2021 – Page 10 – Palo Alto Daily Post

RV parking program gives the homeless a hand

June 28, 2021 12:03 am

BY ASTRID CASIMIRE Bay City News When Lupita Lara was homeless a decade ago, she had to figure things out on her own. Now as a case manager for WeHOPE, […]

Santa Clara County refuses to attend Caltrain governance meeting because of lawsuit threat

June 27, 2021 11:06 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The battle for control of Caltrain got uglier yesterday (June 25) when San Francisco and Santa Clara County officials refused to attend a […]

Community college district plans to end tuition

June 27, 2021 8:14 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Community College District has board voted to spend $6.75 million to make tuition free. The $6.75 million, approved Wednesday […]

Eviction moratorium extended until Sept. 30

June 25, 2021 4:47 pm

The state will extend its ban on evictions and cover back rent and utility payments for people who fell behind during the pandemic under a $7.2 billion plan announced today […]

Man arrested in connection with skateboard attack

June 25, 2021 3:33 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police arrested a man today that they believe whacked another man in the head with a skateboard in an unprovoked assault. Arrested was […]

The Palo Alto Courthouse at 270 Grant Ave. in the California Avenue district. Post file photo.

Opinion: Palo Alto may soon lose its courthouse

June 25, 2021 12:12 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It looks like Palo Alto is going to lose its courthouse. That’s not the final decision, but the place suffering the death of […]

Flintstone House lawsuit settled — the dinosaurs can stay

June 25, 2021 12:05 am

This story was originally published in Thursday’s print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]

Opinion: City’s parking laws raise housing costs

June 24, 2021 11:50 pm

GUEST OPINION By Patrick Siegman My mom and dad bought their first house in Palo Alto for about $16,000. At the time, it cost about five cents per hour to […]

Silicon Valley antivirus pioneer John McAfee found dead in Spanish prison

June 23, 2021 3:12 pm

John McAfee, the former Santa Clara County resident who created the McAfee antivirus software, was found dead in his jail cell near Barcelona in an apparent suicide today, hours after […]

Downtown, Cal Ave street closures to continue through at least Sept. 30

June 23, 2021 12:23 am

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council early this morning decided to continue the closure of parts of University Avenue and California Avenue to cars until Sept. 30. […]

San Mateo County wants to settle an old score before talking about governance of Caltrain

June 23, 2021 12:01 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County officials are making it clear that they don’t intend to give San Francisco and Santa Clara County leaders more of […]

Another handbag heist — a crew of 7 rob TheRealReal

June 22, 2021 4:33 pm

By the Daily Post staff A crew of seven robbers took $50,000 in handbags from the luxury consignment store TheRealReal at 379 University Ave., just two weeks after 11 thieves […]

County drops requirement that employers check vaccinations

June 22, 2021 2:01 pm

By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County has dropped a month-old requirement that employers determine the vaccination status of their employees or face fines. The county said it was […]

Council approves new $205 million budget with restorations of some cuts

June 22, 2021 12:48 am

BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (June 21) approved a $205 million budget with money to restore some services, such as the “browned […]

483-home development approved

June 22, 2021 12:28 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission last night unanimously approved Greystar Real Estate’s proposal to build a 483-home development near Facebook, despite some residents […]

Parolee accused of grabbing teen and trying to carry her away

June 22, 2021 12:05 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A parolee is facing new criminal charges after he grabbed a 15-year-old girl at a Redwood City tea shop and tried to pull […]

Police arrest homeless man suspected in 3 arsons

June 21, 2021 8:01 pm

By the Daily Post staff When Mountain View firefighters arrived to put out a small fire in a parking lot on South Rengstorff Avenue this morning, there was a man […]

80% of county residents get at least one Covid shot

June 21, 2021 3:14 pm

By the Daily Post staff The Santa Clara County Public Health Department announced today (June 21) that 80% of the county’s residents 12 and over have received at least one […]

Man stabbed in bar fight

June 21, 2021 2:07 pm

A 23-year-old man was seriously injured after being stabbed in a fight outside a bar in North Fair Oaks, authorities said. The stabbing was reported shortly after 2 a.m. Saturday […]

Man arrested for stalking jailer, kept getting arrested to see her

June 20, 2021 2:59 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man became infatuated with a San Mateo County Sheriff’s jailer and kept getting arrested to see her, despite his feelings not being […]

Guest opinion: Juneteenth holiday is long overdue

June 20, 2021 2:30 pm

GUEST OPINION BY MARK OLBERT In a rare act of near unanimity, Congress voted to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday and President Biden signed it into law this week. […]

Council may expand local hiring policy

June 18, 2021 5:36 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto City Council is taking a look at expanding a policy that requires some new businesses in town to hire 30% […]

‘Browned out’ fire station returning, funds for Children’s Theater largely restored

June 18, 2021 5:25 pm

Word Count: 784 This story was originally published June 11 in the print edition of the Daily Post. To stay on top of local news, pick up a copy of […]

Palo Alto hires a new city clerk

June 17, 2021 3:38 pm

By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council announced today (June 17) decided to hire Seaside’s assistant city manager, Lesley Milton, as city clerk, replacing Beth Minor, who is […]

Opinion: If you’re ‘woke,’ this won’t be a joke — these words will make you choke

June 17, 2021 12:21 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The meanings of words are changing faster today than at any time I can remember. This is frustrating. I think we should all […]

Palo Alto resident Laurene Powell Jobs. AP file photo.

Amazon hiring deal comes up during review of Laurene Powell Jobs’ office park plan

June 15, 2021 12:05 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto Planning Commissioner last night (June 14) cautioned representatives of a company headed by Laurene Powell Jobs to consider how […]

Council gives police auditor larger role

June 14, 2021 10:08 pm

By the Daily Post staff Anytime a Palo Alto police officer points a gun at someone, the incident will be reviewed by then city’s independent police auditor, City Council decided […]

Los Altos council offers city manager job to Socal city official

June 14, 2021 7:31 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council has offered the city manager’s job to Gabriel Engeland, who has held the same post in the Los Angeles […]

Former Mountain View hacker known as ‘The Face of Anonymous’ is arrested in Mexico

June 14, 2021 5:23 pm

By the Daily Post staff Federal authorities announced today that they have arrested former Mountain View resident Christopher Doyon, who fled to Mexico after he was charged with launching a […]

Mountain View man arrested for lewd conduct in front of 11-year-old

June 14, 2021 4:32 pm

By the Daily Post staff Atherton police announced today that they have arrested a Mountain View man for exposing himself while inside of a vehicle in front of an 11-year […]