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Peterson’s employee recommended When Forest Peterson applied to him for the city planning commission Palo Alto City Council to reappoint BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
him to the planning commission earlier this year, he had one of his employees sign a letter endorsing him for the position. And the letter, which also had
the signatures of other California Avenue businesses, went to council just before they voted on filling vacancies on the commission. At the time, Peterson was under
investigation for allegedly trying to get special treatment from a tow yard owner. The employee, “Liesel,” said he’s a quality assurance tester for
Peterson’s company, Palo Alto Data Group. “Peterson has demonstrated genuine engagement with our business corridor,” Liesel said. “His technical expertise and hands-on approach to understanding our needs as business owners is exactly [See BOSS, page 18]
THE UPDATE
His first goal was all that mattered
In the past five sessions
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MIDEAST ESCALATION: Iranian drones killed two U.S. service members in Jordan, and a third in Iraq. The U.S. retaliated with severe airstrikes.
Spain wins World Cup
LEAVING DODGE: Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, is no longer in Iran, according to an Israeli security source cited by the Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath. It’s unknown where the ayatollah fled. BIBI’S ARREST CONSIDERED: New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani told the New York Times he is reviewing whether he could order police to arrest Benjamin Netanyahu if the Israeli prime minister visits the city for the U.S. general assembly in September. Mamdani is exploring whether he can arrest Netanyahu for a warrant from the International Criminal Court alleging war crimes in Gaza. ZELENSKY PROTESTS: The Ukrainian president is facing significant domestic pushback over his recent decision to oust the nation’s defense minister. Critics are [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
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SPAIN’S FERRAN TORRES (7) celebrates after scoring during the World Cup final soccer match against Argentina at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., yesterday. AP photo.
Ferran Torres’ first goal of this year’s World Cup was the goal of his life, and it put Spain back atop the soccer world. Denying Lionel Messi a second straight title in what he has indicated would be his final World Cup match, Torres came off the bench and scored in the 106th minute and Spain — in a match it simply dominated — ended Argentina’s reign with a 1-0 win yesterday. Torres pounced on a bouncing ball in the box and used his left foot to bury a [See SPAIN, page 18]
From juice boxes to city zoning Post-it notes were put up by kids Resident says little kids the under 7. A photo of the Post-it notes show Los Altos City Council clashed with and out-of-towners are many of them were family-oriented, a resident who is worried that 5-yearmentioning the library, friends and olds and people from out of town are shaping town’s plans BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
weighing in on the city’s plan for the ees filled out egg-shaped Post-it notes next 25 years. about what makes Los Altos unique A consultant set up a table to get and their wishes for the city’s future. feedback during an Easter egg hunt at Resident Jon Baer said 20 to 30% of Hillview Park on April 4, and attend-
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