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City to get $244K after couple drove into Mitchell Park Library (opens the original)
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The couple who drove into Mitchell Park Library in 2023 will pay Palo Alto $244,000 to cover the cost of damages to the building, Mayor Vicki Veenker announced on Monday. The settlement agreement between the city and Gary and Joanne Wetzel was approved by the City Council during closed session on Sept. 14, Veenker reported, by a unanimous vote. It was then finalized on Sept. 17. City leaders previously estimated that the cost of repairs for the library could be upwards of $250,000, but City Atto
Top two fundraisers to stop accepting campaign donations for council race (opens the original)
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City Council candidate Bryna Chang sent an urgent message to her supporters Friday: Stop sending me money. Chang, who also chairs the city’s Planning and Transportation Commission, has raised about $90,000 since Sept. 19, which includes a $5,000 loan from Chang to her own campaign. She said in a statement Monday that she was able to save on costs partly because all of her staff are volunteers, and that the campaign has “raised what we need to communicate with Palo Alto voters through Election Da
Former Santa Clara County undersheriff pleads guilty to felony bribery (opens the original)
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Former Santa Clara County Undersheriff Rick Sung pleaded guilty last week to two felony bribery charges where he asked for Apple iPads and San Jose Sharks tickets in exchange for concealed carry gun licenses. Sung was previously the second-in-command to former Sheriff Laurie Smith, who resigned in 2022 right before a grand jury could remove her as part of a larger investigation by District Attorney Jeff Rosen into corruption under her watch. The grand jury indicted Sung in 2020, accusing him of
Yudy Deng rakes in cash, holds fundraising lead in City Council race (opens the original)
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Parks and Recreation Commission member Yudy Deng was already outpacing her opponents in fundraising for the Palo Alto City Council race, but she may have broken a city record as of the Sept. 24 filing deadline, according to campaign finance documents. The major deadline captures all campaign contributions from July 1 to Sept. 19, and Deng raised $83,822 over that time period, bringing her total to $166,128 — roughly double of runner-up Bryna Chang, who chairs the Planning and Transportation Comm
Turf concerns resurface at Palo Alto playgrounds as city ponders new rules (opens the original)
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The last time Palo Alto weighed the pros and cons of artificial turf soccer fields at El Camino Park, the debate pitted soccer players and their coaches against environmentalists concerned about plastic pollution and health risks. Turf eventually won out after a yearslong process that included a consultant study, two Parks and Recreation Commission discussions, a specially appointed council ad hoc committee and two full City Council sessions — and a project budget that exceeded $1 million. So wh
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