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BY STEPHANIE LAM
Woodside Town Councilman Paul Goeld is claiming that “a lapse in judgement” resulted in him violating the state’s open meeting law and hopes “no further action is necessary” from the town, but residents and council members say he should be punished. Council on Tuesday voted to ask the town manager to look into how council
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saying he prefers to have a “further discussion” with council before deciding next steps. Before council heard from the city’s can reprimand Goeld for breaking the him $400,000 for, what he says is sevBrown Act, the state’s open meeting erance pay. The city refused and hired legal team about Goeld’s consequences, laws, when he told former Town Man- an attorney to investigate the report, the councilman read a letter addressing ager Jason Ledbetter about his hiring which found that Goeld shared hiring his actions, and then excused himself process. The incident came to light information the council had discussed from the discussion, as per city policy. Goeld said he never, “denied or conwhen Ledbetter threatened to release a in a closed session. 14-page report alleging council memMayor Brian Dombkowski was the cealed” to investigators and council [See PUNISHED, page 18] ber’s wrongdoings unless the town paid only one who voted against the action,
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Dr. Anthony Fauci yesterday repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment and declined to answer dozens of questions from senators in a Republican-led committee hearing about his handling of the Covid pandemic. The decision, at least for now, shielded Fauci from answering questions that could expose him to accusations of lying under oath. Though he received a pardon in early 2025 from Democratic President Joe Biden, some Republicans pursuing a yearslong campaign for his arrest had suggested he could still face charges for any perjury committed during yesterday’s hearing. The scientist, who helped lead the nation’s Covid response, was subpoenaed to testify under oath by Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, who has long had an antagonistic relationship with Fauci. [See FAUCI, page 18]
Man convinced home was his dad’s BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent
A man who was arrested for burglary after locking himself in a Barron Park home’s bathroom claims he was in his family’s house and the resident is his father, court records show. On July 19 at around 1 a.m., Oscar
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