

What about a guaranteed lower monthly utility bill? Not in California. Call it California’s heat pump conundrum.

Goals meet reality

On the one hand, California has hyperambitious goals to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in an effort to curb the worst effects of a changing climate. Most experts see the electrification of buildings — swapping furnaces, water heaters, stoves and ovens that run on burning fossil fuel with appliances plugged into California’s increasingly green electrical grid — as a necessary step toward meeting those goals.

California has built one of the most aggressive heat pump strategies in the country. The state aims to install six million heat pumps in homes by 2030. Lawmakers are also moving this year to boost heat pump adoption — proposing to streamline permitting, and make it easier to electrify homes.

On the other hand, California’s residential electricity prices are among the highest in the country — expensive even compared to its also pricey natural gas. That makes heat pumps a tough sell to many Californians.

A new Harvard University study maps exactly where that reality bites — and tries to explain why some places are more heat-pump friendly than others.

Location matters

The public is “overwhelmed with these sorts of plans now for decarbonization: ‘This by 2030,’ ‘this by 2050,’” said Roxana Shafiee, an environmental science policy researcher at Harvard University. “But then you scratch the surface a bit more and you look at things like electricity prices.”

Reaching those goals amid such high prices is a tough circle to square, said Shafiee.

By looking at residential energy costs, usage and winter temperatures in every county in the United States, Shafiee and Harvard environmental science professor Daniel Schrag found in a recent paper that typical households living across the American South and the Pacific Northwest would likely see lower utility bills by making the switch to a heat pump.

Average homes in northern midwestern states, in contrast, would see their bills increase. That’s partly because heat pumps work by extracting heat from outdoor air, compressing it, and piping it indoors, a thermal magic trick that’s harder to perform in places with subzero winters. It’s also thanks to the region’s relatively cheap gas.

Then there’s California: A surprisingly mixed bag.

Pricey proposition

Though the state’s temperate coast is ideal for heat pump adoption, high residential electricity prices can make swapping a gas furnace for a heat pump a pricey proposition. That’s especially true in counties where homes tend to be larger, winters are colder or electricity is costly.

Quentin Gee, a manager at the California Energy Commission, said the advantage of heat pumps comes down to thermodynamics. Unlike a gas furnace, which burns fuel to create heat, a heat pump compresses and expands a refrigerant, like a refrigerator in reverse. That moves heat from outside into a home — allowing it to deliver several units of heat for every unit of electricity it uses.

Even in PG&E territory, where rates for electricity may be some of the highest in the nation, Gee said that efficiency can allow heat pumps to compete with — and in some instances surpass — gas on operating costs, depending on the local rates and home characteristics.

The gas factor

In lower-cost municipal utility regions such as Sacramento’s SMUD, he said heat pumps can be a clear financial win.

“Gas prices have also gone up over time as well — so both are tricky when it comes to heat pumps versus, say, a gas furnace,” Gee said.

Between 2001 and 2024, average retail gas prices have gone up by 80% in California, according to federal data. Retail electricity rates, padded out with wildfire prevention costs and state-mandated social programs, have increased by twice as much.

Even in parts of California where the average home isn’t likely to save with a heat pump, there are plenty of exceptions. Smaller, well-insulated homes can often stay warm with minimal output from a heat pump.

But for all of California’s reputation as a climate champion, most of its homes don’t rely on electric heat. Nearly two-thirds use natural gas, well above the national average of 51%.

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Plan for parking permits gets OK

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

East Palo Alto Council has approved a parking permit program, but still needs to discuss the price for permits.

Council voted 4-1 on Tuesday, with Councilman Carlos Romero voting no, to approve the program, which was modified after residents were outraged about being charged for parking on their own streets.

Before council heard from residents on July 8, the program was going to affect congested areas, but now it will only affect areas where residents petition for permit zones in their neighborhoods, according to Michelle Hunt, vice president of Hexagon Transportation Consultants.

Around 200 residents attended the July meeting to oppose paying for permits, arguing that it would affect low-income households.

The program is intended to help residential neighborhoods have more space to park on the street, Hunt said.

Enforcement questions

Council said it would want more than one free permit per household. Council was disappointed to learn that its contract with LAZ Parking, a third-party parking enforcer, has not been finalized, despite residents requesting enforcement of the current parking rules.

City Manager Melvin Gaines said the contract would be finalized by the end of this month.

Councilmen Ruben Abrica and Mark Dinan said they would want a report back on how many abandoned cars or

illegally parked cars are off the street before looking further into the permit program.

The permit program is just another tool to help ensure those parked on the street are residents and not from other cities, Lincoln said.

Reaction from residents

Residents were happy to hear that more enforcement would be implemented, but were concerned that the program would not reflect the community’s needs.

