School funded by Facebook founder stalled due to water shortage

A free school for low-income students set to open this fall in Silicon Valley with Priscilla Chan as CEO can't get permits to start building

A new school funded by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, is facing delays in construction due to a water crisis in East Palo Alto, a Silicon Valley city that has struggled with poverty amid the region's tech boom.

The Primary School, a private school for low-income students scheduled to open this fall with Chan as CEO, cannot currently get permits to build its facilities due to a major local water shortage that is creating obstacles for numerous development projects in East Palo Alto, according to city officials.