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Palo Alto trades school superintendents with Laguna Beach (w/links to proposed contract and other documents)

June 13, 2026 3:00 pm

The revolving door has swung and after Palo Alto school superintendent Don Austin found a new job heading the Laguna Beach school system, that district’s superintendent has been hired here. […]

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What has Palo Alto’s former superintendent been up to since being paid to leave?

June 12, 2026 12:28 pm

A citizen was wondering what former Palo Alto School District Superintendent Don Austin has been up to as the district’s “superintendent emeritus,” so she filed a request under the California […]

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Former school board members warn proposed teacher contract will wipe out reserves and lead to massive layoffs

June 11, 2026 11:01 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Two former Palo Alto school board members are warning of “immediate and traumatic” layoffs because of a new contract that gives teachers a 10.4% […]

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Council puts sales tax on ballot to renovate Cubberley

June 8, 2026 9:43 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 8) placed a half-cent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot to buy land and renovate buildings at […]

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School supporters handed some lessons from defeat of parcel tax

June 4, 2026 9:58 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District should learn from its defeated parcel tax by having a more active campaign and concrete responses to opposition, […]

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County agrees to pay employees in vaccine dispute, but who will pay $2.1 million lawyer bill?

June 4, 2026 6:01 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County has agreed to pay $192,783 to three employees who lost their jobs because they refused to take the Covid vaccine, court […]

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Property owners approve $15.75 fee for mosquito district

June 3, 2026 5:42 pm

Santa Clara County property owners have approved a $15.75 annual fee to fund a special district that controls mosquitoes and other disease-causing pests. The ballots were mailed to voters in […]

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Palo Alto school parcel tax fails

June 2, 2026 8:21 pm

The Palo Alto school district’s $800 parcel tax has failed, the first time the district’s voters have rejected a school tax in 22 years. A parcel tax needs two-thirds of […]

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School district picks superintendent finalist, won’t release name

June 2, 2026 5:05 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board has picked its next superintendent with hopes of bringing stability and a cultural reset to the district that is […]

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Council divided on tall buildings along Cal Ave.

June 2, 2026 3:30 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has been divided on the topic of allowing seven-story buildings on California Avenue. Mayor Vicki Veenker and Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims […]

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Council leery of license plate camera company after violations

June 1, 2026 8:51 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is on the fence about the city’s license plate-reading cameras, which have helped solve crimes but are sold by a […]

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Appeals court hands city a win in dispute over Black Lives Matter mural

May 29, 2026 6:29 pm

The Post broke this story on Friday morning, May 29. Since then, one of our competitors has re-written it and presented it as their own. Here’s the original. To get […]

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Pickleball sounds stressing out disabled kids

May 28, 2026 12:10 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission wants pickleball players to quiet the high-pitched popping sounds of their sport, which is stressing out disabled […]

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Judge sides with Russian family in rent dispute involving Ukrainians

May 28, 2026 11:40 am

This story first appeared in the print edition Friday’s Daily Post. One of our competitors has copied the story, but we decided to print the original below in case you […]

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Assembly passes bill critics call the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ — shielding employees of some nonprofits from news cameras

May 27, 2026 1:50 pm

A bill that critics say will stop journalists from reporting on government fraud passed the California Assembly today with votes in favor from Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, and Diane Papan, […]

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Robotics teacher loses suit against school district

May 27, 2026 7:57 am

This story was first published in the Post’s print edition on May 14. Another media outlet will take stories that have appeared previously in the Post, re-write them, and present […]

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Controversy erupts as pickleball players seek more courts

May 26, 2026 10:22 am

The Post first published this story on Thursday, May 21. Since then, our copycat competitors have posted stories similar to this one. If you want local news first, before it’s […]

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City employee makes over $500,000 — 2025 payroll totals are out, salaries listed here

May 24, 2026 6:25 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto had eight employees make over $400,000 last year – more than double the year before – and saw its […]

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‘Difficult’ woman sues after Broadcom fires her

May 24, 2026 6:15 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A senior engineer at Broadcom said she was stereotyped as a “difficult” woman and then fired, despite her 26 years working to grow the […]

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City sued repeatedly for trip and fall injuries

May 21, 2026 12:45 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has been sued six times this year for alleged injuries on sidewalks, at bus stops and in parking lots […]

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