Palo Alto
Pedestrian in her 80s killed on E. Charleston Road
By the Daily Post staff A woman in her 80s was struck and killed while crossing E. Charleston Road in Palo Alto last night (May 5), police said. At 8:39 […]
Year: 2018
Mountain View
Mountain View A La Carte & Art festival this weekend
Bungee jumping, hand-made preserves, etchings, sculpture, muscle cars and music are just a few of the offerings at the Mountain View A La Carte & Art festival this weekend, organizers […]
Palo Alto
Silicon Valley Open Studios’ artist uses paintings to bridge cultures
BY RYAN MCCROSSIN Daily Post Staff Writer Hadi Aghaee isn’t afraid of offending anyone when he exhibits his art, some of which is fiercely critical of cultures around the world, […]
Menlo Park
After Keith’s trip to China, council wants to review travel policy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Following Menlo Park Councilwoman Kirsten Keith’s controversial trip to China, two of her peers on the council want to review the council’s travel […]
Palo Alto
Kathy Jordan seeks school board seat
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A vocal critic of mistakes by the Palo Alto school district has jumped into the November race for one of two open seats […]
Mountain View
Former teacher gets probation for inappropriate text messages to kids
By the Daily Post staff A former Mountain View High School math teacher was sentenced to three years probation yesterday (May 3) for sending inappropriate text messages to a student, […]
Redwood City
Looks like Fair Oaks Elementary will open this fall
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Fair Oaks Elementary School will be open when the school year starts this fall now that families who support the school have managed […]
Spotlight
Catchella is your Kittypalooza
Find your purrfect companion this week at Humane Society Silicon Valley (HSSV) in Milpitas during their Catchella kitty adoption event! Now through this Sunday, HSSV is lowering their adoption price […]
Spotlight
Get The Lobster You Want
If you really love lobster, then New England Lobster Market & Eatery is the place for you. It’s the only place in the Bay Area where you can ask for […]
Santa Clara County
Judge facing recall speaks out for judicial independence
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In an interview with the Post yesterday (May 2), embattled Judge Aaron Persky said the recall threatens more than his career — it’s […]
Stanford
Simitian criticizes Stanford over its response to housing concerns
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian is sharply criticizing Stanford officials after university President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said that paying 0.2% of the university’s […]
In the news
Simitian, Siegel won’t back toll hike
This Post originally published this story on April 23. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Regional Measure 3, the bridge toll hike on the June ballot that would raise […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff talks about Vegas incident
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos opened up yesterday (May 1) about being detained and released during an FBI raid of a Las […]
Palo Alto
Councilman Tanaka slams tax proposals, says city should spend money more wisely
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka has come out against raising taxes in the November election, saying the city shouldn’t be giving money away […]
Palo Alto
Deadline for paying business registry fee comes; form called ‘impossible’ to complete
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The deadline for businesses to register in Palo Alto passed yesterday (April 30), but companies can still file — with a $25 fine, […]
Palo Alto
Council votes to cap office space growth
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night (April 30) to cap office development in three parts of town to 50,000 square feet per […]
San Mateo County
Horsley running for re-election, says he has unfinished business
Editor’s note: A profile of Horsley’s opponent, Dan Stegink, was published on March 15. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley is facing re-election […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County wants a piece of Stanford’s housing money
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County’s Board of Supervisors is sending a letter to its counterparts in Santa Clara County in hopes that the two counties […]
HBO's Silicon Valley
‘Silicon Valley,” Season 5, Episode 6 — A tale of two robots, one AI and the other a VC
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor It turns out HBO’s “Silicon Valley” wasn’t done skewering our dreams and fears about AI — tonight’s (April 29) episode, “Artificial Emotional Intelligence,” […]
Facebook
Councilwoman’s husband held Facebook stock when she voted on company’s expansion
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilwoman Catherine Carlton’s husband owned stock in Facebook when she voted in favor of the company’s expansion along Constitution Drive but […]
East Palo Alto
New operator selected to take over Ravenswood district’s preschool
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Office of Education yesterday (April 27) announced it has found a new child care provider for East Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Council to vote on locking in office space development restrictions
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council on Monday (April 30) will be discussing whether to permanently limit office development in some parts of town to […]
East Palo Alto
Man shot in a car, no arrests made
By the Daily Post staff A man was shot and was critically wounded in the 800 block of Schembri Lane in East Palo Alto, and no arrests have been made, […]
Redwood City
Fair Oaks school wins a reprieve — can stay open if enrollment increases
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City School Board last night (April 25) backed away from plans to close Fair Oaks Elementary School for low enrollment and […]
Palo Alto
Planning commissioners get snippy during meeting on mother-in-law units
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A nearly three-hour Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Commission discussion last night about the construction of in-law units yielded minor changes to a […]
Hillsborough
Baby foxes reunited with mom
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Four baby foxes, or kits, have been reunited with their mom after they were found by a Hillsborough woman in her backyard. The […]
Palo Alto
Sheriff fires back at critics, says car-sex incident is fiction
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In an interview with the Post yesterday (April 26), Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith flatly denied allegations that she tried to have […]
Palo Alto
City to measure street traffic by tracking cellphones
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on April 9. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto is implementing a new technology that will […]
East Palo Alto
Ravenswood school board votes to keep controversial superintendent
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The financially troubled Ravenswood City School District board last night (April 26) voted 3-1 to renew the contract of controversial Superintendent Gloria Hernandez-Goff […]
Palo Alto
Candidate debate goes on without sheriff, who wanted to read a statement but not take questions
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith was barred from reading a statement before a candidate forum in Mountain View last night (April 24) […]
Palo Alto
Other judges are watching the Persky recall campaign, law school dean says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two well-respected Bay Area lawyers, neither of which are connected with the attempt to recall or retain Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge […]
San Carlos
Teen jailed in connection with car burglaries
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto teen was arrested after allegedly breaking into cars in San Carlos, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday. Residents saw […]
East Palo Alto
Ravenswood district’s claim about helping the homeless is disputed
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Ravenswood School District touted the installation of washers and dryers for homeless students at four schools but a maintenance worker for the district […]
Palo Alto
Trial set in racial discrimination suit brought by Children’s Theater artistic director
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A racial discrimination suit filed against the city by Palo Alto Children’s Theater Managing Artistic Director Judge Luckey is headed to trial in […]
Opinion
Play pokes fun at startup companies
REVIEW BY JOHN ANGELL GRANT Daily Post Theater Critic Do you want to be a billionaire? Of course you do, and that is the Silicon Valley disease. As a result […]