Opinion
Optimism and observations for 2019
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’d like to begin 2019 with a note of optimism. Yes, the mid-Peninsula has a lot of difficult problems, but I’m optimistic that […]
Year: 2019
San Mateo County
Lower Crystal Dam and roadway reopened after renovations
Major improvements to Lower Crystal Dam and the roadway that runs over have been completed and the roadway open to the public again. The multi-faceted project included critical safety and […]
Palo Alto
Affordable housing project up for a vote in a city that hasn’t approved many of them
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After last year’s nine-member Palo Alto City Council failed to approve more housing than was taken off the market in 2018, the new […]
San Carlos
City may allow new gun stores to open after all
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos officials may allow for new gun stores to open up in the city after all. The city currently has a gun […]
Google
Suit accuses Google of covering up sex harassment by senior executives
A shareholder has sued the board of Google’s parent company, Alphabet, for allegedly tolerating and covering up sexual harassment by senior executives and giving some of them millions of dollars […]
East Palo Alto
Man charged in fentanyl death
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man has been charged with selling fentanyl to a San Carlos woman who later died from the drug, a […]
Redwood City
Caltrain says train death in Redwood City was an ‘intentional act’
Authorities believe a woman struck and killed by a train in Redwood City Friday morning may have been trying to commit suicide. “While it is early in the investigation, this […]
In the news
New regional agency wants more taxes for housing
This story was originally published in the Monday, Jan. 7, edition of the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As lawmakers in Sacramento prepare to attack the state’s […]
Belmont
Coiro to talk about progressive radio at meeting Saturday
By the Daily Post staff Peninsula journalist and interviewer Angie Coiro will speak on the “Evolution of Progressive Radio” at Saturday’s (Jan. 12) meeting of the Mid-Peninsula chapter of the […]
Mountain View
Ex-councilman berates accused sign vandal; New mayor, vice mayor selected
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two months after losing his bid for another turn on Mountain View City Council, former Mayor John Inks showed up at Tuesday (Jan. […]
Palo Alto
Police get report of a shooting only to find out it was a prank
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9 — The Palo Alto police briefly detained a Facebook cyber-security executive Tuesday night (Jan. 8) after a prankster […]
Belmont
Teen shot dead in front of elementary school, police look for suspect in Pleasanton
From staff and wire reports A 17-year-old Redwood City boy has been shot and killed in front of an elementary school in Belmont, police said today (Jan. 8). The shooter […]
Santa Clara County
0-for-16: No sex cases Stanford police submitted to the DA were prosecuted
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Some 84 sex offenses were reported on the Stanford campus in 2016 and 2017. But between January 2016 and Dec. 1, 2018, police […]
San Mateo County
Legal group says San Mateo County has more voters than adult residents
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County has more registered voters than it has adults of voting age, according to the conservative legal organization Judicial Watch, which […]
Palo Alto
Filseth picked as Palo Alto mayor, Fine as vice as council shrinks from 9 to 7 members
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council paid its respects to three departing members last night (Jan. 7) as it shrunk down in size for the […]
Palo Alto
Gunmen wearing ski masks try to rob man in Palo Alto, police say
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for robbers in ski masks who held up a man at gunpoint in the 2300 block of Birch Street, not […]
Palo Alto
Woman sexually assaulted in Palo Alto today; suspect at large
By the Daily Post staff A woman walking on Everett Avenue early this morning (Jan. 7) was sexually assaulted by a man who asked her for money, police said tonight […]
Mountain View
Missing 84-year-old man found dead at Shoreline Lake Park
An 84-year-old man reported missing and at-risk Sunday afternoon in Mountain View has been found dead in Shoreline Lake Park, police reported today (Jan. 7). Pyung Han was seen at […]
Palo Alto
City Council will select mayor, vice mayor tonight
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is set to elect a new mayor and vice mayor for 2019 tonight (Jan. 7), and at least two […]
Menlo Park
Meeting set for Tuesday (Jan. 8) on proposal to cut trees at 1000 El Camino
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Opposition is brewing over plans to remove seven heritage trees at 1000 El Camino Real, but a representative of the building’s owner is […]
East Palo Alto
East side to get more fire, paramedic service
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District, which also serves East Palo Alto, is hoping to keep up with growth on the east side […]
Palo Alto
UPDATE: “Crime fighter” fights charges over shooting at Midtown Safeway
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on Thursday, Jan. 3. An update to this story, printed Saturday, Jan. 5, is at the end. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily […]
Menlo Park
Menlo College hit with two lawsuits over 50-foot branch that fell, injuring 6 people
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a toddler who was injured when a tree branch came crashing down at a company picnic at Menlo College in […]
Palo Alto
Emails contradict former city IT chief’s claim about his involvement in small cell antenna deployment
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Emails involving the city of Palo Alto’s then-chief information officer, who is under investigation by the state over his frequent foreign trips, contradict […]
Belmont
Identity theft ring broken up, four suspects arrested
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City resident who found out someone was using her credit card for a motel room in Belmont called police, leading to […]
Redwood City
CHP needed a warrant in autopilot DUI case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos planning commissioner, who was arrested for DUI after he fell asleep in his Tesla as it barreled down Highway 101 […]
Palo Alto
City spends $5,000 on party for retiring city manager
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto city leaders spent $5,000 in taxpayer funds to throw a retirement party for former City Manager Jim Keene, according to documents […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested in El Camino Real sexual assault
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police today (Jan. 2) arrested the man they believe sexually assaulted a woman who was walking on El Camino Real early Saturday morning. […]
Obituaries
Paul Cervenka
Paul Cervenka, a lifelong Emerald Hills resident, died at his home after a short illness. He is survived by his first wife, Sharon L., his daughters Denise Sandell and Heather […]
Obituaries
Jeanne Killeen Scherba
On Friday, December 21st, 2018, long time Menlo Park resident Jeanne Killeen Scherba, loving mother of four children, Jim Scherba (Janice), Rick Gannon (Kathy), Rod Scherba (Jodi), and Nancy Whelan […]
Obituaries
Ruth Emily Fish
Ruth Fish of Palo Alto, CA passed away on Wednesday, December 12, 2018; Loving Mother of Ellyn Swerdlow (Glen), Howard (Brigid), and Larry; Cherished grandmother of Jennifer and Rebecca Swerdlow, […]
Obituaries
James H. Johnson
September 26, 1940 – December 19, 2018 James Harding Johnson, a professor, author, and entrepreneur, died on December 19 at his home in Palo Alto. He was 78 years old. […]
Redwood City
Man who fought vehicular manslaughter charge for 11 years sues
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who spent 11 years fighting a manslaughter charge over a car accident that killed an 8-year-old girl is now […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Council approves $2 million for chambers improvements
This story was originally printed Dec. 19 in the Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto City Council has approved a nearly $2 million upgrade […]
Menlo Park
Residents object to removal of heritage trees at El Camino and Ravenswood
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A handful of Menlo Park residents are lobbying the city to halt the removal of seven heritage trees at 1000 El Camino Real, […]