Palo Alto
Two car burglary suspects arrested thanks to tip from witness
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police, acting on a tip from a witness, caught two 18-year-olds moments after they broke into some cars in the parking structure at […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Man convicted of rape, kidnapping in incident that began at Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A jury yesterday (April 23) convicted a man of kidnapping and raping a woman who was found partially undressed the next morning at […]
Palo Alto
Armed robber hits three 7-Elevens early this morning
By the Daily Post staff Apparently the same gunman held up 7-Elevens in Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale early this morning. This first heist was at 12:20 a.m. at […]
Palo Alto
Two elevator workers injured in small fire
Two workers suffered burns in a small fire at a building in Palo Alto this morning (April 23), fire officials said. Firefighters first responded to the mixed-use building at Park […]
Palo Alto
City starts moving toward a business tax to fund Caltrain crossings
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto has started laying the groundwork for a business tax on the 2020 ballot, as the city searches for funding […]
Palo Alto
Former councilman Scharff seeks a seat on the Utilities Advisory Commission
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff, who termed out of City Council in December, is looking at getting involved in city affairs again […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic reported missing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who lost her job after berating a man in a Make America Great Again hat at […]
Palo Alto
Teachers in line for a raise and a bonus
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A year after the Palo Alto teachers union refused to return a 3% raise that the school district handed out by mistake, the […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto couple files motion to dismiss charges in college bribery case
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto couple is asking a federal judge to dismiss their fraud and conspiracy charges for their alleged involvement in the national […]
Palo Alto
County halts talks with Stanford over development agreement for expansion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County leaders yesterday (April 16) halted talks with Stanford over a development agreement related to the university’s proposed 3.5 million-square-foot expansion […]
Palo Alto
Stanford, PAUSD make a deal over educating kids who will come from campus expansion — Updated
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford leaders announced yesterday (April 15) that they have offered the Palo Alto school district $138.4 million — or about $3.46 million per […]
Palo Alto
Woman killed on El Camino in Mountain View
A woman was killed Saturday night (April 13) after she was struck by a vehicle on El Camino Real, according to Mountain View police. The collision was reported about 8:20 […]
Opinion
Opinion: Defending free speech isn’t easy — reflections on the MAGA hat incident
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — A quote commonly attributed […]
Palo Alto
City considering millions of dollars in raises to SEIU workers
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada is offering raises ranging between 3.5% and 23.5% to employees in the Service Employees International Union, Local […]
Palo Alto
Students tell City Council that two stores are selling vaping supplies to kids
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two stores in Palo Alto illegally sell nicotine products to some of the hundreds of local teens who smoke e-cigarettes, a Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Newly released police records detail violent takedown of shoplifting suspect
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Five Palo Alto police officers took a shoplifting suspect to the ground and potentially broke his eye socket as he resisted and yelled […]
Apple
Masked men loot the downtown Palo Alto Apple Store
By the Daily Post staff Two masked men looted the downtown Palo Alto Apple Store early Wednesday (April 10) morning after smashing the glass front door with a rock, according […]
Palo Alto
MAGA critic faces attacks but the hat-wearer doesn’t think she should have been fired
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto man who a woman berated at Starbucks over his Make America Great Again cap said yesterday (April 5) that he […]
Palo Alto
Defense wants to find mystery man for questioning in Palo Alto murder
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man who disappeared to China may have had something to do with the killing of Palo Alto resident Jenny Shi, according to […]
Palo Alto
Man who was berated over his MAGA hat speaks out
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer It’s rare to see someone wearing a Make America Great Again hat on the Peninsula. In fact, it’s so unusual that a longtime […]