San Mateo County
Voters recall Judge Persky
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a two-year crusade to avenge a six-month county jail sentence seen as too lenient for sexual assault, the so-called “Brock Turner judge,” […]
Month: June 2018
Palo Alto
Palo Altans voted against the recall, but it passed in San Jose
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The recall of Judge Aaron Persky passed by a wide margin in Santa Clara County but a majority of voters in Palo Alto, […]
Palo Alto
Recall wins, Sheriff Smith to face a runoff, Waddell-Magee race too close to call, one school measure losing
Santa Clara County results San Mateo County results By the Daily Post staff 12:30 a.m. — The battle for superintendent of San Mateo County Board of Education is too close […]
Palo Alto
City puts soda tax on hold but charges forward with increase in hotel tax
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto voters may be asked to decide whether to boost the hotel tax to the highest rate in the state in November […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why big business wants you to raise the bridge tolls
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor My guess is that when you pick up the Post tomorrow morning, you’ll read that the bridge toll hike was approved overwhelmingly by […]
Palo Alto
Yamamoto controversy may result in committee to discuss diversity, inclusion in the schools
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rattled by a nasty fight over the renaming of Jordan and Terman middle schools, a group that supported the rejected school name Fred […]
Opinion
Opinion: Momentum shifts in recall campaign
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The recall of Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky will be one of the closer races on election night. Momentum has shifted from […]
Los Altos
Was it a sex assault or an innocent game among second-graders? Incident results in two lawsuits
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos School District has been hit with lawsuits from parents who say their 6-year-old daughter was sexually assaulted by two of […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County may ban flavored tobacco in North Fair Oaks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer On Tuesday (June 5), the same day San Franciscans are voting on whether the city ought to ban flavored tobacco products including menthol […]
Redwood City
DA explains why child abuse charge was dropped against McDonald’s mom
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County District Attorney dropped a child abuse charge against the woman who gave birth in a Redwood City McDonald’s bathroom […]
Menlo Park
Neighbors help save home from fire
By the Daily Post staff Thanks to vigilant neighbors, the Menlo Park firefighters extinguished a blaze in a vacant Sharon Park home before it destroyed the entire building, the fire […]
Palo Alto
Mylar balloons cause major power outage in Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Update, 3:15 p.m.: Power has been restored to more than 4,381 Palo Alto residents and businesses after mylar balloons caused touched power lines and caused […]
Palo Alto
Paly seniors tell powerful stories at graduation
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Another 478 Palo Alto High School seniors walked the stage in green caps and gowns yesterday, with hundreds of families packed onto campus […]
Palo Alto
Gunn graduates told it’s OK to buck the status quo
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer It’s no secret that students at Gunn High School are in a four-year competition to get into the best college — however, the […]
San Mateo County
Judicial commission reprimands San Mateo County Judge Lisa Novak
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The state’s judicial disciplinary agency has reprimanded San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Lisa Novak for publicly critiquing an attorney and not disclosing […]
Palo Alto
Tunnel idea is still alive as city narrows down list of rail crossing options
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto may still consider burying the Caltrain tracks in a citywide tunnel, even though it would cost as much […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto judge appointed to appeals court
By the Daily Post staff Allison Danner of Palo Alto, currently a Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge, today (June 1) was appointed by Gov. Jerry Brown to become an […]
Menlo Park
Fire damages home in Menlo Park
By the Daily Post staff Fire damaged a home last night at 50 La Loma Drive in Menlo Park’s Sharon Park neighborhood. The fire was reported at 9:24 p.m. At […]