Belmont
Belmont-Redwood Shores school parcel tax behind by 46 votes
By the Daily Post staff Four mid-Peninsula school districts asked voters for money in the June 5 primary, and all of the measures passed except for one that appears to […]
Month: June 2018
Palo Alto
City to consider dead-ending Churchill and Palo Alto avenues at the tracks
Correction: The print edition of the Post on Saturday morning incorrectly said that City Council would discuss this proposal on Monday (June 18) night. Actually, the issue is scheduled for […]
San Mateo County
Machine guns turned over to sheriff at gun buyback event
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Thompson Automatic Submachine Gun, an Uzi and an AK-47 were not some of the firearms that Nilu Jenks expected to see when […]
Caltrain
Redwood City lagging behind other cities when it comes to rail bridges
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City is still working on options to separate train tracks from roads with bridges, lagging behind other mid-Peninsula cities. City and San […]
Palo Alto
City Council members met privately with Hotel President buyers before sale closed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Executives from the Chicago-based hotel chain buying the residential Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto — booting out the residents of its 75 […]
Facebook
Facebook to use ferries to get employees to work under trial program
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Ferries transported commuters across the Bay long before any of the bridges were built. Now, in a blast from the past, a private […]
Palo Alto
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes indicted on charges of duping investors
Federal grand jury has indicted Elizabeth Holmes on criminal fraud charges for allegedly defrauding investors, doctors and patients as the head of Palo Alto-based blood-testing startup Theranos. The U.S. Attorney’s […]
Palo Alto
Read the note suspect in jogger sex assault wrote to victim
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man facing life in prison for sexually assaulting a teenage jogger near Stanford Research Park admitted to police that he wrapped the […]
Palo Alto
Councilman Wolbach calls out his critics
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Councilman Cory Wolbach accused signature gatherers for a ballot initiative limiting office growth in Palo Alto of telling signers that they needed the […]
In the news
Rent increases cooling off a bit
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rents in Palo Alto are sky-high and continue to climb, but new numbers from ApartmentList.com show that rent hikes, at least, are starting […]
Los Altos
Los Altos council to offer alternative to citizens initiative measure to protect city land
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Now that 2,900 Los Altos voters have signed a petition for a ballot measure to prevent the City Council from selling public land […]
Palo Alto
Hotel President tenants face eviction
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The purchase of downtown Palo Alto’s historic Hotel President will displace more than 75 apartment-dwellers when the building is converted back into a […]
Los Altos
Mountain View-Los Altos High School District settles claim over rape
This story was originally printed in Monday’s Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District has settled for $80,000 with a former […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Residents criticize bicycle plan, roundabout
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Harsh criticism of the Palo Alto City Council and some city employees was handed down last night (June 12) by about half of […]
Palo Alto
Hotel President to be sold, will become a hotel again
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Chicago boutique hotel chain appears to be in the process of buying downtown Palo Alto’s once-iconic Hotel President, according to Palo Alto […]
In the news
Men’s health focus of free event — topics include sleep apnea and prostates
By the Daily Post staff Men’s health will be the focus of a free informational event on Saturday (June 16) at El Camino Hospital’s Los Gatos Campus, 815 Pollard Road. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school district faulted in the handling of Paly sex assault
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Administrators at Palo Alto High School and the Palo Alto school district mishandled a sexual assault case 11 months before a well-publicized October […]
In the news
50-story building proposed in South Bay
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Chinese developer is seeking to erect a 50-story building in Santa Clara — which if approved, would be the tallest Bay Area […]
Spotlight
Dr. Khuu: Skin Care And Beyond
If you have issues with your skin, you know you need to see a dermatologist — but did you also know that dermatologists can help with nail issues, hair loss […]