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City wins appeal over two-story house

March 25, 2021 12:29 am

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

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 […]

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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 […]

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Council may decide tonight on whether non-Palo Altans can visit Foothills Park

November 2, 2020 12:28 pm

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

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 […]

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Council outlaws sales of vaping devices, which is expected to close 5 stores including Mac’s Smoke Shop

May 19, 2020 12:26 am

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

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 […]

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Report on police N-word incident bottled up at city hall

October 14, 2019 8:00 am

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

September 11, 2019 6:30 am

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 […]

JIm Keene, Palo Alto City Manager
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City manager turns down pay raise

December 5, 2018 5:00 pm

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

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 — […]

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Hotel President tenants hire attorney, but city tries to lower expectations

August 21, 2018 12:27 am

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

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 […]

One of the Palo Alto fire trucks that’s housed at Station 6 on the Stanford campus. Frame grab from www.fireapparatusmagazine.com.
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Peace may be at hand in dispute over how much Stanford pays Palo Alto for fire-paramedic services

August 13, 2018 3:49 pm

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 […]

The Hotel President at 488 University Ave. in Palo Alto. Post photo.
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New owners of Hotel President to fight city’s determination that the building can’t become a hotel again

July 22, 2018 2:27 pm

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 — city salaries listed

May 23, 2018 3:52 pm

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

April 22, 2018 3:16 pm

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

March 12, 2018 8:07 am

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

January 15, 2018 1:22 pm

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

December 26, 2017 6:55 am

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

November 3, 2017 9:00 am

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

November 1, 2017 11:02 am

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 […]

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