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Opinion: A practical way to respond to SB50
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor State Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 50 — which would pre-empt local zoning to allow for more housing near transit and in “job […]
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Menlo Park mayor comes out swinging against SB50, says it will weaken local government
GUEST OPINION BY RAY MUELLER On May 6, the Menlo Park City Council will join the Palo Alto City Council for a special joint session to study and discuss the […]
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Opinion: Questions and answers about whether PAUSD should take the Stanford offer
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When you’re in a difficult negotiation and feeling pressured, sometimes the best decision is to say “no.” That would be my advice to […]
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Editorial: School board should drop the lousy Stanford deal
Editorial opinion of the Daily Post (Originally printed in the Post on Wednesday, April 17) The Palo Alto school board needs to drop the side agreement it’s made with Stanford […]
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Opinion: Defending free speech isn’t easy — reflections on the MAGA hat incident
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — A quote commonly attributed […]
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Opinion: Sometimes you just have to say ‘no’
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Whenever you’re negotiating for something — whether it is a new car, a house or a job — and you’re not getting what […]
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Opinion: Stanford needs to be accountable when it comes to admissions
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I think many of us had the same reactions to the news that the FBI had arrested 50 parents, coaches and others in […]
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Opinion: Don’t punish a city for its good schools
Originally published Feb. 4, 2019 OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Should the state punish a community because it has high-quality schools? State. Sen. Scott Wiener’s new bill to […]
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Congresswoman spoofed on SNL; Social media buzzing about ‘alien’ in downtown Palo Alto
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you’re a politician in Washington, you know you’ve made the big time when you’re impersonated on “Saturday Night Live.” But what if […]
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Opinion: School district pays out $190,000 based on a verbal claim
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I was surprised the Palo Alto Unified School District paid a student’s family $190,000 to settle a claim, although no written claim was […]
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Opinion: Midpen’s new offices are a $50 million boondoggle
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District doesn’t get much scrutiny. It’s the ultimate of sacred cows around here. The district was formed in […]
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Opinion: Why a ‘closed door’ meeting on housing policy?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The invitation looked suspicious. Carl Guardino, head of the lobbying outfit Silicon Valley Leadership Group, sent invitations on Friday to select elected officials […]
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Optimism and observations for 2019
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’d like to begin 2019 with a note of optimism. Yes, the mid-Peninsula has a lot of difficult problems, but I’m optimistic that […]
Los Altos
Opinion: Los Altos council can start the year by sending the right message
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor With the new year and two new City Council members in Los Altos, here’s an opportunity to get off on the right step. […]
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Opinion: A great idea to get traffic moving
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The proponents of Measure W, the San Mateo County sales tax that narrowly passed in last month’s election, are on the hook now. […]
East Palo Alto
Progress made on preventing floods
GUEST OPINION BY GARY KREMEN As many of you remember, the 1998 San Francisquito Creek record flood ravaged parts of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park. Floodwaters from […]
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Opinion: Hotel President buyers not that smart
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The people who bought the Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto have made a multimillion-dollar mistake. And now they’re asking City Council members […]
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Local author says columnist cracked the JFK case in 1965, just before she was murdered
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Mark Shaw, an investigative reporter and author from Burlingame, is out with a new book that connects the dots in the biggest crime story […]
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Editorial: Suspicious sales tax vote should be investigated
DAILY POST EDITORIAL We’re suspicious of the vote counting for Measure W, a half-cent sales tax that would fund SamTrans and various transportation projects in San Mateo County. For two […]
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Opinion: Showdown over new housing expected tonight
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A showdown could happen tonight (Nov. 26) over how much new housing Palo Alto will allow in the future. Palo Alto has arguably […]