Palo Alto

UPDATE, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17 — The Fair Political Practices Commission meeting that was scheduled for Thursday (May 18), during which the panel would discuss whether a Palo Alto councilwoman can […]

Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou, a critic of state legislation to increase housing density in neighborhoods, announced today that she is running for the state Assembly seat now held by […]

May 5, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrans is proposing to replace parking spaces with bike lanes along El Camino Real in Palo Alto. Caltrans officials met […]

This story first appeared Saturday, May 6, in the print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the Post in the […]

By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, Monday, 5 a.m.: A woman in her 50s has died possibly from an unknown substance found in her SUV in Palo Alto. Someone called […]

OPINION May 1, 2023 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Politicians love to say that they’re in favor of transparency. Well now here’s an opportunity for them to stand up […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A 58-year-old masseur, accused of sexually assaulting one of his female clients at LaBelle Day Spa & Salon in Town & Country Village, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka said tonight (May 1) that he wants to look at laying off city employees and replacing them with […]

CORRECTION: The woman who reported a fire at Cubberley Community Center rents studio space there to make art. A city worker misinterpreted her 911 call and incorrectly said that she […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council added new faces to the Human Relations Commission tonight while favoring existing members for the Parks and Recreation Commission. […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Police Department should put residents on a panel to interview potential new hires, Independent Police Auditor Michael Gennaco recommended in […]

By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Residents who came to the multipurpose room at Duveneck Elementary School to hear about the city of Palo Alto’s plans for addressing flooding […]

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THURSDAY, April 27 — Palo Alto police today arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of posting a note on the door of a classroom at Palo Alto High School threatening […]

A resident in the 1500 block of Dana Avenue in Palo Alto interrupted a burglar trying to break into his home, police said. The resident told police that somebody had […]

By the Daily Post staff A man who committed a series of armed robberies, including two in Palo Alto, told police that his crew targeted Asian victims because “they believed […]

This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on April 12. If you want to stay up-to-date on local news, pick up the Post in the […]

UPDATE, TUESDAY, 4:20 P.M. — Three young men have been arrested for committing back-to-back robberies with a gun in south Palo Alto, police said today. The crew was arrested in […]

This story originally appeared in the Wednesday, April 12, print edition of the Daily Post. For all of the local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]

This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Wednesday, April 12. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the […]

UPDATE, APRIL 11 — A man was arrested at UC-Berkeley Tuesday (April 11) after trying to rape a woman in the California Avenue pedestrian underpass in Palo Alto, police said. […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford has removed large bronze plaques that honored Civil War veterans and California pioneers at the base of a flagpole in downtown Palo […]

Palo Alto police said they are investigating an incident of vandalism as a possible hate crime against people from India. Police received a call on Thursday morning reporting the fresh […]

UPDATE SATURDAY MORNING — Albert Wang, the 81-year-old man who was reported missing from the Vi retirement community in Palo Alto, was found safe this morning inside the Vi, police […]

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Sobrato Organization’s $84 million proposal for the old Fry’s Electronics site is heading to Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board for a hearing on […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (April 3) to put up 20 cameras that would automatically read license plates and alert police officers […]

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council appointed 10 new members to its boards and commissions tonight (April 3). Allen Akin and incumbent Cari Templeton will be on […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (April 3) to explore building a facility that could process solid human waste on a site by […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A developer is getting around the city of Palo Alto’s 50-foot height limit by invoking the “builder’s remedy” — a law that allows […]

By the Daily Post staff Four high-end stores and a craft ice cream shop are opening in the Town & Country Shopping Center in Palo Alto, a retail broker announced […]