Caltrain
Half of Caltrain deaths were in Palo Alto
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Half of the deaths on the Caltrain tracks last year were in Palo Alto, according to coroner data. The people who died ranged in […]
Palo Alto
Caltrain
Expert says people should talk openly about suicides, not hide them
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An expert in suicide prevention said Palo Alto students should be taught how to recognize warning signs in their friends as a way to […]
Palo Alto
New Palo Alto City Attorney has worked in Berkeley and Cupertino
Chris Jensen, currently assistant city attorney in Berkeley, has been hired by the Palo Alto City Council as city attorney, replacing Molly Stump. Jensen was Cupertino’s city attorney from 2021 […]
Palo Alto
Council wants to replace city’s ride share service with Lyft, Uber vouchers
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council wants to pay Uber and Lyft to give rides to low-income residents as a way to replace the city’s own […]
Palo Alto
Ex-superintendent to get over $500K from district
Read the agreement here. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District will pay former Superintendent Don Austin $596,802 in exchange for his resignation, according to […]
Palo Alto
Council eyes RV permit program
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has endorsed a permit program for RV dwellers as a way to cap their numbers and manage their bad behavior. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school board picks acting superintendent
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board today (Feb. 23) picked Deputy Superintendent Trent Bahadursingh to replace Superintendent Don Austin while the district searches for a […]
Caltrain
Guards may watch tracks to prevent deaths
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council on Monday (Feb. 23) will consider hiring security guards to watch the Caltrain tracks 24/7 in an effort to prevent […]
Palo Alto
Don Austin out as Palo Alto schools superintendent
Read the statement here. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Don Austin is stepping down as superintendent of the Palo Alto Unified School District in what is described as a […]
Palo Alto
Man accused of trying to take teen’s cellphone
A man has been arrested for trying to take a high school student’s cellphone at the downtown Palo Alto bus station, police said. Roderick Henry Perkins, 60, of East Palo […]
Palo Alto
Zuckerberg is moving to Florida
Billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg — whose compound of homes in Palo Alto has become a lightning rod for critics — is in the process of moving to south Florida, […]
Palo Alto
UPDATED: School district agrees to pay $3.25 million to teacher accused of unsubstantiated rape allegations
Original story posted at 7:12 a.m. Friday; Updated at 12:12 p.m. Saturday. BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor The Palo Alto school board has agreed to pay $3.25 million to Fletcher […]
Palo Alto
School board puts reduced parcel tax on June ballot
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto school board yesterday unanimously voted to put a parcel tax renewal on the June ballot. The tax will be at a lower […]
Caltrain
Community urges council to close train crossing after deaths
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto community members are urging City Council to close the intersection where Churchill Avenue intersects with the railroad tracks after a Caltrain hit and […]
Palo Alto
Suicide victim’s family posts remembrance of daughter who wanted to bring people together
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto High School junior Summer Devi Mehta had a seemingly endless list of activities she loved to do: from listening to hip hop music, […]
Palo Alto
Poll shows a Cubberley tax would fail at the polls
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council on Monday (Feb. 9) is scheduled to sign an agreement with TheaterWorks for a new theatre at Cubberley Community Center, but […]
Palo Alto
Man confronts burglars in his own house
Palo Alto police are looking for a group of burglars who broke into a home on Maple Street — while a resident was home. Maple is a one-block street between […]
Palo Alto
School unions seek 28% pay increase for teachers, 47% for non-teachers
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto Unified School District is pushing back on union proposals to increase salaries by 28% for teachers and 47% for non-teachers, according to […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools superintendent calls to close train crossing
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Don Austin today (Feb. 5) sent a letter to the City Council asking to close off where Churchill Avenue […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police chief out on medical leave
Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder is out on medical leave, city officials confirmed to the Post tonight (Feb. 2). During Binder’s absence, due to recurring back pain, Assistant Chief […]