Palo Alto
Burt, Kou elected to top council posts following diversity dispute
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 […]
Lydia Kou
Palo Alto
Council denies request to allow medical retailers at Town & Country
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
Palo Alto council members want to pass emergency ordinance to deal with unintended consequences of state rent cap law
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
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 […]
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
Two council members want to raise city fees on new office space to build more housing
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
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 […]
Palo Alto
New car dealership on the way to Palo Alto
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
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
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
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 […]