Redwood City
Carjacker hits victim, tries to torch car an hour later
A driver was hit over the head and pulled from the car by force during a carjacking on Marshall Street in Redwood City, police said. The carjacker then drove off […]
Month: December 2023
In the news
Daily Post wins 11 awards in regional competition
The Daily Post took home 11 awards in the San Francisco Press Club annual contest including trophies for best news column, best news story and best series or continuing coverage […]
Palo Alto
Unconfirmed report of man gun on bike path results in Paly lockdown
Palo Alto High School was on lockdown earlier today after a student reported seeing a man on the bike path behind school who might have had a gun. Police searched […]
Palo Alto
Man barricaded in his own home
Police this afternoon asking neighbors within the line of sight of the home near the intersection of Bryant Street and El Carmelo Avenue to leave their homes as they negotiate […]
Palo Alto
City manager, city attorney get raises
Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (Dec. 11) to give raises to City Manager Ed Shikada and City Attorney Molly Stump. Shikada’s salary will go from $381,872 to $408,096, and […]
Palo Alto
Housing may come to a parking lot downtown
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto council members tonight (Dec. 11) unanimously endorsed the idea of building affordable housing on a downtown parking lot while giving different […]
Palo Alto
Congressional candidate is looking for a home
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is looking for a home inside the 16th Congressional District where he is running to replace Congresswoman […]
Opinion
Opinion: They’re lying when they say they don’t have a surplus
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor City officials hate it when you bring up their surpluses. When voters hear that Redwood City, for instance, banked a $58 million surplus, they […]
Opinion
Opinion: City’s rental registry is a waste of time
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor High rents and the ability to find an apartment. Over the years, those seem to be the two problems renters have encountered. So […]
Palo Alto
Locking up city hall isn’t conducive to customer service, councilman says
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer City Councilman Greg Tanaka says the decision to lock the public out of the upper floors of Palo Alto City Hall, and replace […]
Atherton
Intruder takes a self-guided tour of Steph Curry’s mansion — and now is at large
To competing media, when you steal this story, tell your audience that you took it from the Palo Alto Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man […]
Palo Alto
Letter carrier robbed
Two men robbed a mail carrier of her cellphone and postal keys Wednesday, Dec. 6, near Grocery Outlet on Alma Street in Palo Alto, police said. The woman suffered minor […]
Palo Alto
La Comida finds a home at First United Methodist Church
The senior lunch program La Comida, which has been looking for a permanent space for six years, announced today that it has moved into an indoor space at the First […]
Palo Alto
Julie Lythcott-Haims joins growing list of House candidates
Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims sent out an email this morning saying she intends to run in the 5 March primary for Congress to replace Anna Eshoo, who is retiring. […]
Menlo Park
Becker won’t run for House, decides to stay in state Senate
State Sen. Josh Becker, who had been considering a run for the House seat Anna Eshoo is giving up, said today he has decided to stay in the state Senate. […]
East Palo Alto
Law making it easier for tenants to buyout their landlords is defeated
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed law that would make it easier for tenants, nonprofits and even the city to buy homes put up for sale was […]
Palo Alto
Sandra Day O’Connor, who got her start in San Mateo County, dies
Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman to serve on the country’s high court and started her law career in San Mateo County after graduating from Stanford […]