In the news
Berman ahead of Kou in fundraising for Assembly race
This story was first published in the Wednesday, Aug. 2 edition of the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings. This […]
Year: 2023
Palo Alto
Car accident leads to power outage
The following story has been revised with additional information provided by the city Utilities Division. A vehicle hit a power pole in the 700 block of Charleston Road on Sunday […]
Obituaries
Dr. Diana Koin
Dr. Diana Koin passed away at her home in Portola Valley, California on July 20, 2023 following a lengthy battle against cancer. She is survived by her loving husband Bill […]
Palo Alto
Restaurant faces eviction after rent was one day late — Update: Petition drive starts
UPDATE, SUNDAY, AUG. 6: The Midtown Residents Association has started a petition drive in the hope that they can persuade the landlords of Mike’s Diner Bar not to evict the […]
Obituaries
Chris Roscher Lampe
March 19, 1945 – June 24, 2023 Chris Roscher Lampe, 78, a resident of Sunnyvale, California since 1984, died June 24, 2023 from cardiac arrest. Chris, the son of Dorothy […]
Palo Alto
Police say they’ve arrested one of the dinnertime burglars
Palo Alto police announced today (Aug. 1) that they have arrested one of the dinnertime burglars. The dinnertime burglary crew would go into unoccupied homes during the dinnertime hours and […]
Obituaries
Gerald Walker Smith
Gerald Walker Smith (Jerry), beloved husband of Joyce Hanna Smith, died peacefully at home in Atherton, surrounded by his family. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Jerry received his undergraduate degree at […]
Spotlight
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Turns 40 This Year
Get ready to join the festivities in downtown Palo Alto next month as the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce’s annual Festival of the Arts celebrates its 40th year of hosting […]
North Fair Oaks
Murder suspect was the subject of victim’s restraining order
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man charged with fatally stabbing a 40-year-old North Fair Oaks woman was the subject of a restraining order after he was convicted […]
San Mateo County
Beach leads Papan in fundraising for supervisor race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nearly $50,000 separates the two contenders to replace Dave Pine on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Burlingame Councilwoman Emily Beach has […]
North Fair Oaks
Two women stabbed, one fatally; man arrested
One woman died and her 17-year-old daughter was seriously injured after a violent stabbing at a North Fair Oaks home early this morning (July 30), said the San Mateo County […]
Stanford
Katie Meyer’s parents claim Stanford administrators ‘bullied’ her before her suicide
July 21, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer The parents of a Stanford soccer player who killed herself after getting a disciplinary letter from the university have filed […]
East Palo Alto
Man killed in hit-and-run collision
A man died in a hit-and-run collision Friday night in East Palo Alto, police said. The collision occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Kavanaugh Drive. The […]
Los Altos Hills
Two killed in wrong-way driver crash on I-280
A young man and woman were killed early this morning (July 29) in a crash on southbound Interstate 280 in Los Altos Hills, according to the California Highway Patrol. Dispatchers […]
Stanford
State threatens to sue two Stanford professors to stop them from testifying about their research on the pandemic and education
By John Fensterwald EdSource The California Department of Education has threatened to sue two prominent Stanford University education professors to prevent them from testifying in a lawsuit against the department […]
Menlo Park
Owner of Sunset campus, who intends to build massive towers, is the son of Putin’s former energy minister
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The son of Russia’s former Energy Minister under President Vladimir Putin controls the LLC that owns the former Sunset Magazine property in Menlo […]
Palo Alto
Mistrial declared in throat-slitting attack of teenage girl
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a woman who randomly slit the throat of a girl in downtown Palo […]
Palo Alto
Marketing/sales — opening for account executive
The Palo Alto Daily Post has a rare opening in our marketing department for an account executive. Pay range is between $40,000 and $70,000 based on sales. If you’re ambitious, […]
Mountain View
Nonprofit offering low-cost therapy to temporarily close doors of Mountain View clinic
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A nonprofit that has offered low-cost therapy in Mountain View for 50 years is closing its clinic because of financial struggles, the executive […]
Obituaries
Raye Carleson Ringholz
March 19, 1927 – July 16, 2023 Raye Carleson Ringholz closed the chapter on a long and eventful life on July 16, 2023. The daughter of Fred A. and Lucille […]