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NO KINGS ARRESTS: Authorities in Los Angeles deployed tear gas and made dozens of arrests following one of thousands of “No Kings” rallies held this weekend nationwide.
LOCAL PROTESTS: Locally, No Kings demonstrators hit the streets of San Carlos, Menlo Park, Palo Alto and Mountain View. Protesters carried signs criticizing immigration enforcement and the war in Iran.
PROBATION IN KILLING:
Antoine Watson, the man convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the 2021 death of 84-year-old Vicha Ratanapakdee in San Francisco, will get probation without additional jail time than the five years he’s already served, Judge Linda Colfax has ruled.
CATHOLICS KEPT AWAY: Israeli police, concerned about frequent fire from Iranian missiles, prevented Catholic leaders from entering the Church of the Holy Sepulchre to celebrate a private Mass on Palm Sunday for the first time in centuries,
[See THE UPDATE, page 4]
Pests make the ballot
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent
Santa Clara County property owners are being asked to vote this spring on adding a fee to their property tax bill to fund a special district that controls mosquitoes and other disease-causing pests.
Ballots were mailed to property owners in mid-March. They are due
Check your mail in order to vote
back with a “yes” or “no” vote by May 19.
The funds would go to the Santa Clara County Mosquito and Vector Control District, which works to re-
duce mosquito populations through pesticides and other measures. The district monitors the incidence of diseases spread by pests — such as West Nile virus, Lyme disease, and rabies — and helps residents with creatures like rodents or snakes getting into the house.
Although the district is part of the county government, it doesn’t receive
[See PESTS, page 18]
Robotics teacher in court
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
The Palo Alto Unified School District is headed for a jury trial today with a robotics teacher who said students destroyed her gay pride flag and vandalized her car, and parents resisted her attempts to diversify the team.
Kathy Krier, 63, said the district did nothing to help her and told her she “probably didn’t want to start the job with a complaint against the students,” according to her lawsuit.
Trial opens today in her suit against school district
Krier’s attorney Frank Zeccola said the case could be a “bellwether” for several upcoming jury trials against the district, which is facing 10 other lawsuits from parents, students and former employees.
Krier was hired to teach computer science and coach robotics at Palo Alto High School on Aug. 8, 2018. Before she started, Safety Technician Terri Curtis allegedly told Krier the team had to be shut down because a girl cut off her fingers and ripped out her hair in a 2012 accident.
Students allegedly broke into the lab and machine shop and worked without supervision, using tools improperly and leaving dangerous
[See TEACHER, page 18]
7-story buildings feared in town
BY ADRIANA HERANDNEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Turning the Dumbarton Rail Corridor from East Palo Alto to Redwood City into a bus-only route could allow developers to build seven-story apartment buildings in Atherton.
“I think there’ll be a very strong amount of opposition,” said Atherton Rick DeGolia at a hearing last week.
Councilwoman Elizabeth Lewis called it a very serious issue.
If the bus route includes a stop in Atherton, it would trigger Senate Bill 79, which permits buildings up to seven stories tall within a quarter mile of transit stops.
The City/County Association of Governments for the county sent a letter to Atherton’s representatives in the Legislature — state Sen. Josh Becker
and Assemblyman Marc Berman — to ensure the Dumbarton project would not trigger SB79, Lewis said. “We just
[See SEVEN, page 19]
PEST — A mosquito with W. Nile virus.
Bay Area Home Remodeling Pros
• Palo Alto Unified schools, near Stanford University
Residents may get to vote on future use of Parking Plazas Judge named
A group of Los Altos residents and downtown businesses have launched a ballot initiative that would stop City Council from selling, repurposing or altering eight downtown parking plazas without a vote of the people.
“Before any single city council makes irreversible decisions about these irreplaceable assets, residents deserve a vote,” said JoAnne Estill, a resident who belongs to the group ForLosAltos, which is trying to put the issue on the ballot.
Council is moving forward with plans to put a multi-story parking structure on Parking Plazas 1, 2 and 3 along with a performing arts center and a park.
According to a statement from ForLosAltos, state
law gives the city until April 2 to prepare a title and summary for the measure. Once complete, ForLosAltos will launch a signature-gathering effort. The group hopes to obtain 3,000 signatures from registered Los Altos voters to qualify the measure for the November 2026 ballot or a future election.
Council can also choose to approve the ForLosAltos proposal directly without requiring an election.
“This initiative gives City Council a clear path: adopt the ordinance now or let the voters decide,” said resident and ForLosAltos volunteer Cindy Andrews. “We are not opposed to thoughtful change. We are asking that the public have a meaningful say before public land is permanently altered.”
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed a lawyer for the San Mateo County government to replace Judge Nina G. Shapirshteyn, who retired. The new judge is David Silberman, who is San Mateo County’s assistant county counsel and served in various roles in that office since 2004.
SILBERMAN
Silberman was an associate at Howard Rice Nemerovski Canady Falk & Rabkin from 2002 to 2004. He was a law clerk at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals from 2001 to 2002 and at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California from 2000 to 2001.
Silberman received his law degree from UCLA.
setting off a wave of criticism from the United States and others.
POPE CRITICAL OF WAR: Pope Leo said yesterday that God rejects the prayers of leaders who start wars and have “hands full of blood,” in unusually forceful remarks as the Iran war entered its second month.
PEACE TALKS: Pakistan’s foreign minister says Islamabad will soon host talks between the U.S. and Iran. Ishaq Dar did not specify yesterday whether the talks would be direct or indirect, and there was no immediate word from Washington or Tehran.
ONLYFANS CHIEF DIES: Leonid Radvinsky, the billionaire owner of OnlyFans, the adult content platform, has died from cancer, according to the company. He was 43. OnlyFans allows creators to charge directly for their content.
AMAZON HIT: Ryan Gosling’s “Project Hail Mary” has grossed $300.8 million globally after earning another $54.1 million from 86 markets this weekend. It’s the top earning movie for Amazon, which acquired MGM in 2022.
