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Instead of all-out closure

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

The Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent is proposing moving students from a small magnet school in Menlo Park to Woodside High School to save the district money.

The district is looking to close the school due to budget cuts, and held a meeting on Monday where Superintendent Crystal Leach presented her proposal to move the students from their east Menlo Park campus to Woodside.

The board will decide the school’s fate on Feb. 4. At the meeting, the board will have the following option — to do nothing, lay off employees, phase out the school’s closure over three years, close on June 30, 2026, or move the school to Woodside High School.

Many parents on Monday disagreed with Leach’s recommendation, worried their children, many of whom have individualized education programs, also known an an IEP or a 504 plan, would be bullied, and that Woodside’s administration wouldn’t do anything about it.

Bigger schools like Woodside also have supports for students with IEPs and 504 plans, which provide accommodations, classroom support, wellness support and flexible schedules, and offer greater capacity with more employees, according to Coordinator Shana Karashima.

“When I’m told 504s and IEPs are the same across all schools, it is offensive and wrong. I don’t know where this information comes from because, as a parent, that’s absolutely not my experience. The only

[See SCHOOL, page 18]

Park gets porta potties, sink

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT

Daily Post Staff Writer

ICE TO MILAN: News that a U.S. ICE unit will be present at the upcoming Winter Games has sparked confusion and concern in Italy. Milan’s mayor has stated ICE is not welcome in the city. Homeland Security Investigations, a unit within ICE, often assists with security at international events. HSI is distinct from the ICE arm at the forefront of U.S. immigration enforcement.

OMAR ATTACKED: A man sprayed an unknown smelly substance on U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar before being tackled to the ground yesterday during a town hall she was hosting in Minneapolis,

[See THE UPDATE, page 4]

The city of Palo Alto has placed portable restrooms at Eleanor Pardee Park — a facility that many residents have been awaiting for decades, and others have been fighting against.

Two portable restrooms and a sink

were installed on Monday with a donation from the nonprofit Friends of Palo Alto Parks — about $610 per month for ongoing maintenance, city spokeswoman Meghan Horrigan-Taylor said in an email yesterday.

The city is planning to do outreach later this year and to install perma-

nent restrooms in 2028, she said. “In the meantime, we thought it would be great to support this endeavor,” said Jeny Smith, president of Friends of Palo Alto Parks. “We don’t want little kids going in the bushes.”

The city did a survey last year with

[See PARK, page 18]

Trump allies help with turnaround

Prominent Republicans and gun rights advocates helped elicit a White House turnabout this week after bristling over the administration's characterization of Alex Pretti, the second person killed this month by a federal

officer in Minneapolis, as responsible for his own death because he lawfully possessed a weapon.

The death produced no clear shifts in U.S. gun politics or policies, even as President Donald Trump shuffles the

lieutenants in charge of his militarized immigration crackdown. But important voices in Trump’s coalition have called for a thorough investigation of Pretti’s death while also criticizing inconsisten-

[See PRETTI, page 19]

STUDENTS and parents listen at a meeting about the possible closure of TIDE high school. Post photo by Adriana Hernandez.

Stanford, Katie Meyer’s family reach settlement

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

Stanford has settled a lawsuit with the family of Katie Meyer, a star soccer player who died by suicide in her dorm after receiving a discipline letter from the university.

As part of the settlement announced Monday, Stanford has agreed to provide more support for students going through the discipline process and to launch an initiative focused on student mental health at its Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute.

Stanford will also give a new “Katie Meyer Leadership Award” to a student-athlete each year and retire Meyer’s jersey number, 19.

“Stanford and the Meyer family believe that working together on these initiatives will both honor Katie’s indelible legacy and help current and future students in meaningful ways,” the two sides announced.

Soccer team captain

Meyer saved a total of 112 goals in 50 games for Stanford, including two key saves in a championship-game shootout in 2019.

Hundreds of students gathered on the soccer field to mourn the team captain, and she received an outpouring of tributes from the sports world after her death was announced.

Meyer was remembered as a

confident and energetic leader and an advocate for women’s sports.

Monday’s joint statement didn’t say how much Stanford would pay the Meyer family to drop their case. The settlement ends a long and nasty court battle that was headed for a trial in April.

Discipline process

In their lawsuit, Meyer’s parents accused Stanford of having an overly harsh and unfair discipline process, paired with a lack of support for students.

Meyer was in trouble for allegedly spilling hot coffee on a football player who kissed her freshman teammate in August 2021.

Stanford sent Meyer an email at 7 p.m. on Feb. 28, 2022, indicating that her degree would be put on hold, and that the charge could result in her being expelled.

Meyer, trying to get into Stanford Law School, was found dead in her dorm the next morning with the email open on her computer.

Meyer’s parents sued Stanford in November 2022, seeking at least $10 million.

The university denied responsibility and blamed Meyer’s parents.

“Katie told teachers and classmates that (her parents) put pressure on her to be perfect and that their statements to her and treatment of her had been significant stressors in her life since she was a teen,” Stanford said in a court filing.

The lawsuit roped in Meyer’s

friends on the soccer team and dozens of Stanford officials, including former football coach David Shaw.

Stanford accused Meyer’s mother of deleting her text messages, and the Meyers accused Stanford of using an attorney to gather information from Meyer while pretending to support her.

The lawsuit listed seven Stanford students who died by suicide since January 2019: Ziwen Wang, Kelly Catlin, Norah Borus, Rose Wong, Jacob Meisel and Dylan Alexander Simmons.

In 2011, a group of Stanford alumni did a case study called the Student Justice Project that “uncovered systemic misconduct and wrongdoings within Stanford violating the 1997 Student Judicial Charter and students’ due process right,” the lawsuit said.

The Student Justice Project said students should get better legal representation, but Stanford didn’t do anything in response, the lawsuit said.

‘Katie Meyer’s Law’ In September, Meyer’s hometown Congresswoman Julie Brownley, D-Thousand Oaks, introduced a bill called “Katie Meyer’s Law” that would require public universities to provide students with an advisor to help them in the discipline process.

