Palo Alto
Locals get a peek at new Tesla Model 3
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer First-time Tesla buyers and curious onlookers got to scope out the new Model 3 sedan yesterday (Jan. 12) at Stanford Shopping Center in […]
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Franco event canceled amid allegations
By the Associated Press The New York Times has canceled a public event with Palo Alto native James Franco days after the Golden Globe winner was accused of sexual misconduct. […]
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Stanford doctor killed in Page Mill Road crash
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford radiologist and cancer researcher died after he crashed his car into a large tree during a rainstorm just outside Palo Alto, […]
Palo Alto
Heavy rain blamed for two power outages
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Torrential rains that battered the mid-Peninsula caused two power outages in Palo Alto this morning (Jan. 9), city utilities officials said. From 9:30 […]
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$100,000 in Gucci bags stolen by group of thieves at Nordstrom
By the Daily Post staff Between nine and 20 people, armed with knives and wire cutters, ran into Nordstorm at the Stanford Shopping Center at 8:37 last night (Jan. 8) […]
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Kniss new mayor, Filseth vice mayor in an event that had controversy and cake
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s mayoral and vice mayoral election — normally a straightforward coronation ceremony — was accented with controversy last night after Councilman Tom […]
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1,700 lose power in Palo Alto
The Palo Alto Utilities Department reports that about 1,700 customers had lost their power starting at about 9:30 p.m. The cause of the outage is unknown, but likely caused by […]
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‘Home Alone’ actor John Heard had narcotics in his system when he died
“Home Alone” actor John Heard, who died of a heart attack in a Palo Alto hotel room on July 21, had a number of painkilling narcotics in his system, a […]
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Palo Alto native James Franco wins Golden Globe
Palo Alto native James Franco won the Golden Globe Sunday night for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performance as the infamous “The Room” filmmaker Tommy Wiseau. […]
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Developer Harold Hohbach left his mark on Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto developer and Silicon Valley patent lawyer Harold Hohbach has died, marking the end of an era in a city that will […]
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A reader’s guide to local races on Tuesday
If you’re just now catching up on the campaign leading up to Tuesday’s election, we’ve provided links to some of the stories and editorials that have appeared previously in the […]
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Paly streakers frolicking at Sunken Diamond
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Five naked Palo Alto High School students were stopped and interviewed by Stanford public safety deputies after being spotted streaking through the Sunken […]
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Kniss in line to become next mayor; choice of vice mayor is up in the air
This story was originally printed by the Daily Post on Dec. 30. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Vice Mayor Liz Kniss may soon be stepping up […]
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Blood deliveries by drone proposed — city submits unique ideas to FAA
This story was originally printed Dec. 11 in the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Drones might soon be buzzing overhead to deliver units of blood from Stanford […]
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City getting more applications for granny units, but new law raises questions
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto is looking to iron out some wrinkles in an ordinance passed last year aimed at encouraging construction of granny […]
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College Terrace Market closing after six months
By the Daily Post staff College Terrace Market, 2100 El Camino Real, is closing after six months in business, the third grocery store to shut down in Palo Alto in […]
Menlo Park
Growth cap in Menlo Park plan nearly exhausted 14 years early
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Dec. 4. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is already approaching a development cap set […]
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City settles overtime dispute, a group of firefighters could get up to $1.5 million
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A group of Palo Alto firefighters who sued the city for additional overtime wages last year have settled with the city, which has […]
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Not everyone is sold on roundabouts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In a bid for safety, the city of Palo Alto is building a roundabout to slow traffic on Ross Road at East Meadow […]
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City settles with fired planner who alleged sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has agreed to pay a transportation planner it fired last year more than $47,000 after she filed a […]