"Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims, who has drawn attention for her affair with a student while she was a dean at Stanford, said she won't seek the position of vice mayor. Council members will decide next month who will be the new mayor and vice mayor for 2026. Typically, the vice mayor becomes mayor. But Lythcott-Haims said in her newsletter Friday that she believes "others are better suited to the task" and doesn't want the role."
"Lythcott-Haims told the Post there are people who she believes could better fill the role but hasn't decided who she will support. "We have a very strong council so I think over the next four weeks I'll be doing a lot of thinking about that as my colleagues will and I'm confident we'll select somebody who is well suited to the task," she said to the Post."
Julie Lythcott-Haims will not seek the Palo Alto vice mayor position for 2026. She said she believes others are better suited to the role and does not want it. Council members will select the new mayor and vice mayor next month; the vice mayor typically becomes mayor. Lythcott-Haims said she has not decided whom she will support. The council includes Pat Burt, Ed Lauing, George Lu, Keith Reckdahl, Greer Stone and Vicki Veenker, with Veenker currently vice mayor. Former student Olivia Swanson Haas published an essay about their affair in July 2024; Haas was 22 and her parents complained to Stanford alleging manipulation and abuse of power.
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