Palo Alto
City to study the idea of adding housing to Cubberley
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted Monday (June 3) to rule out the possibility of building as many as 164 homes at Cubberley Community […]
Year: 2019
Menlo Park
Personal trainer arrested on suspicion of sex assault of 15-year-old client
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The owner of a Menlo Park boxing gym was arrested today (June 4) on an allegation that he sexually assaulted a 15-year-old client, […]
Mountain View
Cops looking for man who tried to pull down woman’s shorts
A man tried to pull down a woman’s shorts before running away in Mountain View, police said. The 40-year-old Mountain View woman was walking east on Diericx Drive near Franklin […]
Obituaries
Jean Baptiste Maitia
Jean Baptiste Maitia passed away May 31st, 2019 at the age of 82 years. Jean Baptiste, known to his friends as J.B., was born in the small village of Estérençuby […]
Menlo Park
Office development will offer recreational space for TIDE magnet school next door
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An office project proposed next to a high school on Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park would include playing grounds for the school, the […]
In the news
Regional housing plan boomerangs
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent More than a decade ago, Bay Area regional planning agencies launched a growth strategy intended to concentrate new jobs and housing at designated sites […]
In the news
Dumbarton rail trestle burns again
BY EMILY MIIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A fire has destroyed the Fremont side of the out-of-service rail bridge that runs parallel to the Dumbarton Bridge. A fire also destroyed […]
Obituaries
Bob Vaughan
January 15, 1966 – May 26, 2019 Robert Alan Vaughan, born January 15, 1966, passed away on Sunday, May 26, 2019, after a year-long struggle with cancer. Bob was much […]
Menlo Park
Former fugitive gets 9 years in prison for hit-and-run death of 6-year-old
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former fugitive has been sentenced to nine years in prison for killing a 6-year-old Menlo Park girl in a hit-and-run accident in […]
Palo Alto
Council to consider housing at Cubberley tonight (June 3)
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Cubberley Community Center could one day be home to a school, a performing arts center and potentially anywhere between 32 and 164 units […]
HBO's Silicon Valley
Sixth season will be the last for HBO’s ‘Silicon Valley’
By the Daily Post staff Has the HBO series “Silicon Valley” run out of things to satirize in the mid-Peninsula? HBO has announced that the sixth season of the series […]
Palo Alto
Kremen, Daubers among those calling for Greer Stone to step down as Dem delegate
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Democratic Party activists Gary Kremen and Michele and Ken Dauber are calling on their colleague Greer Stone to step down from his position […]
Stanford
Stanford pushes back against proposal to house 70% of its new employees on campus
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Stanford official Thursday (May 30) objected to Santa Clara County’s proposal to require 70% of the university’s new housing to be built […]
San Mateo County
Lawsuit alleges racial profiling, excessive force by deputies led to man’s death
The family of Chinedu Okobi sued San Mateo County on Friday (May 31) alleging that sheriff’s deputies conducted an illegal stop and used excessive force resulting in Okobi’s death last […]
Atherton
Girl, 3, drowns in Atherton pool
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 3-year-old girl drowned in an Atherton pool, a fire official said Thursday. Dispatchers received a call at 7 p.m. on May 23 […]
Palo Alto
School district hasn’t fulfilled public record requests dating back to 2017
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district still hasn’t responded to California Public Records Act requests that were filed in 2017, prompting school board member […]
East Palo Alto
Woman attacked, throat nearly slit at church event
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto woman attempted to slit the throat of a 65-year-old woman at a church event, a prosecutor said. The woman […]
Palo Alto
Woman slapped on the buttocks while running
By the Daily Post staff A runner on the trail behind Terman Park in Palo Alto reports she was slapped on the buttocks by a man who was also running […]
Stanford
Hearing tonight on proposed goals to mitigate impacts of Stanford expansion
This story was originally published in the Post on May 23. Editor’s note: The Santa Clara County Planning Commission will be meeting tonight (May 30) at Palo Alto City Hall […]
Palo Alto
County’s power over Stanford to help school district is limited
Editor’s note: The Santa Clara County Planning Commission will be meeting tonight (May 30) at Palo Alto City Hall to hear from the public about Stanford’s expansion plan. Specifically, the […]
Palo Alto
School board praises new pay plan for top administrators
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night praised a proposal by Superintendent Don Austin to reform the way top administrators are paid that […]
East Palo Alto
Community meeting tonight (May 30) on Cooley Landing office project
By the Daily Post staff Residents are invited to sound off on a proposed 1.4-million-square-foot office project on Bay Road near Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto tonight (May 30). […]
Belmont
Councilman suggests replacing retail space in project with apartments
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Belmont councilman said Tuesday (May 28) that he would like to replace the retail part of a development near the Iron Gate […]
Los Altos
Fire erupts inside cluttered house
By the Daily Post staff A fire struck a two-story home in Los Altos in the pre-dawn hours this morning (May 29) but both people inside got out safely. At […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested on suspicion of trying to kiss a woman’s derriere
By the Daily Post staff A man was arrested on suspicion of attempted sexual battery after he allegedly chased a woman in downtown Palo Alto telling her that he wanted […]
Mountain View
Police looking for purse thief
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Police are looking for a woman who stole a purse in Mountain View and then used the owner’s credit cards to go on […]
Belmont
Man pulled gun at Panda Express after confronting customer in line
By the Daily Post staff A man who threatened another customer at the Panda Express in Belmont with a loaded gun did so after they bumped into each other, a […]
Belmont
Iron Gate redevelopment up for approval tonight (May 29)
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After years of discussions and planning, Belmont City Council is poised to approve tonight (May 28) a complex with 81 homes and retail […]
Palo Alto
School board considers raises for top dogs tonight (May 28)
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board tonight (May 28) will be discussing five-digit increases to the base salary ranges for top administrators, but Superintendent […]
In the news
Frequent ADA plaintiff Scott Johnson indicted for tax fraud
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Scott Johnson, who has filed thousands of lawsuits against businesses — including many in the Palo Alto area — claiming violations of the […]
Menlo Park
Decision near on bike tunnel under Caltrain tracks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A bicycle and pedestrian tunnel under the railroad tracks in Menlo Park that’s been in the works for 23 years could be completed […]
San Mateo County
Midpen about to acquire final link of trail to coast
The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District is on the verge of acquiring 240 acres south of Half Moon Bay that will be the final link in a plan to connect […]
Woodside
Fake Uber Eats deliveryman gets a year in jail for burglary
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who was part of a crew of burglars in Woodside and Emerald Hills claiming to be from Uber Eats was sentenced […]
Palo Alto
Top dogs in the school district are up for big raises
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board Tuesday (May 28) is set to consider increasing salaries for top administrators by between $17,900 and $62,000 per […]
Menlo Park
Five hospitalized after fiery crash in Menlo Park; man arrested for DUI
By the Daily Post staff Police said they arrested a man for felony DUI following a fiery crash early this morning (May 26) at El Camino Real and Oak Grove […]