Menlo Park
The wrong way to expand a fire station
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Eminent domain is the nuclear bomb in the arsenal of local government. It’s the power of government to take away somebody’s house or […]
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Palo Alto
College district silent about future of KCSM-TV
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m worried that a valuable asset of the San Mateo County Community College District will be squandered. And district administrators are refusing to […]
Opinion
Renaming schools creates an opportunity
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The controversial decision by the Palo Alto school board to rename Terman and Jordan middle schools could result in an unexpected financial opportunity […]
Amazon
Amazon to skip East Palo Alto’s local hiring rules
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer Amazon is interested in moving into the building that is currently under construction at University Avenue and Highway 101 in East Palo Alto, […]
Google
Futuristic Google building OK’d
Google’s proposed headquarters on N. Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View. Illustration by Heatherwick Studio. BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer Google has won approval from the Mountain View City […]
Palo Alto
School board favors removing names of two schools
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer A majority of the Palo Alto school board spoke in favor last night of renaming both Jordan and Terman middle schools because their […]
In the news
Flood protection priorities change; agency wants to build, not litigate
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Faced with the prospect of a contentious process that could drag on for years, a multi-city creek authority has scaled back expectations for its […]
Opinion
‘Fake news’ battles with reality every day
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor This phenomenon called “fake news” isn’t new at all. Journalists have been battling purveyors of phony stories for years. You haven’t heard much […]
Opinion
Why we shouldn’t rename schools
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor You may have forgotten that former President Obama opposed same-sex marriage for many years. Other well-known political figures were against it too, including […]
Palo Alto
Proposed apartment complex designed for people without cars
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer A developer has submitted plans to the city of Palo Alto for a housing project consisting of smaller apartments possibly geared toward teachers, […]
Opinion
When do we say the drought is over?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One of the best things about all of this rain is that it quiets the drought mongers who love to point fingers at […]
Palo Alto
A big year for local news — take the quiz
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor This is the time of year when newspapers look back at the year’s biggest news stories. But I thought that instead of telling […]
Palo Alto
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Opinion
Judge Aaron Persky should be fired
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Judge Aaron Persky ought to be fired for sentencing former Stanford swimming star Brock Turner to six months in jail for raping a […]
Caltrain
Track Watch guard arrested for lewd conduct
By JEN NOWELLDaily Post Staff Writer A guard who was hired to watch the train tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides was arrested yesterday after he was previously caught […]
Caltrain
Ex-Track Watch guard could get 13 years
BY JEN NOWELLDaily Post Staff Writer A former guard who was hired to watch the train tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides could get 13 years and eight months […]
Palo Alto
Bicyclist killed after running stop sign
BY JEN NOWELLDaily Post Staff Writer A 73-year-old bicyclist died after he was struck by a car in Palo Alto, and police said they believe the cyclist ran a stop […]
Palo Alto
Google billionaire Larry Page buys homes of his neighbors on Bryant Street
BY IAN S. PORT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto businessman and philanthropist Len Ely exemplified old wealth with the historic $12 million, 4,300-square-foot house he owned on Bryant Street […]
In the news
Danforth loses on all counts
March 19, 2001 The Palo Alto Daily News and its publishers have prevailed in a lawsuit filed against them, and the man who sued them, David Danforth, has been ordered […]