Palo Alto

The city of Palo Alto is putting the finishing touches on a roundabout at Ross Road and Meadow Drive. Post photo.

Ross Road roundabout remains despite petition

March 11, 2018 6:03 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has made some slight changes to its plans as hundreds of residents have signed a petition calling for […]

Police said the mugging happened in the 500 block of Homer Avenue in Palo Alto.

Gunman at large after street robbery

March 11, 2018 11:25 am

By the Daily Post staff Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a pedestrian of his wallet and cellphone last night (March 10) in the 500 block of Homer […]

Palo Alto High School principal resigns after disciplinary letter goes public

March 9, 2018 12:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff Embattled Palo Alto High School Principal Kim Diorio announced today (March 9) that she will resign after 11 years at the school, the last four […]

An illustration from the Cool Block website.

Council puts Cool Block community organizing program on ice

March 9, 2018 9:24 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council decided to put off discussion of a $100,000 contract with a vol- unteer-organizing program favored by City Manager Jim […]

Neighbors speak out on church’s request for permit to be a community center

March 8, 2018 10:46 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A neighborhood meeting about the noise and traffic problems caused by community groups that rent space at a Palo Alto church turned into […]

Disciplinary letters to principals of both Palo Alto high schools released — one fires back

March 8, 2018 12:02 am

By the Daily Post staff The principals of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools failed to follow school district procedures when responding to the complaint of a girl who had […]

Principal balks at release of her discipline record

March 7, 2018 7:00 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The principal of Palo Alto High School is seeking to prevent the Palo Alto school district from complying with a Public Records Act […]

Innocent man sues police over arrest

March 7, 2018 2:54 am

The following was originally published in the Daily Post on March 2. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man who was arrested for a felony that he didn’t […]

Could city’s move toward labor-negotiation transparency spread to school district?

March 6, 2018 11:23 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After the city of Palo Alto voted to move forward on a proposal to make union negotiations more transparent by posting offers and […]

Hundreds say stop traffic project that includes roundabouts

March 4, 2018 10:32 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than 460 people have signed an online petition urging the city of Palo Alto to stop its traffic improvements at busy intersections […]

Neighborhood leaders balk at city proposal to contract with neighborhood organizing program

March 4, 2018 6:02 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto neighborhood umbrella organization has raised concerns about redundancy and a lack of transparency in a proposed $100,000 contract with a […]

Palo Alto City Council members who called for more openness in labor negotiations.

City to disclose more about labor negotiations

March 3, 2018 5:03 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A call for greater transparency when the city of Palo Alto negotiates with employee unions has won the support of City Council. The […]