Palo Alto
1,700 lose power in Palo Alto
The Palo Alto Utilities Department reports that about 1,700 customers had lost their power starting at about 9:30 p.m. The cause of the outage is unknown, but likely caused by […]
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‘Home Alone’ actor John Heard had narcotics in his system when he died
“Home Alone” actor John Heard, who died of a heart attack in a Palo Alto hotel room on July 21, had a number of painkilling narcotics in his system, a […]
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Palo Alto native James Franco wins Golden Globe
Palo Alto native James Franco won the Golden Globe Sunday night for best actor in a comedy or musical for his performance as the infamous “The Room” filmmaker Tommy Wiseau. […]
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Developer Harold Hohbach left his mark on Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto developer and Silicon Valley patent lawyer Harold Hohbach has died, marking the end of an era in a city that will […]
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A reader’s guide to local races on Tuesday
If you’re just now catching up on the campaign leading up to Tuesday’s election, we’ve provided links to some of the stories and editorials that have appeared previously in the […]
Palo Alto
Paly streakers frolicking at Sunken Diamond
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Five naked Palo Alto High School students were stopped and interviewed by Stanford public safety deputies after being spotted streaking through the Sunken […]
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Kniss in line to become next mayor; choice of vice mayor is up in the air
This story was originally printed by the Daily Post on Dec. 30. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Vice Mayor Liz Kniss may soon be stepping up […]
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Blood deliveries by drone proposed — city submits unique ideas to FAA
This story was originally printed Dec. 11 in the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Drones might soon be buzzing overhead to deliver units of blood from Stanford […]
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City getting more applications for granny units, but new law raises questions
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto is looking to iron out some wrinkles in an ordinance passed last year aimed at encouraging construction of granny […]
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College Terrace Market closing after six months
By the Daily Post staff College Terrace Market, 2100 El Camino Real, is closing after six months in business, the third grocery store to shut down in Palo Alto in […]
Menlo Park
Growth cap in Menlo Park plan nearly exhausted 14 years early
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Dec. 4. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is already approaching a development cap set […]
Palo Alto
City settles overtime dispute, a group of firefighters could get up to $1.5 million
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A group of Palo Alto firefighters who sued the city for additional overtime wages last year have settled with the city, which has […]
Palo Alto
Not everyone is sold on roundabouts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In a bid for safety, the city of Palo Alto is building a roundabout to slow traffic on Ross Road at East Meadow […]
Palo Alto
City settles with fired planner who alleged sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has agreed to pay a transportation planner it fired last year more than $47,000 after she filed a […]
Palo Alto
Police critic raises questions about new chief’s record, selection process
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A police critic is bashing the city of Palo Alto for what he calls a secretive process in hiring its new police chief, […]
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Judge sides with developer in dispute over empty grocery store at Edgewood Plaza
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto will have to return almost $250,000 in fines levied to the real estate developer behind Edgewood Plaza, where […]
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Palo Alto man pleads guilty to shipping hazardous materials
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday (Dec. 20) to illegally transporting hazardous chemicals and failing to declare imports of […]
Palo Alto
Courthouse escape plotted over the phone
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two inmates may have outsmarted the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office when they slipped away from the Palo Alto courthouse last month, but […]
Palo Alto
Demolition gets started on El Camino office building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The six-story, 81-foot-tall building at 2600 El Camino Real in Palo Alto is coming down, and will be replaced by a four-story office […]
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City extends Palo Alto History Museum’s lease for Roth Building
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The group behind the proposed Palo Alto History Museum will be allowed to lease the dilapidated Roth Building from the city for $1 […]
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School board establishes donation policy that avoids Brown Act violations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board has fashioned a controversial new workaround to keep the identities of anonymous donors secret to the public while […]
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Blowup over Brock Turner song
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A song called “F*** Brock Turner,” calling for the former Stanford student and convicted sex offender to “get tossed in a Dumpster” and […]
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Palo Altan charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Applied Materials
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man is one of four Silicon Valley executives charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from their former employer and […]
Palo Alto
Former mayor Le Levy to head school renaming committee
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto Mayor Le Levy has been tapped to head the committee tasked with recommending new names for Jordan and Terman middle […]
Mountain View
Teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting several women
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View first-grade teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexual assaulting several women, police said today (Dec. 4). Bryan Rios, 36, was […]
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Palo Alto police car totals SUV in San Jose, claim filed against city
Above is a Palo Alto police car like the one involved in the accident described below. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man has filed a claim for […]
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New grocer opens in Edgewood Plaza
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An empty grocery store that spawned a legal battle in Palo Alto has a new tenant. The Market at Edgewood Plaza welcomed customers […]
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Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital doubles in size
Above, an aerial view of the expanded Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Photo from a video produced by the hospital. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Lucile Packard Children’s […]
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Local Congresswomen won’t say if Conyers should stay or go
By the Daily Post staff Peninsula Congresswomen Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier didn’t return phone calls from the Post yesterday (Nov. 29) to see if they thought fellow Congressional Democrat […]
Palo Alto
Can city make itself cool again by allowing rooftop decks? Majority of council thinks so
Above is a photo of Perry’s, a hip rooftop restaurant in the Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Adams Morgan. Photo from Perry’s Facebook page. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer […]
Palo Alto
Train crossing improvements in Palo Alto could cost as much as $4 billion, new report says
Above is an aerial shot of construction of a train trench in San Gabriel in July 2016. While the trench was being excavated, the train was put on a temporary […]
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1 of 2 escapees caught
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer One of the two inmates who escaped from the Palo Alto courthouse 16 days ago is back behind bars after a chase and […]
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Courthouse escape blamed on shortstaffing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Understaffing and poor security at the Palo Alto courthouse allowed for the escape of two inmates, leaders of both unions representing Santa Clara […]
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Palo Alto’s regional influence grows; Mayor elected vice president of ABAG
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s regional voice on housing matters has been amplified with the election of Mayor Greg Scharff as vice president of the Association […]
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Art commission votes to remove two well-known sculptures
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two controversial sculptures, “Go Mama” and “Digital DNA,” will be rolled out of commission on Palo Alto city streets, the Public Art Commission […]