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Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims will not seek re-election
Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims, who drew attention for her affair with a student while she was a dean at Stanford, announced tonight (May 11) that she will not seek re-election after one term.
Lythcott-Haims said while she loves the job, due to the amount of preparation she must do for council meetings, she has little time to “do the work that pays my bills.”
Lythcott-Haims has published three books and earns much of her income from publishing and speaking tours related to her books about parenting and youth development.
“As the developers say, I just can’t make it pencil,” Lythcott-Haims said.
https://padailypost.com/2026/05/11/councilwoman-julie-lythcott-haims-will-not-seek-re-election/