San Mateo County
Two dead after pickup truck plunges into the ocean
By the Daily Post staff A man and a girl are dead and rescuers are looking for a third person after a pickup truck plunged into the Pacific Ocean at […]
Month: April 2022
Obituaries
James A. Kurpius
July 20, 1938 – March 15, 2022 James A. Kurpius (Jim), died peacefully on March 15, 2022 at age 83 in Los Altos, California with his loving wife and two […]
Palo Alto
Two suspected in bike store burglary; 1 caught, 1 at large
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police say they caught one of the two men who burglarized a bicycle shop on El Camino Real on Thursday (April 28) morning, […]
Opinion
Opinion: Advice to council regarding its flawed business tax
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Please note that this is not an editorial against the city of Palo Alto’s proposed business tax. I’ll wait to write an editorial […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto’s three chiefs to take questions from public
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto’s police chief, fire chief and emergency services chief will take questions from the public during a meeting on May 10 at Mitchell Park […]
Los Altos
Los Altos School District board hires new superintendent
By the Daily Post staff Sandra McGonagle, who has held various leadership positions in the Los Altos School District over the past 12 years, is the school board’s choice for […]
Palo Alto
Suspected Lululemon thieves hit truck during getaway, police say
By the Daily Post staff Four people have been arrested after stealing from Lululemon in downtown Palo Alto and hitting a truck as they fled, police said. Their BMW was […]
East Palo Alto
Man, 71, killed by car on East Bayshore Road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A 71-year-old Menlo Park man was hit and killed by a car on East Bayshore Road in East Palo Alto this morning (April […]
Stanford
Stanford nurses go on strike
By the Daily Post staff About 5,000 nurses at Stanford Health Care and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, who make as much as $200,000 a year, went on strike Monday (April […]
Stanford
Student’s fatal dose of fentanyl was bought on the dark web
Eitan Weiner overdosed Jan. 17, 2020 at a Stanford fraternity house. Photo posted at WeRemember.com. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer “That could have been me … Maybe that […]
Obituaries
William J. Eppler
December 12, 1937 – March 4, 2022 On March 4, 2022 William (Bill) Eppler passed away. Bill attended St. Joseph Military Academy, Serra High School, and Santa Clara University on […]
Santa Clara County
Candidate profile: DA Jeff Rosen makes his case for re-election
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen sat down with the Post for a two-hour interview and talked about the fentanyl crisis, police misconduct, […]
In the news
Video of Assemblyman Berman losing his cool, dropping f-bomb during hearing
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, told a public speaker to “follow the f—-ing rules” at a hearing on a bill that would punish […]
In the news
Bill to stop police radio encryption passes first test
This story was printed in this morning’s Daily Post. Be the first to read important local news stories by picking up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]
Obituaries
Willis Richard Richardson
August 2, 1938 – January 4, 2022 Will Richardson (83) died on January 4, 2022, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease in San Diego, CA. He was […]
San Mateo County
In race to replace Speier, Mullin pulls ahead of Canepa in fundraising
This story originally appeared in Saturday’s Daily Post. If you want the latest in local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]
In the news
Former employee of Assemblyman Berman reports sexual harassment, then becomes the target of retaliation
This story was first printed in Friday’s Daily Post. Catch up on all of the local news by picking up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula Locations. BY […]
Palo Alto
Gunman robs man while child is nearby
By the Daily Post staff A man in a ski mask with a handgun robbed a Palo Alto resident at about 6:15 last night on Channing Avenue at Bryant Street […]
Palo Alto
Backyard prowler with ‘monster teeth’ mask brandishes knife before fleeing
By the Daily Post staff A prowler wearing a face mask with “monster teeth” brandished a small knife after a resident confronted him through a window in south Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Cops say portion of Black Lives Matter street mural made them sick
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer In an updated lawsuit, six Palo Alto police officers are claiming that a city-commissioned Black Lives Matter mural created a hostile workplace that […]
Opinion
Opinion: Countywide parcel tax is a bad idea for many reasons
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE DAILY POST EDITOR The five-member San Mateo County Board of Supervisors isn’t sure whether to put a parcel tax on the November ballot that would raise […]
Palo Alto
‘Black Lives Matter’ lawn sign vandalized again
By the Daily Post staff A woman in the 3300 block of Park Boulevard in Palo Alto told police that somebody changed the wording on her yard sign from “Black […]
Menlo Park
Palo Alto
Woman’s Ukrainian flag ripped down — police investigate as a hate crime
By the Daily Post staff A woman on Alma Street in Palo Alto got a surprise when she discovered that somebody had torn down her Ukrainian flag, and left it […]
Santa Clara County
DA Rosen says system would lack balance if public defender Khan is elected DA
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer At a candidate debate yesterday, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said public defender Sajid Khan shouldn’t be elected because he is a […]
Santa Clara County
Candidate Profile: Wrongfully arrested when he was young, Sean Allen later became a cop
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer One of the candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff — sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Allen — told the Post yesterday he was wrongfully arrested when […]
San Mateo County
Update: Criminal charges filed against former college district chancellor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After 2½ years of investigation, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office has hit former community college district chancellor Ron Galatolo with 21 […]
Palo Alto
Man robbed after inviting woman home who he met online
By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto man who invited a woman he met online to his house early this morning (April 7) was robbed at gunpoint by the […]
Palo Alto
Macy’s security officer hit, sprayed; 3 women arrested
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police last night (April 5) arrested three women suspected of hitting and pepper spraying a Macy’s security officer at the Stanford Shopping Center. […]
Obituaries
Brian E. Stack
February 1946 – February 2022 Brian E. Stack passed away at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 77. Brian was raised in Palo Alto, CA and attended San […]
Palo Alto
Teens accused of robbing woman at Stanford Shopping Center
Four teenage boys from Oakland were arrested after allegedly robbing a woman and trying to steal her vehicle at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Monday evening, according […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto sticks with police radio encryption, but will re-work online map showing incidents
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Instead of un-encrypting its police radios, Palo Alto City Council voted early this morning (April 5) to improve an online map that shows […]
Santa Clara County
Candidate profile: Palo Alto Chief Jonsen promises to hold deputies accountable
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen drew parallels between his last four years in Palo Alto and what would happen if he gets elected […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park school superintendent resigning
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City School District Superintendent Erik Burmeister announced today (April 4) that he is resigning from his post on Dec. 31. In […]
Los Altos
Teen who died of suspected fentanyl overdose is identified
Los Altos High School. File photo. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos High School student who died from a potential fentanyl overdose has been identified as […]