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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Los Altos City Council butted heads with Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee’s office over a ban on homeless encampments.
Council approved the ban 3-1 on Tuesday night, with Councilman Pete Dailey voting no.
Under the ban, the city can give campers on public property a 48-hour notice to relocate before giving them a misdemeanor, which has a maximum punishment of $1,000 and a year in jail.
Lee’s policy aide Gabe Lomas read
The city is trying to address a new and growing encampment by a creek on Fremont Avenue, Development Services Director Stephanie Williams said.
a statement that said Lee wants to find a different solution.
“Arresting people for simply being homeless does not improve public safety,” Lomas told council. “The harm caused by these policies is real and inhumane.”
Councilmen Larry Lang and Jona-
than Weinberg said Lee’s comments weren’t helpful. They blamed Santa Clara County for having only one shelter bed for every three homeless residents.
“You’re failing,” Lang told Lomas. “So for you to come here and say, ‘Don’t deal with the fallout of our failure,’ comes across as a little disingenuous.” Weinberg said residents are asking
[See CAMPING, page 26]
INTERIM SUPE: The Palo Alto school board will meet tonight behind closed doors to discuss hiring an interim superintendent. HR Director Herb Espiritu is filling in until Tuesday.
TICKETMASTER GUILTY: A jury has found concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary engaged in an anticompetitive monopoly. The New York jury decided yesterday on claims from dozens of states that the entertainment ticketing behemoth was a monopoly that cost concertgoers and sports fans. Live Nation said in a statement that the verdict was not the last word on the matter and promised appeals.
SNAP LAYOFFS: Snap Inc., the owner of Snapchat, is cutting about 16% of its global workforce, which means around 1,000 jobs. The company announced this yesterday, stating the layoffs aim to streamline operations and focus on priority initiatives.
FED’S SURPRISE VISITORS: Federal prosecutors made an [See THE UPDATE, page 27]
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The decision to close the Churchill Avenue railroad crossing is a matter of life and death, residents told Palo Alto City Council last night.
For supporters of the closure, the crossing is a traumatic reminder of past suicides and too easy of a means for more.
For opponents, closing the crossing would send thousands of cars into neighborhoods and along bike routes, slowing down first responders.
Council wasn’t ready to make a decision last night and will discuss the closure again on May 11. “There’s a lot to absorb here,” Mayor Vicki Veenker said.
Around 50 residents weighed in on
[See CHURCHILL, page 26]
Readers might be wondering what’s the impact of the revelation in yesterday’s Daily Post that one of the two candidates for superintendent of the San Mateo County Board of Education, Chelsea Bonini, doesn’t hold the required certificates for the job. Here are some questions the story raises.
Q: Doesn’t the county Elections Officer, Mark Church, check to see if a candidate running for office is qualified to hold the job?
A: Church said both candidates signed a document saying they held the proper credentials, and that’s good
enough for him. Church won’t remove a name from the ballot unless a judge instructs him to do so. Judges can issue such an order if an opponent brings a lawsuit challenging a candidate’s qualifications. That hasn’t happened in this case. Now the ballots are being
[See Q&A, page 26]
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BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
The Sequoia Union High School District board on Wednesday will revisit the district’s controversial decision to eliminate honors courses, according to a parent group.
The board will discuss restoring “AS” or advanced standing courses for freshmen, after a team of administrators, teachers and county officials eliminated 11 courses without a board vote.
The discussion is a long-awaited opportunity for a democratic process since there was no community awareness at the time, parent group SUHSD Students First said in a statement yesterday.
The district’s test scores in 2018 were particularly low among five student groups: English learners, students from poor families, students with dis-
abilities, African Americans, and Pacific Islanders. This led the district to eliminate advanced courses in 2019 while being guided by the state and county to try out a new curriculum and improve those scores.
Since 2019, since making the decision, the district has eliminated 11 AS and honors courses at Menlo-Atherton, Carlmont, Sequoia and Woodside high schools. The decision was intended to have all students take the same course and create a more level playing field, but parents were outraged in 2023 because there was no vote or community awareness.
During a board meeting in September 2023 where the board discussed bringing back honors courses, over 80 students, parents and teachers spoke during public comment with varying opinions. Gina Sudaria, the superintendent of the East Palo Alto-based Ravenswood
School District, said she wanted the Sequoia district to start off all freshmen in the same class, with no honors classes. She said that when students from her district are in rigorous academic settings, they rise to meet the challenge.
“The success of disadvantaged students doesn’t eliminate the success for others,” Sudaria said at the time.
Diana Blum, a parent, said the district cannot fix the educational disparities in the district by removing honors courses, depriving “students who are motivated to learn.”
“Get politics and conflict of interests out of classes and end this experiment,” Blum said at the meeting.
Without honor courses, parents are now paying for private tutoring, which can be very expensive, SUHSD Students First said in an email. There are
other parents who can’t afford private courses, leaving their children unprepared for college-level work.
The parent group has collected over 1,200 signatures in support of the board discussing honors courses.
“The community deserves to know where each board member stands on this policy issue to ensure the democratic process is upheld. The board deliberates and votes on many different policies on a regular basis. We have asked for the same transparent process here,” SUHSD Students First said.
Other honors cuts
Other neighboring school districts, such as the Palo Alto school board, decided to eliminate honors biology. The Palo Alto school board voted in January 2025 to eliminate honors biology following a recommendation from science teachers.
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sioners are concerned that Sand Hill Property Co.’s plans for apartments will displace a Mexican restaurant and a 7-Eleven on Bayshore Road.
