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Proposal would exceed height limit but result in more housing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto could get 119 units of housing along El Camino Real, but the city is being asked to allow a building near […]
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Councilman assails five candidates, but they say his critique is riddled with inaccuracies
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman and Vice Mayor Tom DuBois has published a blog post denouncing five pro-growth city council candidates. The candidates say his […]
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Prop. 20 stiffens penalties for thefts, Prop. 25 brings back cash bail
BY DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer California voters will consider rolling back a host of criminal justice changes in what amounts to a referendum on whether the progressive state has […]
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School board approves reopening plan over objections of teachers
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board voted unanimously last night (Sept. 29) to a reopening plan that will return students to the classroom for […]
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Council looks at expanding the role of the police auditor
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is considering whether to expand the role of the independent police auditor. In 2006, Palo Alto City Council hired […]
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Board to vote on plans to reopen school, kids will wear masks
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s school board is scheduled on Tuesday to give final approval to the district’s plans to reopen as the coronavirus wanes. The […]
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Tanaka leads council candidates in campaign donations
The Daily Post printed this story Friday morning. To get important local news first, pick up the Post in the morning at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post […]
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Peter Carpenter leaves retirement to challenge fire board incumbents
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Fire Protection Distrtict Board members Virginia Chang Kiraly and Rob Silano are fighting to keep their seats against two challengers who […]
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School board candidate Ladomirak takes lead in donations
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board candidate Jesse Ladomirak has raised $20,444, including money from incumbent Melissa Baten Caswell who decided not to run again […]
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Profiles of the 10 Palo Alto City Council candidates
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Daily Post interviewed each of the 10 candidates for Palo Alto City Council. Here are the profiles of those candidates. Pat Burt […]
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UPDATED: School board settles lawsuits over bullying, playground injury
8:02 p.m. Tuesday — This story has been updated with the settlement amounts approved by the school board. 4:40 p.m. Tuesday — This story has been updated with a comment […]
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City’s new housing quota — 10,050 homes in 10 years
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A lot of homes are going to be built in Palo Alto in the next 10 years if a state agency has its […]
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Ready for up to 8,500 new homes?
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The state will likely require Palo Alto to zone for 4,500 to 8,500 additional homes between 2022 and 2030. Every eight years, the […]
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Want more affordable housing? Expert: make projects profitable
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent If the city of Palo Alto wants to increase the percentage of affordable units required in new housing projects, it should look at reducing […]
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City plans to hire accounting firm Baker Tilly to serve as auditor
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to hire the Chicago-based accounting firm of Baker Tilly to serve as city auditor — […]
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Proposal calls for schools to reopen between October and January
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto school Superintendent is proposing the district re-open for in-person teaching on the following dates: • Grades TK-1: Oct. 12 • Grades 2-3: Oct. […]
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Most council candidates come out in favor of business tax at election forum
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Most of the 10 candidates running for Palo Alto City Council said last night that they support some form of a new tax on […]
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ACLU sues Palo Alto over access to Foothills Park
By the Daily Post staff The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the city of Palo Alto to remove the residents-0nly restriction at Foothills Park, which the group calls a […]
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City’s CalPERS pension liability increases 4.7% to $476 million
By the Daily Post staff The city of Palo Alto’s unfunded pension liability has increased by 4.7% to $476 million, according to CalPERS, the agency that runs the city’s pension […]
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Sales plunge 60-80% at Town & Country
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Sales at Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village shopping center are down 60-80% this month, landlord Jim Ellis of Ellis Partners told City […]