union representative says that 15 of the schools' 22 teachers voted no confidence in principal cynthia taylor. others spoke in support of taylor. the board did not take any action. >>> the oakland school board unanimously approved charter status for two fruitvale area schools after reaching a compromise with the school. the deal calls for the school to buy janitorial and food services from the districts and lease district buildings at a higher rate. the schools will also contribute to the district's debt repayment and that's expected to limit the financial impact on the district. >>> palo alto police are receiving more reports of tire slashing. the san jose mercury news reports that the tires on four cars in east middle drive and middle field road were reported on mon at the same time on sunday, at least 51 cars had slashed tires on ventura court, ventura avenue, mclane street and park boulevard. anyone with information on the tire slashings is asked to call palo alto police. >>> a discussion is said to take place today in the east day about the state education reforment it will be moderated