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Month: July 2020

Palo Alto

Environmental report says Castilleja expansion will create “significant, unavoidable” traffic increases

July 31, 2020 10:15 pm

CORRECTION: The original version of this article said an alternative design for Castilleja School’s expansion that would meet traffic standards limits enrollment to 490 students and reduces the school’s proposed […]

Obituaries

Margot Wrenn Beckett

July 31, 2020 11:10 am

January 9, 1923 – July 25, 2020 Margot (Peggy) Beckett January 9 1923-July 25th 2020 passed away peacefully of natural causes at home. Margot Wrenn Beckett was born Margot Lucile […]

Palo Alto

City’s decision to close streets for restaurants draws criticism

July 30, 2020 3:39 pm

By SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Some business owners on streets surrounding Palo Alto’s University Avenue say the city’s decision to close the street for the summer is a […]

Menlo Park

City picks retired Pleasanton police chief to serve as its interim chief

July 30, 2020 1:23 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s new interim police chief is Pleasanton’s former top cop, David Spiller, City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson announced today. Today is Chief Dave […]

Palo Alto

Local father gets 6 months in college bribery scam

July 29, 2020 2:06 pm

The founder of a Palo Alto venture capital firm was sentenced today to six months behind bars for paying about $450,000 in bribes to boost his two daughters’ entrance exam […]

Palo Alto

Mac’s and other tobacco shops sue city, saying ban will destroy their businesses

July 29, 2020 1:53 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The owners of five Palo Alto retailers including Mac’s Smoke Shop today filed a lawsuit against the city, saying City Council’s flavored tobacco […]

Stanford

Swastikas found in Stanford Memorial Church

July 29, 2020 1:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff An office inside Stanford’s iconic Memorial Church at 450 Serra Mall was vandalized with swastikas, according to the university. Two swastikas that were six to […]

Menlo Park

Menlo Park police chief leaves on Thursday, city manager to pick interim replacement

July 29, 2020 11:53 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park is set to have an interim police chief by the end of the week to replace Dave Bertini, who unexpectedly announced […]

Palo Alto

Black Lives Matter signs vandalized

July 28, 2020 10:02 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer At least two Black Lives Matter signs in Palo Alto have been vandalized, police said today. A Black Lives Matter yard sign on […]

Caltrain

San Mateo County official says Caltrain tax is dead, shut down of train predicted

July 28, 2020 9:52 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Francisco Board of Supervisors today (July 28) agreed to put an eighth-of- a-cent sales tax measure on the November ballot, but […]

Palo Alto

Parents say remote learning hurts poor, disabled

July 28, 2020 9:28 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto parents said at a school board meeting tonight that they are worried remote learning will put children with disabilities or those […]

Atherton

Burglar sneaks inside Atherton home and steals wallet

July 28, 2020 9:02 pm

By the Daily Post staff An intruder swiped a wallet from an Atherton home last night while the resident of the home was asleep, police said today (July 28). Around […]

Palo Alto

Tax on billionaires won’t appear on ballot

July 28, 2020 8:30 am

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect additional information from Palo Alto City Clerk Beth Minor. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed tax on billionaires […]

Palo Alto

Two more candidates pull papers to run for school board

July 28, 2020 6:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Two first-time candidates have pulled papers with the county to run for the Palo Alto school board, which has three open seats this […]

los altos police
Los Altos

UPDATED: Police arrest two suspects in a series of car burglaries

July 28, 2020 5:30 am

This story has been updated with new details from police. By the Daily Post staff Los Altos police announced Monday they’ve arrested two men who are suspected of a string […]

Portola Valley

Black Lives street mural removed over confusion, city official says

July 27, 2020 10:53 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Manager Melissa Stevenson-Diaz said tonight (July 27) that the city removed the Black Lives Matter mural on Broadway in front of […]

Santa Clara County

Call it anti-social distancing: Backyard get-togethers forbidden

July 26, 2020 7:26 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County residents who want to invite that couple they haven’t seen in a while to come over for a backyard barbecue might […]

Palo Alto

Who is the group that’s fighting the Black Lives Matter banner?

