Menlo Park
City urged to buy electric police cars
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council has put off purchasing eight new patrol cars for the police department after the council received over 20 […]
Month: May 2019
Menlo Park
Expert casts doubt on a train tunnel
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford professor who is an expert on train tunnels is throwing cold water on the idea that Menlo Park might be able […]
Menlo Park
SRI testing a robotic cop that can be used for traffic stops
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An engineer at SRI International in Menlo Park has come up with a prototype of a robotic cop who emerges from a police […]
Palo Alto
Cop’s use of n-word led to investigation that never became public
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Capt. Zach Perron was investigated for using a racial slur while speaking to a black officer — and the probe […]
Palo Alto
Two suspects arrested in Palo Alto home invasion robbery
By the Daily Post staff Police in San Jose have arrested the two juveniles suspected of breaking into a Palo Alto home, robbing a woman inside the house and driving […]
Menlo Park
Local father pleads guilty in college admissions scam
A Menlo Park father pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston today (May 22) to a charge of fraud conspiracy in a college admissions cheating scandal. Peter Sartorio, 54, the […]
Los Altos
Cost jumps for Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District headquarters
Correction: This meeting begins tonight at 7, not 6. The closed session of the board starts at 6. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A new office building for […]
East Palo Alto
Famed architect Frank Gehry visits East Palo Alto classroom
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Legendary architect Frank Gehry visited a fourth-grade classroom in East Palo Alto yesterday (Tuesday, May 21) and helped the students build a miniature […]
Palo Alto
City considers legal action over flight paths
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto city leaders plan to meet with attorneys to discuss suing the Federal Aviation Administration, which they say has stonewalled the city […]
In the news
Cops feel heat after raiding home and office of reporter
From staff and wire reports San Francisco’s police chief yesterday (May 21) acknowledged the uproar over the raids of a reporter’s home and office by sledgehammer-wielding police officers. Chief William […]
Palo Alto
Youths break into house, rob woman and take her car
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for two youths who broke into a Midtown home earlier today (May 21), robbed a woman inside and fled in […]
Opinion
Opinion: SB50 — Not a victory but an opportunity
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m sure many mid-Peninsula residents who have been fighting Senate Bill 50 breathed a sigh of relief when they learned the Senate Appropriations […]
Redwood City
Massive development at Woodside Road and Broadway wins approval
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council last night (May 20) approved a development at Broadway and Woodside Road that would create 1,680 jobs and 520 apartments. […]
Menlo Park
Council to look at bike lane plans that would reduce parking
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 21) will look at two plans that would eliminate 135 street parking spaces in order to […]
Palo Alto
Housing proposal draws criticism, skepticism from City Council
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A 64-unit condominium development proposed at 788 San Antonio Road would include 10 below-market-rate homes, but still attracted criticism last night about traffic, […]
Caltrain
Caltrain, SamTrans, Transit Authority boss gets $50,000 bonus
This story was originally printed April 16 in the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Jim Hartnett, the head of Caltrain, SamTrans and the San Mateo County […]
San Mateo
Mall gunman was impersonating a cop, according to the real police
A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly impersonating a police officer and brandishing a handgun at two separate shopping centers in San Mateo on Sunday afternoon, police said. This isn’t […]
Obituaries
Dr. Kathryn Elizabeth Mercer (nee Harrell)
August 26, 1954 – May 4, 2019 Dr. Kathryn Harrell Mercer passed away in Redlands, California on May 4, 2019. Kathryn was born in Ft. Worth, Texas on August 26, […]
Palo Alto
Man threatens local video game company with violence
By the Daily Post staff A man in Washington state went online to threaten violence if a Palo Alto-based video game company doesn’t refund him the $12,000 he spent while […]
Redwood City
Man gets 15 years in prison for stabbing at Denny’s
By the Daily Post staff A man has been sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for stabbing his wife’s lover at the Denny’s on Broadway in Redwood […]
Atherton
Student drops lawsuit over M-A wrestling team
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a Menlo-Atherton High School student has dropped a lawsuit that complained about the coaching of the girls wrestling team, including […]
Palo Alto
City battles FAA over flight path change
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Changes to a flight path into San Francisco International Airport are adding to concerns about airplane noise in Palo Alto, and the City Council […]
San Mateo
Police arrest man suspected of toting a gun at Hillsdale Shopping Center
Police in San Mateo say they have arrested a man reported to have been carrying a gun at the Hillsdale Shopping Center. San Mateo police reported at 8:45 tonight (May […]
San Carlos
City says a marijuana business opened without permits
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A small business owner in San Carlos allegedly opened up a marijuana business before getting permits approved from the city and state, which […]
Palo Alto
Stanford disputes Simitian claim, says it’s not walking away from school offer
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford officials say they still want to give the Palo Alto school district $138.4 million in per-student funding over 40 years and construction […]
East Palo Alto
Highway 101 overpass opens in East Palo Alto
A new pedestrian and bicycle overpass to connect two East Palo Alto neighborhoods long separated by Highway 101 opened on Saturday (May 18) morning. The overpass, which cost $14 million […]
Palo Alto
School principals get ‘me too’ raises after they threaten to unionize
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board voted Tuesday (May 14) to give principals and managers the same raises that teachers negotiate — which was […]
Menlo Park
Boarding house proposed on Willow Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s Planning Commission Monday (May 20) will review plans to build a three-story, 16-bedroom boarding house on Willow Road, near the VA […]
Redwood City
Widow of teacher shot by police seeks reform
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The widow of a Palo Alto teacher is pushing for reform after her husband was shot and killed by Redwood City police during […]
Redwood City
Sobrato office, housing development up for approval
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Council on Monday (May 20) is set to approve a project that would result in 1,680 jobs and put 3,777 […]
Palo Alto
Man attacked at Midtown 7-Eleven
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man attacked someone he knew at the 7-Eleven in Midtown Palo Alto, knocking over packaged food and cosmetics, police and a store […]
In the news
Judge may unseal warrants in raid of journalist’s home, office; police criticized
By the Daily Post staff Pressure is building on the San Francisco Police Department over its raid of a journalist’s home and office in an attempt to discover his source […]
San Mateo County
Deputies say they’ve solved 1974 cold case murder of local woman
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday (May 16) that it has connected a 74-year-old man already in custody to the 1974 […]
In the news
Local reaction to temporary demise of housing bill SB50
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Senate Bill 50, state Sen. Scott Wiener’s controversial pitch to preempt local zoning and allow denser housing near transit and jobs, has been […]
In the news
SB50 dies in this year’s session of the Legislature
State Sen. Scott Wiener’s bill to build denser housing in single-family neighborhoods and closer to transit stations and jobs died this morning (May 16) in the state Legislature. The Senate […]