Palo Alto

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The director of Palo Alto’s public art program says that she didn’t know who Assata Shakur was when she approved the controversial figure’s inclusion […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (Feb. 26) to suspend its ban on natural gas in new buildings following a court decision striking […]

Palo Alto police arrested a man who allegedly had methamphetamine in his pocket when he went on a downtown vandalism spree, shattering front windows of three businesses. At 10:54 a.m. […]

Police in Palo Alto have arrested a woman suspected of an auto burglary, authorities said. At 8:58 a.m. Thursday, dispatchers got a 911 report of a possible auto burglary in […]

Caltrain reports that one of its trains hit and killed a person on the tracks this morning, and last night a car hit and killed a bicyclist on El Camino […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Candidates running against Assemblyman Marc Berman are challenging his and the state’s approach to housing, which is focused on mandating cities to plan […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Parents brawled on the basketball court at Gunn High School last night (Feb. 13) seconds after a one-point overtime win over Wilcox High […]

A man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman at Massage Envy in Palo Alto, police said today (Feb. 13). Arturo Gomez, 42, of San Jose, allegedly touched a […]

Avenidas CEO Amy Yotopoulos announced Friday (Feb. 9) that she is resigning from leading Palo Alto’s senior center. Yotopoulos is planning to end a seven-year tenure at Avenidas, including three […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will consider giving each of its members $2,000 a year to spend how they see fit each year. For […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night (Feb. 5) to pursue a November ballot measure asking voters if they want to directly elect […]

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Historic Resources board has voted to have what some described as a derelict building on the Baylands be designated as […]

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent In a sign of continued recovery for Palo Alto retailers, the city’s sales tax revenue is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, although some parts […]

Congresswoman Anna Eshoo today (Jan. 10) endorsed Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian to succeed her in the House. Simitian, a longtime Palo Alto official, is one of 13 candidates […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Jan. 8) picked Greer Stone to be mayor and Ed Lauing to be vice mayor. Lauing was picked on […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A doctor has sued the Palo Alto Medical Foundation for allegedly ignoring him when he raised concerns about patients being over-exposed to radiation, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is standing behind outdoor dining on University Avenue, despite a proposal from City Manager Ed Shikada to reduce the […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Dec. 18) recognized two government watchdogs, Bob Moss and Herb Borock, for their decades of involvement with the […]

A U.S. senate aide who graduated from Palo Alto High School is out of a job after a video surfaced allegedly showing him having sex with another man in a […]

Monday, 4 p.m. — The Utilities Department has restored power to the 4,500 customers who lost their electricity this morning. The department says the outage may be storm related. Most customers […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man who allegedly raped a woman in a tunnel at the California Avenue train station in Palo Alto might need to get […]

Palo Alto High School was on lockdown earlier today after a student reported seeing a man on the bike path behind school who might have had a gun. Police searched […]

Police this afternoon asking neighbors within the line of sight of the home near the intersection of Bryant Street and El Carmelo Avenue to leave their homes as they negotiate […]

Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (Dec. 11) to give raises to City Manager Ed Shikada and City Attorney Molly Stump. Shikada’s salary will go from $381,872 to $408,096, and […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto council members tonight (Dec. 11) unanimously endorsed the idea of building affordable housing on a downtown parking lot while giving different […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is looking for a home inside the 16th Congressional District where he is running to replace Congresswoman […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer City Councilman Greg Tanaka says the decision to lock the public out of the upper floors of Palo Alto City Hall, and replace […]

Two men robbed a mail carrier of her cellphone and postal keys Wednesday, Dec. 6, near Grocery Outlet on Alma Street in Palo Alto, police said. The woman suffered minor […]

The senior lunch program La Comida, which has been looking for a permanent space for six years, announced today that it has moved into an indoor space at the First […]

Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims sent out an email this morning saying she intends to run in the 5 March primary for Congress to replace Anna Eshoo, who is retiring. […]

Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the country’s high court and started her law career in San Mateo County after graduating from Stanford […]

A thief who was part of a duo stealing a Toyota Prius’ catalytic converter today pulled a gun on the car’s owner, police said. The car owner, a Palo Alto […]