Palo Alto
College Terrace Market closing after six months
By the Daily Post staff College Terrace Market, 2100 El Camino Real, is closing after six months in business, the third grocery store to shut down in Palo Alto in […]
Month: December 2017
In the news
Marijuana’s legal tomorrow but good luck finding a place to light up
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents will be able to buy recreational marijuana under a new state law that takes effect tomorrow (Jan. 1) but if they light […]
Redwood City
Man killed by police fired a number of shots at officers
By the Daily Post staff Redwood City police said one of its officers shot and killed a man who fired a number of shots at officers this afternoon outside the […]
Redwood City
Police shoot, kill man outside Wells Fargo branch
By the Daily Post staff A Redwood City police officer shot and killed a man outside of the Wells Fargo Bank at 1900 Broadway this afternoon (Dec. 30), Channel 7 […]
Menlo Park
Growth cap in Menlo Park plan nearly exhausted 14 years early
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Dec. 4. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is already approaching a development cap set […]
San Mateo County
Light shed on college district’s $140 million loss
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer For months there has been a cloak of secrecy shrouding the botched sale of KCSM-TV by the San Mateo County Community College District, […]
San Mateo County
10 accused of trying to get drugs into jail through the mail
By the Daily Post staff Nine women and one man are facing charges in a scheme to smuggle drugs into the San Mateo County Jail in Redwood City by dipping […]
Caltrain
Bike, pedestrian tunnel under Caltrain proposed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale will each chip in for a $1.2 million feasibility study on a future bicycle and pedestrian […]
Menlo Park
Bats nesting behind mural of St. Francis of Assisi get a wake-up call
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A crew hired to power wash a home in Menlo Park found nearly 100 bats nesting behind a mural of the patron saint […]
Palo Alto
City settles overtime dispute, a group of firefighters could get up to $1.5 million
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A group of Palo Alto firefighters who sued the city for additional overtime wages last year have settled with the city, which has […]
Palo Alto
Not everyone is sold on roundabouts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In a bid for safety, the city of Palo Alto is building a roundabout to slow traffic on Ross Road at East Meadow […]
Redwood City
Appeals court sides with developer of hillside homes
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A controversial proposal to build 16 homes on Laurel Way in Redwood City, which was shot down in San Mateo County Superior Court, may […]
Palo Alto
City settles with fired planner who alleged sex discrimination, whistleblower retaliation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has agreed to pay a transportation planner it fired last year more than $47,000 after she filed a […]
Palo Alto
Police critic raises questions about new chief’s record, selection process
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A police critic is bashing the city of Palo Alto for what he calls a secretive process in hiring its new police chief, […]
Menlo Park
Squirrel almost burns down house
By Bay City News Firefighters in Menlo Park this morning (Dec. 24) responded to a home fire that they believe was started by a squirrel. Firefighters responded at 6:17 a.m. […]
San Mateo County
Gov. Brown appoints DA’s wife as a judge
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday (Dec. 22) named Amber Rosen, the wife of Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen, to be a judge […]
Menlo Park
Proponent of council districts concerned that newcomers will dilute votes of longtime Belle Haven residents
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proponent of district elections for Menlo Park City Council — to give African Americans and Latinos on the east side a better […]
In the news
Cities pick new mayors for 2018 — more diversity this year
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Most of the city and town councils in the Post’s circulation area have picked their new mayor and vice mayor for 2018, half […]
East Palo Alto
Man accused of mailing bomb to East Palo Alto family
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was charged yesterday (Dec. 21) by federal authorities for mailing a bomb to a home in East Palo Alto, which exploded […]
Palo Alto
Judge sides with developer in dispute over empty grocery store at Edgewood Plaza
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto will have to return almost $250,000 in fines levied to the real estate developer behind Edgewood Plaza, where […]
Menlo Park
Cmdr. Dave Bertini named interim Menlo Park police chief
Menlo Park City Manager Alex McIntyre today (Dec. 21) named police Cmdr. Dave Bertini as interim police chief, replacing Robert Jonsen, who was hired as chief in Palo Alto. McIntyre […]
In the news
Counties won’t let you prepay 2018 property taxes to beat tax bill changes
