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What’s in the secret report? Councilmen Pat Burt and Keith Owner of tow yard Reckdahl said they were surprised to Another city’s mayor in tow dispute see Commissioner Forest Olaf Petersays official sought son re-appointed after a tow yard owner picked up her car at the tow yard, BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT complained that Peterson tried to get a Salcido said in a lawsuit against the special treatment discount on a tow. This isn’t the first time that a city city. Daily Post Staff Writer
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Two Palo Alto City Council members want their colleagues to vote on releasing an investigation into a planning commissioner who allegedly tried to use his city position to get special treatment when his daughter’s car was towed.
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“The public has a right to know the facts and understand what the council knew when we made the appointment,” Burt said in an interview on SaturPETERSON day. Reckdahl said he wants to err on [See SPECIAL, page 18]
official has been in hot water over a towing dispute. Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei was accused by tow truck driver Felix Salcido of having him arrested for towing her car from a downtown parking lot on April 12, 2023. Kamei was “infuriated” when she
Town giving up its fire stations BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent
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IRAN POUNDED: The U.S. has launched a massive military strike against Iran in the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian forces attacked a civilian ship. Iran responded by firing missiles and drones at several Gulf nations. MCCONNELL’S CONDITION: Sen. Mitch McConnell, 84, in a statement yesterday said a fall landed him in the hospital four weeks ago. The Kentucky Republican said he was also treated for mild pneumonia and has been moved to a rehabilitation facility. CANNABIS FARM SHOOTING: A 31-year-old woman was shot several times and left for dead at an illegal cannabis farm in Mendocino County. The sheriff said he has “numerous suspects.” TYPHOON HITS: Nearly two million people were evacuated in [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
“Call the captain,” her husband allegedly told her. Kamei called interim Chief Max Bosel’s personal number that night, and Bosel assigned Sgt. Chris Goff to investigate, the suit said. Goff contacted other drivers who [See MAYOR, page 18]
THREE-ALARM FIRE — One of the biggest fires in Los Altos in recent years was a three-alarm blaze that destroyed the commercial building on El Camino Real next to Chef Chu’s in December 2023. Santa Clara County Fire District photo.
Los Altos City Council will vote Tuesday on giving the Santa Clara County Fire District $1.5 million for maintenance of two fire stations — one of the final steps in the city’s annexation into the fire district. Council already approved in April giving the fire district the fire stations at 765 Fremont Ave. and 10 Almond Ave. The transfer of the fire stations and the $1.5 million payment are part of the city’s plan to join the county fire district, rather than contracting with the district for fire services as it has been doing for 30 years. Instead of renegotiating the contract every 10 years, annexation into the district would provide “stability” to the city when it comes [See FIRE, page 18]
Aortic rupture kills Trump ally Graham Sen. Lindsey Graham, one of President Trump’s closest allies in Congress who traveled the globe to advocate for a more aggressive U.S. foreign policy, has died after a rupture in his aorta. He was 71. The medical examiner said the
rupture was related to the hardening of Graham’s arteries. Graham was stricken Saturday night and taken via ambulance to Walter Reed Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead. Trump, who talked to Graham
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frequently, said he was “like a member of the family. His death was “very tough,” Trump said. Trump said Graham had called him on Saturday night after returning from a trip to Ukraine and [See GRAHAM, page 19]
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