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City settles with piano teacher over injuries
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City pays former employee to settle disability claim
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has settled for $100,000 with a former city worker who sued the city after alleging that he was […]
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Septic tank worker who was cleared of dumping grease is suing the city
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A Hayward man has taken to the U.S. Court of Appeals his case accusing the city of Palo Alto of maliciously prosecuting him in […]
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Retired city of Palo Alto CFO Lalo Perez dies
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s longtime CFO Lalo Perez has died nine months after retiring, City Manager Ed Shikada announced at City Council last night (April […]
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Solar company ready to sue city; council to hold closed meeting on threat tonight
This story originally appeared in this morning’s Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The clean-energy company hired to install and operate solar panels and electric vehicle charging […]
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Residents criticize proposed hotel to replace Su Hong
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Residents complained yesterday (Jan. 17) that a proposed 100-room hotel in south Palo Alto was too dense for its half-acre lot, but the […]
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SliderBar says city construction project cut sales
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The owner of SliderBar, a burgers-and-beer restaurant at 324 University Ave. in Palo Alto, is demanding $84,548 in lost revenue from the city […]
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Palo Alto want to use more realistic assumptions about pension costs, but that would raise city’s expenses
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto officials want to start budgeting for employee pension costs based on financial estimates that they think are more realistic than those used […]
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House has been under construction for 11 years and the neighbors are tired of it
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is threatening to levy at least $77,000 in fines against the owners of a house that’s been under […]
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‘Digital DNA’ egg sculpture gets a reprieve
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The artist behind “Digital DNA,” the condemned 7-foot circuit board egg sculpture in downtown Palo Alto, has been granted another 30-day extension to […]
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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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Hundreds say stop traffic project that includes roundabouts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than 460 people have signed an online petition urging the city of Palo Alto to stop its traffic improvements at busy intersections […]
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Manager claims racial bias at Children’s Theater
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The managing artistic director of the Palo Alto Children’s Theater has filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging racial discrimination and retaliation from […]
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Trial over Edgewood Plaza fines to begin; new grocery opens in early November
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A trial is scheduled for Tuesday to decide if the owner of the Edgewood Shopping Center in Palo Alto should pay the city […]
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City pension woes hit home as shortfall hits $405 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post correspondent As the city of Palo Alto looks for ways to reduce its massive employee pension shortfall, residents might soon start feeling the impact, officials […]
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Power outage hits part of Palo Alto
NO POWER — Austin Wong, who works in downtown Palo Alto, found that this parking gate arm wouldn’t go up during the power outage. Post photo by Emily Mibach. The […]
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City pays cop $45,000 over leak
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer A retired Palo Alto police sergeant who is currently serving as a reserve officer received a $45,000 settlement from the city over claims […]