Menlo Park
The Oasis building may be historic
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer While the future for the Oasis seems dark for now, it’s possible the building that houses the recently closed burger and beer joint […]
Year: 2018
Palo Alto
Channel 7 reporter hired as Palo Alto police spokeswoman
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Channel 7 reporter Janine De la Vega is leaving broadcast news to become the first civilian public affairs manager of the Palo Alto […]
Facebook
Congresswoman Eshoo isn’t finished with Zuckerberg
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mark Zuckerberg’s congresswoman, Rep. Anna Eshoo, may have only grilled him for four minutes before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday, […]
Los Altos
Proposed ballot measure would limit City Council’s ability to sell land
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A group of Los Altos residents are preparing to collect signatures for a November ballot measure that would stop the city from selling […]
In the news
Earthquake strikes during thunder and lightning
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer As thunder and lightning rumbled through the mid-Peninsula, an earthquake struck the South Bay at 9:39 a.m. Monday. It wasn’t a big one […]
Facebook
Google and Facebook need competition
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Because Menlo Park and the mid-Peninsula is essentially a company town for Facebook, there was an unusual interest here in CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s […]
Palo Alto
‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 5, Episode 4 — Can you be a Christian in the Valley?
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Can you live openly as a Christian in tech? Not in last night’s (April 15) episode of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” which spends much […]
Palo Alto
Poll finds anemic support for new taxes, growing number say city is on the wrong track
By the Daily Post staff A pollster hired by the city has found that Palo Altans won’t support a parcel tax or a sales tax to fund the city’s infrastructure, […]
Redwood City
Fire strikes home in unincorporated Redwood City
By the Daily Post staff It took firefighters about 25 minutes last night (April 13) to extinguish a fire in a house at 259 Beresford Ave., about 2 blocks south […]
Redwood City
Baby who mother allegedly tried to drown in McDonald’s toilet is out of the hospital, appears healthy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The baby boy born in a Redwood City McDonald’s bathroom is living with an aunt and does not appear to have any disabilities […]
Burlingame
Owners didn’t realize piglet would not stay small
By the Daily Post staff A baby pot-bellied pig was turned into the Humane Society in Burlingame when its owners realized that the pig would not stay small, a spokeswoman […]
East Palo Alto
School district offers washers, dryers and a food pantry to combat homeless crisis
By the Daily Post staff While a San Francisco County supervisor is working on a plan to house homeless families in a school gym at night, the Ravenswood City School […]
In the news
Housing bill amended to reduce maximum heights of buildings from 85 feet to 55 feet
From staff and wire reports The author of a bill in the Legislature that would have allowed 85-foot tall apartment buildings on El Camino Real reduced the maximum height in […]
Redwood City
Redwood City, San Carlos moving ahead with more taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Despite reporting hefty surpluses, Redwood City and San Carlos councils directed their city managers to go forward with putting tax measures on the […]
Opinion
The puzzling closure of the Oasis
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The closing of the Oasis Beer Garden in Menlo Park has been puzzling. We all know it was because of a lease dispute […]
Facebook
High school district wants money from Facebook because of expected enrollment growth
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District is seeking funds from developers, including Facebook, that are rapidly putting up new buildings on Menlo Park’s […]
In the news
Local politicians visit China; mayor felt he was used as ‘window dressing’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel said he felt that he and other local officials were used as “window dressing” during a trip to […]
Opinion
City should keep council chambers remodel simple, inexpensive
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s hard to know what the Palo Alto City Council’s priorities are these days. Is it a tax increase to fund infrastructure improvements […]
Palo Alto
First Baptist wins round in battle to rent space
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite months of complaints by neighbors over noise, traffic and parking problems at the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto, the city’s Planning […]
Palo Alto
Man dressed like construction worker robs downtown Palo Alto bank
By the Daily Post staff A gunman dressed like a construction worker robbed the Comerica Bank at 250 Lytton Ave. in downtown Palo Alto today (April 13), police said. The […]