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Month: November 2019

Tom DeStefano, right, puts his hand out to former Palo Alto police officer Marcus Barbour in this 2014 photo posted on social media by the Palo Alto Police Department.
Palo Alto

City paid $250,000 to settle 2013 brutality suit against cop who has now been accused again

November 30, 2019 2:03 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Police Department’s Tom DeStefano, who was just named in a $3.8 million police brutality claim, was one of the officers […]

Caltrain

3 counties in a tug of war over control of Caltrain

November 29, 2019 7:00 am

BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Caltrain’s Board of Directors is considering the idea of shaking things up at the transit agency, including changing up who picks the CEO, as […]

San Carlos

San Carlos may get 7,000 more workers from proposed biotech campus

November 28, 2019 7:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed biotech campus in east San Carlos will be the mid-Peninsula’s third largest project seeking approval and would double the city’s work […]

At left, State Sen. Jerry Hill, a San Mateo Democrat who represents the mid-Peninsula, visited Palo Alto Bicycles on University Avenue in this May 11, 2018 Post file photo.
In the news

State senator says Zuckerberg’s comment makes his company seem like a strip-mining operation

November 27, 2019 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer During a luncheon with the Palo Alto Rotary Club, state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, equated Facebook to a strip mining company. Hill […]

Palo Alto

Police hit with new brutality claim

November 27, 2019 7:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto just settled a $572,500 police brutality claim, and now it is facing another one. Julio Arevalo has filed a claim for […]

Palo Alto

Man who got $572,500 settlement over police beating has been arrested for burglary

November 26, 2019 4:14 pm

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Santa Clara County

Foothill-De Anza will put two tax measures before voters in March

November 26, 2019 4:12 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The board of trustees of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District voted unanimously last night (Nov. 25) to put two tax questions to […]

Dwight Ronnel Tucker, 29, of East Palo Alto
Palo Alto

Man arrested on suspicion of burglarizing home and robbing the homeowner

November 26, 2019 1:50 pm

This story first appeared in Tuesday morning’s Daily Post. Here’s an updated version of the story with information about the man who was arrested. To get all of the local […]

Opinion

Opinion: Want to ban something? Ask the people first

November 26, 2019 7:30 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m disappointed that four city councils in our area have decided to place restrictions on natural gas rather than allowing consumers to decide […]

Palo Alto

Hotels want to leave visitors bureau

November 26, 2019 6:00 am

This story originally appeared in Monday morning’s edition of the Daily Post. Only a fraction of the stories the Post prints can be found on this website. To get all […]

Redwood City

Young seal found in parking garage

November 25, 2019 4:48 pm

Firefighters have rescued a young seal who was found in a Redwood City parking garage. The five-month-old northern fur seal, now named “Santos,” was found Sunday morning in the Marshall […]

Palo Alto

Couple arrested for auto burglaries while kids, ages 2 and 3, sat in the back of their car with a loaded gun, police say

November 25, 2019 3:35 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a couple who allegedly drove around downtown looking for cars to break into while two children, ages 2 and 3, […]

Obituaries

Jan Didriksen

November 25, 2019 9:11 am

Jan Didriksen, age 84 from Portola Valley, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on October 23rd in Palo Alto. She is survived by her husband of 49 years, […]

Palo Alto

Former police sergeant must apologize to beating victim

November 25, 2019 6:30 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Former Palo Alto police Sgt. Wayne Benitez, who slammed a Buena Vista Mobile Home Park resident on the hood of a car and […]

Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) and Monica (Amanda Crew) band together to overthrow a new scoring system by the HR lady on HBO's "Silicon Valley." HBO photo.
HBO's Silicon Valley

The Valley’s phony ethics and an HR revolt on ‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 5

November 25, 2019 1:49 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Last night’s episode of HBO’s “Silicon Valley” took aim at an easy target — big tech’s enthusiastic embrace of toothless ethical platitudes. But […]

Stanford has purchased this apartment complex at Franklin and Monroe streets to serve as housing for its employees and students.
Redwood City

Stanford buys Redwood City apartment complex

November 24, 2019 3:31 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford has bought a 175-apartment complex at Franklin and Monroe streets in Redwood City from Greystar Development to serve as housing for employees […]

North Fair Oaks

Man sentenced to jail for shooting at mom

November 24, 2019 2:39 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who lives in the unincorporated San Mateo County community of North Fair Oaks has been sentenced to six months in jail […]

