By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese yesterday (Sept. 24) accused the county’s top administrator, Jeff Smith, of “running a rogue operation” when it came to […]
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Tentative dates have been set for hearings on Stanford’s proposed 3.5 million square foot expansion plan before the Santa Clara County Board of […]
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford shouldn’t be allowed to count housing it was already building toward what would be needed to mitigate the impact of its 3.5-million-square-foot […]
By the Daily Post staff Stanford yesterday asked Santa Clara County to approve its 3.5 million-square-foot proposed development on the university’s terms, in exchange for a $4.7 billion package of […]
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors refused Tuesday (June 4) to change its sanctuary policy despite criticism that the county jail released an undocumented, violent felon who broke into […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford official Thursday (May 30) objected to Santa Clara County’s proposal to require 70% of the university’s new housing to be built […]
This story was originally published in the Post on May 23. Editor’s note: The Santa Clara County Planning Commission will be meeting tonight (May 30) at Palo Alto City Hall […]
Editor’s note: The Santa Clara County Planning Commission will be meeting tonight (May 30) at Palo Alto City Hall to hear from the public about Stanford’s expansion plan. Specifically, the […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford officials say they still want to give the Palo Alto school district $138.4 million in per-student funding over 40 years and construction […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board member Ken Dauber slammed Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian Tuesday (May 15) for “killing” Stanford’s […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Louis Brandeis, who was on the Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939, was famous for saying that sunlight is the best disinfectant. I […]
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The proposed 3.5-million-square-foot expansion of Stanford won’t just have an impact on Palo Alto, but also on neighboring cities as far away as […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When you’re in a difficult negotiation and feeling pressured, sometimes the best decision is to say “no.” That would be my advice to […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County leaders yesterday (April 16) halted talks with Stanford over a development agreement related to the university’s proposed 3.5 million-square-foot expansion […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Whenever you’re negotiating for something — whether it is a new car, a house or a job — and you’re not getting what […]
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post correspondent Bay Area voters face a steady stream of tax increases proposed each election by cities, counties and school districts. For the most part, elected […]
By the Daily Post staff Here’s a look at the history of high-speed rail in California and the Peninsula. 1996 — The state Legislature establishes the California High-Speed Rail Authority […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (Feb. 4) decided to ask Stanford for $82.4 million for affordable housing along with funds for the […]
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain is studying the idea of adding two more tracks from Palo Alto’s California Avenue station to Mountain View, bringing the number of […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board Vice President Todd Collins on Thursday (Dec. 13) chided Stanford officials for what he called a “very misleading” public […]
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Stanford graduate student Alexa Russo opposed the development agreement being negotiated by Stanford and Santa Clara County supervisors. In fact, […]
By the Daily Post staff A proposal to notify the public of zoning violations by Santa Clara County landowners has been ushered ahead by the Board of Supervisors, weeks after […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After Stanford was fined $7,937 by Santa Clara County for storing 4.8 million gallons of dirt in the wrong part of campus, county […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite a number of residents’ concerns about transparency, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors decided yesterday (Oct. 16) to negotiate behind closed […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford will have to pay Santa Clara County $155.8 million in affordable housing fees in order to expand its academic buildings by 2.3 […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County leaders, who are set to decide the terms of Stanford’s 2.3 million-square-foot expansion, could end up negotiating a deal […]
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to eliminate an inaccuracy regarding how the Academic Growth Boundary could change. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford could nearly triple […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When developers want to get a project approved, they often become clever if they’re forced to answer basic questions. Such is the case […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford has upped its offer of affordable housing funds to Santa Clara County from $45.5 million to $56 million in exchange for the […]
By the Daily Post staff A new Los Angeles Times poll finds that only 31% of California voters want to continue building the high-speed rail project. The poll, which was […]
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some of the biggest employers in the Bay Area, including Facebook and Google, are throwing their weight behind Regional Measure 3, which would […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With days to go before the June 5 recall vote, embattled Judge Aaron Persky won support yesterday (May 23) from three Silicon Valley […]
This Post originally published this story on April 23. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Regional Measure 3, the bridge toll hike on the June ballot that would raise […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County pledged $6 million yesterday (April 17) to build between 60 and 120 apartments for teachers on a plot of county-owned […]
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer VTA’s unpopular plan to block off two lanes of traffic on El Camino Real for dedicated bus service between Palo Alto and Santa […]
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