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Parents say new math test doesn’t add up
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto Unified students who want to skip a grade of middle school math must first pass five hours of tests — exams that […]
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Move from natural gas to electric may strain city’s grid, council members say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As the city of Palo Alto moves from natural gas to electric, some council members said last night (April 19) they’re worried about […]
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Bill Busse, retired architect and optimistic volunteer, dies at 93
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Bill Busse, a retired Palo Alto architect and a hands-on volunteer who spread enthusiasm and a glass-half-full attitude, has died at age 93. […]
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In-person high school graduation returning
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer High school seniors will get a “good solid graduation” this year, Superintendent Don Austin said, after the district last year replaced the traditional […]
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Poll: Eshoo, leave news channels alone – Group pays for survey of Eshoo’s constituents
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Most of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s constituents don’t think the government should send letters to cable or internet television providers suggesting they shut down […]
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Lawsuit over dog attack calls cops ‘sadistic’
To view the dog attack, here’s the video Palo Alto police released and here’s a link to the eight videos Mountain View police released. Word Count: 349 BY KYLE MARTIN […]
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What about some music downtown and on Cal Ave.?
Word Count: 315 BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s Mayor Tom DuBois and Vice Mayor Pat Burt both want to see live concerts on University and California […]
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Man arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 70s
By the Daily Post staff Police today (April 14) announced the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in her 70s in a downtown parking lot. On […]
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Power outage in Palo Alto — third in three weeks
By the Daily Post staff 3 p.m. Wednesday — Last night’s outage was caused by a failed underground cable, according to Catherine Elvert, spokeswoman for Palo Alto Utilities. About 2,000 […]
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Council limits its new tool to encourage housing
Correction: A comment attributed to Angie Evans was incorrect in an earlier version. It has been corrected in this version. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City […]
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Library won’t pull disputed Dr. Seuss books
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Word Count: 394 Palo Alto and other Santa Clara County libraries will keep six Dr. Seuss books in circulation after the late author’s […]
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Public sharply critical of police dog attack and police radio encryption
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Altans expressed outrage over the attack of a sleeping man by a Palo Alto police dog and they called upon City Council […]
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Residents outraged over police dog attack and they want encryption to end
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Altans expressed outrage over the attack of a sleeping man by a Palo Alto police dog and they called upon City Council […]
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Police release additional video of police dog attack on victim of mistaken identity
By the Daily Post staff The city of Palo Alto tonight (April 5) released additional video of the June 25 police dog attack of a man who was mistaken for […]
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May Fete will be a ‘reverse parade’ this year
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto’s May Fete Parade, when the town’s children walk with their pets in a parade downtown, will be different this year because of the […]
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Police ask state if they can temporarily drop encryption
This story was printed in Saturday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. BY KYLE MARTIN […]
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From the archives: Palo Alto to spend $4 million on new radio system; Redwood City’s experience was a fiasco
The following story appeared in the June 16, 2017, edition of the Daily Post. We’re posting the story today because it provides some background for tonight’s Palo Alto City Council […]
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Blown transformer causes power outage
By the Daily Post staff Monday — The Palo Alto Utilities Department says a blown transformer caused last night’s power outage in the Crescent Park neighborhood. The department said the […]
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Carjacking foiled, would-be victim holds suspect for cops
By the Daily Post staff A driver in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood this morning stopped a carjacker from taking his car, and held him until deputies could arrive and […]
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A city policy kept police dog attack secret
To view the dog attack, here’s the video Palo Alto police released. And here’s a link to the eight videos Mountain View police released. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff […]