San Mateo County
Woman killed in Highway 101 accident
By the Daily Post staff A 34-year-old woman was killed on Highway 101 in a rollover accident in the middle of the night, the CHP reported. The woman, who is […]
Month: January 2021
Palo Alto
Family, friends grieve accidental death of 21-year-old from Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff A 21-year-old outdoors enthusiast who grew up in Palo Alto has died from what his father believes was a freak accident in a park near […]
East Palo Alto
County won’t say how many people in East Palo Alto died of Covid
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In its reporting on the high rate of Covid cases in East Palo Alto, the Post asked San Mateo County officials how many […]
Menlo Park
Former Councilwoman Keith asked to leave water agency’s board
This story was originally printed Jan. 21 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. […]
Palo Alto
Walgreens robbery suspect may have pulled other heists
A 28-year-old man, who was arrested following a robbery at a Walgreens store in San Carlos, is believed to have committed other robberies on the Peninsula and the East Bay, […]
Palo Alto
Faltering tax may fund new police station — decision expected Monday
This story was originally published in Monday’s Daily Post. This website only carries a fraction of the local stories the Post covers. To get all of the local news, pick […]
Mountain View
Police dog attacks innocent man napping in his own backyard
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View man, who wasn’t suspected of any crime, was asleep in his backyard when cops mistook his identity and let a […]
Obituaries
Christopher Arnold
October 1925 – January 2021 Christopher Arnold passed away on January 18, 2021. The cause of death was COVID-19. A prominent architect and longtime resident of Palo Alto, he designed […]
Palo Alto
People 65 and over can now get vaccines in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County residents 65 years and older are now eligible to get vaccinated for Covid, county officials announced today (Jan. 26). Residents in that age range can now schedule […]
Obituaries
Mary Elizabeth Emard
October 13, 1947 – January 10, 2021 Mary Elizabeth Emard (nee Rose), a lifelong resident of Palo Alto, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Sunday, January 10th after a […]
San Mateo County
Wire service sues San Mateo County courts for delaying release of new lawsuits
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A wire service that reports on lawsuits filed around the country is suing the San Mateo County Superior Court for not making lawsuits […]
Belmont
Notre Dame de Namur to push onward despite enrollment drop
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Despite decreasing enrollment and revenue, Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont will remain in business by changing the courses it offers and selling […]
In the news
State lifts stay-at-home order, outdoor dining and sports can return
Gov. Gavin Newsom today (Jan. 25) lifted his coronavirus stay-at-home order, which means that restaurants can resume outdoor dining, barbershops and beauty salons can reopen, and sports can return with […]
Palo Alto
2016 murder case may finally be headed for trial
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto woman accused of stabbing her husband’s sister to death is expected in Santa Clara County Superior Court next month to […]
San Mateo County
2,000 people get Covid vaccine in one day at drive-through vaccination site
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer About 2,000 people received the Covid vaccine Monday (Jan. 25) while sitting in their car at a drive-through vaccination site at the San […]
Redwood City
Police looking for car in fatal hit-and-run
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City police are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run collision on Woodside Road and killed a 73-year-old woman. On Saturday at […]
In the news
Proposal aims to pay 80% of most people’s unpaid rent
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s top two legislative leaders pledged today (Jan. 25) to pay off 80% of most people’s unpaid rent that has piled up during the coronavirus […]
Palo Alto
Woman accused of hitting man with laptop in hate-crime case
By the Daily Post staff A 42-year-old woman has been arrested by Palo Alto police after she allegedly assaulted a man of Middle Eastern descent with a laptop in what […]
San Mateo County
Body found along San Mateo County coast
A woman’s body was found Saturday morning at a San Mateo County beach south of Half Moon Bay, the sheriff’s office said. The body, described as an Asian woman, was […]
Mountain View
Police arrest two on juvenile sex charges
By the Daily Post staff Mountain View police have arrested a man on suspicion of possessing sexually explicit images of a minor and a second man accused of being in […]
Santa Clara County
Man walks into police station and confesses to murder
Leonid Solomonovich Yamburg, 51, walked into the lobby of the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety and told a records clerk he killed his wife, authorities said. Sunnyvale officers then traveled […]
Santa Clara County
Proposal might bring back high school sports
By the Daily Post staff Schools in Santa Clara County are going to try to have high school sports this spring — including possibly a five-game football season — after […]
Los Altos
Mother sues school district, claiming it didn’t provide services to daughter struggling with depression, anxiety
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The mother of a Los Altos High School student is suing the Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District for not providing special education […]
Palo Alto
UPDATE: Man killed at Churchill Avenue rail crossing identified
By the Daily Post staff FRIDAY, JAN. 20, 3:30 p.m.: The man killed by a train at the Churchill Avenue Caltrain crossing yesterday has been identified by the Santa Clara […]
Palo Alto
Police looking for would-be mugger with gun
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for a gunman who attempted to rob a man in broad daylight on a residential street. The gunman ran away […]
Belmont
2 found dead in Belmont hotel room
Two people were found dead of a suspected drug overdose at a hotel in Belmont, according to police. Officers responded at 2:52 p.m. Wednesday to a medical call at the […]
Palo Alto
Council receptive to housing proposal
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A five-story building with 113 apartments, offices and retail on El Camino Real near Page Mill Road won the qualified support of most […]
East Palo Alto
City has surplus of millions
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto posted a surplus of $12.3 million for the 2020 fiscal year that ended in June despite losing some income because […]
Menlo Park
Teen dies in SUV rollover crash
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The 16-year-old driver of the SUV that overturned on Valparaiso Avenue in the Sharon Hills Park neighborhood has died, authorities said today. Michael […]
Opinion
Opinion: Newsom and the vaccines — failure to plan is planning to fail
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor America developed a vaccine for Covid-19 in record time. Nobody thought the scientists and pharmaceutical companies could come up with vaccines in a […]
Stanford
Stanford study: Lockdowns have no clear benefit
By the Daily Post staff A Stanford study comparing Covid responses in different countries found “no clear significant beneficial effect” from stay-at-home orders and business closures. The peer-reviewed study, published […]
Portola Valley
Planning Commission to review Stanford’s plans in Portola Valley
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Portola Valley Planning Commission on Wednesday (Jan. 20) will review plans for a housing development proposed by Stanford not far from the […]
Palo Alto
Cordell says city commission’s report on race lacks immediate steps to solve racial problems
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer LaDoris Cordell, a retired Santa Clara County Superior Court judge and former Palo Alto councilwoman, said a new report on the city’s history […]
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County distributed 21,800 vaccine doses from batch that sickened others
State epidemiologist Dr. Erica S. Pan is urging a halt to more than 300,000 coronavirus vaccinations using a Moderna vaccine version because some people received medical treatment for possible severe […]
Palo Alto
It looks like high schoolers will remain at home until year’s end
This story was originally published in Saturday’s Daily Post. To get all of the latest local news, pick up a Post in the morning at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY […]