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Man guilty of torching his boss’ house
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man has been found guilty of arson after he set his ex-boss’s house on fire in the Palo Verde neighborhood […]
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Palo Alto school Superintendent Max McGee resigning effective Friday
Palo Alto school Superintendent Max McGee resigned today (Sept. 26) after two school board members called for him to step down following criticism over how the district handled sexual assault […]
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City pension woes hit home as shortfall hits $405 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post correspondent As the city of Palo Alto looks for ways to reduce its massive employee pension shortfall, residents might soon start feeling the impact, officials […]
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School district has a ‘general practice’ of avoiding documentation, investigators find
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A failure by school and district administrators to properly document an on-campus sexual assault last year was rooted in a Palo Alto Unified […]
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Palo Alto’s high school principals under fire over sex assault investigation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The principals of both of Palo Alto’s public high schools were under fire yesterday as both were named among the administrators who dropped […]
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Outside attorneys: Administrators didn’t follow law or board policy when investigating sex assault at Paly
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Administrators failed to promptly or thoroughly investigate an on-campus sexual assault at Palo Alto High School last year, according to a scathing report […]
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Wrong place to end a bender — in front of the police station
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Probably the last place where you want to pass out after getting schnockered is in front of the police station. But Palo Alto […]
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Young chef competes on Food Network
Anna Ghai, 12, on the set of “Chopped Junior,” where she’ll premiere at 8 p.m. on Sept. 26. Photo by her mother, Maria Orvell. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff […]
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Housing to replace Compadres on El Camino
Compadres Mexican Bar and Grill at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto has been closed since 2008. Post file photo. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A plan […]
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Parks & Rec master plan delves into park bathroom controversy
The Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park, part of the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Department. Photo from the department’s master plan. By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent A large […]
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Simitian studies Trump’s appeal
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than 200 counties that voted for President Obama at least once went on to vote for President Trump, and Palo Alto’s county […]
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Planning Commission recommends 101 bike-ped overpass
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer If the city of Palo Alto builds a bridge over Highway 101 that could get tech commuters out of their cars, should Google […]
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2 of 5 school board members say it’s time for McGee to go
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After two confidential meetings about the Palo Alto Unified School District superintendent’s performance, two school board members called for Max McGee’s removal from […]
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Under fire from critics, school board reduces public comment time
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Amid public outrage over mishandling of money and sexual misconduct complaints in the Palo Alto Unified School District, the school board last night […]
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Power outage hits part of Palo Alto
NO POWER — Austin Wong, who works in downtown Palo Alto, found that this parking gate arm wouldn’t go up during the power outage. Post photo by Emily Mibach. The […]
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School board slammed over $4.4 million error
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Unified School District parents gave the board an earful last night (Sept. 12) after the district lost at least $4.4 million […]
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Police offer signing bonuses of up to $25,000 to attract new officers
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police are 12 officers short of the 92 they’re budgeted for, so the department is offering up to $25,000 bonuses for […]
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Councilman Greg Tanaka hit with campaign fine
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In a City Council race that hinged on development in Palo Alto, now-Councilman Greg Tanaka failed to identify several donors as real estate […]
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Report on PAUSD sex assaults is due to be released
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An internal investigation into the Palo Alto Unified School District’s botched response to a string of student sexual assaults has wrapped up with […]
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Palo Alto may hire $400,000 consultant to come up with Cubberley plan
This map, from the Cubberley Community Advisory Committee report, shows the community center site on Middlefield Road. The city owns 8 acres and the Palo Alto Unified School District owns […]