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Cousins arrested in burglary of SAP offices
By the Daily Post staff A pair of cousins were grabbed by police as they attempted to escape with stolen property from the Palo Alto campus of the German software […]
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Solar company ready to sue city; council to hold closed meeting on threat tonight
This story originally appeared in this morning’s Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The clean-energy company hired to install and operate solar panels and electric vehicle charging […]
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Menlo Park, Palo Alto mayors have lunch and talk about issues
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The mayors of Palo Alto and Menlo Park — two city governments that haven’t always been in lockstep — met for the first […]
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School board makes its wishes known about Cubberley
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district says its current enrollment doesn’t call for a new middle school or high school anytime soon — but […]
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Boy on Gunn robotics team says he was bullied by female teammate
This story first appeared in the Post on Tuesday, Feb. 26. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A 16-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting, then repeatedly harassing his teammate […]
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Phone snatched from teen at Taco Bell
By the Daily Post staff A teenage Taco Bell customer had his phone taken by a guy in a car who had just gone through the drive-thru at the restaurant […]
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Woman arrested after allegedly performing sex acts on man at Stanford Hospital
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto police arrested a Central Valley woman who was allegedly caught performing sex acts on her boyfriend in a patient room […]
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Gov. Newsom pays a surprise visit to Palo Alto High School
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Gov. Gavin Newsom’s visit to Silicon Valley yesterday ended with a spontaneous trip to Palo Alto High School, where he spent two hours […]
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Former teacher gets 15 years in prison for child molestation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A former Palo Alto elementary school teacher was sentenced today (Feb. 21) to 15 years in state prison for molesting his ex-girlfriend’s daughter. […]
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Cloaking the wireless invasion — city, telecoms try to hide small cell antenna systems
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Small cell nodes, attachments to utility poles or light poles aimed at improving wireless service, are going to be popping up in more places […]
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Councilwoman Kou taking a beating on Twitter
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Of the seven members of Palo Alto City Council, no one seems to attract quite as much Twitter backlash as the slow-growth Councilwoman […]
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Consultant reveals plans for new Cubberley, price tag unknown
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The renovated Cubberley Community Center could one day be home to an amphitheater, a health and wellness center, two gyms on top of […]
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Police chief starts citizens advisory committee — member invites Zuckerberg to drop in
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Police Chief Bob Jonsen has launched a new Chief’s Advisory Group of 30 residents who will have the chief’s ear in […]
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Gunn robotics team member accused of harassment gets a lawyer
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Gunn High School student who was booted off the robotics team after taunting his ex-girlfriend about her sexual performance at school has […]
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Palo Alto police won’t release misconduct files despite new law
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto police are refusing to release five years of public records related to police use of force, including the fatal police […]
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High-speed rail has had a tumultuous past — a timeline
By the Daily Post staff Here’s a look at the history of high-speed rail in California and the Peninsula. 1996 — The state Legislature establishes the California High-Speed Rail Authority […]
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End of high-speed rail project doesn’t mean the rail crossing issue is over
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Gov. Gavin Newsom yesterday (Feb. 12) pulled the plug on plans to send a $77 billion high-speed rail down the Peninsula — but […]
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Police bring back Community Service Officers
The Palo Alto Police Department has brought Community Service Officers, or CSOs, who patrol the streets in police cars, back to its team after the positions were dropped during budget cuts more […]
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Newsom pulls plug on high-speed rail
Pick up tomorrow’s Post for local reaction to this story. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today (Feb. 12) he’s abandoning a plan to build a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles […]
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Council slams the brakes on plans for downtown parking garage
By the Daily Post staff In an unexpected move, Palo Alto City Council tonight (Feb. 110 put the brakes on building a $29 million, 324-space parking garage at Hamilton Avenue […]