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than Weinberg said Lee’s comments weren’t helpful. They blamed Santa Clara County for having only one shelLos Altos City Council butted heads with Santa Clara County Supervisor on Fremont Avenue, Development Ser- a statement that said Lee wants to find ter bed for every three homeless residents. Otto Lee’s office over a ban on home- vices Director Stephanie Williams said. a different solution. “You’re failing,” Lang told Lomas. less encampments. Under the ban, the city can give “Arresting people for simply being Council approved the ban 3-1 on campers on public property a 48-hour homeless does not improve public “So for you to come here and say, ‘Don’t Tuesday night, with Councilman Pete notice to relocate before giving them a safety,” Lomas told council. “The harm deal with the fallout of our failure,’ Dailey voting no. misdemeanor, which has a maximum caused by these policies is real and in- comes across as a little disingenuous.” Weinberg said residents are asking The city is trying to address a new punishment of $1,000 and a year in jail. humane.” and growing encampment by a creek [See CAMPING, page 26] Lee’s policy aide Gabe Lomas read Councilmen Larry Lang and Jona-
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INTERIM SUPE: The Palo Alto school board will meet tonight behind closed doors to discuss hiring an interim superintendent. HR Director Herb Espiritu is filling in until Tuesday. TICKETMASTER GUILTY: A jury has found concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary engaged in an anticompetitive monopoly. The New York jury decided yesterday on claims from dozens of states that the entertainment ticketing behemoth was a monopoly that cost concertgoers and sports fans. Live Nation said in a statement that the verdict was not the last word on the matter and promised appeals. SNAP LAYOFFS: Snap Inc., the owner of Snapchat, is cutting about 16% of its global workforce, which means around 1,000 jobs. The company announced this yesterday, stating the layoffs aim to streamline operations and focus on priority initiatives.
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PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL debates whether to close the Churchill Road rail crossing last night. Post photo by Adriana Hernandez.
The decision to close the Churchill Avenue railroad crossing is a matter of life and death, residents told Palo Alto City Council last night. For supporters of the closure, the crossing is a traumatic reminder of past suicides and too easy of a means for more. For opponents, closing the crossing would send thousands of cars into neighborhoods and along bike routes, slowing down first responders. Council wasn’t ready to make a decision last night and will discuss the closure again on May 11. “There’s a lot to absorb here,” Mayor Vicki Veenker said. Around 50 residents weighed in on [See CHURCHILL, page 26]
Readers might be wondering what’s the impact of the revelation in yesterday’s Daily Post that one of the two candidates for superintendent of the San Mateo County Board of Education, Chelsea Bonini, doesn’t hold the required certificates for the job. Here are some questions the story raises.
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