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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 […]

Palo Alto

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 […]

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