Opinion
Opinion: A practical way to respond to SB50
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor State Sen. Scott Wiener’s Senate Bill 50 — which would pre-empt local zoning to allow for more housing near transit and in “job […]
Month: April 2019
Los Altos
Outcry delays vote on whether to give Egan to Bullis Charter School
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After an outcry from parents in the Los Altos School District, the school board has decided to postpone voting on a proposal to […]
Palo Alto
TheatreWorks receives a Tony — crowning accolade for longtime director Robert Kelley
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto-based TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, which was founded 50 years ago by a Paly grad who fell in love with acting as a child, will be […]
Obituaries
Melvin Cohen
Melvin Cohen, have you ever met a more charming man? One more intelligent? Probably not. Mel was not just a charismatic smarty-pants, he was a husband, our father, uncle, grandfather, […]
Redwood City
Office development will put 3,777 cars on the road, add 1,680 jobs and 520 apartments
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A development that will put 3,777 cars on the road each day and result in 1,680 jobs won the unanimous approval of the […]
Los Altos
Council to ask Los Altos residents for money to fund work on storm drains
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite a number of protests from residents, Los Altos City Council decided Tuesday (April 23) to hold a mail-in vote about whether to […]
San Mateo County
Motorcyclist killed on La Honda Road
By the Daily Post staff A 26-year-old motorcyclist was killed this morning (April 28) on La Honda Road, about a mile west of Skyline Boulevard, the CHP said. The motorcyclist […]
Caltrain
Musk won’t dig a tunnel in Palo Alto
This was originally printed in the Daily Post on Dec. 23, 2018. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Elon Musk, who once lived in Palo Alto and put his […]
Palo Alto
The story behind the story: Why it took 7 years for a rape-kidnapping to make the news
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer It took seven years for the public to learn about the kidnapping and rape of a young woman who was found the next […]
Redwood City
Historic house has been put on wheels, will be moved down the street
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The historic Lathrop House in downtown Redwood City will soon be rolling down the street to its new home. The house will be […]
Mountain View
Family sues 3 cities over bicyclist’s death
By the Daily Post staff The family of a bicyclist who was fatally hit by a garbage truck in Sunnyvale has named the cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View […]
Palo Alto
Victory for local pickleball enthusiasts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission has blessed a proposal to convert a tennis court at Mitchell Park into four designated pickleball […]
Belmont
250 apartments proposed in development plus a music and arts school
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Belmont Planning Commission on Tuesday (April 30) could approve a four-story, 250-apartment complex proposed on Old County Road, near Harbor Boulevard, but […]
Palo Alto
Principals and other district managers want the same raises that teachers get
This story was originally printed April 20 in the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board is considering a new agreement that would […]
Redwood City
Local CSU campus proposed
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Canada College in Redwood City may eventually be called CSU Silicon Valley if state legislators Jerry Hill and Kevin Mullin’s plans work out. […]
Menlo Park
Man damages cars, yells racial slurs, authorities say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man was arrested after he damaged 10 cars along Bohannon Drive in Menlo Park and called one of the owners a racial […]
East Palo Alto
Sequoia Union High School District sues charter over $4 million loan
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto charter school is slowly winding down its high school program, and because of that, the Sequoia Union High School […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic found safe, sheriff says
By the Daily Post staff Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who made headlines after berating a man in a Make America Great Again hat, is no longer missing. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school business chief resigns after 9 months
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Another top administrator in the Palo Alto school district is leaving: Chief Business Officer Jim Novak will retire this summer after nine months […]
Palo Alto
Two car burglary suspects arrested thanks to tip from witness
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police, acting on a tip from a witness, caught two 18-year-olds moments after they broke into some cars in the parking structure at […]
Palo Alto
Man convicted of rape, kidnapping in incident that began at Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A jury yesterday (April 23) convicted a man of kidnapping and raping a woman who was found partially undressed the next morning at […]
East Palo Alto
City officials push developer for retail
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto Planning Commissioners told representatives of the University Circle complex Monday (April 22) that if they want to add another office […]
Opinion
Menlo Park mayor comes out swinging against SB50, says it will weaken local government
GUEST OPINION BY RAY MUELLER On May 6, the Menlo Park City Council will join the Palo Alto City Council for a special joint session to study and discuss the […]