By the Daily Post staff Some residents in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties want to pay their 2018 property taxes now before the new federal tax bill goes into […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto man pleads guilty to shipping hazardous materials
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday (Dec. 20) to illegally transporting hazardous chemicals and failing to declare imports of […]
Menlo Park
Menlo fire district to pay $6.6 million for acre on Middlefield
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District announced yesterday (Dec. 20) it has bought an acre of land for $6.6 million from St. Patrick’s […]
Caltrain
Safety feature missing from Amtrak train that crashed in Washington state and Caltrain
From staff and wire reports The rush to launch service on a new, faster Amtrak route near Seattle came at a deadly cost: none of the critical speed-control technology that […]
In the news
Tax bill to hit at least 200,000 locally
Palo Alto Congresswoman Anna Eshoo said yesterday (Dec. 19) that nearly 200,000 of her constituents will take a hit with the reduction in the deduction for state and local taxes […]
In the news
CVS runs out of flu shots for people under 65
By the Daily Post staff Those hoping to get pre-Christmas flu shots from CVS on the Peninsula better re-think their plans. Employees at several CVS pharmacies in Palo Alto and […]
Menlo Park
ADA litigant sues Chef Kwan’s, city of Menlo Park; She’s filed 37 suits in 30 months
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A popular Chinese restaurant and the city of Menlo Park have been hit with a lawsuit from a serial Americans with Disabilities Act […]
Menlo Park
Man arrested for stalking girl, 14; his ‘gifts’ included bottles of urine
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man is in jail after he left flowers, love notes and containers full of his urine for a 14-year-old girl […]
Palo Alto
Courthouse escape plotted over the phone
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two inmates may have outsmarted the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office when they slipped away from the Palo Alto courthouse last month, but […]
Opinion
Our local legislators can preserve the state and local tax deduction
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Our mid-Peninsula state legislators should step up and repair some of the damage that will be done by the Republican tax bill Congress […]
Opinion
Online shopping takes the fun out of Christmas
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor This isn’t a profound observation, but online shopping has taken a lot of fun out of Christmas. For the last century, the Christmas […]
East Palo Alto
Family blindsided by murder-suicide tragedy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The murder-suicide of two East Palo Alto computer scientists blindsided the family of the murdered woman, her younger sister said Friday (Dec. 15). […]
San Mateo County
DA unable to get judge removed from child molestation case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe’s bid to remove a judge from a case involving child molestation and lewd pictures of children […]
Palo Alto
Demolition gets started on El Camino office building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The six-story, 81-foot-tall building at 2600 El Camino Real in Palo Alto is coming down, and will be replaced by a four-story office […]
East Palo Alto
Two talented computer scientists dead in suspected murder-suicide
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The two East Palo Alto women found dead of gunshot wounds in an apparent murder suicide were both talented computer scientists, a former […]
Burlingame
Jetsons-like development gets good reviews
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Burlingame residents and planning commissioners seem ready for the Jetsons-like development to land where the old Hyatt Cinema was located at 1300 […]
Menlo Park
Proposed Santa Cruz Ave. project faces heavy resistance
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission on Monday (Dec. 11) delayed approving a three-story mixed-use development on Santa Cruz Avenue in downtown, with one […]
East Palo Alto
Women found dead in East Palo Alto home identified
The two women who were found dead of shotgun wounds in an apparent murder suicide in East Palo Alto were identified today (Dec. 14) by the coroner’s office as Heather […]
Belmont
Belmont honors late councilman, picks new mayor and vice mayor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Belmont selected a new mayor and vice mayor while paying tribute to late Councilman Eric Reed and celebrating the accomplishments of the city […]
Los Altos
Ex councilman calls Mordo ‘rude and obnoxious’ but others defend him
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A former councilman from Los Altos Hills voiced concerns about the newly elected mayor of Los Altos yesterday (Dec. 13) after reading the […]
Mountain View
After woman’s death, police don’t think there’s a murderer at large
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Police investigating the death of a Google engineer whose naked body was found in a drainage canal don’t think there’s a murderer roaming […]
East Palo Alto
2 women found dead of shotgun wounds; murder-suicide suspected
