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 […]
Greg Tanaka
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 […]
Palo Alto
Backers of initiative to limit office space growth collect more than enough signatures to make ballot
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The slow-growth group working to crack down on office development in Palo Alto has collected the signatures of more than 2,800 Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Council approves Verizon’s plan for 11 “node” antennas over objections of residents
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Eleven planned “small cell nodes” intended to improve Verizon coverage in Palo Alto will spring up after all, angering dozens of residents who […]
East Palo Alto
Palo Alto council votes to donate water rights to East Palo Alto, Tanaka objects
Update, Monday, May 9, 10 p.m. — Palo Alto City Council approved the transfer of part of the city’s unused allocation of water from the Hetch Hetchy system to East […]
Palo Alto
Councilman Tanaka slams tax proposals, says city should spend money more wisely
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka has come out against raising taxes in the November election, saying the city shouldn’t be giving money away […]
Palo Alto
Council moves forward on $2 million chambers remodel
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite four council members’ cost concerns, Palo Alto City Council approved a $2 million upgrade to the council chambers last night (March 26), […]