Feb. 19, 2026
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Mark Zuckerberg and opposing lawyers dueled in a Los Angeles courtroom yesterday, where the Meta CEO answered questions about young people’s use of Instagram, his congressional testimony and internal advice he’s received about being “authentic” and not “robotic.”
Zuckerberg’s testimony is part of an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta’s platforms deliberately addict and harm children. During questioning by the plaintiff’s lawyer, Zuckerberg said he still agrees with a previous statement he made that the existing body of scientific work has not proven that social media causes mental health harms.
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DEADLY AVALANCHE: Authorities say the bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe on Tuesday. Six others were found alive.
NEW PAINT: Air Force One will be painted red, white, gold and blue, as part of modifications Boeing is making on two 747-800 aircraft, the Air Force said yesterday.
TRUCKER SCHOOLS CLOSING:
The federal Transportation Department says more than 550 commercial driving schools in the U.S. that train truckers and bus drivers must close after investigators found they employed unqualified instructors, failed to adequately test students and had other safety issues. The department announced its latest move to improve safety in the trucking industry yesterday.
NINERS TO MEXICO CITY: The NFL says the San Francisco 49ers will play a regular-season game in Mexico City this season. The league says it still has not set the date or opponent.
[See THE UPDATE, page 4]
The plaintiff’s attorney, Mark Lanier,
asked Zuckerberg if people tend to use something more if it’s addictive.
“I’m not sure what to say to that,” Zuckerberg said. “I don’t think that applies here.”
Attorneys representing the plaintiff, a now 20-year-old woman identified by the initials KGM, claim her early
use of social media addicted her to the technology and exacerbated depression and suicidal thoughts. Meta Platforms and Google’s YouTube are the two remaining defendants in the case, which TikTok and Snap have settled.
Beginning his questioning, Lanier laid out three options of what people can do regarding vulnerable people: help them, ignore them, or “prey upon
[See ZUCK, page 22]
HOUSING PLANNED — East Palo Alto Planning Commissioners panned a proposed project for apartments and townhouses near city hall. Rendering from project plans.
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
A developer’s refusal to add more retail to his plans for townhouses and apartments across the street from East Palo Alto City Hall, caused a planning commissioner to walk out of the meeting.
Commissioner Javanni Brown-Austin left the Feb. 9 meeting after feeling backed in a corner because her request for more retail to be included in the project slated for the intersection of Bay Road and University Avenue will be ignored, since the developers are using state laws to circumvent
“I’m wondering why I’m sitting here. As the only woman of color that is re-
[See LEAVES, page 22]
A woman has been arrested for allegedly dangling a dog in the air by its leash and biting its owner on his chest, Palo Alto police said yesterday.
A man in his 40s was at Johnson Park at 268 Waverley St. on Feb. 11 at 7:42
a.m. with his dog when Jacqueline Ruth Cloren, 69, of Hayward, approached him and grabbed the dog’s leash, said Lt. Nicolas Martinez.
Cloren dangled the dog in the air before its owner was able to free the dog,
Martinez said. The dog was not hurt, he said.
Cloren then attempted to take the man’s basketball, causing a physical struggle during which she bit his chest,
[See DOG, page 22]
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BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Two prosecutors are vying for a seat as judge in San Mateo County, with one taking his home ties and military experience as an advantage, and the other relying on his past experience.
San Mateo County Deputy District Attorney Brian Donnellan and Santa Clara County Chief Assistant District Attorney Jay Boyarsky will be facing each other in June to fill the seat of Judge Susan Greenberg, who recently retired.
“Understanding the culture, the people, the community here in San Mateo County really requires you to have an insight into the place where you want to work and serve,” Donnellan said.
Donnellan, 51, of San Mateo, grew
up in the area and has over 20 years of experience working in the DA’s office, protecting victims and seeking justice in the county.
Lots of history
Having so much history working in the county is what distinguishes him from Boyarsky, Donnellan said.
His military service also sets him apart, having served not just locally but the nation, leading soldiers in combat, Donnellan said. Donnellan was in the army for 24 years, then left the army and began working at the district attorney’s office.
If he were to become a judge, he would want his courtroom to be a place where everybody is treated with dignity and respect and feels listened to, Donnellan said. Whether it’s a defendant, victim, litigants in a family law matter or child dependency proceeding, it’s about
knowing their background to make the best decision under the law, he said.
Donnellan said he would be as efficient as possible as a judge to help with the backlog of cases.
Every San Mateo County judge has supported his campaign, Donnellan said.
Boyarsky’s connected
Boyarsky said he is very much connected with San Mateo County, since it’s a neighboring county to where he currently works.
San Mateo County faces similar issues he has been dealing with in his career for over 30 years in Santa Clara County, Boyarsky said.
Being a leader in Santa Clara’s DA’s office distinguishes his experience from Donnellan’s, Boyarsky said. Boyarsky
manages the day-to-day operation of District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s office. Boyarsky, 60, from Palo Alto, applied with the Governor’s Office to be a judge in 2007 and again in 2023 but wasn’t selected after a review by the Commission on Judicial Nominees Evaluation. Boyarsky also ran for judge in 2008 but finished in fourth out of five candidates. In 2024, he conceded on election night.
Learning from his previous candidacies, Boyarsky said he is putting his best foot forward in this race, not worrying about what he can’t control.
San Mateo County deserves the best and most qualified judge, whether a loved one is in court or a victim of a crime. Not the best judge who lives in Menlo Park or Palo Alto, residents deserve the best they can get on their cases, and Boyarsky said he could be that judge.
The Mexico City matchup starts a three-year deal to bring NFL games south of the border. The 49ers last played there in 2022 and defeated the Arizona Cardinals.