Sand Hill is proposing 60 new townhomes, 253 apartments and the renovation of 459 existing units along Bayshore and Newell Road. Two apartment buildings are planned for where Three Brothers Tacos and 7-Eleven currently stand.
Commissioner Javanni Brown-Austin said on Monday that it is not fair for
for a long time.
Ground-floor retail
Sand Hill Managing Director Mike Kramer said one of the apartment buildings will have ground-floor retail, and the 7-Eleven or the Mexican restaurant could move in if they are a good fit. Plans show the building will have 2,200 square feet of retail.
Commissioner Curtis Monette said the plans show space for only one business, but Sand Hill is shutting down two. Sand Hill should at a min-
imum have at least two retail spaces, he said.
“It doesn’t necessarily need to be a large amount of retail, but we do need to balance it out,” Monette said.
Commissioner Robert Allen Fisk, who lives on Newell Road, said he was surprised that Sand Hill is proposing another project, given its poor track record with the city. The developer has other projects that haven’t been completed, Fisk said.
Monette said he wanted to see a plan for when residents will be displaced
during construction. Fisk said he was concerned that when residents return, they will no longer be able to live there due to rent increases or high townhome prices.
“I’m having a hard time seeing how that is an advantage to my neighborhood when those people are going to lose a home,” Fisk said.
Commissioners only reviewed the plans on Monday ahead of the council’s first crack at the project. Sand Hill is using SB330 to push the project forward, which allows developers to have a project approved in five or fewer meetings.
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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A coach who was trying to make the Palo Alto High School robotics team more diverse was part of a “far-left social justice warrior agenda,” a parent volunteer said in emails revealed at a trial yesterday.
The emails were sent by Daniel Martin, whose son was on the robotics team when Kathy Krier, 63, was coach in fall 2018.
“She’s not a fixable person … She has a single-minded focus on safety,” Martin’s emails said, according to Krier’s attorney David Finn.
Email packet
Martin, who testified briefly yesterday at the Old Courthouse in San Jose, brought a packet of emails to help him recall the events leading up to Krier’s resignation.
Finn said he wanted to see Martin’s packet, so Judge William Monahan stopped Martin’s testimony and had the jury of 12 leave the courtroom.
“The repeated tenor and tone of many of those emails is highly derogatory toward Ms. Krier,” Finn said. “He’s communicating those derogatory comments
to other (parents) and getting agreement and buy-in.”
Monahan asked Martin to come back today so he can be questioned about his emails, after Finn reviews them.
“I didn’t know he was going to bring his notes,” said attorney Mark Davis, representing the district.
Krier is suing the district for harassment and wrongful termination. She said she was “run out of town” by parents who raised money for the robotics team.
Former Deputy Superintendent Karen Hendricks said Krier was put on paid leave so the district could investigate complaints by students that she yelled, used threatening language, unloaded personal information and didn’t explain changes to the program.
“There were some themes that were appearing in the complaints, and we had a significant obligation to provide a safe environment for students, including emotionally safe,” Hendricks testified yesterday.
Krier wrapped up her testimony on Tuesday. Parents Jim Barbera and Leonard Ely and former captain Lawrence Chang are scheduled to testify today.
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A man is free after spending 168 days in jail for throwing a brick at his neighbor by the tennis courts at Whisman Park in Mountain View, court records show.
Kairon Lin, 37, pleaded guilty to assault with a deadly weapon and was sentenced to two years of probation on March 18.
Lin was shirtless and breaking glass bowls in a shared driveway around 3
p.m. on Aug. 1, police said. When Lin was confronted, he threw a landscaping brick at his neighbor from four feet away and then charged, police said.
Lin fought his neighbor on the ground, leaving his neighbor with blood coming from his left eye and both knees, police said.
The neighbor’s son broke up the fight with a golf club, police said.
Officer Chris Lau said in his police report that he believes Lin suffers from unknown mental health issues.
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BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A judge has dropped charges against one of the men arrested by Atherton police for attempting to meet with a teenager on an alleged double date, a prosecutor said yesterday.
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Renee Reyna found Tuesday there was not enough evidence to show Luis Zamora Rosales wanted to meet with a 14-year-old for sex, District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said.
Arranged meetup
Zamora Rosales, 25, of Union City, was the driver when he and his friend, Inri Aguliar, attempted to meet a teen and her friend, according to Wagstaffe.
Aguliar, 25, of Union City, arranged a date with a teenager he met on March 6 at the Hillsdale Caltrain station, Wagstaffe said. Shortly after, Aguliar texted the teen, and she asked how old he was.
Aguliar didn’t answer her question and instead asked if she wanted to have sex with him, the DA said.
Atherton police asked if she would text him to see if he would meet up, and on March 31, an undercover officer continued the conversation. The officer told Aguliar to meet him on the 100 block of Elena Avenue. Zamora Rosales was Aguliar’s plus one, and they were both arrested, according to the DA.
Aguliar is facing up to seven years in prison and remains in jail. He will be back in court on April 28.
A man has been charged with murder after he allegedly drove drunk the wrong way down a Sunnyvale street, striking and killing a Mountain View woman on her way home from work, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s office announced yesterday.
Brian Burke, 34, of San Jose, drove his Ford F-150 head-on into a Jeep be-
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Burke was arraigned on Monday and is in jail on no-bail status. He will be back in court on June 2.
UNCOMPROMISED STANDARDS. UNPARALLELED RESULTS
Xin approaches Palo Alto real estate with sharp analytical
FRIDAY
1:56 a.m. — Auto burglary, 500 block of High St.
7:31 a.m. — Home burglary, 2700 block of Greer Road.
9:28 a.m. — Grand theft via a scam, 3400 block of Kenneth Drive.