Isabel Lopez said some residents may struggle to lead a petition when enforcement is needed. In order to implement restrictions, 67% of the neighborhood will have to agree.

Nicole Stewart said the number of permits allowed per household should reflect the number of large families living in the city.

Dinan said the program should not be punitive and if it doesn’t work, council will revisit it. The program will help the city from being taken advantage of since it doesn’t enforce parking, Dinan said.

Permit details

Permits will only be issued to cars, not RVs, taxis, trailers or boats, and will need to be renewed after a year, according to Hunt. Each household will have up to 20 guest parking permits per year, but can request more from Public Works.

Council will revisit the program on March 17, where it will discuss having a citywide parking study, according to Hunt.

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Court bars USPS from being sued

A divided Supreme Court has ruled that Americans can’t sue the U.S. Postal Service, even when employees deliberately refuse to deliver mail.

By a 5-4 vote, the justices ruled Tuesday against a Texas landlord, Lebene Konan, who alleges her mail was intentionally withheld for two years. Konan, who is Black, claims racial prejudice played a role in postal employees’ actions.

Majority opinion

Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for a majority of five conservative justices, said the federal law that generally shields the Postal Service from lawsuits over missing, lost and undelivered mail includes “the intentional nondelivery of mail.”

Dissenting opinion

In dissent, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote that while the protection against lawsuits is broad, it does not extend to situations when the decision not to deliver mail “was driven by malicious reasons.”

Justice Neil Gorsuch joined his three liberal colleagues in dissent.

Behind the case

According to court documents, the dispute began when Konan discovered the mailbox key for one of her rental properties had been changed without her knowledge, preventing her from collecting and distributing tenants’

mail from the box. When she contacted the local post office, she was told she wouldn’t receive a new key or regular delivery until she proved she owned the property. She did so, the documents say, but the mail problems continued, despite the USPS inspector general instructing the mail to be delivered.

President Donald Trump’s Republican administration had warned that a ruling for Konan would have led to a flood of similar lawsuits against the cash-strapped Postal Service.

Konan, who’s also a real estate agent and an insurance agent, claims two employees at a post office in Euless, Texas, part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, deliberately didn’t deliver mail belonging to her and her tenants because, she alleges, they didn’t like that she is Black and owns multiple properties.

Konan alleges the employees marked some of the mail as undeliverable or return to sender. Konan and her tenants failed to receive important mail such as bills, medications and car titles, according to the lawsuit. Konan also claims she lost rental income because some tenants moved out due to the situation.

After filing dozens of complaints with postal officials, Konan finally filed a lawsuit under the 1946 Federal Tort Claims Act, which allows some lawsuits against the government. The case focused on the reach of the special postal exemption to the law.

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Senate grills top doctor nominee

Wellness influencer, author and entrepreneur Dr. Casey Means yesterday shared a vision for addressing the root causes of chronic disease instead of feeding into “reactive sick care” during her confirmation hearing to become the nation’s next surgeon general.

“Our nation is angry, exhausted and hurting,” the 38-year-old said in Washington before the Senate health committee yesterday. “If we’re addressing shared root causes, we’re going to be able to stop the whack-a-mole medicine that’s not working for us.”

It’s a message that dovetails with that of Means’ ally, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and his “Make America Healthy Again” movement. It also has some bipartisan support, with many Democrats and Republicans agreeing that the rise in chronic disease is a problem that needs solving.

Divisive issues

But Means also faced tough questions from senators about topics that have become divisive in recent years, such as vaccines and hormonal birth control, as well as about her qualifications and potential conflicts. The

Stanford-educated physician’s disillusionment with traditional medicine drove her to a career in which she has promoted various products, at times without disclosing how she could benefit financially. She has no government experience, and her license to practice as a physician is not currently active.

“I have very serious questions about the ability of Dr. Means to be the kind of surgeon general this country needs,” Vermont independent Sen. Bernie Sanders, the ranking member of the Senate health committee, said yesterday.

Next, the committee will consider whether to advance Means’ nomination, in which case it would go to a vote in the full Senate.

Role in administration

As the nation’s doctor, the surgeon general is a leader for Americans on public health issues. If confirmed, Means could issue advisories that warn of public health threats. She also would be tasked with promoting Kennedy’s sprawling MAHA agenda, which calls for removing food additives, rooting out conflicts of interest and promoting healthier eating.

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FEB. 19

3:10 p.m. — Homeless woman reports that she was sleeping on the 200 block of University Ave. and was awakened at about 2 a.m. by a man groping her. When she sat up, the man fled.

SATURDAY

1:09 p.m. — Grand theft from a vehicle, 700 block of Marion Ave.

SUNDAY

1:59 p.m. — Identity theft, 3300 block of Park Blvd.

4:16 p.m. — Home burglary, 1100 block of Trinity Lane.