DEMS VS. DEMS: A new AP-NORC poll finds views of the Democratic Party among rank-and-file Democrats have not bounced back since President Trump’s victory in 2024. The latest measure of how Democrats view their party hasn’t improved since then.
EBAY’S SHOPPING SPREE: eBay will purchase secondhand fashion marketplace Depop from Etsy for about $1.2 billion in cash, the companies said yesterday.
MAYOR’S CAR STOLEN: Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee’s city-issued vehicle was stolen from City Hall on Tuesday. Oakland police said the car was recovered within hours and they are following up on potential leads. No other details were provided.
NO TESLA SUSPENSION: California regulators say that Tesla had stopped misleading drivers about the safety of its cars and so would not suspend its license to sell in the state.
BAD CHOCOLATE: The 70-year-old grandson of the inventor of Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is lashing out at The Hershey Co., accusing the candy company of hurting the Reese’s brand by shifting to cheaper ingredients in many products. Hershey acknowledges some recipe changes.
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April 6 1935 – February 4, 2026
Richard (Dick) Henning passed away on February 4, 2026; he was 90 years old.
Wow! Did he ever have a wonderful life!
Those who knew Dick grieve his passing but smile considering the long life he lived and how much he contributed to the enjoyment of his many friends.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 44 years, Paulette Lajou Henning. Dick idolized Paulette, and she was adored by everyone she met, many commenting on her delightful French accent.
And in his marriage to Paulette, Dick gained a large, loving family, the Stouffers. Paulette’s son Eric and daughter Carine and 5 grandchildren: Tori, Caitlin, Meredith, Kyle and Maddi, their spouses and 13 great-grandchildren. He also had a son, Tom from a previous marriage. His children and grandchildren brought immense happiness to his life.
Dick was born in Pasadena, California; his parents were Charles Elmer Henning and Genevieve Marie. He had two brothers Bill and Bob (deceased).
He was raised in Taft, California, a small oil town 39 miles from Bakersfield. While devoid of some advantages of larger cities, the Taft school system was consistently one of the best in the state.
He was the first student in his class of 1953 to be inducted into the Taft High School Hall of Fame.
He began his career in 1960 at Sunnyvale High School as a teacher of English and Public Speaking and was the drama coach directing school plays. He was a gifted high school and college teacher who cared deeply about his students.
In 1967, he was hired as a full-time administrator and a sometimes professor of speech and English at Foothill College.
During the second year as Director of Student Activities, 1968, he lined up a series of speakers and in 1970 a series of rock groups for students and members of the community.
The speakers series, Foothill College Celebrity Forum, lasted 52 years until the Flint Center theater closed in 2020.
The Celebrity Forum was recognized by the prestigious International Platform Association as the “Best Speakers Series in the Nation.”
He was very active in the community and served as President of several non-profit organizations. He served for 12 years on the Board of Directors of the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, was a founding Board Member of the Los Altos Sister Cities and President of the Rotary Club of Los Altos in 1971-72.
He has won many awards including the State of California Community Services Man of the Year, Los Altan of the Year, Los Altos Hill’s Gentry Magazine Community Star Award and the Palo Alto Avenidas Lifetime Award and Mountain View’s CSA’s 2016 Hometown Hero. He won the 45th annual Los Altos Community Services Award for outstanding service and volunteerism.
From 1984 to 2015, he led 25 safaris to Africa. His last safari was a celebration of his 80th birthday in Botswana with 20 friends, Paulette and Carine.
Dick brought joy and laughter to the serious business of making the world a better place.
He will be deeply missed.
November 24, 1923 – January 18, 2026
Arthur Herbert Hausman passed peacefully at Stanford on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the age of 102, surrounded by his family and loved ones. He is remembered for his warmth, quiet humor, intellectual brilliance, curiosity and lifelong devotion to family and public service.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, Arthur moved with his family to El Paso, Texas. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in communications-electronics, with advanced study in mathematics and cryptography.
In 1944, during World War II, Arthur received a letter from the Secretary of War directing him to enlist in a highly specialized cryptologic role. As a U.S. Naval Intelligence officer with OP-20-G, he served at Bletchley Park, working alongside mathematicians such as Alan Turing on Project ULTRA, contributing to codebreaking efforts that materially aided the Allied victory. In recognition of his service, he received the Naval Unit Commendation ribbon in 1946.
After the war, Arthur earned a Master’s degree in Engineering Science and Applied Physics at Harvard University and pursued postgraduate work in Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland. He co-founded Engineering Research Associates (ERA), later part of Sperry Rand Corporation. He then served as an electronic scientist for the U.S. Department of Defense, receiving the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
In 1960, Arthur joined Ampex Corporation, advancing audio and video recording technologies, and became CEO and President in the early 1970s. He guided the company through global innovation, including pioneering Olympic coverage and technologies used in broadcasting, defense, and aerospace.
In 1985, he was appointed by President Ronald Reagan to the President’s Export Council, chairing a subcommittee on advanced technology transfer. In 1995, the National Security Agency (NSA) awarded him the Exceptional Service Award, recognizing his contributions to cryptography. Arthur continued as a trusted consultant to defense and intelligence agencies into his 90s.
Over the years, Arthur also served as a board director for numerous organizations, including the National Security Agency (NSA) Scientific Advisory Board, CalAmp Corporation, the Bay Area Council, Drexler Technology, United Bay Area Crusade, American Electronics Association, and other technology and civic institutions. Arthur was elected to the COSMOS Club, an organization for distinguished scientists, artists and public servants.