12:42 p.m. — Julio Pacheco Cabrera, 41, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 3800 block of Fabian Way.
1:22 p.m. — Grand theft from an elderly or dependent adult, Sand Hill Road.
8:17 p.m. — Grand theft, Stanford Shopping Center.
9:54 p.m. — Alberto Ruiz, 44, of San Jose, arrested for battery, 300 block of University Ave.
SATURDAY
1:56 a.m. — Phillip Dontay Steward, 43, of East Palo Alto, arrested for failure to comply with sex offender registration requirements, Bryant St.
1:56 a.m. — Elliot Edward Holt, 43, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.
4:04 a.m. — Nansa Kumba Jimissa, 20, of Sacramento, arrested for domestic violence, Middlefield Road.
SUNDAY
1:25 a.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 300 block of Sherman Ave.
9:50 a.m. — Elliot Edward Holt, 43, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.
2:23 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, 400 block of E. Charleston Road.
3:24 p.m. — Andrea Louise Anderson, 43, of East Palo Alto, cited on a warrant, Emerson St. and Forest Ave.
4:30 p.m. — Shoplifting, Stanford Shopping Center.
5:34 p.m. — Haley Marie Conklin, 23, of Pittsburg, arrested on a warrant, Stanford Shopping Center.
8:01 p.m. — Petty theft, 400 block of Page Mill Road.
9:02 p.m. — Georgia Bourgoutzani, 29, of Palo Alto, arrested for domestic violence, Emerson St. and Hamilton Ave.
MONDAY
10:57 a.m. — Rene Joachin, 68, of Menlo Park, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 1200 block of Madera Ave.
11:19 a.m. — Carlos Linton, 58, of San Jose, arrested on two warrants, Alpine Road and Junipero Serra Blvd.
2:45 p.m. — Indecent exposure, Hesketh Drive.
TUESDAY
8:59 a.m. — Vehicle collision causes injuries, Bayfront Expressway and Marsh Road.
11:09 p.m. — Jamal Avery, 35, of Florida, cited for fraudulent vehicle registration, 1300 block of Crane St.
APRIL 6
9:05 a.m. — Bicycle stolen, Comstock Circle.
5:22 p.m. — Battery, 300 block of Santa Teresa St.
APRIL 7
8:41 a.m. — Nicholas Michael Anthony Baros, 37, of Aurora, cited on a warrant, Stanford Stadium.
12:27 p.m. — Theft via a scam, Comstock Circle.
3:02 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 200 block of Santa Teresa St.
APRIL 8
11:04 a.m. — Jonathan Romero Mota, 31, of San Jose, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Fremont Ave. and Grant Road.
MARCH 5
12:38 a.m. — Kevin Donnell, 48, of San Carlos, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 1100 block of Armand Drive.
2:50 p.m. — Charles Fleshman, 44, of Redding, cited for narcotics possession and Cari Kegarise, 25, of Redding, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia at 7-Eleven, 2640 California St.
MARCH 6
10:25 a.m. — Benjamin Ervin, 33, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, 200 block of Bryant St.
MARCH 7
12:32 a.m. — Adrian Cortez Rodriguez, 29, of Mountain View, cited for drug possession and theft of someone else’s lost property, Central Expressway and Rengstorff Ave.
7:35 p.m. — Michael Marcelo, 46, of San Jose, cited for shoplifting, 200 block of Castro St.
MARCH 8
6:05 a.m. — Anibal Lopez Lopez, 39, of Sunnyvale, cited for DUI and driving without a license, Middlefield Road and Bernardo Ave.
APRIL 6
9:31 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 400 block of Stierlin Road.
11:09 a.m. — Sex crime, 1-99 block of Evandale Ave.
5:41 p.m. — Antonio Diaz, 42, transient, arrested for theft and public drunkenness at Target, 555 Showers Drive.
11:28 p.m. — Yuridia Ramirez Gutierrez, 30, of Mountain View, arrested for DUI, 1100 block of N. Rengstorff Ave.
APRIL 7
10:07 a.m. — Home burglary, 300 block of Central Ave.
11:08 a.m. — Home burglary, 2200 block of W. El Camino.
5:24 p.m. — Tania Briones, 39, of East Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant at Mountain View Police Dept., 1000 Villa St.
8:34 p.m. — Vandalism at In-NOut, 1159 N. Rengstorff Ave.
8:49 p.m. — Brian Sa, 39, arrested on a warrant at Mountain View Police Dept., 1000 Villa St.
TUESDAY
9:09 a.m. — iPod stolen, MenloAtherton High School.
5:44 p.m. — Oscar de Jesus Sillas, 31, of Union City, cited for driving on a suspended or revoked license, Atherton Ave.
APRIL 2
8:45 p.m. — Theft, 2800 block of Westmoreland Ave.
APRIL 7
Noon Two men get into a fight and one is injured, 2300 block of Spring St.
APRIL 9
8:20 p.m. — Mia Stefania Daveggio, 34, of Vallejo, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia as well as on a warrant, Hurlingame and Fair Oaks avenues.
9:20 p.m. — Martin Barreras Sanchez, 37, of San Jose, cited on warrants, Bay Road and Fifth Ave.
FRIDAY
3:21 a.m. — Karla Arriola Ruiz, 29, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Douglas Ave. and Middlefield Road.
8:30 p.m. — Jose Antonio Sanchez Soto, 24, of East Palo Alto, arrested for possession of narcotics and drug paraphernalia and probation violation, Spring and Willow streets. 11:05 p.m. — Oswaldo Antonio Olivarez Ramirez, 29, of unincorporated San Mateo County, arrested for DUI, Third and Fair Oaks avenues.
