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Palo Alto to replace track watch guards with cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Video cameras that will eventually replace the guards who watch the train tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides will begin to be […]
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Furor over proposed name for school
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has stirred up controversy for its evocation of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander-in-chief who […]
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Illness depletes city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three members of Palo Alto’s City Council and City Manager Jim Keene were absent from last night’s meeting because they were all sick. […]
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Appeals court to decide if Persky recall stays on the ballot
Three justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the recall Judge Aaron Persky stays on the June 5 ballot after hearing oral arguments from attorneys […]
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City may put tax on he ballot — cost of police station jumps from $57 million to $92.2 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto voters might be asked in November to increase taxes in the city as a way to fund a package of infrastructure projects, […]
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Medical group goes after doctor for $1.4 million in legal fees
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Attorneys for a Sutter Health affiliate sued by a former employee are seeking more than $1.4 million in legal fees from her following […]
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No cock a doodle doo in Palo Alto; roosters banned, chickens OK
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A little-known fact about suburban chicken-keeping in Palo Alto? Roosters aren’t allowed. A Washington Post story on March 2 reported that egg-laying chickens […]
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Thieves hit Victoria’s Secret for 4th time in a week
By the Daily Post staff For the fourth time this week, thieves have hit the Victoria’s Secret store in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. At about 4:30 p.m. […]
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Late math professor off school names list
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A recently deceased Stanford mathematician was removed from a short list of prominent figures from which to rename Palo Alto’s Jordan and Terman […]
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List of possible school names is narrowed down to six
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night ruled out renaming Terman and Jordan middle schools after geographic features of the city, and will […]
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SEC hits Elizabeth Holmes, Theranos with fraud charges
Elizabeth Holmes, a Stanford dropout once called the “next Steve Jobs,” was charged today (March 14) with “massive fraud” by U.S. regulators for her actions while leading the Palo Alto-based […]
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Suspects in Victoria’s Secret heist crash while fleeing the store
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man and woman suspected of stealing about $7,500 worth of clothes from Victoria’s Secret were arrested after they flipped their car over […]
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Palo Alto schools to accommodate student walkout to call for gun control
The Palo Alto Unified School District is “applauding students’ commitment to be on the forefront of driving social change” by accommodating those who wish to take part in the national […]
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Planning commission member accused of conflict of interest
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto Planning and Transportation commissioner has been criticized for his par- ticipation in a discussion about rules related to carports and […]
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Ross Road roundabout remains despite petition
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has made some slight changes to its plans as hundreds of residents have signed a petition calling for […]
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Gunman at large after street robbery
By the Daily Post staff Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a pedestrian of his wallet and cellphone last night (March 10) in the 500 block of Homer […]
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Palo Alto High School principal resigns after disciplinary letter goes public
By the Daily Post staff Embattled Palo Alto High School Principal Kim Diorio announced today (March 9) that she will resign after 11 years at the school, the last four […]
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Council puts Cool Block community organizing program on ice
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council decided to put off discussion of a $100,000 contract with a vol- unteer-organizing program favored by City Manager Jim […]
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Neighbors speak out on church’s request for permit to be a community center
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A neighborhood meeting about the noise and traffic problems caused by community groups that rent space at a Palo Alto church turned into […]
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Disciplinary letters to principals of both Palo Alto high schools released — one fires back
By the Daily Post staff The principals of Gunn and Palo Alto high schools failed to follow school district procedures when responding to the complaint of a girl who had […]