In the news
Target, Apple board up stores
By the Daily Post staff Target this afternoon (May 31) temporarily closed 175 stores across the country — including those in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo and Mountain […]
Month: May 2020
Palo Alto
UPDATED: City is considering closing parts of University and California avenues to allow for outdoor restaurant seating
UPDATE, SUNDAY, 4:30 p.m.: The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce today (May 31) released a survey of businesses on University and California avenues showing strong support for creating pedestrian malls […]
Palo Alto
Car parade Wednesday for high school grads in Palo Alto
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Gunn and Palo Alto high schools will hold a joint car parade with Castilleja and Kehillah Jewish high schools on Wednesday to celebrate […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County to allow church services, stores to reopen, beach access
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow today issued a new shelter-in-place order that allows churches and stores to reopen with restrictions starting on […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools hit with a financial double whammy
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto Unified School District budget is facing a double whammy from COVID-19: At the same time the district is losing some of […]
Stanford
Stanford anticipates $267 million loss; layoffs likely
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford expects to lose $267 million by the end of August because of COVID-19 and will likely lay off employees. President Marc Tessier-Lavigne […]
Palo Alto
Kou announces she’s running for re-election
By the Daily Post staff Lydia Kou, part of the slow-growth bloc on the Palo Alto City Council, announced today that she will be seeking a second term in November. […]
Portola Valley
Portola Valley residents complain to council about Stanford housing proposal
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some Portola Valley residents are upset that a proposal by Stanford to build 37 homes near the Alpine Inn on Alpine Road is […]
Obituaries
Gerald Mervon Overman
April 11, 1927 – May 15, 2020 Gerald (Jerry) Overman, 93 years old, passed away peacefully on May 15, 2020. Jerry was born in Marion, Indiana and graduated from Marion […]
Menlo Park
City hopes to reopen pools by next month
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As temperatures reached into the 90s yesterday (May 26), Menlo Park City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson told the city council that she is trying […]
Portola Valley
Showdown tonight over Stanford housing proposal
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A showdown is expected tonight (May 27) between the Portola Valley Town Council and a community group that is perturbed over Stanford’s plans […]
Palo Alto
City may layoff 16 firefighters and cops if unions don’t give up raises
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto might have to lay off 16 police officers and firefighters if city unions don’t give up their raises. In total, the […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools consider different scenarios for classes this fall
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Different scenarios are starting to take shape for what classes might look like in the Palo Alto Unified School District this fall in light […]
Apple
Apple reopening local stores
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Apple Store at 340 University Ave. and the Stanford Shopping Center Apple Store will reopen their genius bars today (Wednesday, […]
Palo Alto
Burglars take gas station’s ATM
By the Daily Post staff Burglars took an ATM from the Shell station at 3601 El Camino Real, but the machine was recovered later in a Fremont park, Palo Alto […]
In the news
COVID 19 Update: Newsom allows barbershops and hair salons to reopen, no word on when it will happen here
Gov. Gavin Newsom today cleared barbershops and hair salons to reopen, though it’s unknown when officials in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties will allow those businesses to reopen locally. […]
Palo Alto
Palantir is thinking about leaving Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff Alex Karp, CEO of data analytics firm Palantir, told “Axios on HBO” that his company is “getting close” to deciding whether to leave Palo Alto […]
Los Altos
State asked if Los Altos mayor has conflict on natural gas vote
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A state agency is looking into whether Los Altos Mayor Jan Pepper would have a conflict of interest if she votes on a […]
In the news
State will let churches reopen, now it’s up to the counties
California churches can resume in-person services but worshippers will be limited to 100 people and they should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection plate under state […]
Redwood City
Rest home where 13 died from coronavirus passed all inspections
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer State inspections as recently as January give no clue why 13 patients including former Stanford President Donald Kennedy would die from the coronavirus […]
Facebook
Three fires in one week at homeless encampment near Facebook
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A grass fire in the homeless encampments along Bayfront Expressway, across from Facebook, cast smoke into Palo Alto and East Palo Alto on […]
San Mateo County
County puts 90 homeless in a hotel to combat coronavirus
The county of San Mateo has put 90 homeless into an undisclosed hotel, where they are being served three meals a day, in an effort to stem the spread of […]
Santa Clara County
North County will finally get Covid-19 testing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Until now, Santa Clara County was only offering free coronavirus tests in the San Jose area. But yesterday, Joe Simitian, the county supervisor […]
Los Altos
Los Altos isn’t requiring masks
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos City Council has rejected a last-minute proposal by City Manager Chris Jordan to require people to wear masks in public […]
Facebook
Facebook is rethinking its commitment to help fund Dumbarton Rail Corridor study
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook may be backing away from funding a study that would bring the Peninsula one step closer to seeing the Dumbarton Rail Corridor […]
San Mateo County
Sewer agency won’t block Daily Post’s attempt to get records about $875,000 payout to former general manager
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City-based sewer agency that fired its general manager and then gave him $875,000 says it won’t fight the Daily Post in […]
Redwood City
Specialty’s Cafe says goodbye with cookies
The Specialty’s Cafe and Bakery chain, which is closing its doors, offered customers one final farewell yesterday at its warehouse in Redwood City. Boxes of 90 frozen cookie pucks in […]
In the news
1970 law gives Newsom sweeping powers in a state of emergency; local official helped write the law
This story was originally printed April 24, 2020, in the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A California law that gives the governor sweeping powers during a state […]
Facebook
Facebook scales back village project
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s largest development proposal just got a little smaller. Facebook announced yesterday that it is reducing the office space in its Willow […]
Obituaries
Obituaries
Marjorie Rose
On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Marjorie Rose, loving mother of four daughters, adoring grandmother of four grandsons and dear friend of many, passed away at the age of 87. Margie […]
Opinion
Opinion: Our leaders were repeatedly wrong about the coronavirus
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor We were told that this shutdown would last three weeks. We were told that the coronavirus was 10 times more deadly than the […]
Palo Alto
CVS thief likely has a healthy digestive system
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police said a man took $1,400 of probiotic digestive supplements and nasal spray from the Town & Country CVS. The thief grabbed 56 […]
Los Altos
City will use a lottery to decide which businesses get grants
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos will give $5,000 grants to small businesses using a lottery system. City Manager Chris Jordan will give council an update on […]
Menlo Park
Councilman: Unions unwilling to give up pay raises
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller said last night (May 19) that he was getting “heartburn” because the city’s unions did not want to […]