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Council looks at ways to fill empty storefronts
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto City Council wants to find a way to fill more than 50 vacant storefronts because of closures caused by the […]
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Palo Alto school administrator takes superintendent post in San Bernardino County
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto school district’s deputy superintendent, Karen Hendricks, has accepted the job of superintendent of the 6,000-student Alta Loma School District in the San […]
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Pedestrian, 79, killed downtown
By the Daily Post staff A 79-year-old Palo Alto woman died after a car hit her in downtown Palo Alto. The woman, Pinxiang Zhou, was crossing Waverley Street in the […]
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New grocer to fill vacancy in College Terrace building
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is expected to approve a new grocery store on El Camino Real in the College Terrace neighborhood where two […]
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Convicted Palo Alto murderer Bulos Zumot will get a new trial
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A federal judge in San Francisco has ordered Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen to either release Palo Alto convicted murderer Bulos […]
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Council votes 5-2 to open Foothills Park to everyone
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council, after getting hit by a lawsuit from the NAACP and ACLU, voted 5-2 tonight to drop the Palo Alto residents-only restriction […]
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Council may decide tonight on whether non-Palo Altans can visit Foothills Park
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Although the city of Palo Alto has decided several times since the 1970s not to open Foothills Park to non-residents, a lawsuit filed against […]
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City offers compromise in controversy over Castilleja expansion
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Two top Palo Alto city planners are offering a compromise regarding the controversy over Castilleja School’s expansion proposal that would limit enrollment, traffic […]
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Police aren’t wearing masks, complaint filed
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police officers often walk around without masks during the Covid pandemic, even though they supposedly must follow the same rules as […]
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Council drops gag-order proposal for board and commission members
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (Oct. 26) dropped a proposal that would have stopped members of boards and commissions from talking to […]
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Former robotics teacher sues school district alleging harassment, homophobia and bullying by parents
This story was originally printed Oct. 21 in the Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss out on important local stories, pick up the Post in the morning at […]
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Another burglary of home while resident slept; police step up patrols
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are investigating another nighttime burglary of an occupied home, the fourth such incident in the past two weeks. Police said they are […]
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Avenidas names interim CEO as Andonian takes leave
By the Daily Post staff Avenidas, the Palo Alto-based nonprofit that provides senior services, announced today that John Sink, its head of enrichment services, will become the agency’s president and […]
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Ladomirak leads in fundraising for school board race
By the Daily Post staff Newcomer Jesse Ladomirak has raised $28,034, which is $10,000 more than the other Palo Alto School Board candidates whose finance forms were posted to the […]
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Crescent Park home burglarized while residents were asleep
By the Daily Post staff A couple who lives in the 1100 block of Hamilton Avenue in Palo Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood discovered a burglar — possibly using a hidden […]
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Council to take another vote on opening Foothills Park following ACLU lawsuit
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Foothills Park could be opening to non-Palo Alto residents sooner than expected. The city released a statement last night (Oct. 22) saying City […]
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Tanaka collects the most campaign dollars, followed by Kou and Burt
Correction: An earlier version of this story gave an outdated figure for candidate Cari Templeton. This version reflects her current year-to-date fundraising total. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer […]
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City says suit alleging police brutality is full of sarcasm and slang
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Lawyers for the city of Palo Alto are trying to get a police brutality lawsuit dismissed or amended because it is too snarky. Attorneys […]
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Council criticized for proposal to stop commissioners from talking to the press
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto residents told City Council on Monday that a proposal to stop members of city boards and commissions from talking to the […]
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Council looks for money for firefighters, libraries
BY KYLE MARTIN AND SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Members of Palo Alto City Council said they want to prioritize city services such as firefighters and libraries over capital […]