Arthur married Helen Mandelowitz (1924–2015) in 1946. They raised three children: Susan Hausman Brunner (deceased), Kenneth, and Catherine.
Arthur and Helen were founding members of Congregation Beth Am and lifelong residents of Atherton, California.
He is survived by his children Kenneth (Malathi Srinivasan, MD) and Catherine (Stephen Fox), and grandchildren Sarah (Hudson Arnold, greatgrandchildren Brooks & Callan) and Raea.
The Hausman Family will host a Memorial Service at Congregation Beth Am in Los Altos on Sunday, February 22nd at 1:30 pm with a 3pm reception to follow at Donato Enoteca.
All are welcome. If schedules permit, please RSVP to TinyURL.com/arthurmemorial, and please share remembrances through arthurhausmanmemorial@gmail.com.
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Menlo Park officials are defending themselves from allegations of slow-walking plans for the proposed 40-story complex at the former Sunset Magazine headquarters.
The city found the project proposed for 80 Willow Road inconsistent with its development standards, including height, environmental impacts and affordable housing requirements, but developer N17’s attorney said the city intends to keep fighting the application at every opportunity because it disapproves of the project.
The project is not a housing development because there aren’t enough housing units, and even if it were categorized as a housing project, the city has not “disapproved” it by delaying it, Community Development Director Deanna Chow said in response to N17’s attorney, David Blackwell.
The city has been waiting since May 14, 2025, for developer N17 to pay $799,951 to begin work on the environmental impact report, the next step, according to Chow.
Blackwell from the Allen Matkins firm wrote to the city on Nov. 19 that the city is causing unnecessary delay and needless increases in the cost of the proposed project by imposing new requirements that were not previously made.
Russian businessman Vitaly Yusufov wants to develop the 7-acre Sunset
THREE-TOWER PROJECT — A rendering of the complex planned at the former Sunset Magazine headquarters.
property with three towers that would have offices, retail, a 130-room hotel and a total of 665 units of housing. The towers would range from 301 to 461 feet tall. While such a proposal would normally violate city building codes, the city didn’t turn in its housing plan to the state on time. As a result, certain projects are allowed under the Builder’s Remedy provision of state law if they include a portion of subsidized housing.
No fast track
The project cannot rely on the state law AB 2011, an affordable housing law, to fast-track the process because the hotel does not count as housing, and it must undergo a full review under the California Environmental Quality Act, the city said in November.
“This gamesmanship is wholly improper,” Blackwell said in his November letter.
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Los Altos Councilman Pete Dailey said yesterday that he will be giving up his seat to challenge Rebecca Eisenberg, who has had a tumultuous tenure representing Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos on the Valley Water district board.
Eisenberg, 57, of Palo Alto has had a troubled tenure on the board, including allegations of racism, abusive behavior toward district employees, being stripped of responsibilities and a lawsuit that alleges that she stole documents from a closed session meeting.
Matchup set
Eisenberg confirmed to the Post last week that she is running for re-election. Besides the accusations made by Valley Water employees, she previously lodged complaints with the district about retaliatory and discriminatory behavior towards her as a woman. Later investigations did not substantiate her claims.
Dailey, 55 said he decided to run because he considers North County residents to be “ineffectively represented” and in need of a representative who will be more collaborative with other Valley Water board members.
This includes participation by the North County board member on the San Francisquito Creek JPA, an agency Valley Water is part of that works to prevent flooding along the creek that borders East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Palo Alto and is prone to flooding. Eisenberg was removed from the agency’s board in March 2024 and has since remain uninvolved.
Dailey’s exit from the Los Altos City Council will leave a second seat open for new candidates this election cycle, the first of which was vacated earlier this year after Neysa Fligor won the election for the Los Altos City Assessor. He will leave after serving for four years on the council.
The top official at a California agency running the state’s long-delayed bullet train project is taking a leave of absence after he was arrested earlier this month over allegations of domestic violence, although prosecutors say they aren’t pressing charges.
The events bring further unwanted attention to the nation’s largest infrastructure project, which was already under scrutiny for holdups and skyrocketing costs and saw its federal funding cut by the Trump administration last year.
Ian Choudri was tasked in 2024 with reinvigorating the project as CEO of the California High-Speed Rail Authority after working on similar systems in Europe. California voters initially approved $10 billion in bonds in 2008 to cover about a third of the cost. The link
between San Francisco to Los Angeles was supposed to be finished by 2020, but officials now say it could cost more than $120 billion and that just the Central Valley section could open by 2032.
No charges filed
Choudri was arrested Feb. 4 in the city of Folsom, outside Sacramento, police Lt. Lou Wright said. The Folsom Police Department offered no additional details about what happened.
There wasn’t enough evidence to file charges against Choudri, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office said, after law enforcement arrested him and his fiancee but didn’t find injuries on either person.
“Our office takes all allegations of domestic violence incredibly seriously,” it said in a statement.
Times shown are when a report was made to police. Information is from police department logs. All of the people named here are innocent until proven guilty in court.
FEB. 2
7:45 a.m. — Hit-and-run causes injuries, Embarcadero Road and El Camino.
FEB. 4
4:57 p.m. — Grand theft from a store, Stanford Shopping Center.
6:22 p.m. — Lepoleon McLemore Jr., 63, of Santa Clara, arrested on a warrant, E. Charleston and San Antonio roads.
FEB. 6
12:47 p.m. — Theft from Fjallraven, 230 University Ave.
FEB. 7
10:07 a.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, 100 block of University Ave.
1:31 p.m. — Vehicle accident causes injuries, Middlefield and Charleston roads.
