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City close to turning over animal shelter to nonprofit
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City-based nonprofit Pets in Need is chomping at the bit to take over the city of Palo Alto’s animal shelter, but […]
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German president visits Palo Alto, accompanied by CHP officers in bow ties
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A CHP motorcade decked out in blue bow-ties accompanied German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to HanaHaus in downtown Palo Alto yesterday, where he met […]
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‘Digital DNA’ egg sculpture finally removed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A seven-month standoff between a New York artist and the city of Palo Alto came to an end this morning (June 21) when […]
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Filseth will seek re-election to City Council
By the Daily Post staff Eric Filseth, who was elected to Palo Alto City Council in the Residentialist wave four years ago, announced today (June 20) that he will be […]
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Hotel President tenants ask city for help
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than a dozen residents of the historic Hotel President apartments in downtown Palo Alto turned out to City Council on Monday (June […]
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Girl severely injured in accident with car on El Camino
By the Daily Post staff A girl was rushed to a hospital with major injuries Monday (June 180 morning after a car hit her as she rode her bike on […]
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Track guards to stay longer — cameras not ready yet
By the Daily Post staff It looks like the guards watching the railroad tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides will remain longer than originally planned because of “complexities” the […]
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Drew Combs, Menlo Park planning commissioner, considers challenging Kirsten Keith
By the Daily Post staff Drew Combs, a Menlo Park planning commission member who nearly won a seat on City Council four years ago, told the Post last night (June […]
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City to consider dead-ending Churchill and Palo Alto avenues at the tracks
Correction: The print edition of the Post on Saturday morning incorrectly said that City Council would discuss this proposal on Monday (June 18) night. Actually, the issue is scheduled for […]
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City Council members met privately with Hotel President buyers before sale closed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Executives from the Chicago-based hotel chain buying the residential Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto — booting out the residents of its 75 […]
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Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes indicted on charges of duping investors
Federal grand jury has indicted Elizabeth Holmes on criminal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding investors, doctors and patients as the head of Palo Alto-based blood-testing startup Theranos. The U.S. Attorney’s […]
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Read the note suspect in jogger sex assault wrote to victim
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man facing life in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage jogger near Stanford Research Park admitted to police that he wrapped the […]
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Councilman Wolbach calls out his critics
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Councilman Cory Wolbach accused signature gatherers for a ballot initiative limiting office growth in Palo Alto of telling signers that they needed the […]
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Hotel President tenants face eviction
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The purchase of downtown Palo Alto’s historic Hotel President will displace more than 75 apartment-dwellers when the building is converted back into a […]
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Residents criticize bicycle plan, roundabout
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Harsh criticism of the Palo Alto City Council and some city employees was handed down last night (June 12) by about half of […]
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Hotel President to be sold, will become a hotel again
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Chicago boutique hotel chain appears to be in the process of buying downtown Palo Alto’s once-iconic Hotel President, according to Palo Alto […]
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Palo Alto school district faulted in the handling of Paly sex assault
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Administrators at Palo Alto High School and the Palo Alto school district mishandled a sexual assault case 11 months before a well-publicized October […]
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Council wants analyses of healthcare and office cap ballot initiatives
By the Daily Post staff Two ballot initiatives appear headed for the fall ballot in Palo Alto, but in both cases the city is going to hire consultants to conduct […]
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Construction of Cal Ave parking structure starts in October
By the Daily Post staff The city of Palo Alto will begin construction in October on a $41.3 million, 636-car parking garage at 350 Sherman Ave. to serve the California […]