Caltrain
Caltrain to test electric trains this month
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer This month Caltrain will begin testing its electric trains at a train manufacturing plant in Salt Lake City. They will be tested on […]
Year: 2020
Palo Alto
School board concerned students might not be able to get online
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board members said at last night’s meeting that they are worried some students will have trouble accessing online lessons because […]
San Mateo County
Three finalists announced in search for community college district leader
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three veterans of higher education are vying for the job of San Mateo County Community College District chancellor, including one familiar face. Current […]
Palo Alto
Property taxpayers who need to file late can submit a waiver
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Both San Mateo and Santa Clara County tax collectors are telling taxpayers if they cannot pay their property taxes by the April 10 […]
Palo Alto
Whole Foods ‘sick-out’ doesn’t reach Palo Alto
A national Whole Foods “sick-out” was planned for today, but Palo Alto’s Whole Foods appeared unaffected. Some Instacart and Amazon warehouse workers walked off the job yesterday demanding greater safeguards […]
Atherton
Atherton mom gets up to 7 months in prison in college admissions scam
An Atherton woman was sentenced today (March 31) to seven months in prison for paying bribes to rig her two daughters’ college admissions exams and get one of them into […]
San Mateo County
County unveils website to help people find food, clinics, parks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County officials yesterday announced a new website designed to help people find open restaurants, nearby medical centers and parks. The website, […]
Palo Alto
Xerox calls off bid for Palo Alto-based HP Inc.
By the Daily Post staff Xerox Holdings Corp. announced today (March 31) that it is withdrawing its hostile $36 billion bid for Palo Alto-based HP Inc., saying the economic downturn […]
San Mateo County
County wants first responders to be first in line for COVID-19 tests
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County is working to make sure first responders are the first to get COVID-19 tests when needed. County Manager Mike Callagy […]
Obituaries
Michael Edwin Kahn
April 30, 1938 – March 25, 2020 Michael Edwin Kahn passed away peacefully in his home in Los Altos on March 25, 2020, with the love and support of his […]
Redwood City
Alleged school bus thief was on probation for an attack with a chain
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City man who was arrested after allegedly stealing a Sequoia Union High School District bus was on probation for breaking a […]
Atherton
Preschool asks town for a rent break during stay-at-home order
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An Atherton preschool is asking the city council tonight (April 1) for a break on its rent since the school has had to […]
Mountain View
Clarke’s closing after 75 years of burgers
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Clarke’s Charcoal Broiler at 615 W. El Camino Real is shutting its doors after 75 years of serving what some have deemed the […]
Palo Alto
Witness helps police arrest 3 suspects in robbery
By the Daily Post staff A witness helped police arrest three suspects in the armed robbery of the Arco station at Middlefield and San Antonio roads in Palo Alto, police […]
Palo Alto
Tennis players break into closed Rinconada courts
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine took to Twitter today (March 30) to chastise residents who broke into tennis courts that were closed to […]
Portola Valley
Windy Hill shut down, hikers didn’t observe social distancing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Windy Hill Nature Preserve has been shut down because too many people went hiking and didn’t stay at least six feet from each […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Event Center to become a temporary hospital
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In preparation for a potential surge of COVID-19 patients, San Mateo County is working with the National Guard turn the the county’s event […]
Opinion
Opinion: When will the stay-at-home order end?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Today is the 11th day of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order and we don’t know when it will end. President Trump said he […]
Palo Alto
Restaurant owner offers food to the needy
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Anatolian Kitchen in Palo Alto is delivering free meals to people who are struggling financially because of COVID-19, seniors who are afraid to […]
North Fair Oaks
Cancer claims couple who drew strong support from community and family
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writers In December, the Post printed an article about a community of churchgoers and neighbors who renovated a house for a young North Fair […]