Palo Alto
Noise led police to illegal cannabis operation
By the Daily Post staff Police officers have shut down an illegal marijuana grow in the Crescent Park neighborhood of Palo Alto after a neighbor complained about noise, police said […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Palo Alto resident finds a grenade and military shell
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Police closed down a block South Court in Old Palo Alto this afternoon (Aug. 18) after a man said he found an old […]
Palo Alto
Council welcomes proposal for 75-unit condo complex on San Antonio Road
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council welcomed a 60-foot housing proposal for the southern part of the city tonight (Aug. 15), but a couple of […]
Palo Alto
Planning Commissioner Doria Summa jumps into council race
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A planning commissioner that has fought for slow growth in Palo Alto has entered the race for City Council. Doria Summa, 63, of […]
Mountain View
More housing proposed
By BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Cities are getting a chance to review some major housing projects amid a housing crisis and a state mandate to build more homes. […]
Palo Alto
Council puts smaller business tax on ballot after business groups agree not to campaign against it
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council agreed last night (Aug. 10) to reduce the amount of a business tax it will put on the ballot […]
Palo Alto
Criminal charges against Pets In Need workers dropped
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A judge today (Aug. 9) decided three Pets In Need employees won’t have to face criminal charges for taking a van full of […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested in murder of Palo Alto girl 40 years ago
A 75-year-old resident of Hawaii has been arrested and charged for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old Palo Alto girl in 1982, authorities announced today (Aug. 9). Almost 40 […]
Palo Alto
Council puts business tax on ballot amid threats
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (Aug. 8) to put a business tax on the Nov. 8 ballot and delay a second measure […]
Palo Alto
Necklace, phone taken from woman walking on a sidewalk
By the Daily Post staff Two men were arrested yesterday (Aug. 7) after one of them stole a necklace and a phone from a woman who was walking on the […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested in bike store robbery
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a 23-year-old man who is accused of robbing the Cardinal Bike Shop of cash. Police got a call at 2:43 […]
Palo Alto
Power expected to return by 7 p.m.
Power is out in northern and eastern Palo Alto because a tree branch fell on a line, the Utilities Department said today (Aug. 5). The outage was reported just before […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police will drop police radio encryption
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer After a 20-month battle, the Palo Alto Police Department is unencrypting its radios to once again allow the public to listen in to […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested on suspicion of burglarizing home while resident was home
By the Daily Post staff A man has been arrested after going into a Palo Alto home and rummaging around inside until the homeowner yelled at him to leave, police […]
Palo Alto
Business tax headed for the ballot
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council members voted tonight (Aug. 1) to put a business tax on the November ballot at their meeting next week. […]
Palo Alto
Workers blaming Pets in Need in criminal case over puppy deaths
By BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Three Pets in Need employees who are facing criminal charges for bringing a van full of dogs to the Palo Alto Animal Shelter on […]
Palo Alto
Binder named new police chief
By the Daily Post staff City Manager Ed Shikada has recommended that Acting Police Chief Andrew Binder, a 25-year veteran of law enforcement including seven years in Palo Alto, become […]
Caltrain
Person killed on Caltrain tracks
A Caltrain struck and killed an unidentified person near West Meadow Drive at 4:47 p.m. Saturday (July 23). No word yet on whether the person intentionally stood in front of […]
Palo Alto
Vicki Veenker, former Assembly candidate and patent attorney, jumps into City Council race
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Lawyer Vicki Veenker, who lost a hotly contested race for state Assembly to Marc Berman, announced her campaign today (July 20) for Palo […]
Palo Alto
$12,000 taken from luluemon, four arrested
By the Daily Post staff Organized thieves frequently hit the lululemon stores in the Stanford Shopping Center and in downtown Palo Alto. On Sunday, police were able to arrest four […]