Palo Alto
Palo Alto Council picks Lauing, Veenker to lead
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Jan. 6) picked Ed Lauing as mayor and Vicki Veenker as vice mayor, putting her in line for the […]
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Police have ‘promising leads’ in downtown burglaries
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Police officers are following “promising leads” in response to a series of overnight restaurant burglaries that have left owners and employees on edge, Capt. […]
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Perry, the Barron Park donkey, has died
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Perry the donkey, who had a long and loving connection with Palo Alto residents and other members of his herd in the Barron […]
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Burglars target downtown restaurants — taking a safe in one case
This story was first printed in the Thursday, Jan. 2, Daily Post. To read all of the important local stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
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‘Hello Kitty, Goodbye Kitty’ — city threatens to shut down Mini Cat Town
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto city planners are threatening to shut down a cat lounge and adoption center at the Stanford Shopping Center because the business isn’t […]
Palo Alto
Former City Manager June Fleming dies at 93
June H. Fleming, who rose from librarian to become the city manager of Palo Alto, has died at age 93 in Franklin, Va., where she moved upon her retirement. Fleming […]
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Magnussen’s Toyota wants to move to Mountain View; one of Palo Alto’s biggest sales tax generators
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer One of Palo Alto’s largest sales tax generators could be moving out if a new Toyota dealership gets past neighborhood opposition in Mountain View. […]
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West Elm, a large store downtown, is closing
This story first appeared in the Monday, Dec. 23, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the important news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
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Council members give themselves $2,000 for computers and supplies
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has voted to give each of its members $2,000 to spend a year on tech-related expenses, like a new cellphone […]
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Valley Water threatens to exit San Francisquito Creek flood abatement agency
This story was first printed in this morning’s (Dec. 20) Daily Post. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
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Town & Country handing out parking tickets to non-customers of shopping center
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto resident Jay Chesavage says he parked at Town and Country Village the other day to bring tools to his wife across the […]
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Valley Water weighs leaving creek agency
This story was first printed Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the print edition of the Post in the mornings […]
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$40 million to widen downtown sidewalks
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Members of Palo Alto City Council are worried about the $40 million price tag for widening the sidewalks on University Avenue but voted to […]
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Palo Alto Transportation official leaves for Golden Gate Bridge District
Palo Alto Chief Transportation Official Philip Kamhi is stepping down from the city of Palo Alto to take a position with the Golden Gate Bridge District. Kamhi is the fourth […]
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Christmas Tree Lane starts on Saturday
Christmas Tree Lane, the traditional decoration of the street and homes along the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street in Palo Alto, will begin its 84th year this Saturday […]
In the news
Post wins major awards at San Francisco Press Club competition
The Daily Post won first-place awards for Breaking News, Best Column-News/Political and headline writing in the San Francisco Press Club annual Excellence in Journalism competition last night (Dec. 5). The […]
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Kiwanis honors VanDerveer
The Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto will present the Kiwanis Angel of Service award to legendary Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer at a dinner on Dec. 11 at the […]
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Initial count shows Reckdahl will likely win council seat; Summa was tied in mail votes but lost in electronic balloting
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An initial vote count, announced tonight, shows that Keith Reckdahl was elected to Palo Alto City Council by 10 votes over Doria Summa amid […]
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Dark comedy set in Palo Alto opens on Apple TV, Amazon Prime
“The Last Day of Retrograde,” a dark indie comedy that has a heavy helping of local scenes, has been released on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. Set in Palo Alto […]
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13 votes separate candidates
It appears likely that first-term Redwood City council member Lissette Espinoza-Garnica won’t be re-elected, though it will be by the slimmest of margins. She appears to be losing to a […]