Palo Alto
Palo Alto restaurant impresses Oprah, who buys a stake in it
By the Daily Post staff When visiting Palo Alto last year, Oprah Winfrey happened upon a restaurant she really liked. So much, in fact, that she has now become a […]
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Internet fury erupts over maggots in Palo Alto motel room
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A maggot-infested room at the Palo Alto Inn has led a makeup artist with a large social media following to lambaste the motel […]
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Woman encounters burglar in her home
By the Daily Post staff A south Palo Alto resident encountered a burglar inside her home, who fled and is at large, Palo Alto police said today. On Tuesday at […]
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Construction worker killed at preschool
A construction worker died at a worksite in the parking lot of a preschool and church this morning on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, police said. Police spokeswoman Janine De […]
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Family business speaks out after two ADA lawsuits
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A second Palo Alto motel in two months has been hit with a lawsuit by Scott Johnson, a quadriplegic attorney who has sued […]
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City Council chambers renovation dropped
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto city leaders have killed the planned $1.7 million renovation of the City Council chambers, but not without some back-and-forth about council […]
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Palo Alto’s traffic enforcement patrol returns
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto Police Chief Bob Jonsen announced today that the department’s traffic enforcement patrol has returned to action after a three-year hiatus. The team, consisting […]
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Frequent ADA litigant sues Palo Alto motel
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Travelodge motel in Palo Alto has been hit with a lawsuit from Scott Johnson, a quadriplegic attorney who has sued hundreds of […]
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Former teacher named principal of Hoover in Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A longtime San Jose educator has been tapped as Hoover Elementary School’s new principal, according to Palo Alto school district officials. Jim Sherman, […]
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Police investigating two attempted street robberies 12 minutes apart
By the Daily Post staff Police said today (July 9) they’re trying to determine if two attempted street robberies in Palo Alto are related. On Saturday (July 7) at 11:40 […]
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Suspected arsonist arrested in Atherton after chase she streamed on Facebook
By the Daily Post staff A woman suspected of setting two fires in Half Moon Bay has been arrested in Atherton following a police chase she live streamed on Facebook. […]
Opinion
Guest Opinion: A solution to Stanford’s housing dilemma
GUEST OPINION BY LENNY SIEGEL AND CORY WOLBACH As early as April 1969, Stanford University’s Moulton Committee — made up of students, faculty and staff — found that the university […]
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Sketch of surprised home burglar released
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police today released the sketch above in the hopes of finding the man who burglarized an apartment in the 300 block of Curtner […]
Opinion
Opinion: Harvard could help Palo Alto with its bad art
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The story of the ugly Digital DNA egg in Palo Alto’s Lytton Plaza had a happy ending when Harvard gratefully accepted the sculpture. […]
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California Red wins the Palo Alto Chili Cook-Off
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto resident Geraldine Kinyon and her son Jon were hunting for one particular cup of chili yesterday at Palo Alto’s Independence Day […]
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Palo Alto woman finds burglar in her apartment — he was surprised to see her
By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto woman returned home to find a burglar inside her apartment. He shoved her and escaped on foot, and remains at large, police […]
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College Terrace Market building sold — new owner will face fines
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The office building at 2100 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, which housed the College Terrace Market until it closed in January, has […]
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Mylar balloon causes power outage in Palo Alto
Update 7:45 p.m.: The utilities department just tweeted that the cause of tonight’s power outage was a Mylar balloon that became tangled in power lines. It’s the second time in a […]
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Smoke from forest fire filters sunlight in the mid-Peninsula
From staff and wire reports The smoke that’s filtering the sunlight today (July 2) is coming from a wildfire in Yolo County, about 75 miles north of the Bay Area, […]
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School name changes begin — so long Terman and Jordan
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto school district is changing the names of Jordan and Terman middle schools. The school board voted March 27 to rename Jordan after […]