Palo Alto
Complaint says candidate’s Christmas card violated finance rules
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on Jan. 19. If you want to get the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Year: 2022
Opinion
Opinion: City manager shouldn’t tell council to keep information from the public
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When Pets In Need told Palo Alto officials they were canceling their contract to run the Palo Alto Animal Shelter, the reaction of […]
Stanford
Nurse who disappeared apparently drowned in the Bay
Michael Odell. Facebook photo. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A travel nurse at Stanford who was missing for two days has apparently drowned in the Bay, police said. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police chief is retiring; plans to run for sheriff
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Ahead of a potential run for sheriff, Robert Jonsen plans to retire after four years as Palo Alto’s police chief, City Manager Ed […]
Stanford
Parents sue Stanford over son’s overdose death
By the Daily Post staff “In the early morning hours of Jan. 17, 2020, 19-year-old Eitan Michael Weiner died alone in a bathroom stall at the Theta Delta Chi (“TDX”) […]
Palo Alto
State attorney general to investigate sheriff
California Attorney General Rob Bonta today (Jan. 19) announced a civil rights investigation into the office of Santa Clara Sheriff Laurie Smith, who is fighting formal public corruption accusations following […]
Palo Alto
Robber snags purses at Stanford Shopping Center; Mall management tells reporter to leave or he’ll be thrown out
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man wielding a fake handgun took purses from two women eating lunch outside True Food Kitchen at the Stanford Shopping Center and […]
Obituaries
Carole Zimet Stone
1928 – 2022 Carole Louise (Zimet) Stone passed away peacefully in the early dawn of January 1, 2022, at the age of 93. With her generosity and warmth, Carole always […]
Obituaries
Galen F. Antle
July 8, 1972 – October 22, 2021 Galen was born in Hilo, Hawaii to Bonnie (nee Turkisher) and Kent Antle on July 8, 1972. Galen was raised in California and […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altan with 2% stake in Warriors under fire for comments about Uyghur genocide
By the Daily Post staff Chamath Palihapitiya, a Palo Alto venture capitalist and minority owner of the Warriors, is receiving widespread criticism for saying on a podcast that “nobody cares” […]
Opinion
Opinion: Redwood City needs to do a better job scrutinizing applications for cannabis store permits
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Remember Garrison Keillor’s Lake Wobegon, where all of the children are above average? Redwood City has released a list of applicants for the […]
Palo Alto
Crew of 8 robs Palo Alto tobacco store
By the Daily Post staff Eight men robbed a tobacco store in Palo Alto, pistol-whipping the clerk and making off with merchandise and the cash register, police said. The clerk, […]
San Mateo County
$7 million in Covid-related gear left out in the rain by county
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Manager Mike Callagy says he’s hiring an outside investigator to look into why $7 million of county-purchased personal protective equipment, […]
Santa Clara County
Covid infections take a dramatic drop
By the Daily Post staff Tests on sewage in Palo Alto and Santa Clara County show Covid infections spiked last week and are now dropping. The test results are in […]
Palo Alto
Update: Body found in Opportunity Center
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Update, Jan. 14, 8 a.m. — A man who was exposed to chemicals died yesterday (Jan. 13) on the fifth floor of the […]
San Mateo County
Alarm sounded about potential loss of benefits for veterans who need home care
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Peninsula woman is raising the alarm that potentially hundreds of San Mateo County veterans, and their families, could lose a lifeline due […]
Palo Alto
Psst, keep this to yourself — City council gets briefings without the public’s knowledge
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada has been giving weekly briefings to City Council without the public’s knowledge since he started in 2019. […]
Spotlight
Design Your Dream Home With Dina
Whether you are redesigning a room or furnishing and decorating an entire home from scratch, Dina Ishibashi and the other expert interior designers at Flegel’s Design are ready to bring […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police chief files to run for Santa Clara County Sheriff
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Police Chief Bob Jonsen has filed to run for Santa Clara County Sheriff. He said today (Jan. 12) that he will […]
Palo Alto
Homeowner confronts burglar swinging hedge shears
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a man who allegedly smashed a home’s glass front doors and swung at the homeowner with hedge shears before running […]
Spotlight
Create a Home You Love With Rich
When you expect the highest quality of home furnishings and the interior design to coordinate them into a beautiful home, come meet Rich Burford and the other designers at Flegel’s […]
Palo Alto
360 parents respond to PAUSD’s call to volunteer to keep schools open
Most school districts are discouraging parents from coming to school during the omicron surge to prevent schools from closing. Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Don Austin sent out an all-points bulletin, […]
In the news
New state budget includes $500 million for bridges to separate train from streets
By the Daily Post staff Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new $286 billion budget, released today (Jan. 10), includes $500 million for bridges to separate the streets from the tracks at Caltrain […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Courthouse reopening in May
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto Courthouse, which some feared would permanently close after a temporary shutdown due to the pandemic, will reopen on May 2, a Santa […]
Palo Alto
Water line bursts in two places in Arastradero Preserve
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer An unexplained spike in water pressure caused a large pipe to break in two weak spots and leak hundreds of thousands of gallons […]
Palo Alto
Developer of city’s first SB9 project plans to live in one home, sell the others off to pay the bills
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Developer Bill Wu, one of the people behind Palo Alto’s first single-family lot split using the controversial Senate Bill 9, plans to sell […]
San Carlos
ADA lawsuit forces restaurant to close
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A longtime San Carlos business has shut down due to a lawsuit filed by a man who has lodged hundreds of suits seeking […]
Palo Alto
City agreed to policy positions to get grant from Zuckerberg-funded organization
This story was originally printed Dec. 10 in the Daily Post. If you want all of the important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Redwood City
Two applicants for retail cannabis licenses in Redwood City have been accused of falsifying applications in Fresno
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two of the businesses that have applied to open cannabis stores in Redwood City are accused of falsifying parts of their applications in […]
Palo Alto
Settlement in electrocution of city lineman
This story was first published in Friday morning’s Daily Post. To get the latest local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]
In the news
Here’s where you can get a Covid test
By the Daily Post staff There are many places where mid-Peninsula residents can get Covid testing. Palo Alto • Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road; Monday through Friday from 10 […]
Palo Alto
City pays $135,000 to settle police dog attack lawsuit
Palo Alto police body-cam video of the incident. Mountain View police body-cam video (scroll to the bottom). BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto paid […]
Obituaries
Patricia Harrington Greene
August 13, 1954 – December 26, 2021 Patricia Harrington Greene (aka Patty) a long-time resident of Palo Alto/Menlo Park/Atherton passed away peacefully on 26 December. Patty, age 67, left us […]
Palo Alto
City gets first application for a multi-home development under SB9
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Wasting no time, an architect has applied to build four homes on a single-family lot in Palo Alto. The development falls under Senate […]
Palo Alto
Developer proposes 73 apartments downtown
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Oct. 1. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post at 1,000 […]