Menlo Park
City to buy land for future fire station on east side
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has decided to buy a piece of land at the corner of Ivy Drive and Willow Road for $3.6 […]
Month: October 2019
Palo Alto
Man in police standoff to get psych exam
By the Daily Post staff A man who instigated a 29-hour armed standoff with Palo Alto police will be examined by a doctor today (Oct. 31) to see if he […]
Stanford
Cause and manner of Stanford student’s death disclosed
By the Daily Post staff Norah Borus, a computer science student at Stanford who ran a coding camp for youth in her native Kenya, died by suicide from poisoning, the […]
East Palo Alto
Ravenswood City School District to close two elementary schools
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Ravenswood City School District board has decided it will close two undetermined elementary schools. At a special meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 29), […]
Palo Alto
After evictions, President Hotel owners claim support from local nonprofits
This story appeared originally in the Thursday, Oct. 24, print edition of the Daily Post. Most of the local stories printed in the Post do not appear on this website. […]
Palo Alto
Man, 66, accused of hitting drivers with cane during road rage incidents
Palo Alto police said today (Oct. 29) they’ve arrested a 66-year-old man who was using his cane to attack drivers in two separate instances of road rage. At 5:10 p.m. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Smell the air! Maybe I didn’t stop smoking after all?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor These forest fires north of San Francisco have become an annual autumn nightmare. We’re fortunate here on the Peninsula that the only consequence […]
Mountain View
City wants to stop the demolition of rent controlled-apartments
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As more rent-controlled apartment buildings in Mountain View are being torn down to make way for new development — leaving residents scrambling for a […]
In the news
New round of power outages tonight
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As residents got their power back on Monday (Oct. 28), they received warnings that another power outage courtesy of PG&E will hit the […]
Palo Alto
Home burglarized while couple sleeps
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for three men who burglarized a home in the Barron Park neighborhood while the homeowners were sleeping. On Saturday night […]
Palo Alto
‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 1 — ‘Don’t be evil’ 2.0
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor I guess you know you’ve made it in tech when you find yourself testifying before Congress. When we last left HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” […]
San Carlos
Man accused of robbing ex-girlfriend in Home Depot food booth
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo County deputy sheriffs have arrested a 34-year-old man accused of jumping through the window of an enclosed food stand in the Home Depot […]
In the news
13,000 lose power on the mid-Peninsula as smoke from Kincade fire arrives and another wind storm is forecast for Tuesday
Smoke from the Kincade Fire in Sonoma Valley arrived in the Palo Alto area this afternoon (Oct. 28). Not only can you smell it, but it is dimming the sunlight. […]
Palo Alto
Pressure from parents led to firing of girls water polo coach, lawyer says
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Doug Stotland was fired as girls water polo coach at Palo Alto High School because a player’s parents pressured school administrators after he […]
In the news
Due to wind forecasts, PG&E will cut power to 940,000 customers today
Prompted by forecasts of powerful winds, PG&E confirmed that it will shut off the power to 940,000 customers across 36 counties beginning at 2 p.m. today (Saturday, Oct. 26) and […]
In the news
Body of infant found on conveyor belt at Greenwaste plant
The body of an infant was found on a conveyor belt on Friday (Oct. 25) at the Greenwaste recycling facility in San Jose, police said. Police were called about 3:30 […]
San Mateo County
Power outages coming this weekend to San Mateo County
UPDATE, noon, Friday, Oct. 25 — PG&E says it will disconnect power to more than 65,000 customers in San Mateo County starting tomorrow (Saturday, Oct. 26) in the “early afternoon.” […]
Redwood City
Sheriff’s sergeant arrested for DUI, refuses breath test
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Mateo County Sheriff’s Sergeant is facing DUI charges after running into a tree when a Redwood City police officer tried to […]
In the news
PG&E customers throw shade at company’s CEO and his safety vest
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Angry PG&E customers are taking out their hostility toward the utility’s executives by posting snarky comments on the livestream of the company’s press […]
Redwood City
Suspect in reverse mortgage scam appears on TV game show
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A woman wanted for allegedly cheating a 66-year-old Redwood City woman out of her home in a reverse mortgage scam appeared on the […]