Palo Alto
Armed robber hits three 7-Elevens early this morning
By the Daily Post staff Apparently the same gunman held up 7-Elevens in Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale early this morning. This first heist was at 12:20 a.m. at […]
Palo Alto
Two elevator workers injured in small fire
Two workers suffered burns in a small fire at a building in Palo Alto this morning (April 23), fire officials said. Firefighters first responded to the mixed-use building at Park […]
Opinion
Opinion: Questions and answers about whether PAUSD should take the Stanford offer
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When you’re in a difficult negotiation and feeling pressured, sometimes the best decision is to say “no.” That would be my advice to […]
Palo Alto
City starts moving toward a business tax to fund Caltrain crossings
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto has started laying the groundwork for a business tax on the 2020 ballot, as the city searches for funding […]
Palo Alto
Former councilman Scharff seeks a seat on the Utilities Advisory Commission
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto Mayor Greg Scharff, who termed out of City Council in December, is looking at getting involved in city affairs again […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto motorcyclist killed on Highway 101
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man was killed in a motorcycle accident on Highway 101 near the Willow Road exit in Menlo Park. Fredrick Mahoni, 34, […]
Amazon
Village Stationers to close after 53 years
This story was first printed in Friday’s Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Unable to survive profitably in the face of high rents and competition from Amazon, […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic reported missing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who lost her job after berating a man in a Make America Great Again hat at […]
Redwood City
Nita Spangler — journalist, conservationist, activist, mother, wife — dies at age 96
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Nita Spangler, a conservationist and former journalist at the Redwood City Tribune and Country Almanac, died yesterday (April 18), a day after turning […]
Opinion
Editorial: School board should drop the lousy Stanford deal
Editorial opinion of the Daily Post (Originally printed in the Post on Wednesday, April 17) The Palo Alto school board needs to drop the side agreement it’s made with Stanford […]
East Palo Alto
Six-story building proposed for University Circle; traffic problems will get scrutiny
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the worst traffic backups in the mid-Peninsula is on University Avenue headed toward Highway 101. Cars headed east are backed up […]
Redwood City
Sequoia High replaces Cherokee mascot with raven
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Sequoia High School in Redwood City is dropping the Cherokees as their mascot following a 17-year-long debate. The Sequoia Union High School District […]
Palo Alto
Teachers in line for a raise and a bonus
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A year after the Palo Alto teachers union refused to return a 3% raise that the school district handed out by mistake, the […]
In the news
News website sues over withheld records regarding new regional housing agency
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Francisco-based news website, 48 Hills, is suing the Metropolitan Transportation Commission because it has repeatedly slow-walked or flat out denied public […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto couple files motion to dismiss charges in college bribery case
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto couple is asking a federal judge to dismiss their fraud and conspiracy charges for their alleged involvement in the national […]
Obituaries
Frank Maycumber Schwartz
February 9, 1934 – April 14, 2019 Resident of Palo Alto, CA Frank Schwartz passed away on April 14, 2019 after a courageous battle with cancer. Frank was born in […]
Palo Alto
County halts talks with Stanford over development agreement for expansion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County leaders yesterday (April 16) halted talks with Stanford over a development agreement related to the university’s proposed 3.5 million-square-foot expansion […]
North Fair Oaks
Police arrest machete-wielding man
By the Daily Post staff A man is in jail after he threatened a couple in North Fair Oaks with a machete, a sheriff’s spokeswoman said. Marco Antonio Ayapanjocop, 40, […]
Mountain View
Woman killed in El Camino accident identified, she worked with disabled students in Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The woman who died after she was hit by a car on El Camino Real in Mountain View was a former lawyer-turned-student attendant […]
Atherton
Plan calls for roundabouts, stoplights in Atherton
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Atherton City Council tomorrow (Wednesday, April 17) will discuss whether to go forward with plans to add stoplights or roundabouts along Alameda […]
North Fair Oaks
Man convicted in toddler’s death, bite marks found on body
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A jury Monday (April 15) convicted a North Fair Oaks man on two charges relating to the death of his girlfriend’s 18-month-old son, […]
Palo Alto
Stanford, PAUSD make a deal over educating kids who will come from campus expansion — Updated
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford leaders announced yesterday (April 15) that they have offered the Palo Alto school district $138.4 million — or about $3.46 million per […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County jailer fired for allegedly hitting prisoners, hissing at them like a cat
