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Man accused of pulling knife on CVS employee during robbery

April 7, 2020 8:32 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said today that they arrested a man after he threatened a CVS employee with a knife in an attempt to steal $819 […]

Council backs away from layoffs for now; talks about loaning money to businesses

April 7, 2020 8:28 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic had Palo Alto City Council going in two different directions last night — at one point […]

Thief takes automated defibrillator from park bathroom

April 6, 2020 10:16 pm

By the Daily Post staff Someone stole an AED from a public bathroom at Byxbee Park in the Palo Alto Baylands, police said. An automated external defibrillator is a portable […]

Eshoo concerned about nursing home patients and workers during coronavirus outbreak

April 5, 2020 3:21 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, said during a telephone town hall meeting with constituents Friday (April 3) that due to the coronavirus outbreak, […]

City expects tax revenue to plunge, expenses to rise due to coronavirus outbreak

April 5, 2020 7:00 am

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Schools in Santa Clara County, including Palo Alto, will stay closed for the rest of the academic year

April 2, 2020 12:17 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Schools in Santa Clara County will be closed for the rest of the academic year because of the COVID-19 outbreak. In Palo Alto, […]

Businesses are boarding up their storefronts on University Avenue

April 1, 2020 8:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer All the windows and doors of the West Elm furniture store in downtown Palo Alto are boarded up with plywood, a sign of […]

School board concerned students might not be able to get online

April 1, 2020 12:08 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board members said at last night’s meeting that they are worried some students will have trouble accessing online lessons because […]

Property taxpayers who need to file late can submit a waiver

March 31, 2020 10:03 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Both San Mateo and Santa Clara County tax collectors are telling taxpayers if they cannot pay their property taxes by the April 10 […]

Whole Foods ‘sick-out’ doesn’t reach Palo Alto

March 31, 2020 9:45 pm

A national Whole Foods “sick-out” was planned for today, but Palo Alto’s Whole Foods appeared unaffected. Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job yesterday demanding greater safeguards […]

Xerox calls off bid for Palo Alto-based HP Inc.

March 31, 2020 5:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff Xerox Holdings Corp. announced today (March 31) that it is withdrawing its hostile $36 billion bid for Palo Alto-based HP Inc., saying the economic downturn […]

Witness helps police arrest 3 suspects in robbery

March 30, 2020 8:48 pm

By the Daily Post staff A witness helped police arrest three suspects in the armed robbery of the Arco station at Middlefield and San Antonio roads in Palo Alto, police […]

Tennis players break into closed Rinconada courts

March 30, 2020 8:25 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine took to Twitter today (March 30) to chastise residents who broke into tennis courts that were closed to […]

Restaurant owner offers food to the needy

March 30, 2020 2:38 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Anatolian Kitchen in Palo Alto is delivering free meals to people who are struggling financially because of COVID-19, seniors who are afraid to […]