Stanford will incorporate the principles of the proposed law into the university discipline process, Monday’s announcement said.

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Peet’s Coffee will be closing its remaining downtown Palo Alto location on Friday.

Peet’s closing CHP look for driver in fatal

The closure comes as Peet’s parent company, JDE Peet’s, prepares to be taken over by Keurig Dr. Pepper.

About 30 shops around the Bay Area are closing, including multiple in San Francisco and Berkeley, which is where the company was founded in 1966.

The cafe at 153 Homer Ave. has signs posted inside that it will close on Friday. Peet’s shut down its other downtown Palo Alto shop at 436 University Ave. in 2019.

This leaves two Peet’s in Palo Alto, at Town and Country Village and 3904 Middlefield Road.

CHP is searching for a driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian who was on the Embarcadero Road and Highway 101 on-ramp in Palo Alto.

The hit-and-run happened around 5 a.m. Sunday on the eastbound Embarcadero Road onramp, according to CHP Officer Sophie Lu. The pedestrian was pronounced dead on the scene, Lu said. The Santa Clara Coroner’s Office hasn’t released the person’s name.

where tensions over federal immigration enforcement have come to a head after agents fatally shot two people this month.

BORDER SHOOTING: A man who was involved in a human smuggling operation was shot yesterday in an exchange of gunfire with the U.S. Border Patrol and after firing at a federal helicopter. The FBI said agents returned fire, striking the man and wounding him.

BELICHICK SNUBBED: Six-time Super Bowl champion head coach Bill Belichick didn’t get voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, according to a report from ESPN.

WARNINGS IGNORED: The National Transportation Safety Board says the placement of a helicopter route so close to Reagan National Airport’s secondary runway was a key factor in causing a midair aircraft collision that killed 67 people near Washington, D.C., a year ago.

PINTREST LAYOFFS: Pinterest, which has offices in Palo Alto, plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of a broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence. Pinterest also says it will reduce office space. The restructuring is expected to finish by the end of September.

85 SECONDS: A science-oriented advocacy group moved its “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, saying the Earth is closer than ever to destruction. The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists on Tuesday cited threats from nuclear war, climate change, potential misuse of biotechnology and AI.

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Joan Liddy Jack ¢ ¢ Deaths

San Mateo County Coroner: Jan. 26

Daniel Christian Gilbrech, 74, of San Mateo

David Max Abdelmessih, 74, of Foster City

Daniel Dean Hachigian, 64, of Woodside

Christine Elizabeth Newman, 78, of Redwood City

Daniel Edward Barnes, 81, of San Carlos

Jan. 24

Teresa Constantini, 81, of Redwood City

Kendra Megan Bell, 58, of San Bruno

Judy Tripp, 82, of Pacifica

Jan. 23

Veronica Vasquez, 62, of Redwood City

Widjaja Ali, 97, of San Mateo

Births

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto:

July 6

Kayla Naomy Aguilar Calvillo, a girl

Valeria Alvarezlopez, a girl

Adriel Samuel Antonio Alcantar, a boy

Vamika Kashyap Bhola, a girl

Jassiel Bravo, a boy

Angel Gabriel Cornejo Reyes, a boy

Miles Liam Costa, a boy

Ehlani Davina Larios Zamora, a girl

Sofia Teresa Mori, a girl

Quinn Jennifer Taylor Chong, a girl

Julian Tong, a boy

Enzo Wangsun, a boy

Ariel Xu, a girl

July 5

Jerome Battle, a boy

Julian Yul Byun, a boy

Jack Tarantino Deggelman, a boy

Zaynab Ferdaus, a girl

Christian Emmanuel Garcia Villa, a boy

Michaela Jayne Graves, a girl

Linus Xichen Kuobanich, a boy

Bethlem Magdalena Macias, a girl

Lian Aaron Morales Vail, a boy

Aanya Mette Pangal, a girl

Meera Dhrumil Parekh, a girl

Khushaal Pinto, a boy

Peni Tokelau Makiiloto Mounga Molaia

Soakai, a boy

Leo Jinghang Yang, a boy

July 4

Arya Ada Alpsen, a girl

Leo London Davis, a boy

Sahana Deb, a girl

Raphael Olivier Geslin, a boy

Shaurya Ghadiok, a boy

Andrew Kaleb Hernandez Jarquin, a boy

Xinyue Hu, a girl

Lily Shan Jin, a girl

Colin Scott Liotta, a boy

Zara Gianna Ojeil, a girl

Isla Giselle Provan, a girl

Aspen Taylor Ricks, a girl

July 3

Brianna Isabella Alfaro Mendoza, a girl

[See BIRTHS, page 23]

February 7, 1934 – December 28, 2025

Joan Liddy Jack, age 91, died at Stanford Hospital surrounded by her family on December 28th, 2025.

Joan was born on February 7, 1934 in Utica, New York to Earl Atwell Wheaton and Gertrude (Liddy) Wheaton and was the youngest of three children. She grew up in Ridgewood, New Jersey and graduated from Ridgewood High School where her senior quote in the yearbook was “the time to be happy is now.”

After high school she was part of the Class of 1954 at Green Mountain Junior College where she was President of the Student Council and a member of Phi Theta Kappa honor society. She then followed her brother Earl to New York City where she received her nursing degree from Columbia University.

After nursing school, Joan moved to San Francisco and soon met Robert Jack, who was part of an energetic group of Stanford Graduate School of Business students living in a “mansion” in Los Altos. They were married in October of 1960 and had three children: Lisa, Sheila, and Gordon. Once the kids were older, Joan returned to school to get her Masters in Nursing and then led the Health Education Department at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for many years, followed by working with a pulmonologist to help people stop smoking.