San Mateo

San Mateo picks local law enforcement veteran as police chief

November 22, 2019 12:54 pm

By the Daily Post staff San Mateo’s city manager announced today he has picked Ed Barberini — San Bruno’s police chief and a longtime veteran of the San Mateo County […]

Santa Clara County

Foothill-DeAnza eyes $900 million bond measure or parcel tax

November 22, 2019 7:30 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Foothill-DeAnza Community College District board, which is seeing its enrollment drop, is scheduled to decide Monday whether to put a $900 million […]

East Palo Alto

Lyft testing autonomous cars at old chemical plant

November 22, 2019 6:30 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Lyft is testing autonomous cars in East Palo Alto, at the former Catalytica chemical manufacturing plant near Cooley Landing. The testing facility at […]

In the news

Peet’s closing three mid-Peninsula locations

November 22, 2019 5:00 am

This story originally appeared in the Saturday, Nov. 16, print edition of the Daily Post. Only a fraction of the stories the Post prints wind up on this website. If […]

Los Altos

Opinion: This story gets weirder and weirder

November 22, 2019 4:00 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The controversy over why Los Altos residents can’t watch their City Council meetings on TV just gets weirder by the day. I’d say […]

Obituaries

Harold F (Hal) Schoenborn

November 21, 2019 3:40 pm

Resident of Los Altos November 8, 1927 – November 14, 2019 Harold F (Hal) Schoenborn, age 92, passed away peacefully among family on Thursday, November 14, 2019. Formerly of Hebron, […]

Donatus Okhomina
Palo Alto

Utilities truck sidelined after lineman’s electrocution

November 21, 2019 1:05 pm

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Los Altos

Los Altos joins the parade of cities banning natural gas

November 21, 2019 11:10 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Add Los Altos to the list of local cities that plan to ban natural gas in new homes and businesses. City Council split […]

Canada College students and faculty fear that the proposed Kinesiology and Wellness building, shown here, will become a private athletic club.
San Mateo County

Planning process for Canada College gym ‘hi-jacked,’ college trustee says

November 21, 2019 6:30 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A member of the San Mateo County Community College District board agreed last night with a dozen students, teachers and residents in saying […]

Palo Alto

City to pay $572,500 to settle suit over police beating caught on video

November 20, 2019 12:01 pm

By the Daily Post staff The city of Palo Alto has agreed to pay $572,500 to a Buena Vista Mobile Home Park resident who was beaten by a Palo Alto […]

East Palo Alto

Former shopping center site in East Palo Alto sold for $42 million

November 20, 2019 7:00 am

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Redwood City

School parcel tax loses by a thin margin

November 20, 2019 6:00 am

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Palo Alto

Community opens wallets for family of lineman who was electrocuted

November 19, 2019 7:30 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer More than 550 people have donated $64,000 to the family of a Palo Alto Utilities lineman who was electrocuted. Donatus Okhomina, 42, an […]

Palo Alto

Locally-owned neighborhood pharmacy is closing

November 19, 2019 6:30 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Maximart Pharmacy at 240 Cambridge Ave. is shutting its doors tomorrow after four decades of filling the prescriptions of Palo Altans. Jack Morton, […]

Canada College students and faculty fear that the proposed Kinesiology and Wellness building, shown here, will become a private athletic club.
San Mateo County

Students, faculty at Canada College worried new gym will become a private club

November 18, 2019 6:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Community College District Board on Wednesday (Nov. 20) will hear from students and teachers at Canada College who are […]

HBO's Silicon Valley

Programmers try clumsy power plays on ‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 4

November 18, 2019 1:00 am

BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor In last night’s episode of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” plot took a backseat while power plays took the stage. Weird, awkward power plays among […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto’s HP Inc. rejects takeover offer from Xerox

November 17, 2019 5:24 pm

HP Inc. said today (Nov. 17) its board rejected a $33.5 billion takeover offer from Xerox. The Palo Alto-based company said that the cash and stock deal undervalues its business […]

Donatus Okhomina
Palo Alto

Lineman who was electrocuted is identified, was a father of 4

November 17, 2019 4:06 pm

The Palo Alto Utilities employee who was electrocuted yesterday has been identified as Donatus Okhomina, a father of four, Air Force veteran and seasoned electrical lineman. Okhomina, 42, of Dixon, […]

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