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Palantir moves headquarters to Denver
By the Daily Post staff Palantir, the data analytics company that has often been the focus of protests in Palo Alto for its contracts with the federal government, has moved […]
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Tanaka hit with anonymous complaint about donations
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Someone has filed an anonymous complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission against Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka, alleging that he didn’t […]
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Eshoo says removal of mail boxes isn’t just a local problem, it’s taking place nationwide
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Congresswoman Anna Eshoo said the proposed removal of blue Postal Service mail boxes in Palo Alto is part of a larger problem across […]
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City Council tries to settle dispute involving former councilman and a 300-year-old tree
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council, in a meeting that went on until midnight, redesigned a proposed home on Webster Street after an appeal was […]
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Police reforms proposed but department is pushing back; how much force is appropriate?
By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council on Aug. 24 will discuss proposed policies on police use of force, but police say some recommendations would go […]
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School district mailer has incorrect information about parcel tax renewal; second mailer planned
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school Superintendent Don Austin sent a letter to voters saying that the district’s parcel tax makes up 17% of the district’s […]
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After closed-door meeting, council is unable to select new auditing firm
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Aug. 17) was unable to decide which firm should take over the job of city auditor — a […]
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Post office holds off on removing boxes after the Daily Post asks questions
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After putting up notices saying that some blue mailboxes in south Palo Alto were going to be removed, the United States Postal Service […]
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Lightning strike splits redwood tree in yard of former mayor Kishimoto
By the Daily Post staff Sunday morning’s powerful thunder and lightning storm knocked out power in Palo Alto and it split a redwood tree more than a century old in […]
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From car camping to school taxes, a look at local ballot measures voters will decide in November
• A list of local candidates in the November election BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Voters in November will decide whether to ban car campers in Mountain View, […]
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Power outage affecting 4,000 in Palo Alto, 2,500 in Los Altos ends
9:19 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14 — Palo Alto Utilities spokeswoman Catherine Elvert said, “Approximately 4,000 City of Palo Alto Utilities customers lost power for about two hours tonight. Due to […]
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Parents ask for in-person instruction for special ed students
Correction: A previous version of this story misstated the remarks of parent Sarah Williams. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer More than 20 parents and teachers last night weighed […]
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Street closures to help restaurants extended; council likes Covid surcharge on bills
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (Aug. 10) approved extending the street closures of University and California avenues until the end of the […]
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Gunmen rob 7-Eleven of cash, cigarettes
By the Daily Post staff Two men, each with a handgun, robbed the Midtown 7-Eleven store on Colorado Avenue in Palo Alto last night, getting away with cash and cigarettes, […]
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Mayor Fine calls it quits, won’t run for second term on council
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine, who campaigned four years ago as an advocate for more housing, announced today that he will not seek […]
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Teen arrested in violent attack man in his 80s in the Crescent Park neighborhood
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested an 18-year-old man on suspicion of violently assaulting and stabbing an 80-year-old pedestrian in the Crescent Park neighborhood. The victim […]
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Part of Ramona Street to close to help restaurants
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto will close part of Ramona Street starting Friday to give restaurants space for outdoor tables, City Manager Ed […]
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Foothills Park to open to non-residents on trial basis; residents to vote in 2022
HOW THEY VOTED On a substitute motion by Liz Kniss to open Foothills Park to non-residents on a trial basis and then have a ballot measure on whether to open […]
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City lays off only nine employees, not the 70 it announced in May
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto will only lay off nine full-time employees this year as it cuts $39 million from the city’s budget because of lost […]
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Palo Alto’s Varian Medical to be taken over by Siemens’ spinoff
The health care spinoff of the German conglomerate Siemens announced yesterday that it is buying Palo Alto- based Varian Medical Systems in a deal worth $16.4 billion. The deal would […]