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Council negotiating tax with businesses
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Mayor Pat Burt said tonight (June 13) that he will appoint a committee of council members to negotiate with business leaders in Palo Alto […]
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Romanians, Chileans tied to heists
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Two crews of retail thieves — one saying they are Romanian and the other carrying Chilean IDs — have been arrested after stealing […]
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Police looking for additional victims of doctor accused of sex crimes
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police today (June 9) said they were looking for additional victims of a local doctor who was arrested in December on suspicion of […]
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City Council expands restrictions on removing trees
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (June 6) to nearly triple the number of trees that can’t be removed by property owners. The city […]
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Council approves Castilleja’s expansion plan after years of controversy
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 6) approved Castilleja School’s permit to renovate its campus, build an underground garage and enroll more students. It […]
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Last call for The Old Pro
This story was first printed in Thursday’s Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss any local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
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Councilman says letter contradicts what police chief told city council about encryption
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Councilman Greer Stone said he has received a letter from the state Department of Justice that contradicts what Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen […]
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Broadcom to buy Palo Alto’s VMware for $61 billion
Computer chip and software maker Broadcom will spend about $61 billion to acquire the Palo Alto cloud technology company VMware, one of the biggest deals of the year. Broadcom wants […]
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It appears Castilleja will get a permit to expand
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council indicated last night (May 24) that they’ll approve Castilleja School’s permit to renovate its campus and expand enrollment, as […]
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Measure A, a term-limits law for Valley Water, is called deceptive by opponents
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County voters are deciding on a measure that will allow longtime Valley Water board members to stay on beyond term limits that […]
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Decision near on Castilleja expansion plans
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent After years of debate and more than 20 public meetings, the Palo Alto City Council on Monday (May 23) could approve Castilleja School’s plans to […]
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2 sheriff’s candidates say they’d stop using dogs to hunt down suspects
Correction: A statement attributed to Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen about the Wayne Benitez case in an earlier version of this story was incorrect. It has been removed. BY […]
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Would-be robbers try to steal ring off of elderly woman’s hand
By the Daily Post staff Two people in a car tried to remove a ring of an elderly woman who was walking along Middlefield Road near Channing Avenue using her […]
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Homeowner sees bloody hand reaching through broken window; burglary suspect arrested
By the Daily Post staff A woman has been arrested after she broke a glass panel on the front door of a home and a homeowner watched as her bloody […]
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Cormack won’t seek second term on Palo Alto council
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilwoman Alison Cormack announced today (May 13) that she will not seek re-election after one term on Palo Alto City Council, paving the […]
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School board member buys Ruth Bader Ginsburg medal
Palo Alto school board member Jennifer DiBrienza has paid $30,000 to buy a medal honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. DiBrienza said she hopes having Ginsburg’s medal will be a “a […]
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Car chase ends with front yard crash, driver bails out but is later caught
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A car chase ended last night after a fleeing driver crashed his Ford Mustang onto a front lawn in Palo Alto and running […]
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School district reserves decision, gives space back to Palo Alto Community Child Care
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District has agreed to give classrooms back to Palo Alto Community Child Care’s after-school kids’ club — reversing […]
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Growing number of city workers make over $300,000 (2021 city salaries)
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Even though the city of Palo Alto trimmed its payroll by $2 million in 2021, to $124 million, the number of workers making more than […]
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Two suspected in bike store burglary; 1 caught, 1 at large
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police say they caught one of the two men who burglarized a bicycle shop on El Camino Real on Thursday (April 28) morning, […]