Palo Alto
Mosquito spraying set for Thursday night
Workers will use trucks spray pesticides in south Palo Alto and a small part of Mountain View on Thursday (Sept. 14) for two to four hours starting at 10 p.m. […]
Year: 2023
Palo Alto
Developer proposes five-story apartment building for teachers in the Ventura neighborhood
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council was excited tonight (Sept. 11) by a proposal to build 44 apartments for teachers in a five-story building on […]
Palo Alto
Independent auditor says facts omitted from police report on chase
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto police officer drove through six intersections without stopping and passed two large trucks in a car chase down Sand Hill […]
East Palo Alto
Chase for shooters ends in East Palo Alto
Police arrested three men in East Palo Alto in connection with a shooting that injured two people in San Jose, according to police. Officers found two injured men in the […]
Palo Alto
Mike’s resolves rent dispute, will stay open
Mike Wallau, owner of Mike’s Diner Bar in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood, said today he will remain in business after a disagreement with his landlords was resolved. The news comes […]
Palo Alto
Superintendent Austin says critics are loud but don’t represent the views of most residents
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Don Austin says that the Palo Alto Unified School District has a group of around 30 people who speak out loudly and […]
Belmont
Man arrested on suspicion of setting six early-morning fires
A 32-year-old San Mateo man has been arrested on suspicion of setting a series of six fires, Belmont police said. The first fire was found about 3:40 a.m. Friday at […]
Menlo Park
State shuts down BevMo!
This story first appeared in the Friday morning (Sept. 8) print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post […]
Redwood City
Two arrested in shooting in Denny’s parking lot
Police in Redwood City have arrested a pair of suspects who allegedly fired several 9 mm rounds at people inside a car in the parking lot at Denny’s at Broadway […]
In the news
Pelosi says she’ll run for re-election next year
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today she will run for re-election to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. Pelosi, 83, made […]
Palo Alto
Kauffman out at Castilleja
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The head of Castilleja School, Nanci Kauffman, who was the public face of the campus’s fight with neighbors in Palo Alto over enrollment […]
Palo Alto
Commission recommends two new paid holidays for city workers
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Humans Relation Commission is recommending two new paid holidays for city employees: Cesar Chavez Day and Juneteenth. Council decided to […]
Mountain View
Librarian sues after she’s told to return to work despite disability
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View librarian who was told she had to return to work despite having a compromised immune system is suing the city […]
Menlo Park
State wants more housing on Menlo Park’s high-income west side
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s housing plan for the next eight years doesn’t put enough housing in higher-income areas on the west side of the city […]
San Mateo County
La Honda car crash kills two
Two people were killed and two were hospitalized after a head-on collision on state Highway 84 near La Honda in southern San Mateo County, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers […]
Santa Clara County
Oversight committee wasn’t told that tear gas would be used on inmates in jail
Aug. 30, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Members of a police monitoring group in Santa Clara County say the sheriff’s office told them that chemical agents, such […]
Palo Alto
Exchange between superintendent and school board member reveals tensions
Aug. 30, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer A text message exchange between Superintendent Don Austin and school board member Shana Segal has exposed tensions among the leaders […]
In the news
Stanford, Cal to join ACC
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that it has voted to add Stanford, California and SMU to the league next year. The move provides a landing spot for two more […]
Obituaries
John Edward Warnock
October 6, 1940 – August 19, 2023 Co-founder of Adobe (former CEO and Co-Chairman of the Board), B.S. in Mathematics & Philosophy, PhD in Electrical Engineering (Computer Science) from the […]
Santa Clara County
Chinese government interested in Valley Water
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer China is interested in buying water from Valley Water and selling it to other customers, according to CEO Rick Callender. A local developer […]