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Year: 2020

Stanford

Stanford’s Tara VanDerveer becomes the winningest women’s basketball coach with 1,099th victory

December 16, 2020 9:32 am

Tara VanDerveer made history, and then took a moment to tell her Stanford players what they mean to her. “The most important thing I can do as a coach is […]

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Mountain View

Committee won’t consider suspending rent control over vacancy rate

December 16, 2020 9:23 am

CORRECTION: Julian Pardo de Zela, who is on Mountain View’s Rental Housing Committee, said during a meeting Monday that the housing supply in the city might shrink if landlords decide […]

Opinion

Guest opinion: Time to turn the page on Foothills Park

December 16, 2020 8:34 am

GUEST OPINION This guest opinion piece originally appeared in Friday’s Daily Post. To keep up on what’s happening locally, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. […]

In the news

High school football, basketball prohibited while counties are in the purple tier

December 15, 2020 12:14 pm

High school football and basketball won’t be allowed in counties under the state’s purple or red Covid tiers, the California Department of Public Health has ruled. Both San Mateo and […]

Opinion

Opinion: Re-open the restaurants

December 15, 2020 11:53 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody hasn’t presented any data to justify her decision to stop restaurants from operating outdoors. Experts […]

San Mateo County

Commute by hovercraft? Study says a port for the vessels at the base of the Dumbarton would work

December 15, 2020 10:53 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The agency that runs the Bay Area’s ferries is floating the idea of having hovercrafts transport commuters across the Bay. Stops near the […]

San Mateo County

Newly elected members of college district get right to business

December 14, 2020 11:40 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Lisa Petrides and John Pimentel, the two new board members of the San Mateo County Community College District, jumped right into business during […]

Palo Alto

Slow-growth faction will get to pick new members of the Planning and Transportation Commission

December 14, 2020 9:59 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s slow growth proponents won a fight against the city’s pro-growth leaders tonight and as a result, council won’t make any appointments […]

East Palo Alto

UPDATE: Losing council candidate files second lawsuit

December 14, 2020 8:01 pm

The following story about Webster Lincoln’s first lawsuit was printed Dec. 9 in the Daily Post. A follow-up story about Lincoln’s second lawsuit was printed Dec. 12. To stay on […]

Palo Alto

City loses lawsuit over utility rates, residents may get refunds in the millions

December 14, 2020 5:00 pm

This story was originally printed Dec. 7 in the Daily Post. To make sure you get all of the local news, pick up a copy of the Post in the […]

Santa Clara County

Covid vaccines expected in county within days

December 14, 2020 2:46 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County officials are expecting 17,800 doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine to arrive in the county in the next few days, and doses […]

San Mateo County

Cop disciplined over Taser use — Taser probe got stuck in man’s head

December 14, 2020 2:22 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Mateo County Sheriff’s Deputy was suspended without pay for six days after an internal investigation found that he should have not […]

San Mateo County

Decision due in Galatolo case — DA investigating his handling of contracts and harassment

December 14, 2020 2:19 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A decision on whether former San Mateo County Community College District Chancellor Ron Galatolo will face charges from the District Attorney’s Office may […]

Palo Alto

Cars only on Christmas Tree Lane this year, no strolling

December 14, 2020 2:13 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer It used to be that Palo Altans had the choice of either walking or driving along Christmas Tree Lane to see how the […]

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Mountain View

Suspension of rent control suggested

December 14, 2020 2:09 pm

By the Daily Post staff Mountain View’s Rental Housing Committee tonight (Dec. 14) will discuss whether it wants to look into suspending rent control because of the city’s vacancy rate. […]

Caltrain

Caltrain contractor cuts 40 jobs as ridership plunges

December 14, 2020 1:24 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In an attempt to balance its books before getting money from the recently approved one-eighth-of-a-cent sales tax, Caltrain is furloughing about 40 people. […]

