Los Altos
City hiring an information officer to deal with reporters
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Stanford
Stanford professor’s joke mentioning Barron Trump sparks controversy
A Stanford law professor who was called to testify at Wednesday ’s (Dec. 4) House Judiciary Committee’s hearing on the impeachment of President Trump created a controversy when she made […]
Amazon
Council, haunted by break it gave to Amazon in 2017, delays approval of 7-story building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The East Palo Alto City Council has put off approving a seven-story office building at Donohoe Street and University Avenue, behind the Chevron, […]
San Carlos
Why, oh why, would somebody steal the letter Y?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Carlos family is conducting a search one would typically see on “Sesame Street” — they’re looking for the letter Y. Not […]
Palo Alto
City puts off withdrawal from convention and visitors bureau
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is holding off on a request from local hotels to withdraw from the San Mateo County/Silicon Valley Convention and […]
Palo Alto
Sex assault center to open at Stanford Hospital
A 24-hour center for victims of rape and sexual assault, which will include rape crisis advocates and a Sexual Assault Forensic Exam Team, is scheduled to open in February at […]
Google
Google co-founders Page and Brin stepping down from Alphabet
The co-founders of Google announced today they’re stepping down as executives of its parent company, Alphabet, ending a remarkable two decades during which Larry Page and Sergey Brin shaped a […]
Stanford
Stanford says review finds admissions fraud was limited to one coach
By the Daily Post staff Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said today (Dec. 3) that an outside review has found no additional evidence of fraud in athletics admissions at Stanford in […]
Palo Alto
City preparing to ban e-cigarettes
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Mountain View
City considering new police station
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Palo Alto
Eviction, rent cap ordinance advances after power play by councilman
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer An ordinance to stop unjust evictions and rent hikes in Palo Alto will go into effect a week later than planned because Councilman […]
East Palo Alto
Council to decide tonight on 7-story building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Tonight (Dec. 3) the East Palo Alto City Council will decide whether to approve a seven-story building at Donohoe Street and University Avenue, […]
Los Altos
Thieves ram truck into jewelry store
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Thieves used a stolen truck to smash the front window of a jewelry store on Main Street in Los Altos so they could […]
In the news
Want your book published? Author offers tips
By the Daily Post staff A local author with 25 published books is offering a free talk on Wednesday about what you need to know in order to get your […]
HBO's Silicon Valley
AI can get you hamburgers, thousands of them if you’re not careful — ‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 6
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Machine learning and artificial intelligence are the hottest areas of tech right now, and there are whole institutes, publications and forums devoted to […]
San Mateo County
College district trustees distancing themselves from former chancellor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When San Mateo County Community College District Chancellor Ron Galatolo was abruptly terminated by the district in August, he and the district’s board […]
San Carlos
City was expecting a deficit, but now has a $8.8 million surplus
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The city of San Carlos is boasting an $8.8 million surplus after officials predicted that the city would have a $2 million deficit. […]
Redwood City
Suspected DUI driver flips car, runs home, CHP says
A Menlo Park man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after flipping a car on a ramp between Woodside Road and Highway 101 in Redwood City, according to the California […]
Palo Alto
City paid $250,000 to settle 2013 brutality suit against cop who has now been accused again
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Police Department’s Tom DeStefano, who was just named in a $3.8 million police brutality claim, was one of the officers […]
Caltrain
3 counties in a tug of war over control of Caltrain
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Caltrain’s Board of Directors is considering the idea of shaking things up at the transit agency, including changing up who picks the CEO, as […]
San Carlos
San Carlos may get 7,000 more workers from proposed biotech campus
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed biotech campus in east San Carlos will be the mid-Peninsula’s third largest project seeking approval and would double the city’s work […]
In the news
State senator says Zuckerberg’s comment makes his company seem like a strip-mining operation
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer During a luncheon with the Palo Alto Rotary Club, state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, equated Facebook to a strip mining company. Hill […]
Palo Alto
Police hit with new brutality claim
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto just settled a $572,500 police brutality claim, and now it is facing another one. Julio Arevalo has filed a claim for […]
Palo Alto
Man who got $572,500 settlement over police beating has been arrested for burglary
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Santa Clara county
Foothill-De Anza will put two tax measures before voters in March
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The board of trustees of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District voted unanimously last night (Nov. 25) to put two tax questions to […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested on suspicion of burglarizing home and robbing the homeowner
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Opinion
Opinion: Want to ban something? Ask the people first
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m disappointed that four city councils in our area have decided to place restrictions on natural gas rather than allowing consumers to decide […]
Palo Alto
Hotels want to leave visitors bureau
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Redwood City
Young seal found in parking garage
Firefighters have rescued a young seal who was found in a Redwood City parking garage. The five-month-old northern fur seal, now named “Santos,” was found Sunday morning in the Marshall […]
Palo Alto
Couple arrested for auto burglaries while kids, ages 2 and 3, sat in the back of their car with a loaded gun, police say
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a couple who allegedly drove around downtown looking for cars to break into while two children, ages 2 and 3, […]
Palo Alto
Former police sergeant must apologize to beating victim
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto police Sgt. Wayne Benitez, who slammed a Buena Vista Mobile Home Park resident on the hood of a car and […]
HBO's Silicon Valley
The Valley’s phony ethics and an HR revolt on ‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 5
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Last night’s episode of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” took aim at an easy target — big tech’s enthusiastic embrace of toothless ethical platitudes. But […]
Redwood City
Stanford buys Redwood City apartment complex
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford has bought a 175-apartment complex at Franklin and Monroe streets in Redwood City from Greystar Development to serve as housing for employees […]
North Fair Oaks
Man sentenced to jail for shooting at mom
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who lives in the unincorporated San Mateo County community of North Fair Oaks has been sentenced to six months in jail […]
San Mateo
San Mateo picks local law enforcement veteran as police chief
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo’s city manager announced today he has picked Ed Barberini — San Bruno’s police chief and a longtime veteran of the San Mateo County […]