Menlo Park
Suspect in Kathy Anderson’s murder is ordered to stand trial
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A judge has decided that there is enough evidence to bind a man over for trial in the Dec. 12 murder of Menlo […]
Year: 2019
Palo Alto
Webster House fights $20,000 fine over sexual abuse of patient
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Webster House, a retirement community in Palo Alto, has been cited and fined $20,000 by the California Department of Public Health after an […]
Menlo Park
City looks to ban flavored tobacco
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park is slated to be the next city to ban the sale of flavored tobacco products. On Tuesday (Oct 15), Mayor Ray […]
Los Altos
3,635 PG&E customers lose power after Los Altos auto accident
By the Daily Post staff Traffic came to a standstill on Foothill Expressway during the afternoon rush hour yesterday (Oct. 17), and thousands of residents lost power, when a car […]
Palo Alto
U.N. film festival raises awareness
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer More than 100 people cheered last night (Oct. 17) as a group of filmmakers from around the world, who have gathered in Palo […]
Facebook
Facebook promises $25 million for teacher housing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook, which is trying to improve its public image as it seeks approval for a huge office complex in Menlo Park, said yesterday […]
Obituaries
Timothy Abell Price
August 23, 1951 – October 2, 2019 Timothy Abell Price passed away peacefully with his loving family surrounding him October 2, 2019. He is survived by his wife, Cynthia and […]
Woodside
Four peacocks find a new home
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Four peacocks from Woodside that were surrendered to the Peninsula Humane Society were adopted yesterday after the rescue group spread the word to […]
Palo Alto
Principals put in the hot seat over test scores of Hispanic and low-income students
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Principals of two Palo Alto elementary schools told the school board last night that they have improved test results for low-income and Hispanic […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park mom gets three weeks in prison in college admissions scandal
A Menlo Park jewelry business co-owner was sentenced in federal court in Boston today (Oct. 16) to three weeks in prison for paying $15,000 for cheating on a college entrance […]
In the news
Mid-Peninsula legislator is a major critic of PG&E
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer For the past nine years, state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, has been one of the most visible critics of PG&E, which suffered […]
Los Altos
Council chambers passes air test — what was bothering Councilwoman Bruins?
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer There’s nothing wrong with the air in Los Altos City Hall Council Chambers, according to an air quality test the city ordered. The […]
Mountain View
City, county sued over 5-year-old girl’s forced sex exam
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent A Mountain View family has filed a lawsuit against the city and Santa Clara County, after a 5-year-old girl was forcibly stripped at home […]
In the news
4.5 earthquake hits Bay Area
By the Daily Post staff A preliminary 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck the Bay Area at 10:33 tonight, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake was centered 2.2 miles north of […]
Palo Alto
Report on police N-word incident bottled up at city hall
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer An independent auditor’s report about Palo Alto police Capt. Zach Perron’s use of a racial slur while speaking to a black officer was […]
Redwood City
Man throws knives, displays fake gun at Kaiser
Correction: An earlier version of this story said that the incident occurred in the Kaiser Redwood City Emergency Room. That was based on a statement from Redwood City police that, […]
Menlo Park
Housing development could replace Feldman’s Bookstore
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park residents want to stop the replacement of a used bookstore on El Camino Real with a housing development. Local developer Chase […]
Redwood City
Officer whose car killed pedestrian is named
By the Daily Post staff Authorities have revealed the name of the Redwood City police officer whose car accidentally killed a pedestrian on El Camino Real, but the investigation of […]
East Palo Alto
Work starts on Bay Trail segment
Construction has begun on a new segment of the San Francisco Bay Trail in the Ravenswood Preserve near East Palo Alto. “The new trail will close a critical 0.6-mile gap […]
Stanford
Stanford crime: Somebody slipped a date-rape drug into a female student’s drink
By the Daily Post staff Somebody put a date-rape drug in the drink of a female Stanford student who lost consciousness while at a party on Fraternity Row, the Stanford […]