Menlo Park
Looks like the old Oasis is going to get a new neighbor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The closure of the Oasis Beer Garden is not the only change on the 200 block of El Camino Real in Menlo Park. […]
Year: 2018
Caltrain
Woman says that if she were white, Caltrain conductor would have been charged with sex assault
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The woman who has filed a claim saying she was sexually assaulted by a Caltrain conductor said yesterday (July 4) that if she […]
Google
Opinion: Why Mountain View’s proposed head tax is a dumb idea
IOPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I cringed when I watched Mountain View City Council stumble its way into putting an employee head tax on the November ballot the […]
Opinion
Opinion: Harvard could help Palo Alto with its bad art
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The story of the ugly Digital DNA egg in Palo Alto’s Lytton Plaza had a happy ending when Harvard gratefully accepted the sculpture. […]
Redwood City
Redwood City gets a battle of the bands, a parade and an art show
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mid-Peninsula residents watched a parade march through downtown Redwood City, two college marching bands duke it out and chalk artists add color to […]
Palo Alto
California Red wins the Palo Alto Chili Cook-Off
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto resident Geraldine Kinyon and her son Jon were hunting for one particular cup of chili yesterday at Palo Alto’s Independence Day […]
Menlo Park
Man stabbed outside Donut Delite
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police are investigating the stabbing of a man in the parking lot of Donut Delite at 732 Willow Road. The assailant is at […]
In the news
Independence Day events around the mid-Peninsula
Fireworks are illegal on the Mid-Peninsula, but residents can celebrate Independence Day at a variety of events on Wednesday. PALO ALTO Chili Cook Off & Summer Festival, noon to 5 […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto woman finds burglar in her apartment — he was surprised to see her
By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto woman returned home to find a burglar inside her apartment. He shoved her and escaped on foot, and remains at large, police […]
Santa Clara County
County assessor warns of home document scam
The Santa Clara County Assessor is warning residents of a property scam that aims to make homeowners pay for documents that are available for free online. Assessor Larry Stone said […]
Redwood City
Tesla pulls the plug on Redwood City showroom and repair shop
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City has pulled the plug on plans for a Tesla repair shop and sales showroom slated for the former location of Crunch […]
Palo Alto
College Terrace Market building sold — new owner will face fines
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The office building at 2100 El Camino Real in Palo Alto, which housed the College Terrace Market until it closed in January, has […]
Hillsborough
Tech CEO cleared of sex charges
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Prosecutors yesterday (July 2) dropped charges against a Hillsborough CEO who claimed that a mix-up in prescription drugs caused him to touch his […]
Palo Alto
Mylar balloon causes power outage in Palo Alto
Update 7:45 p.m.: The utilities department just tweeted that the cause of tonight’s power outage was a Mylar balloon that became tangled in power lines. It’s the second time in a […]
Los Altos
Los Altos City Council puts measure on the ballot to compete with citizens initiative
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The battle over public land is heating up in Los Altos, where City Council has moved ahead with a ballot measure to compete […]
Facebook
Tenants squeezed: Rents jump in east Menlo Park as Facebook grows
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After Facebook moved into east Menlo Park in 2011, long-term residents started moving out, said Sandra Zamora, a resident who is facing displacement […]
Palo Alto
Smoke from forest fire filters sunlight in the mid-Peninsula
From staff and wire reports The smoke that’s filtering the sunlight today (July 2) is coming from a wildfire in Yolo County, about 75 miles north of the Bay Area, […]
Palo Alto
School name changes begin — so long Terman and Jordan
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto school district is changing the names of Jordan and Terman middle schools. The school board voted March 27 to rename Jordan after […]
Caltrain
Here’s why the investigation into claim a Caltrain conductor raped a passenger was stopped
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Prosecutors decided not to file charges against a Caltrain conductor accused of sexually assaulting a drunken passenger because she appeared sober enough to […]
Palo Alto
Rabid bat found in Hoover Park
By the Daily Post staff A bat found in the Hoover Park dog run tested positive for rabies Friday (June 29), according to Palo Alto Animal Services. “We are not […]
Palo Alto
New state law bans local soda taxes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Gov. Jerry Brown yesterday (June 29) signed a measure banning California cities and counties from passing taxes on sugary drinks through 2030, leading […]
San Carlos
Surf Air hits financial turbulence
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Surf Air, the membership-based airline that has drawn noise complaints while flying in and out of the San Carlos Airport, has hit some […]
In the news
Supreme Court’s union ruling will have state, local impact
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The U.S. Supreme Court decision that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to unions that represent them in collective bargaining will likely […]
Palo Alto
New CEO named for Lucile Packard hospital’s foundation
By the Daily Post staff Cynthia Brandt Stover, who has been campaign director at the Smithsonian Institution since 2013, has been named president and CEO of the Lucile Packard Foundation […]
Portola Valley
Sale of Alpine Inn near
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A group of investors led by a Portola Valley couple has edged out two other bidders to purchase the 165-year-old Alpine Inn beer […]
Santa Clara County
Suspect in 1974 Stanford murder kills himself as deputies were about to confront him
From staff and wire reports A man linked by DNA to a 1974 ritualistic church killing on the Stanford campus killed himself this morning (June 28) after detectives arrived at […]
Mountain View
Police looking for hit-and-run driver who seriously injured woman
Mountain View police are trying to identify a hit-and-run driver who seriously injured a woman. Police responded to the area of Whisman Road and Whisman Station Drive at 11:45 p.m. […]
San Mateo County
Boy will receive $47 million settlement after losing a leg while camping
A boy who lost his leg and part of his pelvis after a tree fell on his tent during a camping trip at a public park will receive $47.5 million […]
Google
Mountain View to ask voters if they want to tax big employers such as Google
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View voters will decide in November whether to charge the city’s large businesses a vastly increased per-employee business tax, which could hit […]
Palo Alto
Woman accused of punching officer and police dog after chase
By the Daily Post staff A San Joaquin County woman punched a Palo Alto police officer and a police dog following a car chase early this morning that ended in […]
Palo Alto
Harvard feels ‘fortunate’ to get Digital DNA egg sculpture
By the Daily Post staff A Harvard spokesman said the university is “fortunate” to inherit the Digital DNA egg that the city of Palo Alto removed from Lytton Plaza last […]
Mountain View
6 candidates running for 3 seats on Mountain View City Council
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Six people are running for three open Mountain View City Council seats this November, including two incumbents, two planning commissioners and former Mayor […]
Caltrain
Councilman says Caltrain might have to close during construction
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As Peninsula cities begin making decisions on how to separate the railroad tracks from car traffic ahead of Caltrain electrification and high-speed rail, one […]
Belmont
Woman loses $62,000 in phone scam
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 28-year-old Belmont woman was duped out of $62,000 in an elaborate scam in which she was told she would be arrested and […]
Spotlight
Summer Sundays at The Sea
From rich heirloom tomatoes to juicy beaches and piquant blackberries, summer brings a wealth of new delights to the table, and The Sea by Alexander’s Steakhouse wants to show them […]