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 […]
Year: 2020
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 […]
Palo Alto
High hits 106 today, shattering record; Palo Alto opens cooling center
By the Daily Post staff The high this afternoon was 106 degrees in Palo Alto at 3:47 p.m. That’s 10 degrees higher than the record of 96 set in 1983. […]
In the news
Smoke and smog expected to linger for at least the next two days
The murky haze of smoke and smog over the Bay Area is expected to linger for at least two more days and a Spare the Air alert has been extended […]
In the news
No print edition of the Post on Labor Day
The Post isn’t printing on Labor Day in observance of the holiday. The Post is also off on Tuesday and Wednesday due to our abbreviated COVID-19 distribution schedule. We’ll return […]
Palo Alto
Sunday’s high of 102 set a record
Sunday’s high temperature in Palo Alto was 102 degrees, breaking a 26-year record. The previous high on Sept. 6 was 94 in 1998. The National Weather Service has issued an […]
In the news
Rolling blackouts possible if consumers don’t conserve
By the Daily Post staff The high hit 102 degrees in Palo Alto this afternoon and state power grid authorities are asking people to conserve power. The California Independent System […]
Los Altos
Los Altos drops appeal of court ruling; apartment and office building will go forward
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos City Council has voted 5-0 to drop its appeal of a ruling that said the city broke three state laws and acted in […]
Palo Alto
School district preparing for a big drop in enrollment
By SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District is preparing for a big drop in enrollment. Bond manager and retired Chief Business Officer Bob Golton […]
In the news
Protest planned over closed schools — list of schools that will be allowed to open
Scroll to the end to see which schools have applied to waivers from the lockdown order. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos mom Jenny Fedorova is leading […]
Belmont
School district opens investigation into Carlmont educator over sex rumors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Carlmont High School educator is under investigation after allegations that she acted inappropriately with male students have resurfaced due to a change.org […]
Obituaries
Arlene Coenenberg
January 13, 1925 – August 20, 2020 Arlene Elizabeth Coenenberg, 95, of Palo Alto, died August 20th, 2020. Arlene was born in Downs, Kansas on January 13th, 1925 to the […]
Los Altos
Offer of money for bocce ball courts sparks controversy
This story was originally published Aug. 27 in the print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the local news, including many stories that won’t appear online, pick up […]
Los Altos Hills
Homeowners in the hills got millions of dollars in free tree removals from tax-funded district
By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Los Altos Hills County Fire District spent $22 million from 2003 to 2019 to cut down trees on private property at no cost […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why was that story newsworthy?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Newspapers get a lot of letters from readers, more than we can ever publish. But I make it a priority to run those […]
Opinion
Guest opinion: Opening Foothills Park to non-residents will create problems
GUEST OPINION By CARLIN OTTO Dear Palo Alto residents, as you consider opening Foothills Park to the general public, think about the following points: 1. During the last 20 years, […]
Palo Alto
In council race, Tanaka, Kou and Templeton rack up cash
This story was originally published Aug. 1 in the print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the […]