Palo Alto
Man guilty of torching his boss’ house
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man has been found guilty of arson after he set his ex-boss’s house on fire in the Palo Verde neighborhood […]
Year: 2017
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school Superintendent Max McGee resigning effective Friday
Palo Alto school Superintendent Max McGee resigned today (Sept. 26) after two school board members called for him to step down following criticism over how the district handled sexual assault […]
Opinion
Keep sex offenders out of our schools
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor There was an important question that didn’t get much attention when outside investigators delivered their report on the Palo Alto Unified School District’s […]
Palo Alto
City pension woes hit home as shortfall hits $405 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post correspondent As the city of Palo Alto looks for ways to reduce its massive employee pension shortfall, residents might soon start feeling the impact, officials […]
Palo Alto
School district has a ‘general practice’ of avoiding documentation, investigators find
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A failure by school and district administrators to properly document an on-campus sexual assault last year was rooted in a Palo Alto Unified […]
Menlo Park
Massive Stanford project for El Camino up for approval; will increase traffic
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer If Stanford’s 8.4-acre project at 500 El Camino Real is approved tomorrow (Sept. 26), local streets may see an added 2,658 cars a […]
Mountain View
City fires back at police dispatcher who is suing police chief
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Strip poker, strip clubs and lewd hot tub behavior paint a lurid picture of the Mountain View Police Department’s SWAT team after-hours. The […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto’s high school principals under fire over sex assault investigation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The principals of both of Palo Alto’s public high schools were under fire yesterday as both were named among the administrators who dropped […]
Menlo Park
Cop causes 4-car crash but doesn’t get a ticket
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After a Menlo Park police officer rear-ended another driver and caused a chain reaction crash, the city paid two of the victims a […]
Los Altos
Los Altos CEO arrested on suspicion of insider trading
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos former CEO was arrested yesterday on suspicion of insider trading of his company’s securities, according to the U.S. Department of […]
Redwood City
Owl gets stuck in car’s dashboard
Photos provided by Peninsula Humane Society. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An owl got stuck in a Redwood City woman’s car but was rescued by Peninsula Humane Society […]
Mountain View
Council favors marijuana stores
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council voiced unanimous support Wednesday (Sept. 20) for allowing recreational marijuana shops, growing pot for personal use and allowing deliveries […]
Palo Alto
Outside attorneys: Administrators didn’t follow law or board policy when investigating sex assault at Paly
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Administrators failed to promptly or thoroughly investigate an on-campus sexual assault at Palo Alto High School last year, according to a scathing report […]
Palo Alto
Wrong place to end a bender — in front of the police station
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Probably the last place where you want to pass out after getting schnockered is in front of the police station. But Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Young chef competes on Food Network
Anna Ghai, 12, on the set of “Chopped Junior,” where she’ll premiere at 8 p.m. on Sept. 26. Photo by her mother, Maria Orvell. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff […]
Palo Alto
Housing to replace Compadres on El Camino
Compadres Mexican Bar and Grill at 3877 El Camino Real in Palo Alto has been closed since 2008. Post file photo. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A plan […]
Menlo Park
Belle Haven wants its own school district
Belle Haven resident Pam Jones speaks at Monday night’s meeting on education held at the Onetta Harris Community Center in Menlo Park. At right is Mayor Kirsten Keith. Post photo […]
Opinion
Don’t be so quick to yell “You’re fired!” — school board needs to think long-term
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I think the Palo Alto school board ought to hold off on firing Superintendent Max McGee. I realize there is a clamor in […]
Palo Alto
Parks & Rec master plan delves into park bathroom controversy
The Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park, part of the Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Department. Photo from the department’s master plan. By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent A large […]
Redwood City
Social workers will try to find home for baby born at McDonald’s
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When the baby boy who was born in a McDonald’s bathroom is released from Stanford Hospital, San Mateo County Children and Family Services […]