Palo Alto

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An investment in stability or an unnecessary surcharge? Current and former board members tonight (May 18) debated an $800 parcel tax measure for the […]

Past and present board members will debate tonight (May 18) whether voters should approve an $800 parcel tax for the Palo Alto Unified School District. Former board members Todd Collins […]

A jury has found that the Palo Alto Unified School District is not liable in the lawsuit brought by former robotics teacher Kathy Krier, according to an announcement from the […]

BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor  Palo Alto City Council tonight (May 11) unanimously decided not to close the Churchill Road rail crossing to cars after students and parents asked […]

Arnav Singh, a 20-year-old Gunn High School graduate, has been found dead in San Jose, police announced today (May 11).  Singh had taken a gap year off after graduating from […]

Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims, who drew attention for her affair with a student while she was a dean at Stanford, announced tonight (May 11) that she will not seek […]

Opponents of a parcel tax measure aimed to fund Palo Alto schools have filed a complaint to a state ethics board about a flyer sent out by proponents of the […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A mother has settled her lawsuit against the Palo Alto Unified School District that said her daughter was touched inappropriately by three boys in […]

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The city of Palo Alto today (May 7) announced a deal with a developer who wanted to build towers reaching 17 stories on top of Mollie Stone’s Market on California […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A rare battle has begun over the Palo Alto Unified School District’s proposal to renew its parcel tax. Measure B is opposed by two […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District hasn’t paid a law firm that successfully challenged the district’s policies for placing students in ninth grade math, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Bay Area Air District heard hundreds of public comments yesterday (May 6) for and against its proposed ban on buying natural gas water […]

A jury today (May 6) convicted a man in the non-fatal shooting of a Mountain View police officer after a traffic stop, according to prosecutors. Following a trial, Jeffrey Choy […]

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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Two parents are suing the Palo Alto Unified School District over its handling of two former superintendents who were paid nearly $1 million to resign. […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A realtor who has struck fear throughout a Palo Alto neighborhood has avoided jail for violating restraining orders and allegedly attacking Google co-founder Larry […]

Measure B on the June 2 ballot asks voters in the Palo Alto Unified School District to authorize an $800-per-parcel tax that would last four years and commence on June […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Text messages between Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims and her school district friends show that Lythcott-Haims voted against a volunteer for a city commission because of […]

Palo Altans have been generous with the school district over the years, approving the last four parcel taxes by wide margins. This time, with just days before ballots hit the […]