8:54 p.m. — Auto burglary, 300 block of Hamilton Ave.

11:54 p.m. — Luis Alek Juarez Barra, 36, of San Jose, arrested for domestic battery and child endangerment, Los Robles Ave.

MENLO PARK

TUESDAY

2:01 p.m. — Petty theft, 3600 block of Haven Ave.

8:45 p.m. — Person reported to be brandishing a weapon, Sandlewood and Ginger streets.

STANFORD

FEB. 17

2 p.m. — Auto burglary, 200 block of Galvez St.

2:06 p.m. — Auto burglary, 200 block of Galvez St.

FEB. 18

3:50 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 700 block of Campus Drive.

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FEB. 15

1:09 a.m. — Reyes Raymundo Flores, 48, of San Jose, arrested for DUI and on a warrant, Pear Ave. and N. Shoreline Blvd.

1:11 a.m. — Kelli Jackson, 32, of Las Vegas, arrested for domestic battery, 200 block of E. El Camino.

1:17 a.m. — Medardo Rocha Araujo, 36, of Hayward, arrested for stalking, violation of a protective order, harassing phone calls and vehicle tampering, Franklin and Dana streets.

2:38 a.m. — Estelina Deleon Lopez, 45, of Mountain View, arrested for domestic battery, 400 block of San Antonio Road. Silvino Cilia, 38, of Sunnyvale, arrested for violation of a protective order.

3 a.m. — Justin Rincon, 22, of

Mountain View, arrested for burglary and resisting police, 1400 block of Snow St.

5:12 p.m. — Manuel Diaz, 49, of Mountain View, arrested for threats and brandishing a weapon, 2000 block of California St.

7:14 p.m. — Auto burglary, 1500 block of N. Shoreline Blvd. FEB. 16

12:14 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes major injuries, 500 block of N. Shoreline Blvd.

3:50 p.m. — Theft at CVS, 2630 W. El Camino.

5:27 p.m. — Theft at Target, 555 Showers Drive.

8:17 p.m. — Theft at Safeway, 580 N. Rengstorff Ave.

9:39 p.m. — Auto burglary, 100 block of Hope St.

11:43 p.m. — Xirui Kuang, 29, arrested for domestic violence, 200 block of N. Whisman Road.

ATHERTON

TUESDAY

4:14 p.m. — Noninjury vehicle accident, Middlefield Road and Palmer Lane.

NORTH FAIR OAKS

SATURDAY

10:45 a.m. — Gricelda Maria Mariaventura, 27, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 800 block of 18th Ave.

REDWOOD CITY

SATURDAY

4:04 a.m. — Breiman Adolfo Sissinay, 21, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI following a solo accident, 2800 block of El Camino.

10:08 a.m. — Home burglary, Highland Ave.

10:08 a.m. — Jessica Noel Miller Morales, 34, of Half Moon Bay, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and on two warrants, Main and Cedar streets. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

4:36 p.m. — Vandalism at a taco restaurant, Broadway.

5:12 p.m. — Cory Richard Hill, 39, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, Redwood City Caltrain Station. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

7:46 p.m. — Dustin Michael Harthun, 39, of Redwood City, arrested for domestic violence, Woodside Road and Bonita Ave.

10:26 p.m. — Car accident, Broadway and Main St. Orlando Godinez Gonzalez, 19, of Redwood City, and Angel Jesus Godinez

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Gonzalez, 22, of Redwood City, both arrested for DUI that causes injuries.

11:36 p.m. — Man says he was attacked by two other men, and his face is bruised, Roosevelt Ave.

SUNDAY

2:19 a.m. — Christopher Canas Romero, 29, arrested for driving without a license, 600 block of Broadway. Cintya Paz Rangel, 24, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and on a warrant. Arrests made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

4 a.m. — Ivan Prado Alcazar, 21, of Redwood City, arrested for possession of stolen property, carrying a loaded gun and possession of drugs while carrying a loaded gun, 1400 block of Hudson St.

4:22 a.m. — Oscar Rodriguez Maravilla, 24, of Redwood City, arrested for violation of a protective order, Highway 101 and Whipple Ave.

6:16 a.m. — Woman says a moving truck she rented and filled with her belongings has been stolen, E. Bayshore Road.

10:59 a.m. — Shoplifting, Walnut St.

9:25 p.m. — Two-vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Carolina Ave.

10:43 p.m. — Stolen vehicle recovered, Eighth Ave.

MONDAY

10:30 a.m. — Dillon Jay Lundell, 32, of Redwood City, arrested for threats and child endangerment, 100 block of Cypress St.

11:18 a.m. — Cheryl Lynn Gill, 66, of Redwood City, cited on a warrant, 200 block of N. Access Road in South San Francisco.

