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Month: March 2018

Palo Alto High School freshman Perla del Rio hugs her parents, Jose and Lupe del Rio, after the lockdown ended yesterday. Post photo by Allison Levitsky.
Palo Alto

Students told to throw books, canned goods at school shooters

March 30, 2018 12:40 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Students who were locked down at Palo Alto High School after police received a shooting threat yesterday (March 29) were told to throw […]

A Palo Alto police officer walks through Town & Country Village Shopping Center just after a lockdown ended at Palo Alto High School across the street. Post photo by Allison Levitsky.
Palo Alto

Hoax leads to lockdown at Paly, call made on phone that had been lost or stolen

March 29, 2018 1:24 pm

By the Daily Post staff 8:21 p.m. — Police haven’t found the man who called in the Palo Alto High School shooting hoax today, but they say the call was […]

Palo Alto

Library champion Alison Cormack to run for City Council

March 28, 2018 4:42 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The former president of the Palo Alto Library Foundation is running for City Council this November, her campaign manager said today (March 27). […]

Palo Alto

Jogger sexually assaulted at gunpoint, assailant at large

March 28, 2018 2:20 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A teenage jogger was pulled off a Palo Alto bike trail and sexually assaulted at gunpoint this afternoon (March 28), according to police. […]

Spotlight

Garden Cats Will Work For Food

March 28, 2018 9:58 am

Not every cat enjoys snuggles and naps in front of a fireplace. But these outdoorsy, less social kitties can be the perfect rodent patrol for your barn, warehouse, corporate campus […]

Spotlight

Buddy’s Cannabis: Welcoming to all

March 28, 2018 9:52 am

Not every marijuana dispensary is a place you’d bring your 80-year-old grandmother, but Buddy’s Cannabis is that sort of shop: Well-stocked, informative and welcoming to everyone, from experienced cannabis aficionados […]

Palo Alto

Board renames 2 schools: Terman to become Fletcher, Jordan’s new name is Greene

March 28, 2018 12:05 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After more than two hours of debate and impassioned comments from more than 65 members of the public late last night (March 27), […]

John Patrick Root
Palo Alto

Music teacher may get a year in jail for sex misconduct

March 27, 2018 9:15 am

By the Daily Post staff A former Palo Alto music teacher who pleaded guilty yesterday (March 26) to two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a teenage student will […]

The opening sequence of Sunday’s episode of “Silicon Valley” showed the usual cartoonish collection of local corporate buildings belonging to Oracle, HP, Intel, Twitter, YouTube, etc. Look carefully at the Facebook headquarters. Facebook is under intense scrutiny over its role in Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
HBO's Silicon Valley

Season 5 of “Silicon Valley” — A slice of life in the Valley

March 27, 2018 1:15 am

Editor’s note: HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” which expertly skewers our local tech culture, is back for another season. Each week, the Post’s Jamie Morrow will review and comment on this series […]

The city provided an artist’s conception of the renovated City Council Chambers, which include bigger monitors on the dais and a large LED screen behind the council members.
Palo Alto

Council moves forward on $2 million chambers remodel

March 27, 2018 12:49 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite four council members’ cost concerns, Palo Alto City Council approved a $2 million upgrade to the council chambers last night (March 26), […]

East Palo Alto

Man arrested on suspicion of shooting at two people, hitting one of them

March 27, 2018 12:35 am

By the Daily Post staff A man who fired shots at two people in East Palo Alto yesterday (March 26), hitting one of them in the elbow, was later arrested […]

Santa Clara County

Court rejects Persky’s appeal, recall vote going forward

March 26, 2018 5:22 pm

The recall of Judge Aaron Persky will go to Santa Clara County voters on the June 5 ballot as planned after the 6th District Court of Appeal denied his appeal, […]

Palo Alto City Councilman Cory Wolbach
Palo Alto

Councilman Cory Wolbach seeks a second term

March 26, 2018 4:47 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Cory Wolbach kicked off the 2018 election season today (March 26) by announcing his run for a second term this […]

Caltrain

Caltrain hits empty car at Charleston Road crossing

March 26, 2018 8:24 am

A Caltrain hit an unoccupied car Sunday (March 25) night in Palo Alto at the Charleston Road crossing, the second time in six weeks such an incident has happened there. […]

Redwood City

Fair Oaks Elementary School to shut down

March 26, 2018 12:52 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer With students leaving in droves to charter schools or with their families to more affordable areas, the Redwood City School District yesterday (March […]

Belmont

Package thief caught on video

March 25, 2018 8:37 pm

By the Daily Post staff Belmont police are looking for the two people who stole a package from the front porch of a home in the Belmont Heights neighborhood. One […]

