Stanford
Serial killer John Getreu dies in prison
Serial killer and rapist John Getreu, who strangled two women with connections to Stanford in the 1970s, has died in prison at age 79, KGO-TV reports. He died Friday (Sept. […]
Year: 2023
San Carlos
Zoombombers bombard city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Zoombombers, people who call into public meetings via Zoom and bombard officials with offensive comments, attacked the San Carlos City Council on Monday […]
Palo Alto
City’s employee pension shortfall grows to $553 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto is sinking into a deeper financial hole when it comes to employee pensions, with a pension shortfall of $553 […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why you shouldn’t turn on your phone in church
Sept. 11, 2023 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s always a good idea to turn off your phone at church. Not just for the obvious reason — you don’t […]
Palo Alto
Parents push for traffic safety around schools
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Parents at Escondido Elementary School packed the community meeting room at Palo Alto City Hall yesterday to demand the city and school district […]
San Mateo County
Health care district director says he wasn’t trying to threaten high school district over honors program
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The board of the tax-funded Sequoia Healthcare District has scheduled a vote to say that it won’t be cutting $4 to $5 million […]
Los Altos
Council to consider disciplining planning commissioner for memo about Rancho Shopping Center
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council will consider removing or disciplining a planning commissioner who requested that council create new rules for the Rancho Shopping […]
Obituaries
Gary Swope
March 11, 1969 – September 18, 2023 Felton, California – Gary Patrick Swope, an extraordinary guitarist, I.T. professional, husband, father and grandfather, died of heart failure on September 18, 2023, […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park fire to donate surplus engine to Maui
In a 3-2 vote, the Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board last night voted to donate a surplus 2009 fire engine to the Maui Fire Department, which lost a fire […]
San Mateo County
After Speier jumps into supervisor race, both opponents quit — then a young candidate jumps in
In one fell swoop, both of Jackie Speier’s would-be opponents for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors pulled out of the race today. Burlingame Councilwoman Emily Beach and Millbrae […]
Palo Alto
City raises natural gas prices in an attempt to smooth out rate spikes
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night (Sept. 18) to raise natural gas rates starting next month so that bills don’t spike as […]
East Palo Alto
Judge overturns water election
Published Sept. 8, 2023 in the print edition of the Daily Post. By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent A judge has overturned the results of the 2019 election for seats […]
Belmont
‘Body builder’ arrested after erratic behavior and fighting with police; seven officers injured
Seven police officers were injured while struggling with a man described as a “body builder,” first in Belmont and then in Menlo Park, authorities said. An initial call came to […]
North Fair Oaks
Man arrested in stabbing, fleeing officers
Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man for allegedly stabbing another man in North Fair Oaks, then leading officers on a foot pursuit after being pulled over. San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office […]
In the news
Deputies investigate a string of home burglaries in San Carlos, Atherton and Redwood City
San Mateo County Sheriff is warning residents to be alert following a string of robberies at homes in San Carlos, Atherton and Redwood City. Three men attempted to break into […]
In the news
Update: 911 service restored
Friday, Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. — Emergency dispatch centers in Palo Alto and Mountain View are receiving 911 calls again. But while the service has been restored, the cause of the […]
Obituaries
Mark Clay Davis
February 26, 1933 – July 7, 2023 Mark Clay Davis of Atherton, California passed away peacefully on July 7, 2023 at the age of 90. Mark was a devoted husband, […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altan Christine Blasey Ford, who testified against Brett Kavanaugh, will release a memoir
The Palo Alto professor who testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had assaulted her while they were in high school has written a memoir. Christine Blasey’s Ford’s “One Way […]
Palo Alto
Plans to redevelop Fry’s site approved
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council unanimously approved a development agreement tonight (Sept. 12) with the Sobrato Organization that locks in the development of 15 […]
Spotlight
Michele Lew, Jesse Ebner to Be Honored With 2023 Athena Awards
The Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce the winners of their 2023 Athena Awards: The Health Trust CEO Michele Lew will receive the Athena Leadership Award and […]
In the news
Deadline nears on ballot measures that would make taxes easier to pass
The Assembly has passed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would make it easier to pass certain local tax measures. The amendment, ACA 1, is up for a vote in […]
Palo Alto
Mosquito spraying set for Thursday night
Workers will use trucks spray pesticides in south Palo Alto and a small part of Mountain View on Thursday (Sept. 14) for two to four hours starting at 10 p.m. […]
Palo Alto
Developer proposes five-story apartment building for teachers in the Ventura neighborhood
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council was excited tonight (Sept. 11) by a proposal to build 44 apartments for teachers in a five-story building on […]
Palo Alto
Independent auditor says facts omitted from police report on chase
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto police officer drove through six intersections without stopping and passed two large trucks in a car chase down Sand Hill […]
East Palo Alto
Chase for shooters ends in East Palo Alto
Police arrested three men in East Palo Alto in connection with a shooting that injured two people in San Jose, according to police. Officers found two injured men in the […]
Palo Alto
Mike’s resolves rent dispute, will stay open
Mike Wallau, owner of Mike’s Diner Bar in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood, said today he will remain in business after a disagreement with his landlords was resolved. The news comes […]
Palo Alto
Superintendent Austin says critics are loud but don’t represent the views of most residents
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Don Austin says that the Palo Alto Unified School District has a group of around 30 people who speak out loudly and […]
Belmont
Man arrested on suspicion of setting six early-morning fires
A 32-year-old San Mateo man has been arrested on suspicion of setting a series of six fires, Belmont police said. The first fire was found about 3:40 a.m. Friday at […]
Menlo Park
State shuts down BevMo!
This story first appeared in the Friday morning (Sept. 8) print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post […]
Redwood City
Two arrested in shooting in Denny’s parking lot
Police in Redwood City have arrested a pair of suspects who allegedly fired several 9 mm rounds at people inside a car in the parking lot at Denny’s at Broadway […]
In the news
Pelosi says she’ll run for re-election next year
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today she will run for re-election to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. Pelosi, 83, made […]
Palo Alto
Kauffman out at Castilleja
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The head of Castilleja School, Nanci Kauffman, who was the public face of the campus’s fight with neighbors in Palo Alto over enrollment […]
Palo Alto
Commission recommends two new paid holidays for city workers
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Humans Relation Commission is recommending two new paid holidays for city employees: Cesar Chavez Day and Juneteenth. Council decided to […]
Mountain View
Librarian sues after she’s told to return to work despite disability
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View librarian who was told she had to return to work despite having a compromised immune system is suing the city […]
Menlo Park
State wants more housing on Menlo Park’s high-income west side
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s housing plan for the next eight years doesn’t put enough housing in higher-income areas on the west side of the city […]