SATURDAY
2:28 p.m. — Menderes Akuzum, 51, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Spring and Willow streets.
SUNDAY 11:35 a.m. — Yonni Morales
Garcia, 24, of Redwood City, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, Third Ave. and Bay Road.
1:15 p.m. — Romer Rolando Rojas Davila, 38, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, Fourth Ave. and Middlefield Road.
3:49 p.m. — Henry Top Pirir, 25, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, 3300 block of Middlefield Road.
FRIDAY
3:08 a.m. — 418 feet of cable cut and removed from an AT&T line, Whiskey Hill and Sand Hill roads.
APRIL 9
11:15 a.m. — Morgan Michael Stogner, 41, cited for fraudulent vehicle registration, Lathrop and Cedar streets. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
FRIDAY
12:57 a.m. — Daniel Lopez, 30, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI, Broadway and Second Ave. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
SUNDAY
12:11 a.m. — Man says another person beat him up and stole his bike, Redwood City Caltrain Station.
2:20 p.m. — Man and his girlfriend fighting, Chestnut St. At least one arrest is made.
5:46 a.m. — Courtney Beth Clark, 30, arrested for trespassing at Kaiser, 1100 Veterans Blvd.
10:01 a.m. — Window broken, Broadway.
12:07 p.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, Madison Ave.
1 p.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, King St.
5 p.m. — Jose Manuel Torres, 33, of East Palo Alto, arrested for narcotics possession and on a warrant, Northumberland Ave. and El Camino.
6:41 p.m. — Wallet stolen, Middlefield Road.
10:58 p.m. — Domestic violence reported, Middlefield Road.
MONDAY
8:08 a.m. — Two-vehicle accident causes minor injuries, Hudson St.
11:05 a.m. — Homeless woman reported to be yelling and throwing trash, Florence St.
11:10 a.m. — Richard Vinson, 64, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Center St. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
11:24 a.m. — Federico Torres, 38, of East Palo Alto, arrested for drug possession at San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, 330 Bradford St.
APRIL 5
Time not given — Gun stolen, 1700 block of San Carlos Ave.
APRIL 9
6:43 p.m. — Man steals a pack of Modelo from CVS, 1324 San Carlos Ave. Hugo Cabrera, 41, of Redwood City, cited for shoplifting.
9:30 p.m. — Theft, 400 block of Quarry Road.
FRIDAY
2:41 p.m. — Katherine Fallon Crader Sheehan, 33, arrested for elder abuse, battery and violation of a court order, 100 block of Club Drive.
SATURDAY
9:28 p.m. — Two vehicles collide and one of the drivers flees, hitting another vehicle in the process, 200 block of El Camino. The hit-and-run driver gets away before police arrive.
From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the MidPeninsula.
APRIL 7
Fatemeh Beheshti, 37, arrested for DUI.
Nilson G. Doblado Palma, 28, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs.
APRIL 8
Kun Cheng, 33, arrested for DUI.
PALO ALTO
663 Waverley St., 94301, 2 bedrooms, 1612 square feet, built in 1981, Mei Wang to Wayne Weng for $1,750,000, closed March 16 (last sale: $1,150,000, 08-30-11)
2760 Byron St., 94306, 1300 square feet, built in 1950, Sparco Trust to Shenbagavalli and Padmakar Vishnubhatt for $2,250,000, closed March 20
2863 Josephine Lane, 94303, 4 bedrooms, 1975 square feet, built in 2025, Summerhill West Bayshore LLC to Ali Thabet for $2,428,000, closed March 20
158 Buckthorn Way, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 2150 square feet, built in 1965, Hildy Shandell to Adele Jessup for $2,625,000, closed March 5 (last sale: $2,005,000, 06-12-18)
915 Cloud Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1690 square feet, built in 1952, Mcsweeney 1996 Trust to As Homes LLC for $2,750,000, closed March 6
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1908 Newbury Drive, 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1873 square feet, built in 2010, James Lin to Soo and Hyung Yang for $1,700,000, closed March 18
251 Orbit Way, 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1904 square
feet, built in 2018, Lin Shao to Eleanor and Leendert Van Den Berg for $1,880,000, closed March 17 (last sale: $1,755,000, 08-14-19)
1114 Burgoyne St., 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1422 square feet, built in 1951, Jara Family Trust to Corelot LLC for $2,120,000, closed March 16
LOS ALTOS
1474 Marlbarough Ave., 94024, 4 bedrooms, 2498 square feet, built in 1968, Hornback Trust to Wu Living Trust for $4,750,000, closed March 20
564 Orange Ave., 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1585 square feet, built in 1947, Whelan Trust to Jeffrey Shardell for $5,068,000, closed March 20
740 Greenview Place, 94024, 3 bedrooms, 2377 square feet, built in 1973, Par 2025 Trust to Shuhan Wang for $5,150,000, closed March 16
135 Harcross Road, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1940 square feet, built in 1955, Green Trust to Sarah Todd for $4,200,000, closed March 6
REDWOOD CITY
17 Yarnall Place, 94063, 3 bedrooms, 1120 square feet, built in 1947, Nunes Living Trust to Lion Share Investments LLC for $1,050,000, closed March 5
928 Knightsbridge Lane,
94061, 3 bedrooms, 1570 square feet, built in 1986, Thompson Trust to Pinnacle Equity Invs LLC for $2,000,000, closed March 5 (last sale: $680,000, 1115-02)
2234 Roosevelt Ave., 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1380 square feet, built in 1952, Brian and Megan Palmisano to Christine Vaughn for $2,075,000, closed March
2 (last sale: $1,655,000, 08-22-18)
313 Clifton Ave., 94070, 5 bedrooms, 3950 square feet, built in 1988, Moss and Phillips Trust to Jodi and Jason Lipof for $3,750,000, closed March
4 (last sale: $2,300,000, 04-02-18)
1364 Cedar St., 94070, 4 bedrooms, 2620 square feet, built in 1948, Beier Family Trust to Sohee and Matthew McConaghy for $3,900,000, closed March
3 (last sale: $1,470,000, 12-12-05)
1730 Terrace Drive, 94002, 2 bedrooms, 2150 square feet, built in 1979, Mark Stevens to Red Sequoia Partners LLC for $1,720,000, closed March
4
1801 Notre Dame Ave., 94002, 3 bedrooms, 1710 square feet, built in 1942, Kirstin Hornby to Yuki and Ko Ihara for $3,100,000, closed March 6 (last sale: $2,105,000, 04-24-25)
467 1st Street Suite #200, Los Altos (Enter from the alley off Lyell Street behind Los Altos Hardware)
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Maximum 10 boxes. All subject to acceptance by shredder.
