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 […]
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School board gets fake emails over school name changes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In the age of national election hacking fears, the divisive decision to rename two Palo Alto middle schools inspired hundreds of questionable emails […]
Palo Alto
Attempt by Residentialists to delay vote on housing ordinance fails
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Hoping to wait for a new Palo Alto City Council in January, three Residentialist council members tried to thwart a controversial discussion on […]
Palo Alto
Christmas Bureau brings joy to poor local families
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For the 64th season, Palo Alto’s poorest families will get a little extra holiday cheer next month thanks to the Christmas Bureau of […]
Opinion
Opinion: Showdown over new housing expected tonight
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A showdown could happen tonight (Nov. 26) over how much new housing Palo Alto will allow in the future. Palo Alto has arguably […]
Palo Alto
Police looking for indecent exposure suspect
By the Daily Post staff A 14-year-old girl who was walking her dog in the 300 block of East Meadow Drive in Palo Alto on Nov. 19 was approached by […]
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Three men rob man of his iPhone on bike path near Town & Country Village
By the Daily Post staff Three men are at large today (Nov. 24) after robbing a man who was walking along a bike path Friday night, police said. At 8:14 […]
Palo Alto
City may loosen parking requirements to encourage more housing
This story was originally published Nov. 19 in the print edition of the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto is looking at reducing parking requirements for […]
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City IT chief, under fire for foreign trips, resigns to take job at Oracle
By the Daily Post staff Jonathan Reichental is stepping down as Palo Alto’s chief information officer to take a position at Oracle days after his frequent foreign trips had come […]
Palo Alto
Sheriff arrests suspect in 1973 murder of Stanford grad
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith announced this morning (Nov. 21) that her deputies have arrested a 74-year-old man in connection with the 1973 murder […]
Palo Alto
Jane Fonda was a fan of the Rev. Jim Jones
By the Daily Post staff In all of the stories about the 40th anniversary of the Jim Jones-Peoples Temple massacre, one name hasn’t popped up often — Jane Fonda. Before […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto fire chief takes job in Santa Barbara
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto Fire Chief Eric Nickel is resigning and will take the job of fire chief in Santa Barbara, the city announced today (Nov. 20). […]
Palo Alto
Post wins 15 awards in Press Club contest
By the Daily Post staff The Daily Post’s newsroom received 15 awards in the San Francisco Press Club’s Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards competition, including honors for investigative reporting, entertainment […]
Palo Alto
Burglar wearing Phantom of the Opera mask hits 4 businesses
By the Daily Post staff Police in Palo Alto are searching for a man who donned a Phantom of the Opera mask during a burglary spree of four businesses downtown, […]
Palo Alto
Dauber, Dharap win school board election
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Even with more than 52,000 ballots left uncounted across Santa Clara County, attorney and Gunn High School graduate Shounak Dharap appears to have […]
Palo Alto
City’s chief information officer under fire over trips
Correction: An earlier version of this story should have said that Palo Alto Chief Information Officer Jonathan Reichental received $9,000 in free airfare and hotel stays — not speaking fees […]
Palo Alto
School district’s legal bills soar — $6 million over 5 years
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has spent almost $6 million on lawyers in the last five years, according to a list of expenses […]
Palo Alto
Police arrest man in connection with Compadres fire and a second vehicle fire
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said today (Nov. 11) that they have arrested a man accused of torching the abandoned Compadres Mexican Bar & Grill on El […]
Palo Alto
Fire breaks out at former Compadres restaurant on El Camino
Firefighters are battling a two-alarm fire tonight (Nov. 10) at 3877 El Camino Real, the onetime Compadres Mexican Bar and Grill. El Camino is closed in both directions between Curtner […]
Palo Alto
Christine Blasey Ford will receive city proclamation privately
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council won’t be presenting a proclamation to Brett Kavanaugh accuser Christine Blasey Ford at a public meeting in the council […]