Palo Alto
Pope-Chaucer bridge clogged, resulting in flooding
By the Daily Post staff • Creek flood monitors fail; • Palo Alto runs out of sandbags; • Water flow on San Francisquito Creek exceeds 1998 flood UPDATE, 5:47 p.m. […]
Year: 2022
In the news
Warnings issued about heavy rains flooding intersections in Menlo Park, Redwood City
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park and Redwood City are among the communities whose police departments are warning residents about driving in the heavy rains. In Mountain View, there […]
East Palo Alto
Man accused of murdering woman and disposing of her remains
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A woman who grew up in Mountain View was shot and killed by a man from whom she was renting a room in […]
Palo Alto
City surplus hits $40 million
The following story first appeared in the Daily Post print edition on Nov. 28. To catch all of the important local news first, get in the habit of picking up […]
Palo Alto
About 1,300 lose power
By the Daily Post staff 9 p.m. — The number of Palo Alto electric customers without power continued to dwindle into the night. Crews restored power to most customers in […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested on suspicion of stealing a car with two kids inside
A 28-year-old man was arrested on Christmas night after he stole a car in downtown Mountain View that had two children inside, police said. A woman called Mountain View police […]
Stanford
Babylon Bee rips into Stanford’s ‘harmful language’ guide
By the Daily Post staff Stanford’s list of harmful words and phrases, which made headlines earlier this week, is being seized upon by comedians who are turning the world-renowned university […]
Stanford
Sam Bankman-Fried is out on bond, not bail
By the Daily Post staff Sam Bankman-Fried, the cryptocurrency king whose empire collapsed and is now facing federal charges, was released to his parents home at Stanford on $250 million […]
Menlo Park
Man arrested, guns seized
Menlo Park police San Mateo County District Attorney detectives said they seized numerous guns, including a prohibited AR-15 assault weapon, from a man who has been prohibited from possessing guns […]
Santa Clara County
Rosen forced to re-hire deputy DA who criticized his office
An arbitrator has ordered Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen to re-hire former deputy DA Daniel Chung, but Chung isn’t being allowed to return to the office and the […]
In the news
Disgraced cryptocurrency king Sam Bankman-Fried released to custody of his parents in Palo Alto
A federal judge-magistrate in New York released disgraced cryptocurrency king Sam Bankman-Fried on $250 million bond today and ordered him to stay with is parents in Palo Alto until he […]
Stanford
Don’t say ‘Stupid’ at Stanford — university publishes guide to eliminating ‘harmful’ language
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford’s IT department has published a guide for eliminating harmful language on the university’s website, and some of the entries — including “American,” […]
Menlo Park
Council puts off filling replacement until Jan. 9
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council Wednesday (Dec. 21) night was poised to select a new council member to replace Ray Mueller, who was […]
Palo Alto
City to build fiber network, here’s where it will start
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight to build a fiber internet network that would compete with Comcast and AT&T. The city will do the […]
Palo Alto
City extends deal with contractor who underpaid janitors
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council agreed tonight (Dec. 19) to extend a contract with a company that has been underpaying janitors for more than four […]
Menlo Park
A look at the eight people who have applied for a city council opening
This story first appeared in the print edition of Monday’s Daily Post. After that, other publications have picked up the story. If you want to get the local news first, […]
Mountain View
Mountain View police chief to step down
By the Daily Post staff Days after Redwood City police chief Dan Mulholland announced his retirement, Mountain View police chief Chris Hsiung said today he was stepping down effective Feb. […]
San Mateo County
Sequoia Union superintendent leaves amid a controversy
By the Daily Post staff Darnise Williams resigned Tuesday as superintendent of the Sequoia Union High School District, though it wasn’t clear whether she jumped or was pushed by the […]
Spotlight
Crave Yoga Celebrating Its First Anniversary
Crave Yoga studio in Mountain View is celebrating its one- year anniversary this Saturday and is inviting everyone in the community to come check them out and celebrate with them. […]
Palo Alto
Council wants to step up enforcement of Airbnb law in order to make more rental properties available
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council welcomed a suggestion tonight (Dec. 12) to update and enforce the city’s ban on short-term rentals. A ban against […]