True to her senior quote, Joan spread happiness to others through humor, kindness, and generosity. She was not shy about making jokes about an occasional gaffe (like when she told the philosophy professor that she too loved Play-dough) or telling stories about funny situations from her childhood. She was also not afraid to try new things, such as modeling for a book about color, sewing all kinds of things (including down jackets and a tent), leading a Girl Scout troop, and painting the second story windows of their house at the top of a large extension ladder. Joan was the perfect mom for her children who to this day are so appreciative of her support, warmth, and sense of fun. It is a testimony to Joan’s parenting that all three children ended up living very close by, which allowed Joan to forge close relationships with all seven of her grandchildren.

With Bob, Joan created a life full of friendships and community. Through the kids’ schools (Addison Elementary, Jordan Middle School, and Paly High) and sports teams (softball, soccer, swimming, etc.), volunteerism (President of the Garden Club, docent at the Gamble Gardens and leading Professorville tours), competition (she was an avid tennis player, loved board games, and spent many Saturdays supporting the Stanford football team), and fellowship in church communities, she forged lasting friendships that sustained her throughout her life and brought her joy. Up until the end of her life, her calendar was filled with dates for bridge, bible study, choir practice, dinners, and family gatherings.

Joan loved to explore the world beyond Palo Alto too. As a young mother, she and Bob loaded the children into the VW van and traveled across the country, visiting national parks as they went. When her children got older, she often used them as excuses to see other countries, traveling to the USSR with Sheila for a soccer tournament and to Spain and Chile to visit Gordy while he was working overseas. She and Bob continued their adventures until he got sick and passed in April of 2020.

After Bob died, Joan led a more stationary life, focused on family and friends in Palo Alto. She greatly enjoyed the friends and activities she had at Channing House, and the many family gatherings for holidays and birthdays. As a very spiritual person, she also highly valued her time with her bible study group and attending church services remotely.

Joan is survived by her children Lisa Jack, Sheila Grau, and Gordon Jack, and grandchildren Charles Smith, Cooper Smith, Rachel Grau, Rickey Grau, Alex Grau, Daniel Grau, and Henry Jack. We did not want to give her up but we feel blessed to have had her for as long as we did.

A Celebration of Joan’s life will be planned for a warm sunny day in the Spring.

County OKs funds for housing relief

BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent

Santa Clara County homelessness prevention efforts in Mountain View, Palo Alto and beyond will potentially receive more financial support.

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors at their meeting yesterday unanimously accepted $19 million from the City of San Jose to continue supporting low-income families or people at risk of losing their housing in the county.

The county’s Office of Supportive Housing, which will handle the funds, will return to the board at a later date with plans on how to use them, according to Kathryn Kaminski, director of the supportive housing office.

“This is exactly the good news we want to tell the world,” Board of Supervisor President Otto Lee said during the meeting. “That the county and cities are absolutely working together to solve these issues.”

Temporary housing initiatives

Mountain View, along with San Jose and Gilroy, holds some of the highest

population of homeless individuals.

Mountain View is home to three temporary housing initiatives overseen by the county: LifeMoves Homekey Shelter, a Safe Parking program and a Cold Weather Shelter Program. Palo Alto also has a Homekey Shelter at 1237 San Antonio Road.

The $19 million from San Jose is actually a reimbursement. During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Santa Clara County offered a program to help support low-income in San Jose and other cities.

Tailored solutions urged

Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga, who represents Palo Alto, Mountain View and several other South Bay cities, said the county should work more with each city to address “special circumstances” in their homeless population. In Mountain View, for example, Abe-Koga said there is a high number of people who live in their vehicles.

“We really need to look at each city, city by city, and come up with solutions that are tailored to those respective issues,” she said.

Resigning trustee rules out a return

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer

Los Altos School District board member Jim Malone had an unusual question for board member Vladimir Ivanovic, who is resigning over the district’s plans to place Bullis Charter School at a brand new campus.

Malone asked Ivanovic on Monday if he would be willing to apply for the vacancy created by his own resignation.

Ivanovic said he would consider it, but only if the board committed to renovating its own facilities before giving Bullis a brand new campus at the San Antonio Shopping Center

“That would double the amount of time of my 15 seconds of fame,” Ivanovic said.

Ivanovic announced his resignation on Jan. 12 after he was the only board member to vote against moving Bullis to the new campus. He said he feels like the district is privileging the charter school.

No second thoughts

Board member Stella Kim asked her colleagues on Monday if they would change their votes that gave Bullis the new campus, scheduled to open in August 2028, where Kohl’s was in Mountain View.

“I wouldn’t expect anyone to change their vote,” Kim said.

Board member Vaishali Sirkay said she stands by the board’s direction.

Moving Bullis — currently split between the district’s two middle school campuses — will make space for the district’s sixth graders to join seventh and eighth graders rather than being at elementary schools.

“The bigger issue that impacts multiple campuses and many families is the placement of BCS, even before we upgrade our other campuses,” Sirkay said. “It’s almost like a domino effect — if we solve for this, then other things go in a better direction.”

Parents

back board

Parents at the board meeting agreed with the board majority because they don’t want neighborhood school boundaries to change.

“Providing a charter school with its own facility while preserving our existing school communities seems like the least bad of poor options,” parent Herb Marshall said.

After their comments, Ivanovic said he wouldn’t apply for the vacancy.

“I will not be a candidate,” Ivanovic said.

Ivanovic’s resignation is effective on March 11, ending his 11-year tenure.

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Lane cuts coming on Jefferson Ave.

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer

Redwood City Council has voted to remove a lane in each direction along Jefferson Avenue, but the chair of a neighborhood association said residents fear traffic will divert to side streets.

Council unanimously voted Monday to remove a lane in each direction between Farm Hill Boulevard and Iris Street and add a middle lane.

Cameron Matthews, chair of the Mt. Carmel Neighborhood Association, said he has heard residents’ concerns that drivers will cut through side streets to avoid congestion on Jefferson Avenue, especially during commute times. The plan to remove the lanes isn’t perfect, but Matthews said he would support it.

Matthews has two daughters who often cross Jefferson Avenue to go to Red Morton Park and Orion Alternative School, and it is unsafe due to the limited crosswalks, narrow sidewalks and high-speed traffic, he said.

“Every time we cross, it feels like you’re gonna die,” said Matthew Musselman, who lives on Jefferson.