MUSIC DOWNLOAD DISPUTE: The Supreme Court has sided with internet service provider Cox Communications in its copyright fight with record labels over illegal music downloads by Cox customers. The justices ruled unanimously Wednesday that Cox bears no liability for the copyright violations of its customers.
WEATHER CASUALTIES: Flooding, a landslide and thunderstorms in Afghanistan have left 17 people dead and 26 injured over the last 24 hours.
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Letters:
Deaths
Santa Clara County Medical Examiner: March 5
Eddie Rector, 95, of Palo Alto
Virgil Downs Jr., 79, of Los Altos
March 4
Robert Stevens, 85, of Menlo Park
Michael McMahon, 69, of Sunnyvale
Suzy Leong, 82, of South San Francisco
Births
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto:
Aug. 13
Dennis Alexander Burruel Baldenegro, a boy Feda Eid, a boy
Julian Maroun Fawaz, a boy
George Alexander Chen Haudenschild, a boy
Rishi Karthik, a boy
Nalini Lahja Mohan Mannisto, a girl
Lucca Didi Mejia Yuyes, a boy
Valentina Elizabeth Molina Barrera, a girl
Valeria Isabel Molina Barrera, a girl
Keira June Pi, a girl
Julia Couras Queiroz, a girl
Mia Reese Randolph, a girl
Margot Hadley Rosso, a girl
Scarlett Rose Simpson, a girl
Aug. 12
Francisco Martinez Gonzalez, a boy
Adriel Josiah Munoz, a boy
Emeline Juliette Salguero Quevedo, a girl
Layla Sanchez Sanchez, a girl
Opinion
A DA shouldn’t be doing this
I don’t want to believe the allegations against Santa Clara County District Jeff Rosen because, if they’re true, they represent a lapse in ethical judgment.
Rosen is accused of using his prosecution of pro-Gaza protesters at Stanford to raise campaign funds from supporters of Israel.
the title “DA Rosen Fighting AntiSemitism.” The implication is that if you oppose the protesters’ cause, send the DA money.
We don’t know yet how much money Rosen raised. But I know one thing: A DA shouldn’t be mixing political fundraising with the prosecution of cases.
County Superior Court Judge Kelley Paul has given the defense attorneys the right to subpoena records to investigate the claims.
The defense is collecting the information in its effort to get Rosen and his employees recused from the case.
Dave Price ROSEN
Avi Singh, an attorney for defendant German Gonzalez, argues that Rosen and his entire office should be kicked off the case because they have a conflict of interest. The conflict, Singh says, is that on Rosen’s campaign website there’s a description of the Stanford case alongside donation buttons with
It’s in the Constitution
Dear Editor: This is in response to Raymond White’s letter on March 23 in which he writes: “By what stretch of the imagination do illegal aliens deserve the same representation (as U.S. citizens)?”
Only because of this pesky bother: our United States Constitution.
Amendment 14 states in Section 2: “Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed.”
“Whole number of persons” includes everyone, including illegal
Imagine if Rosen did that in other cases. Say he has to prosecute a man for murder, but decides he can use the case to make some money. So he sets up a donation page to convict the defendant and send him to prison for life. If he doesn’t get enough money, he argues for probation.
I don’t want to believe these allegations against Rosen, but Santa Clara
In writing this, I’m not taking sides for or against Israel or the protesters. Obviously, if Rosen wants to support Israel, he has every right to do so when he’s off the clock. But he should leave his political beliefs at the door. We don’t vote for DAs based on whether they support Israel, China or Northern Ireland. The DA is the one job that should be politically neutral. (Yes, running for DA is political. But prosecuting shouldn’t be political.)
The case returns to court on April 20 to review what records the defense
LETTERS
immigrant residents. Perhaps such persons don’t “deserve” representation — although most of them work and pay taxes, and “taxation without representation” was one cause of our American revolution.
We are still a (somewhat) free country (so far). So you are free to advocate for two-thirds of each house of Congress and the legislatures of threefourths of the states to pass and ratify an Constitutional amendment changing this. Until then, they will be counted and represented as they must be per our Constitution.
Mike Forster Palo Alto
Call it a Mulligan
Dear Editor: Once attorneys and liability insurance costs enter the discussion, San Carlos City Councilwoman Sara McDowell’s golf cart proposal is likely to come to an early end.
The idea appears not to have been fully developed.
Oscar Lopez-Guerra San Mateo
‘Free’ health care bill
Dear Editor: This is regarding the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act (Assembly Bill 1900).
Imagine having the same organiza-
has obtained with its newly-granted power of subpoena. Then Judge Paul will issue a decision on April 27. Originally, 12 protesters were arrested for vandalizing the Stanford president’s office in 2024. Seven of the protesters took plea bargains or entered diversion programs that will give them clean records if they stay out of trouble. Five of the defendants — Gonzalez, Maya Burke, Taylor McCann, Hunter Taylor Black and Amy Zhai — went on trial earlier this year. The jury was unable to reach unanimous verdicts. At this point, a prosecutor — whether it’s Rosen or somebody appointed to replace him — will have to decide whether to try the five again.
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tion that runs the DMV, is responsible for the condition of your roads, and manages the high-speed rail project being in charge of your health care.
Imagine having a shortage of doctors and long wait times for various diagnostic services and procedures. Imagine the additional taxes and fees we would have to pay in California for all the “free” services we would be getting — “free” dental, “free” vision, “free” hearing and “free” long-term care!
The good news is that most of the non-progressives in California actually realize that nothing is “free.”
Someone, meaning the beleaguered California taxpayer, will have to pay
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Assembly Bill 1900 is a bad idea which needs to be voted down.
Lane Nonnenberg
Menlo Park
School parcel tax
Dear Editor: Regarding your article on March 21 about the proposed Measure B Palo Alto Unified School District parcel tax, I’d like to address some key points.
