Palo Alto
Police step up patrols around Apple Store
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have begun parking a patrol car outside Apple’s University Avenue store in response to a rash of smash-and-grab robberies. Apple stores around […]
Year: 2019
Stanford
Another Stanford student says her drink was drugged
By the Daily Post staff Another woman has reported being drugged at Stanford, university police said yesterday. The woman consumed alcohol Saturday night on campus on the 500 block of […]
Palo Alto
School board flip-flops on teacher housing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school trustees have done a U-turn on teacher housing. In February, the school board voted unanimously to make sure the 35-acre […]
Obituaries
LeRoy Franklin Wicks
February 6, 1934 – November 2, 2019 LeRoy Franklin Wicks – Born February 6, 1934. He went home to be with the Lord on November 2, 2019 at the age […]
Opinion
Opinion: Stanford made one mistake after another
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Watching Stanford stumble through the process to get a permit for its 3.5-million-square-foot expansion has been painful. I count myself as among those […]
In the news
Election wrap-up: Redwood City school tax failing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two Burlingame councilwomen retained their seats on council, the San Mateo-Foster City School Board welcomed a new trustee and the Redwood City School […]
Palo Alto
School board gets an earful over firing of water polo coach
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A dozen Paly parents and students told the school board last night (Nov. 5) that they are horrified and angry that the district […]
Palo Alto
Two teens mug woman at Stanford Shopping Center — she chases them
By the Daily Post staff Two teens robbed a woman while she was talking on her phone on the east side of Stanford Shopping Center, police said today. Police said […]
Hillsborough
Jurors deliberating fate of Tiffany Li, real estate scion charged with murder of her children’s father
By the Daily Post staff The jurors in the Tiffany Li trial are set to begin their sixth day of deliberations in the case involving the Hillsborough real estate scion […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto intends to ban natural gas appliances in new construction
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council said last night (Nov. 4) that it wants to ban the installation of natural gas appliances in new homes […]
Palo Alto
Suspected bank robber leads police on chase through Palo Alto High School
By the Daily Post staff A suspected bank robber was caught by police after a foot chase through Palo Alto High School yesterday (Nov. 4). A masked man used a […]
Obituaries
John (Vern) Cloutier
September 16, 1933 – October 16, 2019 John (Vern) Cloutier, 86, passed away in his home on Wednesday, Oct 16, after a long illness. Vern was born in London, Ontario […]
Palo Alto
Council tonight considerers move toward natural gas ban
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto is eyeing a ban on natural gas in new buildings starting in 2022. But in an intermediate step that […]
HBO's Silicon Valley
‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 2 — a billion dollars to violate your principles
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor “$50 million sounds great, but it’s an awfully low price to pay for your integrity,” Pied Piper founder Richard is told in last […]
Palo Alto
Christine Blasey Ford breaks silence, says she was inspired by Anita Hill
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Christine Blasey Ford has broken her silence to accept an award from the YWCA of Silicon Valley at a luncheon in Santa Clara. […]
Redwood City
Public helps find man suspected of abusing a dog
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Police have arrested a man who had been seen slamming a dog into the pavement. On Oct. 27, a resident heard […]
Los Altos
Merchants become detectives and track down theft suspect
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on Thursday, Oct. 31. Only a fraction of the stories the Post prints are on this website. To get all of […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County officials see Stanford’s withdrawal as a win
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Manager Mike Callagy said Stanford’s decision yesterday (Nov. 1) to drop its General Use Permit (GUP) application may have been […]
Stanford
Stanford withdraws application to expand campus just 4 days before final decision
By the Daily Post staff It ended not with a bang but a whimper. Stanford announced this afternoon that it is withdrawing its application for a permit from Santa Clara […]
Menlo Park
City says fire district will get top priority when deciding how to use land on Willow Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s city manager said yesterday (Oct. 31) that the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s plan to build a fire station on land […]
Mountain View
Police arrest man who reported his drunken girlfriend hurt herself while driving
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Officers arrested a Mountain View man for public intoxication after he called the police to report that his drunken girlfriend had been injured […]
Mountain View
Mountain View putting together rules for coming e-scooter onslaught
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Electric scooters are headed to Mountain View but will likely face new rules — like no riding on sidewalks and no riding by […]
Menlo Park
City to buy land for future fire station on east side
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has decided to buy a piece of land at the corner of Ivy Drive and Willow Road for $3.6 […]
Palo Alto
Man in police standoff to get psych exam
By the Daily Post staff A man who instigated a 29-hour armed standoff with Palo Alto police will be examined by a doctor today (Oct. 31) to see if he […]
Stanford
Cause and manner of Stanford student’s death disclosed
By the Daily Post staff Norah Borus, a computer science student at Stanford who ran a coding camp for youth in her native Kenya, died by suicide from poisoning, the […]
East Palo Alto
Ravenswood City School District to close two elementary schools
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Ravenswood City School District board has decided it will close two undetermined elementary schools. At a special meeting on Tuesday (Oct. 29), […]
Palo Alto
After evictions, President Hotel owners claim support from local nonprofits
This story appeared originally in the Thursday, Oct. 24, print edition of the Daily Post. Most of the local stories printed in the Post do not appear on this website. […]
Palo Alto
Man, 66, accused of hitting drivers with cane during road rage incidents
Palo Alto police said today (Oct. 29) they’ve arrested a 66-year-old man who was using his cane to attack drivers in two separate instances of road rage. At 5:10 p.m. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Smell the air! Maybe I didn’t stop smoking after all?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor These forest fires north of San Francisco have become an annual autumn nightmare. We’re fortunate here on the Peninsula that the only consequence […]
Mountain View
City wants to stop the demolition of rent controlled-apartments
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As more rent-controlled apartment buildings in Mountain View are being torn down to make way for new development — leaving residents scrambling for a […]
In the news
New round of power outages tonight
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As residents got their power back on Monday (Oct. 28), they received warnings that another power outage courtesy of PG&E will hit the […]
Palo Alto
Home burglarized while couple sleeps
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for three men who burglarized a home in the Barron Park neighborhood while the homeowners were sleeping. On Saturday night […]
HBO's Silicon Valley
‘Silicon Valley,’ Season 6, Episode 1 — ‘Don’t be evil’ 2.0
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor I guess you know you’ve made it in tech when you find yourself testifying before Congress. When we last left HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” […]
San Carlos
Man accused of robbing ex-girlfriend in Home Depot food booth
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo County deputy sheriffs have arrested a 34-year-old man accused of jumping through the window of an enclosed food stand in the Home Depot […]
In the news
13,000 lose power on the mid-Peninsula as smoke from Kincade fire arrives and another wind storm is forecast for Tuesday
Smoke from the Kincade Fire in Sonoma Valley arrived in the Palo Alto area this afternoon (Oct. 28). Not only can you smell it, but it is dimming the sunlight. […]