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Burt, Kou elected to top council posts following diversity dispute

January 3, 2022 8:23 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council tonight (Jan. 3) elected councilman and former mayor Pat Burt to become mayor for 2022 in a 6-1 vote, with Greg […]

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Councilwoman says colleagues blew it when they passed fee schedule for Foothills Park

February 1, 2021 9:33 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilwoman Alison Cormack said tonight that City Council “overreacted and over-corrected” while rushing to pass an emergency ordinance that implemented $6 […]

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Who will be Palo Alto’s vice mayor? Cormack or a slow-growther?

January 4, 2021 12:50 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Who will become Palo Alto’s next vice mayor may be a topic of tonight’s City Council’s meeting. Although the new council will be […]

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Slow-growth faction will get to pick new members of the Planning and Transportation Commission

December 14, 2020 9:59 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s slow growth proponents won a fight against the city’s pro-growth leaders tonight and as a result, council won’t make any appointments […]

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Lame-duck pro-growth majority on council will pick new planning commissioners

November 30, 2020 11:13 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The lame-duck pro-housing majority on Palo Alto City Council will appoint new members to the Historic Resources Board and Planning and Transportation Commission […]

Opinion

Opinion: Highlights, surprises from local elections

November 13, 2020 12:58 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor On Election Night everyone was riveted on the presidential race, which is understandable, but several interesting local contests were decided too. The big […]

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Council to take another vote on opening Foothills Park following ACLU lawsuit

October 23, 2020 9:44 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Foothills Park could be opening to non-Palo Alto residents sooner than expected. The city released a statement last night (Oct. 22) saying City […]

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Gag order proposed for city board and commission members

October 10, 2020 8:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto officials are considering whether to issue a new handbook to members of city boards and commissions that includes instructions telling them […]

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Mac’s and other tobacco shops sue city, saying ban will destroy their businesses

July 29, 2020 1:53 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The owners of five Palo Alto retailers including Mac’s Smoke Shop today filed a lawsuit against the city, saying City Council’s flavored tobacco […]

In the news

Officials look for ways to stop illegal fireworks

June 30, 2020 12:15 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Starting a fireworks buyback program, creating safe zone for people to set off fireworks and having residents talk to each other about the […]

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Councilman’s proposal to cut salaries to balance the budget goes nowhere

May 13, 2020 12:48 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Councilman Greg Tanaka said at Palo Alto’s council meeting yesterday (May 12) that the city would solve a lot of its budget problems […]

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City Council begins budget hearings — will anybody mention the union pay raises?

May 11, 2020 3:46 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council tonight will hold the first of three evening hearings on cutting as much as $39 million from the city budget, but […]

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Police to step up speed enforcement, city may close some streets to cars

April 13, 2020 10:40 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto is stepping up its speed-limit enforcement and the city may follow Oakland’s lead by prohibiting cars on certain streets to give […]

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City preparing to ban e-cigarettes

December 3, 2019 10:00 am

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Plan to chop down trees behind Fletcher Middle School is put on hold

November 13, 2019 8:30 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto’s Public Works Department has paused a plan to remove 16 trees and prune 100 more on a half-mile bike path behind Fletcher Middle […]

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Palo Alto intends to ban natural gas appliances in new construction

November 5, 2019 6:15 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council said last night (Nov. 4) that it wants to ban the installation of natural gas appliances in new homes […]

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Vaping ban suggested at City Council meeting

October 22, 2019 6:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A citywide ban on the sale of all vaping equipment was proposed during an emotional Palo Alto City Council study session last night […]

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Council member questions city artwork of fish painted in crosswalk

September 13, 2019 8:00 am

BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent A Palo Alto intersection featuring “attractive” fish painted in the crosswalks may be stopping children in their tracks in the middle of the road, […]

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City to study the idea of adding housing to Cubberley

June 5, 2019 6:30 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted Monday (June 3) to rule out the possibility of building as many as 164 homes at Cubberley Community […]

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Council gets to grill former colleague who is seeking seat on utilities panel

May 1, 2019 9:45 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council got to grill a former colleague, former Mayor Greg Scharff, last night (Monday, April 29) when he interviewed for […]

In the news

Guardino forum emphasizes denser housing, less local control

January 27, 2019 12:53 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With state Sen. Scott Wiener front and center, tech lobbyist Carl Guardino’s event on the Bay Area housing crisis yesterday (Jan. 25) championed […]

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Attempt by Residentialists to delay vote on housing ordinance fails

November 27, 2018 3:15 pm

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 […]

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Council candidate Cormack gets a big boost from Guardino PAC and a landlords group

November 3, 2018 5:00 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Alison Cormack’s campaign for Palo Alto City Council has gotten a $46,836 boost with campaign mailers paid for by the California Apartment Association […]

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5 Palo Alto City Council candidates raise a combined $253,186

October 26, 2018 12:12 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The five candidates for Palo Alto City Council have raised a total of $253,186.70 in campaign contributions — an impressive amount historically, but […]

Opinion

Opinion: Cormack, Filseth, DuBois best choices for City Council

October 5, 2018 8:10 pm

DAILY POST EDITORIAL It’s not often that a great city council candidate comes along like Alison Cormack. She’s the Palo Alto woman who led the campaign a decade ago to […]

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A look at where candidates stand in the Palo Alto City Council race

October 4, 2018 7:52 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Until a couple of months ago, the hot issue in the Palo Alto City Council race was whether to cut the city’s cap […]

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Wolbach, Cormack lead in fundraising for council race

September 28, 2018 8:50 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council candidates Alison Cormack and Cory Wolbach are leading the pack in campaign contributions with more than $50,000 each — […]

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Candidates’ donors revealed

August 1, 2018 8:21 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers With 97 days to go until the Nov. 6 election, candidates in races on the mid-Peninsula have begun disclosing information […]

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Tom DuBois running for re-election to City Council

May 30, 2018 12:25 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Councilman Tom DuBois announced today (May 30) that he will be running for re-election, becoming the third candidate for the three seats […]

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Library champion Alison Cormack to run for City Council

March 28, 2018 4:42 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The former president of the Palo Alto Library Foundation is running for City Council this November, her campaign manager said today (March 27). […]

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