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 […]
Year: 2021
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 […]
Santa Clara County
Covid mutation accounts for up to 25% of state’s cases
A Covid mutation is spreading in California, and one expert says it accounts for about 25% of California’s cases, health officials said at a news conference Sunday night. There’s no […]
San Mateo County
Community College District’s board is a year behind on its minutes; new trustee wants that fixed
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Community College District has not posted minutes for its school board for a year, making a new trustee saying […]
Palo Alto
City Council to look at charging fees to enter Foothills Park
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council on Tuesday (Jan. 19) will consider imposing entry fees at Foothills Park to reduce attendance and pay for upkeep. The fees […]
San Mateo County
County behind in providing Covid vaccinations
San Mateo County is still in the first phase of distributing Covid vaccinations, giving shots to nursing home workers and residents of long-term homes employees. The county is encouraging people […]
Palo Alto
Grieving family leaves a unique gift to the Creamery
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer After her mother died of lung cancer, Palo Alto resident Olivia Koyama and her family raised over $28,000 to keep their favorite restaurant […]
Mountain View
Attorney who fought for the underdog dies
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Attorney Gary Wesley, a noted Mountain View government watchdog who had a “commitment to the underdog,” has been found dead in his home. […]
Google
Google employees get the ‘all clear’ after suspicious package is found
12:05 p.m. — A suspicious package found at a Google building this morning has been examined and rendered safe, Mountain View police said. The package was not blown up, but […]
East Palo Alto
Opinion: Full court press needed to deal with alarming Covid rate in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Government, business and nonprofit leaders need to make a full court press to stop the surge of Covid cases in East Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Developer shrinks proposed housing development on El Camino at City Council’s request
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council on Tuesday (Jan. 19) will discuss a developer’s proposal for a five-story building with 113 apartments plus offices and […]
In the news
A look at who is first in line for vaccinations — homeless are ahead of defense workers
Instead of a first come, first serve method of distributing vaccines, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided the distribution will take place in tranches that emphasize “equity.” Right now, California is […]
Santa Clara County
Vaccination blame game: County points finger at hospitals and clinics
Santa Clara County has used less than half the vaccines the county received, but county leaders say the real problem is a lack of data from hospitals on how many […]
Palo Alto
Pandemic shot a $16 million hole in city’s general fund
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto’s general fund saw a $16 million shortfall in tax revenues because of the Covid pandemic during the fiscal […]
Redwood City
City takes the next step toward ferry service
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council is moving forward with early plans for adding ferry service to the city’s port, although some residents say they are […]