$8 million plan

For $8 million, one lane in each direction will be removed, and there will be a new sign at the Valota Road intersection, an ADA curb ramp, and pedestrian beacons at Ruby, Adams, Topaz, King and St. Francis streets. There will also be a two-way bicycle lane on the north side of Jefferson between Avenue de Ora and Myrtle Street near Orion Alternative School.

Councilwoman Isabella Chu asked why there couldn’t be posts along Jefferson Avenue to better protect the bike lane. Principal Transportation Planner Malahat Owrang said residents were concerned that the bike lane would make it difficult for them to load or unload their cars.

“This is something that affects every single one of us. We can’t leave out homes. There’s no alternative transportation system. We have to work within the roads we have,” Chu said.

Traffic insight

Jefferson Avenue is often used by trucks, and many use it to reach Red Morton Park, the Veterans Memorial Building, the Senior Center and nearby schools and businesses. The current speed limit is 30 mph, and the road has around 16,000 cars between Hudson Street and Farm Hill Boulevard per day and 20,000 cars between Hudson Street and El Camino Real.

Despite the council’s approval on Monday, the changes to the road likely won’t happen until next year, Owrang said. The city needs to hire a contractor to complete the project.

About a decade ago, Redwood City officials reduced the lanes along Farm Hill Boulevard until the road turns into Jefferson, snarling traffic. At a November 2016 meeting, residents were divided over the lane reduction and addition of bike lanes. Some residents told council at the time that those who live in the neighborhoods off of Farm Hill had seen additional cut-through traffic, increasing the danger on their side streets.

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“If it’s not made from scratch, it is not made at all,” says owner Marc Worrall.

Recommendations right now include the crabetizer, a bucket of legs that’s perfect for sharing with friends; the always classic lobster rolls (naked or dressed); and, of course, their signature lobster corn chowder, perfect for these chilly days. Snack on a lobster musubi or Dungeness crab slider or go big with a one-pound lobster platter – or even bigger, with a bigger lobster. If you’ve got the appetite, they’ve got the selection. They’ve also got a special to look out for every day: Today is Twin Tails Wednesday, when you can double down and get two

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Crash into library leads to city suit

BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent

Palo Alto is suing a couple for crashing their car into the Mitchell Park Library on Jan. 18, 2023, causing more than $250,000 in damages, according to a lawsuit filed in the Santa Clara County Superior Court.

The city is accusing resident Joanne Wetzel of “negligently operating” the Kia SUV that collided at the north wall of the library’s 3700 Middlefield location.

Her husband and the car’s owner, Gary, is being accused of “negligent entrustment.” Wetzel was in the passenger seat at the time of the crash.

Property damage

In the suit, which was filed on Jan. 15, 2025, the city said the collision caused “significant property damage, including destruction of stone cladding, coldformed steel studs and interior finishes.”

The affected wall, measuring ap-

proximately 10 feet wide by 17 feet tall, had to be removed and replaced. The city allocated $250,000 in its 2024 fiscal year budget to do so, the suit states.

The lawsuit is requesting a trial by jury for damages, as well as attorney fees for the suit.

In a statement yesterday, city spokeswoman Meghan Horrigan-Tayor said the city does not comment on pending litigation.

The Wetzels did not return a phone call yesterday.

‘Simple accident’

After the crash, the Wetzels were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. Firefighters evacuated the library so that building inspectors could make sure there was no structural damage.

The crash was “a simple accident,” with no drugs or alcohol involved, Lt. Brian Philip said to the Daily Post at the time.

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Medicare targets 15 drugs for talks

Drugs that treat Type 2 diabetes, HIV and arthritis are among 15 new medications chosen for a Medicare drug price negotiation program that allows the federal government to haggle directly with drug manufacturers, the Trump administration said yesterday.

The drugs selected include some of the medications on which Medicare spends the most money. That means the deals negotiated this year have the potential to deliver significant savings to taxpayers when they go into effect in 2028.

The list includes the popular Type 2 diabetes drug Trulicity and an HIV medication called Biktarvy. The neurotoxin Botox, frequently used to reduce

the appearance of wrinkles, will also have its price negotiated, but only for Medicare-covered uses, such as treating migraines or overactive bladders.

One Type 2 diabetes drug, whose price was previously negotiated, Tradjenta, will also undergo renegotiation.

Price program history

The negotiations take place under a 2022 law that allows Medicare to haggle over the price it pays on the most popular and expensive prescription drugs used by older Americans.

The government already has negotiated prices for 25 drugs covered by Medicare, including massively popular GLP-1 weight-loss and diabetes drugs.

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JAN. 16

9:57 a.m. — Michael Wu, 68, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.

8:07 p.m. — Theft via credit or debit card fraud, Stanford Shopping Center.

9:43 p.m. — Home burglary, 800 block of Seale Ave.

JAN. 17

10:41 a.m. — Home burglary, 2100 block of Barbara Drive.

JAN. 20

9:11 a.m. — Vehicle accident involving a cyclist, Castilleja and Churchill avenues.

6:20 p.m. — Janet Swanson, 66, transient, and Cary Andrew Crittenden, 56, transient, both arrested for creating a public nuisance, 200 block of Cambridge Ave.

10:58 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 900 block of Commercial St.

JAN. 21

5:27 p.m. — Sheik Riaz Ali, 43, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 400 block of Bryant St.

6:28 p.m. — Cary Andrew Crittenden, 56, transient, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 200 block of Cambridge Ave.

THURSDAY

2:28 a.m. — Jorge Omar Flores Meza, 29, of Stockton, arrested for drug possession, Middlefield and San Antonio roads. Gustavo Alvarez Alvarez, 45, of Stockton, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia.

11:55 a.m. — Grand theft from an elderly or dependent adult, Loma Verde Ave.

1:46 p.m. — Auto burglary, 4200 block of El Camino.

2:47 p.m. — Grand theft from an elderly or dependent adult, Hamilton Ave.

