Palo Alto
School board dumps Chavez, renames school
The Ravenswood School Board has dropped Cesar Chavez’s name from a middle school in East Palo Alto and renamed it Ravenswood Middle School. The board voted unanimously to change the […]
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Opinion
Opinion from the archives: Growth plan makes startling racial assumptions
Published March 25, 2013 BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor One of the things we expect our government to do is combat racial prejudice, not promote it. So I was taken […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto officials say San Francisco’s PUC is hoarding water
BY BRADEN CARRTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto officials say the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission is hoarding water based on unrealistic drought projections, driving up rates and killing salmon. […]
Atherton
Atherton residents prefer clay tennis courts
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Atherton residents want their city council to halt plans to replace a clay tennis court at Holbrook Palmer Park with a concrete court because […]
In the news
Hospital reduces sepsis deaths with AI technology
When you think of Palantir Technologies, what comes to mind? Defense contracts and surveillance for law enforcement, right? But Palantir has teamed up with doctors at Tampa General Hospital to […]
Palo Alto
School board surprised at how much they promised unions
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board stumbled into a dilemma last night (June 16) before approving contracts with two unions that could result in the […]
Palo Alto
Midtown shopping center site up for sale; city officials hope for retail
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A shopping center in Midtown Palo Alto that was destroyed in a fire is up for sale, and council members are trying to make […]
Santa Clara County
Court stops collecting certain types of fines
The Santa Clara County Superior Court is no longer collecting fines for missed appearances and late payments. Presiding Judge Julie Emede signed on order on Monday to suspend the fines, […]
Palo Alto
Council backs off of rule to block tall buildings near Caltrain
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 15) backed off an emergency rule to block tall apartment buildings near Caltrain stations. Housing advocates warned council […]
Burlingame
Woman linked in Kim K lookalike’s death gets prison
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A Florida woman was sentenced today (June 15) to four years in prison for injecting silicone in the rear end of a Kim Kardashian […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Council approves 8% utility rate increase
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 15) approved an 8% increase on utility bills, costing the average resident $422 more per year. Similar rate […]
Opinion
Opinion: Sales tax to fund Cubberley project won’t pass
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Palo Alto City Council is scheduled tonight (June 8) to decide whether to put a half-cent sales tax on the November ballot to raise money […]
Redwood City
Mountain lion removed from Redwood City yard
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A mountain lion was found in a Redwood City backyard today (June 15), officials said. Redwood City residents were warned to keep their pets […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto trades school superintendents with Laguna Beach (w/links to proposed contract and other documents)
The revolving door has swung and after Palo Alto school superintendent Don Austin found a new job heading the Laguna Beach school system, that district’s superintendent has been hired here. […]
Palo Alto
What has Palo Alto’s former superintendent been up to since being paid to leave?
A citizen was wondering what former Palo Alto School District Superintendent Don Austin has been up to as the district’s “superintendent emeritus,” so she filed a request under the California […]
Palo Alto
Former school board members warn proposed teacher contract will wipe out reserves and lead to massive layoffs
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Two former Palo Alto school board members are warning of “immediate and traumatic” layoffs because of a new contract that gives teachers a 10.4% […]
Palo Alto
Council puts sales tax on ballot to renovate Cubberley
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 8) placed a half-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot to buy land and renovate buildings at […]
Menlo Park
Initiative clouds new housing plans
A previous version of this article incorrectly reported which developers are asking for city money for their projects. Alliant Communities is not seeking any city money. BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post […]
Palo Alto
School supporters handed some lessons from defeat of parcel tax
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District should learn from its defeated parcel tax by having a more active campaign and concrete responses to opposition, […]
Redwood City
Confusion blamed for defeat of parcel tax
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A parcel tax for the Redwood City Elementary School District came up short because voters were confused and want to see more results, the […]