Opponents argue the district’s $100 million in reserves makes the tax unnecessary. However, much of those reserves have already been designated for particular uses, and the remainder
would be depleted within roughly three years without renewed parcel tax funding. Reserves are finite; they cannot replace a steady annual revenue source.
The rate drops from its current $904 to $800 per parcel, it runs for four years rather than the originally proposed seven years, and maintains independent oversight, mandatory audits, and senior/disabled exemptions.
Without this tax, the district faces $17 million in annual cuts, including teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and program eliminations.
This is not a new tax. It is an investment our community has made since 2001, and one critical to renew.
Lisa Van Dusen Palo Alto
Editor’s note: The parcel tax before voters on June 2 will replace the current parcel tax that expires next year.
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City faulted over mural
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent
An attorney representing six Palo Alto police officers claims the city disregarded racist themes against the white and non-African-American officers when it allowed an artist to paint a Black Lives Matter mural on Hamilton Avenue in front of City Hall.
Meanwhile, attorneys for the city say the mural was never intended to make police officers feel uncomfortable and instead was supposed to promote peace.
These arguments were presented in a San Jose courtroom on March 5 before the state appellate
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court as part of an ongoing lawsuit against the city, which was filed in 2021 by the six officers over a mural painted in 2020. City Council approved of the mural in response to national protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
The mural featured images in each letter of the phrase Black Lives Matter, including a depiction of Assata Shakur, an African American woman who was con-
victed in 1977 for the murder of white New Jersey State Trooper. She later escaped from prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba. She died there in September 2025.
Six officers who were employed by the city at the time — Eric Figueroa, Michael Foley, Robert Parham, Julie Tannock, David Ferreira and Chris Moore — complained the mural resulted in discrimination, harassment and retaliation against non-AfricanAmerican police officers.
Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Evette Pennypacker dismissed their lawsuit in July 2024, saying the mural wasn’t
directed at the police officers and didn’t interfere with their work. The officers appealed in November 2024.
In court on March 5, Judge Mary Greenwood asked Richard Kellner, an attorney representing the six officers, if he believed someone who is not one of the officers could view the mural without seeing racist undertones towards those who are white or non African-American.
Kellner said the six officers have a “unique” background that the city knows about and when the officers said the mural was offensive to them on the basis of race, the city still kept the mural up.
But Rahi Azizi, an attorney representing Palo Alto, said the peaceful meaning of the mural was “plain and simple.” Azizi also claims that the officers assumed the illustration, which is of an African American woman in afro hairstyle, was Shakur but had no evidence.
Azizi said nothing in the mural evidences racial incidence or racism.
“It’s a statement of antiracism,” he said.
In 2021 court documents, Palo Alto Public Art Director Elise DeMarzo said
she didn’t know who Assata Shakur was when she approved the controversial figure’s inclusion in the mural. The proposed sketch, which was created by Oakland-based artist Cece Carpio, included a depiction of a woman with an afro hairstyle, and the words, “We must love each other and support each other.”
The mural was removed by Palo Alto in November 2020, and the city has spent more than $300,000 defending itself against the suit. No word on when the appeals court will make its ruling.
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MURAL — In the letter “E” of the street mural in front of Palo Alto City Hall, Oakland artist Cece Carpio painted the likeness of Assata Shakur, a convicted cop killer from New Jersey. Post photo by Dave Price.
Townhouses approved over congestion fears
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
North Fair Oaks Community Council approved four townhouses despite residents’ concerns that it would add more cars to an already congested street.
The council voted 5-3 on Thursday to recommend that the county government move forward with a request to demolish the house at 521 3rd Ave. and build four two-story townhouses. Councilwomen Kathleen Daly, Kelly Parisi, and Beatriz Orozco voted against Dani Lai’s proposal to bring more homes to a neighborhood that struggles with traffic and parking.
Making things worse
“We have issues, and the more people we bring in without addressing a huge problem that exists is ruining
the quality of life for many North Fair Oaks residents,” Daly said.
Daly said she is not against housing but wants the county to address the backed-up parking in North Fair Oaks first. The neighborhood where the townhouses are being proposed is a tight space with no room, she said.
The members of the council are appointed by the county Board of Supervisors. The council acts as an advisory body for issues in the area between Redwood City and Atherton.
Feeling trapped
“Unless you live there day to day, you don’t understand what this is for me. I feel trapped in my home. I have to plan for how I’m gonna leave for the day. Figure out how I’m gonna get back,” resident Lorena Cuevas said.
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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.
PALO ALTO
MARCH 23
7:51 p.m. — Juan DeJesus Valle Ibarra, 28, of East Palo Alto, arrested for driving with a suspended or revoked license and driving without a mandated ignition interlock device, E. Charleston and San Antonio roads.
8:06 p.m. — Andrea Louise Anderson, 43, of East Palo Alto, arrested for vandalism, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting police, 200 block of Lytton Ave.
8:40 p.m. — Parts and/or accessories stolen from a vehicle, 3300 block of Alma St.
8:41 p.m. — Janet Parks Swanson, 66, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance and on a warrant, 500 block of Webster St.
TUESDAY
10:32 a.m. — Home burglary, 3300 block of Alma St.
3:36 p.m. — John Block, 67, of Palo Alto, arrested for creating a public nuisance, 500 block of Webster St.
6:55 p.m. — Eric Pinal, 41, of Lancaster, arrested for public drunkenness and resisting police, 2500 block of Park Blvd.
7:23 p.m. — Identity theft, 800 block of Sycamore Drive.
9:15 p.m. — Auto burglary, Hamilton Ave. and Cowper St.
10:10 p.m. — Auto burglary, 500 block of Webster St. WEDNESDAY
12:21 a.m. — Antonio Betancourt, 29, of Sunnyvale, arrested for grand theft, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
3:34 a.m. — Juan Carlos Serrano Gonzalez, 39, transient, arrested for grand theft, Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station.
