Caltrain
Man accused of punching transit workers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man is facing criminal charges after he punched two transit workers in Menlo Park and Belmont, a prosecutor said. On Friday around […]
Year: 2020
Palo Alto
UPDATE: $10,000 offered in Embarcadero Road shooting
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, JUNE 15 — Palo Alto police today announced that a $10,000 is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the […]
Palo Alto
Uber passenger accused of carjacking, beating driver
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a 33-year-old Belmont man on suspicion of trying to carjack an Uber driver. George August Bjurberg was arrested Friday and […]
Mountain View
Two more enter Mountain View City Council race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga and Alex Nunez, who in part ran the campaign for two recent ballot measures, announced today (June 15) […]
Palo Alto
City reveals first seven winners of business grants
By the Daily Post staff A Japanese restaurant, a women’s boutique and a hair salon are among the first Palo Alto businesses to receive grants from the city to help […]
Stanford
Students urge Stanford to fund King institute
When Greg Clark’s parents came to visit him at Stanford’s Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute, they had mixed emotions. Clark, a sophomore research intern at the time, […]
Palo Alto
DA won’t charge ex-cop in videotaped beating
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen will not bring criminal charges against former Palo Alto Sgt. Wayne Benitez, who was caught on […]
San Mateo County
College district board’s instructions to administration ignored, refuses to vote on gym contract
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Community College District Board refused to vote on a new contract with the contractor that runs the gym at […]
Palo Alto
Free COVID-19 testing available in Palo Alto from Tuesday through Friday
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Free testing for COVID-19 will be available to Palo Alto residents at City Hall this week, officials announced Friday. Previously, the county was […]
Mountain View
10 coronavirus cases at one Mountain View construction site
Santa Clara County is calling for greater adherence to social distancing and safety protocols at construction sites after “multiple cases” of novel conronavirus were detected among workers at four sites. […]
Palo Alto
FBI reportedly investigating Palo Alto police beating caught on video
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The FBI has reportedly opened an investigation into the 2018 Palo Alto police beating at the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park, where video […]
Caltrain
Man, 82, hit by train but is alive
By the Daily Post staff Firefighters extricated a 70-year-old man who was hit by a Caltrain at Oak Grove Avenue in Menlo Park this afternoon (June 12) and dragged under […]
Palo Alto
City reverses itself on President Hotel — City manager now says it can become a hotel
This story originally appeared in Friday morning’s print edition of the Post. Most of the Post’s news stories don’t appear on this website. For exclusive local coverage, pick up the […]
Palo Alto
Juvenile auto burglars nearly run over victim, police say
By the Daily Post staff Two juveniles in a stolen vehicle burglarized a second vehicle and nearly ran over the victim as they were trying to flee the scene, Palo […]
Palo Alto
Former mayor Pat Burt will run for council this November
By the Daily Post staff Pat Burt, who served on council from 2008 to 2016 and was mayor twice, announced today (June 11) that he will be running for a […]
Belmont
Body found near Caltrain tracks
A body was found next to the Caltrain tracks in Belmont early this morning, prompting delays in the system. A train engineer discovered the body around 5:55 a.m. next to […]
Los Altos
Los Altos Planning Commission chair who got DUI in autopilot Tesla resigns
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Alex Samek, the Los Altos Planning Commissioner member who the CHP said was passed out drunk at the wheel of his Tesla as […]
Palo Alto
Ed Lauing, planning commissioner and former parks and rec commissioner, announces for City Council
Ed Lauing, current Planning and Transportation Commissioner and three-time chair of the Parks and Recreation Commission, today (June 10) announced his candidacy for Palo Alto City Council. He’s now the […]
Obituaries
Christopher Michael Lundin
December 21, 1952 – June 4, 2020 Christopher Lundin passed away unexpectedly in the early morning of June 4th at his home in Palo Alto. Born in San Francisco in […]
San Mateo County
College district to discuss controversial gym contractor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An attempt by the San Mateo County Community College District board to get an independent opinion about the contractor who runs the College […]