Redwood City

Oracle moving to Austin, Texas

December 11, 2020 4:27 pm

Oracle Corp. announced this afternoon (Dec. 11) that it is moving its headquarters from Redwood City to Austin, Texas, and let many employees choose their office locations and decide whether […]

San Carlos

San Carlos gets a new police chief

December 11, 2020 4:00 pm

Kristina Bell, a Redwood City native who has come up through the ranks of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, has been named San Carlos police chief. Bell, currently a […]

Obituaries

Robert Earl Capps

December 11, 2020 3:06 pm

August 19, 1957 – October 22, 2020 Robert Earl Capps passed peacefully on October 22, 2020, at his home in Truckee, California, with his sister, Carol Capps DiSabatino, niece, Sophia […]

Los Altos

Civil rights group calls for resignation of councilwoman

December 8, 2020 12:19 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A local civil rights group on Friday (Dec. 4) called for the resignation of recently re-elected Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng after […]

Palo Alto

Council trims contract of Downtown Streets Team after nonprofit refuses to release harassment report

December 8, 2020 12:01 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night cut the funding contract it has with the Downtown Streets Team from three years to just one […]

Palo Alto

Report investigating sex harassment claims at Downtown Streets Team is withheld from city

December 7, 2020 4:01 pm

This story originally appeared in the Nov. 23 edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the morning. BY ELAINE […]

Los Altos

Opinion: How did Chris Jordan last four years as city manager?

December 7, 2020 3:48 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I don’t understand how Chris Jordan survived for four years as city manager of Los Altos. Why City Council put up with him […]

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Palo Alto

City reports $34 million surplus thanks to utilities

December 7, 2020 3:38 pm

The city of Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of […]

Palo Alto

Robber hits Midtown 7-Eleven

December 6, 2020 12:44 pm

By the Daily Post staff A man claiming to have a gun robbed the 7-Eleven at 708 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood. At 10:40 p.m. Saturday, the man […]

Redwood City

Docktown plaintiff loses court appeal but may keep fighting to save what’s left of floating community

December 6, 2020 9:00 am

Appeals Court decision in Alison Madden v. City of Redwood City By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite a setback in the state Court of Appeal last week, the battle […]

In the news

Sequoia Union High School District superintendent paid $256,000 to quit

December 6, 2020 8:39 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position in September, according to a resignation and […]

Palo Alto

Petition drive to force Foothills Park vote needs 2,600 sigatures

December 5, 2020 4:38 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Those who want to sign the referendum petition to challenge Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents have to […]

Palo Alto

Man sues police over arrest for damaging iPhone

December 5, 2020 4:32 pm

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A man is suing the Palo Alto Police Department, a sergeant and two officers because he said he lost his job after being […]

Santa Clara County

What’s open, what’s closed under the lockdown order

December 5, 2020 3:38 pm

Starting Sunday night, the following will be temporarily closed in Santa Clara County: • All indoor and outdoor sit-down dining • Bars, breweries and distilleries • Wineries • Personal care […]

Santa Clara County

Santa Clara County goes into full lockdown on Sunday night, San Mateo County doesn’t

December 4, 2020 3:01 pm

By the Daily Post staff Restaurants operating outdoors in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View and other Santa Clara County communities will have to switch to take-out only under a […]

Mountain View

2,600 signs for RV parking ban will cost city $980,000

December 4, 2020 7:01 am

By the Daily Post staff Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga told the Post that residents can expect signs enforcing the new voter-approved RV parking ban to pop up on narrow […]

In the news

Newsom: Most of state nears stay-home order

December 3, 2020 2:08 pm

California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today, part of new rules triggered when fewer than […]

Palo Alto

Families sue school district over math class

December 3, 2020 12:59 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Two parents have sued the Palo Alto Unified School District for not placing their sons in higher-level freshman math classes, in a case that […]

Palo Alto

Target no longer interested in Fry’s site

December 3, 2020 12:53 pm

By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Target is no longer interested in opening a store in a portion of the old Fry’s Electronics site on Portage Avenue in Palo […]

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