11:29 p.m. — Sraboni Renee Flemish, 62, of Palo Alto, arrested for DUI and hit-and-run, 2800 block of Middlefield Road.
FEB. 9
9:05 p.m. — Auto burglary, 3400 block of Alma St.
FEB. 11
7:42 a.m. — Jacqueline Ruth Cloren, 69, of Hayward, arrested for public drunkenness, battery and animal abuse, 200 block of Waverley St.
9:52 a.m. — Grand theft, 700 block of Embarcadero Road.
12:01 p.m. — Home burglary, 800 block of Newell Road.
12:38 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, 1400 block of Middlefield Road.
10:41 p.m. — Auto burglary, 400 block of Lytton Ave.
FEB. 12
8:25 a.m. — Auto burglary, 600 block of Waverley St.
9:29 a.m. — Julian Leroy Belardes, 36, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant, 1000 block of Alma St.
10:44 a.m. — Elderly victim scammed, Ashton Ave.
FEB. 8
11:30 p.m. — Susana Castro, 20, of Hayward, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Palm Drive and Roth Way.
FEB. 9
9:20 a.m. — Petty theft, 1-99 block of Olmsted Road.
9:54 a.m. — Bicycle stolen, 700 block of Campus Drive.
FEB. 10
9:25 a.m. — Vandalism, 100 block of Palm Drive.
8:31 p.m. — Battery, 900 block of Quarry Road.
SUNDAY
7:05 a.m. — Brayan Gavilan Bustamante, 23, of San Jose, cited for drug possession, 600 block of Coleman Ave.
9:55 a.m. — Vehicle collision causes minor injuries, Willow Road and Highway 101.
1:28 p.m. — Window of a home shattered, 1500 block of Santa Cruz Ave.
3:05 p.m. — Edie Duncan, 62, transient, arrested for being under the influence of drugs, 800 block of Hamilton Ave.
TUESDAY
7:48 p.m. — Tawana Ward, 51, of East Palo Alto, arrested for possession of a stolen vehicle and on two
warrants, Manhattan and Woodland avenues. Arrest made by Menlo Park police.
FEB. 11
Time not given — Thieves cut three AT&T and Comcast communication lines and steal about 20 feet of copper wire cable, 700 block of Portola Road.
JAN. 23
11:40 p.m. — Arthur Seals, 35, of Mountain View, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license and display of false vehicle registration, Latham St. and Mariposa Ave.
JAN. 24
2:15 a.m. — Bryan Arellano Escandon, 25, of San Francisco, cited for DUI, 100 block of Bryant St.
2:30 a.m. — Andre Pirjanian, 26, of Mountain View, cited for display of false vehicle registration, Shoreline Blvd. and Villa St.
JAN. 25
1:30 a.m. — Claudia Perez Perez, 45, transient, cited for trespassing, 500 block of Castro St.
JAN. 26
1:58 a.m. — Victor Criado Hurtado, 49, of Mountain View, cited for DUI and driving without a license, California St. and Shoreline Blvd.
9:19 a.m. — Athman Adiseshan, 28, of Sunnyvale, cited for theft at Safeway, 645 San Antonio Road.
3:05 p.m. — Steven Windes, 32, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 1000 block of Terra Bella Ave.
FEB. 8
1:10 a.m. — Nicolas Grover, 25, transient, cited for possession of drug paraphernalia, 100 block of E. El Camino.
10:08 p.m. — Fernando Martinez,
43, of Palo Alto, arrested for public drunkenness, 2500 block of W. El Camino.
FEB. 10
1:45 p.m. — Christine Nguyen, 60, of San Jose, cited for display of false vehicle registration San Antonio Road and Foothill Expressway.
SATURDAY
11:40 a.m. — Lily Wang, 46, of Los Altos, arrested for violation of a court order, 600 block of Riviera Drive.
MONDAY
10:55 a.m. — Grand theft, 100 block of Patricia Drive.
10:55 p.m. — Theodore Clinton Pahlavan, 23, of Palo Alto, arrested on a warrant, Middlefield Road and Watkins Ave.
FEB. 10
Time not given — Diesel air compressor worth about $15,500 is stolen, 800 block of Willow St. FEB. 11
5 p.m. — Arsenio Gonzalez Sian, 24, of Redwood City, arrested for public drunkenness, 2800 block of El Camino.
FEB. 12
3:05 a.m. — Santos Sican Puluc, 38, arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Marsh and Bay roads.
FRIDAY
7:30 a.m. — Auto burglary, 1400 block of W. Selby Lane.
11:58 a.m. — Woman says that in January a security guard at her job sexually assaulted her, Brewster Ave. 12:31 p.m. — Cyclist says he was
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1:37 p.m. — Miguel Gonzalez Alvarado, 31, arrested for identity theft, resisting police and parole violation, 800 block of Middlefield Road. Arrest made by San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies.
2:46 p.m. — Pit bull attacks a man and his dog, and the victim says he pulled a gun out in selfdefense, Jackson Ave.
3:12 p.m. — Man steals items from a store and threatens to hurt employees who try to stop him, El Camino.
4:57 p.m. — Protester says a man pretending to be with the sheriff’s office flashed a badge at him and threatened to return and kill him, Jefferson Ave.
5 p.m. — Asia Holliday, 38, cited for trespassing, 1000 block of El Camino.
5:17 p.m. — Chair thrown at a window of a business, breaking it, Middlefield Road.
10:45 p.m. — Resident says a group of nine juveniles, all wearing ski masks, rummaged through the resident’s vehicle. Location not disclosed.
FRIDAY
5 a.m. — Auto burglary, 100 block of W. Summit Drive.
