Santa Clara County
DA wins first round in gun-permit case
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A judge handed Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen a first round victory yesterday (Sept. 17) in his case alleging the Sheriff’s […]
Month: September 2020
Atherton
Town drops trash-hauler in an attempt to reduce rates
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Atherton is dumping its garbage hauler but will have to pay $2.2 million in order to hire a new company, which happens to […]
San Mateo County
School superintendent resigns after union no-confidence vote
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Sequoia Union High School District Superintendent Mary Streshly, who had come under harsh criticism from the teachers union, has resigned, the school board […]
Obituaries
Sandra Lynn Brown
June 4, 1942 – July 7, 2020 Sandra Lynn Brown died after a brief battle with cancer. She was preceded in death by her husband of 27 years, Jack Autry […]
Santa Clara County
County to fine large health care groups that fail to provide Covid tests
Santa Clara County plans to hit large hospitals and medical groups with $5,000 fines if they don’t provide their members with coronavirus tests or help them find other places that […]
Palo Alto
City plans to hire accounting firm Baker Tilly to serve as auditor
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council is scheduled to vote on whether to hire the Chicago-based accounting firm of Baker Tilly to serve as city auditor — […]
San Mateo County
County wants to help small landlords who aren’t getting rent payments
A program to assist small landlords who aren’t able to collect rent because of eviction moratoriums during the COVID-19 lockdown has been approved by the San Mateo County supervisors. Supervisors […]
Palo Alto
Proposal calls for schools to reopen between October and January
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto school Superintendent is proposing the district re-open for in-person teaching on the following dates: • Grades TK-1: Oct. 12 • Grades 2-3: Oct. […]
Palo Alto
Most council candidates come out in favor of business tax at election forum
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Most of the 10 candidates running for Palo Alto City Council said last night that they support some form of a new tax on […]
East Palo Alto
Man jailed for allegedly threatening a witness
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man is facing additional charges after he threatened a man he had robbed and was in possession of guns […]
Palo Alto
ACLU sues Palo Alto over access to Foothills Park
By the Daily Post staff The ACLU has filed a lawsuit against the city of Palo Alto to remove the residents-0nly restriction at Foothills Park, which the group calls a […]
Palo Alto
City’s CalPERS pension liability increases 4.7% to $476 million
By the Daily Post staff The city of Palo Alto’s unfunded pension liability has increased by 4.7% to $476 million, according to CalPERS, the agency that runs the city’s pension […]
Palo Alto
Sales plunge 60-80% at Town & Country
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Sales at Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village shopping center are down 60-80% this month, landlord Jim Ellis of Ellis Partners told City […]
San Carlos
Parklets coming to another neighborhood
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The concept of parklets — outdoor dining areas located on street parking spaces — is growing in San Carlos. Last night, City Council […]
San Mateo County
Man who punched Caltrain, SamTrans workers gets six months behind bars
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man is facing up to six months behind bars for punching two transit workers in Menlo Park and Belmont, a prosecutor said […]
Los Altos
Los Altos to vote on natural gas ban next week
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos has scheduled a vote on a controversial ordinance to ban natural gas in new homes and businesses for next Monday, Sept. 22. On […]
Palo Alto
City approves RV parking lot east of Highway 101
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council decided unanimously tonight (Sept. 14) to let homeless people living in cars and RVs park at 2000 Geng Road, […]
Palo Alto
State won’t investigate anonymous campaign allegation against Tanaka
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The California Fair Political Practices Commission will not investigate Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka for campaign violations, the agency announced today. Someone filed […]
Santa Clara County
Covid won’t stop Halloween — County leaves trick or treating up to parents
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County is unlikely to prohibit trick-or-treating this year, a county official said yesterday, following the outcry in Los Angeles County over a […]
Opinion
Opinion: Police take a step in the right direction; Los Altos should obey the law; payouts to former employees shouldn’t be secret
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’ve devoted a number of columns to wrongdoing by police, so I was happy the other day to learn about something the Palo […]
Redwood City
Environmental groups want city to ban homes on salt ponds
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A coalition of environmental groups is calling on Redwood City officials to prohibit building homes or other projects on the Cargill Salt Ponds […]
Palo Alto
Musk visited Nut House before it closed, spoke to owner
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Tesla CEO Elon Musk returned to the Nut House one last time for the bar’s second-to-last night open. Antonio’s Nut House, a beloved […]
Palo Alto
Police looking for suspect in two sex crimes
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police today released sketches of a man they believe exposed himself to a woman in a park and groped another woman in a […]
San Mateo County
Ex-HR chief at college district got $2.3 million to leave job; now he’s helping the DA build a case against his former boss
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The former HR director of San Mateo County Community College District was paid $2.28 million to quietly resign, according to a document obtained […]
San Mateo
Officer cleared in shooting of two women suspected of thefts at Hillsdale Mall
Despite “serious concerns,” San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said today that his office will not pursue criminal charges against a San Mateo police officer who fired more than […]
Santa Clara County
New order will let Santa Clara County schools reopen in two weeks, but will they?
BY SARA TABIN AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Schools in Santa Clara County will likely be allowed to reopen in two weeks, but that doesn’t mean that they […]
Obituaries
Charles Albert Drekmeier
September 10, 1927 – August 25, 2020 Charles Drekmeier, Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Stanford University, died at home in Palo Alto on August 25, 2020, just shy of […]
In the news
Why the sky is orange today
By the Daily Post staff Mid-Peninsula residents awoke to red, smoky skies this morning. The National Weather Service says smoke particles from the wildfires in the region scatter blue light […]
Menlo Park
City Council decides half of Santa Cruz Avenue will reopen
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council decided last night (Sept. 8) to completely reopen the westbound side of Santa Cruz Avenue to cars, and […]
Palo Alto
Administrator involved in civil suit hired by school district
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s school board agreed unanimously to hire an administrator who was named in a lawsuit against the San Ramon Valley School District […]
Menlo Park
Man arrested for allegedly pulling gun during road rage incident
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man was arrested today (Sept. 8) for allegedly pulling out a gun during a road rage incident on Sand Hill […]
East Palo Alto
Woman murdered during her birthday party
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 56-year-old woman was shot and killed yesterday (Sept. 7) by her ex-boyfriend during her birthday party in East Palo Alto, police said […]
Santa Clara County
Schools in Santa Clara County might be able to reopen in 14 days
Santa Clara County has moved out of the state’s highest tier of coronavirus restrictions, allowing businesses such as gyms to reopen immediately — and schools are on their way to […]
San Mateo County
Coroner identifies man killed in crash at 92 and 280
Update, Wednesday, 2:45 p.m. — The coroner has identified the man killed in the crash as Benjamin Aleman, 18, of San Mateo. Tuesday, 10:45 a.m. — One person was killed […]
In the news
PG&E restores power to most of Redwood City, but nearly other 6,000 customers still in the dark
By the Daily Post staff PG&E crews have reduced the number of customers without power in Redwood City from 3,474 at 5:45 p.m. to 117 at 10:30 p.m. But the […]