Karen Holman

Public critical of Stanford expansion plan

October 24, 2019 7:30 am

This story originally appeared in Wednesday morning’s Daily Post. Only a fraction of the stories the Post prints appear on this website. To get all the local news, pick up […]

City Council urged to put off vote on new car dealership

June 19, 2019 7:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Six Palo Alto residents — including former mayor Karen Holman — are calling for the Palo Alto City Council to hold off on […]

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 […]

MAGA hat critic found safe, sheriff says

April 25, 2019 10:46 pm

By the Daily Post staff Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who made headlines after berating a man in a Make America Great Again hat, is no longer missing. […]

Midpen open space district to spend $50 million on new offices

February 10, 2019 9:50 am

This story was originally published Jan. 22 in the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District has quietly made plans to spend […]

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 […]

Midpen open space board worried about public’s reaction to $50 million office plan

January 26, 2019 1:54 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In the wake of a Daily Post report that the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is quietly planning to spend $50 million on […]

City Council will select mayor, vice mayor tonight

January 7, 2019 12:35 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is set to elect a new mayor and vice mayor for 2019 tonight (Jan. 7), and at least two […]

Bill may force cities like Palo Alto to build more housing

December 5, 2018 9:58 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For better or worse, Palo Alto City Hall was abuzz yesterday (Dec. 4) after state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced the second […]

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 […]

Attempt by Residentialists to delay vote on housing ordinance fails

November 27, 2018 3:15 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Hoping to wait for a new Palo Alto City Council in January, three Residentialist council members tried to thwart a controversial discussion on […]

Karen Holman and Greg Scharff. Post photo.

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 […]

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 […]

Error-filled Palo Alto Business Registry survives

September 13, 2018 9:44 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto council committee has agreed to keep the city’s Business Registry going despite a report from the city auditor saying it’s […]

Should a tenant making $93,100 a year get relocation assistance?

September 11, 2018 12:54 am

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Renters who will be evicted from the Hotel President told the Palo Alto City Council last night (Sept. 10) that the housing crisis […]

Palo Alto City Council will say tonight where it stands on state rent control proposition

September 10, 2018 8:01 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A discussion tonight (Sept. 10) on the November ballot measures could rekindle the Palo Alto City Council’s fiery debate on rent control. The council […]

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 — […]

Scharff and Holman to run for Hanko’s seat on open space board; new candidate enters Palo Alto school board race

August 15, 2018 11:03 am

By the Daily Post staff Another Palo Alto council member, Greg Scharff, is running for the seat Nonette Hanko is vacating on the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Board. He will […]

Hotel President tenants could get some help from the city

August 14, 2018 6:25 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With three months left until the residents of the 75-unit Hotel President apartments are evicted to make way for a boutique hotel, Palo […]

Hanko leaving open space board after 46 years, Holman running to replace her

August 10, 2018 8:16 pm

By the Daily Post staff

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.

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 […]

This roundabout at Ross Road and E. Meadow Drive has come under fire, with some saying it creates dangerous interactions between cars and bicycles. Post photo.

The new roundabout isn’t going anywhere, get used to it

July 31, 2018 7:14 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent While the city of Palo Alto seems to be telling residents to live with a controversial set of street modifications on Ross Road including […]

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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 […]

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