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 […]