FEB. 12
4:15 p.m. — Jonathan Edward Garibay, 35, of Redwood City,
arrested on a warrant, 100 block of El Camino.
4:42 p.m. — Burglar breaks off a door handle to get into a building, 500 block of El Camino.
9:20 p.m. — Aaron Apodaca, 53, of San Francisco, arrested for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, El Camino and Edgewood Road.
FRIDAY
6:49 a.m. — Auto burglary, 2500 block of Carlmont Drive.
SATURDAY
2:08 p.m. — Assault, 800 block of F St.
SUNDAY
12:45 a.m. — DUI arrest, Ralston Ave. and Davis Drive.
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本2026-27财年年度行动计划（AAP）为期一年，旨在落实美国住房与城市发展部 （HUD）要求的本市2025-30财年综合计划第二年实施内容。 该计划明确了由社 区发展整体补助金（CDBG）及住房投资合作计划（HOME）资助的活动与项目， 以实现本市五年综合计划目标。2026-2027财年AAP实施周期为2026年7月1日至 2027年6月30日。
公众参与流程 公众意见征询期 根据联邦公示要求，2026-27财年AAP草案的30天公众审阅期自 2026年3月29日开始，至2026年4月28日晚上11:59结束。
• 该计划草案可于市府官网https://www.mountainview.gov/our-city/ departments/housing”公告”栏目下查阅。
• 如需索取AAP草案纸质版，请联系本市可负担住房部，电话：(650) 9036190，或发送邮件至housing@mountainview.gov.
• 如需索取西班牙语、中文和/或俄语版本的AAP摘要译本，请联系本市可负 担住房部，电话：(650) 903-6190，或发送邮件至 housing@mountainview. gov。
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• 发送邮件至hrc@mountainview.gov ；
• 访问mountainview.gov/meeting，输入网络研讨会ID 812 5019 2776加入 Zoom会议，或拨打669-900-9128输入ID 812 5019 2776；或 • 亲临现场参会。 2. 2026年4月28日 – 市议会将就2026-27财年AAP草案提供意见，听取公众意 见，并考虑通过该计划。
这次会议将于晚上 6:30 开始，在市议会会议厅举行（地址： 500 Castro Street, 2楼, Mountain View, CA 94041 ）。同时有线上部分，并在 mountainview.legistar.com、YouTube（MountainView.gov/YouTube）和 Comcast 第 26 频道进行现场直播。公众如需向市议会提交意见，可通过以下 方式：
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The Food and Drug Administration plans to drop its longtime standard of requiring two rigorous studies to win approval for new drugs, the latest change from Trump administration officials vowing to speed up the availability of certain medical products.
Going forward, the FDA’s “default position” will be to require one study for new drugs and other novel health products, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary and a top deputy, Dr. Vinay Prasad, wrote in a New England Journal of Medicine piece published yesterday.
The announcement is the latest example of Makary and his team changing longstanding FDA standards and
procedures with the stated goal of slashing bureaucracy and accelerating the availability of new medicines.
Speed push
Since arriving at the agency last April, Makary has launched a series of directives that he says will shorten FDA reviews, including mandating the use of artificial intelligence by staffers and offering one-month drug assessments for new medications that serve “national interests.”
In their piece published yesterday, Makary and Prasad state that dropping the two-trial requirement reflects modern advances that have made drug research “increasingly precise.”
The Food and Drug Administration will consider whether to approve Moderna’s new flu vaccine after all, resolving a dispute that had blocked the company’s application for the first-ofits-kind shot.
Moderna announced the change yesterday, about a week after revealing the FDA’s vaccine chief was refusing to review the new vaccine, made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology.
The dispute centered over a 40,000-person clinical trial that concluded Moderna’s new vaccine was more effective in adults aged 50 and older than one of the standard flu shots used today. In the FDA’s rare “refusal to file” letter, vaccine director Dr. Vinay Prasad faulted the trial for not including another brand specifically recommended for people 65 and older. Moderna publicly objected.
The Post prints the
PALO ALTO
4014 Villa Vera, 94306, 3 bedrooms, 1764 square feet, built in 1977, Yu Lou to Budge Family Trust for $2,300,000, closed Jan. 16 (last sale: $2,000,000, 07-16-18)
410 Sheridan Ave. #227, 94306, 2 bedrooms, 1135 square feet, built in 1977, Perry Living Trust to Garrel and Litt Living Trust for $1,378,000, closed Jan. 15 (last sale: $490,000, 0303-04)
MENLO PARK
170 Sand Hill Circle, 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1785 square feet, built in 1971, Linda Blaney to Edward and Cynthia Zeng for $1,450,000, closed Jan. 9
MOUNTAIN VIEW
49 Showers Drive #D460, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 1487 square feet, built in 1976, Jiao Tao to Dewald-Dwek Family Trust for $1,600,000, closed Jan. 23 (last sale: $1,250,000, 08-28-15)
800 Rebecca Privada, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 2261 square feet, built in 1986, Rybolt Living Trust to Perry and Huriye Neben for $2,400,000, closed Jan. 23 (last sale: $950,000, 03-08-10)
746 University Ave., 94022, 3 bedrooms, 2635 square feet, built in
1941, Kaye Living Trust to Painted Rock Dr LLC for $5,000,000, closed Jan. 20
LOS ALTOS HILLS
23423 Toyonita Road, 94024, 5 bedrooms, 4054 square feet, built in 1946, Forster Family Trust to Ying Family Trust for $5,475,000, closed Jan. 22 (last sale: $2,500,000, 05-13-11)
12690 Dianne Drive, 94022, 6 bedrooms, 7199 square feet, built in 2003, Achint and Anupama Wadhwa to Iyer Trust for $8,355,000, closed Jan. 22
PORTOLA VALLEY
855 La Mesa Drive, 94028, 3 bedrooms, 1980 square feet, built in 2009, Timothy Dyer to Giudicessi Trust for $4,800,000, closed Jan. 7 (last sale: $1,995,000, 04-01-11)
REDWOOD CITY
3703 Florence St., 94063, 4 bedrooms, 1250 square feet, built in 1948, Bruce Mcgrath to Abel and Norma Castillo for $1,125,000, closed Jan. 6 40 Alameda de las Pulgas, 94062, 3 bedrooms, 2220 square feet, built in 1973, Lavoie Living Trust to Avichal and Prerna Totla for $1,950,000, closed Jan. 7 (last sale: $255,000, 1201-87)