4:17 p.m. — Hit-and-run, Stanford Shopping Center. No injuries.

MENLO PARK

SUNDAY

12:36 a.m. — Melvin Tobar

Police Blotter

Flores, 22, of Redwood City, arrested for DUI following a noninjury vehicle collision, 1300 block of Delfino Way.

1:48 a.m. — Edgar Rivera, 51, of San Jose, cited for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia, Bay Road and Christopher Way.

3:02 a.m. — Ana Diego Aguirre, 44, of Hayward, arrested for DUI, Middlefield Road and Santa Monica Ave.

11:31 a.m. — Bicycle stolen, 300 block of Haight St.

STANFORD

JAN. 17

5:05 p.m. — Petty theft at Phi Kappa Psi, 592 Mayfield Ave.

JAN. 18

7:44 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, 600 block of Jane Stanford Way.

MOUNTAIN VIEW

JAN. 17

1:21 a.m. — Jorge Castro Martinez, 34, of Milpitas, arrested for driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs, narcotics possession and theft of someone else’s lost property, Stierlin Road and Shoreline Blvd. Federico Cruz Cruz, 44, of Mountain View, and Constantino Salvador, 34, transient, are both arrested for public drunkenness, narcotics possession and theft of someone else’s lost property. Erick Perez, 28, of San Jose, is arrested for public drunkenness, narcotics possession, theft of someone else’s lost property and parole violation.

5:27 a.m. — Evangeline Torres, 31, transient, arrested for home burglary, 1700 block of Ednamary Way.

12:22 p.m. — Grand theft, 200 block of Castro St.

1:35 p.m. — Home burglary, 13000 block of Franklin Ave.

2:13 p.m. — Theft at Target, 555 Showers Drive.

7:57 p.m. — Kevin Banals, 28, of San Francisco, arrested for theft, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting police and on a warrant, 2300 block of California St.

JAN. 18

2:18 a.m. — Alberto Berrera, 26, of Oakland, and Pedro Reza Garcia, 26, of Oakland, both arrested for

public drunkenness, Castro and Villa streets.

3:41 a.m. — Mercy Nwakudu, 28, of Oakland, arrested on a warrant, 2500 block of Charleston Road.

9:13 a.m. — Juan Hernandez Cabrera, 27, transient, arrested on warrants, Calderon and Evelyn avenues.

9:50 a.m. — Vehicle stolen, 400 block of Chiquita Ave.

10:46 a.m. — Vandalism, 500 block of Tyrella Ave.

5:41 p.m. — Robbery, Rengstorff Park.

LOS ALTOS

THURSDAY

11:12 p.m. — Min Wang, 49, of Los Altos, arrested for domestic battery, 100 block of Pine St.

ATHERTON

SUNDAY

8:31 p.m. — Theodore Lema Barife, 38, of Sunnyvale, arrested for DUI, 1-99 block of Fair Oaks Drive.

MONDAY

8:21 p.m. — Oscar Gutierrez, 36, of Oakland, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, El Camino and Oak Grove Ave.

NORTH FAIR OAKS

JAN. 21

11:36 p.m. — Emmanuel Rodriguez Arellano, 24, of Fremont, arrested for DUI, driving with a suspended or revoked license and parole violation, Dumbarton and Curtis avenues.

THURSDAY

8 p.m. — Vehicle reported stolen, 2500 block of Bay Road. Sheriff’s deputies later determine the man who reported it stolen made a false report. Yonni Morales Garcia, 24, of unincorporated San Mateo County, arrested for making a false report of vehicle theft.

REDWOOD CITY

JAN. 21

1:20 a.m. — Juan Guillermo Lopez Maldonado, 38, arrested for DUI, El Camino and Oak Ave. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

THURSDAY

12:11 a.m. — Two-vehicle

collision causes minor injuries, Brewster Ave.

3:01 a.m. — Phillip John Desena, 51, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, Marshall and Warren streets.

10:40 a.m. — Mom says her daughter stole her vehicle, Second Ave.

1:08 p.m. — Katherine Martinez de Castellanos, 27, of Redwood City, cited for shoplifting at Target, 2485 El Camino.

1:37 p.m. — Sylvie Luu Cheung, 68, of Menlo Park, cited for shoplifting at Target, 2485 El Camino.

6:23 p.m. — Two-vehicle collision, Spring St. Erick Antonio Dominguez Garcia, 28, of San Mateo, arrested for DUI that causes injuries and driving with a suspended or revoked license.

9:48 p.m. — Roque Magallanes, 52, cited on a warrant, Rolison Road and Annette Ave. Citation given by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.

SAN CARLOS

JAN. 21

12:59 a.m. — Abel Rafael Garcia Prieto, 25, of Milpitas, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Harbor Blvd. and Industrial Road.

6:35 p.m. — Mario Dominguez Chan, 33, arrested for lewd acts with a child under age 14 and arranging to meet a child for sexual purposes, 900 block of E. San Carlos Ave.

BELMONT

SUNDAY

2:10 a.m. — Freddrick Melvin Harmon, 59, arrested for making harassing 911 calls, 600 block of El Camino.

8:49 p.m. — Noe Cruz Castillejo, 38, arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and on a warrant, El Camino and Fifth Ave.

CHP

From the Redwood City office of the CHP, which covers the Mid-Peninsula. JAN. 8

Dario A. Salazar, 21, arrested for DUI.

JAN. 9

Edwin A. Arriola Landaverde, 32, arrested for narcotics possession. Leonardo R. Cedeno Serrano, 36, arrested for DUI.

