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but they usually come from homeowners with broken appliances. Resident Qi Zhu said a surge on Nov. A power surge at a Palo Alto private school caused automatic gates, emer- claim. Paxman is asking the city to pay cause the building had limited power, 26 caused his sprinklers to go off, and he had to replace his sprinkler timer. gency fire doors, server motherboards $24,778 and sent receipts that explain Paxman said. The school focuses on bilingual ed- The part cost $200 and labor cost $300, and light fixtures to fail, according to a the cost of repairs. The surge happened the night of Feb. ucation at 151 Laura Lane. It has 811 Zhu said in his claim. claim filed against the city. Both claims were obtained by the “It has taken us over a month to 5 from a transformer at the corner of students, and tuition is $42,630 per year Post using the California Public Readdress all the issues caused by the East Bayshore Road and Laura Lane, for kindergarten through fifth grade. Claims against the city’s utilities for cords Act. Senior Legal Secretary Kimoutage,” Silicon Valley International Paxman said. [See SURGE, page 27] School was canceled on Feb. 6 be- power surges happen every few months, School CFO Erik Paxman said in the BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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CORRECTION: In Thursday’s Post, a story on the Menlo Park Planning Commission incorrectly attributes remarks about zoning for churches to Commissioner Misha Silin when they were actually spoken by Commissioner Andrew Erich. Also, Commissioner Katie Behroozi was concerned about both traffic and circulation near the church. The story incorrectly said she was only concerned about traffic. The Post regrets the errors.
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A teenager who fatally stabbed a Redwood City teenager on a date at Santana Row on Valentine’s Day 2025 has been found guilty of murder in juvenile court yesterday. David Gutierrez, 15, a Sequoia High School student took his girlfriend to the El Jardin restaurant while wearing red to celebrate the holiday. This attracted the attention of a street gang who mistook him for a rival gang member, leading to a fight that ended [See VALENTINE’S, page 27]
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GABBARD RESIGNS: Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard has resigned, citing the need to step away while her husband battles latestage bone cancer. TANKER TOLL: President Trump is [See THE UPDATE, page XX]
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As artificial intelligence casts a shadow over career prospects, it is becoming an unwelcome subject at this season's college commencements. At several campuses, graduates have interrupted speakers with stadium-wide boos when the topic turned to AI. Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt faced repeated jeers last weekend during his keynote address to about 10,000 University of Arizona graduates on the rise of AI. “It will touch every profession, every classroom, [See BOO, page 27]
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