Palo Alto
Necklace, phone taken from woman walking on a sidewalk
By the Daily Post staff Two men were arrested yesterday (Aug. 7) after one of them stole a necklace and a phone from a woman who was walking on the […]
Year: 2022
Palo Alto
Man arrested in bike store robbery
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a 23-year-old man who is accused of robbing the Cardinal Bike Shop of cash. Police got a call at 2:43 […]
Palo Alto
Power expected to return by 7 p.m.
Power is out in northern and eastern Palo Alto because a tree branch fell on a line, the Utilities Department said today (Aug. 5). The outage was reported just before […]
Menlo Park
Donors listed to anti-apartment campaign — money is coming from one part of town
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Aug. 3, 2022 Financial supporters of a citizens initiative that would halt a project for teacher housing appear to mostly live in one […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police will drop police radio encryption
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer After a 20-month battle, the Palo Alto Police Department is unencrypting its radios to once again allow the public to listen in to […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested on suspicion of burglarizing home while resident was home
By the Daily Post staff A man has been arrested after going into a Palo Alto home and rummaging around inside until the homeowner yelled at him to leave, police […]
Palo Alto
Business tax headed for the ballot
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council members voted tonight (Aug. 1) to put a business tax on the November ballot at their meeting next week. […]
Opinion
Opinion: A journalist killed for his reporting
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Tomorrow (Aug. 2) will mark the 15th anniversary of the murder of journalist Chauncey Bailey in Oakland. Bailey, 57, was shot and killed […]
East Palo Alto
Update: Arrest made in murder on Cooley St.
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, SUNDAY: Police have arrested a man suspected of stabbing to death an East Palo Alto resident in his home. Darnell McKean, 47, was taken […]
Redwood City
Strike ends, workers reach new deal with Sequoia Hospital
BY MELODY XU Daily Post Correspondent Workers at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City yesterday (July 29) reached an agreement with the hospital that includes a 16% wage increase after a […]
Palo Alto
Workers blaming Pets in Need in criminal case over puppy deaths
By BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Three Pets in Need employees who are facing criminal charges for bringing a van full of dogs to the Palo Alto Animal Shelter on […]
Menlo Park
Housing controversy on display – Council hears from both sides of ballot measure
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer July 27, 2022 The two sides of the housing debate were on display last night in Menlo Park when residents spoke their mind […]
Obituaries
Nancy Ruben Stern
Nancy Ruben Stern, dear wife, mother, grandmother (Nonna), sister, and friend passed away on July 13th at the age of 79. She was beloved to all who knew her – […]
Los Altos
Library supporters review tax ideas — pay for expansion or rebuilding
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Supporters of the library in Los Altos are trying again to rebuild or expand the Los Altos Library, and they’re considering two different […]
Opinion
Opinion: Two unrelated topics — Politics gets too dirty for one candidate and it’s time for an audit on how Covid was handled
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Giselle Hale’s decision to withdraw from the Assembly race was a surprise. As reported in Saturday’s Post, Hale said she decided to drop out […]
Palo Alto
Binder named new police chief
By the Daily Post staff City Manager Ed Shikada has recommended that Acting Police Chief Andrew Binder, a 25-year veteran of law enforcement including seven years in Palo Alto, become […]
Menlo Park
Music draws complaints
By MELODY XU Daily Post Correspondent Neighbors of Menlo Park’s Cafe Zoe are fed up with its loud music — but the owner says events at the coffee shop are […]
Obituaries
JoAnn Velayo
February 21, 1960 ~ July 4, 2022 On Monday, July 4, 2022, JoAnn Velayo, loving wife, proud mother, aunt, and friend passed away at the age of 62. JoAnn was […]
Santa Clara County
County dropping zero bail system
By BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer After over two years of allowing most suspected criminals to leave jail without paying bail, the Santa Clara County courts are going back […]
Redwood City
City grants licenses to two more cannabis stores
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City has granted permits for cannabis stores to open on El Camino Real and Woodside Road. Redwood City — the only city […]
Caltrain
Person killed on Caltrain tracks
A Caltrain struck and killed an unidentified person near West Meadow Drive at 4:47 p.m. Saturday (July 23). No word yet on whether the person intentionally stood in front of […]
San Mateo County
Hale quits Assembly race leaving Papan as the winner
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Mayor Giselle Hale unexpectedly announced yesterday she is dropping out of the state Assembly race, saying she wants to protect her two […]
Palo Alto
Vicki Veenker, former Assembly candidate and patent attorney, jumps into City Council race
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Lawyer Vicki Veenker, who lost a hotly contested race for state Assembly to Marc Berman, announced her campaign today (July 20) for Palo […]
Obituaries
Joy Alamar Pulvers
March 1933 – January 2022 Joy Alamar-Pulvers died in the early morning hours of Jan 25th, 2022, just shy of her 89th birthday. The calm and peace she exuded in […]
Redwood City
Sequoia Hospital workers go on strike
Hundreds of workers at Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City went out on strike today (July 18), calling for higher wages and a new contract. The strike comes two months after […]
Palo Alto
$12,000 taken from luluemon, four arrested
By the Daily Post staff Organized thieves frequently hit the lululemon stores in the Stanford Shopping Center and in downtown Palo Alto. On Sunday, police were able to arrest four […]
Mountain View
UPDATE: Suspect caught in non-fatal shooting of police officer
By the Daily Post staff SUNDAY, 5:20 p.m. — A 33-year-old Stockton man was arrested today (July 17) in Fremont on suspicion of the non-fatal shooting of a Mountain View […]
Stanford
Stanford’s looking to grow
This story was first published in Friday’s Daily Post print edition. If you want to get important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]
Mountain View
CEO arrested in connection with 1992 murder
By the Daily Post staff A tech company CEO has been arrested at John F. Kennedy airport in New York after arriving from Amsterdam, and charged with the strangulation murder […]
Palo Alto
Robbery attempted at University Ave. bus station
By the Daily Post staff A man in his 60s told police that he was threatened by a would-be robber who was riding a bike at the Palo Alto Transit […]
Palo Alto
6-story apartment complex proposed on El Camino
This story was first published in Saturday’s Daily Post. If you want to get the important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]
Obituaries
Mercedes McCaffrey
October 19, 1928 – June 20, 2022 Mercedes McCaffrey de Urkidi died on June 20, 2022, at Channing House in Palo Alto. Of Basque heritage, she was born on October […]
Palo Alto
Police say a teen girl, high on drugs and alcohol, broke into house and laughed when owner told her to leave
By the Daily Post staff A runaway teen has been arrested after breaking into a home in Palo Alto while she was on drugs, police said. The 15-year-old entered a […]
Spotlight
“Innovating Our Food System”
U.S. Senator Cory Booker will headline a talk on efforts to reform America’s food system in the second event from Palo Alto Humane Society and Sweet Farm’s thought-provoking speaker series, “Humane Planet: Thought […]
Obituaries
Freeman Herbert Bradford
August 10, 1929 – June 19, 2022 In celebration of the life of Freeman Herbert Bradford, August 10, 1929-June 19, 2022: During WWII, Freeman’s family lived in Washington D.C. where […]