938 Round Hill Road, 94061, 3 bedrooms, 1730 square feet, built in 1957, Cornelius Family Trust to Jamie and Brian Higashi for $2,235,000, closed Jan. 7
13890 Skyline Blvd., 94062, 3 bedrooms, 2160 square feet, built in 1991, Diane and William Meyer to Nibbi Trust for $2,425,000, closed Jan. 6 (last sale: $1,695,000, 06-07-17)
SAN CARLOS
16 Granite Court, 94070, 2 bedrooms, 1660 square feet, built in 1958, Redford Living Trust to Aajan and Ave Quail for $2,000,000, closed Jan. 5
1945 Arroyo Ave., 94070, 3 bedrooms, 2244 square feet, built in 1946, Masetti Trust to 1945 Arroyo LLC for $2,575,000, closed Jan. 9
SAN MATEO
1 Baldwin Ave. #616, 94401, 1 bedroom, 1100 square feet, built in 1988, Jean Kohn to Quinlan Family Trust for $185,000, closed Jan. 7
814 North Delaware St. #508, 94401, 473 square feet, built in 1965, Stephen Franke to Kim Huard for $435,000, closed Jan. 9 (last sale: $276,000, 0127-05)
1640 Marina Court #F, 94403, 3 bedrooms, 1054 square feet, built in 1961, Michael Panisi to Nicole and Marlon Dimas for $782,500, closed Jan. 5 (last sale: $880,000, 04-23-19)
35 West 20th Ave. #113, 94403, 2 bedrooms, 1356 square feet, built in 1982, Leung Trust to Helen and Richard Hom for $855,000, closed Jan. 8 (last sale: $575,000, 03-13-07)
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EXPERIENCE THREE MASTERPIECES IN ONE unforgettable performance. “The Enigmatic Voice” showcases orchestral storytelling at its finest: Handel’s “Zadok the Priest” delivers coronation splendor and divine triumph, Vaughan Williams’s “Dona Nobis Pacem” offers a stirring 1936 plea for peace that resonates powerfully today, and Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” weaves mysterious musical portraits of his closest friends. From majesty to mystery, this is a performance not to be missed. Symphony San Jose | March 7 & 8, 2026 | California Theatre
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SIPPING AT SUNDANCE. Have Brandon pour you tall cool one or maybe mix you up a tasty attitude adjusting martini. We’re in the historic sports lounge at Palo Alto’s Sundance the Steakhouse. There are display cases filled with local and national sports memorabilia and beautiful framed autographed photos. There is also a full size Stanford crew rowing boat hanging from the ceiling. Throw in the gourmet appetizers, a world-class wine list, assorted beers and cocktails and you know you’ll be coming back to the Sundance lounge. Come by 1921 El Camino Real and see why Sundance is such a special place. Call (650) 321-6798 for a reservation and check the website for more info.
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Stella and Gerry might not have a bad marriage, but they don’t have especially healthy one either. In the new film “Midwinter Break,” out tomorrow, these two Irish empty nesters beautifully portrayed by Lesley Manville and Ciaran Hinds have become the embodiment of the words “alone together” in their late 60s and early 70s. She goes to church. He reads, and drinks, and passes out on the recliner. Repeat. But one Christmas Eve, Stella decides to break the monotony: She books a trip for two to Amsterdam, departing as soon as possible. Gerry beams that it’s a fantastic idea and off they go to try to get out of their routine and maybe remember why they made this lifelong commitment in the first place.
Buried feelings
An adaptation of a Bernard MacLaverty novel of the same name, “Midwinter Break” is a delicate film that stays in a minor key, but whose impact is profound if you can get on its level. Directed by theater veteran Polly Findlay making her feature debut, the film parachutes the audience into the current state of this relationship, in all its quietly contradictory beauty.
These are two people who have walked through most of their adult lives together, raising a child, living a self-imposed exile in Glasgow and now sort of watching the clock tick down on their lives. The film teases that something violent and traumatic happened many years ago in Belfast, but that they don’t talk about that, or the Troubles, at all.
We gather that nothing quite so dramatic has happened since, but you can see the distress in Stella’s face as she sits down for the nth time to remove the plastic wrap to eat some sandwiches she prepared while Gerry sleeps. It seems both then and now,
they’ve opted for a change of location instead of a serious chat about things. But there’s nothing like a new location to bring all that buried discontent to the surface.
Together and apart
One of the loveliest things about “Midwinter Break” is how it lets Stella and Gerry be all things at once. In some moments, they’re loving and intimate, sharing a sweet before their flight takes off, laughing in the redlight district and resting their tired feet in their nice hotel room. Other times, they seem like strangers. Stella has only grown more devout as they’ve
gotten older, while Gerry can’t be bothered to even accompany her to church. Later in the film, they’ll both explain why, though not to each other. This is a relationship that’s all about the small moments and what’s left unsaid, which is tricky to compellingly execute on film. There aren’t big fights or particularly mean words said: And yet when Stella, nearly shaking with nerves, quietly proposes a possible change to their lives, it feels earth shattering. You’re relieved later when she wants to go out and have some fun; Gerry is too.
