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Meta is laying off about 8,000 workers, or about 10% of its workforce, the company said yesterday as it continues to ramp up spending on artificial intelligence infrastructure and highly paid AI-expert hires. The company said it was making the cuts for the sake of efficiency and to allow new investments in parts of its business, as first reported by Bloomberg, which also said the company will leave
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feet of office space, 1,730 homes, a hotel, a grocery store, pharmacy and parks. It was not immediately clear yesterabout 6,000 jobs unfilled. Affected em- Global Facilities and Real Estate John ployees will be notified on May 20, ac- Tenanes told the Menlo Park Planning day if the layoff plans will impact any of Meta’s Menlo Park properties, includcording to the Wall Street Journal. The Commission in February 2018. company is also canceling plans to hire The prediction came during the com- ing the Willow Village project. Howevfor 6,000 open roles. mission’s review of what’s become er, the city’s planning commission on At one point, Facebook was aiming known as the Willow Village project April 13 OK’d plans for a three-story to have 35,000 employees in Menlo — which was approved in December atrium at the company’s East Campus Park by 2028, then-Vice President of 2022 to have up to 1.6 million square [See META, page 42]
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DUI CHECKPOINT: The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a DUI checkpoint somewhere along Woodside Road tomorrow from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. CEASEFIRE EXTENDED: President Trump says Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend a ceasefire between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group by three weeks after talks at the White House. ASSESSOR’S FUNDS: The two candidates facing off for San Mateo County Assessor-County Clerk Recorder and Chief Elections Officer have both brought in over $100,000 to their campaigns, according to campaign finance forms due yesterday. Jim Irizarry, the chief deputy in the assessor’s office, has raised $126,379 for his campaign, donating $125,000 to himself, according to finance forms. Meanwhile his opponent, County Supervisor David Canepa has raised $155,797 from donors between Jan. 1 and April 18. SHOOT AND KILL ORDERS: President Trump says he has ordered the U.S. military to “shoot and kill” [See THE UPDATE, page 43] 253 FREMONT AVE
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A Palo Alto official is considering whether four redwood trees on the St. Thomas Aquinas Church’s property on Waverley Street ought to be axed. Post photo.
Town eyes real estate transfer tax cided it will begin drafting a charter in order to put its own transfer tax rate on The town of Portola Valley, where property sales. “It’s a bitter pill to me that we’re homes regularly sell for over $5 million, is looking raise money with a real headed in this direction at all. It makes me sad,” said Councilwoman Helen estate transfer tax. The town has been wrestling with Wolter. The town’s expenses have outpaced how to handle a budget shortfall of $700,000. Council on Wednesday de- its revenue, said Town Manager Darcy BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ
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Law enforcement agencies from across the country — including federal agencies — could search a database of license plates recorded by 20 cameras in Palo Alto for about a two-year period. That’s according to a statement from Palo Alto Police Chief James Reifschneider in response to public record requests filed by the Daily Post. Flock cameras take pictures of license plates and enters them into a database, which can piece together the comings and goings of drivers — both suspects and people who are innocent. Cities such as [See CAMERAS, page 42]
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