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City cuts ties with volunteer who was arrested for sex crimes
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has cut ties with a longtime volunteer after he was arrested for allegedly trying to meet up with […]
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Planning commissioner announces council run
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Planning Commissioner George Lu today (May 28) announced his candidacy for Palo Alto City Council, becoming the second pro-housing candidate under 35 to […]
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Liccardo funder paid for recount, coordination alleged
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo’s wealthiest supporter helped pay for the recount that knocked Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian out of the […]
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New leader for Castilleja
Castilleja School announced today (May 20) that it has selected its new head of school. Betty Noel-Pierre will lead the K-12 girls’ school at 1310 Bryant St. in Palo Alto […]
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Mayor question won’t be on ballot
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor The Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (May 20) not to place a measure on the ballot regarding a directly elected mayor. The council […]
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Two Palo Alto fire stations don’t have engine crews
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has two fire stations without a fire engine, leaving south Palo Alto with only one engine that could […]
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Woman sues police after her arm is broken during an arrest
Correction: The version of this story that was printed on May 10 contained errors that have been corrected below. The story misidentified the police officer in the photo. The officer […]
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Biden coming to Palo Alto, Portola Valley for fundraisers
President Biden is scheduled to arrive at Moffett Field tonight for a couple of fundraising events tomorrow. Tomorrow he’ll attend a fundraiser at the Portola Valley home of venture capitalist […]
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Pete McCloskey, former Congressman and environmental pioneer, dies at 96
Former Palo Alto Congressman Pete McCloskey, a Republican congressman who was a founder of Earth Day and who challenged President Richard Nixon over Vietnam, died today at his home in […]
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Low to face Liccardo, Simitian loses Congressional bid
Long-time Palo Alto official Joe Simitian won’t be running for Congress this fall. Assemblyman Evan Low, D-Campbell, has narrowly defeated Simitian, a Santa Clara County Supervisor and a Democrat, for […]
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City considers new tax to bring back downtown
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Discussions of how to boost retail in Palo Alto have produced what may be a surprising idea from some city officials: tax office space […]
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State election commission favors changing rule to allow councilwoman to collect speaking fees
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A state commission that regulates money in politics has endorsed a rule change to allow Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims to keep getting […]
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Race on for school board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Parent Nicole Chiu-Wang announced today (April 29) that she is running for Palo Alto school board for a second time, guaranteeing a competitive race […]
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Voters to decide if bus lane goes through park land
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The thought of doing away with parkland in Palo Alto would typically be controversial, but a pitch by Stanford to build a bus […]
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Handful of properties added to historic list
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (April 22) to add 16 properties to a local historic list, just a fraction of what the […]
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Converted hotel shut down
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has cleared out a hotel that had been converted to apartments for 26 Stanford graduate students who were living […]
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Palo Alto man arrested in child porn case
Robert Wenzlau of Palo Alto was arrested Thursday on four charges alleging lewd contact with a child online. Wenzlau, 67, was arrested by police in the 1400 block of Dana […]
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Fire station to move into Cubberley during construction
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff writer The city of Palo Alto is putting a temporary fire station at the Cubberley Community Center for two years while the fire station […]
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El Camino parking stays…for now
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 1) stopped short of getting rid of parking on El Camino Real, but only so that Caltrans […]
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Council will decide if it wants bike lanes on El Camino
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will decide tonight (April 1) whether Caltrans should get rid of parking along El Camino Real in favor of […]