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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 […]

Caltrain

Musk won’t dig a tunnel in Palo Alto

April 28, 2019 1:03 pm

This was originally printed in the Daily Post on Dec. 23, 2018. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Elon Musk, who once lived in Palo Alto and put his […]

Palo Alto

Former councilman Scharff seeks a seat on the Utilities Advisory Commission

April 22, 2019 12:54 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff, who termed out of City Council in December, is looking at getting involved in city affairs again […]

Opinion

Opinion: Midpen’s new offices are a $50 million boondoggle

January 30, 2019 6:08 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District doesn’t get much scrutiny. It’s the ultimate of sacred cows around here. The district was formed in […]

Palo Alto

Plan to revamp City Council chambers comes back to life after election

December 7, 2018 1:51 am

This story was originally published in Thursday (Dec. 6) morning’s edition of the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A $1.96 million proposed reboot of the Palo […]

Palo Alto

Council moves ahead with plan to allow more housing

December 4, 2018 12:50 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council made strides last night toward encouraging denser housing development in town, with fewer parking spaces and more roof decks […]

Karen Holman and Greg Scharff. Post photo.
Palo Alto

Council rivals go head-to-head for seat on Midpen open space board

October 10, 2018 8:24 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Greg Scharff is challenging his ideologically opposed colleague, Councilwoman Karen Holman, for a seat on the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space […]

Palo Alto

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 […]

Palo Alto

Some Hotel President tenants will get $7,000 when they’re evicted

September 3, 2018 12:19 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Tenants of the Hotel President will get a $7,000 payout when they’re evicted from their downtown Palo Alto studio apartments this November — […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto council favors turning animal shelter over to Pets In Need

August 30, 2018 6:44 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted unanimously last night (Aug. 28) to have city leaders write up a contract with the Redwood City nonprofit […]

The kitchen in the $35,000-a-month penthouse at 430 Forest Ave. in Palo Alto. The Marc apartment building, where penthouses go for $9,000 to $16,000 a month, can be seen from the window.
Palo Alto

The latest trend: $35,000/month for a downtown Palo Alto townhouse

August 1, 2018 3:49 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For Palo Altans with money to burn, three downtown penthouses are being rented at the jaw-dropping rate of $35,000 a month. Councilwoman Karen […]

Palo Alto City Councilman Cory Wolbach
Palo Alto

With Wolbach as the swing vote, council imposes office development cap

July 30, 2018 10:30 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A citizens initiative to halve office development in Palo Alto was made law tonight (June 30) — a surprise win for the slow-growth […]

The city provided an artist’s conception of the renovated City Council Chambers, which include bigger monitors on the dais and a large LED screen behind the council members.
Palo Alto

City Council chambers renovation dropped

July 12, 2018 12:37 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto city leaders have killed the planned $1.7 million renovation of the City Council chambers, but not without some back-and-forth about council […]

Palo Alto

Council wants analyses of healthcare and office cap ballot initiatives

June 12, 2018 3:18 am

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 […]

Palo Alto

City puts soda tax on hold but charges forward with increase in hotel tax

June 5, 2018 12:37 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto voters may be asked to decide whether to boost the hotel tax to the highest rate in the state in November […]

Palo Alto

Council votes to cap office space growth

May 1, 2018 9:58 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night (April 30) to cap office development in three parts of town to 50,000 square feet per […]

Palo Alto

Could city’s move toward labor-negotiation transparency spread to school district?

March 6, 2018 11:23 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After the city of Palo Alto voted to move forward on a proposal to make union negotiations more transparent by posting offers and […]

Palo Alto City Council members who called for more openness in labor negotiations.
Palo Alto

Councilmen call for more transparency during labor negotiations

February 19, 2018 4:18 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer As the city of Palo Alto continues to bargain quietly with union leaders on its most recent round of employee contract negotiations, four […]

Stanford

How big should Stanford get? You can sound off at a meeting tonight

January 23, 2018 7:44 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Altans will have another opportunity at City Hall tonight (Jan. 23) to sound off on Stanford’s application to expand its academic facilities […]

Palo Alto

Kniss in line to become next mayor; choice of vice mayor is up in the air

January 5, 2018 12:07 am

This story was originally printed by the Daily Post on Dec. 30. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Vice Mayor Liz Kniss may soon be stepping up […]

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