Spotlight
Dogs Waiting For Their Forever Homes
Looking for the dog of your dreams? Right now, Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) in Milpitas has some sweet older dogs available for adoption. You can drop by any time […]
Month: May 2018
Spotlight
Get Your Legs Ready For Summer
Don’t let unwanted hair or bulging varicose veins or red spider veins keep you from showing off your legs this summer. Just go to Dr. Duke Khuu, who offers safe […]
Opinion
Editorial: Our recommendations on the five state ballot propositions
Here’s our view on the five state ballot propositions voters will decide June 5: Prop. 68 — Parks Bonds. No. This would authorize the state to sell $4 billion in […]
Palo Alto
$327,691 is top pay at Palo Alto City Hall — 2017 city salaries listed
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Manager Jim Keene remained the city of Palo Alto’s highest paid employee in 2017, receiving $327,691 in total pay — a […]
San Mateo County
Judge Buchwald leads opponent in fundraising
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Incumbent San Mateo County Judge Gerald Buchwald’s war chest is four times bigger than his June 5 primary challenger, lawyer Richard Wilson, according […]
Mountain View
City may hit big tech with tax
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In a bid to raise between $5 million and $10 million for transportation, housing and homeless services, the city of Mountain View is […]
East Palo Alto
New poll shows recall is still ahead, but support is dropping
By the Daily Post staff A new survey shows Santa Clara County residents favor the recall of Judge Aaron Persky, but the percentage supporting the recall is dropping with the […]
Palo Alto
Backers of initiative to limit office space growth collect more than enough signatures to make ballot
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The slow-growth group working to crack down on office development in Palo Alto has collected the signatures of more than 2,800 Palo Alto […]
Santa Clara County
Sheriff candidates address policing issues at Stanford
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer One of the few ways that mid-Peninsula residents interact with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office — other than visiting the Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Council approves Verizon’s plan for 11 “node” antennas over objections of residents
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Eleven planned “small cell nodes” intended to improve Verizon coverage in Palo Alto will spring up after all, angering dozens of residents who […]
Belmont
Belmont may take a stand on gun control tonight
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Belmont City Council tonight (May 22) may take a stand in the nation’s gun control debate, but some residents are asking the […]
San Mateo County
Judge tops challenger in poll of local lawyers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Incumbent San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Gerald Buchwald garnered more support from county attorneys in a survey than his June 5 primary […]
Portola Valley
Woman looking for partners to buy the Alpine Inn
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Portola Valley woman is on a mission to buy the beloved beer garden and community gathering space at the Alpine Inn, also […]
Menlo Park
Plumbing project leads to fire in house
Firefighters extinguished a one-alarm fire at a Menlo Park home Saturday evening after a construction project allegedly caused a fire to break out inside the home’s walls, Menlo Park Fire […]
Palo Alto
Hearing Monday on protests over Verizon “node” antennas
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto residents are protesting a plan by Verizon Wireless to install 11 “small cell nodes” — equipment intended to improve coverage and capacity […]
Palo Alto
First Baptist associate pastor resigns after controversial tweets slamming Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff The associate pastor of First Baptist Church in Palo Alto has resigned after his controversial and off-color tweets drew the spotlight during a City Council […]
Redwood City
Fire damages apartment complex
From staff and wire reports A two-alarm fire hit an apartment complex at 2411 Middlefield Road near Costco in Redwood City today (May 19), damaging the second and third floors. […]
Redwood City
Expert says pregnancy denial is real; Judge upholds charge against mother accused of drowning baby at McDonald’s
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A doctor who specializes in women’s mental health and pregnancy testified yesterday (May 17) that it appears the woman who gave birth in […]
Palo Alto
Suit accuses Stanford of discriminating against students with mental illness
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A campus mental health group has filed a class-action lawsuit against Stanford, alleging that the school discriminates against mentally ill students by forcing […]
Opinion
Editorial: Re-elect Mark Church as assessor, clerk, recorder and elections officer
DAILY POST EDITORIAL The word “innovator” doesn’t apply to many people in government, but an exception is Mark Church, San Mateo County’s Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer. Under Church’s […]