Menlo Park
Future of red-light cameras is up in the air
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council last night (Oct 23) extended a contract with a company to operate its red-light cameras for six months, but […]
Month: October 2018
Palo Alto
5 Palo Alto City Council candidates raise a combined $253,186
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The five candidates for Palo Alto City Council have raised a total of $253,186.70 in campaign contributions — an impressive amount historically, but […]
Mountain View
City approves construction of 635 homes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council last night (Oct. 23) approved the first 635 housing units planned for the North Bayshore neighborhood, an area set […]
Palo Alto
Man loses $2,450 in Amazon scam
By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto man lost $2,450 to a scammer who called him claiming to be a fraud investigator for Amazon, according to police. Around 1:10 […]
Spotlight
Perfect Venue For Your Holiday Party
Trellis Restaurant is where seasonal Italian food with a California flair is served with élan and style. In addition to beautiful surroundings, Trellis offers seasonal menu items and vibrant daily […]
Spotlight
Dr. Indah Provides Holistic Dental Care
Healthy teeth and gums are essential for whole body wellness. Sunnyvale dentist Dr. Ratna Indah takes a holistic approach that looks at dental issues not by themselves, but in a […]
Spotlight
Documentaries ask us: How we will reach ‘Tomorrow?”
Now in its 21st year, the upcoming United Nations Association Film Festival (UNAFF) is set to show 60 documentary films from around the globe. From an exploration of strategies to […]
Opinion
Opinion: SamTrans has a lot of chutzpah rolling out expensive new buses before Measure W vote
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor You’ve got to hand it to the people at SamTrans. They have a lot of chutzpah. They’re asking people to approve Measure W, […]
Palo Alto
Editorial: Yes on Measure Z, the Palo Alto school bond measure
DAILY POST EDITORIAL In the past, this newspaper hasn’t supported school bond measures for two reasons. • The interest payments and fees usually exceed the amount spent on school construction. […]
Palo Alto
Car flips over on El Camino
By the Daily Post staff A father and son climbed out of this 2017 Toyota Camry uninjured after broadsiding a 2006 Toyota Sienna minivan around 8:05 a.m. yesterday (Oct. 23) […]
Santa Clara County
Ex-Judge Persky ordered to pay $161,000 in legal fees to group led by Dauber
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Ousted judge Aaron Persky will have to pay $161,825.68 to attorneys representing the Michele Dauber-led recall campaign that booted him from office, a […]
Caltrain
Train nearly kills woman trapped on tracks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A woman miraculously survived after her car — which was trapped between backed-up traffic and a railroad crossing arm — was hit by a […]
East Palo Alto
Two mid-Peninsula city councils to get a raise
By the Daily Post staff East Palo Alto and San Carlos city council members have voted to increase their pay, but neither council decided to give itself the largest raise […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto want to use more realistic assumptions about pension costs, but that would raise city’s expenses
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto officials want to start budgeting for employee pension costs based on financial estimates that they think are more realistic than those used […]
Palo Alto
Measure Z would bring improvements to Palo Alto’s elementary schools
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district will go to voters on Nov. 6 with another school bond measure to fix up long-neglected elementary school […]
Palo Alto
Residents vent about traffic to City Council
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two months after apologizing for a dismissive comment about Palo Alto’s traffic problem, Mayor Liz Kniss did her penance last night: by listening […]
Palo Alto
JPMorgan Chase opening a 1,000-worker campus in the Stanford Research Park
By the Daily Post staff JPMorgan Chase has announced it will build a 195,000-square-foot “fintech” campus in Palo Alto’s Stanford Research Park that will house 1,000 employees. The campus, which […]
Mountain View
Update: Police identify sign vandal, cite him
By the Daily Post staff Update 3 p.m. Oct. 22 — Mountain View police announced this afternoon that they have cited Job Lopez, 73, for petty theft and vandalism in […]
Mountain View
Vandal caught on video spray-painting, stealing campaign signs
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A vandal was caught on spray-painting and stealing Mountain View City Council candidate John Inks’ campaign signs at a house on Church Street. […]
San Mateo County
Measure W devotes little money to Caltrain grade separations
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Measure W sales tax increase in San Mateo County is intended to fund transportation projects and programs to reduce traffic congestion. But […]