Two East Palo Alto women were found dead of gunshot wounds this morning in what police believe was a case of murder-suicide. Officers responded at 9:26 a.m. to a call […]
East Palo Alto
Car burglar pulls knife on victim
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A car burglar has been arrested after he punched a woman and then pulled a knife on her after she fought with him […]
Palo Alto
City extends Palo Alto History Museum’s lease for Roth Building
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The group behind the proposed Palo Alto History Museum will be allowed to lease the dilapidated Roth Building from the city for $1 […]
Google
9,850 homes get green light in Mountain View
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council took a resounding whack at the Bay Area’s housing crisis last night (Dec. 12) by approving an updated version […]
San Mateo County
County supervisor worried about killer robots
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Like something out of a sci-fi movie, a San Mateo County supervisor wants to restrict the creation of “killer robots.” Supervisor David Canepa, […]
San Carlos
After gun store vote, 3 of 5 councilmen face ethics complaints
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three of the five San Carlos City Councilmen are the targets of ethics complaints following a contentious decision to halt the opening of […]
Opinion
County is cooking up yet another sales tax increase
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Could the tax-raisers give the rest of us a break? The San Mateo County Supervisors are moving ahead with plans to put a […]
Los Altos
Controversy over daycare center’s future
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A controversial 20-year lease between the city of Los Altos and a private daycare operator being promised first dibs on facilities at the […]
Mountain View
Death of Google engineer is a mystery
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Google engineer was reported missing by her boyfriend the same day that her naked body was found in the San Francisco Bay, […]
Belmont
Belmont City Councilman, former Mayor Eric Reed dead at 50
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Eric Reed, a Belmont city councilman whose accomplishments included the opening of Davey Glen Park and the establishment of a veterans memorial in Twin […]
In the news
Feinstein proposes new bridge across the Bay
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is pushing to have a new bridge constructed across the Bay, midway between the Bay Bridge and the San […]
Palo Alto
School board establishes donation policy that avoids Brown Act violations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board has fashioned a controversial new workaround to keep the identities of anonymous donors secret to the public while […]
Mountain View
Developer offers $3.1 million for low-income housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The developer of a new five-story luxury apartment complex proposed in Mountain View would pour $3.1 million into separate below-market-rate housing projects, under […]
Burlingame
Police looking for missing man
By Bay City News Burlingame police are asking for help finding a man who hasn’t been seen since Monday (Dec. 4). Lorenzo Neri was reported missing Monday by a family […]
San Mateo County
Another countywide sales tax eyed
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A year after San Mateo County voters approved a half-cent sales tax for low-income housing, emergency services and parks, voters may be asked […]
Redwood City
7-story senior housing development gets greenlight
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A seven-story senior housing development, which will have child day care on the first floor, has been approved by the Redwood City Planning […]
Menlo Park
Police issue $11 million warrant for shooting suspect
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police said yesterday (Dec. 7) they have issued an $11 million arrest warrant for the man suspected of shooting and nearly killing a […]
Palo Alto
Blowup over Brock Turner song
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A song called “F*** Brock Turner,” calling for the former Stanford student and convicted sex offender to “get tossed in a Dumpster” and […]
Los Altos
New mayor apologizes to vice mayor
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Mayor Jean Mordo apologized to the newly elected vice mayor yesterday after he was quoted in the Post commenting on her […]
Los Altos
Old mayor calls new mayor a bully
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Bad blood and political turf wars continued their reign in Los Altos last night (Dec. 5) as new Mayor Jean Mordo called for […]
Menlo Park
Plan to ease Willows gridlock approved
Above, vehicles clog the streets near Arnold Way and Durham St. in Menlo Park. Photo from Ana Uribe Ruiz. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council […]
Mountain View
Microsoft expanding locally; avoids traffic, housing requirements
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Microsoft’s plans to expand its Mountain View outpost by 128,000 square feet over the next year will not be accompanied by any employee […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altan charged with conspiracy to steal trade secrets from Applied Materials
