Mountain View
Trial begins in rape-kidnapping on Stevens Creek Trail
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A trial is underway for a French national accused of trying to rape and kidnap a woman on the Stevens Creek Trail in […]
Year: 2023
Santa Clara County
New candidate enters race for Simitian’s supervisor seat
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A neurologist has entered the race for the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, joining Mountain View Councilwoman Margaret Abe-Koga and Sally Lieber, […]
Stanford
Arab Muslim student says he was the victim of a hit-and-run at Stanford by a pro-Israeli student
An Arab Muslim student at Stanford says he was walking across a street when he was intentionally hit by a car driven by a pro-Israel student who sped off after […]
Palo Alto
Historic board will consider adding 68 more private properties to city’s historic list (list of proposed additions at end)
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Historic Resources Board will consider adding 66 private properties to an inventory of local historic resources on Thursday, Nov. 9. […]
In the news
Jury convicts Sam Bankman-Fried of ripping off $10 billion from cryptocurrency customers
The former king of cryptocurrency, Palo Alto native Sam Bankman-Fried, was convicted by a New York City jury today of fraud in a scheme that cheated customers and investors of […]
Spotlight
Level Up Your Startup
Affordable office and manufacturing space. Entrepreneurial mentorship. Local talent and investment connections. These are all things that early-stage startups need to bootstrap their business and scale up – and you […]
Opinion
Opinion: Pay attention or you lose
This was originally published March 13, 2023, in the Daily Post. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’ve received a couple of emails asking me to write an editorial against […]
Palo Alto
Newell Bridge replacement may be delayed another year
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The long-awaited replacement of the Newell Road Bridge to protect homes from flooding is at risk of being delayed another year, according to […]
Los Altos Hills
It’s looking more likely that Foothill College will build housing
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Momentum seems to be growing to build housing at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, as two Bay Area planning agencies may soon designate […]
Stanford
UPDATE: Stanford says its police computers have been ‘secured’ but hackers threaten to release data
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer UPDATE, OCT. 30 — A hacker group has threatened to leak 430 gigabytes of internal data from Stanford police, including private information and […]
Palo Alto
City may add 165 buildings to historic preservation list
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Oct. 13, but because of high interest in the subject, we’re posting it again to make it easier to find. […]
Palo Alto
Robbery crew takes $50,000 in jewelry and designer handbags from The RealReal
An organized crew hit The RealReal in downtown Palo Alto and stole jewelry and designer handbags worth more than $50,000, police said. Four men entered the store at 379 University […]
Palo Alto
Police find carjacked motor home, suspect arrested
Palo Alto police said today they have arrested the suspect who carjacked a motor home in the Ventura neighborhood last week and returned the stolen vehicle to the victim, who […]
Palo Alto
Cal Ave. may remain closed to cars for another year
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will consider leaving California Avenue closed to cars for another year while a consultant studies the future of the […]
Santa Clara County
County settles suit filed by woman who was bit at police officer’s home by his canine partner
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County has settled a lawsuit with a woman who was bit by a police dog at a sheriff’s deputy’s house, court […]
Obituaries
Eugene “Paul” Jaroch, Jr.
Eugene “Paul” Jaroch, Jr. of Ogden, Utah passed away unexpectedly, yet peacefully, at his home on September 7, 2023 at the age of 77 years old. He was born in […]
Redwood City
City pays another $380,000 to get Docktown residents to leave
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City will pay a combined $380,000 to two people to move out of Docktown without a fight. The city has paid $760,000 […]
Mountain View
Raunchy cop keeps job after explicit online posts
This story was originally printed by the Daily Post on March 10, 2023, after a great deal of research and interviews. However, sometimes our competitors pick up our stories, re-write […]
Palo Alto
Motorcyclist killed on 101 in Palo Alto
One person is dead after a motorcycle hit several vehicles on northbound Highway 101 just past San Antonio Road in Palo Alto, the CHP said. At 2:42 a.m. Saturday, a […]
Palo Alto
Motorhome carjacked while owner was asleep inside
Palo Alto police are looking for a tan Ford motorhome that was carjacked on the 400 block of Matadero Avenue early this morning, while the owner was asleep inside. At […]
Redwood City
Kaiser Redwood City fined after MRI machine injures nurse
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Kaiser Permanente in Redwood City is paying an $18,000 fine after an MRI machine unexpectedly pulled a metal bed and a nurse several […]
Palo Alto
Lythcott-Haims waited two months after she was elected to ask state agency about speaking fees she was collecting
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Wednesday, April 12. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff watchdog group wants a budget from the county
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A group that sprung up after San Mateo County sheriff’s deputies fatally tased and beat an unarmed jaywalker has a plan for overseeing […]
Palo Alto
Purse snatching attempted in Midtown
A man tried to snatch a woman’s purse in the Midtown neighborhood of Palo Alto but was scared off — the second such incident in that area in nine days, […]
Redwood City
Pedestrian running across Highway 101 is badly injured
A pedestrian was badly injured after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 101 in Redwood City tonight (Oct. 16), California Highway Patrol said. Around 7:25 p.m., a person ran […]
In the news
Fake roofers, possibly of Irish descent, are targeting seniors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe is warning residents about a new scam that’s popped up that’s targeting seniors. When the men […]
San Mateo County
Another candidate enters supervisor race
The race for the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors’ seat for the district that includes East Palo Alto and North Fair Oaks is becoming a crowded field with a […]
In the news
Tax deadline extended again
The IRS has announced that it has once again extended the tax deadline for most California taxpayers to Nov. 16, 2023. Previously, the deadline had been extended from April 18 […]
In the news
LinkedIn laying off 3% of workforce
LinkedIn said Monday it is laying off hundreds of employees amounting to about 3% of the social media company’s workforce. The Microsoft-owned career network is cutting about 668 roles across […]
Obituaries
Carol Kent
As a dedicated nurse, Carol’s compassion and sense of humor touched many lives. She was a nurse for 50 years, 35 of which were at Stanford University Hospital. Carol was […]
Santa Clara County
Stanford police hacked, system down for more than two weeks
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford police have been hacked and their network remains down, a university spokesman confirmed yesterday (Oct. 10). It’s unclear what files the hackers […]
Redwood City
Docktown residents paid $190,000 to move
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council tonight (Oct. 9) unanimously agreed to pay a couple $190,000 to move out of Docktown. Docktown was a community of […]
Mountain View
High school threatened with lawsuit over allegations it censored student journalists
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The editor-in-chief and former faculty adviser of Mountain View High School’s student newspaper have filed a legal claim against Principal Kip Glazer, alleging […]
Santa Clara County
Mom who used meth has stillborn at Packard Hospital
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A baby was stillborn at the Lucille Packard Children’s Hospital in Palo Alto because his mother was using meth, according to an autopsy […]
San Mateo County
Caltrain to drop large boulders into creek if bridge needs to be stabilized
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain is preparing to dump large boulders or sacks that weigh a ton each into the San Francisquito Creek during a storm to […]