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Los Altos board elects Shali as president after debate over public opposition to past bond
Summary
After a contentious discussion about whether a board president should publicly uphold prior board decisions, trustees elected Shali president and Jim vice president; Stella was chosen as clerk. The session included debate over past public opposition to a bond measure.
After more than an hour of discussion about whether a board president must publicly back prior board decisions, the Los Altos School District Board of Trustees elected Trustee Shali as board president at its Dec. 15 meeting.
The vote followed two nominations. A self‑nomination from a sitting trustee was voted down after several members raised concerns about that trustee’s public opposition to a previous bond measure. Trustee Brian questioned whether a president who had publicly…
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