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Mateo County correctional officer was fired from her job after she hit two prisoners and hissed at one of them, according […]
San Mateo County
Fire chief spots problems in proposed countywide ambulance contract
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Fire Chief Harold Schapelhouman has discovered a couple of problems in the proposed contract between San Mateo County and AMR for […]
Facebook
Proposal is designed to give Belle Haven traffic relief
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Belle Haven residents for years have been coming to Menlo Park City Council meetings to complain that during commute hours, they aren’t able […]
Palo Alto
Woman killed on El Camino in Mountain View
A woman was killed Saturday night (April 13) after she was struck by a vehicle on El Camino Real, according to Mountain View police. The collision was reported about 8:20 […]
Opinion
Opinion: Defending free speech isn’t easy — reflections on the MAGA hat incident
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor “I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it.” — A quote commonly attributed […]
In the news
Book details water board director’s racy past battling for domain sex.com
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer If the 1990s were the Wild West of the internet age, a new book portrays Match.com founder Gary Kremen as the white-hat good […]
Hillsborough
Flintstone House owner claims town is racially biased
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The attorney representing the owner of the Flintstone House claims that the town of Hillsborough is racially discriminating against owner Florence Fang. The […]
Menlo Park
Commission recommends eliminating 135 parking spaces to make way for bike lanes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Complete Streets Commission last night (April 10) recommended eliminating parking along parts of Santa Cruz Avenue and Middle Avenue in […]
Palo Alto
City considering millions of dollars in raises to SEIU workers
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada is offering raises ranging between 3.5% and 23.5% to employees in the Service Employees International Union, Local […]
Obituaries
Louise Greenleaf Hall
May 28, 1921 – March 31, 2019 Louise Greenleaf Hall, a 50-year resident of Palo Alto, died peacefully on March 31st in Modesto, CA. She was 97. Louise worked hard […]
Palo Alto
Students tell City Council that two stores are selling vaping supplies to kids
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two stores in Palo Alto illegally sell nicotine products to some of the hundreds of local teens who smoke e-cigarettes, a Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Newly released police records detail violent takedown of shoplifting suspect
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Five Palo Alto police officers took a shoplifting suspect to the ground and potentially broke his eye socket as he resisted and yelled […]
Mountain View
Council willing to buy drones if residents’ privacy is protected
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council wants to buy drones for police, firefighters and public works officials, but is also seeking assurance that city employees […]
San Carlos
Housing bill SB50 called ‘terrifying’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos residents and the city’s mayor are weighing in on the controversial housing bill SB50, which could pre-empt city zoning rules and […]
Obituaries
Lillian Jean (Christiansen) Kazezski
Lillian Jean (Christiansen) Kazezski passed away at her home in Mountain View on March 20th, 2019. She is predeceased by her husband, Stanley George Kazezski, who passed 7 weeks earlier. […]
Apple
Masked men loot the downtown Palo Alto Apple Store
By the Daily Post staff Two masked men looted the downtown Palo Alto Apple Store early Wednesday (April 10) morning after smashing the glass front door with a rock, according […]
Los Altos
Proposed 66-foot building in downtown Los Altos is dealt a setback
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A long-contested development panned by Los Altos residents as “horrendous” and an “atrocity” hit another speed bump last night, with City Council rejecting […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park pulls the plug on red-light cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The red-light cameras in Menlo Park, which send motorists tickets for $480, will be shut off at the end of this month. City […]
Caltrain
Measles carrier traveled on Caltrain
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Santa Clara County resident with measles took Caltrain between San Jose and San Francisco four times last week, possibly exposing unvaccinated people […]
In the news
College admissions scandal: Parents who didn’t agree to plead guilty are hit with more charges
It appears federal prosecutors gave the parents implicated in the college admissions cheating scandal a choice — plead guilty and face a minimal prison sentence or get hit with an […]
Los Altos Hills
Elderly man crashes into fire station
An elderly man is in serious condition after he crashed his SUV into a wall attached to a fire station in Los Altos Hills, according to the Santa Clara County […]
Mountain View
City explores use of drones for police, fire and public works
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Mountain View City Council tonight (April 9) will discuss a possible policy for the city’s use of drones, even as the police, fire […]
Menlo Park