Real Estate

The Post prints the latest real estate transactions:

PALO ALTO

1116 Juana Court, 94303, 4 bedrooms, 1907 square feet, built in 2025, Summerhill West Bayshore LLC to Ping and Dongxue Wang for $928,000, closed Dec. 31

315 Homer Ave. #309, 94301, 2 bedrooms, 1801 square feet, built in 2004, Davydovskaya Living Trust to Fineland Investment LLC for $2,888,000, closed Dec. 31 (last sale: $2,700,000, 06-30-21)

2351 Carmel Drive, 94303, 2 bedrooms, 864 square feet, built in 1951, Sporer Living Trust to Sijia and Yuze Lang for $3,000,000, closed Jan. 2 (last sale: $350,000, 1218-97)

EAST PALO ALTO

2210 Menalto Ave., 94303, 2 bedrooms, 920 square feet, built in 1950, Henry Freeman to Brisa and Francisco Santiago for $850,000, closed Dec. 26

MENLO PARK

770 San Benito Ave., 94025, 2 bedrooms, 900 square feet, built in 1946, Yaagov Pls LLC to Selma Venture Group LLC for $1,510,000, closed Dec. 27 (last sale: $400,000, 03-07-25)

4 Athlone Way, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 2720 square feet, built in 1950, Culp Family Trust to Wen-Chen

Lee for $1,730,000, closed Dec. 29 (last sale: $925,000, 12-06-04)

ATHERTON

89 Tallwood Court, 94027, 6 bedrooms, 7074 square feet, built in 2024, H&M Investments LLC to Nadire and Koray Kavukcuoglu for $23,500,000, closed Dec. 27 (last sale: $4,200,000, 04-06-15)

LOS ALTOS HILLS

12008 Emerald Hill Lane, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 4909 square feet, built in 1998, Bechmann Trust to Tae and Eunhei Jang for $6,540,000, closed Dec. 29

MOUNTAIN VIEW

49 Showers Drive #J317, 94040, 2 bedrooms, 1206 square feet, built in 1977, Chen Zhou to Sonal and Chetan Malavia for $950,500, closed Dec. 31 (last sale: $950,000, 0121-21)

143 Frederick Court, 94043, 3 bedrooms, 1296 square feet, built in 1998, Bing Huo to Tiajha and Kevin Lin for $1,525,000, closed Dec. 31 (last sale: $1,250,000, 02-11-16)

PORTOLA VALLEY

846 Portola Road, 94028, 3 bedrooms, 1086 square feet, built in 2025, Sereda Development Group LLC to Ken Van Tilburg for $3,460,000, closed Dec. 27 (last sale: $1,325,000, 01-03-22)

76 Vista Verde Way,

94028, 4 bedrooms, 3390 square feet, built in 1967, Lin Trust to Bolivar Family Trust for $4,000,000, closed Dec. 29

REDWOOD CITY

24 Pelican Lane, 94065, 1 bedroom, 1170 square feet, built in 1985, Crusick Trust to Antonio and Adenine Cembellin-Kao for $764,000, closed Dec. 25 (last sale: $860,000, 0717-18)

516 Cleveland St., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 1010 square feet, built in 1939, Jr and Melissa Tosetti to Nauzley and Sobhan Parizi for $1,325,000, closed Dec. 28 (last sale: $220,000, 05-07-99)

152 Atherwood Ave., 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1140 square feet, built in 1950, Breslow Enterprises LLC to Fang and Jun Yao for $1,730,000, closed Dec. 26 (last sale: $1,712,000, 06-17-25)

SAN CARLOS

1047 Cherry St., 94070, 2 bedrooms, 900 square feet, built in 1939, 1047 Cherry Street Trust to Rui and Fei Ma for $1,530,000, closed Dec. 27 (last sale: $820,000, 04-08-16)

BELMONT

1708 Mills Ave., 94002, 2 bedrooms, 1550 square feet, built in 1976, Derek Christian to Xinyue and Fan Wu for $1,900,000, closed Dec. 26 (last sale: $900,000, 06-11-13)

STOREWIDE SALE AT BK COLLECTIONS. Enjoy 20% off Michael Aram, Annieglass, and Fireﬂy jewelry from Thursday, Jan. 29 until Sunday, Feb. 1 (excluding Valentine’s and horsethemed items). BK Collections has been providing quality, timeless jewelry and collectibles since 1978. Their team hand-selects a curated collection of unique items designed to bring a smile to your face. They are proud to serve generations of loyal customers and their families. Visit them at 342 State St. in Los Altos, where their friendly and knowledgeable staff can help you select the perfect personal or ofﬁce gifts. They also offer complimentary gift wrapping and can provide packing and shipping services upon request.

LOS ALTOS FRIENDS OF THE Library is holding a Used Books & Media Sale from Friday, Jan. 30 until Sunday, Feb. 1 at the Los Altos Community Center. The event will feature a large selection of books and puzzles (priced as marked). A silent auction of vintage and unique items will happen on Friday and Saturday. For more information, visit https://losaltoslibraryfriends.org/.

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THE FORUM, WHICH OPENED ITS DOORS IN 1991, is more than a mere residence; it is a bold venture into redeﬁning retirement living. Uniquely resident-owned and operated, it reﬂects a commitment to autonomy and empowerment. It’s not just a place to live, but a vibrant, selfgoverned community offering a spectrum of living

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COME OUT AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT for All Saints Episcopal Church at 555 Waverley st, Palo Alto. They’re hosting a series of events this spring around Art and Music. The series is anchored by ‘Icons in Transformation’, a spectacular art exhibit that has been shown over 200 locations in the United States and Europe. These works are created by Ludmila Pawlowska. She is an artist with Ukrainian roots, now based in Sweden, who has been shaped by profound experiences that continue to inspire her art. Featuring more than 150 expressive mixed-media works, the exhibit reinterprets Christian icons in ways that invite reﬂection, hope, and transformation in a troubled world. The exhibit is dedicated to supporting Ukraine. The opening night will include a short concert with cantatas from Buxtehude’s Membra Jesu nostri” that reﬂect upon the exhibit.

BLUE OAK WINDOW WASHING IS a familyowned, Palo Alto–based window cleaning company

run by Matthew, David, and Daniel. They’ve added a DI (deionized) pure water system with a WFP (waterfed pole) reaching up to 50 feet— perfect for exterior residential and commercial glass. Pure water dries spot-free and helps prevent residue. They also offer gutter cleaning and pressure washing. Flexible scheduling, fully insured, and ready for recurring maintenance or one-time cleanups! Call them today at 650-643-6909.