Timeless Tudor on Iconic Christmas Tree Lane
An architectural gem in Palo Alto’s Green Gables neighborhood, this elegant English Tudor by renowned architect Charles Sumner sits on a coveted corner lot along Christmas Tree Lane. The timeless design features steep gabled rooflines, divided-light windows, smooth stucco, graceful arched entry, and beautiful hardwood floors — all thoughtfully preserved. The ideal floorplan offers 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and spacious formal living and dining rooms. Set behind a lush lawn framed by mature trees, the private gated rear yard is perfect for play and entertaining, with ADU potential (conceptual plans available). Steps from Rinconada Park, Walter Hays Elementary, the Community Center, Library, Art Center, and Stanford University — a rare opportunity to own a piece of Palo Alto architectural history.
• 4 Bedrooms & 3 Bathrooms
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Smuin is back at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts this spring with Future Forward, a program featuring Michael Smuin’s beloved Hearts Suite, set to the music of Edith Piaf, along with two world premieres. Tickets and more information at smuinballet.org. Pictured: Smuin Artists Eleanor Prince and Dom.
NOW PLAYING: THEATREWORKS SILICON
VALLEY’S production of the Broadway musical sensation “Come From Away” is now performing at Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts. This heartwarming hit musical recounts the remarkable true story of the small town of Gander, Newfoundland that welcomed 7,000 stranded airline passengers in the wake of September 11, 2001. With an infectious score and deeply human storytelling, “Come From Away” was hailed as a “Gem of a
musical” by The Globe and Mail, and “Hugely entertaining. An ode to kindness and the power of community” by The Guardian. “Come From Away” is onstage
HEAD WEST RETURNS! SOUTH B STREET IN SAN MATEO - SATURDAY, APRIL 18 AT 11
A.M. HEAD WEST creates a neighborhood marketplace experience that brings together the spirit of the modern maker with the energy of the traveling vagabond, providing a space for our community of Makers, Crafters, Designers and Artists to connect with friends, neighbors and travelers. HEAD WEST is free entry, kid and pet-friendly, and all are welcome! Patrons can enjoy live music playing all day from local Bay Area musicians. Return engagements are scheduled monthly through December in San Mateo and through October in Los Altos.
GET READY TO FILL YOUR BASKETS! The Downtown Los Altos Farmers’ Market is returning soon, reclaiming its spot as the community’s favorite weekly gathering space. Whether you’re hunting for peak-season fresh produce, artisan baked goods, or highquality meat and seafood, there is something for every palate. Beyond the incredible selection of prepared foods and vibrant flowers, you can soak up the lively evening atmosphere and enjoy live music with a glass of wine while catching up with neighbors. It’s more than just a shopping trip—it’s the heartbeat of Downtown. Season opens April 30th and runs every Thursday evening from 4 to 8 p.m. through October. For more information see downtownlosaltos.org.
GET READY FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY concert with Symphony San Jose. Dvořák’s Carnival Overture bursts open the night with infectious joy and celebration, before Mason Bates’ Philharmonia Fantastique brings live orchestra together with animated film projected onto a giant screen — a spectacular, cutting-edge adventure through the world of the orchestra where creativity and technology collide. Closing the evening, Beethoven’s beloved Symphony No. 6 transports you through nature’s most breathtaking landscapes in one of music’s most evocative journeys. Three masterworks. One unforgettable concert. May 9 & 10 at the California Theatre.
STANFORD JAZZ FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR SIX WEEKS OF SUMMER MUSIC
The Stanford Jazz Festival returns June 21–July 31 with 25 concerts celebrating jazz’s rich global traditions. Artists include Branford Marsalis Quartet, Anat Cohen, Luciana Souza and Marcel Camargo, Yilian Cañizares Trio, and Stefon Harris & Blackout, performing live on the beautiful Stanford campus.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN forever, experience the musical phenomenon that has taken the world by storm! FROZEN, the Broadway Musical is coming to Palo Players at the Lucie Stern Theatre, Palo Alto April 24 to May 10. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature film, Disney’s FROZEN includes all the film’s beloved songs by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, along with new music written exclusively for the stage.
Full of magic, humor, and a stunning musical score, Frozen is a powerful tale of sisterhood, acceptance, and finding the real meaning of true love. Tickets to FROZEN are melting away fast! Get yours by visiting Palo Alto Players website or give the them a call at (650) 3290891. Special Note: You can save $5 off the ticket price by using the discount code: PAPOST5.
