Donkey handler Mike Holland holds on to Perry while a family pets him in Barron Park in Palo Alto on Nov. 5, 2023. Photo by Magali Gauthier. He was, by all accounts, a small figure with a giant ...

Shanti, declined to give last name, a student with Ballet Afsaneh, performs during “Celebrating 13 Days of Nowruz” at Mitchell Park in Palo Alto, Calif., on Sunday, March 30, 2025.