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District’s secret report BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
CHIU
The Palo Alto Unified School District investigated board member Rowena Chiu for racism against an employee throughout most of last year, according to Chiu. Chiu said she was vindicated by the investigation, and she wants to know how much money the district spent and why the results weren’t publicized. “Not very many people were aware of this investigation,” Chiu said on Monday. “I mentioned it recently to the other board members, and they also seemed surprised. This seems to have very much been an
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internal thing.” The investigation looked at Chiu’s social media activity after a meeting on Jan. 23, 2025, about mandating Ethnic Studies. Crowd members jeered and laughed at the meeting when Chiu asked about offering Ethnic Studies as an elective. “I am attempting to maintain an open
mindset, but the feedback that I’ve had from the community so far has made me feel very unsafe,” Chiu said. That’s when Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction Danae Reynolds jumped in to suggest that Chiu was uncomfortable, but not unsafe. “I worry about the word ‘safe’ as a person who has to worry about my husband driving and coming home if he gets pulled over,” Reynolds said. After the meeting, Chiu reposted a social media account, Asians Against Wokeness, that called out Reynolds. Reynolds was sub[See REPORT, page 22]
Town stands by plate readers BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
BISHOP ARRESTED: Pope Leo XIV says a Chaldean Catholic bishop, Emanuel Shaleta, has resigned after he was arrested while trying to leave the U.S. following accusations that he embezzled $270,000 from his San Diego parish.
As other police agencies on the Mid-Peninsula are turning off their license plate readers, Atherton police have received support from council and residents to keep using the cameras. Councilman Eric Lane asked McCulley if he wanted to retain the town’s 53 Flock cameras’ data for longer to help investigations. Atherton’s cameras currently retain data for 30 days, but that seems too short for other agencies to access it, Lane said. McCulley said it would cost [See TOWN, page 23]
STATE FARM REFUNDS: A proposed settlement would keep some State Farm property insurance rates from rising again in California, and would give refunds to some customers. GOING STRAIT: The U.S. says it has taken out most of Iran’s warships even though Iran is threatening to block the region’s oil exports in the Strait of Hormuz.
ATHERTON has over 50 license plate readers like this one. Flock photo.
Mayor wants city to hire an assistant
IRAN ATTACKS DROP: The U.S. says Iran’s missile attacks have fallen 90% and one-way attack drones have decreased 83% since the war began.
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right now I feel badly. I bug an awful lot of different people with different Palo Alto Mayor Vicki Veenker tasks … Everything is decentralized,” wants the city to hire an executive as- Veenker said at a council meeting on sistant to help council members with Monday. The proposal was supported by travel arrangements, scheduling and council on a 5-2 vote. Councilmen expense reports. “It would be more efficient, because Keith Reckdahl and Pat Burt voted no BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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because they said the city is facing budget cuts on July 1. “We’re singling out ourselves to have a position added when we’re cutting positions throughout the organization. And I think it’s a wrong signal,” Burt said. Veenker said when she goes to a [See ASSISTANT, page 23]
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