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Stanford pushes back against proposal to house 70% of its new employees on campus

June 1, 2019 7:00 am

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 […]

Stanford

Hearing tonight on proposed goals to mitigate impacts of Stanford expansion

May 30, 2019 8:30 am

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 […]

Palo Alto

County’s power over Stanford to help school district is limited

May 30, 2019 8:00 am

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 […]

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Palo Alto

Stanford disputes Simitian claim, says it’s not walking away from school offer

May 19, 2019 2:35 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

Dauber lashes out at Simitian, says supervisor killed deal between district and Stanford

May 16, 2019 5:30 am

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

Opinion: Stanford asks for a second chance

May 15, 2019 8:00 am

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 […]

San Mateo County

6 cities and 1 county make wishes known to Stanford

May 8, 2019 6:01 am

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

Opinion: Questions and answers about whether PAUSD should take the Stanford offer

April 22, 2019 5:46 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

County halts talks with Stanford over development agreement for expansion

April 17, 2019 12:11 am

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

Opinion: Sometimes you just have to say ‘no’

April 2, 2019 8:42 pm

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 […]

Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Santa Clara County

A tax that never happened — Simitian said he couldn’t justify it to the voters

February 26, 2019 5:10 pm

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 […]

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Palo Alto

High-speed rail has had a tumultuous past — a timeline

February 13, 2019 6:02 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto to seek millions from Stanford for housing, schools, rail crossings

February 5, 2019 12:01 am

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 […]

Caltrain

Four tracks possible for a large portion of Palo Alto

December 29, 2018 12:45 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

Stanford expansion’s impact on school district disputed

December 16, 2018 11:59 am

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 […]

Palo Alto

Residents say what they want from Stanford in exchange for allowing more growth on campus

December 2, 2018 11:04 am

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, […]

Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Santa Clara County

Proposal sparked by Stanford violation moves forward

November 4, 2018 12:42 pm

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 […]

Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County Supervisor
Santa Clara County

Simitian wants county to alert the public about zoning violations

October 29, 2018 10:29 am

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 […]

Santa Clara County

County agrees to negotiate a development agreement with Stanford behind closed doors

October 17, 2018 1:16 am

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 […]

Stanford

Stanford to pay $155.8 million to lessen expansion’s impact on housing crisis

September 26, 2018 12:41 am

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 […]

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