Palo Alto
Palo Alto may ‘brown out’ fire station
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer One of Palo Alto’s fire stations could be “browned out,” or left empty, after 8 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends due to […]
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Palo Alto
Robbers ages 12, 12 and 14 violently steal woman’s purse at Stanford Shopping Center, police say
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police say they arrested three juveniles — ages 12, 12 and 14 — who violently attacked a woman in her 60s at Stanford […]
Palo Alto
Parent wins legal battle with PAUSD over son’s math class
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A parent who sued the Palo Alto Unified School District over its math placement policies said yesterday that he has succeeded in getting his […]
Palo Alto
Former sergeant pleads innocent in videotaped beating
By the Daily Post staff Former Palo Alto police Sgt. Wayne Benitez is headed for court in the new year after he pleaded innocent to assaulting a man at Buena […]
Apple
Apple to close stores during Christmas shopping peak
Apple has temporarily closed its stores in downtown Palo Alto, the Stanford Shopping Center and all other locations in California amid the Covid pandemic. According to the Apple website, the […]
Palo Alto
Stanford Hospital residents protest that they were left out of first round of Covid vaccinations
By the Daily Post staff Medical residents and fellows at Stanford Hospital protested a plan that excluded most of them from getting the first round of Covid vaccinations. Instead, more […]
Palo Alto
No referendum on Foothills Park access, city quickly finalizes settlement with ACLU, NAACP
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The petition drive to force a referendum challenging Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents is dead after the […]
Opinion
Guest opinion: Time to turn the page on Foothills Park
GUEST OPINION This guest opinion piece originally appeared in Friday’s Daily Post. To keep up on what’s happening locally, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. […]
Palo Alto
Slow-growth faction will get to pick new members of the Planning and Transportation Commission
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s slow growth proponents won a fight against the city’s pro-growth leaders tonight and as a result, council won’t make any appointments […]
Palo Alto
City loses lawsuit over utility rates, residents may get refunds in the millions
This story was originally printed Dec. 7 in the Daily Post. To make sure you get all of the local news, pick up a copy of the Post in the […]
Palo Alto
Cars only on Christmas Tree Lane this year, no strolling
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer It used to be that Palo Altans had the choice of either walking or driving along Christmas Tree Lane to see how the […]
Palo Alto
Council trims contract of Downtown Streets Team after nonprofit refuses to release harassment report
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night cut the funding contract it has with the Downtown Streets Team from three years to just one […]
Palo Alto
Report investigating sex harassment claims at Downtown Streets Team is withheld from city
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 23 edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the morning. BY ELAINE […]
Palo Alto
City reports $34 million surplus thanks to utilities
The city of Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of […]
Palo Alto
Robber hits Midtown 7-Eleven
By the Daily Post staff A man claiming to have a gun robbed the 7-Eleven at 708 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood. At 10:40 p.m. Saturday, the man […]
Palo Alto
Petition drive to force Foothills Park vote needs 2,600 sigatures
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Those who want to sign the referendum petition to challenge Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents have to […]
Palo Alto
Families sue school district over math class
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Two parents have sued the Palo Alto Unified School District for not placing their sons in higher-level freshman math classes, in a case that […]
Palo Alto
Target no longer interested in Fry’s site
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Target is no longer interested in opening a store in a portion of the old Fry’s Electronics site on Portage Avenue in Palo […]
Palo Alto
Newsom warns he might impose a new lockdown order
Gov. Gavin Newsom, who made headlines for flaunting Covid restrictions in order to attend a birthday dinner for a lobbyist at the pricey French Laundry restaurant in Napa, suggested today […]
Palo Alto
Council puts Downtown Streets Team’s contract on hold until it gets more information about sexual harassment investigation
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night to postpone renewing a $323,244 contract with Downtown Streets Team, which hires homeless people to clean […]