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referred to Reifschneider as acting chief. Binder’s retirement ends a 28-year career, with 18 years in San Jose and 10 er is retiring and will be replaced by As- the time, neither City Manager Ed Shika- years in Palo Alto. “The decision to resistant Chief James Reifschneider, the da nor city spokeswoman Meghan Hor- tire was not an easy one as I am going to rigan-Taylor would respond to questions miss the everyday interactions with the city announced yesterday. about why the public was not told about Palo Alto community,” Binder said in a Reifschneider has been acting chief Binder’s absence. statement yesterday. since Oct. 15 while Binder was on medHis absence wasn’t publicly acknowlBinder, 51, became chief in August ical leave with a back issue. The Post reported on Feb. 4 that Bind- edged by council until the Feb. 2 council 2022 after former Chief Bob Jonsen [See CHIEF, page 19] er had been on leave for four months. At meeting when Councilman Greer Stone
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ROBOTICS TRIAL: A trial between former robotics coach Kathleen Krier and the Palo Alto Unified School District has been delayed because the Santa Clara County Superior Court doesn’t have a courtroom available, Judge Shella Deen said. Both sides are on standby to litigate whether the district harassed and discriminated against Krier in fall 2018.
SFO DELAYS: The Federal Aviation Administration has cut a third of arrivals at San Francisco International Airport because of safety concerns and runway construction. The change announced yesterday means the airport will go from 54 arrivals an hour to 36. WAR OVER SOON? President Trump says the U.S. will be done attacking Iran in two to three weeks. He also said the U.S. “will not have anything to do with” what happens in the Strait of Hormuz, saying the responsibility for keeping the waterway open will rest with countries that rely on it. TRUMP ORDERS LIST: President Trump has signed an executive order to create a nationwide list of verified [See THE UPDATE, page 23]
City pays for new set of tires BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
Menlo Park paid for a man’s new tires after police left a spike strip out on the road, according to a settlement the Post obtained through the California Public Records Act. The city has paid Christopher Joel Fitzgerald $1,519.54 after he had to get his 2019 Ram truck towed on Oct. 1, at 2:20 a.m., according to the settlement. Fitzgerald was driving through the Willow Road and University Avenue intersection when all four of his truck’s tires were punctured by A SPIKE STRIP left out by Menlo Park police officers led to Christopher a spike strip, according to his claim. Fitzgerald getting a new set of tires from the city after he ran over the strip. Fitzgerald said the spike strip was left [See TIRES, page 18] Images from Fitzgerald’s claim he submitted to the city.
Ex-ally sues over ex-sheriff’s rumors Valerie Barnes was Corpus’ assistant when she was captain in Daily Post Staff Millbrae, serving as the city’s A former ally of ex-San Mateo police chief. When Corpus was County Sheriff Christina Corpus running for sheriff, she regularly has sued the county for rumors brought around Aenlle, who was Corpus and her former chief of working on her campaign. Rumors staff Victor Aenlle spread about about Corpus and Aenlle being her, and hit back with her own al- in a romantic relationship have persisted since Corpus’ campaign legations about the pair. BY EMILY MIBACH AND ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
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