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Palo Alto city attorney to retire
Palo Alto City Attorney Molly Stump is retiring at the end of the year, prompting a search for a replacement. She is retiring after 35 years in public service and […]
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Split board OKs building, despite concerns about falling beer bottles
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A divided Palo Alto Architectural Review Board gave the green light today (Aug. 21) to a six-story, 70-unit apartment building at the corner of […]
Palo Alto
Developer behind Mollie Stone’s towers accuses city of slow-walking proposal
The following story first appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Saturday. If you’re not picking up the Post in the mornings, you’re missing a lot of […]
East Palo Alto
Valley Water holds back funds for preventing floods on San Francisquito Creek
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Valley Water board has voted to wait on funding the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority until getting answers about its plans to […]
Palo Alto
RV dwellers lose spaces on El Camino, move to other streets
The following story first appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Saturday. If you’re not picking up the Post in the mornings, you’re missing a lot of […]
Palo Alto
Parents protest reinstatement of teacher
The following story first appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Friday. If you’re not picking up the Post in the mornings, you’re missing a lot of […]
Palo Alto
Council praises eight-story proposal
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Aug. 11) gave their enthusiastic support for an eight-story, 82-unit apartment building in downtown, despite pushback from a couple […]
Palo Alto
Council weighs neighbors’ concerns for Su Hong site
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council was caught tonight (Aug. 11) between the city’s desire for more housing and neighbors who are pushing back on a […]
Palo Alto
Zuckerberg’s compound angers neighbors; they say the city is giving him preferential treatment
The New York Times published a scathing story Sunday saying neighbors of billionaire Mark Zuckerberg are furious that he has forced them to endure years of construction, surveillance, noise, traffic […]
Palo Alto
From the archives: Zuckerberg builds new houses near his Palo Alto home
The Post originally published this story on Nov. 15, 2017. BY ALLISON LEVITSKYDaily Post Staff Writer Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has quietly torn down and rebuilt two of the four […]
Palo Alto
The Country Inn Motel, a longtime family-owned business, is closing
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer After 70 years of operation, the family-owned Country Inn Motel in Palo Alto will close Aug. 11, making way for a new 29-unit townhouse […]
Palo Alto
Raises proposed for police
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto council may approve a new agreement with police officers for a 3.5% raise and a $200 bonus each month. The raises and […]
Palo Alto
Bill to stop ADA shakedowns of local businesses dies without a vote
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A state bill intended to protect small businesses from law firms that misuse the Americans with Disability Act has died in the state Assembly […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altans protest Trump policies at ‘Good Trouble’ rally
Palo Alto residents rallied at King Plaza in front of City Hall on Thursday to honor the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis and resist what they characterized […]
Palo Alto
Berman, Papan aren’t saying how they’ll vote on a bill to give small businesses relief from ADA lawsuits
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A state bill intended to prevent abuse of the Americans with Disability Act is at risk of dying in the state Assembly, but a […]
Palo Alto
Ex-bishop pleads guilty to fraud involving churches in Palo Alto and other cities
A former bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday (July 15) to funneling money and property from AME Zion Church to himself, with a congregation in Palo Alto among the victims. Staccato Powell, […]
Palo Alto
Tesla hasn’t paid fine for spilling green dye into creek
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Tesla still hasn’t paid a $750 fine for spilling 916 gallons of a dyed water solution into Matadero Creek eight months ago, according […]
Palo Alto
‘Good Trouble’ rally to protest Trump’s policies is set for Thursday
King Plaza outside of Palo Alto City Hall, 250 Hamilton Ave., will be the local location of the national “Good Trouble” rally on Thursday from 5:30 to 7 p.m. The […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested for throwing table at stranger
A homeless man has been arrested for throwing a table at a stranger in downtown Palo Alto, police said today (July 8). A man in his 30s told police that […]
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Girl drowns in Palo Alto pool
An 8-year-old girl died yesterday (July 6) after she and two adults were found unresponsive at the bottom of a pool in Palo Alto, said Deputy Fire Chief Kevin McNally. […]