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Month: August 2020

Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka. File photo.
Palo Alto

Tanaka hit with anonymous complaint about donations

August 18, 2020 6:04 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Someone has filed an anonymous complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission against Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka, alleging that he didn’t […]

Palo Alto

Eshoo says removal of mail boxes isn’t just a local problem, it’s taking place nationwide

August 18, 2020 5:11 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Congresswoman Anna Eshoo said the proposed removal of blue Postal Service mail boxes in Palo Alto is part of a larger problem across […]

Palo Alto

City Council tries to settle dispute involving former councilman and a 300-year-old tree

August 18, 2020 4:22 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council, in a meeting that went on until midnight, redesigned a proposed home on Webster Street after an appeal was […]

Mountain View police
Mountain View

Man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping teen

August 18, 2020 4:00 pm

Mountain View police announced today that they have arrested a man for kidnapping a teenager in September. Anthony Martinez, 25, of San Jose, allegedly offered over Snapchat to sell the […]

Los Altos Hills

UPDATE: Teen killed in I-280 crash is identified

August 18, 2020 12:13 pm

TUESDAY, 12:13 p.m. — A 17-year-old San Rafael boy was killed in a solo-vehicle crash on I-280 in Los Altos Hills, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner said today. Ali […]

Santa Clara County

Five months after start of lockdown, county considers cuts — layoffs unlikely for now

August 18, 2020 9:57 am

When the lockdown began in March, businesses immediately laid off employees because of declining revenue. Five months later, the Santa Clara County government is taking a slower approach to the […]

Palo Alto

Police reforms proposed but department is pushing back; how much force is appropriate?

August 18, 2020 8:39 am

By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council on Aug. 24 will discuss proposed policies on police use of force, but police say some recommendations would go […]

Palo Alto

School district mailer has incorrect information about parcel tax renewal; second mailer planned

August 18, 2020 7:00 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school Superintendent Don Austin sent a letter to voters saying that the district’s parcel tax makes up 17% of the district’s […]

San Mateo County

Suspect in jailhouse fraud ring went on a Vegas spending spree, prosecutor said

August 18, 2020 6:30 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the 21 suspects in a jailhouse unemployment-benefit fraud ring, which netted more than $250,000, went on a Las Vegas spending spree, […]

East Palo Alto

Car kills bicyclist on University Avenue

August 17, 2020 10:47 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man died after being hit by a car while he bicycling on University Avenue in East Palo Alto, police said […]

Palo Alto

After closed-door meeting, council is unable to select new auditing firm

August 17, 2020 10:20 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Aug. 17) was unable to decide which firm should take over the job of city auditor — a […]

Palo Alto

Post office holds off on removing boxes after the Daily Post asks questions

August 17, 2020 3:20 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After putting up notices saying that some blue mailboxes in south Palo Alto were going to be removed, the United States Postal Service […]

In the news

Blackouts averted but power shortage angers Newsom

August 17, 2020 1:23 pm

8:10 p.m., Monday — Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid — which could have included the Palo Alto area — were averted Monday night after regulators warned […]

Redwood City

Robber and gas station clerk fight over gun

August 17, 2020 12:46 pm

A gas station clerk and a robber got into a struggle over a gun during an attempted robbery at a Shell station on Woodside Road, according to the San Mateo […]

In the news

Unusual spike in violent crime – Stabbings, shootings, street attacks

August 16, 2020 5:40 pm

By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The mid-Peninsula normally has a low crime rate. But in the past two weeks, there’s been an uncharacteristic spike in violent crimes. Menlo […]

Palo Alto

Lightning strike splits redwood tree in yard of former mayor Kishimoto

August 16, 2020 3:43 pm

By the Daily Post staff Sunday morning’s powerful thunder and lightning storm knocked out power in Palo Alto and it split a redwood tree more than a century old in […]

Palo Alto

From car camping to school taxes, a look at local ballot measures voters will decide in November

August 15, 2020 1:24 pm

• A list of local candidates in the November election BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Voters in November will decide whether to ban car campers in Mountain View, […]

North Fair Oaks

UPDATED: Survivor says stalker fatally attacked family

August 15, 2020 7:40 am

UPDATE, Aug. 13, 3 p.m. — The Sheriff’s Office has identified the woman killed in Tuesday’s attack as Katayoun Fomanimaskan, 53. Her husband, age 65, remains in the hospital in […]

Palo Alto

Power outage affecting 4,000 in Palo Alto, 2,500 in Los Altos ends

August 14, 2020 8:06 pm

9:19 p.m., Friday, Aug. 14 — Palo Alto Utilities spokeswoman Catherine Elvert said, “Approximately 4,000 City of Palo Alto Utilities customers lost power for about two hours tonight. Due to […]

Stanford

Stanford won’t bring back undergraduates this fall because of coronavirus

August 13, 2020 1:10 pm

By the Daily Post staff Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne announced today (Aug. 13) that the university won’t invite freshman or sophomores to campus this fall due to the coronavirus outbreak. […]

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