July 26, 2020 7:15 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Few local law enforcement officials have ever heard of the Indianapolis-based National Police Association, the group that started a petition condemning Palo Alto’s […]

The Los Altos City Council dais. Photo courtesy of the city.
Los Altos

Want to buy time on council’s agenda? City is taking $10,000 to put natural gas ban on agenda

July 26, 2020 7:06 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The nonprofit that procures electric power for customers and sends it to them through PG&E’s lines is offering cities $10,000 to put a […]

Redwood City

Firefighter claims he was racially harassed, sent explicit photos

July 25, 2020 11:00 am

The following story was printed in the Daily Post on July 2. Pick up the Post to read important local stories first, before they appear anywhere else. BY EMILY MIBACH […]

San Mateo County

Accused west Menlo serial child molester bound over for trial

July 25, 2020 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A judge has knocked down a defense attorney’s attempts to reduce the number of sexual abuse charges west Menlo Park resident Randy Haldeman […]

Palo Alto

Neighbor sues city over proposed Newell Road bridge

July 25, 2020 7:00 am

By the Daily Post staff A neighbor of the Newell Road bridge is suing the city of Palo Alto, saying officials skipped an important step in preparing an environmental report […]

Stanford

UPDATED: FBI arresting visiting researchers, including one at Stanford, claiming they were working for China’s military

July 24, 2020 1:20 pm

The arrest of a visiting Stanford researcher, Song Chen, for allegedly lying about being a member of the Chinese military is the beginning of a developing story. The following are […]

Santa Clara County

DA to decide soon on whether to charge retired Palo Alto cop

July 24, 2020 7:30 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said Wednesday (July 22) he will decide soon whether to charge retired Palo Alto police Sgt. […]

Santa Clara County

Menlo Park man to replace Guardino at tech lobbying group

July 23, 2020 3:27 pm

By the Daily Post staff The Silicon Valley Leadership Group has hired an investment banker, Menlo Park resident Ahmad Thomas, as its new CEO to replace Carl Guardino. The Silicon […]

Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka. File photo.
Palo Alto

Tanaka running for re-election to council

July 22, 2020 2:45 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka, who often blows the whistle on what he believes is excessive city spending, announced today that he […]

Caltrain

Santa Clara County drops COVID-19 tax, new proposal for Caltrain tax

July 22, 2020 12:07 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A sales tax measure proposed by Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez effectively died yesterday (July 21), after two other supervisors said they […]

Palo Alto

Mayor Fine defends letter sent to San Francisco officials over Caltrain tax

July 21, 2020 6:28 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In a personal letter to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine defended the letter he sent in support […]

Redwood City

City says it removed Black Lives Matter street mural because of driver safety reasons

July 21, 2020 4:22 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City official said that Black Lives Matter won’t be repainted on Broadway in front of the Fox Theater due to driver […]

Caltrain

Palo Alto Mayor Fine sends letter supporting Caltrain tax, then Vice Mayor DuBois says Fine doesn’t represent council

July 20, 2020 9:41 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer On the eve of a vote by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors which could sink an eighth-of-a-cent sales tax for Caltrain […]

In the news

High school sports season won’t begin until December or January

July 20, 2020 10:26 am

By the Daily Post staff Football and the other sports played in the fall by high school students will be delayed until December or January because of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

Palo Alto

Steven Lee, attorney and Human Rights Commission member, intends to run for council

July 19, 2020 7:47 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Human Rights Commission member Steven Lee has filed papers indicating his intent to run for City Council with the city clerk. […]

Redwood City

10 thieves take bikes from storage room of apartment complex

July 19, 2020 8:00 am

This story originally appeared in Saturday’s print edition of the Daily Post. Most Post stories do not appear online. The only way to get all of the local news is […]

Menlo Park

After complaints, council changes plan to close parts of Santa Cruz Avenue

July 18, 2020 11:38 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has changed its plan for the closure of Santa Cruz Avenue after merchants complained it had reduced sales and […]

East Palo Alto

The Primary School, founded by Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, leases abandoned school after dispute with sewer district over school’s favored site

July 17, 2020 4:33 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The school founded by Mark Zuckerberg’s pediatrician-wife Dr. Priscilla Chan has leased an abandoned school building after it was prevented from building a […]

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