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Month: December 2020

In the news

Covid rates much higher per capita in East Palo Alto and North Fair Oaks than other places

December 31, 2020 3:25 pm

By the Daily Post staff A city-by-city breakdown of Covid cases in the Post’s circulation area shows that the communities suffering the most from the pandemic are East Palo Alto […]

In the news

Under Newsom plan, counties must reach an almost impossible goal to reopen schools

December 31, 2020 1:26 pm

From staff and wire reports Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that schools will be able to open in February if they are in a county that reaches what seems like […]

Mountain View

Apartment, condo smoking ban is moving forward

December 30, 2020 4:13 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An online petition with hundreds of signatures prompted the Mountain View City Council to explore an apartment smoking ban. The petition with more […]

Palo Alto

Court-ordered utility refunds won’t happen quickly

December 30, 2020 4:09 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer It’s possible that the city of Palo Alto Utilities Department will have to pay $12 million in refunds to natural gas customers, but […]

Palo Alto

Free Covid testing offered in Palo Alto

December 29, 2020 9:05 am

This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Monday morning. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]

In the news

State teams up with Walgreens, CVS to distribute vaccines

December 28, 2020 6:21 pm

The state of California has formed a partnership with CVS and Walgreens to provide coronavirus vaccinations to long-term care facility residents and employees, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today (Dec. 28). […]

Mountain View

Appeals court rejects rent control for mobile home parks

December 28, 2020 12:16 pm

This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Monday morning. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]

East Palo Alto

Family sets up Gofundme account after they lose their home to fire

December 28, 2020 11:50 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto resident said he has nowhere to turn for help after his house caught fire and displaced his family and […]

Stanford

Stanford vaccinates frontline doctors after protest

December 28, 2020 11:36 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Almost all of Stanford Health Care’s frontline hospital workers were either vaccinated or offered an opportunity to get vaccinated for Covid after Stanford […]

Belmont

Gunman robs AM/PM on Ralston Ave.

December 28, 2020 9:54 am

A man with a gun robbed the AM/PM convenience store at 470 Ralston Ave. in Belmont at 7:20 last night, police said. He got away with cash and was last […]

Opinion

Opinion: We’re not doing a year-in-review story for 2020

December 26, 2020 1:29 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Somebody in our newsroom suggested that we put together the “year in review” story for 2020. It’s a staple of newspapers and TV […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto may ‘brown out’ fire station

December 26, 2020 12:56 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer One of Palo Alto’s fire stations could be “browned out,” or left empty, after 8 p.m. on weekdays and on weekends due to […]

public records
Los Altos

Lawsuit claims city habitually violates open records law

December 26, 2020 12:42 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A lawsuit against the city of Los Altos accuses the city of being a “habitual violator” of state public information law after the […]

East Palo Alto

Christmas Eve house fire throws 11 people out on to the street

December 24, 2020 4:08 pm

By the Daily Post staff Fire struck a home on Oakwood Drive in East Palo Alto this morning, displacing 11 people from two families who were living there. It was […]

In the news

Air district discourages burning on Christmas but doesn’t issue a ban

December 23, 2020 3:35 pm

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking the region’s residents to not burn wood during the Christmas holiday but is not issuing Spare the Air alerts that would […]

San Mateo County

Hartnett out as head of Caltrain, SamTrans, county transit district

December 22, 2020 5:04 pm

By the Daily Post staff Jim Hartnett is stepping down as head of Caltrain, SamTrans and the San Mateo County Transit District after six years following a power struggle over […]

The east side of Stanford Shopping Center. Simon Properties photo.
Palo Alto

Robbers ages 12, 12 and 14 violently steal woman’s purse at Stanford Shopping Center, police say

December 22, 2020 12:55 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police say they arrested three juveniles — ages 12, 12 and 14 — who violently attacked a woman in her 60s at Stanford […]

East Palo Alto

Police investigating a homicide

December 22, 2020 9:10 am

By the Daily Post staff East Palo Alto police are investigating the death of a 58-year-old man as a homicide. Officers went Monday to the 1800 block of East Bayshore […]

Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City. Photo by Brandt Design Group, which worked on the 2015 rebuild of the facility.
Redwood City

County spends $4.5 million to add ICU beds

December 22, 2020 12:33 am

San Mateo County announced yesterday it would spend $4.5 million to provide up to 10 extra intensive care unit beds at Dignity Health’s Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City. The extra […]

East Palo Alto

Prosecutors unable to prove man intentionally shot his father in the head

December 22, 2020 12:19 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man will be released after serving 15 months in jail because prosecutors felt they couldn’t prove he intentionally shot […]

Palo Alto

Parent wins legal battle with PAUSD over son’s math class

December 21, 2020 10:54 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A parent who sued the Palo Alto Unified School District over its math placement policies said yesterday that he has succeeded in getting his […]

In the news

China stops Palo Alto’s Jeremy Lin from joining the Warriors

December 21, 2020 10:47 am

From wire reports Palo Alto’s Jeremy Lin will not be joining the Golden State Warriors. The free-agent guard was unable to sign with the team … Premium Content: To read […]

In the news

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December 21, 2020 9:48 am
Menlo Park

Kirsten Keith replaced on regional water board

December 21, 2020 8:57 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council removed a former mayor from her board position representing the city on a regional water agency following an […]

Palo Alto

Former sergeant pleads innocent in videotaped beating

December 21, 2020 8:02 am

By the Daily Post staff Former Palo Alto police Sgt. Wayne Benitez is headed for court in the new year after he pleaded innocent to assaulting a man at Buena […]

Menlo Park

Las Lomitas School Board trustees pick two new board members after controversy about racial text

December 21, 2020 7:55 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The three remaining Las Lomitas School Board trustees on Friday night (Dec. 18) picked two new board members to join them. … Premium […]

Apple

Apple to close stores during Christmas shopping peak

December 19, 2020 6:32 pm

Apple has temporarily closed its stores in downtown Palo Alto, the Stanford Shopping Center and all other locations in California amid the Covid pandemic. According to the Apple website, the […]

East Palo Alto

Park-and-Connect Wi-Fi sites open in two cities

December 19, 2020 5:01 pm

San Mateo County has expanded its public Wi-Fi program with new free “SMC Park and Connect” locations in Redwood City and East Palo Alto. The two new Wi-Fi access sites […]

San Mateo

Man shot dead outside Wells Fargo branch

December 19, 2020 2:15 pm

Police are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a man this morning (Dec. 19) outside a bank at the Hillsdale Shopping Center in San Mateo. The shooting happened about […]

Palo Alto

Stanford Hospital residents protest that they were left out of first round of Covid vaccinations

December 18, 2020 5:19 pm

By the Daily Post staff Medical residents and fellows at Stanford Hospital protested a plan that excluded most of them from getting the first round of Covid vaccinations. Instead, more […]

Stanford

Stanford drops challenge of county housing law

December 18, 2020 4:08 pm

By the Daily Post staff Stanford today (Dec. 18) dropped its lawsuit challenging a Santa Clara County ordinance that forced the school to build and subsidize a certain amount of […]

Palo Alto

No referendum on Foothills Park access, city quickly finalizes settlement with ACLU, NAACP

December 17, 2020 12:01 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The petition drive to force a referendum challenging Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents is dead after the […]

Obituaries

Kirstin L. Koyama

December 16, 2020 4:03 pm

On December 13, 2020 the world lost a super hero. Her super powers included the ability to navigate San Francisco streets without GPS; an unparalleled talent to impeccably name the […]

San Mateo County

Stay-at-home order issued for San Mateo County; restaurants must end outdoor dining

December 16, 2020 1:53 pm

By the Daily Post staff San Mateo County issued a stay-at-home order effective Thursday (Dec. 17) at 11:59 p.m. because of rising Covid cases, more hospitalizations and less capacity in […]

Santa Clara County

County caps food delivery fees at 15%

December 16, 2020 10:10 am

By the Daily Post staff The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors has voted 5-0 to cap fees restaurants are charged by delivery apps such as DoorDash, Grubhub and Uber […]

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