In the news
Animal controllers busy rescuing deer
BY EMILY MIBACH AND SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writers It’s fall when the deer come out of the hills and visit the suburbs, and as a result, animal control […]
Month: September 2019
Woodside
Woman loses $2,300 in Russian Blue cat scam
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Woodside woman is out $2,300 and a cat after falling for an online scam, the sheriff’s office said. The woman wanted to […]
Mountain View
Wrong-way crash kills two on Highway 85
By the Daily Post staff Two people were killed early this morning (Sept. 13) in a wrong-way driver crash on Highway 85 in Mountain View, according to the CHP. The […]
Menlo Park
City opens cooling centers
By the Daily Post staff Today’s high in the mid-Peninsula is expected to reach 95 today, and that has prompted the city of Menlo Park to open four cooling centers. […]
Palo Alto
Council member questions city artwork of fish painted in crosswalk
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent A Palo Alto intersection featuring “attractive” fish painted in the crosswalks may be stopping children in their tracks in the middle of the road, […]
Mountain View
Two lawsuits claim school district didn’t do enough to stop sexual misconduct
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Whisman School District has had complaints filed against it by two women who allege that the district did not do enough […]
Palo Alto
School board drops plan to eliminate two hearings on controversial topics
This story was printed on Wednesday, Sept. 11, in the Daily Post. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board members on Tuesday night gave up on […]
Palo Alto
Apartment building’s balcony collapses, minor injuries reported
By the Daily Post staff Update, 10 a.m. — The Mountain View Fire Department reports that after separating from the exterior wall, the balcony seen above “gradually” descended to the […]
Santa Clara county
Persky fired from new job as high school tennis coach
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Former Judge Aaron Persky was fired yesterday from his new job as a tennis coach at Lynbrook High School in San Jose because […]
Redwood City
Council doesn’t like requiring homeowners to buy parking permits
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City residents will likely not have to pay $60 to park in their neighborhoods as part of a parking permit program amid […]
Mountain View
Opium bust results in $452,774 budget bounty for police
By the Daily Post staff An opium drug bust has resulted in a $452,774 boost to the budget of the Mountain View Police Department. Jasvir Singh, 34, and his wife, […]
East Palo Alto
Many help EPA program with school supplies and clothing
By the Daily Post staff Many have answered the call to help East Palo Alto’s Ecumenical Hunger Program get new clothes and school supplies for needy children, a director of […]
Palo Alto
Three men rob people in broad daylight in downtown Palo Alto
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Three men snatched a laptop from under its owner’s nose at Starbucks and attempted to take an iPad from an Apple Store employee […]
Palo Alto
City delays releasing report on cop’s use of N-word
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has delayed the release of an independent auditor’s report about Palo Alto police Capt. Zach Perron’s use of […]
Mountain View
Caltrans rebuked by federal safety agency over Tesla crash on 101
The fatal crash of a Tesla in Autopilot mode on Highway 101 in Mountain View prompted federal safety regulators to recommend Monday (Sept. 9) that Caltrans move faster to repair […]
Opinion
Opinion: School board, don’t squelch public input
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor My column today might seem too wonky, but please follow along. I’ve got an important point to make. I think it’s safe to […]
Redwood City
Redwood City residents may have to buy permits to park in front of their homes
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Some Redwood City residents may soon find themselves paying a $60 fee to park on the street in their own neighborhood as the city […]
San Mateo
Former police officer going on trial for rapes, sex assaults
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The trial of former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester on 15 charges of sexual assault and rape opens on Monday (Sept. 9). […]
San Mateo County
Documents over $875,000 payout to former sewer manager withheld
By the Daily Post staff The sewage processing agency that serves Menlo Park, San Carlos, Belmont and Redwood City is withholding documents that would explain why it paid its former […]
Palo Alto
Paly and Stanford graduates killed in dive boat fire
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Graduates of Palo Alto High School and Stanford were among the 34 people who died in a dive boat fire off the coast […]
Los Altos
City manager clashed with council members in his previous job
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan, who disregarded a 4-1 council decision, has a history of clashing with the council members to whom […]
Redwood City
Dentists plead no contest to billing fraud charges
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two dentists in Redwood Shores pleaded no contest yesterday to charges that they committed insurance fraud by, among other things, billing an insurance […]
Palo Alto
City auditing fundraising claims of museum backers
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is auditing proponents of the proposed Palo Alto History Museum to make sure they have raised as much […]
Stanford
Noose found at Stanford might not have been new
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The noose that was discovered by a visiting scholar at Stanford over the summer may have been hanging from a bush on campus […]
Palo Alto
Labor shortage grips city
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto restaurateurs say the region’s housing crisis is contributing to a severe labor shortage, which is harming their businesses. As high-paid tech […]
Los Altos
Developer sues city over rejected plans for homes
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A developer is suing the city of Los Altos after the City Council rejected a proposal to build two single-family homes in the Montebello […]
Los Altos
Los Altos father, daughter killed in dive boat fire
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Chan of Los Altos and his adult daughter, Kendra Chan, went on snorkeling trips near the Channel Islands off the coast of […]
East Palo Alto
Firefighters bring man down from marijuana billboard
By the Daily Post staff Firefighters rescued a man who got stuck on the catwalk of a marijuana billboard 25 feet off the ground in East Palo Alto overlooking the […]
Stanford
Woman sexually assaulted by Brock Turner reveals her identity and writes a book
By the Daily Post staff The woman who was sexually assaulted in 2015 by then-Stanford swimming star Brock Turner has written a new book and is scheduled to appear on […]
Los Altos
City spends $50,000 on councilwoman’s asthma claims; City manager overrides council decision
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A dispute over Councilwoman Jeannie Bruins’ asthma has cost Los Altos $50,000 and spurred the city manager to override a council majority vote. […]
San Mateo County
An arrangement to conceal — separation agreement prevents officials from explaining Galatolo’s removal
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Community College District officials haven’t told the public why Ron Galatolo was removed as chancellor because of a clause in […]
Menlo Park
Man arrested for DUI after crashing into tree with girl in car
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man had three times the legal limit of alcohol in his system as he drove with his 7-year-old sister, who […]
Stanford
Stanford ends ban on martial arts clubs, but tightens rules
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford will allow most of its martial arts clubs to return to campus this fall, as long as the groups comply with tighter […]
Menlo Park
Eshoo says USGS former campus will probably become housing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The U.S. Geological Survey’s former Menlo Park office will likely be used for housing, according to Palo Alto Congresswoman Anna Eshoo. The USGS […]
Palo Alto
Highlights from the agendas of local government meetings
MOUNTAIN VIEW CITY COUNCIL 6:30 p.m. Tuesday (Sept. 3), 500 Castro St. Drones: Council will decide whether to approve or reject a proposed policy that will allow city departments to […]