Palo Alto

Here’s the latest look at who has signed up to run for various city and school district seats in the Daily Post’s circulation area. The deadline to file is Aug. […]

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Redwood City residents are urging the city to remove controversial automatic license plate readers that they say violate the privacy of citizens. During public comments […]

UPDATE, Tuesday, 1:40 p.m.: Niners head coach Kyle Shanahan told the press today (July 28) that he momentarily took his eyes off the road when his cellphone fell between the […]

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A parent and long-time school volunteer who wants to push for increasing pay for teachers and bring back a failed parcel tax is running for […]

Police in Palo Alto are investigating a report of an assault and robbery at Baylands Nature Preserve as a possible hate crime.  The attack occurred Thursday afternoon, when a man […]

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After splitting the city into seven voting districts to avoid getting sued, Redwood City council is now considering opposing a bill in the state legislature […]

A man in his 70s was hit in the head from behind on El Camino Real in Palo Alto in a possible case of elder abuse, police said. The assault […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer When Forest Peterson applied to Palo Alto City Council to reappoint him to the planning commission earlier this year, he had one of his […]

A man has been arrested for burglary after locking himself in a Barron Park home’s bathroom, Palo Alto Police said today (July 20).  A couple in their 50s were disturbed […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is refusing to release an appraisal for the Cubberley Community Center before voters consider approving a sales tax […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A planning commissioner who allegedly tried to get special treatment after his daughter’s car was towed says that parking has become his number one […]

Palo Alto Mayor Vicki Veenker has pulled papers to run for a second term on council. She’s the fourth potential candidate, joining Councilman Ed Lauing, Parks Commissioner Yudy Deng and […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Apartments for the homeless in Palo Alto have cockroaches, fruit flies and plumbing issues, according to a city inspection. Abode Housing CEO Vivian Wan […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A developer wants to build apartments in a single-family neighborhood north of downtown Palo Alto, taking advantage of a two-week window in state law […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Two Palo Alto City Council members want their colleagues to vote on releasing an investigation into a planning commissioner who allegedly tried to use […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A member of Palo Alto’s Planning and Transportation Commission has been accused of using his city position to ask for special treatment after his […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer More developers in Palo Alto are taking advantage of a two-week window when taller and denser buildings are allowed near Caltrain stations. The city […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Three developers have taken advantage of a two-week window in Palo Alto to propose taller and denser buildings near Caltrain stations using a new […]

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Despite city efforts to reduce the number of RV dwellers parking on Palo Alto streets, the vehicle count has been holding steady or even ticking […]