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She claimed she had been raped Now she wants mental health treatment instead of jail time
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A Stanford employee who allegedly lied about being raped on campus twice wants to get mental health treatment instead of going to jail. Her accusations caused fear to say the university was protecting throughout Stanford in fall 2022. Po- rapists. Jennifer Gries, 28, of Santa Clara, lice sent out campus-wide warnings, and more than 200 students marched described her assailant as a Black man
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PRATT FADING IN L.A.: While Democrat mayor Karen Bass has been ruled to have advanced to the November runoff, second-place independent Spencer Pratt is losing ground to Nithya Raman. Pratt’s lead over Raman has fallen to just 1% or 7,494 votes.
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SUIT OVER UFC MATCH: Two Virginia residents are suing to halt the upcoming UFC fight card on the White House South Lawn, claiming the event violates the National Park Service regulations prohibiting sporting events on parklands. SHOOTERS AT LARGE: Authorities are looking for two suspects in a shooting near a busy street festival in Toledo, Ohio, that [See THE UPDATE, page 4] 991 Lincoln Avenue
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Video footage from police body cams can sometimes absolve officers of blame when complaints are filed about their behavior — but it may also show areas for improvement, according Police now have to a new report from to tell drivers Palo Alto’s police auwhy they’ve been ditor. Some of the shortcomings detailed in stopped before the report include not questioning them. thoroughly searching a suspect before her arrest, which allowed her to use her cell phone to record officers while she was [See CAMS, page 18]
No tickets for gas-powered blowers gency police dispatch number when someone was violating the ban. An ofNo citations have been issued ficer would visit the reported address to Menlo Park residents for using and tell the landscaper to stop. On most gas-powered leaf blowers and weed occasions, the homeowner would not wackers in the 11 months the ban has be home, so a citation couldn’t be issued, according to city Management been in effect. Analyst Liz Tapia’s report. The ban began on July 1, 2025. The number of complaints have deResidents could call the non-emerBY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
creased from 64 in May 2025 to 21 in April, according to Tapia. Police are now receiving an average of one call a day, Tapia wrote. There was a spike in reports in March with 38 calls. Council has been looking at ways to reduce the emission of greenhouse [See BLOWERS, page 19]
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said in March 2022, when Gries was arrested for felony perjury. Judge Brian Buckelew said on Tuesday that Gries is eligible for a mental health diversion, which would allow her to get therapy and take medication rather than a criminal sentence, court records show. Another judge will make a ruling on [See RAPED, page 18]
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