12:34 p.m. — Dilma Soriano Amaya, 29, of East Palo Alto, cited for shoplifting at Target, 2485 El Camino.

12:47 p.m. — Home burglary, Woodside Road. Jewelry box and wallet taken.

1:49 p.m. — Packages stolen, Main St.

SAN CARLOS

FRIDAY

Time not given — Resident says a credit card was fraudulently opened in his name and a purchase worth about $5,000 was made on it, 2900 block of Melendy Drive.

Time not given — Contents stolen from a box delivered to a home, 100 block of Edgehill Drive.

1:21 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 1100 block of Eaton Ave.

SATURDAY

2:50 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 200 block of Edgehill Drive.

SUNDAY

Time not given — Resident reports that she mailed a personal check to a

company to pay her bill and someone else altered and cashed the check, 700 block of Laurel St.

12:22 a.m. — Alexandra Almabuiza, 33, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Greenwood Ave.

11:42 a.m. — Alejandra Ayala Bracamontes, 37, arrested on warrants, 1800 block of El Camino.

2:51 p.m. — Person threatening to kill employees at a business, 1400 block of El Camino. Michael Bennett, 48, of San Carlos, arrested for threats and trespassing.

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SUNDAY

3 p.m. — During a road rage incident, one driver gets out of his vehicle and punches the hood of the other driver’s vehicle, denting it, Old County Road and Harbor Blvd.

MONDAY

5:14 p.m. — Caller says a group of kids on electric scooters charged at oncoming vehicles, Waltermire St. and Sixth Ave.

TUESDAY

4:42 p.m. — Two-vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Alameda de las Pulgas and Chula Vista Drive.

8:54 p.m. — Man steals a package from a resident’s porch, Hiller St.

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JAN. 25

Juri An, 33, arrested for DUI. Misael Chavez Miguel, 39, arrested for DUI.

Jose A. Sandoval Estrada, 23, arrested for DUI.

David K. Schoenwald, 43, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 26

Diego A. Pedrazas Vega, 39, arrested for DUI. JAN. 27

Lubova Makovica, 67, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 29

Alando C. Chambers Jr., 35, arrested for possession of marijuana on the grounds of a school.

Sergio Florentino Sabino, 31, arrested for DUI, driving without a license, driving without valid vehicle registration and driving without proof of insurance.

Benson S. Lee, 41, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 30

Isaac Javier, 22, arrested for DUI. JAN. 31

Eudoro A. Aguilar Esquizel, 28, arrested for hit-and-run.

Sergio Noriega Jr., 28, arrested for DUI.

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342 Carolina Lane, 94306, 5 bedrooms, 2365 square feet, built in 1950, Sohoni Family Trust to Ngoc and Manh Tran for $3,083,000, closed Jan. 26 3833 Corina Way, 94303, 4 bedrooms, 1966 square feet, built in 1955, Sun Living Trust to Sarit and Scott Schube for $3,180,000, closed Jan. 30 (last sale: $1,120,000, 04-20-10)

MENLO PARK

1970 Camino De Los Robles, 94025, 4 bedrooms, 1960 square feet, built in 1967, Okamoto Trust to Shimbo Family Trust for $3,000,000, closed Jan. 15 194 Oak Court, 94025, 1 bedroom, 920 square feet, built in 1942, Yu Luo to Daniel and Mona Bear for $3,050,000, closed Jan. 12 (last sale: $1,525,000, 02-24-23)

MOUNTAIN VIEW

139 Flynn Ave., 94043, 3 bedrooms, 1681 square feet, built in 2021, Grandwell LLC to Ling Family Trust for $1,720,000, closed Jan. 26

106 Concord Circle, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 1339 square feet, built in 1994, Chen Trust to Ye and Yongjian Kang for $2,100,000, closed Jan. 30

820 Jackson St., 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1913 square feet, built in 1946, Shub-

hika Dhawan to Tiffany and Clinton Hong for $2,200,000, closed Jan. 30 (last sale: $1,465,000, 09-10-20)

ATHERTON

268 Polhemus Ave., 94027, 4 bedrooms, 3070 square feet, built in 1964, Pacific Peninsula Group to Rose Lavender Garden Ii LLC for $35,000,000, closed Jan. 12 (last sale: $7,900,000, 09-01-23)

PORTOLA VALLEY

170 Mapache Drive, 94028, 4 bedrooms, 5612 square feet, built in 2011, Holland Family Trust to Windy Hillbillies LLC for $19,500,000, closed Jan. 16

WOODSIDE

168 Sunrise Drive, 94062, 2 bedrooms, 1940 square feet, built in 1970, Jeremy Roy to Salma and Dilawar Syed for $2,390,000, closed Jan. 12 (last sale: $1,400,000, 10-09-12)

