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Train hits a car, and once again GPS navigation is blamed
By the Daily Post staff For the second time in three days, a Caltrain has hit a car on the tracks. And, once again, a driver is blaming a GPS […]
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Boy’s parents sue school district over potato gun mishap
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a Palo Alto middle-schooler has sued the school district after the boy accidentally shot himself in the eye with a […]
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Church loses tenants following zoning dispute with city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Several community groups that rented space at the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto have moved out since neighbors’ noise, traffic and parking […]
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Parking enforcement to increase in California Avenue area
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council has approved a plan to pull police off of parking enforcement at five Stanford off-campus lots associated with Stanford Hospital. The […]
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Ex-Palo Alto teacher denies sex charges during trial
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A former Palo Alto elementary school teacher denied in court yesterday (Feb. 6) that he had ever acted inappropriately with his ex-girlfriend’s daughter, […]
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Digital DNA egg artist threatens to sue city if it removes statue
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The New York City artist behind “Digital DNA,” the 7-foot-tall, egg-shaped circuit board sculpture at Lytton Plaza, has threatened to sue the city […]
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Palo Alto’s Rotary Clubs hold speech contest for high school students
By the Daily Post staff Two girls from Gunn High School are the winners of the Palo Alto Rotary Clubs student speech contest. The two Rotary Clubs in Palo Alto […]
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‘Bachelor’ hopeful reported missing, turns up on TV
A Humboldt County woman who was reported as missing by her mother was actually competing on “The Bachelor.” Rebekah Martinez’s mother could not reach her 22-year-old daughter for six days, […]
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Palo Alto police get two reports of mountain lions in different neighborhoods
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police received two reports of dog-size mountain lions last night (Feb. 3) — one in the Midtown neighborhood and another not far from […]
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School board wants new school site included in Stanford growth plan
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board decided Tuesday (Jan. 30) to urge Santa Clara County to require Stanford to set aside land for a […]
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Remaining art from Franco on Paly campus to be removed
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto schools interim Superintendent Karen Hendricks said today (Feb. 1) that the decision to remove actor James Franco’s mural at Palo Alto High School […]
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Adult film actress coy about alleged Trump affair
A signed statement attributed to adult film star Stormy Daniels denied she ever had an affair with President Trump, but she said she didn’t know where it came from while […]
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Palo Alto High School paints over James Franco mural
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto High School administrators have suddenly painted over a mural by one of the school’s most famous alumni, actor and filmmaker James […]
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Man accused of wild spree — groping, head-butting a nurse, spitting in a paramedic’s face, various assaults and robbing P.F. Chang’s
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a man accused of groping a Macy’s employee in the butt, robbing P.F. Chang’s at the Stanford Shopping Center, spitting […]
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Suspected prowler, a wanted felon, arrested after a police search
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said today (Jan. 31) they arrested a wanted felon after he was spotted prowling on the rooftop of a residential garage. Arrested […]
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Work begins on a new fire station in Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto officials today (Jan. 30) broke ground on a $5.9 million, two-story fire station at Embarcadero and Newell roads, replacing a 70-year-old station that […]
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City fights back over ruling on Edgewood fines
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is fighting back after a judge ordered the return of $318,250 in fines levied to a real estate […]
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Tom Hanks to play Mister Rogers
By the Associated Press It’s a beautiful day in this neighborhood for Tom Hanks, who’ll star as Mister Rogers in the upcoming biopic “You Are My Friend.” TriStar Pictures announced […]
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Palo Alto school board may ask Stanford for another school site
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has responded to Stanford’s plan to expand by 2.3 million square feet with nine demands, including a third […]
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The Post is looking for your stories about the 1998 flood
Do you remember the flood of 1998 that caused extensive damage to homes and businesses in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto? Next Saturday, Feb. 3, is the […]