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Month: August 2020

San Mateo County

Community college district considers building student housing

August 31, 2020 11:44 pm

Correction: An earlier version of the story gave the wrong day for the district board’s meeting. It’s Thursday, Sept. 3. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer There is a […]

East Palo Alto

Man gets prison time for beating a victim in a wheelchair with a pipe

August 31, 2020 10:25 pm

By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man was sentenced to six years in prison today (Aug. 31) for beating a man who was in a wheelchair with […]

Santa Clara County

UPDATE: One defendant in gun-permit case pleads guilty, another wants DA removed

August 31, 2020 10:00 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The head of a security firm pleaded guilty today (Aug. 31) to charges alleging the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office handed out concealed […]

In the news

UPDATE: Firefighters, National Guard make progress on containing CZU fires

August 31, 2020 7:05 pm

Monday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m. — Firefighters and National Guard troops made progress containing the CZU Lightning Complex fires in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties today. The […]

Redwood City

COVID-19 lockdown reduces activity at Port of Redwood City

August 31, 2020 1:05 pm

By the Daily Post staff The COVID-19 lockdown has resulted in a 21% drop in materials handled by the Port of Redwood City, officials said today. The Port, a city […]

North Fair Oaks

Man with a knife tries to rob woman on street

August 31, 2020 11:59 am

By the Daily Post staff A man with a knife tried to rob a woman of her car keys while she was walking along Fourth Avenue in the unincorporated North […]

Stanford

Much of Stanford will be sealed off from the public starting Tuesday

August 30, 2020 8:45 pm

This story was originally published in Saturday’s edition of the Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]

In the news

A look at Mid-Peninsula government agendas

August 30, 2020 1:42 pm

PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL 6 p.m., Monday, Aug. 31 Commissions: The council will interview applicants for the Public Art and Human Relations Commissions. How to participate: The public can tune […]

Opinion

Guest opinion: Communities need elections like hamburgers need beef

August 29, 2020 5:50 pm

BY MARK OLBERT I was saddened, and disappointed, to hear the San Carlos School District will be filling a vacancy on its oversight board via appointment rather than election. I’m […]

Opinion

Guest opinion: Bad policy led to wildfires and blackouts

August 29, 2020 5:42 pm

BY MICKIE WINKLER Believe it or not the phrase “fighting fire with fire” refers to the practice, by pioneers as early as 1850, of starting controlled burns to prevent the […]

In the news

Barbershops, salons to reopen as Newsom announces another reopening plan

August 29, 2020 2:09 pm

Hair stylists and barbers in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties on Monday (Aug. 31) will be able to flip over their open sign and let customers back inside their […]

San Mateo County

Kirsten Keith’s disputed ballot title receives approval

August 28, 2020 12:05 pm

This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Aug. 21. To get all of the local news, pick up the Daily Post in the morning […]

Santa Clara County

CEO of security firm indicted in sheriff’s office gun-permit scandal

August 28, 2020 11:55 am

By the Daily Post staff The former CEO of an international security firm has been charged as part of an alleged bribery scheme by the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office […]

Opinion

Opinion: The odd case of Greg Tanaka’s donations

August 28, 2020 11:47 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s possible to see the allegations against Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka as mere paperwork errors. He didn’t file the right form […]

Election 2020

A look at the 12 state ballot propositions voters will decide in November

August 27, 2020 11:49 am

• Candidates running in local elections this fall • City, school district and special district ballot questions By the Daily Post staff California voters this November will decide whether to […]

Palo Alto

Police arrest tutor, 74, suspected of molesting teenage girls

August 27, 2020 9:47 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a tutor on suspicion of sexually molesting teenage girls at his residence during private math lessons. Mark Allan Hodes, 74, […]

Santa Clara County

County health officer calls new CDC guidance on testing “entirely bizarre”

August 26, 2020 4:39 pm

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has diverged from its original messaging and is now saying that much of the testing for COVID-19 may no longer be necessary […]

In the news

Disabled and special needs children slowly being let back into classrooms

August 26, 2020 11:58 am

Schools in California are slowly allowing more children back into classrooms, some because of disabilities and special needs that can’t be met through distance learning and others in areas reporting […]

