Menlo Park
Replacement of troublesome bridge hits a snag
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Replacement of the Pope-Chaucer Street Bridge — which was blamed for much of the damage in the 1998 flood that inundated Palo Alto, […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
County blesses plan for teacher housing on Grant Ave.
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County supervisors voted unanimously yesterday (Jan. 23) to usher ahead a plan to house public schoolteachers on a 1.5-acre plot of […]
Palo Alto
Franco comes out of hiding, sort of
Palo Alto native James Franco attended last night’s SAG Awards, but viewers might not have seen him. After being accused of sexual misconduct, the “Disaster Artist” star appeared to skip […]
Palo Alto
Simitian proposes teacher housing near Palo Alto courthouse
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian of Palo Alto announced Friday that he wants to build teacher housing on 1.5 acres of land the county […]
Palo Alto
Dylan Farrow describes alleged assault by Woody Allen
By the Associated Press In her first televised interview, Dylan Farrow described in detail Woody Allen’s alleged sexual assault of her, and called actors who work in his films “complicit” […]
Palo Alto
Franco to come out of hiding
“The Disaster Artist” star James Franco, who is a Palo Alto High School grad, was said to be “hiding out” after several women accused him of inappropriate sexual behavior but […]
Palo Alto
Part-time Paly music teacher arrested on sex charges
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A part-time music teacher who was arrested on suspicion of touching a Sunnyvale high school student inappropriately also worked at Palo Alto High […]
Palo Alto
Actress accuses Seal of groping
Musician Seal, who had blasted Oprah Winfrey for being friendly with alleged rapist Harvey Weinstein, now faces sexual misconduct allegations of his own, TMZ reported yesterday (Jan. 16). Actress Tracey […]
Palo Alto
Burger war: Shake Shack coming to Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Get ready for the great West Coast-East Coast burger powers to wage war in Palo Alto. Shake Shack, the New York City burger […]
Palo Alto
Lawsuit claims city utility fees are illegal because they’re taxes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A woman is waging a class-action lawsuit against the city of Palo Alto, claiming that residents and businesses have been hit with illegal […]
Palo Alto
‘Time’s Up’ pin prompted woman to go public with accusations against ‘Master of None’ star
“Master of None” star Aziz Ansari is being accused of sexual assault by a New York woman, who says she resents that he wore a “Time’s Up” pin at the […]
Palo Alto
Actor James Franco in ‘hiding’ after allegations surface
Actor James Franco is reportedly “hiding out” after five women accused the Palo Alto High graduate of sexual misconduct, according to media reports. The prolific 39-year-old film star was a […]
Palo Alto
Steven Seagal accused of raping woman
Two women have accused action movie star Steven Seagal of rape and sexual assault, The Wrap reported yesterday (Jan 12). Regina Simons, 43, was an 18-year-old extra in “Deadly Ground” […]
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 […]
Palo Alto
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. […]
Palo Alto
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 […]
Palo Alto
$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) […]
Palo Alto
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 […]
Palo Alto
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 […]