San Mateo

Police: Man said he wanted to ‘shoot up a school’

March 25, 2018 8:27 pm

By the Daily Post staff Police are looking for a man who they say went into the Big 5 Sporting Goods store at 2825 S. El Camino Real in San […]

Palo Alto

Alarm over plans for solar panels that would block view of Palo Alto High School

March 24, 2018 6:22 pm

By the Daily Post staff Some Palo Altans are alarmed by a school district plan to put large solar panels in front of Palo Alto High School, which would block […]

Menlo Park

Proposal for the Dutch Goose to run the Oasis fizzles out

March 24, 2018 2:22 pm

By the Daily Post staff Property owner Dan Beltramo has put the kibosh on a proposal for the Dutch Goose to take over the Oasis Beer Garden, which closed earlier […]

Opinion

Opinion: Gun buy-back days are an empty gesture

March 24, 2018 10:20 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor In the wake of the Florida high school shooting, the momentum behind more gun control laws is growing. I’m not going to take […]

Palo Alto

Auditor says police used excessive force on youth

March 23, 2018 10:43 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police officers violated department policy when they used excessive force on a minor, according to a report by the department’s independent […]

Palo Alto

Renaming schools: Backlash to proposed name of Yamamoto surprises Japanese-Americans

March 23, 2018 5:21 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Backlash to a proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has provoked surprise and confusion among Japanese-American residents who don’t see the […]

Opinion

Review: ‘Cowboy versus Samurai?’ a powerful play

March 23, 2018 4:16 pm

THEATER REVIEW BY JOHN ANGELL GRANT Daily Post Theater Critic “Cowboy versus Samurai?” Does that mean a play about John Wayne and Toshiro Mifune? No. Instead, “Cowboy versus Samurai” recounts […]

McKenzie Park in Los Altos. City of Los Altos photo.
Los Altos

Man claims Los Altos building inspector told him “Go back to India”

March 22, 2018 4:38 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Altos, alleging retaliation by three employees over a home renovation permitting dispute, […]

Caltrain

Palo Alto to replace track watch guards with cameras

March 21, 2018 4:48 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Video cameras that will eventually replace the guards who watch the train tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides will begin to be […]

Palo Alto

Furor over proposed name for school

March 21, 2018 4:29 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has stirred up controversy for its evocation of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander-in-chief who […]

Palo Alto

Illness depletes city council

March 21, 2018 1:32 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three members of Palo Alto’s City Council and City Manager Jim Keene were absent from last night’s meeting because they were all sick. […]

Palo Alto

Appeals court to decide if Persky recall stays on the ballot

March 20, 2018 1:10 pm

Three justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the recall Judge Aaron Persky stays on the June 5 ballot after hearing oral arguments from attorneys […]

Palo Alto

City may put tax on he ballot — cost of police station jumps from $57 million to $92.2 million

March 20, 2018 9:00 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto voters might be asked in November to increase taxes in the city as a way to fund a package of infrastructure projects, […]

Opinion

Opinion: School might get the name of Pearl Harbor mastermind Yamamoto

March 20, 2018 8:55 am

OPINION Originally published Monday, March 19. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor An unfortunate coincidence has surfaced in the Palo Alto school board’s plans to rename Terman and Jordan middle […]

Dr. Diana Blum
Palo Alto

Medical group goes after doctor for $1.4 million in legal fees

March 20, 2018 8:12 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Attorneys for a Sutter Health affiliate sued by a former employee are seeking more than $1.4 million in legal fees from her following […]

Mountain View

Mayor disagrees with police about reason for influx of RVs

March 19, 2018 8:30 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel is disputing the statement of a police sergeant who said the city’s services attract people who live in […]

Spotlight

You Can Become A Doggie Foster Parent

March 19, 2018 3:26 pm

If you love and want to help dogs, consider becoming a pooch’s foster parent. Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) offers volunteers the opportunity to provide short- and long-term care for […]

Redwood City

Man charged with burglary shows up at parole hearing wearing stolen loot, DA says

March 18, 2018 2:54 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who was charged yesterday (March 16) with stealing $13,000 worth of electronics and jewelry from a home was arrested […]

Gloria and Hawkeye belong to Christopher Gardner and Melissa Michelson in the Fairmeadow neighborhood. Michelson provided this photo.
Palo Alto

No cock a doodle doo in Palo Alto; roosters banned, chickens OK

March 18, 2018 2:44 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A little-known fact about suburban chicken-keeping in Palo Alto? Roosters aren’t allowed. A Washington Post story on March 2 reported that egg-laying chickens […]

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