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City wins appeal over two-story house
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent A California appeals court shot down a lawsuit from a Palo Alto couple who argued negligence on the part of the city for allowing […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Council may decide tonight on whether non-Palo Altans can visit Foothills Park
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Although the city of Palo Alto has decided several times since the 1970s not to open Foothills Park to non-residents, a lawsuit filed against […]
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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 […]
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Council outlaws sales of vaping devices, which is expected to close 5 stores including Mac’s Smoke Shop
ROLL CALL VOTE Alison Cormack, yes Tom Dubois, no Eric Filseth, yes Adrian Fine, no Liz Kniss, no Lydia Kou, yes Greg Tanaka, yes BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff […]
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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 […]
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Report on police N-word incident bottled up at city hall
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer An independent auditor’s report about Palo Alto police Capt. Zach Perron’s use of a racial slur while speaking to a black officer was […]
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City delays releasing report on cop’s use of N-word
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has delayed the release of an independent auditor’s report about Palo Alto police Capt. Zach Perron’s use of […]
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City manager turns down pay raise
Update, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 5 p.m. — Jim Keene, who is retiring Dec. 20 after 10 years as Palo Alto’s city manager, is turning down a pay raise City Council […]
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Some Hotel President tenants will get $7,000 when they’re evicted
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 — […]
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Hotel President tenants hire attorney, but city tries to lower expectations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Attorney Molly Stump urged the residents of the Hotel President apartments at City Council last night (Aug. 20) to manage […]
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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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Peace may be at hand in dispute over how much Stanford pays Palo Alto for fire-paramedic services
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto appears to have made peace with Stanford in a years-long dispute over the cost of its firefighting and […]
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New owners of Hotel President to fight city’s determination that the building can’t become a hotel again
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The buyers of the Hotel President said yesterday (July 20) that they “disagree” with the city of Palo Alto’s denial of their plans […]
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$327,691 is top pay at Palo Alto City Hall — 2017 city salaries listed
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Manager Jim Keene remained the city of Palo Alto’s highest paid employee in 2017, receiving $327,691 in total pay — a […]
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City settles suit over attack by police dog for $250,000
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has agreed to pay $250,000 to the black Palo Alto High School senior who was mauled by a […]
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Planning commission member accused of conflict of interest
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto Planning and Transportation commissioner has been criticized for his par- ticipation in a discussion about rules related to carports and […]
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Lawsuit claims city utility fees are illegal because they’re taxes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A woman is waging a class-action lawsuit against the city of Palo Alto, claiming that residents and businesses have been hit with illegal […]
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Police critic raises questions about new chief’s record, selection process
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A police critic is bashing the city of Palo Alto for what he calls a secretive process in hiring its new police chief, […]
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City manager, other top officials up for a raise
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will consider giving raises to four top city employees on Monday night, bringing City Manager Jim Keene’s salary past […]
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Palo Alto bans marijuana stores
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has banned marijuana-related business in town, other than deliveries, in a move intended to retain local control over regulation […]