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 […]