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The new Stanford Hospital, which opened this fall. Stanford Health photo.
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Overdose victim dies after he’s dumped at hospital

June 5, 2023 3:50 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man who had suffered a drug overdose was dropped off by his friends in a parking lot at Stanford Hospital, police said.  […]

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High school graduation day: Paly grads urged not to lose their school spirit

June 2, 2023 4:49 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mia Rose Tuifua, who graduated from Palo Alto High School yesterday and will become the first in her family to go to college, […]

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High school graduation day: Gunn grads talk about their experiences

June 2, 2023 4:41 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Four student speakers gave a window into life at Gunn High School during yesterday’s graduation ceremonies, and their experiences ranged from one filled […]

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Office for Civil Rights investigating complaint about special ed

May 31, 2023 12:01 am

This story was first published in Friday’s Daily Post. To get the important local stories first, pick up the Post in the morning at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]

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Residents don’t want convicted arsonist to camp near them

May 30, 2023 8:20 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Residents are petitioning the city of Palo Alto to do something about a man who is lighting fires, cutting down trees, screaming swear words […]

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UPDATED: School district responds after teacher and employee are injured in fight with student at JLS

May 28, 2023 5:35 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer UPDATE, MAY 27 — The Palo Alto Unified School District will hire a team of “behavioral intervention coaches” following a fight with a student […]

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Developer wants to convert closed theaters into offices

May 27, 2023 6:36 pm

The following story was first printed in the Daily Post on May 12. If you want to stay up-to-date on local news, pick up the Post in the mornings. Our […]

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City makes a ‘one-off’ exception to gas ban that will allow celebrity chef to open restaurant

May 18, 2023 10:19 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is settling a dispute with the Stanford Shopping Center for trying to stop the installation of a natural gas […]

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Pride flag ripped down from church — police investigate it as a possible hate crime

May 17, 2023 10:23 am

A vandal ripped down a Pride flag at a Palo Alto church, and police say they’re investigating it as a possible hate crime. An employee at First Lutheran Church, 600 […]

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Hearing postponed on whether councilwoman can continue to collect speaking fees

May 17, 2023 9:19 am

UPDATE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 — The Fair Political Practices Commission meeting that was scheduled for Thursday (May 18), during which the panel would discuss whether a Palo Alto councilwoman can […]

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Kou running for state Assembly against Berman

May 15, 2023 9:11 am

Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou, a critic of state legislation to increase housing density in neighborhoods, announced today that she is running for the state Assembly seat now held by […]

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400 sign petition to bring back multivariable calculus

May 13, 2023 10:51 pm

By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Parents and students aren’t backing down in their fight to get an advanced math class reinstated at the Palo Alto Unified School District. […]

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Caltrans wants to replace parking spaces along El Camino in Palo Alto with bike lanes

May 11, 2023 7:24 pm

May 5, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrans is proposing to replace parking spaces with bike lanes along El Camino Real in Palo Alto. Caltrans officials met […]

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City’s gas ban puts celebrity chef’s proposed restaurant at Stanford Shopping Center in doubt

May 10, 2023 5:29 pm

This story first appeared Saturday, May 6, in the print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the Post in the […]

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Highest paid city employee made $491,400 last year — salary figures for 2022 are out

May 9, 2023 3:53 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto’s city manager is typically the city’s highest paid employee, but that wasn’t the case last year, when Fire Capt. Barry Marchisio took […]

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UPDATE: Hazmat mystery — woman dies, three police officers released from hospital

May 8, 2023 2:15 pm

By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, Monday, 5 a.m.: A woman in her 50s has died possibly from an unknown substance found in her SUV in Palo Alto. Someone called […]

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Opinion — City leaders should stand up for the right to know and support anti-encryption bill

May 8, 2023 1:18 pm

OPINION May 1, 2023 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Politicians love to say that they’re in favor of transparency. Well now here’s an opportunity for them to stand up […]