2:37 p.m. — Jairo Ramos Monterroso, 33, of San Jose, arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and possession of stolen property and burglary tools, Alma St. and Oak Grove Ave.
SATURDAY
11:55 a.m. — Grand theft, 600 block of Creek Drive.
12:25 p.m. — Ronnie Martinez, 46, cited for being under the influence of drugs, Felton Drive and Encinal Ave.
8:53 p.m. — Kennedie Fontenot, 29, transient, cited on a warrant, 600 block of Santa Cruz Ave.
11:21 p.m. — Victor Vazquez, 43, transient, cited on two warrants, 100 block of Terminal Ave.
STANFORD
MARCH 18
1:14 a.m. — Robbery, 400 block of Palo Road.
10:34 p.m. — Electric bike stolen, 300 block of Santa Teresa St. MARCH 19
1:03 p.m. — Vandalism, 400 block of Jane Stanford Way.
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1:03 p.m. — Residential burglary, 400 block of Jane Stanford Way.
2:49 p.m. — Electric scooter stolen, 300 block of Santa Teresa St.
7:23 p.m. — Bicycle stolen, 500 block of Memorial Way.
MOUNTAIN VIEW
MARCH 20
3:52 a.m. — Jose Gonzales, 37, of Mountain View, arrested for possession of drugs and drug paraphernalia and probation violation, Rengstorff Park.
5:45 p.m. — Nathaniel Page, 42, of Mountain View, arrested for public drunkenness, San Antonio Road and El Camino.
MARCH 21
1:21 a.m. — Edinson Galindo, 41, of Mountain View, arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, 200 block of Ortega Ave.
3:17 a.m. — Maximino Ordaz Garcia, 52, of Mountain View, arrested for DUI and on a warrant, 700 block of N. Shoreline Blvd.
2:56 p.m. — Battery, Wright Ave. and Shoreline Blvd.
4:57 p.m. — Curtis Woempner, 55, of Los Altos Hills, arrested on warrants, 500 block of View St.
7:45 p.m. — Vehicle stolen, Terra Bella and San Rafael avenues.
9:06 p.m. — Serg Nforkemba, 34, arrested for public drunkenness and on warrants, 200 block of Castro St.
LOS ALTOS
MARCH 21
3:31 p.m. — Javier Fierro, 26, of San Jose, cited on a warrant, 5000 block of El Camino.
WEDNESDAY
12:04 p.m. — Theft, 4700 block of El Camino.
1:32 p.m. — Elder abuse reported, 100 block of E. Portola Ave.
ATHERTON
THURSDAY
9:27 p.m. — Peter Solis, 20, of Jurupa Valley, cited on a warrant, El Camino and Alejandra Ave.
FRIDAY
11:14 a.m. — Alice Elaine Gunn, 74, of Menlo Park, cited for possession of stolen property and forged vehicle registration, Maple Ave. and Station Lane.
12:44 p.m. — Vehicle accident
causes minor injuries, Middlefield Road and Lane Place.
3:21 p.m. — Ely Jimenez Vasquez, 26, of Menlo Park, cited for driving with a suspended or revoked license, Loyola Ave. and El Camino.
NORTH FAIR OAKS
FRIDAY
10:08 p.m. — Carl Bernard Holmquist, 37, of Redwood City, arrested for illegal possession of a baton, El Camino and Columbia Ave. David Padilla, 27, of San Jose, arrested on a warrant.
REDWOOD CITY
MARCH 22
10:21 p.m. — Jonathan Ceja, 29, of Redwood City, arrested on a warrant, 500 block of Woodside Road.
11:30 p.m. — Howard Milligan IV, 49, of Redwood City, cited for possession of meth and drug paraphernalia, Middlefield Road and Charter St.
MARCH 23
9:39 a.m. — Caller says another driver hit the caller’s vehicle and kept driving while they were both on Highway 101.
10:34 a.m. — Storage unit broken into and items stolen, E. Bayshore Road.
2:41 p.m. — Vehicle crashes into a house, Naomi Court. No injuries.
3:33 p.m. — Maintenance shop broken into and tools and other items stolen.
3:33 p.m. — Sexual assault, El Camino.
5:55 p.m. — 13-year-old boy says some older teens robbed him and his friends of a phone, sweater and bike on Saturday. Location not disclosed.
6:05 p.m. — Catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle, Oracle Parkway.
9:32 p.m. — Kathryn Gayle Haines, 52, cited on a warrant, Redwood City Caltrain Station.
WEDNESDAY
2:42 a.m. — Stolen Corvette recovered, Union Ave.
9:02 a.m. — Janice L. Pellizzari, 60, of Redwood City, arrested for hitand-run, 1100 block of Whipple Ave.
BELMONT
SATURDAY
5:50 p.m. — Theft, 1100 block of El Camino.
