Caltrain
Caltrain ridership numbers drop
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on July 8. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Midweek Caltrain ridership has dropped 2.3% this year compared to last year, […]
Year: 2019
Caltrain
Caltrain unveils long-range plan — trains every 15 minutes
By the Daily Post staff Caltrain has unveiled a draft of its long-range plan for improvements that anticipates a three-fold increase in ridership even though ridership has been falling for […]
Menlo Park
Man arrested, another at large following chase in Willows neighborhood
By the Daily Post staff One man has been arrested on drug charges and another is at large after a brief chase and a car accident in Menlo Park’s Willows […]
East Palo Alto
Suspect in local murder is arrested in Colorado
By the Daily Post staff A Norteno gang member who is connected with the 2011 drive-by shooting murder of 19-year-old Catherine Fisher of Menlo Park has been extradited from Mexico […]
Opinion
Opinion: The ugly truth about red-light cameras
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor San Mateo has finally pulled the plug on its red-light cameras — about 10 years too late, in my opinion. In January 2009, […]
Woodside
Motorcyclist who died on La Honda road is identified
UPDATE, MONDAY, 1 P.M. — The motorcyclist killed on La Honda Road on Friday has been identified by the county coroner as Tyler Ross Carlberg, 27, of Santa Clara. According […]
Los Altos Hills
$40,000 in cash found in briefcase in Los Altos Hills home of former Peruvian president
A federal judge in San Francisco has denied bail for former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo after prosecutors argued he was a flight risk and pointed out officials found a suitcase […]
San Mateo County
Double murder suspect has high hopes, but judge wants a psych exam
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man charged in the stabbing murders of two men on Skyline Boulevard told a judge yesterday that he believes he will be […]
In the news
Agendas of upcoming local government meetings
PALO ALTO PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION 7 p.m., Tuesday (July 23), 250 Hamilton Ave. Foothills Park: The commission will discuss whether the city ought to look into opening up Foothills […]
In the news
Where were you when man walked on the moon? The Post asked its readers
Readers of the Daily Post had vivid memories of the day 50 years ago when American astronauts walked on the moon for the first time. One reader interrupted his honeymoon […]
Opinion
Here’s what was happening in Palo Alto when man landed on the moon
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor First, I’d like to thank all of the people who wrote to us about their memories of watching the first moonwalk. We received […]
In the news
AT&T drops KPIX from U-verse, DirecTV in fee dispute
From staff and wire reports AT&T has dropped KPIX Channel 5 and other CBS channels from its U-verse and DirecTV systems because of a dispute over how much CBS should […]
San Carlos
Teen arrested for anti-Semitic and racist vandalism
A 15-year-old boy who is believed to be responsible for anti-Semitic and racist graffiti has been arrested in Crestview Park in San Carlos, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s […]
Mountain View
Transient arrested for attempted rape of woman in park
By the Daily Post staff A transient has been arrested on suspicion of attempted rape and other charges after he allegedly grabbed a woman in Mountain View’s Creekside Park and […]
In the news
Local residents played a key role in moon program
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor In May 1961, President John F. Kennedy famously challenged America to send a man to the moon by the end of the decade. […]
Palo Alto
Armstrong and Aldrin came to Palo Alto for different reasons
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin led very different lives after their historic walk on the moon 50 years ago today (July 20), and each […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff to put bean-bag guns in all patrol cars
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Bean-bag guns will soon be in every patrol vehicle of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, according to a report from Sheriff Carlos […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto woman drowns while hiking with family
A Palo Alto woman who had been hiking with her family in Feather Canyon in Plumas County drowned after falling into a creek, according to the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office. […]
Palo Alto
Raging driver throws coffee and pulls gun
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man’s cellphone was stolen after he was threatened with a gun and was doused with cold coffee during a road rage incident […]
Palo Alto
A look at the new Stanford Hospital, opening this fall
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The new Stanford Hospital is nearly complete and 4,000 employees are preparing to move from the current hospital next door. Workers on Wednesday were […]
Los Altos
Los Altos woman killed in suspected DUI crash
A Los Altos woman was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Paso Robles in San Luis Obispo County on Saturday, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash happened […]
San Mateo County
Tesla asked for more records in autopilot DUI case
By the Daily Post staff The DUI case of a Los Altos planning commissioner who was asleep in his Tesla while it was on autopilot has been put off while […]
Palo Alto
Groping on Castilleja Ave. leads to prison
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who attempted to sexually assault a woman walking on Castilleja Avenue in Palo Alto has accepted a plea bargain that will […]
San Mateo
Nursing home patient ripped off after she died, caretaker arrested
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The day after a resident of the Sunrise assisted living facility in San Mateo died, a caretaker at the home was using her […]
Palo Alto
Castilleja expansion will create “significant and unavoidable” traffic problems, environmental report says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Traffic caused by the expansion of Palo Alto’s Castilleja School was identified as a “significant and unavoidable” impact to the neighborhood, according to […]
San Mateo
Police chief retires, says her departure was unrelated to red-light camera problems
By the Daily Post staff Susan Manheimer is retiring after 19 years as San Mateo’s police chief, days after the city announced it was refunding or dismissing nearly 1,000 red-light […]
In the news
Front page from the 1969 moon landing inside today’s Post
Pick up a print copy of today’s Daily Post for a special treat. The Post has reprinted the front page of the Palo Alto Times from July 21, 1969, which […]
Redwood City
Combatant in fight at Hanky Panky will get up to a year in jail
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A patron of the Hanky Panky strip club who smashed a glass in the face of another man is facing up to a […]
Stanford
Noose found on Stanford campus
By the Daily Post staff Stanford officials said today (July 16) they have launched an investigation into the discovery of a noose hanging from a small tree on campus. Medical […]
Santa Clara County
Stanford defends its lawsuit against the county over housing requirements
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Stanford is fighting back against Santa Clara County’s motion to dismiss the university’s lawsuit challenging an ordinance forcing the school to build a certain […]
Stanford
3 teens arrested, 1 at large in robbery at Stanford
By the Daily Post staff A robbery on the Stanford campus on Monday (July 15) by four teenage boys led police to surround Palo Alto High School, where three of […]
In the news
Locals restore Apollo 11 computer, get it to run moon-landing program
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon launch, a group of local computer restoration experts has succeeded in getting a […]
Santa Clara County
Homeless numbers jump 46% in Mountain View, 13% in Palo Alto
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View has the fourth largest homeless population in Santa Clara County, according to numbers released by the county. During a one-day count […]
Caltrain
SamTrans and Caltrain should improve schedule coordination, grand jury says
By the Daily Post staff SamTrans and Caltrain, whose management is housed in the same building in San Carlos, can do a better job of coordinating schedules to reduce wait […]
Palo Alto
Report on Castilleja expansion due this week
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An environmental report for the proposed expansion of Castilleja School on Bryant Street in Palo Alto, which has caused neighborhood strife, is expected […]