East Palo Alto
Transformer explosion triggers five small fires
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Five small fires in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto broke out after an electrical transformer by the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Police release images of sexual battery suspect and his car
Palo Alto police have released surveillance video of a suspect who aggressively groped a woman last week on a residential portion of University Avenue. Police also obtained an image of […]
Atherton
Billionaires buying up several homes on a block to create ‘compounds’
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The co-founders of WhatsApp have reportedly bought up a combined $143.3 million in houses in Palo Alto and Atherton, using their billions to […]
Palo Alto
Buena Vista murder victim identified
By the Daily Post staff The man stabbed to death in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Palo Alto is Timothy Wood, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office […]
Palo Alto
Local twins are doing their own version of the Letterman show from their garage
This story was printed June 14 in the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Some Palo Alto garages seem to have a little magic in the air, […]
Palo Alto
Arrest made in murder at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police announced today (June 27) that they have made an arrest in the murder of a resident of the Buena Vista Mobile Home […]
Palo Alto
Councilman critical of art purchase for new police station
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto councilman criticized spending $719,000 on a contract with an artist who will create three art works for the new police […]
Palo Alto
New car dealership on the way to Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council voted Monday (June 24) to usher ahead a 106,000-square-foot Audi and Mercedes-Benz dealership at 1700-1730 Embarcadero Road, where Ming’s Chinese Restaurant […]
Palo Alto
Woman groped while walking along University Avenue
By the Daily Post staff A woman walking down a residential portion of University Avenue was groped by a man who ran back to his car and drove away, Palo […]
Palo Alto
Police investigate death at Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
PICK UP TODAY’S PRINT EDITION OF THE POST for more information about this story including interviews of residents of Buena Vista. By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said […]
Palo Alto
City close to acquiring land to expand Boulware Park
By the Daily Post staff The city of Palo Alto is close to acquiring property on Birch Street to expand Boulware Park in the North Ventura Neighborhood, though the site […]
Palo Alto
Council may spend $719,000 on art for new police station
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council will vote tonight (June 24) on a $719,000 contract with an artist who will create three pieces of art […]
Opinion
Opinion: There’s another way to deal with plastic drinking straws than a ban from city hall
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor What happened to the idea of simply asking somebody to do something? Instead, people in local government have this mindset that they have […]
Palo Alto
City Council urged to put off vote on new car dealership
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Six Palo Alto residents — including former mayor Karen Holman — are calling for the Palo Alto City Council to hold off on […]
Palo Alto
Resident argues it’s better to have more small cell antennas
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto resident is urging City Council to allow for more small “node” antennas to serve smartphones and wireless devices. Residents have […]
Palo Alto
Council hears about lawsuit accusing police of excessive force and mocking a gay man
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council met in closed session last night (June 17) to discuss a lawsuit filed by a man who claims that […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested for DUI in crash that injured three people after a fatal wrong-way collision on Highway 101
A 44-year-old Sunnyvale man suspected of DUI was arrested in one of several crashes on Highway 101 in Palo Alto, the California Highway Patrol said. The first crash involved a […]
Palo Alto
Burglar wakes up residents
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police say they have arrested a suspect for burglarizing a home on Oregon Avenue while the two residents were inside. On Saturday (June […]
Palo Alto
1 dead, 5 injured in a series of car accidents on 101
One person is dead, five people have been hospitalized and one driver was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI following a series of accidents that began with a wrong-way driver […]
Palo Alto
Stanford says its offer fully satisfies housing goal, county’s not buying it
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal from Stanford that it claims fully satisfies its housing obligation was shot down by Santa Clara County Planning Department officials Thursday […]