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Burt, Kou elected to top council posts following diversity dispute

January 3, 2022 8:23 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

Council denies request to allow medical retailers at Town & Country

June 8, 2021 12:31 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (June 7) rejected a request from Town & Country Village owner Jim Ellis to allow medical businesses […]

Los Altos

Council passes resolution about Lee Eng; she says she’s being canceled due to her race

May 26, 2021 2:01 am

By the Daily Post staff Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng slammed others on council as hypocrites just before they voted 3-2 early this morning to pass a resolution intended […]

In the news

More density in neighborhoods? Opposition is growing to bill that would allow four homes on a lot

March 8, 2021 9:07 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Opposition is growing to a bill in the state Legislature that could allow four housing units in many places where one single-family home now […]

Palo Alto

State agency fines Kniss, DuBois; Kou under investigation; Complaint names Greer

February 12, 2021 9:39 am

BY EMILY MIBACH AND KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writers The state Fair Political Practices Commission has fined former Palo Alto Mayor Liz Kniss and current Mayor Tom DuBois for […]

Palo Alto

No referendum on Foothills Park access, city quickly finalizes settlement with ACLU, NAACP

December 17, 2020 12:01 am

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

November 30, 2020 11:13 pm

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

November 27, 2020 7:35 pm

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

November 13, 2020 12:58 pm

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

November 2, 2020 10:19 pm

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 […]

Opinion

Opinion: Candidates should decline certain contributions

October 26, 2020 1:29 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If we want to reduce the influence of money in local politics, here’s a suggestion. City Council could have a rule that says […]

Palo Alto

Council to take another vote on opening Foothills Park following ACLU lawsuit

October 23, 2020 9:44 am

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

October 22, 2020 3:01 pm

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 […]

Palo Alto

Kou won’t give her opinion on Castilleja project after receiving donations from school’s supporters

October 16, 2020 11:05 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilwoman Lydia Kou, who is seen as a slow-growth candidate, sent an email to her supporters Thursday defending her refusal to […]

Election 2020

Profiles of the 10 Palo Alto City Council candidates

September 25, 2020 11:45 am

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

September 15, 2020 11:06 pm

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

Foothills Park to open to non-residents on trial basis; residents to vote in 2022

August 4, 2020 12:48 am

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

July 29, 2020 1:53 pm

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 […]

In the news

Officials look for ways to stop illegal fireworks

June 30, 2020 12:15 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Starting a fireworks buyback program, creating safe zone for people to set off fireworks and having residents talk to each other about the […]

In the news

Cities to meet in the hopes of finding a way to curtail illegal fireworks

June 27, 2020 2:32 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Complaints about illegal fireworks popping off have been proliferating both in the mid-Peninsula and across the country, and on Monday, some local officials […]

Palo Alto

Council flip-flops and approves conversion of President to a hotel

June 23, 2020 10:49 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council made a U-turn tonight and voted 6-1 to approve the conversion of the President Hotel from housing to a […]

Palo Alto

Kou announces she’s running for re-election

May 28, 2020 11:56 am

By the Daily Post staff Lydia Kou, part of the slow-growth bloc on the Palo Alto City Council, announced today that she will be seeking a second term in November. […]

Palo Alto

Councilman’s proposal to cut salaries to balance the budget goes nowhere

May 13, 2020 12:48 am

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

Palo Alto requires masks, pastor asks for clarification

May 12, 2020 8:14 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto pastor, who is broadcasting his services over the Internet to observe social distancing, is worried he will have to give […]

Palo Alto

City Council begins budget hearings — will anybody mention the union pay raises?

May 11, 2020 3:46 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council tonight will hold the first of three evening hearings on cutting as much as $39 million from the city budget, but […]

Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka. File photo.
Palo Alto

Eviction, rent cap ordinance advances after power play by councilman

December 3, 2019 8:00 am

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

Palo Alto council members want to pass emergency ordinance to deal with unintended consequences of state rent cap law

November 8, 2019 8:55 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council members are trying to pass an emergency ordinance to deal with the unintended consequences of a new state law […]

Palo Alto

Public critical of Stanford expansion plan

October 24, 2019 7:30 am

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Vaping ban suggested at City Council meeting

October 22, 2019 6:00 am

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

Two council members want to raise city fees on new office space to build more housing

September 19, 2019 4:31 pm

This story originally appeared in Tuesday’s print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the local news, including many stories you can’t find online, pick up the Post every […]

Palo Alto

Stephanie Munoz, advocate for the needy, dead at age 86

August 5, 2019 10:30 am

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Stephanie Munoz, a longtime Palo Altan who frequently spoke at City Council meetings to champion the cause of the less fortunate, has died at […]

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New car dealership on the way to Palo Alto

June 26, 2019 6:00 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council voted Monday (June 24) to usher ahead a 106,000-square-foot Audi and Mercedes-Benz dealership at 1700-1730 Embarcadero Road, where Ming’s Chinese Restaurant […]

Palo Alto

Kremen, Daubers among those calling for Greer Stone to step down as Dem delegate

June 2, 2019 1:47 pm

BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Democratic Party activists Gary Kremen and Michele and Ken Dauber are calling on their colleague Greer Stone to step down from his position […]

Palo Alto

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. […]

Palo Alto

Cloaking the wireless invasion — city, telecoms try to hide small cell antenna systems

February 19, 2019 4:32 pm

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 […]

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