Palo Alto
Short street could soon get a name
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto could be getting a new street name tonight (Sept. 10), though the street will be just a half-block long. City Council will vote […]
Month: September 2018
Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Council will say tonight where it stands on state rent control proposition
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A discussion tonight (Sept. 10) on the November ballot measures could rekindle the Palo Alto City Council’s fiery debate on rent control. The council […]
Menlo Park
Low-income apartments proposed on Willow Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer MidPen Housing, a nonprofit agency, has submitted plans to build 140 low-income apartments on Willow Road in Menlo Park, across from where Facebook’s […]
Redwood City
City may spend $510,000 studying the idea of ferry service
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council on Monday (Sept. 10) will consider spending up to $510,000 on a study to see whether or not a ferry […]
Mountain View
Controversial Bullis Charter School wants to expand into the Mountain View Whisman district
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Bullis Charter School, the controversial program in the Los Altos School District, is seeking to expand into the Mountain View Whisman School District […]
San Mateo County
Accused Gypsy Hill Killer yells ‘I’m not guilty!’ to jury as trial opens
A career criminal accused by authorities of raping and killing six women in the 1970s yelled “I am not guilty!” to a jury at the start of his trial in […]
Palo Alto
High-density housing proposed for San Antonio Road
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer As housing advocates bemoan the slow pace of high-density homebuilding in Palo Alto, a four-story apartment building with 48 one- and two-bedroom units […]
Belmont
DUI suspect drives her car into a house, police say
By the Daily Post staff A Belmont woman was arrested for DUI yesterday (Sept. 6) after she drove into a parked car and a house, police said. At 6:25 a.m. […]
In the news
Trial begins today for accused Gypsy Hill Killer
A career criminal who authorities believe is the Gypsy Hill Killer faces trial today (Sept. 7) in Redwood City for the murders of two young women four decades ago. Law […]
In the news
Many schools may have to start classes later if Brown signs new legislation
By the Daily Post staff Many students on the mid-Peninsula may soon be able to wake up later if Gov. Jerry Brown signs a bill that bars middle and high […]
North Fair Oaks
County bans flamethrowers, approves senior housing project, allocates $764,750 for lawyers to fight deportation cases
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors banned flamethrowers yesterday while also approving a senior housing facility in North Fair Oaks and an […]
Palo Alto
Pollster asking Palo Altans about council candidates, housing, rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto voters have been receiving phone calls from a Las Vegas-based pollster this week asking for their views on rent control, job […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto is racially polarized, says attorney who wants to change system for electing school board members
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Asians and Latinos are less likely to win seats on the Palo Alto school board because the city is racially polarized, an attorney […]
Atherton
Candidate slams Menlo Park fire district for buying a $4.6 million home
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A candidate for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s board said he believes that the fire district should not have bought a $4.6 […]
East Palo Alto
County leaders divided over Measure W, the half-cent sales tax for SamTrans
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A state assemblyman is backing the SamTrans half-cent sales tax measure while San Mateo County’s Republican party has come out against it. Kevin […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park candidate calls out incumbent over ethical issues, foreign trips
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Planning Commissioner Drew Combs, who is running against incumbent Kirsten Keith for a City Council seat, criticized her and other council […]
Palo Alto
Pilot in yesterday’s fatal plane crash identified
The pilot who died in a plane crash in Palo Alto on Tuesday (Sept. 4) morning has been identified as W. John Spencer, according to officials from the pilot’s nonprofit. […]
Stanford
Study: Stanford can grow without touching the hills
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to eliminate an inaccuracy regarding how the Academic Growth Boundary could change. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford could nearly triple […]
Palo Alto
Brazen heist at Palo Alto Apple Store
By the Daily Post staff A four-member crew of thieves has struck Palo Alto’s downtown Apple Store, grabbing $40,000 in merchandise while bystanders watched or shot video of the scene […]
Redwood City
Trial in McDonald’s baby case put off until January
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A year after a Redwood City woman gave birth in a McDonald’s, her trial has been put off until January, a prosecutor said […]