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Update: 911 service restored
Friday, Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. — Emergency dispatch centers in Palo Alto and Mountain View are receiving 911 calls again. But while the service has been restored, the cause of the […]
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Deadline nears on ballot measures that would make taxes easier to pass
The Assembly has passed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would make it easier to pass certain local tax measures. The amendment, ACA 1, is up for a vote in […]
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Pelosi says she’ll run for re-election next year
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today she will run for re-election to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. Pelosi, 83, made […]
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Stanford, Cal to join ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that it has voted to add Stanford, California and SMU to the league next year. The move provides a landing spot for two more […]
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Bill to raise bridge tolls dropped
A bill to hike the toll on Bay Area bridges by $1.50 to fund mass transit has been dropped, its authors said today (Aug. 21), after a rare split by […]
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Council decides not to take a position on toll hike
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted early this morning (Aug. 15) not to take a position on a $1.50 toll hike on seven Bay […]
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Palo Alto council might take a stand on toll hike tonight (Aug. 14)
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council will decide tonight (Aug. 14) whether to weigh in on a proposed $1.50 toll hike for seven Bay Area […]
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Cities grapple with the consequences of not having a state-approved housing plan
Aug. 9, 2023 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The state has once again rejected Palo Alto’s Housing Element while Menlo Park grapples with the consequences of missing the […]
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Political support for toll increase fades
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The coalition of political leaders pushing for a $1.50 hike in the bridge toll seems to be coming apart. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo […]
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Berman ahead of Kou in fundraising for Assembly race
This story was first published in the Wednesday, Aug. 2 edition of the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings. This […]
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Legislator to hold virtual town hall meeting on fire insurance problems
Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, will hold a virtual town hall meeting today (Wednesday, July 19) to hear from homeowners about Allstate and State Farm pulling out of the home […]
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Neighborhood group and several cities are fighting the controversial SB9 housing law
CORRECTION: A previous version of the following story incorrectly stated the AIDS Healthcare Foundation supported a proposed ballot initiative aimed at counteracting state housing laws such as SB9. AHF supported […]
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$10 billion to $20 billion housing bond issue is in the works — higher taxes for property owners
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Regional officials are considering a $10 billion or $20 billion bond measure for housing on the November 2024 ballot. San Mateo County would […]
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Holmes’ sentence reduced for good behavior
Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has apparently behaved well enough during the first six weeks of her more than 11-year prison sentence for duping investors in her blood-testing hoax to be […]
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Crepevine to pay over $500,000 to settle labor violations
The owner of the Crepevine restaurants, including one in Palo Alto, will have to fork over more than $500,000 to settle violations involving unpaid overtime and other workplace rules involving […]
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Bill to tax tech companies for taking local news is put on hold
A bill that would force Facebook, Google and other companies to pay for news content they take from newspapers has been put on hold until next year. Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, […]
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11 of 14 cities don’t have approved housing plans — opening the door to big projects
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Developers have an open door to submitting housing projects that exceed city zoning codes in 11 of 14 Mid-Peninsula cities and counties because […]
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Update: Biden praises Baylands, holds fundraisers
Update, 5 p.m., Monday, June 19 — President Biden arrived at Moffett Field this afternoon on Air Force One and went to the Baylands in Palo Alto to announce $575 million […]
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Newsom proposes rolling back access to police misconduct records
BY TRAN NGUYEN Associated Press Writer Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local […]
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Tax breaks await seniors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Homeowners who are over 65 have a short window to apply for exemptions from parcel taxes that show up on their property bills. […]