San Mateo County
Skyline Blvd. murder suspect wants to represent himself
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man accused of the stabbing murders of two men on Skyline Boulevard, who may have mental issues, wants to serve as his […]
Month: July 2019
In the news
The Post is looking for your stories about watching the moon landing
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor In the next couple of weeks, I suspect a lot of people will be thinking back to 50 years ago when man first landed […]
Palo Alto
Feared fruit fly lands in mid-Peninsula
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Peach Fruit Fly — which kills peaches, pears and citrus fruits — has landed in the mid-Peninsula. A male fly was found […]
Redwood City
Internal review clears officers in death of Redwood City man
Four Redwood City police officers who were involved in the death of Ramzi Saad last August were found to be within department policy when one officer used a Taser stun […]
Santa Clara County
Bulls in Spain gore Santa Clara County public defender
The desire to have a selfie as a souvenir from running with the bulls in Spain turned into a near-death experience a Santa Clara County public defender says he’ll never […]
Obituaries
Jean Ellsworth Williams
May 16, 1924 – May 4, 2019 RESIDENT OF PALO ALTO Jean Ellsworth Williams passed away in her home just 12 days shy of her 95th birthday. She was preceded […]
East Palo Alto
Transformer explosion triggers five small fires
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Five small fires in Palo Alto and East Palo Alto broke out after an electrical transformer by the Palo Alto Municipal Golf Course […]
Menlo Park
Bike lanes may replace parking
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent The city of Menlo Park is considering plans for more bike lanes in the Bayfront area near Highway 101 at a cost of eliminating […]
Los Altos
Some city employees to clam up about Planning Commission chairman’s DUI arrest
By the Daily Post staff A number of Los Altos city employees were told not to say anything to the public or news media when Los Altos Planning Commission Chairman […]
Atherton
Jerry Seltzer — Roller Derby owner, ticket agency founder — dead at 87
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Former longtime Atherton resident Jerry Seltzer, who hoisted Roller Derby into prominence in the 1960s and 70s, and later founded a company that […]
Redwood City
Suit: Police put handcuffed woman in her front yard only wearing an open bathrobe during search
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City mother has filed a lawsuit that claims law enforcement officers, who were searching her house in connection with a drug […]
Menlo Park
City considers raising minimum wage
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Menlo Park is taking a page from other mid-Peninsula cities as its city council considers raising the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. […]
Amazon
Developer suggests using tolls to reduce traffic in East Palo Alto
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on May 31. Don’t be the last to know — pick up the Daily Post every morning at more than 1,000 […]
Santa Clara County
Grand jury says VTA is expensive and inefficient
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on June 22. Don’t be the last to know — pick up the Daily Post every morning at more than 1,000 […]
Palo Alto
Police release images of sexual battery suspect and his car
Palo Alto police have released surveillance video of a suspect who aggressively groped a woman last week on a residential portion of University Avenue. Police also obtained an image of […]
Redwood City
Man sentenced to prison for rape of former friend
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man was sentenced Tuesday (July 2) to eight years in prison for raping a woman who considered him a friend, […]
Los Altos
Council considers nicer chambers, but decides to look at city’s priorities first
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Los Altos City Council members obviously aren’t happy with their current council chambers. Six months after deciding to spend $1.2 million to […]
Opinion
Opinion: A sad piece of legislation on car camping at community colleges
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Marc Berman, the former Palo Alto City Councilman who now represents the mid-Peninsula in the state Assembly, has introduced a bill that would […]
Menlo Park
Man shot in Belle Haven neighborhood, suspect at large
By the Daily Post staff A man was shot in the leg last night (Tuesday, June 2) in an argument in the 1100 block of Windermere Avenue in Menlo Park’s […]
Redwood City
Police chase on 101 ends in head-on crash
By the Daily Post staff A suspected drunken driver led the CHP on a chase from Palo Alto to Redwood City, which ended when he hit a pole and crashed […]
Redwood City
City fights proposed ban on towing vehicles
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A number of California cities, including Redwood City, are protesting a bill in the state Legislature that would prohibit the towing of cars with […]
Obituaries
Frances Mae Stronck
March 2, 1935 – June 13, 2019 Frances Mae Stronck (Ainsworth), March 2, 1935-June 13, 2019, passed away unexpectedly at her home at the age of 84. She was born […]
Menlo Park
Update: Suspicious package delivered to Facebook doesn’t contain sarin
By the Daily Post staff A suspicious package that arrived at Facebook on Monday set off an alarm for the chemical warfare agent sarin, but further testing by federal officials […]
Atherton
Billionaires buying up several homes on a block to create ‘compounds’
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The co-founders of WhatsApp have reportedly bought up a combined $143.3 million in houses in Palo Alto and Atherton, using their billions to […]
Stanford
Palo Alto seeks $250 million from Stanford for transportation projects
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto officials are asking Stanford for $250 million for transportation improvements, including a portion of the city’s projects to separate train tracks […]