Palo Alto
Council backs Becker’s bill to rein in Builder’s Remedy projects
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor A split Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 7) voted to support a bill by state Sen. Josh Becker that aims to rein the […]
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Palo Alto
Utilities commission wants to soften the blow of a big rate hike
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s Utilities Advisory Commission wants to soften the blow of raising utility rates by $536 a year for the average customer by offering […]
Palo Alto
Evan Low faces fines for Alec Baldwin appearance
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Attempted robbery reported in Midtown
A man with a gun tried to rob two men crossing a street in Palo Alto, police said today (April 2). The attempted robbery was reported on Monday around 11:30 p.m. […]
Palo Alto
Woman who has had run-ins with security outside Larry Page’s home is arrested for assault
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A woman with a long history of allegedly trying to open car doors outside Google co-founder Larry Page’s Palo Alto home has been arrested […]
Mountain View
‘American Nightmare’ kidnapper sentenced for 2009 home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View, Palo Alto
A Santa Clara County judge today (March 28) sentenced a notorious kidnapping convict to life-in-prison for a pair of home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View and Palo Alto more […]
Palo Alto
Man gets 12 years in death of woman beaten with baseball bat, strangled with pants
A 46-year-old man has pleaded no contest to a felony voluntary manslaughter charge for the brutal killing a woman in East Palo Alto in 2021 in a case his attorney […]
Palo Alto
Council wants more time before deciding whether to back bill that reins in large Builder’s Remedy projects
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (March 24) declined to take a position on state Sen. Josh Becker’s bill to rein in the Builder’s […]
Palo Alto
Survey finds support for restrooms in park
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The results are in, and people who go to Pardee Park in Palo Alto overwhelmingly want the city to add a bathroom. That’s a […]
Palo Alto
Body found at Baylands
A man was found dead in the Byxbee Park area of the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto this morning, according to police. Officers responded around 8 a.m. to a […]
Palo Alto
Police chief picks Reifschneider to be his second in command
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Chief Andrew Binder has picked James Reifschneider to be his second in command atop the Palo Alto Police Department. Reifschneider, 45, was promoted from […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto considers a vacancy tax targeting 2,000 ‘ghost homes’
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is interested in taxing vacant homes to raise money that the city could spend on affordable housing. Councilman Greer Stone […]
Palo Alto
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School board member Chiu will only meet with unions if meeting is recorded and there’s a third-party witness
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Caltrain
Passion of student killed by Caltrain recalled
An online fundraiser for a Palo Alto High School student who was killed by a Caltrain has surpassed its goal in less than a day. The money will allow the […]
Caltrain
Student killed by train is identified
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office yesterday identified 15-year-old Ash He as the Palo Alto High School student who was struck and killed […]
Palo Alto
Waymo robotaxi service now operating locally
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Goodbye Kitty — cat lounge to leave Stanford Shopping Center
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Palo Alto
Parent sues school over alleged sex assault of kindergartener by 3 boys in her class
Read the lawsuit BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A parent has sued the Palo Alto Unified School District after her kindergarten-aged daughter was allegedly touched inappropriately by three boys […]
Palo Alto
Cal Ave. and Ramona Street closed to cars permanently
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (March 10) took the final step to close California Avenue and a half block of Ramona Street to cars, […]