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The Post prints the latest real estate transactions:
PALO ALTO
3413 Ross Road, 94303, 1683 square feet, built in Xero Line LLC to Jiayi and Mingmin Chen for $6,580,000, closed Feb. 26 (last sale: $2,750,000, 10-17-23)
909 Waverley St., 94301, 5 bedrooms, 4445 square feet, built in 2020, Partnership Wavej to Souza Living Trust for $6,825,000, closed Feb. 27 (last sale: $5,408,000, 03-25-21)
4000 Manzana Lane, 94306, 6 bedrooms, 5528 square feet, built in 2001, Ari Birger to Janey and Gill Pratt for $7,200,000, closed Feb. 24
2262 Louis Road, 94303, 7 bedrooms, 2960 square feet, built in 1944, DFP II LP to GN2262Louis LLC for $9,150,000, closed Feb. 26
EAST PALO ALTO
928 Wilks St., 94303, 4 bedrooms, 1890 square feet, built in 2001, Simon Binns to Jie and Weifeng Li for $1,480,000, closed Feb. 13 (last sale: $577,000, 0911-01)
939 Oakes St., 94303, 3 bedrooms, 1823 square feet, built in 2000, Simon Trust to Eun and Jee Kim for $1,475,000, closed Feb. 10 (last sale: $1,475,000, 07-25-22)
MENLO PARK
402 Sand Hill Circle,
94025, 3 bedrooms, 2070 square feet, built in 1973, David and Leigh White to Wender-Hoch Family Trust for $2,400,000, closed Feb. 12 (last sale: $2,195,000, 01-26-22)
831 University Drive, 94025, Solti Living Trust to Fahey Living Trust for $3,125,000, closed Feb. 13
381 Leland Ave., 94025, 3 bedrooms, 1780 square feet, built in 1968, Ohtaki Family Trust to James and Patricia Pang for $3,570,000, closed Feb. 10
MOUNTAIN VIEW
1861 Montecito Ave., 94043, 4 bedrooms, 1837 square feet, built in 1950, Liu Family Trust to Chandran Trust for $3,050,000, closed Feb. 27 (last sale: $2,910,000, 08-24-23)
1748 Crane Ave., 94040, 3 bedrooms, 1004 square feet, built in 1952, SVR TF LLC to Gwin Living Trust for $3,700,000, closed Feb. 27 (last sale: $1,820,000, 10-09-24)
1933 Golden Way, 94040, 3 bedrooms, 2112 square feet, built in 1963, Sheridan Family Trust to Xing and Dengliang Gao for $4,180,000, closed Feb. 25
89 Centre St., 94041, 5 bedrooms, 3250 square feet, built in 2025, Happy Bulldog LLC to Vishwanath and Swathi Bhumireddy for $4,450,000, closed Feb. 27 (last sale: $1,600,000, 02-09-24)
LOS ALTOS
141 Jordan Ave., 94022, 2 bedrooms, 1950 square feet, built in 1949, Diamond Trust to Ranjeeth Dasineni for $4,300,000, closed Feb. 27 (last sale: $719,000, 12-28-98)
260 Trianon Way, 94022, 4 bedrooms, 2403 square feet, built in 1963, Curley Family Trust to Samudra-Gupta Family Trust for $5,500,000, closed Feb. 26 (last sale: $485,000, 11-01-87)
1808 Alford Ave., 94024, 4 bedrooms, 3099 square feet, built in 1998, Lyer Trust to Akanksha and Adithya Gurram for $5,550,000, closed Feb. 24
REDWOOD CITY
464 Clinton St. #309, 94062, 1 bedroom, 739 square feet, built in 1961, Carol Simpkins to Edward and Kristopher Bush for $410,000, closed Feb. 9 66 Eddystone Court, 94065, 1 bedroom, 811 square feet, built in 1979, Yao Living Trust to Wiley Living Trust for $800,000, closed Feb. 11 (last sale: $820,000, 05-26-16)
BELMONT
1141 Hiller St., 94002, 3 bedrooms, 1190 square feet, built in 1947, Lawrence Bacon to Kaixing and Shiyan Xu for $1,465,000, closed Feb. 10
2326 Buena Vista Ave., 94002, 4 bedrooms, 1600 square feet, built in 1949, Gerard Keena to Qiuxia Tang for $1,805,000, closed Feb. 12
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RESIDENTS AT STERLING COURT ENJOY a retirement lifestyle designed for independent living. Sterling Court offers luxury one- and twobedroom apartments featuring full kitchens, private balconies, and a large courtyard. Their dedicated staff provides healthy lunches and dinners, as well as a variety of lectures, movies, and fitness activities. Your monthly fee also covers housekeeping, linen service, parking, and transportation to and from appointments. Please note that no purchase, buy-in, or long-term contracts are required. Rent is guaranteed for at least one year, and you may cancel at any time. To schedule a tour, please call (650) 344-8200. Sterling Court is located at 850 N. El Camino Real, San Mateo.
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PALO ALTO COMMONS TAKES THE Gold for Senior Empowerment. For their dedication to active engagement, Palo Alto Commons took the LifeLoop Communities That Shine Award for Resident Empowerment. LifeLoop is a proactive engagement, communication and wellness platform used by more than 4,700 senior living communities across North America. Of those, 12 communities were recognized this year for using the technology to improve resident quality of life. “We are incredibly honored to be recognized by LifeLoop as a Communities That Shine Award Winner for Resident Empowerment,” said Palo Alto Commons Executive Director Li Li. “At Palo Alto Commons, our residents are the heart of everything we do, and LifeLoop allows us to meaningfully connect residents, families, and team members while celebrating the moments that make daily life vibrant
and purposeful. This recognition is a reflection of our team’s passion, innovation, and deep commitment to ensuring every resident feels seen, heard, and empowered.” Want to find out more about exceptional, worry-free senior living? Call (650) 494-0760 or go to paloaltocommons.com.
VILLA TOSCANA, AN INNOVATIVE MEMORY care community in Mountain View, invites you to join them for their upcoming events: “Innovative Strategies to Fund Memory Care,” featuring author and senior care expert Gigi Simsiman, CSA, on April 4 at 10:30 a.m.; and “Networking Event for Senior Living Professionals” on April 15 at 3:30 p.m. To reserve your spot, schedule a tour, or inquire about their spring savings, please call (650) 3861709. Villa Toscana is located at 939 W. El Camino Real, Ste. C, Mountain View.
THE FORUM, WHICH OPENED ITS doors in 1991, is more than a mere residence; it is a bold venture into redefining retirement living. Uniquely residentowned and operated, it reflects a commitment to autonomy and empowerment. It’s not just a place to live, but a vibrant,
self-governed community offering a spectrum of living experiences. From independent living to assisted living, memory care, and a highly acclaimed 5-star Medicare-rated skilled nursing, The Forum caters to a diverse range of needs and lifestyles. Nancy Kao, the Executive Director, describes The Forum as a beacon in the senior living industry, redefining the standard of senior living; a community that beautifully blends innovative technology, sustainability best practices, and an unwavering dedication to excellence in care. Ready to start your journey? theforum-seniorliving.com.