Obituaries

Diane Craigmile nee Kilburg

August 26, 2020 9:39 am

Diane Craigmile nee Kilburg, beloved wife, daughter, mother, grandmother, sister, and aunt, passed away peacefully at her home on August 15, 2020 after a short battle with cancer. She was […]

Obituaries

J. Norman Baker

August 26, 2020 9:36 am

December 3, 1933 – June 16, 2020 Local attorney J. Norman Baker died on June 16 of heart failure. He is survived by his beloved family: his wife of 56 […]

Los Altos

Council tells family to reduce size of tree house or city will tear it down

August 26, 2020 1:25 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council decided last night that a tree house in the yard at 714 Arroyo Road needs to be reduced in […]

Redwood City

Man swept up in ATF raid pleads no contest to weapons charge

August 26, 2020 12:16 am

By the Daily Post staff A Redwood City man who was arrested during a raid by federal agents has been sentenced to four months in jail for possession of an […]

Redwood City

Redwood City will allow marijuana retailers

August 25, 2020 11:15 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City may become the first city along Highway 101 between San Francisco and San Jose to have pot shops. City Council on […]

In the news

All lanes on Highway 101 may become toll lanes

August 25, 2020 6:48 pm

By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Transportation agencies are developing a plan for a $3.7 billion network of pay-to-use express lanes throughout the Bay Area — a plan that could […]

Palo Alto

More COVID-19 testing is on the way, but things won’t change much for six months, expert says

August 25, 2020 6:38 pm

By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent While it may be months until a COVID-19 vaccine is widely available, improved methods of coronavirus testing could be here in a matter of […]

San Mateo County

Scott Peterson’s death sentence overturned

August 25, 2020 3:04 pm

Scott Peterson’s conviction for killing his pregnant wife will stand, but the California Supreme Court has overturned his 2005 death sentence, which was decided by a jury in San Mateo […]

Palo Alto

Police, reformers clash over chokeholds

August 25, 2020 12:29 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Human Relations Commission Chair Rev. Kaloma Smith clashed at a council meeting last night (Aug. 24) with Assistant Police Chief Andrew […]

Redwood City

City creates parking lot for RVs and permit program for others to park on streets

August 25, 2020 12:20 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Council last night (Aug. 24) unanimously approved a two-year $1.7 million plan to open an overnight parking lot for 30-50 […]

Redwood City

Fire official: Smoke will linger for another week

August 25, 2020 12:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mid-Peninsula residents can expect to see and smell smoke for at least another week, Redwood City Acting Fire Chief Dave Pucci told city […]

Palo Alto

Local attorney and her business partner sentenced to prison for immigration fraud

August 24, 2020 10:43 pm

By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto attorney and her business partner have been sentenced to prison after they were convicted in a scheme to help foreigners obtain green […]

Portola Valley

Residents in the hills were ready to evacuate

August 24, 2020 7:06 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Portola Valley resident Jeanne McGinnis packed her family’s documents and got her cats’ medicine and carriers ready to go when the forecast called […]

Los Altos

City wants to regulate tree house, says it’s too tall

August 24, 2020 10:33 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos family has run into trouble because the city says their kids’ tree house counts as an accessory unit, which makes […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto fire chief warns the fuel is ripe for a wildfire here

August 22, 2020 6:39 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A dry lightning storm is expected late tonight or early tomorrow (Sunday) morning, similar but smaller than last Sunday’s storm that ignited hundreds […]

In the news

Cow Palace becomes temporary home to animals displaced by fires

August 22, 2020 12:17 pm

From chickens to donkeys to rabbits, cats, dogs and even llamas, organizations and individuals are offering free shelter to animals displaced by fires raging in the Bay Area. In a […]

In the news

Lightning returns Sunday

August 21, 2020 2:38 pm

The National Weather Service has issued a fire watch for the entire Bay Area and Central Coast, as strong winds, lightning, and thunderstorms forecast Sunday through Tuesday could lead to […]

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