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Pickpocket caught taking wallet out of purse

July 3, 2022 3:53 pm

By the Daily Post staff The man and woman in this picture are suspected of trying to steal the wallet of a woman who was walking down El Camino Real […]

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Wife of former Los Altos City Manager paid to resign cities association to settle lawsuit

July 2, 2022 3:27 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Cities Association of Santa Clara County has reached a separation agreement with its former executive director, who is the wife of former […]

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Another possible candidate for City Council

July 2, 2022 2:35 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Another candidate has filed paperwork to explore a bid for Palo Alto City Council. Hope Lancero, 56, a medical researcher at Stanford, filed […]

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Higher pay lures Palo Alto police away

June 25, 2022 5:38 pm

By BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Police Department is seeing an exodus of police officers leaving for higher pay, more opportunity and a shorter commute to […]

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Power restored to Stanford after three-day outage

June 25, 2022 8:14 am

Three days after a power outage knocked out electricity to nearly 9,000 PG&E customers in San Mateo County Tuesday — an outage that also included sprawling Stanford University — a […]

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Woman says rape by P.E. teacher in 2001 has led to life-long trauma

June 23, 2022 11:40 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A PE teacher who allegedly raped an 11-year-old girl in a locker room at Greene Middle School — before she was old enough […]

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Snubbed councilwoman votes against business tax; support dropping

June 22, 2022 12:11 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer After negotiations with business leaders went nowhere, the Palo Alto City Council has put off a decision until August on whether to put a […]

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Three consider jumping into City Council race

June 20, 2022 5:25 pm

This story first appeared in Monday morning’s Daily Post. If you want to get local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN […]

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Woman in her 70s attacked on downtown street; suspect is a transient

June 20, 2022 12:11 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A homeless man attacked a woman in her 70s in downtown Palo Alto, sending her to the hospital with injuries to her head, […]

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Justin Murphy named new Menlo Park City Manager

June 17, 2022 4:42 pm

By the Daily Post staff Justin Murphy, currently Menlo Park’s interim city manager, will become the city’s next permanent manager, City Council decided today in a closed session, according to […]

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PE teacher arrested for alleged sex assault of middle school student

June 15, 2022 5:34 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police arrested a physical education teacher this afternoon (June 15) on an arrest warrant charging him with sexually assaulting a sixth-grade female student […]

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Two charged in robbery of Cal Ave. smoke shop

June 15, 2022 1:05 pm

By the Daily Post staff Two men who were allegedly part of a group of smash-and-grab robbers that hit stores throughout the Bay Area have been charged in the robbery […]

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Council negotiating tax with businesses

June 14, 2022 12:55 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Mayor Pat Burt said tonight (June 13) that he will appoint a committee of council members to negotiate with business leaders in Palo Alto […]

The east side of Stanford Shopping Center. Simon Properties photo.
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Romanians, Chileans tied to heists

June 13, 2022 12:24 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Two crews of retail thieves — one saying they are Romanian and the other carrying Chilean IDs — have been arrested after stealing […]

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Police looking for additional victims of doctor accused of sex crimes

June 9, 2022 9:40 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police today (June 9) said they were looking for additional victims of a local doctor who was arrested in December on suspicion of […]

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City Council expands restrictions on removing trees

June 6, 2022 11:08 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (June 6) to nearly triple the number of trees that can’t be removed by property owners. The city […]

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Council approves Castilleja’s expansion plan after years of controversy

June 6, 2022 10:09 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 6) approved Castilleja School’s permit to renovate its campus, build an underground garage and enroll more students. It […]

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Last call for The Old Pro

June 4, 2022 3:11 am

This story was first printed in Thursday’s Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss any local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]

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Councilman says letter contradicts what police chief told city council about encryption

May 27, 2022 8:00 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Councilman Greer Stone said he has received a letter from the state Department of Justice that contradicts what Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen […]

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Broadcom to buy Palo Alto’s VMware for $61 billion

May 27, 2022 7:33 am

Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the Palo Alto cloud technology company VMware, one of the biggest deals of the year. Broadcom wants […]

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It appears Castilleja will get a permit to expand

May 24, 2022 12:18 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council indicated last night (May 24) that they’ll approve Castilleja School’s permit to renovate its campus and expand enrollment, as […]

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Measure A, a term-limits law for Valley Water, is called deceptive by opponents

May 21, 2022 12:43 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County voters are deciding on a measure that will allow longtime Valley Water board members to stay on beyond term limits that […]

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Decision near on Castilleja expansion plans

May 21, 2022 12:38 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent  After years of debate and more than 20 public meetings, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday (May 23) could approve Castilleja School’s plans to […]

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2 sheriff’s candidates say they’d stop using dogs to hunt down suspects

May 16, 2022 11:14 pm

Correction: A statement attributed to Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen about the Wayne Benitez case in an earlier version of this story was incorrect. It has been removed. BY […]

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Would-be robbers try to steal ring off of elderly woman’s hand

May 16, 2022 1:58 pm

By the Daily Post staff Two people in a car tried to remove a ring of an elderly woman who was walking along Middlefield Road near Channing Avenue using her […]

Palo Alto

Homeowner sees bloody hand reaching through broken window; burglary suspect arrested

May 14, 2022 5:05 pm

By the Daily Post staff A woman has been arrested after she broke a glass panel on the front door of a home and a homeowner watched as her bloody […]

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Cormack won’t seek second term on Palo Alto council

May 13, 2022 6:30 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilwoman Alison Cormack announced today (May 13) that she will not seek re-election after one term on Palo Alto City Council, paving the […]

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School board member buys Ruth Bader Ginsburg medal

May 11, 2022 5:24 pm

Palo Alto school board member Jennifer DiBrienza has paid $30,000 to buy a medal honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. DiBrienza said she hopes having Ginsburg’s medal will be a “a […]

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Car chase ends with front yard crash, driver bails out but is later caught

May 9, 2022 6:55 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A car chase ended last night after a fleeing driver crashed his Ford Mustang onto a front lawn in Palo Alto and running […]

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School district reserves decision, gives space back to Palo Alto Community Child Care

May 9, 2022 6:50 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District has agreed to give classrooms back to Palo Alto Community Child Care’s after-school kids’ club — reversing […]

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Burglary suspect found inside store

May 9, 2022 11:46 am

By the Daily Post staff A 55-year-old man from Washington state has been arrested for burglary after he was found inside the Goodwill store at 4085 El Camino Way in […]

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Two suspected in bike store burglary; 1 caught, 1 at large

April 28, 2022 8:12 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police say they caught one of the two men who burglarized a bicycle shop on El Camino Real on Thursday (April 28) morning, […]

Opinion

Opinion: Advice to council regarding its flawed business tax

April 26, 2022 12:15 am

Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Please note that this is not an editorial against the city of Palo Alto’s proposed business tax. I’ll wait to write an editorial […]

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Palo Alto’s three chiefs to take questions from public

April 25, 2022 11:07 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto’s police chief, fire chief and emergency services chief will take questions from the public during a meeting on May 10 at Mitchell Park […]

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Suspected Lululemon thieves hit truck during getaway, police say

April 25, 2022 4:02 pm

By the Daily Post staff Four people have been arrested after stealing from Lululemon in downtown Palo Alto and hitting a truck as they fled, police said. Their BMW was […]

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