Palo Alto
3 Palo Alto officials up for pay raises
By the Daily Post staff Three Palo Alto officials may receive a pay raise tonight (Dec. 17). City Attorney Molly Stump is slated to receive a 5% annual salary increase […]
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Community rallies to support family of teacher who died in police shooting
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district community is rushing to support the family of Kyle Hart, the teacher killed by a Redwood City police […]
Palo Alto
Police kill teacher who allegedly charged at them with a knife during suicide attempt
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A teacher at Greene Middle School in Palo Alto was killed today (Dec. 10) by a Redwood City Police Officer after he allegedly […]
Caltrain
Council may kill the idea of a citywide Caltrain tunnel
By the Daily Post staff The idea of putting Caltrain in a tunnel from one end of Palo Alto to the other could come to a screeching halt on Monday […]
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Stanford expansion’s impact on school district disputed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board Vice President Todd Collins on Thursday (Dec. 13) chided Stanford officials for what he called a “very misleading” public […]
Palo Alto
Recalled judge asks for help paying court judgment
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Recalled Judge Aaron Persky is asking his supporters for help covering the $135,000 he owes to attorneys hired by Michele Dauber’s recall campaign. […]
Palo Alto
Council opposes conversion of Hotel President to a hotel; wants to save housing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council, amid an extreme housing shortage, wants to keep a law that is standing in the way of the Hotel […]
Palo Alto
Rinconada Masters adult swim club wins battle over pool use
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After an outcry from swimmers, the Rinconada Masters adult swim club will get to keep training in the Palo Alto pool they’ve used […]
Opinion
Opinion: Hotel President buyers not that smart
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The people who bought the Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto have made a multimillion-dollar mistake. And now they’re asking City Council members […]
Palo Alto
City manager gets a farewell party — taxpayers pick up part of the tab
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a decade as Palo Alto city manager, Jim Keene got a lively send-off into retirement at the Garden Court Hotel last night, […]
Palo Alto
Council to consider proposals that would help buyers of Hotel President
BY ALLISON LEVITSKYDaily Post Staff Writer Four Palo Alto city laws are standing in the way of the Hotel President apartments from being converted back into a hotel, and the […]
Palo Alto
Plan to revamp City Council chambers comes back to life after election
This story was originally published in Thursday (Dec. 6) morning’s edition of the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A $1.96 million proposed reboot of the Palo […]
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City manager turns down pay raise
Update, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 5 p.m. — Jim Keene, who is retiring Dec. 20 after 10 years as Palo Alto’s city manager, is turning down a pay raise City Council […]
Palo Alto
Bill may force cities like Palo Alto to build more housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For better or worse, Palo Alto City Hall was abuzz yesterday (Dec. 4) after state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced the second […]
Palo Alto
School board hires general counsel and says she’s not to blame for unfulfilled record requests
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night (Dec. 4) promoted the district’s manager of policy and legal compliance to the new general counsel […]
Palo Alto
School district public record requests go unanswered; official in charge may get a promotion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has been ignoring state law when it comes to fulfilling California Public Records Act requests for months. But […]
Palo Alto
Council moves ahead with plan to allow more housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council made strides last night toward encouraging denser housing development in town, with fewer parking spaces and more roof decks […]
Palo Alto
Typo in city code is stopping the elimination of apartments at Hotel President
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A city employee made a copy-and-paste typographical error in Palo Alto’s zoning code in 2016 that is now blocking the Hotel President apartments […]
Palo Alto
Residents say what they want from Stanford in exchange for allowing more growth on campus
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Stanford graduate student Alexa Russo opposed the development agreement being negotiated by Stanford and Santa Clara County supervisors. In fact, […]
Palo Alto
Sex assault victim recorded alleged assailant, a Lyft driver
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto woman who was sexually assaulted by a Lyft driver on her way home from San Francisco afterward recorded the man […]