Palo Alto
City pays former employee to settle disability claim
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has settled for $100,000 with a former city worker who sued the city after alleging that he was […]
Year: 2019
Palo Alto
Biden visits Palo Alto for lunchtime fundraiser
By the Daily Post staff Joe Biden visited Palo Alto’s Evvia restaurant yesterday (Oct. 3) for a private fundraising luncheon where donors paid $1,500 to $10,000 to hear the former […]
Obituaries
William Allen Preston
June 11, 1936 – September 1, 2019 William Allen Preston passed away September 1, 2019 at home. He was 83 years old. William Preston was born June 11, 1936 in […]
Palo Alto
Stanford might have to fund schools if campus expansion is approved
This story originally appeared in the Sept. 26 print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the local news, including many stories you can’t find online, pick up the […]
Palo Alto
Power back on in Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Update 8:45 a.m. — Utilities spokeswoman Catherine Elvert said workers are still investigating the cause of the outage. She said they believe the problem may […]
Palo Alto
Man shoved, robbed after discovering late-night party at house he rented out on Airbnb
By the Daily Post staff A homeowner was pushed and robbed after discovering a party at a Palo Alto house he had rented to a couple through Airbnb, police said […]
Stanford
New rules exclude community members from Stanford clubs
This story originally appeared in the Sept. 4 print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the local news, including many stories you can’t find online, pick up the […]
Palo Alto
VA memo describes sexual harassment allegations against doctor, he says it was consensual
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A top heart doctor at the Palo Alto VA Hospital sexually harassed a subordinate employee, an investigation has found, but he says it […]
Palo Alto
Fire damages home in Los Altos, 5 people displaced
A fire damaged a home in Los Altos but was extinguished without serious injuries to firefighters or residents, according to the Santa Clara County Fire Department. Firefighters responded at about […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop on trial for rape admits porn addiction
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Noah Winchester, the former San Mateo police officer who is accused of raping and sexually assaulting five women while on duty, told a […]
Stanford
Stanford gives county ultimatum over growth permit
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford has threatened to walk away from its application to expand its campus if it doesn’t get exactly what it wants from the […]
Stanford
Stanford deputy injured near frat party
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford deputy was seriously injured by an intoxicated man who was apparently headed to a fraternity party. The officer was injured on […]
Redwood City
Appeals court scolds police, DA over juvenile case
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent An appeals court has ruled in favor of a former Redwood City high schooler, overturning the teenager’s convictions for battery and resisting arrest after […]
North Fair Oaks
Planned Parenthood sexual battery suspect found incompetent to stand trial
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who was arrested for sexual battery at the Planned Parenthood clinic in the North Fair Oaks neighborhood has been […]
San Mateo County
DA executes search warrants in case involving former college chancellor
This story was printed Saturday, Aug. 24, in the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said yesterday (Friday, Aug. 23) […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop takes the stand in his own defense in rape case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The former San Mateo police officer who is accused of multiple counts of sexual assault and rape began testifying yesterday (Sept. 26), denying […]
Los Altos
Opinion: Odor complaint sends city hall into a tizzy
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s been a strange few months at Los Altos City Hall, and I’m sure residents are scratching their heads, trying to figure out […]
San Mateo County
Former sewer official goes to court to stop release of records about him
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The former head of a sewage processing agency that serves Menlo Park, San Carlos, Belmont and Redwood City plans to go to court […]
Mountain View
Council approves restrictions on RV parking
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council has voted 4-3 to ban RVs from parking on narrow streets, but supporters of car campers said they will […]
Palo Alto
City, schools reach a tentative agreement to extend Cubberley lease
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto school district and the city reached a tentative agreement yesterday extending the city’s lease of the Cubberley Community Center for five […]