THE LOS ALTOS STAGE COMPANY PRESENTS
“The Cherry Orchard,” opening April 17, 2026. This reimagined masterpiece by Anton Chekhov, adapted by Tom Stoppard, promises to captivate audiences with
its blend of humor and heartbreak. Join Los Altos Stage Company for an unforgettable experience at the Bus Barn Theater. Pay-What-You-Can preview is on Thursday, April 16, or catch the full run April 17 through May 10. Don’t miss the chance to secure your seats before they sell out! Visit their website for more tickets and more details. Questions? Give them a call at (650) 9441-0551.
GOT BICYCLE? HEAD UP TO ALICE’S on Skyline or just do the Sand Hill road loop. Remember to be respectful when you cruise past the joggers. Summer seems to be here in a teasing California way and it may be time for you to upgrade your two wheeled, pedal powered mode of transportation.
The Bike Connection in Palo Alto is your place for one stop shopping.
Greg Forrest and his stellar crew have everything you need to get into the wind and enjoy the outdoors. The Bike Connection offers all the big name brand bikes, clothing and accessories. They carry electric bikes and gravel bikes, too. Throw in the complete repair and service they offer and that’s about all you need to know. If you do want to know more call Greg at (650) 853-3000 and ask him very detailed questions. Greg has all the bicycle answers or you can just come by the Bike Connection at 2011 El Camino Real in Palo Alto and see for yourself.
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BY LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press Writer
“The Christophers” looks like an art heist movie at first. A couple of wannabe heirs (James Corden and Jessica Gunning) hire a restoration specialist (Michaela Coel) to finish a series of paintings by their famous father (Ian McKellen), who wants nothing to do with them or the uncompleted works that would surely command an astronomical price tag.
The offspring, whom McKellen’s Julian Sklar vividly describes as wrecks — one a train wreck, one a shipwreck — feel they deserve an inheritance they’re smart enough to know they won’t receive through any will — or talent of their own. The specialist and sometimes forger Lori (Coel) has other motives. There’s the promise of paying rent, yes, but there’s also an element of revenge. Lori and Julian have a kind of history that the movie will reveal in time. She’s also been publicly critical of his later works.
But “The Christophers” is not an “Ocean’s” movie or a “Logan Lucky,” which is to say it’s not really a heist. There’s the tease of one, right up until the end, and the promise of the con.
Right to critique
This latest film by the great and astonishingly prolific Steven Soderbergh is not out to give the audience what they think they want from him. Instead, it’s a meditation on art, legacy, creativity and the oh-so-touchy subject of who has the right to critique. It might sound a bit dreary, but Ed Solomon’s razor-sharp script and the brilliant pairing of McKellen and Coel make this lean two-hander breeze by.
You can read however much you want into how much Soderbergh (or Solomon) may or may not relate to Julian, who is determined to burn,
bury and shred the unfinished “Christophers,” a series of paintings of a former boyfriend that became his most famous. It’s a fun and prickly exercise for any creative person to reconcile with the peaks and lulls of a long career in the arts — and Julian is luckier than most. He actually got famous and relatively wealthy from his paintings.
Julian huffs that “to judge art one must possess the skills to make said art.” It’s the kind of statement that, if given in an interview, might launch a thousand think pieces. Julian is both old and a devout rebel, with a lifetime’s worth of wisdom, wit and burned bridges in his arsenal. It’s a potent combination ripe for internet virality, but at the moment his online presence is mostly relegated to something akin to Cameo messages for 149 pounds a pop (249 if he mimes a signature).
When Lori arrives, he suddenly has an audience for his theatrical, nonstop musings: fun for McKellen, his character and the audience, but not so much for Lori, who absorbs the monologuing with steely indifference until she decides to take more control of the situation. There’s a bit of the generational disconnect that happens, but it’s somehow never cliche or predictable.
Refreshing turns
The story zigs and zags with its characters as they work through the situation at hand and the larger issues both seem to be plagued by. The script throws a lot of ideas out there and, refreshingly, none of them is to be taken as dogma, especially not Julian’s comment about who has the right to judge art. Like many things he says, it’s probably just the most withering thing he could think of at the moment.
It is a funny thing, though, to critique a movie that does have so much to say about criticism, about what the person behind the keyboard might actually have the guts to say out loud to the person courageous enough to make something and put it out in the world.
Perhaps it’s not actually that hard when the movie is as solid as “The Christophers,” or when the filmmaker in question is on a roll like Soderbergh with both “Presence” and “Black Bag.”
His movies may have gotten smaller, but the verve remains.
Release info
“The Christophers,” a Neon release opening in theaters tomorrow, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association for “language.” Running time: 100 minutes.
Half Moon Bay’s Pacific Coast Dream Machines is Back in 2026 with Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, Planes, Great Music and Family Fun ~ Fundraiser for the Coastside Adult Day Health Center in Half Moon Bay
Mark your calendars and get ready to rev your engines!
The long-awaited return of the iconic Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show is officially here. The “Coolest Show on Earth” is set to make a spectacular comeback on Sunday, April 26, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Eddie Andreini Field, Half Moon Bay Airport.For over three decades, this remarkable celebration of mechanical ingenuity, power, and style has captivated audiences from around the world.
Set against the scenic backdrop of the Half Moon Bay coastline, the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show will feature an awe-inspiring display of over 2,000 extraordinary vehicles. Attendees can look forward to a mesmerizing array of antique, vintage, classic, custom, and exotic cars alongside a thrilling lineup of planes, helicopters, motorcycles, and other unique mechanical creations. Whether you’re a car collector, aviation enthusiast, or simply a fan of all things mechanical, this event is not to be missed.
