Kathleen Anne Hughes Anderson. Photo courtesy of Diantha Stensrud.

BY EMILY MIBACH
Editor of the Daily Post

Atherton's former arborist has been identified as the woman found stabbed to death in her Menlo Park home.

Kathleen Anne Hughes Anderson, 62, was the arborist for the City of Atherton for 22 years, from November 1989 until her retirement in November 2011. She was the widow of Billy “Andy” Anderson, who owned Dahl Plumbing on Alma Street in Palo Alto. Andy Anderson died in 2007.

Before his death, the two were married for about 30 years and had no children.

Anderson was from Decatur, Illinois, and came to California to attend school in the 1980s, said her brother-in-law, Barry Anderson, who also works for the post office. The couple were regulars at the Alpine Beer Garden in Portola Valley.

Anderson was known for her green thumb at work and at home. Barry Anderson said her garden at her home at 925 Valparaiso Ave. was “amazing.”

Atherton Town Clerk Theresa DellaSanta said Anderson “was very passionate about her work as an arborist.”

Franz Wolke

“She had a deep passion for landscaping and trees, and she shared that love with many of our town residents by spending time with them in their gardens and giving them insight into tree pruning and planting,” DellaSanta wrote. “It was the little things Kathy did around town that residents remember and came to love about her. Kathy was a beacon of positivity to all who came into contact with her, and her impact on the trees in Atherton will last for many generations to come.”

Police found Anderson stabbed to death in her home on Wednesday (Dec. 12) after receiving a 911 call from Daniel Baggett, a former tenant of Anderson's. Baggett told police to The Post he stopped by at 5 p.m. on Wednesday after driving by and noticing her garbage cans were still on the side of the road a day after garbage collection. He also saw that her bedroom window, which was normally open, was closed, he said.

Baggett said he saw the back door was open and went into the house. He spotted Francis Wolke, 36, of Cincinnati, Ohio, at the top of the stairs. Baggett called 911. Police arrested Wolke on suspicion of first-degree murder.

Was there a connection between the three people?

District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said Friday that his office and Menlo Park police are still investigating the connection between Wolke, Baggett and Anderson, if there is one. Wagstaffe said the relationship between Anderson and Baggett was not rosy and that investigators are “digging” into the pasts of the three people to find a connection.

Wolke had an arrest warrant issued by the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office for prowling and drug possession from a 2014 case.

While police believe Wolke's current address is in Cincinnati, records indicate he was living in San Francisco in 2014. Wagstaffe said Wolke has not made any statement about why he allegedly murdered Anderson.

Wagstaffe said Anderson died as a result of being stabbed in the head with a “sharp object,” but because the investigation is ongoing, he could not yet identify the object.

Wolke is in prison without bail.

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AUSTIN, Texas (CBS / AP) – Tesla has officially moved its headquarters from Silicon Valley to a large factory under construction outside of Austin, Texas.

The company announced on Wednesday in a filing with the US securities regulators. CEO Elon Musk had said at the company’s annual meeting in October that the change was imminent.

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The documents state that Palo Alto moved to what Tesla calls a “Gigafactory” “Gigafactory” on Harold Green Road near Austin on Wednesday.

In US approval applications late last year, Tesla stated that it had around 71,000 employees worldwide. According to the company’s press releases in 2020, around 10,000 will work at its headquarters in Palo Alto and 10,000 at its Fremont facility.

It was not clear whether all employees at headquarters would have to move. A message was left on Wednesday by Tesla, which has disbanded its media division.

During the October annual meeting, Musk insisted that moving the headquarters doesn’t mean the automaker is leaving the Golden State. “But to be clear: We will continue to expand our activities in California. It’s not about Tesla leaving California, ”he said.

The CEO said the company will continue to ramp up production at its huge Fremont factory, but acknowledged that there are limits to expanding auto production at its Silicon Valley facility.

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“We only hit the sides of the bowl. If you go to our factory in Fremont it will be clogged, ”he said.

Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives said in October that he expects some of the 10,000 employees in Palo Alto not to want to leave the Bay Area, but a large number will because of Austin’s lower cost of living. He said he believes Tesla will give many the option to stay, but expects 40 to 50% to make the switch.

“We believe future tax incentives will be massive when you compare taxes to California,” said Ives. “It’s a lot cheaper and easier to get employees in Texas.”

CEO Elon Musk suggested taking a step since a dispute with Alameda County health officials over reopening the Fremont factory last year at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Musk said he moved from California to Texas, where there is no state income tax.

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PALO ALTO (KPIX) – While Bay Area law enforcement continues to investigate numerous high-profile retail break-ins, detectives from two departments about 50 miles apart appear to have found links between two of the incidents.

Shortly after 9:00 p.m. on Sunday, a group of around 40 people smashed the windshield and broke into The RealReal in Larkspur, according to Central Marin police. The suspects were able to get into the consignment store, where they stole goods worth around $ 250,000.

