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in public, except on certain issues such as employee discipline, lawsuits and labor negotiations. Two parents are suing the Palo Alto Aishin and Cohen said the separaUnified School District over its han- publicly in a regular meeting, not be- as required by (the Brown Act), there dling of two former superintendents hind closed doors, because they includ- would have been an opportunity to tion agreements were about superintenwho were paid nearly $1 million to re- ed large payments of taxpayer money comment and voice concerns and ob- dent salaries, which is a topic for open and non-disparagement clauses. jections before the separation agree- session. sign. “The district is wasting both money ments were approved.” Aishin said she has one child in the Parents Jane Hayes Aishin and Edith The Brown Act is a state law that re- district, and Cohen has four former stuCohen said the school board should’ve and a chance to learn,” their lawsuit [See EX-SUPES, page 36] approved the separation agreements said. “Had there been an open session quires government meetings to be held
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SHUTDOWN OVER: President Trump has signed a bill funding much of the Department of Homeland Security and ending the longest agency shutdown in history. The shutdown lasted for over 70 days as Democrats refused to fund immigration operations without changes. TRUMP PULLS MEANS: President Trump says he’s nominating former Fox News Channel contributor Dr. Nicole Saphier for surgeon general after Dr. Casey Means’ path forward stalled in the Senate. Senators of both major political parties grilled Means on her vaccine stance and other health topics during a tense hearing, leading to concerns that Means wouldn’t get the needed votes to be confirmed. GENOME MAPPER DIES: J. Craig Venter has died at 79. He mapped the first draft of the human genome. In the 1990s, Venter used a different sequencing technique to speed up decoding the human genome. In 2000, his company Celera Genomics announced, along with the Human Genome Project, they had decoded the 3.1 billion DNA sub-units, the chemical “letters” that make up the recipe of human life. 2027 CAROL AVENUE
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A man who was spotted going 120 mph on Highway 92 before crashing into another car in Mountain View told CHP officers he was going so fast because he was late for work, a prosecutor said yesterday. Kevin Garhing Wu, 35, of San Francisco, was allegedly going 120 mph and passing other vehicles on the shoulder [See WORK, page 39]
THE DRIVER of the red Mustang lost control and crashed into this white Mercedes, causing both to land on VTA tracks in Mountain View. CHP photo.
Five want insurance commissioner job If you’re not sure what the insurance commissioner does, here’s a rundown: • Regulates the nation’s largest propPicking the next insurance commissioner could be one of the most import- erty and casualty insurance market, ant decisions Californians make for which includes policies for homeowners, businesses, landlords, renters and their wallets this election year. They may have seen a big increase drivers. • Leads the Insurance Department, in their insurance premiums in the past couple of years. They might know which reviews and approves premium someone whose homeowners policy rate increases. • Regulates life, health and workers’ got canceled. Or perhaps they’re trying to rebuild after last year’s deadly Los compensation insurance. Whoever is elected to succeed ComAngeles County fires. BY LEVI SUMAGAYSAY
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missioner Ricardo Lara will have a long to-do list. For the past few years, insurance companies have paused writing homeowner policies or reduced their presence in California. That’s starting to change because of industry-friendly regulations Lara put in place, but premiums are still rising and the market cannot be described as healthy yet. The L.A.-area fires last year highlighted other problems, such as homeowners dealing with insurers delaying [See INSURANCE, page 38]
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