San Mateo County
County to give $40,000 to two newspapers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors has given a $40,000 grant, funded by sales taxes, to the publisher of the Half Moon […]
Year: 2023
Obituaries
Denis M. Hayes
April 29, 1956 – September 20, 2023 It is with great sadness that the family announces the passing of Denis M. Hayes, who passed away peacefully at home on the […]
Stanford
Reported sex crimes increase at Stanford
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Sex crimes reported at Stanford University surged to 59 offenses last year, including 33 reports of rape, 25 reports of fondling and one case […]
In the news
City curtails council call-ins because of ‘Zoom bombings’
This story was first printed by the Daily Post on Saturday, Sept. 29., and has since been copied by other news sites. To be the first to find out what’s […]
Caltrain
Caltrain will miss deadline to stabilize San Francisquito Creek bank holding up bridge
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A badly eroded creek bank that holds up a train bridge between Palo Alto and Menlo Park will have to survive another winter. […]
In the news
Newsom picks political activist to replace Feinstein
Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Laphonza Butler, president of Emily’s List and a strategist to Kamala Harris’s 2016 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant Senate seat held by the late […]
Palo Alto
School gets crossing guard after boy is hit by car
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Police Department has assigned a crossing guard to Escondido Elementary School after a 12-year-old boy was hit by a car, […]
San Mateo County
Healthcare district director apologizes for email to school board about honors classes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A member of the elected Sequoia Healthcare District apologized to his fellow board members yesterday for sending an email to the Sequoia High […]
Santa Clara County
Rosen’s chief investigator to resign after allegations of inappropriate comments
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s chief of investigations, Moises Reyes, is retiring after he was accused of making inappropriate comments about blacks, women and transgender people. Reyes will […]
In the news
Sen. Feinstein, after a long career in San Francisco and national politics, dies at age 90
Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, a centrist Democrat who was elected to the Senate in 1992 in the “Year of the Woman” and broke gender barriers throughout her long career […]
Opinion
Opinion: Jackie Speier damages her own legacy with a selfish decision
OPINION Sept. 25, 2023 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Former Peninsula Congresswoman Jackie Speier has made it clear that she’s the kingpin of San Mateo County politics. But at […]
Palo Alto
Cause of Midtown fire proves elusive
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Firefighters have been unable to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed four businesses in the Midtown Shopping Center of Palo Alto. […]
Menlo Park
Meta ending food market now that Willow Village has been approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook parent Meta is ending a subsidized food market in Menlo Park’s Belle Haven neighborhood next month, and Vice Mayor Cecilia Taylor is […]
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. […]
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 […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto will get $5 million to fight retail theft at Stanford Shopping Center
By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer For the past couple of years, TV newscasts have featured groups of shoplifters looting stores in California and running out with expensive merchandise. […]
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 […]