With a backdrop of the world’s coolest cars, trucks, motorcycles aircraft and assorted contraptions beyond
imagination, some of the biggest names on the Bay Area music scene headline the Runnin’ Down A Dream Music Stage at the Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show.
“This year we have an impressive lineup of All-Star talent from beginning to end,” said entertainment director Grant Walters, high-octane veteran performers will pump out the beats like eight cylinders of piston-like persistence. Highlights include:
• LIVE MUSIC ALL DAY: Groove to an eclectic mix of live performances from talented local bands.
M’sippi Slide (10am - 11:30am): A San Jose–based blues and soul band fronted by powerhouse vocalist Lijah, delivering a dynamic blend of Blues, R&B, and Soul rooted in the emotional depth and authenticity of the genre’s golden era.
Shana Morrison (12:00pm - 1:30pm): pop with a side of blues and a side of rock, and her unique and wideranging voice.
Momotombo SF (2 pm - 4 pm): A 10-piece powerhouse of Bay Area music legends featuring iconic alumni from Malo and Santana, delivering authentic highoctane Latin Rock.
The Pacific Coast Dream Machines Show is a one-of-a-kind experience that brings together history, innovation, and community spirit in a celebration like no other. Join us as we rekindle the magic and make 2026 a year to remember.
For more information, visit their website and follow us on social media for the latest updates.
Half Moon Bay Airport, 9850 N. Cabrillo Highway, Half Moon Bay CA 94019 –located on Highway 1, about 20 miles south of San Francisco and 5 miles north of Highway 92. TICKETS
printed. In other counties, the elections officer has acted on his own to remove unqualified candidates from the ballot.
Q: If Bonini wins, can she be sworn into office?
A: Nobody knows. It might go to court.
Q: What does it take to run for county school superintendent?
A: State law says a county superintendent needs to hold an administrative credential. Teachers, for instance, have to hold a teaching certificate. A credential ensures that the person holding a job is qualified for the office. A statewide database says Bonini is eligible to obtain an administrative credential, but she hasn’t done so.
Q: Who is running?
A: The candidate lacking the needed qualifications is Chelsea Bonini, 53, of San Mateo, a licensed attorney who teaches second grade in the Los Altos School District. She is currently on the county Board of Education. Her opponent is Hector Camacho Jr., 45, of South San Francisco, who is executive director of the San Mateo County Office of Education. You could say that both are insiders when it comes to the county Board of Education, with Bonini serving on the board and Camacho in a top-level administrative position.
Q: How much does the office pay?
A: The superintendent receives a salary of $362,911, pay records show. The job has a four-year term with no term limits.
Q: Who is backing the candidates?
A: This isn’t a partisan race, where Democrats and Republicans compete for votes.
But Camacho has the endorsements of the San Mateo County Labor Council, U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin, state Sen. Scott Wiener, state Assemblywomen Diane Papan and Catherine Stefani, former state Sen. Jerry Hill, AFSCME locals 57 and 829 and the American Federation of Teachers Local 1482.
Bonini has the backing of the California Teachers Association union, teachers unions in Menlo Park, Redwood City, San Carlos, Belmont-Redwood Shores, San Mateo County Supervisor David Canepa,
former Assemblywoman Sally Lieber, State Treasurer Fiona Ma and state Superintendent Tony Thurmond.
Q: What does the superintendent do?
A: The superintendent oversees 291 regular and part-time employees, and has a budget of about $115 million. The county superintendent reviews expulsions and other disciplinary actions by local school districts. The county Board of Education provides instruction for students with severe disabilities and those who are wards of the juvenile court system. In addition, it handles appeals in disputes over whether to allow a charter school to start in a local district. For instance, in 2004, when a group of Los Altos parents were upset that the Los Altos School District had closed an elementary school in Los Altos Hills, they petitioned the Los Altos school board to open a charter for their community. When the school board turned them down, they went over the heads of school board members and got the county Board of Education to allow them to open Bullis Charter School. Bullis uses facilities from the Los Altos School District.
council to do something. “It is our obligation to address the issue,” he said.
A last resort
Weinberg and Lang said the camping ban gives the city a tool that can be used as a last resort.
Mayor Sally Meadows said the city will be compassionate and careful.
“We’re not criminalizing anybody,” she said.
Meadows said she would speak to Lee when she sees him again.
Lee is the supervisor for nearby Sunnyvale. Los Altos is represented by Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga, who was not at Tuesday’s meeting.
Council needed four votes to pass an emergency ban that would’ve taken effect immediately, but Dailey was against it.
“The residents in the homeless encampment are Los Altos residents,” Dailey said.
The ban will take effect at the end of May.
Hoarding’s the issue
Julia Rapoza told council that she’s lived in her car since 2021, and the issue with the encampment is hoarding not homelessness.
“Hoarding is a problem whether you’re a camper or whether you’re on private property … It’s also a bona fide disability that requires intensive intervention,” Rapoza said.
Dailey said neighbors brought tarps to the homeless encampment during the rain, and that’s why it’s grown in size.
both side of the debate last night.
“This intersection has already taken too much from us,” resident Omar Hadidi said. “Please do not force this community to endure another siren, another funeral, another mother or father or child whose life is gone because we hesitated.”
But opponents of the closure said they’re worried about the safety of pushing around 700 students on bikes and 8,000 cars each day onto already dangerous routes like Embarcadero Road.
“The risk doesn’t disappear. It disperses. It gets less glaring and harder to prevent,” said resident Nadia Naik, who chaired a panel that looked at closing Churchill in 2020.
