Palo Alto
Burt, Kou elected to top council posts following diversity dispute
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 […]
Greg Tanaka
Palo Alto
Pandemic shot a $16 million hole in city’s general fund
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto’s general fund saw a $16 million shortfall in tax revenues because of the Covid pandemic during the fiscal […]
Palo Alto
Councilman files to run for Congress
This story was first printed Dec. 21 in the Daily Post. To keep up with all of the local news, pick up the Post in the morning at 1,000 mid-Peninsula […]
Palo Alto
No referendum on Foothills Park access, city quickly finalizes settlement with ACLU, NAACP
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The petition drive to force a referendum challenging Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents is dead after the […]
Palo Alto
Lame-duck pro-growth majority on council will pick new planning commissioners
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 […]
Palo Alto
Couple start petition drive to put Foothills Park access issue to voters
This story was originally published in the Nov. 19 edition of the Daily Post. If you want to stay current with all of the local news, pick up a copy […]
Opinion
Opinion: Highlights, surprises from local elections
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 […]
Palo Alto
Council votes 5-2 to open Foothills Park to everyone
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council, after getting hit by a lawsuit from the NAACP and ACLU, voted 5-2 tonight to drop the Palo Alto residents-only restriction […]
Palo Alto
Council to take another vote on opening Foothills Park following ACLU lawsuit
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 […]
Palo Alto
Tanaka collects the most campaign dollars, followed by Kou and Burt
Correction: An earlier version of this story gave an outdated figure for candidate Cari Templeton. This version reflects her current year-to-date fundraising total. BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer […]
Election 2020
Profiles of the 10 Palo Alto City Council candidates
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Daily Post interviewed each of the 10 candidates for Palo Alto City Council. Here are the profiles of those candidates. Pat Burt […]
Palo Alto
Most council candidates come out in favor of business tax at election forum
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Most of the 10 candidates running for Palo Alto City Council said last night that they support some form of a new tax on […]
Palo Alto
State won’t investigate anonymous campaign allegation against Tanaka
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The California Fair Political Practices Commission will not investigate Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka for campaign violations, the agency announced today. Someone filed […]
Opinion
Opinion: The odd case of Greg Tanaka’s donations
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s possible to see the allegations against Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka as mere paperwork errors. He didn’t file the right form […]
Palo Alto
Tanaka hit with anonymous complaint about donations
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Someone has filed an anonymous complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission against Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka, alleging that he didn’t […]
Palo Alto
Foothills Park to open to non-residents on trial basis; residents to vote in 2022
HOW THEY VOTED On a substitute motion by Liz Kniss to open Foothills Park to non-residents on a trial basis and then have a ballot measure on whether to open […]
Palo Alto
Mac’s and other tobacco shops sue city, saying ban will destroy their businesses
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 […]
Palo Alto
Tanaka running for re-election to council
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka, who often blows the whistle on what he believes is excessive city spending, announced today that he […]
Palo Alto
Councilman’s proposal to cut salaries to balance the budget goes nowhere
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 […]
Palo Alto
Supporters defend College Terrace library; proposal to cut city’s PR budget goes nowhere
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto residents who live in the College Terrace neighborhood begged the city not to shut down their library for two years at […]
Palo Alto
City preparing to ban e-cigarettes
This story originally appeared in Saturday’s print edition of the Daily Post. Only a fraction of the stories the Post prints appear on this website, padailypost.com. To get all of […]
Palo Alto
Eviction, rent cap ordinance advances after power play by councilman
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer An ordinance to stop unjust evictions and rent hikes in Palo Alto will go into effect a week later than planned because Councilman […]
Palo Alto
Vaping ban suggested at City Council meeting
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 […]
Palo Alto
Councilman critical of art purchase for new police station
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto councilman criticized spending $719,000 on a contract with an artist who will create three art works for the new police […]
Palo Alto
City to study the idea of adding housing to Cubberley
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 […]
Palo Alto
Cloaking the wireless invasion — city, telecoms try to hide small cell antenna systems
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Small cell nodes, attachments to utility poles or light poles aimed at improving wireless service, are going to be popping up in more places […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Council approves $2 million for chambers improvements
This story was originally printed Dec. 19 in the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto City Council has approved a nearly $2 million upgrade […]
Palo Alto
Council moves ahead with plan to allow more housing
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 […]
Palo Alto
Marissa Mayer makes pitch to council for women’s club
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer got a mixed response at Palo Alto City Council last night (Oct. 1) when she pitched her proposal […]
Palo Alto
Council approves police, fire raises — most get 5.5%
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto firefighters, battalion chiefs and police lieutenants and captains are getting a raise as a result of an 8-1 vote of City Council last […]
Palo Alto
With Wolbach as the swing vote, council imposes office development cap
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 […]
Palo Alto
Wolbach switches sides, council decides to cap office growth
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A citizens initiative to halve office development in Palo Alto was made law tonight (July 30) — a surprise win for the slow-growth […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto raises police pay but recruiting is rough — even with 25K signing bonus
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto city officials are hoping a series of pay raises for police officers over the next three years, starting with a nearly 5% […]
Palo Alto
Proposed hotel tax increase negotiated during midnight bargaining session
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Those who stayed up until midnight to watch Palo Alto City Council got to see some real-time deal-making as council negotiated over a […]
Palo Alto
City boosts Avenidas project by approving transferable development rights
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council took action last night (May 29) to help fund multimillion-dollar renovations for the senior services nonprofit Avenidas and the […]