City Council to consider fate of red-light cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (April 9) will consider possibly dropping its controversial red-light camera operator, and if it does, that would […]
Menlo Park
Local parents agree to plead guilty in college admissions scheme
A total of 13 parents — including actress Felicity Huffman and two parents from Menlo Park — have agreed to plead guilty to fraud charges in the nationwide college admissions […]
Stanford
Stanford expels fake sailor
By the Daily Post staff Stanford has quietly expelled a female student who falsely claimed to be a competitive sailor, the latest fallout in the nationwide college admissions scandal. College […]
Palo Alto
MAGA critic faces attacks but the hat-wearer doesn’t think she should have been fired
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto man who a woman berated at Starbucks over his Make America Great Again cap said yesterday (April 5) that he […]
Los Altos Hills
Officers round up a ‘friendly’ herd of wandering goats in the hills
Eighty rent-a-goats embarked on a nighttime adventure in Los Altos Hills but were guided back home by Santa Clara County sheriff’s deputies and Palo Alto Animal Control. A resident near […]
Atherton
Fire agencies in a tug-of-war over money they get from ambulance company
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When there is a medical emergency, local firefighters are the first to respond and stabilize the patient. Then AMR will take them to […]
In the news
SB50 will make housing development more profitable here, study says
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer If Senate Bill 50 passes, a developer building a four-story apartment building in Menlo Park would net 3.5 times more profit than would […]
Palo Alto
Defense wants to find mystery man for questioning in Palo Alto murder
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man who disappeared to China may have had something to do with the killing of Palo Alto resident Jenny Shi, according to […]
Palo Alto
Man who was berated over his MAGA hat speaks out
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer It’s rare to see someone wearing a Make America Great Again hat on the Peninsula. In fact, it’s so unusual that a longtime […]
Palo Alto
Confrontation at Starbucks over ‘MAGA’ hat erupts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A south Palo Alto activist has been fired from her accounting job at Gryphon Stringed Instruments after chasing a man wearing a Make […]
San Mateo County
With the cost of an ambulance ride exceeding $3,000, the future of emergency medical response is up for debate
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After firefighter-paramedics stabilize a patient who is having a medical issue, the person is often whisked to the hospital in an ambulance. The […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park father to take plea bargain in college admissions scandal
An entrepreneur from Menlo Park became the first of the 33 parents charged in the college bribery scandal to agree to plead guilty, disclosing the deal today (April 3) as […]
Mountain View
Neighborhood could get thousands of new homes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A redevelopment proposal could bring thousands of new homes to Mountain View’s Terra Bella neighborhood, the area surrounding Terra Bella Avenue between Highway […]
In the news
2 bills pushing tall, dense housing advance in Legislature
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer City officials and neighborhood activists on the mid-Peninsula have been worried about Senate Bill 50, which would pre-empt local zoning to force cities […]
Mountain View
Gunman hits four 7-Elevens
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An armed man held up at least four 7-Elevens on the mid-Peninsula, a Redwood City police officer said. A robber tried to hit […]
Opinion
Opinion: Sometimes you just have to say ‘no’
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Whenever you’re negotiating for something — whether it is a new car, a house or a job — and you’re not getting what […]
Spotlight
Elevated Classics At Menlo Tavern
Menlo Tavern has just opened at the Stanford Park Hotel, serving up elevated classics with a California touch. The restaurant and bar offers a sophisticated yet relaxed setting for convivial […]
Spotlight
Let Dr. Khuu Refresh Your Look This Spring
Ready to refresh your look for spring? Have you been considering some cosmetic boosts, from facials to Botox and beyond? If so, you can learn more about the many options […]
In the news
Court: Police must release past disciplinary files on officers
From staff and wire reports In a case that may have ramifications for Palo Alto, a state appeals court has ruled that six Contra Costa County police agencies must release […]
Palo Alto
Retired city of Palo Alto CFO Lalo Perez dies
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s longtime CFO Lalo Perez has died nine months after retiring, City Manager Ed Shikada announced at City Council last night (April […]
Caltrain
Caltrain to sell naming rights to stations, trains
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The possibility that Caltrain riders could be pulling into the Brand X — or other corporate name — station is a step closer to […]
Palo Alto
Comcast, power outages strike Palo Alto area
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer April Fools’ Day was anything but funny for tens of thousands of people on the mid-Peninsula yesterday, with a Comcast outage wiping out […]
Hillsborough
Flintstone House is drawing worldwide attention
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer “The Flintstones” was such a popular show that it was translated into numerous languages and shown on TV around the world. And like […]