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Palo Alto hires Menlo Park’s police chief
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Police Chief Bob Jonsen will leave the department after almost five years to serve as Palo Alto’s new police chief, Palo […]
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2 alleged accomplices in courthouse escape arrested, inmates remain at large
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man and woman suspected of helping two inmates escape from the Palo Alto courthouse were arrested today (Nov. 7), though the two […]
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Manager claims racial bias at Children’s Theater
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The managing artistic director of the Palo Alto Children’s Theater has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation from […]
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History stressed in planning for Fry’s site
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer It’s off to the slow and careful races for Palo Alto’s $888,000 redevelopment plan for the Ventura neighborhood, now that City Council has […]
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Persky to become the “night judge”
By Bay City News A Palo Alto judge whose 2016 sentence of a former Stanford student-athlete convicted of sexual assault drew nationwide criticism has requested a new court assignment next […]
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City starts planning for future of Fry’s site
By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent Pieces are finally falling into place for the redevelopment of the Fry’s Electronics property in Palo Alto, after decades of discussion about the site. […]
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Inmates at large after escaping from Palo Alto Courthouse, considered dangerous
From staff and wire reports Two men charged with tying up employees at gunpoint during a cellphone store robbery made a dramatic escape today (Nov. 6) from the Palo Alto […]
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Two inmates escape from Palo Alto Courthouse
By the Daily Post staff Authorities are looking for the two inmates above who fled from the Palo Alto Courthouse this morning in what a sheriff’s official called an “orchestrated […]
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Retail restrictions getting pushback
Above is the former Anthropologie store at 999 Alma St. Google Streetview image. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An eight-month-old requirement for Palo Alto developers to rent ground-floor […]
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More youth psych beds proposed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Kids and adolescents in psychiatric crisis in Palo Alto and the rest of Santa Clara County have nowhere to receive inpatient treatment in […]
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HP Enterprise leaving Palo Alto, called a ‘harbinger of things to come’
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A piece of the company that dominated Palo Alto for decades announced yesterday that it was leaving town. Hewlett Packard Enterprise, or HPE, […]
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City manager, other top officials up for a raise
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will consider giving raises to four top city employees on Monday night, bringing City Manager Jim Keene’s salary past […]
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Council wants to study idea of creating a pedestrian mall on University Avenue
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Parts of University Avenue in Palo Alto may have a future without cars, City Council agreed during a discussion about an update to […]
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Palo Alto bans marijuana stores
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has banned marijuana-related business in town, other than deliveries, in a move intended to retain local control over regulation […]
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Suit claims Jordan student bullied, threatened with knife
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The parents of an eighth-grader with special needs have filed a lawsuit against the Palo Alto Unified School District, alleging that district employees’ […]
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City asked to allow roof decks downtown
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Home design startup Houzz wasn’t allowed to build a roof deck at its downtown Palo Alto headquarters, so it’s asking City Council on […]
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School district appoints three administrators for HR, Barron Park and Title IX
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District has named three administrators to new roles: overseeing the district’s compliance with federal civil rights law, heading […]
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Victoria’s Secret hit again — yoga pants taken
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Victoria’s Secret store in Palo Alto has been hit by theft for the second time in five days, with 50 pairs of […]
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Former planner claims retaliation, discrimination in claim against city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A former senior transportation planner has filed a claim against the city of Palo Alto, alleging sex discrimination and whistle-blower retaliation. Sarah Syed, […]
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New apartments approved for El Camino
This development will replace the former Nissan dealership that recently housed Mike’s Bikes on El Camino Real in Palo Alto. Illustration by Steinberg Architects. (This caption has been corrected to […]