Menlo Park
Menlo Park man knifed by an ‘escort,’ cops say
A 17-year-old girl has been arrested after allegedly slashing a man with a knife after he had used an internet service to have a female “escort” come to his home […]
Month: June 2021
Obituaries
Kaaren Antoun
Kaaren Antoun, 79, a long-time resident of Palo Alto, died June 8, 2021. Born Kaaren Lynn Wiggins in Napa to Wilford Carlyle Wiggins, a federal civil engineer at the Mare […]
Opinion
Opinion: With the latest Caltrain fiasco, it’s time to talk about merging railroad with BART
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The news that Caltrain is delaying its switch to electric trains by two years, and that the project is $330 million over budget, […]
Palo Alto
Group of 11 thieves take $100,000 in handbags from Stanford Shopping Center
By the Daily Post staff Police say 11 “coordinated” thieves descended upon the Louis Vuitton store at the Stanford Shopping Center and stole $100,000 in handbags. The suspects are at […]
Palo Alto
Council denies request to allow medical retailers at Town & Country
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (June 7) rejected a request from Town & Country Village owner Jim Ellis to allow medical businesses […]
East Palo Alto
Gang member convicted of non-fatal drive-by shooting
By the Daily Post staff A jury yesterday (June 7) found a 27-year-old Menlo Park man guilty of attempted murder and other felonies in a gang-related drive-by shooting that left […]
Palo Alto
Update on the reopening of University and Cal avenues
MONDAY, JUNE 7 — In a 4-3 vote, Palo Alto City Council tonight (June 7) approved an ordinance that allows restaurants to continue operating parklets in parking spaces, but no […]
Palo Alto
Avenidas’ new CEO ready to ‘listen’
The following story was printed in Saturday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the print edition of the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Palo Alto
Homeless man is reunited with brother who thought he was dead
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A homeless man who’s lived in Palo Alto for over two decades has been discovered by his brother on the East Coast who […]
In the news
State Sen. Becker votes for controversial housing density bill SB9
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on May 28. To avoid missing important local news stories, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altans may face water-bill surcharges and rationing in a drought
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post on Wednesday. To get all of the local news first, get in the habit of picking up the Post in the […]
Caltrain
UPDATED: Caltrain electrification delayed 2 years; $330 million over budget
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain announced yesterday (June 3) that its switch from diesel to electric locomotives will be delayed two years until “late 2024,” and that […]
In the news
Beware of scammers calling about utility bills
This story was originally printed May 12 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. […]
Menlo Park
SRI wants to redevelop campus, add 400 homes
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY […]
Palo Alto
Illegal fireworks season begins early
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer More than 1,500 pounds of fireworks have been seized by a task force made up of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District and […]
Obituaries
Marilyn Goldfarb
November 1, 1928 – May 20, 2021 Marilyn R. (Gillis, born Cohn) Goldfarb passed in her sleep early in the morning of May 20. Resident of Palo Alto, Marilyn was […]