Los Altos
Council tells family to reduce size of tree house or city will tear it down
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 […]
Month: August 2020
Redwood City
Man swept up in ATF raid pleads no contest to weapons charge
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Opinion
Opinion: This pandemic comes with its own slogans
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The coronavirus pandemic is bad enough, but why does it have to come with annoying slogans? Here are a few that are grating […]
Palo Alto
Last call: Antonio’s Nut House, a beloved dive bar, will likely close forever on Saturday
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Antonio’s Nut House, a beloved California Avenue dive bar, might shut its doors forever on Saturday. General Manager Kelley Gorman told the Post […]
Stanford
Stanford’s Dr. Scott Atlas, lockdown critic, joins Trump team
This story originally appeared in the Monday, Aug. 17, edition of the Daily Post. Pick up the Post to get the latest local news, available at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. From […]
San Mateo County
Fires threaten Pescadero, families flee the flames
This story was originally published Thursday, Aug. 20, in the Daily Post. Pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post staff writer […]
Palo Alto
Palantir moves headquarters to Denver
By the Daily Post staff Palantir, the data analytics company that has often been the focus of protests in Palo Alto for its contracts with the federal government, has moved […]