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CHILLED PRAWN COCKTAIL OR MAYBE hibachi ahi sashimi sounds really good. Try it tonight as an appetizer before ordering dinner at Sundance the Steakhouse in Palo Alto. Galen and the staff
are a big part of making this restaurant one of the best steakhouses on the peninsula. American fare cuisine with a variety of steaks and seafood. Prime rib is the favorite for most people along with the world class wine list. Come by and check it out. You won’t be disappointed. Sundance The Steakhouse is located at 1921 El Camino Real. Call (650) 3216798 for reservations or check the website for more information.
AUTHENTIC HOMESTYLE TURKISH FOOD. ANATOLIAN Kitchen offers authentic homestyle Turkish cuisine on Palo Alto’s California Avenue. Owner Dino Tekdemir shares recipes from his mother and his native village of Diyarbakir, located in the Kurdish region of southeastern Turkey. While Tekdemir also co-owns Barbayani Greek Taverna in Los Altos and Portola Bistro in Portola Valley, Anatolian Kitchen was his first venture. The restaurant is open daily for lunch and dinner. For more information or to make a reservation, please visit anatoliankitchen.com. Shown in the photo are Tekdemir and co-owner Allen Isik.
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money from the county general fund or from Measure A, which voters passed in November. Instead, it’s funded through fees that are included on property tax bills. Currently, a fee that started in 1996 and another that began in 2005 add $14.90 to the property tax bill for a single-family home.
Fee would double
The new fee would more than double that amount by adding $15.75 a year for a single-family home. The Board of Supervisors could decide to increase the new fee in the future based on inflation.
This fiscal year, the two existing fees combined brought in $8.1 million, or almost all of the $8.3 million in district revenue for the year. But because costs have been increasing faster than revenue, the district is expecting a $2.77 million budget shortfall.
Payroll costs, which are the largest expense for the 41-employee district, are up 32% since 2020. According to Transparent California, district manager Nayer Zahiri made $196,226 in 2024, not counting benefits, an increase from $177,483 in 2020.
The district said it has taken steps to try to rein in spending, such as renegotiating with suppliers, not filling vacant positions, and using technology including drones.
Fighting dengue fever
The district also wants to add four employees in response to the recent detection in the county of a mosquito called Aedes aegypti, which can spread diseases such as Zika or dengue fever. The new employees would work on monitoring and controlling the mosquito.
The Board of Supervisors approved sending out ballots for the new mosquito-district fee in January.
County Executive James Williams told supervisors that the fee, also known as a benefit assessment, is different from a tax under state law. The benefit assessment pays for something that benefits the prop-
erty owners who are paying it. In this case, Williams said, the benefit is controlling pests that can harm people’s property and affect their use of the property.
With a tax, in contrast, “there isn’t necessarily a direct relationship between the people who pay and the people who benefit,” Williams said.
Property owners to vote
California Proposition 218 requires local agencies to mail ballots to property owners to get their approval for property-related fees, rather than going to the polls. Property owners don’t have to be registered to vote to submit a ballot.
Votes will be weighted by the property owner’s proposed assessment amount. A majority vote in favor is needed for the new fee to pass. The county Board of Supervisors would then vote on it, with the new fee potentially appearing on the 2026-27 tax roll.
Santa Clara County noted that its current mosquito-district fee of $14.90 for a single-family home is less than that in San Mateo, Contra Costa and Alameda counties, even though Santa Clara County is larger than the others. The fees in those counties are $18.75, $19.51 and $20.83 a year, respectively.
With the addition of the new fee of $15.75 for a single family home, Santa Clara County’s combined mosquito-district fee would be $30.65, likely becoming the highest among the four counties.
For other property types, the new Santa Clara County fee would be $9.45 per year for a condo; $6.77 per unit for a duplex to fourplex; or $4.41 per unit for housing with five or more units. A commercial or industrial property would be charged $7.88 per one-fifth acre.
Public hearing in May
A public hearing on the proposed mosquito-district fee is scheduled for May 19.
The ballots may be mailed in, but must be received by the May 19 deadline. Or they can be dropped off at the registrar of voters office in San Jose or during the May 19 hearing, before public input concludes.
equipment unsecured, Krier said in her suit. Krier said she noticed at a summer camp that a Black female student stood alone as mostly Asian male students stood in front of her, blocking her from watching a robot operate.
Krier said her goal was to improve safety on the robotics team and to include more women, minorities and students with disabilities.
Booster club
Krier said her efforts were opposed by the school’s boosters club, a group of parents who charged students to join the robotics team.
Krier said substantial dues presented “a huge barrier” to low-income students joining the team, and the children of boosters received special treatment.
One of the boosters allegedly referred to Krier as “him” and “he,” which was offensive to Krier as a lesbian, the suit said.
‘Sexist undercurrent’
The district allegedly ignored Krier’s complaints and gave the boosters near free rein to overrule her decisions.
“Boosters questioned whether Ms. Krier could be a robotics coach at all simply because she is a woman — a testament to the sexist undercurrent that still runs through the supposedly progressive Silicon Valley technology industry,” Zeccola said in a statement last week.
Three robotics team captains, two team parents and a boosters volunteer complained about Krier to the school board on Oct. 9, 2018.
Team captain speaks out
“She has exhibited some really concerning behavior that has definitely affected my wellbeing and ability to concentrate in school,” Paly junior and team captain Lawrence Chang said at the board meeting. Chang said Krier pulled him aside on Sept. 22 and
“started breaking down in front of me.” “There was a lot of emotionally charged speech. She was in tears and kind of telling me how hard her life was coming to this new city, being a new head coach and so forth,” Chang said.