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Masseur jailed on suspicion of sexual assault

May 6, 2023 8:45 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A 58-year-old masseur, accused of sexually assaulting one of his female clients at LaBelle Day Spa & Salon in Town & Country Village, […]

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Lythcott-Haims waited two months after she was elected to ask state agency about speaking fees she was collecting

May 5, 2023 10:01 am

This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Wednesday, April 12. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the […]

Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka. File photo.
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Tanaka suggests using artificial intelligence at City Hall to reduce labor costs

May 1, 2023 9:15 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka said tonight (May 1) that he wants to look at laying off city employees and replacing them with […]

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Teen arrested on suspicion of setting fires at Cubberley

May 1, 2023 9:12 pm

CORRECTION: The woman who reported a fire at Cubberley Community Center rents studio space there to make art. A city worker misinterpreted her 911 call and incorrectly said that she […]

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Council adds new faces to Human Relations Commission

May 1, 2023 9:11 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council added new faces to the Human Relations Commission tonight while favoring existing members for the Parks and Recreation Commission. […]

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Auditor suggests that residents should participate in screening police applicants

May 1, 2023 12:42 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Police Department should put residents on a panel to interview potential new hires, Independent Police Auditor Michael Gennaco recommended in […]

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Flood plans trigger sense of deja vu – residents have heard it all before

April 28, 2023 12:25 pm

By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Residents who came to the multipurpose room at Duveneck Elementary School to hear about the city of Palo Alto’s plans for addressing flooding […]

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City clerk is leaving for a job in St. Helena

April 28, 2023 12:06 pm

This story first appeared in the print edition of Friday morning’s Daily Post. If you want to get the latest local news first, pick up the Post at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]

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UPDATED: Police arrest teen suspected of posting shooting threat at Paly

April 27, 2023 5:33 pm

THURSDAY, April 27 — Palo Alto police today arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of posting a note on the door of a classroom at Palo Alto High School threatening […]

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Resident interrupts a burglar trying to break in to his home

April 24, 2023 4:46 pm

A resident in the 1500 block of Dana Avenue in Palo Alto interrupted a burglar trying to break into his home, police said. The resident told police that somebody had […]

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Students urge school board to reinstate two advanced math classes

April 22, 2023 4:08 pm

This story was originally published April 20 in the print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to stay up-to-date on local news, pick up the Post in the […]

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Police: Robbers targeted Asians

April 22, 2023 9:30 am

By the Daily Post staff A man who committed a series of armed robberies, including two in Palo Alto, told police that his crew targeted Asian victims because “they believed […]

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La Comida faces July 1 deadline to find a dining room

April 20, 2023 6:54 pm

This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on April 12. If you want to stay up-to-date on local news, pick up the Post in the […]

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Three arrested in armed robberies

April 17, 2023 8:48 pm

UPDATE, TUESDAY, 4:20 P.M. — Three young men have been arrested for committing back-to-back robberies with a gun in south Palo Alto, police said today. The crew was arrested in […]

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Pedestrian killed by train at Churchill Ave.

April 16, 2023 9:19 pm

A Caltrain struck and killed a person at 8:43 tonight (April 16) at the Churchill Avenue crossing in Palo Alto, a spokesman for the railroad said. The person who died […]

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Batteries blamed for Tesla fire

April 14, 2023 8:16 pm

This story originally appeared in the Wednesday, April 12, print edition of the Daily Post. For all of the local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]

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Speaking fees paid to councilwoman raise legal issues

April 13, 2023 8:09 am

This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Wednesday, April 12. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the […]

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Update: Police arrest man on suspicion of sexually assaulting woman in California Avenue underpass

April 11, 2023 11:30 pm

UPDATE, APRIL 11 — A man was arrested at UC-Berkeley Tuesday (April 11) after trying to rape a woman in the California Avenue pedestrian underpass in Palo Alto, police said. […]

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