Los Altos
Arrest in Los Altos murder
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos police announced this afternoon that they’ve made an arrest in last Monday’s murder of mason Roberto Mario Rivera in the backyard of a […]
Month: May 2020
Palo Alto
City Council begins budget hearings — will anybody mention the union pay raises?
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council tonight will hold the first of three evening hearings on cutting as much as $39 million from the city budget, but […]
In the news
Musk reopens Tesla plant, dares authorities to arrest him
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today that his electric-car company has restarted its Fremont factory, a move that defied local government orders to contain the coronavirus. In a tweet, Musk […]
Mountain View
Motorcyclist killed on 237 identified
A motorcyclist who died in a late-night crash Highway 237 in Mountain View was identified today by the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office as 56-year-old San Jose resident Dwight […]
In the news
More charges for ex-cop accused of sex crime
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former San Mateo police officer who is facing charges in Santa Clara County for trying to set up a date with a […]
Palo Alto
Musk threatens to pull Tesla out of California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is threatening to move his electric car company — including its headquarters in Palo Alto — to either Texas or Nevada because Alameda County officials won’t […]
Palo Alto
City might bring back developer-friendly parking program
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto might start allowing developers of commercial buildings to write a check to the city if they don’t provide […]
East Palo Alto
Can father and daughter serve on the same elected board?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The East Palo Alto Sanitary District’s board decided last night (May 7) to hire a lawyer to give them a second opinion about […]
Santa Clara County
Why Santa Clara County waited to recommend masks
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County health officials have offered an explanation as to why they delayed their recommendation that residents wear masks or face coverings. On April […]
In the news
Bay Area counties block Newsom’s reopening plan
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s attempt to allow some businesses to reopen was blocked on Thursday by health directors in six Bay Area counties — including San Mateo and Santa Clara — […]
Los Altos
UPDATE: $10,000 reward offered in Los Altos murder
FRIDAY, 5:30 p.m. — Police corrected the spelling of the name of the victim of Monday’s shooting on Highlands Circle. He’s Roberto Rivera, 48, of Union City. Police said he […]
In the news
School trustee tried to change board’s mind about switching to pass/fail
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer It looks like the decision to switch to pass/fail grades in the Sequoia Union High School District is final despite the efforts of […]
Palo Alto
City manager breaks the $400,000 pay ceiling — UPDATED with list of 2019 city salaries
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto’s payroll grew by 2% last year, to $126 million, and for the first time an employee took home more than $400,000 in […]
East Palo Alto
Potential loss of $20 million housing grant puts pressure on EPA Sanitary District
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto City Council has decided it needs to sit down with the East Palo Alto Sanitary District in order to find […]
Palo Alto
City to cut $39 million from budget
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will be making $39 million worth of budget cuts in three special meetings next week in anticipation of the […]
Menlo Park
Art gallery talked out of reopening by police
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Despite publicizing that she would open up her art gallery yesterday (May 5), the owner of Art Ventures Gallery at 888 Santa Cruz […]
Atherton
Atherton considering license-plate readers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Atherton’s City Council today (May 6) will consider whether it wants to buy 16 license plate readers to be placed around the entrances […]
Mountain View
School board member Gutierrez to run for city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View-Whisman School Board member Jose Gutierrez announced yesterday that he is running for Mountain View City Council this fall. Gutierrez, who has […]
Santa Clara County
County wants to ramp up testing for COVID-19, hire people to track victim’s contacts
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Before Santa Clara County businesses are allowed to reopen, the county wants to ramp up testing to see who has the COVID-19 virus. […]
Los Altos
City manager proposes raises for employees as recession begins
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Economists say a severe recession will result from the coronavirus shutdown, but that’s not stopping Los Altos City Manager Chris Jordan from proposing […]
Palo Alto
Burglar takes safe, security video from pizzeria
By the Daily Post staff A burglar stole a safe from Papa John’s at 3898 El Camino Real in Palo Alto and made off with the restaurant’s security footage. Sgt. […]
Caltrain
UPDATE: Man who died on Caltrain tracks is identified
MAY 5, 3 p.m. — The coroner has identified the victim in yesterday’s Caltrain incident as Jack Preston Newton, 75 of Redwood City. MAY 4, 5:30 p.m. — A person […]
Burlingame
Associate of Tiffany Li used fake name, sentenced for passport fraud
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who worked with Tiffany Li, the woman who was acquitted of orchestrating the death of her ex-boyfriend, was sentenced today (May […]
Palo Alto
City eyes three streets where car traffic will be reduced for social distancing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto officials are rolling out “gentle” plans, as one council member put it, to ban cut-through traffic on three streets, while the […]
Palo Alto
Man shot to death in Los Altos; police looking for shooter
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos police are looking for the killer of a man who was shot in the backyard of a home at 1025 Highlands […]
San Mateo
Police looking for hit-and-run driver in fatal crash
Police in San Mateo are asking for the public’s help in finding a driver believed to have struck and killed a 58-year-old man early Sunday morning. Police were called shortly […]
Caltrain
County supervisors to decide on replacing Tasers, putting $100 million Caltrain sales tax to voters
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday (May 5) will vote on updating the sheriff’s office Tasers and whether it will […]
In the news
3 arrested after police say they were caught stealing a catalytic converter
Readers of the Daily Post’s Police Blotter know that there’s been a jump in catalytic converter thefts in Palo Alto and San Mateo County. Now, three men have been arrested […]
Menlo Park
City allows construction to resume on Monday
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park will join all other cities in the Bay Area in allowing construction to start back up come Monday (May 4), City […]
Stanford
Brush fire hits the Dish area
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A CalFire helicopter and Palo Alto firefighters put out a brush fire that scorched five acres on the hillside east of Stanford’s Dish […]
Menlo Park
Construction to resume in most places, but in Menlo Park, it’s still up in the air
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Most cities in the Bay Area will see construction resume on Monday (May 4) when the new stay-at-home order begins, but Menlo Park’s […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County reveals how many COVID-19 cases there are by zip code
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County’s Health Department yesterday (April 30) released how many people have tested positive for COVID-19 based on zip code. County Manager […]