These may just be the ordinary, dull rhythms of a relatively stable relationship, and yet these actors make the mundane so much more. Our investment in Stella and Gerry raises real questions about long-term commitment, assumptions of stability and the possibility of change. It might also have you planning your own Amsterdam getaway in your head, hopefully with fewer weighted silences on the schedule.
Release info
“Midwinter Break,” a Focus Features release in theaters tomorrow, is rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture Association for “some strong language, bloody images, alcoholism, suggestive material and thematic material.” Running time: 90 minutes.
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Stephen Colbert isn’t backing down in an extraordinary public dispute with his bosses at CBS over what he can air on his late-night talk show.
On “The Late Show” Tuesday, Colbert said he was surprised by a statement from CBS denying that its lawyers told him he couldn’t show an interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico — which the host said had happened the night before.
He then took a copy of the network statement, wrapped it in a dog poop bag, and tossed it away.
‘Equal time’ rule
Colbert had instead shown his Talarico interview on YouTube, but told viewers why he couldn’t show it on CBS. The network was concerned about FCC Chairman
Brendan Carr trying to enforce a rule that required broadcasters to give “equal time” to opposing candidates when an interview was broadcast with one of them.
“We looked and we can’t find one example of this rule being en-
forced for any talk show interview, not only for my entire late-night career, but for anyone’s late-night career going back to the 1960s,” Colbert said.
Although Carr said in January he was thinking about getting rid of the exemption for late-night talk shows, he hadn’t done it yet. “But CBS generously did it for him,” Colbert said.
Not only had CBS been aware Monday night that Colbert was going to talk about this issue publicly, its lawyers had even approved it in his script, he said. That’s why he was surprised by the statement.
leaving a minor bite mark, Martinez said. The man declined medical attention. Cloren was taken to the Santa Clara County Main Jail and booked on suspicion of public drunkenness, battery and animal abuse.
maining at this dais, this will be the last meeting you will see me at. This doesn’t make sense. I will not have my name on development like this. I am going home,” Brown-Austin said, gathering her things.
Acting City Attorney Valerie Armento said state laws have been a problem for other cities’ councils and commissions, and Brown-Austin’s frustration is not unique.
Brown-Austin wasn’t the only one displeased with the project, after she left, the commission voted 4-0 to reject a recommendation to OK the project. Commissioners Robert Allen Fisk and Christopher Kao abstained from voting.
Hasn’t resigned
Brown-Austin did not respond to the Post yesterday. But she has not formally resigned, according to City Clerk James Colin.
Sand Hill Property Co. is proposing 106 townhouses and a mixed-use building with 168 apartments with ground-floor retail. The space has room to host at least two new restaurants in the heart of the city, Sand Hill’s Managing Director Mike Kramer said. The project reflects feedback he received from the community when it was first proposed in 2020, asking for more housing than retail, Kramer said.
Must move forward
Armento said the project must move forward despite the commission’s requests for more retail because of Senate Bill 330 and “density bonus” laws.
SB330 allows a developer, under certain circumstances, to have their project approved in five or fewer meetings. The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, or CEQA, because of “density bonus” laws that fast-track developments with affordable housing.
Commissioner Curtis Monette wanted to meet in the middle with Kramer and have more retail space, but Kramer said it was not possible to have more retail and still build a wide range of housing.
East Palo Alto residents who work in the city will be prioritized for housing. To live in the townhouses, a family of four would have to earn $156,600 per year to qualify, according to Housing Project Manager Yajaira Morales.
Wanted ‘living room’ for city
“My concern isn’t about whether we build housing. It’s about whether we build housing in a way that also strengthens the city long term because supporting housing does not mean setting aside good planning or accepting outcomes that weaken our economic future,” Monette said.
The site has been vacant for over 40 years, and it’s the best opportunity the city has for both housing and retail, he said. The commissioners’ vision for the site was to make it the city’s living room, like Palo Alto’s downtown, with 20 or more businesses.
“This is the heart of our city. It’s the last space that we have,” Monette said.
The site was once home to the University Village Shopping Center, which became the Nairobi Shopping Center. It burned down in the late 80s.
Others frustrated
Brown-Austin is far from the only local official rankled by state laws prohibiting city officials from weighing in on projects with the intention of improving them for the community. On Feb. 11, members of the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission voted to reject a piece of a proposal that would
result in a seven-story building with 321 apartments in the Barron Park neighborhood.
The 3-2 vote to reject the project was a protest vote by commissioners Bryna Chang, Cari Templeton and Kevin Ji after the five-meeting limit of SB330, and other state laws, prevented the commission from weighing in on safety concerns the commissioners have about the placement of the project’s garage entryway along a commonly used bicycle route for children getting to school in the neighborhood.
As for the East Palo Alto project, that council will review the proposal on Tuesday.
them and use them for our own ends.” Zuckerberg said he agrees the last option is not what a reasonable company should do, saying, “I think a reasonable company should try to help the people that use its services.”
Lanier questioned the Meta CEO extensively about a comment he made during a past congressional hearing, where he said Instagram employees are not given goals to increase amount of time people spent on the platform.
Lanier presented internal documents that seemed to contradict that statement. Zuckerberg replied that they previously had goals associated with time, but said he and the company made the conscious decision to move away from those goals, focusing instead on utility. He said he believes in the “basic assumption” that “if something is valuable, people will use it more because it’s useful to them.”