129 Hillside Drive, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 2860 square feet, built in 1965, Maribeth and Joseph Andolina to Manehani Family Trust for $3,500,000, closed Jan. 15

REDWOOD CITY

636 Fan Tail Way #905, 94063, 2 bedrooms, 1428 square feet, built in 2013, Zhang-Chang Family Trust to Sayaka and Frank Lima for $1,075,000, closed Jan. 14 (last sale: $1,100,000, 03-12-19)

708 4th Ave., 94063, 5

bedrooms, 1840 square feet, built in 1946, Martinez Trust to Sandeep and Gaurav Chadha for $1,335,000, closed Jan. 12

1522 Hudson St., 94061, 4 bedrooms, 2389 square feet, built in 1954, Salim and Marian Nazzal to Sylvia and Kenneth Choi for $1,425,000, closed Jan. 15 (last sale: $640,000, 1121-03)

BELMONT

2109 Cipriani Boulevard, 94002, 4 bedrooms, 2250 square feet, built in 1962, Fariba and Cameron Danesh to Luxi and Madison Kang for $3,000,000, closed Jan. 16 (last sale: $2,238,000, 01-23-20)

SAN MATEO

1951 O’Farrell St. #116, 94403, 2 bedrooms, 1223 square feet, built in 1996, Sheakley-Gagnon Living Trust to Madona Khoshabafard for $945,000, closed Jan. 16 (last sale: $610,000, 07-09-17)

3605 Pacific Boulevard, 94403, 2 bedrooms, 940 square feet, built in 1953, Geralynn and Seth Casini to Third Ventures LLC for $1,350,000, closed Jan. 13 (last sale: $54,000, 11-0178)

1485 Ascension Drive, 94402, 3 bedrooms, 1890 square feet, built in 1964, Khilani Family Trust to Ying and Hui Zhang for $2,420,000, closed Jan. 16 (last sale: $990,000, 0517-11)

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THEATREWORKS SILICON VALLEY PRESENTS: PRIMARY TRUST. Mai tais meet magniﬁcent theatre as TheatreWorks Silicon Valley presents 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Primary Trust. In Eboni Booth’s charming play, Kenneth enjoys nightly chats over happy hour at his local tiki bar. When sudden unemployment jolts him from his comfort zone, he ﬁnally faces a world he has long avoided and awakens to life’s vibrant possibilities. The Daily Beast called it “pretty darn near to a perfect play” and Los Angeles Times deemed it “as tenderhearted as it is spryly comic and as poignant as

it is ultimately uplifting.” Don’t miss this vivid new play onstage March 4-29 at Palo Alto’s Lucie Stern Theatre. Snag your tickets now at theatreworks.org.

SILICON VALLEY READS: BRIDGES TO BELONGING. Join the Palo Alto Library and Silicon Valley Reads on March 5, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., at the Hoover Institution’s David & Joan Traitel Bldg. Social psychologist Dr.

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Jennifer Eberhardt and legal scholar john a. powell will explore implicit bias and “othering” to help foster a sense of belonging in a fragmented world.

SYMPHONY SAN JOSE: THE ENIGMATIC VOICE. Experience three masterpieces in one performance on March 7 and 8 at the California Theatre. The program features Handel’s Zadok the Priest, Vaughan Williams’s Dona Nobis Pacem, and Elgar’s Enigma Variations. Witness orchestral storytelling at its ﬁnest, from coronation splendor to mysterious musical portraits.

BAY CHORAL GUILD: COLLABORATIONS. THE Bay Choral Guild presents “Collaborations,” a concert series featuring choral works accompanied by cello, ﬂute, oboe, and marimba. The program includes J.S. Bach’s Lobet den Herrn and works by various contemporary composers. Saturday, March 7 at 7:30 p.m.: Campbell United Methodist Church (1675 Winchester Blvd.), and Sunday, March 8 at 4:30 p.m.: First Congregational Church of Palo Alto (1985 Louis Road). A preview talk will begin 30 minutes before each performance. Visit baychoralguild.org for tickets.

SCHOLA CANTORUM SILICON VALLEY: MENDELSSOHN’S Elijah. Experience the drama,the passion, the power of Mendelssohn’s Elijah! Witness thunderous choruses, cinematic orchestral overtures, and stunning soloists, all wrapped into an unforgettable musical journey. Join Schola

Cantorum Silicon Valley on March 14th at 7:30 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto. Don’t miss your chance to experience this masterpiece live! Secure discounted tickets in advance at scholacantorum.org/ concerts/elijah.

