Obituaries
Carmen Marta Mier-Giedt
August 16, 1949 – October 23, 2018 Our unicorn with a heart of gold (and purple) has rode into the sunset. Carmen Marta Giedt-Mier, formerly of Half Moon Bay, California, […]
Year: 2019
Palo Alto
Local teacher to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ tonight
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto High School teacher will be showing his smarts on national television tonight (May 7) as he competes for $100,000 in […]
In the news
Leaders of three cities meet but don’t agree about housing bill SB50
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer At Palo Alto City Hall Monday night, some visiting East Palo Alto City Council members did something unthinkable for many Palo Altans: voice […]
East Palo Alto
Local man wanted in murder of former DA’s son in Merced County
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto plan who is wanted in Menlo Park for attempted murder in 2017 yesterday (May 6) was accused in Merced […]
Redwood City
Ex-con wounded by his parole officer during late-night encounter
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A parole officer in Redwood City shot his parolee when the parolee ran toward the officer holding a dumbbell above his head, a […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic quietly left city committee; no announcement from city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who lost her job after confronting a man in a Make America Great Again hat at […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park, EPA and Palo Alto councils meet tonight (May 6) to talk about housing
By the Daily Post staff For the first time in recent memory, the city councils of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get together to hold a […]
Mountain View
City settles suit alleging a police quota and a bias against military reservists
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Mountain View has agreed to pay $325,000 to former police Officer Nicholas Emmerling, who sued after he was fired for […]
East Palo Alto
New Chaucer-Pope bridge proposed in report on flood prevention projects
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A long-awaited environmental report recommends a new Pope-Chaucer Bridge to prevent another catastrophic flood like the one that hit Palo Alto, East Palo […]
San Mateo
Teacher going to jail for lewd texts
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former employee of the Nueva School in San Mateo was sentenced Friday (May 5) to six months in jail and five years’ […]
Stanford
Parent says $6.5 million was a donation, not a payoff to get daughter into Stanford
By the Daily Post staff The mother of a Chinese student who was admitted to Stanford with fake sailing credentials said the family’s $6.5 million payment to admitted admissions fraudster […]
Redwood City
Probation for mom in McDonald’s birth
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A woman who was accused of attempting to drown her newborn boy after giving birth in a McDonald’s bathroom in Redwood City was […]
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County wants Stanford housing lawsuit thrown out of court
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County officials are urging a judge to dismiss Stanford’s lawsuit challenging an ordinance forcing the university to build a certain amount […]
Palo Alto
Local scientists at Lockheed Martin are focusing on space
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Just in time for Star Wars Day — May the Fourth be with you all — scientists at Lockheed Martin opened their labs […]
Redwood City
Mom accused of trying to drown baby in a McDonald’s toilet faces sentencing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City woman accused of trying to drown her newborn baby boy after giving birth in a McDonald’s bathroom is expected to […]
Palo Alto
Top secret comedy show Saturday in Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Angeles comedienne with a standup special on Netflix will be performing in Palo Alto on Saturday night (May 4) — but […]
San Carlos
Low-level radioactive material found in house that belonged to deceased SLAC scientist
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Low-level radioactive materials were found today (May 2) in a San Carlos home near Burton Park. The discovery caused authorities to close the […]
Caltrain
Caltrain ridership falls in February, March
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Average weekday ridership on Caltrain fell by 3.6% in February and 1.7% in March compared to the same months last year, according to […]
East Palo Alto
Jury to hear allegations against EPA Sanitary District in July
Editor’s note: The trial in this case was originally set for March 25 but has been rescheduled for July 9. The version of the story below has been updated to […]
Palo Alto
Man claims Palo Alto police kicked down his door, beat him
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man who was once arrested for allegedly rappelling into the now-defunct JJ&F Market has sued the Palo Alto police, claiming that five […]