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Menlo Park City Council, District 4: Laura Melahn
By Katherine Langford
East Palo Alto councilmember caught messaging developer before policy vote
Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
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Katherine oversees editorial operations across all six brands. Before joining The Meridan Group, she spent 14 years at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where she led the metro desk through its digital transformation. She holds a Master's in Journalism from Northwestern's Medill School.
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During a July debate over affordable housing, East Palo Alto City Council member Mark Dinan was involved in a message exchange with a developer who stood to financially benefit from the subsequent decision, according to documents obtained by this publication. The post East Palo Alto councilmember caught messaging developer before policy vote appeared first on Palo Alto Online.
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