Krier made “a lot of direct insults toward me and the team in general about how we’re giving her such a hard time,” Chang said.
The district put Krier on paid leave on Oct. 11, 2018, to investigate complaints made by Krier and two captains. Krier resigned a week later.
In response to the lawsuit, the school district’s attorney Mark Davis said the district tried to investigate Krier’s complaint, but she moved to Wisconsin to live with her father and wouldn’t be interviewed.
Krier didn’t need to quit after two months and could’ve continued working as a teacher, Davis said.
Harassment denied
Krier wasn’t “subjected to severe or pervasive harassment,” and any complaints that reached administrators were dealt with appropriately, Davis said.
Krier wants the district to pay her at least $1.1 million because she allegedly can’t find a new job. She said she had to give up a tenured position and a rent-controlled apartment to move to Palo Alto, and then she had to move again.
Krier said she’s dealt with humiliation, anxiety and hopelessness, resulting in a suicide attempt in March 2019.
In response, Davis said Krier had mental health issues before she was hired by the district, and hospital records said her suicide attempt was related to conflicts with her father.
Krier’s doctor put her on disability in March 2020 because she had a lung condition during Covid, and she hasn’t gone back to work since then, Davis said.
The two sides met to discuss a settlement on Wednesday but didn’t reach an agreement, court records show. A trial is expected to last five to seven days at the Old Courthouse in San Jose.
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cannot put our residents at risk,” Lewis said. SamTrans, the county bus agency, is proposing the bus-only route. SamTrans Planning Director Millie Tolleson said they don’t have any proposed stops yet. But this summer, when alternatives to the project are ready, they will have an idea for where stops will be, Tolleson said.
The rule of thumb for projects like this is to have a stop every quarter to a half mile, according to Tolleson.
The project’s cost hasn’t been disclosed.
Feds: student killed by illegal immigrant
An 18-year-old Loyola University student was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant while walking with friends in a Chicago park, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Sheridan Gorman was walking around 1 a.m.
March 19 when a masked gunman approached her group. As she tried to run away, the gunman fired and shot her, according to DHS. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
Jose Medina-Medina, a Venezuelan in the country illegally, has been arrested.
Chicago officials have called Gorman’s killing a random act, with one alderwoman saying the student might have been in the wrong place at the wrong time and she could have startled Medina.
Gorman’s family responded in a statement saying, “This was not random. It was not inevitable. And it cannot be treated as though it were,” the family said.
Audit looks at ICE data
Citing fear of authoritarianism and invasive surveillance, California legislators have voted to audit the operation of joint intelligence centers where federal, state, and local agencies share information.
Advocacy groups like the American Civil Liberties Union, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and Oakland Privacy urged lawmakers to demand the audit to rein abuses at the facilities, known as fusion centers.
Data from license-plate readers
CalMatters investigations last year and last month found instances where local law enforcement agencies shared license plate information with ICE or the Border Patrol, violating state law.
Sen. Sabrina Cervantes, D-Riverside, requested the audit.
“It’s been 13 years since the last federal audit,” Cervantes said during the hearing. “I am not seeking to ban fusion centers. I’m seeking transparency, and 40 million Californians deserve to know whether fusion centers are serving their intended counterterrorism purpose or whether they have become unaccountable surveillance infrastructure operating in the shadow of our democracy.”
No Republicans on the Joint Committee on Legislative Audit voted in support of the audit. Carl DeMaio, R-San Diego, called it “a political witch hunt” that places the needs of immigrants over American citizens and, with the war in Iran, comes at a time when we need the centers to detect terrorism threats.
Former FBI agent Mike German said a time of national security risk is exactly when you want to know whether centers are functioning in an effective way to identify real risks.
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Kangaroo caught after 3-day caper
How does a kangaroo escape a petting zoo?
It’s not the opening line to a dad joke. If you’re Chesney the kangaroo, you scale an eight-foot fence and go on the lam for three days, giving your keeper sleepless nights and sending residents of a small Wisconsin town on a search that would end happily on Saturday.
The unprecedented leap at Sunshine Farm in Necedah, Wisc., last week was precipitated by some stray dogs that rushed the enclosure and spooked the 16-month-old Chesney, said his keeper, Debbie Marland. She and friends then trekked hither and yon in this town about 160 miles northwest of Milwaukee.
They chased reports of sightings and even rented heat-seeking drones, which proved effective in narrowing down the wanderings of the high-jumping adventurer.
Like a dinosaur
Drone pilot Colton Johnson spent three days trailing Chesney alongside Marland and a team of volunteers. His strategy was similar to the ones he uses to find lost pets, but Johnson said the
appearance of Chesney’s heat signature on the drone footage was unique.
“It almost looked like a dinosaur running through the woods,” Johnson said.
“It’s got a long tail.”
On Friday night, they thought they had lost track of Chesney. On Saturday, Marland returned to the same area with Chesney’s favorite treats. Just then, they spotted the long-eared kangaroo with outsize back legs approaching.
Stacy Brereton, who volunteers at the petting zoo, stepped up with a delicate touch and scooped up Chesney.
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND PROPOSALS FOR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
OUTDOOR LEARNING PROJECT
The Mountain View Whisman School District issues a Request for Qualifications and Proposals to invite contractors to perform construction services for the above District project (“Project”) pursuant to the lease-leaseback delivery method. (Ed. Code, § 17406.) Any contractor that may seek to contract with the District to perform construction services on this Project must respond to this RFQ/P.
Contractors that intend to submit a response to the RFQ/P must: (1) prequalify with the District by submitting the District’s Prequalification Questionnaire located at the following link: MVWSD Pre-Qualification Questionnaire on or before April 3, 2026; and (2) hold a Class A or B Contractors License that is current, valid, and in good standing with the California Contractor’s State License Board. Contractors that have prequalified within a year of the deadline for the submittal of Proposals set forth in the schedule in the RFQ/P do not need to submit the Prequalification Questionnaire.
