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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. […]
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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 […]
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Councilwoman Kou taking a beating on Twitter
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Of the seven members of Palo Alto City Council, no one seems to attract quite as much Twitter backlash as the slow-growth Councilwoman […]
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Guardino forum emphasizes denser housing, less local control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With state Sen. Scott Wiener front and center, tech lobbyist Carl Guardino’s event on the Bay Area housing crisis yesterday (Jan. 25) championed […]
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Filseth picked as Palo Alto mayor, Fine as vice as council shrinks from 9 to 7 members
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council paid its respects to three departing members last night (Jan. 7) as it shrunk down in size for the […]
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Plan to revamp City Council chambers comes back to life after election
This story was originally published in Thursday (Dec. 6) morning’s edition of the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A $1.96 million proposed reboot of the Palo […]
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Bill may force cities like Palo Alto to build more housing
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 […]
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Council moves ahead with plan to allow more housing
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 […]
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Attempt by Residentialists to delay vote on housing ordinance fails
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 […]
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School names, sex ed among topics at Asian-American school board candidate forum
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer All six Palo Alto school board candidates invoked a spirit of inclusivity last night (Oct. 5) at a forum targeting a group of […]
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Should a tenant making $93,100 a year get relocation assistance?
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 […]
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Palo Alto City Council will say tonight where it stands on state rent control proposition
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 […]
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Controversial project at 429 University Ave. faces more hurdles
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is barring developer Elizabeth Wong from tearing down the University Avenue building that once housed the Shady Lane […]
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Hotel President tenants could get some help from the city
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 […]
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With Wolbach as the swing vote, council imposes office development cap
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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Wolbach switches sides, council decides to cap office growth
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A citizens initiative to halve office development in Palo Alto was made law tonight (July 30) — a surprise win for the slow-growth […]
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4 council members want more tenant protections, but they stop short of rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Four Palo Alto City Council members are proposing to impose stronger penalties for landlords who don’t offer yearlong leases. They also want to […]
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Proposed hotel tax increase negotiated during midnight bargaining session
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Those who stayed up until midnight to watch Palo Alto City Council got to see some real-time deal-making as council negotiated over a […]
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Councilman Wolbach calls out his critics
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Councilman Cory Wolbach accused signature gatherers for a ballot initiative limiting office growth in Palo Alto of telling signers that they needed the […]
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Hotel President to be sold, will become a hotel again
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Chicago boutique hotel chain appears to be in the process of buying downtown Palo Alto’s once-iconic Hotel President, according to Palo Alto […]
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Council wants analyses of healthcare and office cap ballot initiatives
By the Daily Post staff Two ballot initiatives appear headed for the fall ballot in Palo Alto, but in both cases the city is going to hire consultants to conduct […]
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City puts soda tax on hold but charges forward with increase in hotel tax
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto voters may be asked to decide whether to boost the hotel tax to the highest rate in the state in November […]
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Council approves Verizon’s plan for 11 “node” antennas over objections of residents
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Eleven planned “small cell nodes” intended to improve Verizon coverage in Palo Alto will spring up after all, angering dozens of residents who […]
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Pastor slams Palo Alto with unholy tweets
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An associate pastor at the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto called the city “disgusting” and an “elitist s*** den of hate” in […]
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Council votes to cap office space growth
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night (April 30) to cap office development in three parts of town to 50,000 square feet per […]
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Illness depletes city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three members of Palo Alto’s City Council and City Manager Jim Keene were absent from last night’s meeting because they were all sick. […]
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Push for more housing might make parking problems worse
Clarification: This story has been updated to explain that Councilwoman Lydia Kou referred to the former Los Altos Water Treatment Plant site at the east end of San Antonio Road […]
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Kniss in line to become next mayor; choice of vice mayor is up in the air
This story was originally printed by the Daily Post on Dec. 30. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Vice Mayor Liz Kniss may soon be stepping up […]
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New apartments approved for El Camino
This development will replace the former Nissan dealership that recently housed Mike’s Bikes on El Camino Real in Palo Alto. Illustration by Steinberg Architects. (This caption has been corrected to […]
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Palo Altans speak out on Stanford’s proposed growth plan
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A few dozen Palo Altans turned out to City Hall last night (Oct. 19) to give Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian an […]
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Council rejects study of rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After 60 people pleaded for and against rent control in Palo Alto, City Council split 4-3 last night (Oct. 16) and rejected the […]
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Housing to replace Compadres on El Camino
Compadres Mexican Bar and Grill at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto has been closed since 2008. Post file photo. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A plan […]
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Debate on office cap shows division on Palo Alto City Council
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council fractured into pro- and anti-development factions last night as members debated the 50,000-square-foot annual limit on new office space […]