WILD ROVER PUB HAS RISEN from the ashes of the much-loved City Pub, taking over the longtime 2620 Broadway location in Redwood City under new Irish ownership and a refreshed gastropub focus. Now led by Leona Browne, a native of Ireland, promises a heart-warming combination of traditional Irish spirit and elevated

American pub fare. They feature standout dishes like their Corned Beef Quesadillas, Guinness Beef Stew, and Deviled Eggs. The Wild Rover offers a nostalgic

yet fresh destination for friends, family and longtime patrons to gather over to get food and enjoy a drink during their happy hour from 3-6 daily. Make sure to give Leona and her friendly staff a warm welcome to the neighborhood!

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FROZEN YOGURT REVIVAL.

Carnes, newly located at 3398 El Camino Real in Palo Alto is a Brazilian steakhouse bringing the traditional churrasco experience to the heart of the Peninsula. This all you can eat dining destination features 17 cuts of meat tableside by skilled passadores, and complimenting the meats is an impressive salad bar with over 50 items. Show de Carnes has been praised for both its food and service, and has a lively and casual atmosphere with a Brazilian ﬂair that makes every visit feel festive. They are open for lunch and dinner, so whether you’re out with family gathering, date-night or simply looking to treat yourself - this establishment has quickly become a local standout. Say hello to their manager

SINCE OPENING in 2010, Corner Yogurt has become a beloved local gem. Under the care of new owners Stacy and Rob Terheggen, this selfserve frozen yogurt shop is a go-to spot for those craving a sweet treat that’s become harder to come by. With ten rotating ﬂavors, including tart and sugar-free options, there’s something for every taste. Corner Yogurt features a full self-serve topping bar with everything from fresh fruit to cookie dough. Stacy, a proud mom herself, has created a space that’s especially welcoming to families, making it a neighborhood favorite across multiple communities. Whether you’re strolling on a sunny afternoon or grabbing a post-dinner dessert, Corner Yogurt offers that nostalgic, feel-good experience that keeps people coming back. Make sure to say hello to their friendly staff and exceptional manager Edwardo. Located at 1501 Woodside Road in Redwood City.

Entertainment

Steamy ‘Dreams’ blends desire, power

BY LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Writer

Jessica Chastain takes on one of her most daring roles in “Dreams,” a torrid erotic thriller about power, obsession, art and immigration. Re-teaming with filmmaker Michel Franco (“Memory”), she plays a San Francisco socialite entangled in a tempestuous affair with a talented Mexican ballet dancer, played by Isaac Hernandez. Her character Jennifer, the well-heeled daughter of a powerful man, is like Shiv Roy before she went to the dark side; Or, rather, realized she was there all along.

“Dreams,” which opens in limited release tomorrow, creatively explores ideas about U.S. relations with Mexican immigrants through the ever-shifting power dynamics between Fernando and Jennifer. It’s both captivating and bleak, with a series of sexual encounters that can only be described as feral — “Wuthering Heights” wishes it could have hit the ravenous peaks of Fernando and Jennifer together.

Across the border

Franco opens his film not on these two, but on a semi-truck in the middle of the night, in the middle of nowhere. All we can hear are chilling screams and pounding from those inside. When the doors are later opened, migrants

pour out of the truck including the man who we’ll come to know is Fernando, who simply walks away. He walks and walks and walks: Through the night, through the day, in a machinelike trance until he’s forced to stop for water.

Eventually we learn where he’s going with such purpose when we hear him speak for the first time, asking drivers at a gas station, in perfect English, if he can get a ride to San Francisco. When he arrives, he goes straight to a fancy townhouse; After the doorbell goes unanswered, he finds the spare keys, enters and gets himself a snack out of the fridge with

all the casualness of someone who has not only been there before, but who’s comfortable there as well. We understand this is not a break in — but what is it? Later that night Jennifer arrives and does not look that surprised to see him in her bed.

Connecting the dots

The film keeps exposition sparse, challenging the audience to figure it out as they go along. These two have a history that seems to have started in Mexico where Jennifer oversees a dance foundation. Her brother (a perfectly smug society brat played by Rupert Friend) makes fun of her

interest in Mexico and her frequent trips there, scoffing that their money should go to Americans. She calls him a jerk but laughs too as a Mexican woman cleans up around them in a plush boardroom. Those juxtapositions between the invisible workers and the wealthy are everywhere in “Dreams.”

In San Francisco, Fernando is Jennifer’s secret. In private, they’re inseparable. In public, he’s something to be hidden from anyone who knows her or her father. After a little bit of this dance, Fernando decides he’s had enough and disappears. Jennifer goes a bit mad trying to find him; flying to visit his parents in Mexico City (who tell her to leave him alone), hiring a private investigator.

The story takes on an even more sinister air when Jennifer and Fernando reunite in Mexico. She wants to keep him there, as her plaything, to visit. All he wants to do is get back into the U.S. And the power balance shifts and shifts again to dizzying, horrific ends.

