Menlo Park
20-month-old child on toy vehicle injured in collision with car
By the Daily Post staff A 20-month-old child is in critical condition today after being hit by a car in a driveway on Willow Road last night, police said. On […]
Year: 2018
Los Altos Hills
83-year-old woman assaulted in home invasion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Three men broke into a home in Los Altos Hills, ransacked the place and assaulted an 83-year-old woman who was alone there, Santa […]
Palo Alto
Child-luring attempt reported on Ross Road
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto has had its first child-luring attempt this school year. At 3:05 p.m. Thursday (Aug. 23), an 11-year-old girl riding her bicycle on Ross […]
East Palo Alto
Search planned on Saturday (Aug. 25) for missing woman
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents tomorrow (Aug. 25) are planning to search for a missing Palo Alto woman who is a regular volunteer at All Saints’ Episcopal […]
Menlo Park
Open government violation by a council member delay on library decision
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A open-government violation by a Menlo Park councilwoman will likely sideline the city’s controversial library revamp project until next year. The council was […]
Palo Alto
Power restored; outage caused by a bird
10:30 p.m. — Power has been restored. Utilities says it was caused by a bird getting caught in a power line. 9:41 p.m. — The Palo Alto Utilities Department reports […]
In the news
Smoke is expected to remain until Sunday
From staff and wire reports The smoke you’ve been seeing and smelling will continue to linger through Sunday, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The smoke is […]
Palo Alto
Bicyclists, one apparently with a gun, rob man on University Avenue
By the Daily Post staff Two bicyclists, one believed to have a handgun, robbed a man in the residential portion of University Avenue, Palo Alto police said today (Aug. 23). […]
Mountain View
Landlord group gathering signatures for 2020 measure to curb rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A landlord-funded campaign that would effectively end Mountain View’s two-year-old rent control program didn’t qualify for the November ballot, but supporters said yesterday […]
Palo Alto
Neighbors criticize new solar panels at schools
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Neighbors of Escondido and Nixon elementary schools at Stanford gave the Palo Alto school board an earful last night (Aug. 21) over the […]
In the news
Orchard Supply Hardware closing all stores
By the Daily Post staff Orchard Supply Hardware, an 87-year-old chain with roots in the South Bay, will close all of its 98 stores by the end of the year […]
Los Altos
Opinion: Fridays off policy should have gone to a vote
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I was surprised to learn that Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan decided on his own, without a public hearing or a vote […]
Stanford
Forcible rape reported at Stanford
By the Daily Post staff A woman was forcibly raped somewhere on the Stanford campus late on Sunday night or early on Monday morning, according to an alert issued this […]
Palo Alto
Attempt fails to keep school district settlement secret
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer An attempt by the Palo Alto school district to keep a $150,000 legal settlement out of the public eye has failed. Details of […]
Santa Clara County
Group aims to make it harder to recall judges
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two months after Judge Aaron Persky was recalled from the Santa Clara County bench, 30 judges and legal professionals have teamed up to […]
Woodside
CHP identifies DUI suspect who hit ambulance and a second vehicle
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, AUG. 21 — An allegedly drunken driver who hit and overturned an ambulance on Interstate 280 and then proceeded to hit another car was […]
Palo Alto
Hotel President tenants hire attorney, but city tries to lower expectations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Attorney Molly Stump urged the residents of the Hotel President apartments at City Council last night (Aug. 20) to manage […]
East Palo Alto
Police ask for help locating missing woman
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 66-year-old woman who has been missing since Friday (Aug. 17). Wamaitha Kaboga Miller […]
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 […]
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 […]