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man is one of four Silicon Valley executives charged with conspiring to steal trade secrets from their former employer and […]
San Mateo County
County approves greenhouse pot growing
By the Daily Post staff The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors yesterday (Dec. 5) approved an ordinance allowing marijuana to be grown in coastside greenhouses, but no pot shops […]
Redwood City
City approves Redwood City plan to eliminate parking, but hopes to avoid mistakes made downtown
Above is an illustration of what the Roosevelt Avenue-El Camino Real intersection will look like when the El Camino plan is implemented. Illustration is from page 17 of the plan. […]
Palo Alto
Former mayor Le Levy to head school renaming committee
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto Mayor Le Levy has been tapped to head the committee tasked with recommending new names for Jordan and Terman middle […]
Spotlight
Perfect Venue For Your Holiday Party
Trellis Restaurant is where seasonal Italian food with a California flair is served with élan and style. In addition to beautiful surroundings, Trellis offers seasonal menu items and vibrant daily […]
Spotlight
Fresh Maine Lobster In Burlingame
When you’re craving great lobster, you don’t have to go all the way to New England. Just go to New England Lobster Market & Eatery in Burlingame, where you can […]
Spotlight
The Art of Microblading
Have you always wanted fuller, more shapely eyebrows? Are you tired of the hassle of eyebrow pencils? Microblading, one of the latest trends in beauty enhancements, can give you the […]
Spotlight
ReSharp Knife Sharpening
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, it’s probably time to make sure your knives are as sharp as they need to be. Fortunately, there’s a quick, easy way to get […]
Mountain View
Teacher arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting several women
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View first-grade teacher has been arrested for allegedly sexual assaulting several women, police said today (Dec. 4). Bryan Rios, 36, was […]
Opinion
Wrong verdict in the Kate Steinle case
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Despite what you may have read or seen elsewhere, the acquittal of Jose Ines Garcia Zarate on murder charges was hardly a surprise […]
Menlo Park
Growth cap in long-range Menlo Park plan nearly exhausted 14 years early
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is already approaching a development cap set in 2012 for the El Camino Real-downtown area that was intended to […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police car totals SUV in San Jose, claim filed against city
Above is a Palo Alto police car like the one involved in the accident described below. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man has filed a claim for […]
East Palo Alto
Teacher sent to prison for sex with student
By the Daily Post staff A former teacher at an East Palo Alto charter school was sentenced yesterday (Dec. 1) to five years in prison for sex charges involving a […]
Santa Clara County
Brock Turner appeals; Judge Persky loses his appeal
From staff and wire reports Two developments Friday (Dec. 1) in sex assault case of former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner. First, lawyers for Turner filed a 172-page appeal of his […]
Palo Alto
New grocer opens in Edgewood Plaza
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An empty grocery store that spawned a legal battle in Palo Alto has a new tenant. The Market at Edgewood Plaza welcomed customers […]
Palo Alto
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital doubles in size
Above, an aerial view of the expanded Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital. Photo from a video produced by the hospital. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Lucile Packard Children’s […]
Stanford
Stanford hit by data breaches, confidential data believed to have been exposed
By the Daily Post staff Stanford today is grappling with several data breaches, one that exposed employee data, another that revealed sex-assault reports and a third that showed the Graduate […]
Opinion
Time to democratize public art
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you heard cheering Friday morning, it’s because people read our story about the Palo Alto Public Art Commission’s decision to rid the […]
Santa Clara County
Candidate says sheriff lied about staffing levels before courthouse escape
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s re-election challenger, former undersheriff John Hirokawa, accused Smith yesterday of lying about the number of sheriff’s deputies […]
In the news
Eshoo, Speier say Conyers should step down; they offer opinions on Franken
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Peninsula Congresswomen Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier both called on Detroit Rep. John Conyers yesterday to resign amid revelations that he settled a […]
Menlo Park
Local toy drive will help North Bay fire victims
The Christmas spirit will be shining bright in Menlo Park today (Dec. 1) with a toy drive for kids who lost their belongings in the Wine Country wildfires and a […]