Palo Alto
Palo Alto fire chief takes job in Santa Barbara
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto Fire Chief Eric Nickel is resigning and will take the job of fire chief in Santa Barbara, the city announced today (Nov. 20). […]
Month: November 2018
Mountain View
Man accused of stalking a woman for a decade
By the Daily Post staff A Los Altos man was arrested yesterday on suspicion of using social media to stalk and threaten a high school classmate for more than a […]
Palo Alto
Post wins 15 awards in Press Club contest
By the Daily Post staff The Daily Post’s newsroom received 15 awards in the San Francisco Press Club’s Greater Bay Area Journalism Awards competition, including honors for investigative reporting, entertainment […]
San Carlos
City may use surplus to give employees bonuses
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As a result of an increase in property and sales taxes, the city of San Carlos now has a $6.9 million surplus — […]
Belmont
SUV might help solve mystery surrounding woman’s death
By the Daily Post staff Belmont Police are asking for help in identifying the driver of a gray SUV who may be able to help police piece together what happened […]
Palo Alto
Burglar wearing Phantom of the Opera mask hits 4 businesses
By the Daily Post staff Police in Palo Alto are searching for a man who donned a Phantom of the Opera mask during a burglary spree of four businesses downtown, […]
Palo Alto
Dauber, Dharap win school board election
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Even with more than 52,000 ballots left uncounted across Santa Clara County, attorney and Gunn High School graduate Shounak Dharap appears to have […]
Palo Alto
City’s chief information officer under fire over trips
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s jet-setting chief information officer is being criticized for his frequent travel paid for by foreign governments and commercial interests, which a […]
Palo Alto
School district’s legal bills soar — $6 million over 5 years
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has spent almost $6 million on lawyers in the last five years, according to a list of expenses […]
Election 2018
Opinion: A landslide of local incumbents lost
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Mid-Peninsula voters fired an extraordinary number of city council incumbents in the Nov. 6 election. By my count, at least five of the […]
In the news
Here’s how you can help the fire victims
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer News of the devastation caused by the Camp Fire in Butte County has prompted mid-Peninsula residents to ask how they can help the […]
Menlo Park
Council gets a report on city’s pension liabilities — got $54 million?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council last night (Nov. 13) expressed interest in putting aside more money to pay down its employee pension debt. […]
In the news
Pets found in wildfire’s wake
By the Daily Post staff Firefighters from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties have been on the front lines battling the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County. And they have […]
Election 2018
San Mateo County Election Update: Hunter moves up in Redwood City, Measure W losing
By the Daily Post staff With roughly 101,000 more ballots left to count, results in some of the hotly contested elections in San Mateo County have stayed the same, according […]
Election 2018
Santa Clara County Election Update: Showalter moves up in MV council race; Dharap’s lead grows for PA school board
By the Daily Post staff Mountain View Councilwoman Pat Showalter today (Nov. 23) passed newcomer Alison Hicks in the race for the third open seat on City Council. As of […]
In the news
Yes, a wildfire like the one in Butte County could happen here, local officials warn, but there are differences
BY EMILY MIBACH AND ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writers The latest fire to destroy a California town — the Camp Fire in Butte County — has raised the concern […]
Belmont
Man arrested after police find 250 ecstasy pills and a gun in his car
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was arrested in Belmont after it was discovered that he had $9,800 worth of ecstasy pills in his car, police said. […]
Caltrain
Caltrain, eying a tax in two years, is hosting meetings on its long-term plans
From staff and wire reports Caltrain, which is eying a new tax in two years, is hosting a series of community meetings on a business plan to define the long-term […]
In the news
Smoky air expected to remain through Tuesday
Wildfire smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County continues to blanket the Bay Area with unhealthy air today (Nov. 11) and the haze is expected to linger through Tuesday […]
Palo Alto
Police arrest man in connection with Compadres fire and a second vehicle fire
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said today (Nov. 11) that they have arrested a man accused of torching the abandoned Compadres Mexican Bar & Grill on El […]