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Later on Sunday, shortly after 11:15 p.m., a group of around 30-40 people in around 20 vehicles attempted to break into the RealReal in downtown Palo Alto, according to Palo Alto police. A security guard reported the incident and the suspects left after breaking the front door of the store.

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The officers later located a vehicle and arrested two inmates. Inside the vehicle, they found at least $ 15,000 worth of stolen goods from the break-in of The RealReal store in Larkspur.

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Keyonnie Jones, 20, from Richmond and Imani Barnes, 21, from Vallejo were arrested according to Palo Alto police.

Both departments are now working together to see if there are any links between the people involved in the crimes in their cities and those who committed similar crimes in other cities across the Bay Area.

“They had problems in San Francisco, they had Walnut Creek, Contra Costa, they had here,” said John Woodmansee, who lives in Palo Alto. “Of course gangs move around in the Bay Area.”

Many Bay Area locals are aware of the recent break-ins in their neighborhood and other parts of the Bay Area.

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“I hope it ends soon,” said Angela Hao, who lives in Palo Alto.

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Attended college / university at
by anza

Major in
Automotive engineering

Postgraduate education or training
Computer technology; many, many vocational training classes; public speaking.

Places lived in the USA
California, Oregon, Washington

Locations outside of the US
Just during the army, Vietnam

Current jobs / past jobs
Previous professions are: gas pumps, auto mechanic, construction machinery mechanic, cook, real estate agent, chimney sweep, truck mechanic, automobile manager, air ground support equipment manager, etc.
Last before leaving: Head of Maintenance Truck Fleet

Industries in which I have worked
– Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting
– utilities
– construction
– Retail trade
– Transport and Storage
– Real estate rental and leasing
– Management of businesses and companies
– Administration and support services
– Disposal and remediation services
– Other services (except public administration) (e.g. repair, salon, political / labor organizations, etc.)
– Public administration (e.g. government, police, judiciary, etc.)

Did your training prepare you for your career or your job?
Yes, it helped, but without further training I would have fallen by the wayside.

Has your education or your professional career ever changed? As?
Not in the long run. I made some changes (real estate, chimney sweeps, cooking) but kept coming back to my true love of working on vehicles and equipment.

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EAST PALO ALTO (BCN) – Residents of the Palo Mobile Estates RV park in East Palo Alto will have the opportunity to purchase the currently rented land this summer.

The city of East Palo Alto wants to help them with this.

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The city council voted Tuesday evening to borrow $ 2 million from its affordable housing fund to help residents, who are mostly low-income, buy their land and stay in the park.

Palo Mobile Estates Associates, who currently owns the park on 1885 East Bayshore Road, is currently filing for a subdivision which means the park will be converted into independent salable units. This means that residents who occupy spaces in the park can buy their land.

However, according to a report from the staff, the lots could be estimated at $ 260,000 for single lots to $ 325,000 for double wide lots. A resident survey found that most residents are interested in buying their property but would need around $ 100,000 in financial support per family to do so.

The $ 2 million city council loan would go to two community housing organizations: East Palo Alto Community Alliance and Neighborhood Development Organization (EPACANDO) and Preserving Affordable Housing Assets Longterm, Inc. (PAHALI).

EPACANDO is a non-profit developer of affordable housing and PAHALI is a community land trust. Both organizations will use the funds to help residents purchase their land.

Deputy City Director Patrick Heisinger said the $ 2 million loan will help use other funds to help more families.

“The donors really want to see a commitment from the city to know that the people are at the table and ready to help,” said Heisinger. “If we can bring more donors to the table, we could either provide more help to lower their housing expense ratio or help more households.”

Heisinger also said there was an urgent schedule to help residents as they would have to submit an offer to buy their property by early August and then have 60 days to complete the sale.

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“For a lot of residents out there, this can be a pretty intimidating process,” Heisinger said, adding that it would take a lot of case management.

Before funds can be spent, city officials will prepare a grant agreement detailing how EPACANDO and PAHALI will identify families for support and spend the money. Heisinger said they plan to return in July with a full grant agreement.

Mayor Carlos Romero said he plans to review the grant agreement and looks forward to further funding.

“I really hope that EPACANDO and this city can convert that $ 2 million into $ 19 million,” said Romero. The “$ 2 million is the city’s bona fide money. It is important. It’s not our biggest investment. We’ve made much bigger housing investments, but it’s pretty important to start that engine. “

On Tuesday evening, the city council also voted to monitor several homeless camps that have been reported in recent months, such as Bell Street Park, which is home to 11-13 homeless people.

Rather than building a “sanctioned” camp – which is a designated area for the homeless to stay overnight – the city plans to monitor the camps and provide portable toilets, hand washing facilities and garbage disposal services.

The city also plans to work with San Mateo County to make it easier for people in the camps to access hotel or motel rooms. These are rooms that were converted into transitional apartments during the COVID-19 pandemic through the government initiatives Project Roomkey and Project Homekey.

For more information on Tuesday’s meeting, see the agenda package at http://eastpaloalto.iqm2.com/Citizens/Default.aspx?field_microsite_tid_1=27.

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