Los Altos
Fire strikes Los Altos home
Fire officials are investigating the cause of a fire that damaged the upper portion of a home in Los Altos early this morning (Jan. 21). The blaze was first reported […]
Woodside
Sheriff says woman live-streamed burglary of Woodside home, stripped to her underwear
An East Palo Alto woman is in jail after walking into an apparent stranger’s house in Woodside today (Jan. 20) afternoon and live-streaming a rant on social media before stripping […]
Palo Alto
More information about the $190,000 the school district paid to settle claim over sex assault
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has settled with a former Palo Alto High School student for allegedly mishandling her complaint that a classmate […]
In the news
Local events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By the Daily Post staff A number of events are planned locally for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 21), which this year commemorates what would have been the civil […]
Redwood City
Six marijuana distributors seek city permits — four would be near the CHP
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City officials, who originally refused to release the applications of companies that wanted to open marijuana-related businesses, yesterday backtracked and gave the […]
In the news
Regional housing agency that will push rent control moves ahead
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A group of officials from the nine-county Bay Area have signed off on a plan to start a regional agency to build housing […]
Menlo Park
Another crash at troubled rail crossing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s Ravenswood Avenue train crossing is once again an accident scene — just three days after City Council decided how it wanted […]
Belmont
Rangoon Ruby and Burma Ruby settle labor complaint by paying workers $4 million
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rangoon Ruby and Burma Ruby — a restaurant chain with locations in Palo Alto, Stanford, San Carlos, Belmont and Burlingame — will have […]
Palo Alto
Deputy Palo Alto city manager leaves for job in another city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Deputy City Manager Rob de Geus is leaving next month after 19 years to become the city manager of Westlake Village, […]
In the news
Total lunar eclipse and supermoon on Sunday night
Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up on Sunday (Jan. 20) for the only total lunar eclipse […]
North Fair Oaks
Redwood City man jailed in connection with robbery of 4 teenagers
By the Daily Post staff A Redwood City man was charged yesterday (Jan. 17) with two counts of robbery after he and two others robbed four teenagers in a car […]
Palo Alto
Residents criticize proposed hotel to replace Su Hong
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Residents complained yesterday (Jan. 17) that a proposed 100-room hotel in south Palo Alto was too dense for its half-acre lot, but the […]
Palo Alto
Some residents urged city to stop road diet, but council decided to keep it
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council made its year-long road diet on Middlefield Road permanent without any public discussion — but residents told council in […]
Palo Alto
Recognize this guy?
Palo Alto police are searching for this robber who, along with two other teenagers, stole a man’s cellphone and tried to kick him near the Downtown Palo Alto Caltrain Station […]
Redwood City
New development will add 4,579 employees but no housing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The office development that will replace Malibu Grand Prix in Redwood City will add 4,579 employees and worsen the housing-jobs imbalance by 2,043 […]
In the news
Comedian Louis C.K. greeted by protesters including Michele Dauber
Hundreds of people last night (Jan. 16) streamed past a group of protesters led by Stanford law professor Michele Dauber to watch comedian Louis C.K. perform at the San Jose […]
Redwood City
Woman loses home in reverse mortgage scam — one suspect is a film actor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Prosecutors yesterday charged two Southern California residents with conning a 66-year-old woman out of her Redwood City home in a reverse mortgage scam. […]
Palo Alto
Neighbors concerned about hotel that would replace Su Hong
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Neighbors and nearby hoteliers are rallying against a 100-room hotel proposed to replace Su Hong Chinese restaurant in south Palo Alto, claiming the […]
Menlo Park
Council now wants three train bridges, not one
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council last night (Jan. 15) effectively reversed the previous council’s decision to build only one bridge for Caltrain in […]
Redwood City
Mother accused of drowning newborn in McDonald’s toilet reaches a plea bargain
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City woman accused of trying to drown her newborn baby boy after giving birth in a McDonald’s bathroom yesterday (Jan. 14) […]