SAY HELLO TO BROOKLYN YOU as you enter the best prime rib restaurant in Palo Alto. Brooklyn is a hostess at Sundance the Steakhouse which is just across the street from Stanford University. Sundance has been open for over 50 years serving their delicious Prime Rib dinners, ﬁlet mignon steaks, yummy chicken dishes, seafood platters and world class wine. Don’t forget that special dessert called a Mudpie. Everybody saves room for the mudpie. There is also a ﬁne selection or Ports if that is more to your taste. There’s something for everyone at Sundance the Steakhouse. Located at 1921 El Camino Real in Palo Alto. Call Brooklyn at (650) 321 6798 for a reservation or check the website.

NEED A LITTLE TLC FOR your vacuum? The Vacuum repair shop is here to give your old vacuum a fresh new lease on life. Simply drop it off and Steve will give you a call when it’s ready. The

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COME FOR THE PASTA, STAY for more pasta if you want. There is always the cheesecake for dessert. Vincenzo Maddalena loves to serve an Italian dinner you won’t forget. He’s a nice guy that loves pouring the wine at his 888 Ristorante Italiano in San Carlos. The Italian cuisine served there is the ﬁnest and freshest around. Vince comes from a large, old-school family, and mamma had all the best recipes. Come by this romantic little spot for some fun and ﬁne dining. They’re popping the corks and pouring the vino at 888 Laurel St. in downtown San Carlos. Buon Appetito! Call (650) 591-0920 for a reservation or check the web.

SCHOOL ––––––

way that I was able to get accommodation every single time was a threat of litigation,” Jason Primuth said.

Board President Amy Koo said she wanted to explore the idea of sharing teachers between TIDE and Woodside while also having dedicated employees for TIDE to cut down on costs.

Sharing teachers would be difficult for teachers because of the back-and-forth travel, TIDE Principal Simone Rick-Kennel said.

Board member Sathvik Nori asked what the district does to tackle bullying at Woodside, as a larger school compared to TIDE. Leach said the board receives all the incident reports from all the high schools, and the Student Services Department reviews them.

Board member Maria Cruz said she is concerned that TIDE’s program, which fostered a tight community, couldn’t be replicated at Woodside if it were to close.

Low enrollment

TIDE provides career technical education and dual enrollment courses, allowing students to earn college credits while earning high school credits for the same course. Fewer students have been enrolling at TIDE

since Covid, with 199 students enrolled for the 202526 school year, according to Rick-Kennel. But TIDE was on track to surpass the number of students from the last two years and has already received requests from 210 parents as of Monday, Rick-Kennel said.

Districtwide enrollment is declining, making it harder to pay teachers and schools to create revenue, according to Leach. The district is facing a $6 million deficit by the end of this school year, Leach said.

Between 2015 and 2025, Carlmont, Menlo-Atherton, Sequoia and Woodside High Schools have seen a decrease of 568 students in total, Leach said. This year, the district’s total enrollment is 8,072 students. By the 2029-30 school year, it’s projected to have 7,864. In 2032-33, 7,510 students are projected, according to Leach.

Higher cost per student

The district spends more per student at TIDE compared to other campuses, Leach said. TIDE spends $39,169 per student compared to $17,239 at Carlmont or $23,153 at Woodside. Most of TIDE’s expenses are driven by the number of employees, according to Leach.

The district has recently gave pay raises to employees, which could increase the deficit to $12 million, Leach said.

Parent Marijane Leonard said she felt Leach was not listening to the communities concerns and just boiled it down to the “fear of the known.” Leonard said there was a big elephant in the room, questioning why the district approved raises given its large deficit.

Options the district has considered include eliminating administrative positions, reducing the number of employees at the district office and not having all of the campus’s pools open, according to Leach. This year, TIDE is expected to cost $8.5 million dollars, Leach said.

English teacher Christine Turk said the district will have even lower enrollment when parents hear TIDE is closing.

“You are not exercising fiduciary responsibility. You’re just taking an axe and taking an easy way out,” Turk said.

TIDE, located at 150 Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park, opened in August 2019 to help relieve excess enrollment at M-A and the district used a nearby site it purchased in 2014 for $9.33 million. There are no plans for what the district will do with the building if TIDE closes, according to Leach. The district has four comprehensive high schools, M-A, Carlmont, Sequoia and Woodside. Aside from TIDE, it has two other small campuses, East Palo Alto Academy and Redwood.

Robin Eve Greenberg MFT, Jungian psychoanalyst, will review Jung’s method of Active Imagination and investigate how the body, while not often underlined, is integral. In the process of active imagination the therapist accompanies the patient in a mutually impactful dynamic of opening to the unconscious and relating to what emerges.

Listening to the unconscious and actively relating to the imagination is more challenging when there is trauma. Body and Psyche intertwine like roots. Bringing awareness to somatic underpinnings of trauma can free the capacity to play, to

and to open to the imagination where the soul lives. The class will incorporate lectures, exercises and discussion. Optional reading will be available.

REAL ESTATE LOANS

PARK –––––––––

1,171 responses — 82% supported permanent bathrooms, while 18% were against.

“The lack of a public restroom at Eleanor Pardee Park is primitive, unhygienic, inconvenient, annoying and an ongoing embarrassment,” one resident said.

Parents whose kids play soccer at the park and seniors who use the community garden were particularly in favor of a restroom.

“We’re not opening a bar or a concert venue that’s going to draw crowds. It’s a bathroom,” resident Rochelle Woods told the Parks and Recreation Commission in March 2025.

The city considered installing a restroom at Pardee Park in 2008 and 2015, but neighborhood opposition stopped the project from moving forward.

Previous opposition

Opponents said the bathrooms would attract the homeless and troublemaking teenagers.

“I’m concerned that a restroom would serve as a ‘safe’ place for the druggies to smoke in, especially at night,” one resident said in last year’s survey. Neighbor Evan Reade, whose backyard borders the park, told the Parks and Recreation that Pardee Park is for the neighborhood. It’s not meant to be a regional park where people come from far away and spend the whole day, he said.

