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Opinion: Why was Foothills president ousted? And county’s ‘hero bonuses’ are an insult

November 5, 2021 9:40 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The community is owed an explanation by members of the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District board about why they didn’t renew the contract of […]

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Opinion: Improvements needed on suicide prevention system

October 26, 2021 10:06 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The city of Palo Alto paid $1.5 million in 2018 to install a system of cameras and sensors to determine if people were […]

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Opinion: City should stop increasing its pension liabilities

October 25, 2021 1:47 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto’s pension liabilities continue to grow, and the city needs to take stronger actions. The first rule of holes is: Stop digging. […]

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Opinion: Fees haven’t ended housing crisis

October 19, 2021 3:13 pm

This column was printed Monday, Oct. 19. That evening the City Council voted 5-2 to increase fees developer of office buildings and R&D facilities must pay into a future housing […]

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Opinion: California’s finally got a courageous attorney general

October 18, 2021 10:38 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor California’s new attorney general, Democrat Rob Bonta, has more courage than I’ve seen in a Sacramento politician in years. A little more than […]

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Opinion: Give Mayor London Breed a break for going maskless

September 22, 2021 11:39 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor People should stop criticizing San Francisco Mayor London Breed for going maskless at a Tenderloin jazz club. “The fact that this is even […]

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Opinion: In the middle of the Covid health emergency, county officials consider total tobacco ban

September 20, 2021 4:14 pm

Word Count: 746 Published Sept. 13, 2021 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County is still in a “state of emergency” due to the Covid pandemic. The Delta […]

Menlo Park

Opinion: Let the voters decide on a natural gas ban

August 31, 2021 12:30 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The climate change debate is hitting home, literally. Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday (Aug. 31) will discuss the radical idea of prohibiting […]

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Opinion: Don’t kick the little guys when they’re down

August 23, 2021 11:47 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor During the Covid lockdown, beloved local businesses in Palo Alto permanently closed. Many of those that reopened are barely hanging on. So it’s […]

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Guest opinion: Here’s how City Council could revive downtown

August 16, 2021 11:51 pm

GUEST OPINION BY JOHN McNELLIS Once upon a time University Avenue was the main entrance to Stanford University. Not today. Our City Council shut the avenue a year ago in […]

Apple

Opinion: Apple becoming an arm of law enforcement

August 11, 2021 5:00 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Apple has announced plans to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse and report offenders to law enforcement. Child protection groups cheered […]

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Opinion: District attorney candidate emphasizes criminal justice reform

August 11, 2021 11:25 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor For the first time since 2010, Santa Clara County residents will have a choice next year for district attorney. Incumbent Jeff Rosen will […]

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Opinion: Why vaccine hesitant people are hesitant

July 28, 2021 2:37 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m fully vaccinated. So is my wife and son. Everybody I work with has been vaccinated. I can’t think of a friend who […]

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Opinion: Save on downtown parking

July 24, 2021 6:42 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you want to avoid paying the $806 annual fee to park in the downtown Palo Alto parking garages, here’s a tip. Dress […]

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Opinion: The police reform idea nobody talks about

July 2, 2021 4:04 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Last year, when the city of Palo Alto’s finances were in terrible shape because of the lockdown, some city employees stepped forward and […]

The Palo Alto Courthouse at 270 Grant Ave. in the California Avenue district. Post file photo.
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Opinion: Palo Alto may soon lose its courthouse

June 25, 2021 12:12 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It looks like Palo Alto is going to lose its courthouse. That’s not the final decision, but the place suffering the death of […]

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Opinion: City’s parking laws raise housing costs

June 24, 2021 11:50 pm

GUEST OPINION By Patrick Siegman My mom and dad bought their first house in Palo Alto for about $16,000. At the time, it cost about five cents per hour to […]

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Guest opinion: Juneteenth holiday is long overdue

June 20, 2021 2:30 pm

GUEST OPINION BY MARK OLBERT In a rare act of near unanimity, Congress voted to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday and President Biden signed it into law this week. […]

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Opinion: If you’re ‘woke,’ this won’t be a joke — these words will make you choke

June 17, 2021 12:21 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The meanings of words are changing faster today than at any time I can remember. This is frustrating. I think we should all […]

Caltrain

Opinion: With the latest Caltrain fiasco, it’s time to talk about merging railroad with BART

June 9, 2021 12:00 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The news that Caltrain is delaying its switch to electric trains by two years, and that the project is $330 million over budget, […]

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