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Council may expand local hiring policy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto City Council is taking a look at expanding a policy that requires some new businesses in town to hire 30% […]
Palo Alto
‘Browned out’ fire station returning, funds for Children’s Theater largely restored
Word Count: 784 This story was originally published June 11 in the print edition of the Daily Post. To stay on top of local news, pick up a copy of […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto hires a new city clerk
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council announced today (June 17) decided to hire Seaside’s assistant city manager, Lesley Milton, as city clerk, replacing Beth Minor, who is […]
Opinion
Opinion: If you’re ‘woke,’ this won’t be a joke — these words will make you choke
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The meanings of words are changing faster today than at any time I can remember. This is frustrating. I think we should all […]
East Palo Alto
Amazon hiring deal comes up during review of Laurene Powell Jobs’ office park plan
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto Planning Commissioner last night (June 14) cautioned representatives of a company headed by Laurene Powell Jobs to consider how […]
Palo Alto
Council gives police auditor larger role
By the Daily Post staff Anytime a Palo Alto police officer points a gun at someone, the incident will be reviewed by then city’s independent police auditor, City Council decided […]
Los Altos
Los Altos council offers city manager job to Socal city official
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council has offered the city manager’s job to Gabriel Engeland, who has held the same post in the Los Angeles […]
Mountain View
Former Mountain View hacker known as ‘The Face of Anonymous’ is arrested in Mexico
By the Daily Post staff Federal authorities announced today that they have arrested former Mountain View resident Christopher Doyon, who fled to Mexico after he was charged with launching a […]
Atherton
Mountain View man arrested for lewd conduct in front of 11-year-old
By the Daily Post staff Atherton police announced today that they have arrested a Mountain View man for exposing himself while inside of a vehicle in front of an 11-year […]
Mountain View
Cause of death released of woman whose body was found outside Icon movie theater
By the Daily Post staff A woman whose body was found outside the Showplace Icon movie theater, 2575 California St. in Mountain View, died as the result of a suicide, […]
San Mateo
Suspected juvenile carjacker plows into two cars during brief chase
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo police have arrested a 16-year-old following a carjacking and chase that ended with a three-car crash on Folkstone Avenue near Amphlett Boulevard. At […]
In the news
After police search in Palo Alto, couple accused of running brothels are arrested and held without bail
By the Daily Post staff A couple arrested on suspicion of pimping and pandering after police served search warrants at homes in Palo Alto and other cities are in jail […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park man knifed by an ‘escort,’ cops say
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after allegedly slashing a man with a knife after he had used an internet service to have a female “escort” come to his home […]
Caltrain
Opinion: With the latest Caltrain fiasco, it’s time to talk about merging railroad with BART
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The news that Caltrain is delaying its switch to electric trains by two years, and that the project is $330 million over budget, […]
Palo Alto
Group of 11 thieves take $100,000 in handbags from Stanford Shopping Center
By the Daily Post staff Police say 11 “coordinated” thieves descended upon the Louis Vuitton store at the Stanford Shopping Center and stole $100,000 in handbags. The suspects are at […]
Palo Alto
Council denies request to allow medical retailers at Town & Country
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (June 7) rejected a request from Town & Country Village owner Jim Ellis to allow medical businesses […]
East Palo Alto
Gang member convicted of non-fatal drive-by shooting
By the Daily Post staff A jury yesterday (June 7) found a 27-year-old Menlo Park man guilty of attempted murder and other felonies in a gang-related drive-by shooting that left […]
Palo Alto
Update on the reopening of University and Cal avenues
MONDAY, JUNE 7 — In a 4-3 vote, Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 7) approved an ordinance that allows restaurants to continue operating parklets in parking spaces, but no […]
Palo Alto
Avenidas’ new CEO ready to ‘listen’
The following story was printed in Saturday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the print edition of the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Palo Alto
Homeless man is reunited with brother who thought he was dead
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A homeless man who’s lived in Palo Alto for over two decades has been discovered by his brother on the East Coast who […]