In the news
Opposition grows to toll lanes on 101
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Foster City Council has come out against the idea of putting toll lanes on Highway 101 — and it’s in good company, with […]
Month: August 2018
Redwood City
Police fired Taser 2 to 3 times at man who died
From staff and wire reports A Redwood City police officer deployed a Taser multiple times on a domestic violence suspect who died after a struggle with officers, San Mateo County […]
Palo Alto
City to pay Stanford $5.5 million in dispute over fees for fire-paramedic services
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a five-year dispute and more than two years of negotiations, the city of Palo Alto has agreed to pay Stanford $5.5 million […]
Palo Alto
Youth symphony conductor arrested on suspicion of seeking explicit images from teen
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A wind symphony conductor at the California Youth Symphony in Palo Alto has been arrested for allegedly sexting a 16-year-old Harker School student, […]
Belmont
4 accused of breaking into stores and taking scratcher tickets
After a multi-agency investigation into a Lotto-ticket burglary ring, four men have been arrested for allegedly breaking into convenience and liquor stores up and down the Peninsula and stealing large […]
Opinion
A bit of Silicon Valley history — the Ampex sign — is about to disappear
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor What would happen if somebody bought the house at 367 Addison Ave. in Palo Alto and decided to tear down the outdated garage […]
Redwood City
Officer involved in suspect’s death Monday once ran over a victim by accident
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer One of the four Redwood City police officers who struggled with a domestic violence suspect who was stopped with a Taser and later […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park switches to district elections but fails to attract any Latino candidates
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor What was the point of dividing Menlo Park into five districts for City Council elections? An anonymous party, speaking through a Southern California […]
San Mateo
Fake ride-share driver wanted for sexual assault of woman
By the Daily Post staff Police are searching for a fake ride-share driver who picked up a woman in San Mateo and sexually assaulted her. At around 6 p.m. Tuesday, […]
In the news
Federal courts now accepting cryptocurrency for bail
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer High-tech criminal charges call for high-tech bail in Silicon Valley. A man charged with hacking the Redwood City video game company Electronic Arts […]
Menlo Park
Fire closes Willow Road overpass above 101
By the Daily Post staff A vehicle fire forced the shutdown of Willow Road at the overpass above Highway 101 at 3:22 p.m. today (Aug. 15), the Menlo Park Fire […]
Palo Alto
Scharff and Holman to run for Hanko’s seat on open space board; new candidate enters Palo Alto school board race
By the Daily Post staff Another Palo Alto council member, Greg Scharff, is running for the seat Nonette Hanko is vacating on the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space Board. He will […]
North Fair Oaks
Bikini baristas must cover up, county says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When the Pink Pantherz coffee shop opens on El Camino Real in North Fair Oaks, the baristas will need to ensure their bikinis […]
Palo Alto
City may charge solo-drivers
Editor’s note: This story was originally printed Monday, Aug. 13, and has been updated to include actions at that the council meeting that evening. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent […]
Redwood City
Domestic violence suspect dies after police fired Taser at him
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man accused of pushing his elderly mother to the ground and threatening to kill her was shocked with a Taser by Redwood […]
Palo Alto
Hotel President tenants could get some help from the city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With three months left until the residents of the 75-unit Hotel President apartments are evicted to make way for a boutique hotel, Palo […]
Redwood City
Domestic violence suspect dies in police custody
A man suspected of assaulting and threatening his elderly mother died after a struggle with Redwood City police Monday (Aug. 13) evening, police said today. Police would not identify the […]
Palo Alto
Mayor apologizes for traffic remark
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In what she acknowledged was an unusual move for a City Council member, Palo Alto Mayor Liz Kniss offered a public apology last […]
Redwood City
Ex-cop walks out of jail after nearly 18 hour standoff with police
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former Redwood City police officer who was in a standoff with cops for nearly 18 hours on Thursday (Aug. 9) posted $50,000 […]
Palo Alto
Peace may be at hand in dispute over how much Stanford pays Palo Alto for fire-paramedic services
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto appears to have made peace with Stanford in a years-long dispute over the cost of its firefighting and […]
Los Altos
Fridays off plan for city workers didn’t go to council for a public hearing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Los Altos’ new policy of giving most employees every other Friday off never went before City Council, City Manager Chris […]
East Palo Alto
Mosquito fogging planned tonight (Aug. 12) in East Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff A truck from the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District will be driving around southeast neighborhoods in East Palo Alto tonight (Aug. 12) […]
East Palo Alto
Police to add body cams, but decision on Tasers put off
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto police will soon be wearing body cameras, but council still needs to decide on whether officers ought to carry Tasers […]
Palo Alto
More than 100 candidates will run this fall in local races – here’s a list
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Yesterday (Aug. 10) was the deadline for candidates to file for the Nov. 6 election in most City Council, school […]
Palo Alto
Hanko leaving open space board after 46 years, Holman running to replace her
By the Daily Post staff
North Fair Oaks
Proposal for bikini coffee shop riles up neighborhood
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents of the North Fair Oaks neighborhood want to stop the opening of a coffee shop where the baristas wear bikinis and lingerie […]
Palo Alto
New city manager will get a year’s pay as severance if he’s fired
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Ed Shikada, who is set to take over for Palo Alto City Manager Jim Keene later this year, would get a full year’s […]
Redwood City
Standoff ends with arrest of former police officer on domestic violence allegations
A former police officer was arrested on domestic violence charges following a day-long standoff at a home in Redwood City, a police spokesman said. James McGee, 54, of Redwood City, […]
Palo Alto
Leak is wasting tens of thousands of gallons of water
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Tens of thousands of gallons of water have gushed out of a city water pipe on Arastradero Road over the last month, but […]
Palo Alto
Nevada man arrested in connection with Midtown Safeway shooting
A 37-year-old Nevada man has been arrested for allegedly shooting into a vehicle at Palo Alto’s Midtown Safeway last Friday. The shooting happened at about 9:15 p.m. Friday in the […]
Los Altos
Los Alto council drops idea of putting competing land measure on the ballot
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A citizens initiative to keep the city of Los Altos from selling city land without voter approval will not face a competing measure […]
East Palo Alto
Nine candidates eye seats on the Ravenswood city school board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nine candidates have jumped into the race for three spots on the Ravenswood City school board, which has been criticized for ignoring the […]
Palo Alto
Appellate court denies Brock Turner’s appeal
A state appellate court today (Aug. 8) denied an appeal from Brock Turner, the former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assault, upholding the jury’s verdict from 2016. The three-judge panel […]
Palo Alto
So you want to be a candidate? Here’s what you’ve got to do
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Friday (Aug. 10) is the deadline to file to run for city council, school board and seats on special district boards. For candidates, […]
Palo Alto
Gym to replace Anthropologie after neighbors drop protests
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A new gym is set to open next month at the former Anthropologie building in downtown Palo Alto, thanks to the withdrawal of […]