Release info

“Dreams,” a Greenwich Entertainment release in select theaters tomorrow, including at the Alamo Drafthouse in Mountain View, has not been rated by the Motion Picture Association. Running time: 98 minutes.

SECRET COUPLE — Issac Hernandez, left, and Jessica Chastain in “Dreams.”

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you in this way unexpectedly. This is not a town hall. This is not a candidate debate,” Corzo said. There will be another space for a debate, but Canepa’s questions should not have been made during county time, Corzo said. Supervisor Jackie Speier then asked Irizarry about the recognition the assessor's office has received for the work he has done.

Canepa said he was cut off from questioning Irizarry because both Corzo and Speier have endorsed Irizarry.

‘Totally unprofessional’

“You shutting me down, I think, is totally, totally unprofessional. I’ve never done that to you,” Canepa said to Corzo.

Corzo said she stopped Canepa because of the power imbalance between him and Irizarry. She felt Canepa crossed a line when asking Irizarry questions, Corzo said.

Canepa also brought up a letter he had sent to Irizarry’s boss, Mark Church, a few weeks ago about a dispute over a fence that’s been put up at Thornton State Beach in Daly City.

Made others uncomfortable

Supervisor Lisa Gauthier said she felt uncomfortable and if a board member has questions, it’s practice to approach the presenter before the meeting to get answers. Gauthier has not publicly endorsed either candidate.

“I want to apologize as president of this board for this situation that you find yourself in, but I want to commend you for answering those questions very transparently,” Corzo said to Irizarry.

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Third competitor enters

Irizarry and Canepa will also be competing against Clinton Eric Freeman, who serves as a commissioner on the San Mateo County Assessment Appeals Board. The board reviews any disputes regarding property values between taxpayers and the Assessor’s Office.

The three are facing off to replace Mark Church, who has served as the county’s assessor-county cler-recorder and chief elections officer for 15 years. The position with no term limits and an annual base salary of $317,040.

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Brandon King, urging the council to not go out and find another company to replace Flock with.

“This is big brother stuff. The movements of everyone driving in our city should not be recorded indiscriminately,” resident Lada Adamic wrote to council.

Dozens of others, including “Batman of San Jose” — who works in Mountain View and has spoken at multiple city council meetings in the South Bay on issues related to ICE, immigration and homelessness — appeared via Zoom, urging the council to end the Flock contract.

“I don’t want to see my coworkers taken by ICE and tools like this will allow that to happen,” Batman of San Jose said.

No replacements

As part of the council’s vote on Tuesday, Canfield will not look into a new license plate reader company and will try to get as much of the city’s money back as possible. The city has paid Flock $154,650 since starting the program.

One data breach was from August to November 2024, just after Mountain View’s first license-plate reading camera was installed. During that time, a “national lookup” setting was turned on in Mountain View’s system, without the city’s knowledge, and several federal agencies searched data from the one camera the city had installed at the time. Those in-

cluded Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives offices in Kentucky and Tennessee and Air Force bases in Virginia and Ohio, among others – but ICE wasn’t involved, the city said.

According to the city, Flock wasn’t able to determine how the national lookup feature was turned on, or how it was turned off. A Flock spokeswoman told the Post previously that the settings “are always under the control of the agency.”

California law bans sharing data from automated license plate readers with federal agencies and those outside of the state. Flock Safety disabled the national lookup feature for all California agencies in March 2025.

Settings turned on, off

And although sharing data with other California agencies is allowed, Mountain View requires those agencies to first get permission and sign an agreement with the city.

But starting in August 2024, a “statewide lookup” feature was turned on that gave California agencies access to the city’s license-plate data without getting permission. Mountain View police discovered the issue in January 2026 and turned the feature off.

“At no time during the implementation calls, meetings, tutorial, onboarding, or related presentations was a statewide or nationwide lookup tool discussed, demonstrated, or presented to MVPD as a configurable feature,” Canfield said in a report to council for the meeting.

Helped investigations

Canfield said the system has helped investigators in 87 commercial burglary cases, 65 car burglaries and 42 residential burglaries. The system helped Mountain View police identify or arrest 41 suspects.

And license plate data used while working with police in other cities helped resolve a number of serious cases, including a domestic violence-carjacking case where the suspect was arrested in San Francisco and the rescue of a kidnapping victim in San Jose.

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um is looking at waterproofing the walls, improving drainage from Heritage Park and installing dehumidifiers, Gong Hancock said.

“It’s premature to decide what our strategy will be for the repairs until we see the full scope of what’s required,” Gong Hancock said.

The basement in the city-owned building at 300 Homer Ave. has struggled with leaks for more than 25 years, Gong Hancock said.

Will take ‘many months’

The museum will have to go through the city’s approval process that can take “many months,” Hancock said.