Resident Cynthia Lee, who lives a block away from the park, said her kids go to the bathroom before leaving the house and when they return.

She said a bathroom will cause trash cans to overflow on the weekends and cars to crowd the streets because Pardee Park doesn’t have its own parking lot.

Longtime coming

Council in September 2017 approved a parks plan stating the city would pursue restrooms in parks that are larger than two acres and have amenities that encourage visitors to stay.

Pardee Park is 9.6 acres in the Crescent Park neigh-

borhood. It’s the second-largest neighborhood park in Palo Alto, behind Bol Park, which was renovated last year with bathrooms.

A two-stall bathroom costs $600,000 to install, Assistant Director of Public Works Holly Boyd told council’s Finance Committee in May 2024.

TRUMP –––––––

cies in some Republicans’ Second Amendment stances. If the dynamic persists, it could give Republicans problems as Trump heads into a midterm election year with voters already growing skeptical of his overall immigration approach. The concern is acute enough that Trump’s top spokeswoman sought Monday to reassert his brand as a staunch gun rights supporter.

“The president supports the Second Amendment rights of law-abiding American citizens, absolutely,” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters.

Leavitt qualified that “when you are bearing arms and confronted by law enforcement, you are raising … the risk of force being used against you.”

Videos contradict early statements

That still marked a retreat from the administration's previous messages about the shooting of Pretti. It came the same day the president dispatched border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota, seemingly elevating him over Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, who had been in charge in Minneapolis.

Within hours of Pretti's death on Saturday, Bovino suggested Pretti “wanted to … massacre law enforcement,” and Noem said Pretti was “brandishing” a weapon and acted "violently" toward officers.

“I don’t know of any peaceful protester that shows up with a gun and ammunition rather than a sign,” Noem said.

White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, an architect of Trump’s mass deportation effort, went further on X, declaring Pretti “an assassin.” Bystander videos contradicted each claim, instead showing Pretti holding a cellphone and helping a woman who

BEAT THE TARIFFS!

had been pepper sprayed by a federal officer. Within seconds, Pretti was sprayed, too, and taken to the ground by multiple officers. No video disclosed thus far has shown him unholstering his concealed weapon -– which he had a Minnesota permit to carry. It appeared that one officer took Pretti's gun and walked away with it just before shots began.

As multiple videos went viral online and on television, Vice President JD Vance reposted Miller’s assessment, while Trump shared an alleged photo of "the gunman's gun, loaded (with two additional full magazines!).”

Yesterday, Trump weighed in anew on Pretti having a firearm, which he was legally allowed to carry. Before leaving for a trip to Iowa, the president told reporters he wanted to see an investigation into the death but also said protesters “can't have guns.”

Later, as he greeted diners in a Des Moines-area restaurant, he called the shooting “a very unfortunate incident” while also making comments that were likely to further irritate supporters who also are strong Second Amendment advocates.

"I don't like that he had a gun," Trump said. “I don’t like that he had two fully loaded magazines. That’s a lot of bad stuff.”

Swift reactions

The National Rifle Association, which has backed Trump three times, released a statement that began by casting blame on Minnesota Democrats it accused of stoking protests. But the group lashed out after a federal prosecutor in California said on X that, “If you approach law enforcement with a gun, there is a high likelihood they will be legally justified in shooting you.”

That analysis, the NRA said, is “dangerous and wrong.”

FBI Director Kash Patel magnified the blowback Sunday on Fox News’ “Sunday Morning Futures With Maria Bartiromo.” No one, Patel said, can “bring a firearm, loaded, with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”

Erich Pratt, vice president of Gun Owners of America, was incredulous. “I have attended protest rallies while armed, and no one got injured,” he said on CNN.

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) TO BE ISSUED January 12, 2026

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Menlo Park School District of San Mateo County, California, acting by and through its Governing Board, hereinafter referred to as the District will receive up to, but not later than 2:00 p.m. FEBRUARY 9, 2026 bids for the award of E-Rate contracts for the following:

E-RATE YEAR 29 (2026-2027)

MPCSD WIRELESS ACCESS POINT LICENSES

RFP NO. MPCSD-2026-3001 470 NO. 260012640

RFP available to the Public: Monday, January 12, 2026 8:00 am RFP Submission Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026 2:00 pm Submissions received after deadline will not be considered

All RFPs must be submitted (in a sealed envelope) to: WILLY HAUG DIRECTOR OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION MENLO PARK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 181 Encinal Ave., Atherton, CA 94027

And/or via email and submitted to: Willy Haug, whaug@mpcsd.org at https://district.mpcsd.org/departments/technology-home/2026-technology-rfps in addition to the E-rate EPC website at https://portal.usac.org/suite/ The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informality in any proposals received. No vendor may withdraw his proposal for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the receipt of proposals.

Number (SPIN) and Federal Registration Number (FCC-FRN) with the proposal.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) TO BE ISSUED January 12, 2026

E-RATE YEAR 29 (2026-2027)

MPCSD DISTRICTWIDE FIBER AND LOWER LAUREL CABLING REPLACEMENT

RFP NO. MPCSD-2026-3002 470 NO. 260012641

RFP available to the Public: Monday, January 12, 2026 8:00 am

Mandatory Pre-Bid Site Walk: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 9:00 am

RFP Submission Deadline: Monday, February 9, 2026 2:00 pm

Submissions received after deadline will not be considered All RFPs must be submitted (in a sealed envelope) to: WILLY

HAUG DIRECTOR

OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION

MENLO PARK CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 181 Encinal Ave., Atherton, CA 94027

at https://district.mpcsd.org/departments/technology-home/2026-technology-rfps in addition to the E-rate EPC website at https://portal.usac.org/suite/

The Board reserves the right to reject any or all proposals and to waive informality in any proposals received. No vendor may withdraw his proposal for a period of Ninety (90) calendar days after the date set for the receipt of proposals.

Number (SPIN) and Federal Registration Number (FCC-FRN) with the proposal.