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Music teacher may get a year in jail for sex misconduct
By the Daily Post staff A former Palo Alto music teacher who pleaded guilty yesterday (March 26) to two counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a teenage student will […]
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Season 5 of “Silicon Valley” — A slice of life in the Valley
Editor’s note: HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” which expertly skewers our local tech culture, is back for another season. Each week, the Post’s Jamie Morrow will review and comment on this series […]
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Council moves forward on $2 million chambers remodel
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite four council members’ cost concerns, Palo Alto City Council approved a $2 million upgrade to the council chambers last night (March 26), […]
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Councilman Cory Wolbach seeks a second term
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Cory Wolbach kicked off the 2018 election season today (March 26) by announcing his run for a second term this […]
Caltrain
Caltrain hits empty car at Charleston Road crossing
A Caltrain hit an unoccupied car Sunday (March 25) night in Palo Alto at the Charleston Road crossing, the second time in six weeks such an incident has happened there. […]
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Alarm over plans for solar panels that would block view of Palo Alto High School
By the Daily Post staff Some Palo Altans are alarmed by a school district plan to put large solar panels in front of Palo Alto High School, which would block […]
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Auditor says police used excessive force on youth
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police officers violated department policy when they used excessive force on a minor, according to a report by the department’s independent […]
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Renaming schools: Backlash to proposed name of Yamamoto surprises Japanese-Americans
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Backlash to a proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has provoked surprise and confusion among Japanese-American residents who don’t see the […]
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Palo Alto to replace track watch guards with cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Video cameras that will eventually replace the guards who watch the train tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides will begin to be […]
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Furor over proposed name for school
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has stirred up controversy for its evocation of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander-in-chief who […]
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Illness depletes city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three members of Palo Alto’s City Council and City Manager Jim Keene were absent from last night’s meeting because they were all sick. […]
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Appeals court to decide if Persky recall stays on the ballot
Three justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the recall Judge Aaron Persky stays on the June 5 ballot after hearing oral arguments from attorneys […]
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City may put tax on he ballot — cost of police station jumps from $57 million to $92.2 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto voters might be asked in November to increase taxes in the city as a way to fund a package of infrastructure projects, […]
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Medical group goes after doctor for $1.4 million in legal fees
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Attorneys for a Sutter Health affiliate sued by a former employee are seeking more than $1.4 million in legal fees from her following […]
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No cock a doodle doo in Palo Alto; roosters banned, chickens OK
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A little-known fact about suburban chicken-keeping in Palo Alto? Roosters aren’t allowed. A Washington Post story on March 2 reported that egg-laying chickens […]
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Thieves hit Victoria’s Secret for 4th time in a week
By the Daily Post staff For the fourth time this week, thieves have hit the Victoria’s Secret store in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. At about 4:30 p.m. […]
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Late math professor off school names list
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A recently deceased Stanford mathematician was removed from a short list of prominent figures from which to rename Palo Alto’s Jordan and Terman […]
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List of possible school names is narrowed down to six
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night ruled out renaming Terman and Jordan middle schools after geographic features of the city, and will […]
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SEC hits Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos with fraud charges
Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford dropout once called the “next Steve Jobs,” was charged today (March 14) with “massive fraud” by U.S. regulators for her actions while leading the Palo Alto-based […]
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Suspects in Victoria’s Secret heist crash while fleeing the store
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man and woman suspected of stealing about $7,500 worth of clothes from Victoria’s Secret were arrested after they flipped their car over […]