Don’t be robotic
Lanier also asked Zuckerberg about what he characterized as extensive media training, including for testimonies like the one he was giving in court. Lanier pointed to an internal document about feedback on Zuckerberg’s tone of voice on his own social me-
As national Democrats search for a unifying theme ahead of the fall’s midterm elections, a California proposal to levy a hefty tax on billionaires is turning some of the party’s leading figures into adversaries just when Democrats can least afford division from within.
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders traveled to Los Angeles yesterday to campaign for the tax proposal, which has Silicon Valley in an uproar, with tech titans threatening to leave the state. Gov. Gavin Newsom is among its outspoken opponents, warning that it could leave government finances in crisis and put the state at a competitive disadvantage nationally.
At an evening rally near downtown, Sanders told cheering supporters that the nation has reached a crisis point in which “massive income and wealth inequality” has concentrated power over business, technology, government and the media within the “billionaire class,” while millions of working-class Americans struggle to pay household bills.
He said enactment of the proposed tax would show “we are still living in a democratic society where the people have some power.”
“Enough is enough,” Sanders said to a pulse of
dia, imploring him to come off as “authentic, direct, human, insightful and real,” and instructing him to “not try hard, fake, robotic, corporate or cheesy” in his communication.
Zuckerberg pushed back against the idea that he’s been coached on how to respond to questions or present himself, saying those offering the advice were “just giving feedback.”
Regarding his media appearances and public speaking, Zuckerberg said, “I think I’m actually well known to be sort of bad at this.”
The Meta CEO has long been mocked online for appearing robotic and, when he was younger, nervous when speaking publicly. In 2010, during an interview with renowned tech journalists Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg, he was sweating so profusely that Swisher asked him if he wanted to “take off the hoodie” that was his uniform at the time.
NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF: LLOYD GRANT CHAMBERS, JR. AKA LLOYD CHAMBERS CASE NO. 26PR201864
To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the WILL or estate, or both of LLOYD GRANT CHAMBERS, JR. AKA LLOYD CHAMBERS.
A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by JAMES ROBERT CHAMBERS in the Superior Court of California, County of SANTA CLARA.
THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that JAMES ROBERT CHAMBERS be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.
THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.
A HEARING on the petition will be held in this court as follows: 03/18/26 at 9:00AM in Dept. 7 located at 191 NORTH FIRST ST., SAN JOSE, CA 95113
IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.
IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.
Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.
YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.
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applause. “The billionaire class cannot have it all. This nation belongs to all of us.”
The senator, a democratic socialist, is popular in California — he won the 2020 Democratic presidential primary in the state in a runaway. He’s been railing for decades against what he characterizes as wealthy elites and the growing gap between rich and poor.
A large health care union is attempting to place a proposal before voters in November that would impose a one-time 5% tax on the assets of billionaires — including stocks, art, businesses, collectibles and intellectual property — to backfill federal funding cuts to health services for lower-income people that were signed by President Donald Trump last year.
Debate on the proposal is unfolding at a time when voters in both parties express unease with economic conditions and what the future will bring in a politically divided nation. Distrust of government — and its ability to get things done — is widespread.
The proposal has created a rift between Newsom and prominent members of his party’s progressive wing, including Sanders, who has said the
Is it that complicated?
Lanier spent a considerable stretch of his time with Zuckerberg asking about the company’s age verification policies.
“I don’t see why this is so complicated,” Zuckerberg said after a lengthy back-and-forth, reiterating that the company’s policy restricts users under the age of 13 and that they work to detect users who have lied about their ages to bypass restrictions.
Zuckerberg mostly stuck to his talking points, referencing his goal of building a platform that is valuable to users and, on multiple occasions, saying he disagreed with Lanier’s “characterization” of his questions or of Zuckerberg’s own comments.
As was the case with head of Instagram Adam Mosseri’s testimony last week, Zuckerberg was grilled about policies relating to cosmetic beauty filters on Instagram.
Zuckerberg said he didn’t believe there was enough evidence pointing to harm the filters could cause and said he has a “high bar” for blocking tools or features
tax should be a template for other states. Midterm elections typically punish the party in control of the White House, and Democrats are hoping to gain enough U.S. House seats to overturn the chamber’s slim Republican majority. In California, rejiggered House districts approved by voters last year are expected to help the party pick up as many as five additional seats, which would leave Republicans in control of just a handful of districts.
It’s already trickled into the race for governor and contests down the ballot. Republicans Chad Bianco and Steve Hilton, both candidates for governor, have warned the tax would erase jobs.
San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, a Democratic candidate for governor, has said inequality starts at the federal level, where the tax code is riddled with loopholes.
Sanders did not mention Newsom in his nearly 30-minute speech but name-checked a handful of billionaires, including Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Google co-founder Sergey Brin, as examples of a wealthy elite that in many respects “no longer sees itself as part of American society.”
that would limit people’s expression. Lanier pointed to external experts Meta hired to assess the filters and their potential impacts, saying that all 18 of them raised concerns.
Bellwether trial
The case, along with two others, has been selected as a bellwether trial, meaning its outcome could impact how thousands of similar lawsuits against social media companies are likely to play out.
One of Meta’s attorneys, Paul Schmidt, said in his opening statement that the company is not disputing that KGM experienced mental health struggles, but rather disputing that Instagram played a substantial factor in those struggles. He pointed to medical records that showed a turbulent home life, and both he and an attorney representing YouTube argue she turned to their platforms as a coping mechanism or a means of escaping her mental health struggles.
Meta is also facing a separate trial in New Mexico that began last week.
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