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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
All three Palo Alto school board candidates are open to closing schools if enrollment continues to drop, but only one of them said he’s willing to sell a campus. “If we’re not using it, why not?” candidate John Craig said in an interview. Palo Alto’s enrollment has been steadily declining each year, from
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Will they need to close schools? 12,287 students in 2017 to 10,209 students last year, according to data from the California Department of Education. The smallest schools are Juana Briones Elementary School with 244 students and Barron Park Elementary School with 258 students.
Candidate Avery Wang said he hopes to avoid closing schools because it’d be extremely unpopular, and the district may be adding students from state housing mandates. “We need to look ahead to see what’s going on there. If it has to happen, it has to happen,” Wang said.
BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINS Daily Post Staff Writer
MIDTERM CONVENTION: The Republican Party concluded its firstever midterm political convention in Dallas to build election momentum. Vice President JD Vance headlined the event, pitching himself as the political heir to the administration’s platform.
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THE PLAN — Menlo Park Planning Commission will weigh OKing a 6-story apartment building at Crane Street and Oak Grove Avenue. Rendering from project plans.
The Menlo Park Planning Commission is considering development of a six-story apartment complex behind the former Comerica building at the corner of Crane Street and Oak Grove Avenue. The commission may approve a proposal from Prince Street Partners to develop a 72-foot-tall six-story building, which would include 15 homes with one designated as low-income housing at 800 Oak Grove Ave. on Monday. The ground floor would contain parking, and the five top floors would be for homes. The development would also include renovating the former Comerica Bank building into an office building. The apartment building would be in the parking space between the former Comerica and Crane Street Dermatology. Across [See BUILDING, page 19]
Parents say board left out details BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
Two parents have sued the Palo Alto Unified School District alleging the board president left out details when describing the new superintendent’s contract.
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Parents Edith Cohen and Jane Hayes Aishin said board president Shounak Dharap should’ve said that Superintendent Jason Glass will get an annual raise each year, 10 extra work days per year and a reimbursement for his transition from Laguna Beach. LO S A LT O S E X PE RT I SE .
But Dharap only said Glass will get a $396,136 salary plus health benefits, a housing allowance and travel reimbursements, the suit said. “Had a full oral summary (been provided) that information would have [See PARENTS, page 19]
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Candidate Linda Henigin said she wouldn’t maintain a school with one or fewer classes per grade, but she would never sell a campus. “I don’t know why we would release an asset that we may need back again. Leasing, sure,” she said. All three candidates acknowledged the emotional impact and logistical challenges that closing schools would [See DROP, page 19]
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SOLEMN ANNIVERSARY: The U.S. yesterday marked the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks with solemn memorial services in New York, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, Pa. For the first time, a seventh official moment of silence was added to honor the thousands who have subsequently died from toxic exposure illnesses.
AI THREATS: Tech company Anthropic published a startling threat intelligence report regarding its advanced AI model, Claude. The findings detailed multiple instances where bad actors attempted to manipulate the AI to design bioweapons and orchestrate cyber attacks.
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