Then, the museum will need to arrange for all of the exhibits to be delivered and installed.

Opening responsibly is more important than opening quickly, Gong Hancock said.

Wanted to keep it quiet

Gong Hancock first told the city about the leak on Jan. 6, and the two sides tried to keep their conversations private, according to emails obtained by the Post.

The city wanted to put out a letter saying the museum would open by April 30, Assistant Director of Administrative Services David Ramberg said in an email.

But Gong Hancock threatened to put out her own letter saying the museum doesn’t agree with the date

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and is disappointed in the city, Ramberg said. Ramberg relayed his conversation with Gong Hancock to City Manager Ed Shikada, saying that going forward with the city’s letter risks turning their relationship negative.

“At the same time, the city has an obligation via the lease to hold the museum accountable and to make the building available to the public,” Ramberg said in his email, which the Post obtained on Monday using the California Public Records Act.

The museum ultimately sent out a letter without a firm opening date.

Take over not likely

Ramberg said the city has “minimal practical immediate remedies” for addressing the delayed opening, but the city could pursue a default notice in April.

“Taking over the museum is not likely in the short term and filing a lawsuit against (the museum) for default is highly unlikely,” Ramberg said in an email to Assistant City Manager Kiely Nose, Chief Financial Officer Lauren Lai and Real Property Manager Sunny Tong.

Ramberg declined an interview on Tuesday through city spokeswoman Meghan Horrigan-Taylor.

Supposed to open this month

According to the lease, the museum was required to open to the public for at least 20 hours per week in February — one year after the renovation was done to the city-owned Roth Building at 300 Homer Ave. Director of Public Works Director Brad Eggleston said waterproofing the basement was supposed to be

a part of the renovation project. “This seepage was a known, ongoing issue,” Eggleston said in an email to Ramberg.

The historic Roth Building was built in 1932 as the Palo Alto Medical Foundation’s first home.

The city bought the building in 2000 and approved plans to turn the site into a museum in 2007, but the nonprofit struggled to raise money for a renovation.

City’s pitched in money

So the city pitched in $10.7 million and agreed to rent the building to the nonprofit for $1 a year for 40 years.

Hancock said the museum is excited to open, with exhibits lined up like “Hooves to Hollywood,” which starts with Edward Muybridge’s 1878 photographs of horses in motion and ends with Palo Alto resident’s contributions to modern movies like Pirates of the Caribbean and Wicked.

The museum has moved some artifacts out of the basement and installed humidity sensors and cameras to protect the rest of the collection, Gong Hancock said.

Deaths

San Mateo County Coroner: Feb. 24

Franciscus Blom, 70, of Boulder

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Walter Napair, 86, of Millbrae

Tania Barron, 45, no hometown

listed Maria Mendoza, 96, no hometown listed

Santa Clara County Medical Examiner:

Feb. 4

Deepak Sudhakar, 36, of Mountain View

Mark Hoopes, 64, of Los Altos Hills

Heidi Frost, 55, of Mountain View

Robert Sweet, 64, of Sunnyvale

Feb. 3

Sharon Baldwin, 84, of Mountain View

VITAL STATISTICS

Elena Borzenko, 86, of Mountain View

Summer Mehta, 17, of Palo Alto

Bette Cooper, 83, of Palo Alto

Feb. 2

Jesus Diaz-Sanchez, 43, of San Bruno

Alexander Hazanov, 77, of Mountain View

Ba Nguyen, 97, of Sunnyvale

Eleanor Field, 85, of Sunnyvale

Nina Marinkovich, 93, of Sunnyvale

Feb. 1

Lawrence Richardson, 92, of Sunnyvale

Jan. 31

Peter Botsford, 83, of Sunnyvale

David Nelson, 82, of Sunnyvale

Jan. 30

Carolyn Westgaard, 57, of Palo Alto

Edith Kirkwood, 90, of Palo Alto

Bertha Montalvo, 88, of Sunnyvale

Harry Worthing, 92, of Sunnyvale

Mark Marquess, 78, of Mountain View

Warren Juan, 75, of Sunnyvale

Jan. 29

Xudong Zhang, 62, of Mountain View

Alexander Mogiliver, 95, of Mountain View

Lionel Trejo, 75, of Redwood City

Births

Kaiser Hospital in Redwood City: July 18

Noah Jordan Batte, a boy

Riorson Ri Murillo Garcia, a boy

Keanu Jett Marquez Kabigting, a boy

Dianaernestina Dream Nunez Pereda, a girl

Ezra Abimael Tamayo Sosa, a boy

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

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ROBERT CHAMBERS in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JAMES ROBERT CHAMBERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/18/26 at 9:00AM in Dept. 7 located at 191 NORTH FIRST ST., SAN JOSE, CA 95113

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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