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A judge yesterday declared a mistrial for the remaining 18 felonies against former San Mateo County Community College Chancellor Ron Galatolo after jurors said they were deadlocked, a prosecutor said. The jury had found Galatolo, 62, of Menlo Park, guilty of
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Chuck Smith, Galatolo’s attorney, said he would have preferred an acquittal for the remaining 18 eight felonies Tuesday, four counts tors, misappropriation of public counts, but he doubts whether of tax evasion and four counts of funds, conflict of interest, and em- Galatolo can be found guilty of perjury. He was also acquitted on bezzlement over a 10-year period. those charges. “I will try to convince the DA one count of perjury on Tuesday. The jurors said yesterday that The DA’s office now has until nothing could help them reach a that it would be a waste of time March 6 to decide whether to retry conclusion, Wagstaffe said. The to go forward on the 18 counts the remaining counts, which in- jury was split 9-3, 8-4 and 6-6 on because they should realize that, clude taking bribes from contrac- various counts, the DA said. [See MISTRIAL, page 22]
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CORRECTION: A story yesterday misstated some of the charges a jury found San Mateo County Community College Chancellor Ron Galatolo guilty of committing. He was convicted of four counts of perjury and four counts of tax evasion. The person identified only as “Smith” in the story was Chuck Smith, Galatolo’s lawyer. TRUMP BACKS DOWN: President Trump says he has scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for U.S. control over Greenland. He says he has agreed with NATO on a future Arctic security deal that could ease geopolitical tensions. STOCKS RECOVER: The U.S. stock market bounced back from its worst day since October. The S&P 500 rallied 1.2% yesterday after President Trump said he reached the framework for a deal about Greenland. NO WARRANT: An ICE memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant. The memo, signed by [See THE UPDATE, page 4] 918 Pomona Avenue, Albany
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THE MUSEUM at 300 Homer Ave. Post photo by Emily Mibach.
The opening of the new Palo Alto History Museum has been delayed indefinitely because the city-owned building is leaking, CEO Marguerite Gong Hancock announced yesterday. The museum was scheduled to open in February. The museum nonprofit is working with the city to assess and repair the water intrusion at 300 Homer Ave., Hancock said in an email yesterday. “Taking the time to do this right is essential to the museum’s long-term success,” she said. The historic Roth Building was built in 1932 as the Palo Alto Medical Foun[See MUSEUM, page 22]
Officials want answers on math class “I’ve been elected to serve my constituents, and many of those constituTwo Palo Alto school board mem- ents are frustrated at the apparent conbers want to know how and why a tradictions and backpedaling around group of teachers and administrators Multivariable Calculus over the last went against their vote to offer Multi- few years,” board member Rowena variable Calculus, an advanced math Chiu said at Tuesday’s board meeting. Chiu referred to Superintendent Don class that high school students and parAustin’s comments from April 18, 2023, ents have been fighting for. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT
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when he said the district would offer Multivariable Calculus “tomorrow” if a teacher had the right credentials. Since then, teacher Daniel Nguyen has spent $12,000 to get a master’s degree that qualifies him to teach Multivariable Calculus, and he developed a course outline that was approved by the [See MATH, page 22] 1111 Hobart Street
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