Menlo Park
The Oasis in Menlo Park is closing
By the Daily Post staff After decades in business, the Oasis Beer Garden at 241 El Camino Real in Menlo Park is closing, according to an announcement on the restaurant’s […]
Month: February 2018
In the news
Gas station, hotel are latest local targets of frequent ADA litigant
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man behind hundreds of Americans with Disabilities lawsuits has filed cases against two more businesses — a gas station in Menlo Park […]
Palo Alto
Fine critical of city letter opposing housing legislation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Adrian Fine criticized Mayor Liz Kniss yesterday (Feb. 19) for opposing a pro-housing state Senate bill on behalf of the […]
Redwood City
City offers guidance on its website about marijuana
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Employees of Redwood City have been getting so many phone calls and questions about marijuana that they created a section on the city’s […]
Palo Alto
Push for more housing might make parking problems worse
Clarification: This story has been updated to explain that Councilwoman Lydia Kou referred to the former Los Altos Water Treatment Plant site at the east end of San Antonio Road […]
Palo Alto
Police to re-shoot recruitment video that was seen as too militaristic
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police are preparing to re-shoot a dramatic new officer recruitment video that’s been slammed as being overly aggressive, macho and militaristic. […]
Palo Alto
Councilmen call for more transparency during labor negotiations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer As the city of Palo Alto continues to bargain quietly with union leaders on its most recent round of employee contract negotiations, four […]
Palo Alto
Owners of now defunct College Terrace Market sued for $460,000
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The owners of the shuttered College Terrace Market in Palo Alto have been sued by their building’s real estate developer for $460,000 of […]
Portola Valley
Mountain lion believed to have been roaming around private school
Evidence suggesting the presence of a mountain lion was found at a private school in Portola Valley, prompting authorities to issue a cautionary message. A deer carcass was found on […]
In the news
Housing bill could result in 85-foot tall buildings on El Camino
Published in the Daily Post on Feb. 12, 2018. Follow-up story appears below. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A bill introduced in the California Legislature would ease restrictions on […]
East Palo Alto
Mayor claims Ravenswood has a ‘culture of corruption’ — district responds
In the financially troubled Ravenswood City School District, the superintendent has put her son on the payroll and a board member’s domestic partner was hired to run the preschool, East […]
Palo Alto
Train tunnel or trench too pricey, new study finds
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Digging a trench or boring a tunnel for the Caltrain and high-speed rail tracks in Palo Alto would cost billions and would be […]
Mountain View
Gentle, artistic man died violently
Originally printed Feb. 9 in the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A silent, solitary life ended in inexplicable violence in downtown Mountain View last November with […]
Redwood City
Report: Marina project will make traffic worse
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal for 131 townhouses to be built between Redwood Creek and Maple Street in Redwood City will further snarl traffic in the […]
Mountain View
Mountain View moves ahead with plans to close Castro Street at railroad tracks
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View officials have advanced plans to close off Castro Street downtown at the Caltrain tracks and possibly create a pedestrian mall along […]
San Mateo County
Judge says he will run for re-election in June; he’ll face one challenger
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Judge Gerald Buchwald announced yesterday (Feb. 13) that he will seek re-election in the June election, meaning that one of […]
San Carlos
Councilmen won’t face ethics probe over gun store meeting
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos Mayor Bob Grassilli has decided the city will not pay $15,000 for an ethics investigation into councilmen Ron Collins and Mark […]
Santa Clara County
Former judge accuses recall leader of rape threat hoax
CORRECTION: The following story on the campaign to recall Judge Aaron Persky included a statement by retired Judge LaDoris Cordell about a letter containing white powder that was sent to […]
Redwood City
Redwood City considering 4 ‘road diets’ despite failure of earlier one
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City transportation planner and a consultant are proposing four “road diets” — where the number of car lanes on a road […]
Redwood City
Longtime police veteran promoted to chief in Redwood City
By the Daily Post staff Dan Mulholland, a 33-year veteran of the Redwood City Police Department, was named police chief today (Feb. 15) by City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz. Mulholland […]