Palo Alto
Fire strikes Cafe Brioche on California Avenue
By the Daily Post staff A fire damaged Cafe Brioche at 445 California Ave. in Palo Alto tonight (May 8). The cafe’s owner, Mete Akbaba, told the Post that he […]
Month: May 2019
Palo Alto
Female motorcyclist killed on Skyline Boulevard
By the Daily Post staff A female motorcyclist was killed this afternoon (May 8) in a crash on Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) in Palo Alto, according to the California Highway […]
Menlo Park
Cuckoo’s Nest successor asks for a permit to throw creekside parties
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The controversial techie social club the Cuckoo’s Nest may be defunct, but the incubator business that ran the club is now seeking a […]
Facebook
Man extorted after sending sexually explicit video to stranger
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man was almost extorted out of $300 after he sent a racy video to a stranger he met on Facebook, […]
Palo Alto
Local teacher wins on “Jeopardy!” — moves on to semifinals
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto High School Spanish teacher Trevor Crowell only bet $100 in Final Jeopardy, but still won last night’s (Tuesday, May 7) game and will […]
San Mateo County
6 cities and 1 county make wishes known to Stanford
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The proposed 3.5-million-square-foot expansion of Stanford won’t just have an impact on Palo Alto, but also on neighboring cities as far away as […]
East Palo Alto
Large apartment development draws praise and concerns
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposal by Sand Hill Property Co. to tear down 160 Woodland Park apartments and replace them with 605 apartments was met with […]
Obituaries
Carmen Marta Mier-Giedt
August 16, 1949 – October 23, 2018 Our unicorn with a heart of gold (and purple) has rode into the sunset. Carmen Marta Giedt-Mier, formerly of Half Moon Bay, California, […]
Palo Alto
Local teacher to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ tonight
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto High School teacher will be showing his smarts on national television tonight (May 7) as he competes for $100,000 in […]
In the news
Leaders of three cities meet but don’t agree about housing bill SB50
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer At Palo Alto City Hall Monday night, some visiting East Palo Alto City Council members did something unthinkable for many Palo Altans: voice […]
East Palo Alto
Local man wanted in murder of former DA’s son in Merced County
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto plan who is wanted in Menlo Park for attempted murder in 2017 yesterday (May 6) was accused in Merced […]
Redwood City
Ex-con wounded by his parole officer during late-night encounter
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A parole officer in Redwood City shot his parolee when the parolee ran toward the officer holding a dumbbell above his head, a […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic quietly left city committee; no announcement from city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who lost her job after confronting a man in a Make America Great Again hat at […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park, EPA and Palo Alto councils meet tonight (May 6) to talk about housing
By the Daily Post staff For the first time in recent memory, the city councils of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get together to hold a […]
Mountain View
City settles suit alleging a police quota and a bias against military reservists
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Mountain View has agreed to pay $325,000 to former police Officer Nicholas Emmerling, who sued after he was fired for […]
East Palo Alto
New Chaucer-Pope bridge proposed in report on flood prevention projects
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A long-awaited environmental report recommends a new Pope-Chaucer Bridge to prevent another catastrophic flood like the one that hit Palo Alto, East Palo […]
San Mateo
Teacher going to jail for lewd texts
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former employee of the Nueva School in San Mateo was sentenced Friday (May 5) to six months in jail and five years’ […]
Stanford
Parent says $6.5 million was a donation, not a payoff to get daughter into Stanford
By the Daily Post staff The mother of a Chinese student who was admitted to Stanford with fake sailing credentials said the family’s $6.5 million payment to admitted admissions fraudster […]
Redwood City
Probation for mom in McDonald’s birth
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A woman who was accused of attempting to drown her newborn boy after giving birth in a McDonald’s bathroom in Redwood City was […]
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County wants Stanford housing lawsuit thrown out of court
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County officials are urging a judge to dismiss Stanford’s lawsuit challenging an ordinance forcing the university to build a certain amount […]