Obituaries
Christa Hassun
July 19, 1939 – January 31, 2023 Christa Hassun, 83 of Menlo Park, passed away peacefully on January 31st, 2023 surrounded by close family. Christal was born on July 19th, […]
Year: 2023
Guest Opinion
Guest opinion: Mass shootings in Half Moon Bay were a wake-up call about mental health support for Asians
Editor’s note: The following is adapted from the comments Virginia Chang Kiraly made to the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday in the aftermath of the mass shootings […]
Palo Alto
Fire strikes Midtown shopping area
By the Daily Post staff A fire broke out at 11:10 p.m. Wednesday in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood shopping center that includes Bill’s Cafe, Philz Coffee and Palo Alto Fine […]
Spotlight
Palo Alto Chamber Welcomes New Board Members
Six new board members have joined the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce this year, bringing a diverse array of experience and expertise to help their community. “The new members bring […]
San Mateo County
Doctor who drove Tesla containing his family over a cliff is charged with attempted murder
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The doctor who drove a Tesla containing his wife and two children over Devil’s Slide on the coast side was charged today (Jan. […]
Mountain View
Housing advocate Ramos to join council
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council voted tonight (Jan. 30) to appoint housing advocate Emily Ann Ramos to fill the vacancy created by the departure […]
Stanford
Stanford cop points gun at black motorist who wouldn’t get out of his car
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford police deputies aimed a gun at a black man who wouldn’t get out of his car and who was ultimately ticketed for […]
Palo Alto
Walt Hays, attorney, environmentalist, volunteer, dies at 87
By the Daily Post staff Walt Hays, a pillar in Palo Alto who pushed the city to make sustainability a priority, has died. He was 87. Hays was a civil […]
Atherton
Steph and Ayesha Curry object to high-density housing near their home
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Steph and Ayesha Curry are the latest Athertonians to object to a controversial housing project that the town wants to include in its […]
Mountain View
Four candidates for Mountain View council opening square off in a debate
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Four candidates seeking an appointment to the Mountain View City Council held a debate Friday (Jan. 27) during which they agreed to modify […]
Opinion
Opinion: Mayor Kou is on the right track when it comes to senior lunches
Published Jan. 16, 2023 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s been five years since, La Comida, the nonprofit that feeds lunches to Palo Alto’s seniors was kicked out of […]
In the news
Victims in Half Moon Bay shooting identified
The San Mateo County Coroner’s office today named six of the seven victims who were shot dead at two mushroom farms near Half Moon Bay. They are: • Zhishen Liu, […]
In the news
Half Moon Bay shooter targeted co-workers; 1 victim identified
The Half Moon Bay farm worker who is accused of killing seven people and injuring one person at two farms had legally purchased the handgun he used to commit what […]
Obituaries
Marina Rosadela Villanueva
1935 – 2022 Long-time Palo Alto resident Marina Rosadela Villanueva passed away peacefully December 29th at the age of 87. Marina was born in Tela, Honduras, C.A. growing up with two […]
San Mateo County
7 dead in Half Moon Bay shootings; suspect identified and arrested
Update, 8 p.m. — Seven people were killed in two related shootings today (Jan. 23) at farms in unincorporated Half Moon Bay, and a suspect was in custody, officials said. […]
Palo Alto
2 robberies in downtown Palo Alto
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Police are investigating two strong-arm robberies in downtown Palo Alto. The first was at the train station on Saturday around 3:30 p.m. A […]
In the news
Holmes lawyers deny she attempted to flee to Mexico
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Lawyers for Elizabeth Holmes said in a motion today (Jan. 23) that federal prosecutors were lying when they told a judge that Holmes […]
Menlo Park
Replacement of Newell, Chaucer-Pope bridges delayed another year
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer City officials say that the replacement of Palo Alto’s Newell Road Bridge is being delayed by a year from its previously announced date, […]
In the news
To stop climate change, sale of gas furnaces and gas water heaters may be banned
Jan. 19, 2023 By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer The Bay Area Air Quality District board will vote March 15 whether to ban new gas-powered furnaces and water heaters, […]
Opinion
Opinion: 25 years later and a flood-prone bridge hasn’t been replaced
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s sad leaders of Palo Alto, Menlo Park and East Palo Alto haven’t replaced the Pope-Chaucer Bridge over San Francisquito Creek that caused […]
San Carlos
Home invasion suspect arrested after three-hour standoff with deputies
By the Daily Post staff A man suspected of breaking into a San Carlos home early this morning (Jan. 21) and hitting a resident was arrested by deputies following a […]
Woodside
Portola Valley, Woodside hit by series of small quakes
By the Daily Post staff A series of small earthquakes occurred in Portola Valley and Woodside within 24 hours of one another, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. None of […]
Palo Alto
City reaches labor deals with SEIU, firefighters
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has agreed on new labor contracts with its firefighters and SEIU Local 521 that gives them 8% raises […]
Santa Clara County
Holmes booked a one-way ticket to Mexico before she was supposed to go to prison
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Elizabeth Holmes booked a one-way flight to Mexico that departed shortly after she was convicted of fraud in an attempt to flee the […]
Stanford
Car rams barricade outside of Stanford campus home where Sam Bankman-Fried is staying
A car with three people inside drove into a barricade outside the Stanford home owned by Sam Bankman-Fried’s parents, an apparent attempt to gain access to the property where the […]
Obituaries
Peter Thomas Cortopassi
It is with a heavy heart that Peter’s family announces his passing. Peter spent the bulk of his life here on the Peninsula. He was educated at the local schools […]
In the news
Minimum wage increases but is outstripped by inflation
By the Daily Post staff Workers earning the minimum wage are making more money starting this month, but in most Mid-Peninsula cities the increase won’t cover inflation. The state’s minimum […]
Obituaries
Valeria Dale Bell
January 19, 1927 – November 5, 2022 Valeria Dale Bell died peacefully on November 5th, 2022, with family by her side. She was known for many years as the owner […]
Obituaries
Ann Teitler Ozer
September 11, 1935 – January 10, 2023 Ann Teitler Ozer died peacefully at age 87 on January 10th at her home in Palo Alto. Ann embodied a go-getter spirit of living […]
Belmont
Mudslide causes city to red-tag two homes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Part of San Juan Boulevard in Belmont will remain closed until the middle of next week at the earliest due to a mudslide […]
Santa Clara County
Former sheriff appeals conviction
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is appealing a jury’s conviction that she traded gun permits for campaign donations, lied on campaign […]
Stanford
Judge rules drug dealer in Stanford fentanyl case can be sued by victim’s family
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos High School graduate who sold pills laced with fentanyl to his friend at Stanford, resulting in a fatal overdose, may be […]
Palo Alto
Car accident claims local student
Correction: This story has been revised to say that Scheetz’s car was T-boned by another driver, according to the victim’s father. By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto teenager […]
East Palo Alto
New East Palo Alto city manager has roots in the community
This story was originally published in Saturday morning’s Daily Post. If you want the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
Palo Alto
New mayor has a long “to do” list — helping La Comida, boosting small shopping areas, increasing code enforcement
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer New Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou is taking center stage in the council chambers with a list of priorities, and not all of […]