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1. Brutal Attack Leads To Arrests Of 3 SMC Teens: Police (patch.com) — Three teenagers from East Palo Alto were arrested in connection with a June assault that left a man unconscious at a Mountain View event hall, with additional charges filed while they were already in custody. Mountain View police later served search warrants at three East Palo Alto addresses, though no further arrests were made.
2. Former Spartan, Junior Fehoko, keeps grinding on the next stop of a hard NFL road (mwcconnection.com) — A former East Palo Alto kid, Viliami "Junior" Fehoko, is getting another shot at his NFL dream after signing a one-year deal with the San Francisco 49ers. The defensive lineman, who grew up locally before starring at Saint Francis and San Jose State, has battled injuries and roster cuts but continues to lean on his big extended family and work ethic to stick in the league.
3. Who Is Jed York's Estranged Wife? What to Know About Danielle Belluomini York (people.com) — A brief mention of East Palo Alto highlights that Jed York's estranged wife, Danielle, once volunteered at a charter school there after leaving her public school teaching job in San Francisco. The piece mainly profiles her background, low public profile, and shared parenting of two sons as the couple moves through a divorce following York's recent legal troubles in Ohio.
4. From Babies to 7-Year-Olds: Migrant Children Forced to Navigate Deportation Hearings Alone (latintimes.com) — A major federal lawsuit led by Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto is challenging how the government funds lawyers for migrant children, after toddlers and young kids have appeared alone in deportation hearings. The case questions new contracts with replacement nonprofits and whether they actually provide attorneys, with a key court hearing set for late September that could affect vulnerable families nationwide, including locally connected ones.
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