The RFQ/P can be found on the District website at MVWSD - LLB RFQPOutdoor Learning Project or by contacting Brenda Parella with Greystone West at Brenda@greystonewest.com . Responses must be received by 3:00 p.m. on Friday, April 17, 2026 pursuant to the process in the RFQ/P.
The successful contractor shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if awarded a contract for the Project. The successful contractor(s) and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations (DIR), State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to sections 1770 et seq. of the California Labor Code. Prevailing wage rates are available from the District or on the Internet at: <http:// www.dir.ca.gov>. Contractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to sections 1725.5 and 1771.1 of the California Labor Code.
If the District issues addenda to this RFQ/P, contractors are solely responsible for and must acknowledge receipt of addenda in the contractor’s response.
MOUNTAIN VIEW WHISMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
By: Rebecca Westover, Ed. D. Chief Business Officer
Publication Dates: (1) March 23, 2026 (2) March 30, 2026
NOTICE TO BIDDERS / INVITATION TO BID
Notice is hereby given that the governing board (“Board”) of the Mountain View Whisman School District (“District”) will receive sealed bids to construct the following project:
Roofing Replacement and Repair Project – Phase 2 (“Project” or “Contract”)
To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to have been prequalified by the District. In addition, if the Project has electrical, mechanical, or plumbing components that will be performed by subcontractors performing under the following license classification(s), then each of those subcontractors that intend to bid as a first-tier subcontractor to a general contractor (prime contractor) are required to have been prequalified by the District: C-4, C-7, C-10, C-16, C-20, C-34, C-36, C-38, C-42, C-43, and/or C-46. All prequalification questionnaires will be received until 2:00 p.m., April 8, 2026, via email to brenda@ greystonewest.com or at the District Office, located at 1400 Montecito Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043.
Bidders must submit sealed bids on or before 2:00 p.m., April 27, 2026, at the District Office, located at 1400 Montecito Avenue, Mountain View, California 94043, and Bidders must ensure that the District time stamps the Bidder’s bid at or before that time. After the designated bid opening time, the District will open the bids and publicly read them aloud. Any claim by a Bidder of error in its bid must be made in compliance with Public Contract Code § 5100, et seq. The District is not responsible for (1) bids received after the deadline noted above; or (2) bids misdelivered, by any method, even to a different District address.
The Project consists of: Roofing Replacement and Repair Project – Phase 2 3 Sites: Graham Middle School, Mistral Elementary School, & Theuerkauf Elementary School
All bids shall be on the form provided by the District. Each bid must conform and be responsive to all pertinent Contract Documents, including, but not limited to, the Instructions to Bidders.
To bid on this Project, the Bidder is required to possess one or more of the following State of California Contractor Licenses: B – General Building or C39 – Roofing Contractor
The Bidder’s license(s) must be active and in good standing at the time of the bid opening and must remain so throughout the term of the Contract.
As security for its Bid, each Bidder shall provide with its Bid form
• a bid bond issued by an admitted surety insurer on the form provided by the District,
• cash, or
• a cashier’s check or a certified check, drawn to the order of the Mountain View Whisman School District, in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the total bid price. This bid security shall be a guarantee that the Bidder shall, within seven (7) calendar days after the date of the Notice of Award, enter into a contract with the District for the performance of the services as stipulated in the bid.
The successful Bidder shall be required to furnish a 100% Performance Bond and a 100% Payment Bond if it is awarded the contract for the Project
The successful Bidder may substitute securities for any monies withheld by the District to ensure performance under the Contract, in accordance with the provisions of Public Contract Code § 22300.
The successful Bidder and its subcontractors shall pay all workers on the Project not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages and the general prevailing rate for holiday and overtime work as determined by the Director of the Department of Industrial Relations, State of California, for the type of work performed and the locality in which the work is to be performed within the boundaries of the District, pursuant to Labor Code § 1770 et seq. Prevailing wage rates are on file with the District and are available to any interested party on request or at www.dir.ca.gov/oprl/statistics_and_databases.html. Bidders and Bidders’ subcontractors shall comply with the registration and qualification requirements pursuant to Labor Code §§ 1725.5 & 1771.1
A Mandatory pre-bid conference and site visit will be held on April 7, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. beginning at Graham Middle School, 1175 Castro Street, Mountain View, California. Next school site to review will be discussed at the conference. All participants are required to sign in at the pre-bid conference. The Site Visit is expected to take approximately two (2) hours. (Mistral Elementary School, 505 Escuela Ave., Theuerkauf Elementary School, 1625 San Luis Ave.)
Contract Documents are available on March 27, 2026, for review by contacting Brenda Parella-Greystone West brenda@greystonewest.com for an electronic set of plans.
The District’s Board reserves the right to reject any and all bids and/or waive any irregularity in any bid received. If the District awards the Contract, the security of unsuccessful Bidder(s) shall be returned within sixty (60) days from the time the award is made. Unless otherwise required by law, no Bidder may withdraw its bid for ninety (90) days after the date of the bid opening.
The District shall award the Contract, if it awards it at all, to the lowest responsive responsible Bidder based on: The base bid amount only.
Mountain View Whisman School District By: Rebecca Westover, Chief Business Officer
Publication Dates: (1) March 30, 2026 (2) April 6, 2026
CHESNEY
• Formal Entry
• Elegant Living Room with Fireplace
• Formal Dining Room
• Chef’s Eat-in Kitchen with Center Island and Custom Cabinetry Opens to Family Room
• 3 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms
• Primary Suite Retreat Features Walk-in Closet, Double Sinks, and Stall Shower
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• Interior Features Include Central Heating and Air Conditioning, Laundry Room, and High Ceilings
• Formal Laundry Room
• Lovely Landscaped Yard
• Close to Stanford Medicine Center and Delucchi’s Shopping Center
• Prime Location with Easy Access to Main Peninsula Hubs and Amenities Offered at $3,188,000
