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One of Palo Alto’s billionaires, Google co-founder Larry Page, is talking about leaving California over a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% fee on assets of people worth more than $1 billion, according to the New York Times. The news comes at a time when Palo Alto’s billionaires are
Old Palo Alto neighborhood. Page was criticized by his neighbors for letting ground water from his bors have complained about con- properties flow into the gutters and struction noise, unmarked security storm sewers. vehicles and a loss of parking. BilThe Times said that three limitlionaires have done this previously ed liability companies associated in Palo Alto, such as when Page with Page filed earlier in December bought up the properties of his to incorporate in Florida. Tech VC neighbors on Bryant Street in the [See LEAVE, page 23]
Amid plans for billionaire tax under fire from residents and the City Council. Two council members, Greer Stone and Keith Rechdahl, have proposed regulations to stop assembling groups of neighboring homes to form a compound, as Zuckerberg has done. Neigh-
THE UPDATE
AI disaster plans must be revealed
BEFORE
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SWISS FIRE: About 40 people were killed and another 115 injured, most of them seriously, during a New Year’s celebration in a Swiss Alpine bar, police said. The fire happened in the Alpine ski resort municipality of Crans-Montana, Switzerland. Attorney general Beatrice Pilloud says it is too early to determine the cause of the fire. Police say the fire started around 1:30 a.m. yesterday in Le Constellation. TRUMP DEFENDS HEALTH: President Trump defended his energy and health in an interview with The Wall Street Journal. He also disclosed that he had a CT scan, not an MRI scan, during an October examination about which he and the White House delayed offering details. Trump said he regretted undergoing the advanced imaging on his heart and abdomen during an October visit to Walter Reed Medical Center because it raised public questions about his health. FURNITURE TARIFFS DELAYED: President Trump signed a New Year’s Eve proclamation delaying increased tariffs on upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and vanities for [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Under new state law
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BY KHARI JOHNSON CalMatters
NEW YEAR, NEW START
The Peninsula Humane Society/SPCA announced this raccoon, who was found orphaned in a storm drain, underweight and missing fur, was released to the wild just in time to start the new year right. Photos from the Peninsula Humane Society.
Tech companies that create large, advanced artificial intelligence models will soon have to share more information about how the models can impact society and give their employees ways to warn the rest of us if things go wrong. Starting yesterday, a law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom gives whistleblower protections to employees at companies like Google and OpenAI whose work involves assessing the risk of critical safety incidents. It also requires large AI model developers to [See AI, page 22]
Family sues over inmate’s death Why do we advance $200,000? BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent
The parents of Kyle Harrison, a 25-year-old man who died last year in a San Mateo County jail, are suing the county for alleged negligence and wrongful death.
The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Tuesday, nine months after Harrison ingested a toxic mix of medications and was found dead in his cell at the Maple Street Correctional Center in Redwood City. County Attorney John Nibbelin de-
clined to comment on the complaint, telling the Post via email that his office has not yet reviewed the lawsuit. Harrison was sentenced to eight years in prison in February for his involvement in a 2022 car race and sub[See INMATE, page 23]
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