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Month: May 2019

The alleged marijuana business was located at 1001 Center St. in San Carlos, east of El Camino. Google maps.
San Carlos

Cannabis entrepreneur denies odor came from his operation

May 24, 2019 7:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The owner of what will be San Carlos’ first cannabis business said he was merely testing his equipment when a strong odor drew […]

Menlo Park

City urged to buy electric police cars

May 23, 2019 11:00 am

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 […]

Menlo Park

Expert casts doubt on a train tunnel

May 23, 2019 7:17 am

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

May 23, 2019 6:00 am

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 […]

perron barbour
Palo Alto

Cop’s use of n-word led to investigation that never became public

May 22, 2019 8:45 pm

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 […]

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Palo Alto

Two suspects arrested in Palo Alto home invasion robbery

May 22, 2019 5:09 pm

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 […]

Peter Sartorio
Menlo Park

Local father pleads guilty in college admissions scam

May 22, 2019 3:49 pm

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

May 22, 2019 9:31 am

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

May 22, 2019 8:00 am

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

May 22, 2019 7:01 am

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

May 22, 2019 6:00 am

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 […]

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Palo Alto

Youths break into house, rob woman and take her car

May 21, 2019 7:37 pm

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

May 21, 2019 10:23 am

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

May 21, 2019 9:00 am

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

May 21, 2019 8:00 am

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

May 21, 2019 7:00 am

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

May 21, 2019 5:41 am

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

May 20, 2019 5:07 pm

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)

May 20, 2019 3:24 pm

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, […]

One of the games made by Palo Alto's Machine Zone.
Palo Alto

Man threatens local video game company with violence

May 20, 2019 8:47 am

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 […]

Francisco Legorreta, 36, of Redwood City
Redwood City

Man gets 15 years in prison for stabbing at Denny’s

May 20, 2019 7:54 am

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

May 20, 2019 7:28 am

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

May 20, 2019 6:55 am

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 on Sunday (May 19) were looking for this man who was believed to have been carrying a gun near the Hillsdale Mall.
San Mateo

Police arrest man suspected of toting a gun at Hillsdale Shopping Center

May 19, 2019 9:42 pm

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 […]

The alleged marijuana business was located at 1001 Center St. in San Carlos, east of El Camino. Google maps.
San Carlos

City says a marijuana business opened without permits

May 19, 2019 2:46 pm

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 […]

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Palo Alto

Stanford disputes Simitian claim, says it’s not walking away from school offer

May 19, 2019 2:35 pm

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 […]

The new overpass over Highway 101 in East Palo Alto. Photo courtesy of the city of East Palo Alto.
East Palo Alto

Highway 101 overpass opens in East Palo Alto

May 18, 2019 2:47 pm

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

May 18, 2019 9:00 am

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

May 18, 2019 8:00 am

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

May 18, 2019 7:00 am

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

May 17, 2019 10:00 am

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

May 17, 2019 9:00 am

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

May 17, 2019 7:30 am

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

May 17, 2019 7:00 am

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 […]

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In the news

Local reaction to temporary demise of housing bill SB50

May 17, 2019 6:00 am

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 […]

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