Palo Alto
La Comida leaves downtown after split with Avenidas
In the photo above, Betty Schneider, 95, enjoys a laugh at the last lunch La Comida will serve at Avenidas senior center at 450 Bryant St. in Palo Alto. Post […]
Month: August 2017
Menlo Park
Blunt Stanford official unloads on neighbors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Steve Elliott, Stanford’s top real estate executive, was blunt when he responded at a Menlo Park City Council meeting to a request by […]
Santa Clara county
Lawsuit puts VTA sales tax increase in limbo
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Money from the Measure B half-cent VTA sales tax voters approved last fall has been embargoed until a lawsuit challenging the measure’s legality […]
Mountain View
El Camino Hospital puts pricing online
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View unveiled an online price estimator yesterday, giving patients the ability to look up a tailored quote for medical procedures based on their insurance plan. […]
Menlo Park
Housing in Stanford’s El Camino project exempt from property taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School District will be getting about half of the property taxes it could get if Stanford’s apartments at 500 […]
Santa Clara county
Campaign to recall Judge Persky gets a boost
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Supporters of the Recall Aaron Persky campaign burst into applause at a court hearing in San Jose yesterday (Aug. 28) when a judge […]
In the news
Local rat population surging
By Matthew Niksa Daily Post Correspondent A rapidly-increasing rodent population has created constant demand for exterminators, to the point where some rodent specialists aren’t accepting any new customers, according to […]
Menlo Park
Stanford offers Menlo Park $6 million for El Camino project
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford is offering to give $6 million for schools and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the train tracks in Menlo Park in […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop accused of sex assaults targets alleged victims
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester’s legal team is trying to discredit the testimony of one of his alleged victims by saying […]
Palo Alto
School district’s response to sex harassment complaints faulted
By Allison Levitsky Daily Post Staff Writer Most parents and students at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools say the school district takes sexual harassment complaints seriously, but that it […]
Los Altos
Los Altans say downtown is too sleepy
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Most Los Altans find the downtown area too sleepy, according to a questionnaire initiated by a team of consultants working on the city’s […]
Palo Alto
Change in sex ed: district teachers to replace outside instructors
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Sex ed in Palo Alto public schools will be taught by district teachers, not instructors brought in from outside, said Superintendent Max McGee. […]
Google
Lawyer for fired Google engineer is looking for co-plaintiffs to sue company
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The San Francisco law firm of a Republican Party official is preparing to sue Google on behalf of James Damore, the software engineer […]
Menlo Park
Beltramo’s plan to replace store
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An office building and an apartment complex have been proposed for the site of the former Beltramo’s Wines and Spirits in Menlo Park, […]
Palo Alto
Effort to turn animal services over to nonprofit moves ahead
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s Animal Services Department and Redwood City-based nonprofit Pets In Need aren’t married yet, but after City Council voted to sign a […]
In the news
You can go to Martins Beach — Sheriff won’t ticket you
BY MATTHEW NIKSA Daily Post Correspondent The gate to Martins Beach, south of Half Moon Bay, remains locked but people looking to enter it will not be cited for trespassing, […]
Redwood City
Area’s last roller rink closing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood Roller Rink, the last such place of its kind on the Peninsula, will be closing its doors in Redwood City on Sept. […]
Palo Alto
Message from family after son takes his own life: Don’t delay treatment of mental illness
By Allison Levitsky Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto family reeling from the loss of their 17-year-old son to suicide sent a strong message to parents of depressed teenagers […]
In the news
Speier’s idea for ousting Trump
Congresswoman Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, says it’s time to remove President Trump from office by invoking a rarely used constitutional amendment. Speier said in a tweet, “POTUS is showing signs […]
Election 2018
Deputy to take on boss in San Mateo County sheriff’s race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County sheriff’s deputy Mark Melville will be up against his boss in the June 2018 election for sheriff, citing his experience […]
In the news
Increase in yellow jackets
By Matt Niksa Daily Post Correspondent San Mateo County residents have reported seeing more wasp and yellow jacket nests this year, likely because of the wet winter, an official from […]
Palo Alto
Retailers want more parking
By Matt Niksa Daily Post Correspondent A shortage of parking is hurting retailers and restaurants in downtown Palo Alto and in the California Avenue district, not only because it reduces […]
Palo Alto
$800 million pension gap feared
By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent An agreement in which city workers will pay more toward their pension costs is expected to save Palo Alto $1 million a year — […]
Redwood City
Redwood City seeks input from residents about marijuana regulation
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City officials are asking residents to answer a seven-question survey on whether the city should allow marijuana businesses in the city. The […]
East Palo Alto
University Circle owner wants to add a building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The already-congested University Avenue-Highway 101 interchange could soon be getting some additional traffic. The owners of the University Circle office complex, which is […]
Google
Google picks up its abandoned company bikes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Far fewer abandoned Google bikes have been seen littering Stevens Creek in Mountain View since the dumped bikes hit the news last month, […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto to fund anti-truancy program
BY MATT NIKSA Daily Post Correspondent East Palo Alto police plan to use about $30,000 in grant money to fund an anti-truancy program that has helped 80% of at-risk students […]
Election 2018
Two candidates vie for San Mateo County Schools Superintendent position
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer For the first time in at least eight years, there is a contested race for the San Mateo County Schools Superintendent, and while […]