Redwood City
Owl gets stuck in car’s dashboard
Photos provided by Peninsula Humane Society. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An owl got stuck in a Redwood City woman’s car but was rescued by Peninsula Humane Society […]
Mountain View
Council favors marijuana stores
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council voiced unanimous support Wednesday (Sept. 20) for allowing recreational marijuana shops, growing pot for personal use and allowing deliveries […]
Palo Alto
Outside attorneys: Administrators didn’t follow law or board policy when investigating sex assault at Paly
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Administrators failed to promptly or thoroughly investigate an on-campus sexual assault at Palo Alto High School last year, according to a scathing report […]
Palo Alto
Wrong place to end a bender — in front of the police station
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Probably the last place where you want to pass out after getting schnockered is in front of the police station. But Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Young chef competes on Food Network
Anna Ghai, 12, on the set of “Chopped Junior,” where she’ll premiere at 8 p.m. on Sept. 26. Photo by her mother, Maria Orvell. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff […]
Palo Alto
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 […]
Menlo Park
Belle Haven wants its own school district
Belle Haven resident Pam Jones speaks at Monday night’s meeting on education held at the Onetta Harris Community Center in Menlo Park. At right is Mayor Kirsten Keith. Post photo […]
Opinion
Don’t be so quick to yell “You’re fired!” — school board needs to think long-term
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I think the Palo Alto school board ought to hold off on firing Superintendent Max McGee. I realize there is a clamor in […]
Palo Alto
Parks & Rec master plan delves into park bathroom controversy
The Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park, part of the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Department. Photo from the department’s master plan. By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent A large […]
Redwood City
Social workers will try to find home for baby born at McDonald’s
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When the baby boy who was born in a McDonald’s bathroom is released from Stanford Hospital, San Mateo County Children and Family Services […]
In the news
Bills regarding Martins Beach, Caltrain, other local topics passed by Legislature
Bills to reopen access to Martins Beach and allow voters to decide whether to raise sales taxes for Caltrain have passed the Legislature and are headed for Gov. Jerry Brown’s […]
Los Altos
Los Altos home ransacked, $30,000 in jewelry taken
A burglar kicked open the front door of a Los Altos home and “ransacked the master bedroom” of $30,000 worth of jewelry and a computer, police Sgt. Steven Spillman said […]
In the news
Menlo Park Fire Protection District to pick new board member
Menlo Park Fire Station No. 1 at 300 Middlefield Road. Photo from district’s website. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District board could appoint […]
San Mateo
Transient charged in sidewalk attack
A prosecutor said Friday (Sept. 15) he has filed four counts of battery against a transient who kicked a 67-year-old woman in the face multiple times and assaulted a Good […]
Palo Alto
Simitian studies Trump’s appeal
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than 200 counties that voted for President Obama at least once went on to vote for President Trump, and Palo Alto’s county […]
Redwood City
New information about McDonald’s bathroom birth
SARAH LOCKNER, pictured at right in a 2012 Facebook photo, gave birth in this bathroom in the McDonald’s at 185 Chestnut St. in Redwood City. Post photo. BY EMILY MIBACH […]
Belmont
Belmont bans marijuana retailing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Pot shops will not be coming to Belmont anytime soon. City Council passed an ordinance Tuesday that bans retail marijuana in Belmont but […]
Palo Alto
Planning Commission recommends 101 bike-ped overpass
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer If the city of Palo Alto builds a bridge over Highway 101 that could get tech commuters out of their cars, should Google […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop’s consensual sex defense rejected
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A judge yesterday (Sept. 13) threw out former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester’s attempt to discredit the testimony of one of his […]
San Mateo County
Secrecy surrounding KCSM-TV sale slammed
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The lawyer for a Wall Street-backed firm that subsidized KCSM-TV to keep it running contends the owner, the San Mateo County Community College […]
Palo Alto
2 of 5 school board members say it’s time for McGee to go
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After two confidential meetings about the Palo Alto Unified School District superintendent’s performance, two school board members called for Max McGee’s removal from […]
Palo Alto
Under fire from critics, school board reduces public comment time
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Amid public outrage over mishandling of money and sexual misconduct complaints in the Palo Alto Unified School District, the school board last night […]