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Winding down after 37 years
ly,” Smith said in an interview yesterday. Smith started the flea market A Saturday flea market at Palo Alto High School that raises money in 1989, when her daughter was a for music students is shutting down sophomore at Paly and students needed money to buy instruments. after 37 years. One of the student fundraisers Founder Phyllis Smith, 82, said she’s dealing with knee problems was a 24-hour music marathon, and parents needed something to do. So and is too old to continue. “I loved doing the flea market. I they started a flea market, Smith loved the support of all the people said. The flea market was supposed to … I’ve just gotten to the point where it’s gotten too hard on me physical- be a one-time event, but Smith kept running the market on the second Saturday of each month in the parkSCENE FROM THE FLEA — The ing lot at the corner of El Camino Palo Alto High School flea market Real and Embarcadero Road. had an ever-changing selection of Smith turned the operation over bargains and collectibles sprawled to music boosters in the early 2000s out on the parking lot once a [See FLEA, page 26] month. Photo from the market. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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$1 million annually over the next 10 nance, parks and public safety for 14 years, and a tax measure would help, years, Mendenhall said. “Our costs are exceeding our revSan Carlos officials are looking at Administrative Services Director [See TAX, page 26] placing a half-cent sales tax measure Rebecca Mendenhall told the city’s on the November ballot to help pay planning commission on Monday. If a half-cent sales tax gets apfor its plans for downtown, and cover proved, it will generate $6 million to a possible budget shortfall. The city may have a budget defi- support city services such as downcit estimated between $500,000 to town improvement, road mainteBY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
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