Archive: Election 2012
Below are links to all of The Paly Voice’s 2012 election coverage.
News:
Teachers union holds demonstration for Prop 30 and against 32 By: Paige Esterly and Cathy Rong
The Paly Voice covers tomorrow’s elections By: David Raftrey
Paly Students, Alumni cast their first ballots By: Christina Chen
Brief: Fate of City Council hopefuls decided in election tomorrow By: Becca Raffel
Caswell, Townsend, Emberling, win school board race By: Addie McNamara
Features:
Tower Building houses voters By: Levi Schoeben
Making a difference without voting -A tale from a 17-year-old By: Juliana Moraes-Liu
Editorials:
Paly voice endorses Dauber, Caswell By: The Paly Voice
Verde Editorial: Dauber and Caswell for school board By: Verde Magazine
Verde Editorial: Measure A and student drug use – separate issues By: Verde Magazine
Beginning Journalism Editorial: Endorsing Dauber and Caswell By: The Paly Voice
Verbatim:
Paly Students react to election outcomes By: Noa Braun and Addie McNamara
What do you look for in a school board candidate? By: Becca Raffel and Callie Walker
Photography:
Paly students show pro-Obama patriotic spirit By: Paige Esterl
Palo Altans visit poling locations on Election Day By: Phoebe So
Opinion:
Obama for four more years By: Jack Shaprio and Edward Mei
Should these county measures and state propositions pass? By: Neal Biswas, Callie Walker and Jared Shwartz
Yes on Prop 34: Eliminate the death penalty By: Connor McNamara
Camile Townsend: experienced and competent By: David Raftrey and Connor McNamara
Candidate Forums:
Liveblog: School board member Camille Townsend speaks to Paly students By:Amanda Carlson and Parker Devine
Liveblog: Ken dauber addresses journalism students By: Grant Raffel, Juliana Moraes-Liu and Aaron Chum
Live coverage: Melisa Baten Caswell speeks to students By: Mathew Fogarty, Jared Schwartz, Levi Schoeben and Addie McNamara
Board candidates debate district calender, technology By: Christina Chen
School Board candidates discus achievement gap By: Christina Chen


![Shounak Dharap, president of the school board of Palo Alto Unified School District, announced Friday morning that Superintendent Don Austin separated from his superintendent position at PAUSD. Corbin Dodd, an Ethnic Studies and AP Seminar teacher at Palo Alto High School, said that Austin's separation from the district surprised him and his colleagues. "Negotiations are happening right now, so there's a lot of talk about the school board and the superintendent, but it [Austin's separation] wasn't on my radar, and I don't think it was on the radar of any of the teachers I've spoken to," Dodd said.](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/IMG_7950-300x225.png)

