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Palo Alto City Council will consider removing a planning commissioner who was accused of trying to get special treatment after his daughter’s car was towed from a city parking garage. The potential removal of Commissioner Forest Olaf Peterson was put on Monday’s agen-
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role appeared intended to influence the outcome of a private commercial matter in his favor,” the tow da by Mayor Vicki Veenker, Vice the agenda yet. Peterson allegedly yard owner said in a complaint. Mayor Greer Stone and Council- tried to get a discount, suggested City Manager Ed Shikada hired man Ed Lauing. that he could “change the rules” an attorney for $50,000 to investiCouncilmen Keith Reckdahl and said he had police friends gate the complaint, and the attorand Pat Burt were working on a who would agree with him after ney’s report was sent to council on separate memo to release a report his daughter’s 1994 Ford Mustang April 7. on Peterson’s actions at the tow was towed on Jan. 6. But the report hasn’t been re[See TOW, page 30] yard, but the memo hasn’t made “His repeated invocation of his
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FAUCI IN CONTEMPT: A Senate committee has voted along party lines to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the Covid pandemic. The vote yesterday sets up a referral to the Department of Justice for potential investigation over whether the country’s longtime top infectious disease official properly exercised his constitutional rights. DRIVING KIDS HIT WOMAN: Two children under 10 were allegedly driving a car in Oakland when they hit a pedestrian and sent her to the hospital with serious injuries Thursday morning, according to police. Police said kids were heading north on 35th Avenue when they allegedly ran into a car heading south, lost control and then ran into the woman. META AI GOES ROGUE: Meta yesterday said one of its artificial intelligence models accessed the internet on its own and hacked another company, the latest in a series of disclosures about AI models going rogue. Meta said in a statement that a [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
MIKE KRUKOW waves before a Giants game against San Diego in this AP file photo.
Inmates guilty in fatal jail beating BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
A jury yesterday convicted two jail inmates who were accused of beating a Mountain View man to death on behalf of their gang. Pedros Arevalos, 42, of San Mateo
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Beloved longtime San Francisco Giants broadcaster and former major league pitcher Mike Krukow is stepping away from the booth after this season following a nearly four-decade run. The 74-year-old Krukow made the announcement yesterday that this year would be his last, expressing gratitude from him and wife, Jennifer. “I just want to let everyone know that I will be retiring at the end of the season. I want to take this time to thank you for your incredible support,” Krukow said through the Giants. “Jennifer and I have been so blessed to be able to stay in the game for as long as we have and it’s really made it impossible to feel sorry for myself that my career is coming to an end.” Krukow said he expects an emotional farewell over the final stretch of the sea[See KRUK, page 30]
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Walton rested her case against the two inmates on July 28. Since then, the jury of 12 discussed whether to convict them of murder. The jury worked half days, which made the deliberations take longer, according to Walton. The [See JAIL, page 30]
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