San Mateo
Six arrested in meth raid
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The explosive-like sounds in San Mateo that woke many people up during a police and federal raid came during the arrest of six […]
Year: 2018
Palo Alto
Palo Alto restaurant impresses Oprah, who buys a stake in it
By the Daily Post staff When visiting Palo Alto last year, Oprah Winfrey happened upon a restaurant she really liked. So much, in fact, that she has now become a […]
Palo Alto
Internet fury erupts over maggots in Palo Alto motel room
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A maggot-infested room at the Palo Alto Inn has led a makeup artist with a large social media following to lambaste the motel […]
Caltrain
Proposed county transportation tax hike won’t provide much money for Caltrain bridge projects
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed sales tax increase in San Mateo County this fall is intended to fund transportation projects and programs to reduce traffic congestion. […]
Atherton
Civil grand jury says Menlo Park Fire Protection District needs a plan for growth
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Civil Grand Jury, in a report released yesterday, asserts that the Menlo Park Fire Protection District has been buying […]
Palo Alto
Woman encounters burglar in her home
By the Daily Post staff A south Palo Alto resident encountered a burglar inside her home, who fled and is at large, Palo Alto police said today. On Tuesday at […]
San Mateo County
County spent $1 million on effort that led to Measure W
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The “Get Us Moving” TV commercials have the look and feel of a campaign ad. “Our county’s economy has been booming, and we […]
Palo Alto
Construction worker killed at preschool
A construction worker died at a worksite in the parking lot of a preschool and church this morning on Middlefield Road in Palo Alto, police said. Police spokeswoman Janine De […]
Palo Alto
Family business speaks out after two ADA lawsuits
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A second Palo Alto motel in two months has been hit with a lawsuit by Scott Johnson, a quadriplegic attorney who has sued […]
Mountain View
Measure to weaken rent control won’t reach the ballot this fall
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A campaign for a ballot initiative that would have effectively repealed the city’s two-year-old rent control ordinance failed to pick up the roughly […]
Palo Alto
City Council chambers renovation dropped
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto city leaders have killed the planned $1.7 million renovation of the City Council chambers, but not without some back-and-forth about council […]
Atherton
Arson suspect feared zombie apocalypse and cult mass murder, DA says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Worried about a cult mass murder and a zombie apocalypse, a woman set fire to 1,665 hay bales in Half Moon Bay and […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto’s traffic enforcement patrol returns
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto Police Chief Bob Jonsen announced today that the department’s traffic enforcement patrol has returned to action after a three-year hiatus. The team, consisting […]
Palo Alto
Frequent ADA litigant sues Palo Alto motel
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Travelodge motel in Palo Alto has been hit with a lawsuit from Scott Johnson, a quadriplegic attorney who has sued hundreds of […]
Stanford
Stanford drops ACT-SAT essay requirement
By the Daily Post staff Stanford has dropped its requirement that students submit an essay score from the ACT or SAT when applying for admission. Princeton, Yale and Harvard have […]
Palo Alto
Former teacher named principal of Hoover in Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A longtime San Jose educator has been tapped as Hoover Elementary School’s new principal, according to Palo Alto school district officials. Jim Sherman, […]
Mountain View
Sprouts Market to reopen after fire
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Sprouts Farmers Market in Mountain View is set to reopen Wednesday (July 11) after an overnight refrigerator fire prompted a five-day closure, according […]
Palo Alto
Police investigating two attempted street robberies 12 minutes apart
By the Daily Post staff Police said today (July 9) they’re trying to determine if two attempted street robberies in Palo Alto are related. On Saturday (July 7) at 11:40 […]
Amazon
Surf Air denies cutting back on flights but residents say skies are less noisy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents along the flightpath of Surf Air have noticed fewer flights by the subscription-only airline that uses San Carlos Airport, but the company […]
In the news
IT consultant who worked for Speier and other House Democrats pleads guilty to fraud
From staff and wire reports A former Capitol Hill IT worker who worked for several Democrats including Congresswoman Jackie Speier of San Mateo has pleaded guilty to federal bank fraud […]