Obituaries
Urban K. Cummings
Urban K. Cummings, 95, died after a few years of declining health but resisting death as long as he could. He had no regrets and still had joy in his […]
Month: February 2024
Santa Clara County
2 judge candidates rejected – Governor’s office turned down their applications for the bench
By BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Two candidates for judge in Santa Clara County say they’ve applied with the Governor’s Office to be a judge, but they didn’t make […]
Palo Alto
Council suspends ban on natural gas in new buildings
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (Feb. 26) to suspend its ban on natural gas in new buildings following a court decision striking […]
In the news
PG&E is buying TV commercials to support Evan Low
This article was printed by the Daily Post on Feb. 10, but we’re posting it now because some people missed the print edition of the Post on that date. If […]
Palo Alto
Man accused of meth-fueled downtown vandalism spree
Palo Alto police arrested a man who allegedly had methamphetamine in his pocket when he went on a downtown vandalism spree, shattering front windows of three businesses. At 10:54 a.m. […]
In the news
Bezos helping House candidate Peter Dixon
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Jeff Bezos and his parents are behind a $1.5 million Super PAC to get former Marine Peter Dixon elected to Congress, campaign finance […]
Palo Alto
Woman arrested on suspicion of auto burglary
Police in Palo Alto have arrested a woman suspected of an auto burglary, authorities said. At 8:58 a.m. Thursday, dispatchers got a 911 report of a possible auto burglary in […]
Caltrain
Railroad suicide victim was a Gunn student
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A 16-year-old girl who was struck by a Caltrain in Palo Alto died by suicide, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s […]
Los Altos
Councilwoman Lee Eng tries again to get her colleagues to reimburse her travel
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng has made a second request to take a city-funded trip, testing out a policy that her colleagues […]
In the news
AT&T wireless service restored
1:50 p.m. — AT&T said its wireless network was back after an outage knocked out cellphone service for its users across the U.S. for hours. Some iPhone users saw SOS […]
Obituaries
Suzanne Marie Landon Schaffner
July 17, 1919 – February 5, 2024 Suzanne Marie Landon Schaffner peacefully passed away on February 5th at the age of 104 in Redwood City, California, with her son and […]
Palo Alto
Train kills pedestrian; car kills bicyclist in unrelated incidents
Caltrain reports that one of its trains hit and killed a person on the tracks this morning, and last night a car hit and killed a bicyclist on El Camino […]
Menlo Park
Tragedy strikes local family; son of former YouTube CEO found dead, possible drug overdose
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Marco Troper, the son of former YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, died at his UC-Berkeley dorm from a suspected drug overdose, his grandmother told […]
Palo Alto
Assembly candidates question state’s approach to housing
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Candidates running against Assemblyman Marc Berman are challenging his and the state’s approach to housing, which is focused on mandating cities to plan […]
Menlo Park
Tampering cop is hired by Menlo Park
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A high-ranking police officer who allegedly interfered with the findings in an internal investigation of a scandal in the Oakland Police Department now […]
In the news
Family identified in San Mateo murder-suicide
San Mateo police yesterday confirmed that the deaths of four people found in a home on Monday were a murder-suicide case carried out by the father of a family. Anand […]
Palo Alto
Parents brawl at Gunn basketball game
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Parents brawled on the basketball court at Gunn High School last night (Feb. 13) seconds after a one-point overtime win over Wilcox High […]
Los Altos Hills
Bicyclist killed on Foothill Expressway
A bicyclist was struck and killed by a vehicle on Tuesday morning in Los Altos Hills, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded at 10:43 a.m. to a […]
Palo Alto
Masseur arrested for sex assault at Massage Envy
A man has been arrested for sexually assaulting a woman at Massage Envy in Palo Alto, police said today (Feb. 13). Arturo Gomez, 42, of San Jose, allegedly touched a […]
San Mateo
Four found dead in home, two from gunshots
Four people — two children and two adults — were found dead in a house on the 4100 block of Alameda de las Pulgas in San Mateo, police said. The […]
Santa Clara County
Water agency accuses one of its directors of taking documents
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Valley Water board member Rebecca Eisenberg is under fire from her colleagues for taking a confidential report from Valley Water’s headquarters that details […]
Mountain View
Fire strikes apartment house; 2 suffer from smoke inhalation
Two people required treatment from medics after a fire broke out in an apartment building in the 100 block of Sierra Vista Avenue on Saturday. At 12:48 p.m., 911 dispatchers […]
Palo Alto
Avenidas CEO Amy Yotopoulos resigns
Avenidas CEO Amy Yotopoulos announced Friday (Feb. 9) that she is resigning from leading Palo Alto’s senior center. Yotopoulos is planning to end a seven-year tenure at Avenidas, including three […]
Palo Alto
Council members may give themselves $2,000 allowances
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council will consider giving each of its members $2,000 a year to spend how they see fit each year. For […]
In the news
Voters to pick new county leadership
BY EMILY MIBACH AND BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writers Competitive races have sprung up for seats on the San Mateo and Santa Clara county boards of supervisors where two […]
Santa Clara County
Independent review of county’s handling of pandemic is put on hold again
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County has delayed the release of a report on the Covid pandemic and ensuing public health orders, which forced hundreds of […]
Election 2024
Police unions, political establishment split over candidates for judge
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A race for judge in Santa Clara County is pitting the political establishment against rank-and-file police officers, endorsements and fundraising forms show. Chief […]
Opinion
Opinion: Los Altos rejects a councilwoman’s junket
Los Altos City Council made the right decision by rejecting a request by Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng to have the city pay $3,000 for a trip she would take to […]
Opinion
Opinion: Taxes shouldn’t be going up faster than inflation
By Dave Price Daily Post Editor Politicians and the media are scratching their heads, wondering why people are fleeing California. The cost of living is one big factor. Property taxes […]
Palo Alto
Palo Altans may decide whether to have a directly elected mayor
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted last night (Feb. 5) to pursue a November ballot measure asking voters if they want to directly elect […]