Palo Alto
Some residents find natural gas price hike ‘extreme’
Originally published Jan. 20, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto residents are paying four times as much for natural gas in January than they did in […]
Palo Alto Unified School District
Palo Alto
UPDATED: Teachers to get a 5% raise this summer and 5% next summer
This version of the story includes the cost of the raises to the school district. By the Daily Post staff The teachers union and Palo Alto school district administrators have […]
Palo Alto
In-person high school graduation returning
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer High school seniors will get a “good solid graduation” this year, Superintendent Don Austin said, after the district last year replaced the traditional […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools may reopen sooner than expected
This story was first published in this morning’s print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at […]
Opinion
Opinion: Reopening schools isn’t as easy as it might sound
This was originally published on Jan. 25 in the Daily Post. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Last week I wrote about the irony that scientists could produce a Covid […]
Palo Alto
School board gets an earful over plan to bring students back to school
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Teachers, students and parents called in last night (Nov. 10) to express their disapproval of the Palo Alto school district’s plan to bring […]
Opinion
Editorial: Post’s recommendations for school board
EDITORIAL We were thinking a few months ago that the pandemic would reduce the number of qualified people who wanted to run for local offices this fall. We were worried […]
Election 2020
Profiles of the six candidates running for school board
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Daily Post interviewed the six candidates running for three seats on the Palo Alto school board. Katie Causey Eight years after graduating […]
Palo Alto
School board approves reopening plan over objections of teachers
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board voted unanimously last night (Sept. 29) to a reopening plan that will return students to the classroom for […]
Palo Alto
Proposal calls for schools to reopen between October and January
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto school Superintendent is proposing the district re-open for in-person teaching on the following dates: • Grades TK-1: Oct. 12 • Grades 2-3: Oct. […]
Santa Clara County
New order will let Santa Clara County schools reopen in two weeks, but will they?
BY SARA TABIN AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Schools in Santa Clara County will likely be allowed to reopen in two weeks, but that doesn’t mean that they […]
Palo Alto
School parcel tax will need help if it is to pass, pollster says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto School Board tonight (July 7) voted unanimously to ask voters in November to extend the current $836-per-parcel tax for another […]
Palo Alto
School board considering November parcel tax vote — amount would stay the same
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto School Board will meet Tuesday night (July 7) to decide whether to ask voters in November to extend the current […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools hit with a financial double whammy
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto Unified School District budget is facing a double whammy from COVID-19: At the same time the district is losing some of […]
Palo Alto
School probably won’t be normal next fall, superintendent says
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer School is unlikely to return next fall as normal, Palo Alto Superintendent Don Austin said yesterday during a Webinar. He said district officials […]
Palo Alto
Paly, Gunn graduation will likely take place in December
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Graduation for high school seniors in Palo Alto will likely take place in December because of concerns about mass gatherings spreading the coronavirus, […]
Palo Alto
School district switches to pass/fail for this semester
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Unified School District announced today that all grades will be switched to credit/no credit for the semester. The announcement came after […]
Palo Alto
School board flip-flops on teacher housing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school trustees have done a U-turn on teacher housing. In February, the school board voted unanimously to make sure the 35-acre […]
Santa Clara County
Fiery words from supervisor over Stanford development negotiations
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese yesterday (Sept. 24) accused the county’s top administrator, Jeff Smith, of “running a rogue operation” when it came to […]
Opinion
Opinion: School board, don’t squelch public input
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor My column today might seem too wonky, but please follow along. I’ve got an important point to make. I think it’s safe to […]
Palo Alto
School administrator who left PAUSD for health reasons joins county ed office
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A top administrator in the Palo Alto school district who announced he was leaving the district because of health problems began a new […]
Palo Alto
Pay raise proposed for Palo Alto school superintendent
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto school Superintendent Don Austin, who is about to complete his first year on the job, is up for a $9,000 a year raise […]
Palo Alto
County’s power over Stanford to help school district is limited
Editor’s note: The Santa Clara County Planning Commission will be meeting tonight (May 30) at Palo Alto City Hall to hear from the public about Stanford’s expansion plan. Specifically, the […]
Palo Alto
School board praises new pay plan for top administrators
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night praised a proposal by Superintendent Don Austin to reform the way top administrators are paid that […]
Palo Alto
School board considers raises for top dogs tonight (May 28)
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board tonight (May 28) will be discussing five-digit increases to the base salary ranges for top administrators, but Superintendent […]
Palo Alto
Top dogs in the school district are up for big raises
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board Tuesday (May 28) is set to consider increasing salaries for top administrators by between $17,900 and $62,000 per […]
Palo Alto
School principals get ‘me too’ raises after they threaten to unionize
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board voted Tuesday (May 14) to give principals and managers the same raises that teachers negotiate — which was […]
Palo Alto
Dauber lashes out at Simitian, says supervisor killed deal between district and Stanford
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board member Ken Dauber slammed Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Joe Simitian Tuesday (May 15) for “killing” Stanford’s […]
Opinion
Opinion: Stanford asks for a second chance
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Louis Brandeis, who was on the Supreme Court from 1916 to 1939, was famous for saying that sunlight is the best disinfectant. I […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school business chief resigns after 9 months
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Another top administrator in the Palo Alto school district is leaving: Chief Business Officer Jim Novak will retire this summer after nine months […]
Opinion
Opinion: Questions and answers about whether PAUSD should take the Stanford offer
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When you’re in a difficult negotiation and feeling pressured, sometimes the best decision is to say “no.” That would be my advice to […]
Palo Alto
City starts moving toward a business tax to fund Caltrain crossings
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto has started laying the groundwork for a business tax on the 2020 ballot, as the city searches for funding […]
Opinion
Editorial: School board should drop the lousy Stanford deal
Editorial opinion of the Daily Post (Originally printed in the Post on Wednesday, April 17) The Palo Alto school board needs to drop the side agreement it’s made with Stanford […]
Palo Alto
Teachers in line for a raise and a bonus
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A year after the Palo Alto teachers union refused to return a 3% raise that the school district handed out by mistake, the […]
Palo Alto
Stanford, PAUSD make a deal over educating kids who will come from campus expansion — Updated
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford leaders announced yesterday (April 15) that they have offered the Palo Alto school district $138.4 million — or about $3.46 million per […]