Residents also don’t want ambulances and fire trucks to get stuck in traffic.
“Delays in emergency response can make the difference between life and death,” Professorville resident Barbara Hazlett said.
Councilman Pat Burt said each minute of delay for a person having a heart attack reduces their chances of survival by 6 to 10%, he said.
“I wish it was simpler and that the solutions were easy ones,” Burt said.
Southgate resident Michael Price said the city has already addressed suicide risk by hiring 24/7 security guards to watch crossings.
Tracks a graveyard
Others made an emotional plea for council to close the crossing.
“I just don’t want my friends to take a graveyard to school anymore,” student Julia Curtis said.
The debate comes after Ash He, 15, died at the crossing on March 4, 2025, and Summer Devi Mehta, 17, died there on Feb. 3.
Mehta was the fourth Palo Alto student to die on the tracks in two years.
In a previous letter to council, Mehta’s father Nick Mehta said the crossing provided an “easy means for her to impulsively act at a low moment.”
“It is too late for my daughter, but it is not too late for others,” he wrote.
Nearby resident Neva Yarkin said she saw the aftermath of Mehta’s death, and the impact will stay with her forever.
School board supports it
The school board supports temporarily closing Churchill, board member Rowena Chiu said.
Mere Lucas, who lost her son to suicide in 2017, said it’s painful to hear more outrage about traffic
than suicides. “As elected officials, it is your responsibility to build a safe and healthy community. And sometimes that requires hard and unpopular decisions,” Lucas told council.
Parent Mariya Pivtoraiko said the city should put a 24-hour coffee shop or convenience store at the crossing.
“It’d create a permanent, positive presence and good community vibes,” she said.
Focus on the youth Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims said the city should focus on helping children.
“Youth are meant to outlive parents, not the other way around,” she said to applause.
Councilmen Keith Reckdahl and Ed Lauing said they want to expedite plans for a “quiet zone,” so Caltrain stops sounding its horn throughout the city.
“No other town and no other crossing has the problem that we do,” Lauing said.
Hard to make a decision
Councilman George Lu said it’s hard to make a decision without more data about traffic safety, suicide likelihood emergency response times and security guard effectiveness. The Jed Founda-
tion, a national nonprofit hired to help the city with suicide prevention, said train-related deaths are not among the leading methods of suicide in children and young adults, according to data from the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner.
“Trains are an urgent concern — but so are other highly lethal methods,” the JED Foundation said in a letter to council.
The cost
Closing the crossing would cost $1.2 million, and the city can fast-track a sidewalk improvement on Embarcadero Road for $1.5 to $2 million, City Manager Ed Shikada said in a report for council.
A one-year contract for security guards costs $1.7 million, split between the city and the Palo Alto Unified School District.
Police Chief James Reifschneider said the city hasn’t seen a suicide when a guard is by the tracks, and council members said they want to keep the security guards beyond a year.
Help is available. If you or someone you know is having a mental health crisis, call or text the 24/7 suicide and crisis lifeline at 988.
The Redwood City Port yesterday announced it will receive $7.35 million from the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers.
The funds were secured with support from U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla to remove debris from the ports, waterways and the San Fransciso Bay Channel, according to Redwood City Port spokeswoman Meagan Platt.
The fund will prevent the channel from being blocked off and stop cargo from being offloaded from passing through, Platt said in a statement. The port must have a clear channel to move people and supplies in the event of an emergency, such as an earthquake or other disasters.
“The Port of Redwood City’s waterways serve as an economic engine, playing a critical role in supporting the regional supply chain. Dredging ensures the safe, reliable and efficient movement of cargo to and from the Port,” Port Executive Director Kristine Zortman said in a statement.
The port generated $10.7 million in revenue from over 1.4 million metric tons of cargo.
Maintaining the waterways is essential to sustaining this revenue growth, Platt said.
Debris will be removed from the port later this summer and will be done by November 30, Platt said.
unannounced visit this week to a construction site at Federal Reserve headquarters that is the focus of an investigation into a $2.5 billion renovation project, according to two people familiar with the visit. Two prosecutors and an investigator from U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office were turned away on Tuesday by a building contractor and referred to Fed attorneys.
ROBLOX SETTLEMENT: The gaming platform Roblox, popular among children and teens, has reached an over $12 million agreement with the state of Nevada over its protections for young users. Attorney General Aaron Ford said yesterday the San Mateo company will enhance safety features for young users and provide funds for nondigital youth programs. The settlement includes enhanced age verification and restricted notifications for minors.
TRUMP HELPER DISBARRED:
A California attorney who aided President Donald Trump’s efforts to stay in power following his 2020 election loss is no longer licensed to practice in California. The California Supreme Court ordered John Eastman be disbarred yesterday. That follows a yearslong effort by the state bar to strip Eastman of his license.
80 CLOSURE: Eastbound Interstate 80 between 17th and 4th streets in San Francisco wil be closed this weekend, starting tomorrow at 11 p.m., and lasting until Monday at 6 a.m. The last exit for drivers heading toward the Bay Bridge on I-80 in the city will be at Vermont Street.
WAR END REJECTED: The Senate yesterday rejected an attempt by Democrats to halt the war in Iran.
The Senate voted down a resolution that would require the country to withdraw forces until Congress authorizes war.
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Elegant dining room with views of the foothills and built-in buffet with glass display case
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Spacious, flexible room for den or office
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Attached 2-car garage with epoxy-painted floor and cabinets
Excellent Cupertino schools
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2,119 +/- sf of living space
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Sought-after Cupertino schools (Buyer to verify enrollment)
HOA dues of $1,015/month (Buyer to verify)
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