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Two teens arrested in murder
This story was printed first in Thursday’s Daily Post. To get important local news first, pick up a copy of the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. By […]
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Teenager dies in shooting
A 15-year-old boy died in a shooting last night in East Palo Alto, according to police. ShotSpotter, the system that picks up the sound of gunfire in East Palo Alto, […]
East Palo Alto
Ravenswood school seek bond measure
Measure I on the June 7 ballot proposes that the Ravenswood City School District in East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park kauthorize $110 million in bonds to fund construction, […]
East Palo Alto
UPDATE: Driver killed after crashing into tree is identified
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, 3 P.M. TUESDAY — The driver who died when his car hit a tree on University Avenue in East Palo Alto on Monday night […]
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UPDATED: Mass shooting in park; 3 wounded, 1 dead
PUBLISHED MAY 20 IN THE POST — BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto residents yesterday (May 19) called on city officials to ensure that city parks […]
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UPDATE: Forklift accident kills Home Depot employee; victim identified
10 p.m., Monday BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The East Palo Alto Home Depot employee who died in a forklift accident has been identified as Ronald Mishna, 39, […]
East Palo Alto
Man, 71, killed by car on East Bayshore Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 71-year-old Menlo Park man was hit and killed by a car on East Bayshore Road in East Palo Alto this morning (April […]
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City manager leaving — another top-level vacancy in East Palo Alto city government
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto is without a police chief, city clerk, city attorney and in May won’t have a city manager. City Manager Jaime […]
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Judge says sanitary district violated open meetings law, literally locked public out of meeting
This story was first printed by the Daily Post on Jan. 17. To get all of the important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
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Second homicide in East Palo Alto in less than a week
East Palo Alto police are investigating the death of a man found with gun shot wounds late Tuesday, the second homicide in that city in less than a week. Officers […]
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Proposed first-right-of-refusal home-sale law comes under fire
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto City Council members were on the defense after an outcry from the real estate industry and homeowners over a proposed […]
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Experts say stalking suspect can’t be restored to mental competency
By the Daily Post staff A state hospital has declared it is unable to restore an East Palo Alto man to mental competency for his criminal stalking trial, a prosecutor […]
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City clerk was paid to resign
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto’s former city clerk was paid to resign from his job, but why is a mystery. City Council on Dec. 9 […]
East Palo Alto
Driver is shot and killed, vehicle crashes into house
By the Daily Post staff A 22-year-old man was shot and killed while driving in the 900 block of Beech Street in East Palo Alto on Christmas Eve, police said. […]
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Update: Judge will allow sexually violent predator to move into East Palo Alto home
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Update, Dec. 2 — Judge Jeffrey Finigan yesterday (Dec. 1) ruled that a man deemed a “sexually violent predator” can move into a […]
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Council wants to let tenants buy the homes they’re renting
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 18 print edition of the Daily Post, which is free and can be found at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. If you don’t want to […]
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Teachers get a 10% raise
Word Count: 401 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Ravenswood School District teachers are getting a 10% pay raise, bringing the East Palo Alto-based district’s pay scale closer to […]
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East Palo Alto may get violent sex predator
Word Count: 715 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Mateo County Court judge is thinking about placing a sexually violent predator at a home on Beech Street […]
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Man shot to death in parked car
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man has been found shot to death in a car in East Palo Alto, police said. Paramedics from the Menlo […]
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Judge getting close to a decision in EPA San District trial
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The court may soon decide if three members of the East Palo Alto Sanitary District’s board broke open meetings laws, which led to […]
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Man arrested in connection with woman’s murder
By the Daily Post staff East Palo Alto police have arrested a man in connection with the murder of a woman Friday during an argument at a home in the […]
East Palo Alto
RV parking program gives the homeless a hand
BY ASTRID CASIMIRE Bay City News When Lupita Lara was homeless a decade ago, she had to figure things out on her own. Now as a case manager for WeHOPE, […]
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Council may expand local hiring policy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto City Council is taking a look at expanding a policy that requires some new businesses in town to hire 30% […]
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Amazon hiring deal comes up during review of Laurene Powell Jobs’ office park plan
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto Planning Commissioner last night (June 14) cautioned representatives of a company headed by Laurene Powell Jobs to consider how […]
East Palo Alto
Gang member convicted of non-fatal drive-by shooting
By the Daily Post staff A jury yesterday (June 7) found a 27-year-old Menlo Park man guilty of attempted murder and other felonies in a gang-related drive-by shooting that left […]
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Attempt to fire city attorney fizzles out
This story was originally printed in the May 21 Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the morning at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]
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Second murder on Woodland Avenue in 19 days
By the Daily Post staff A man was shot and killed on the 1800 block of Woodland Avenue last night (May 23), just 19 days after another fatal shooting less […]
East Palo Alto
Man shot in parking garage, dies at hospital
By the Daily Post staff A 25-year-old Redwood City man, Christian Garcia-Torres, was shot in an East Palo Alto parking garage and later died at a hospital, police reported today. […]
East Palo Alto
Man accused of setting fires near new RV parking lot
This story was originally published in Friday morning’s Daily Post. To stay on top of the local news, pick up a copy of the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
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Council to review 3,400-employee Cooley Landing office project tonight
A preliminary application for a 918,000-square-foot office project near Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto will go to City Council tonight (April 6) for a review. Harvest Properties, an Oakland […]
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Sen. Becker wants everyone in EPA, North Fair Oaks and Belle Haven to get vaccinations now
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, today (March 29) said he wants the state to allow all adults in areas hard hit by […]
East Palo Alto
Judge tentatively rules in favor of Councilman Lopez in dispute over taco truck at polling place
This story originally appeared in the Thursday, March 11, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
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Amazon leaving East Palo Alto’s University Circle
By the Daily Post staff Amazon is leaving its offices in University Circle that are next to the Four Seasons Hotel in East Palo Alto after voters passed a tax […]
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Opinion: Kudos to local leaders who are fighting to get more vaccines to East Palo Alto
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Five local officials deserve a round of applause for calling attention to the fact that East Palo Alto residents are getting far fewer […]
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Vaccine clinic finally coming to East Palo Alto
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Ten weeks after the Covid-19 vaccine became available, San Mateo County officials announced yesterday that they will host weekly vaccine clinics in East […]