Palo Alto
Avenidas’ new CEO ready to ‘listen’
The following story was printed in Saturday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the print edition of the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
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Homeless man is reunited with brother who thought he was dead
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A homeless man who’s lived in Palo Alto for over two decades has been discovered by his brother on the East Coast who […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altans may face water-bill surcharges and rationing in a drought
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post on Wednesday. To get all of the local news first, get in the habit of picking up the Post in the […]
Palo Alto
Illegal fireworks season begins early
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer More than 1,500 pounds of fireworks have been seized by a task force made up of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District and […]
Palo Alto
Car parade for high school graduates is Tuesday
By the Daily Post staff All four Palo Alto high schools will participate in a city-wide car parade on Tuesday (June 1) between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. to celebrate graduation. […]
Palo Alto
La Comida needs new dining room
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on May 19. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]
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No reports of scanners aiding crime – Argument for encryption loses steam
By the Daily Post staff One of the arguments people make in favor of encrypting police radios is that if police dispatch calls were broadcast over the air, criminals would […]
Palo Alto
Geraldine Steinberg, first woman elected to board of supervisors, dies
Geraldine Steinberg, a Palo Alto resident who was the first woman appointed to the Santa Clara County Planning Commission and the first woman elected to the Santa Clara County Board […]
Palo Alto
City didn’t alert residents to diesel spill in creek
By the Daily Post staff When the Palo Alto VA discharged diesel into Matadero Creek, the city didn’t put out an alert to residents in the area. “While the spill […]
Palo Alto
Parolee accused of assault and robbery of a man in his 70s
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police announced today that they have arrested a parolee after he allegedly assaulted and robbed a man in his 70s at the downtown […]
Palo Alto
Council takes next step toward building a fiber-to-the-home system
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer City Council decided last night to direct City Manager Ed Shikada to prepare a plan to bring fiber optic cables to every home […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto may reopen streets sooner than planned
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council next month will consider reopening all city street in July, earlier than the previous reopening date of Oct. 31, […]
Palo Alto
San Francisco finds an alternative to full encryption of police radios
CORRECTION: In an earlier version, the last paragraph had the wrong price for a police radio. It has been corrected. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As Palo Alto police […]
Palo Alto
Old tree that sparked controversy comes crashing down
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A 300-year-old tree, which sparked a controversy last year about whether a property owner could build a new two-story home on Webster Street […]
Palo Alto
10 thieves hit Neiman Marcus, take $150,000 in handbags
By the Daily Post staff A coordinated group of at least 10 thieves ran into the Neiman Marcus store at Stanford Shopping Center this afternoon and took more than $150,000 […]
Palo Alto
Children’s Theater, police, libraries and possibly museum will benefit from budget changes
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night to partially restore funding to libraries, police patrols and the Children’s Theater in its $205 million […]
Palo Alto
Citywide survey finds strong desire by residents for more housing
Word Count: 783 BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent When Palo Altans were asked to explain in their own words what one thing the city could change to make them […]
Palo Alto
Graffiti with racial epithets directed at whites found in park bathroom
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are investigating “racial epithets directed at white people” found scrawled on the interior walls of a restroom at El Camino Park, across […]
Palo Alto
Burt: How far did the diesel spill spread?
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Vice Mayor Pat Burt said yesterday he wants to know how far a diesel spill at the Palo Alto VA traveled downstream in […]
Palo Alto
Council adds new members to its boards and commissions
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (May 10) appointed a dozen new members to its human relations, public art and utilities commissions and stormwater […]