San Carlos
Residents stunned by new water rates
Ths article was first printed in the Aug. 14 edition of the Palo Alto Daily Post. To stay up to date on local news, pick up a copy every day. […]
Month: August 2024
Atherton
License plate camera leads to arrest
Atherton police arrested someone after the town’s license plate cameras picked up a stolen car, Police Chief Steve McCulley said today (Aug. 19). Police were notified of the car, stolen […]
In the news
Congressional race: Liccardo and Low differ on progressive issues
The race for the Palo Alto-based congressional seat being vacated by Anna Eshoo is pitting two Democrats who are hoping to attract the votes of progressive voters. Here’s where former […]
Palo Alto
Tanaka’s frustration with bidding process boils over
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilman Greg Tanaka’s seven years of frustration with the city’s lack of competitive bids boiled over at a committee meeting as he sparred […]
Palo Alto
$20 billion housing bond measure pulled from ballot
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A regional agency today (Aug. 14) removed a $20 billion housing bond measure from the November ballot after a group of taxpayer advocates […]
Opinion
Opinion: County jail has become a deadly place
OPINION By Dave Price Daily Post Editor The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office is in crisis, judging from a confidential memo Sheriff Christina Corpus sent her employees on Friday. Her […]
Opinion
Opinion: Drop the $20 billion housing bond issue
OPINION By Dave Price Daily Post Editor The newly created regional agency that plans to ask voters for a $20 billion housing bond issue in November made a huge error […]
Obituaries
Elizabeth (Betsy) Boardman Ross
July 6, 1920 – December 4, 2023. Elizabeth (Betsy) Boardman Ross passed away peacefully on December 4, 2023, 103 years since she was born in San Francisco on July 6, […]
Palo Alto
Buena Vista residents ask city for help
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Aug. 12) advanced the redevelopment of the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park after young, elderly and disabled residents […]
Menlo Park
Few applicants for city council seats, one of them has no opinion on Sunset Towers
Update: Since the article below was published, the time period for people to file papers to run for council has closed. In District 3, only one candidate jumped into the […]
Menlo Park
Tall building comes up short, planners say
This story was originally printed on June 24, 2024 in the Daily Post. Menlo Park city planners say the application for what would be the Mid-Peninsula’s tallest building at 50 […]
Caltrain
Caltrain hits and kills teenager on the tracks
A new electric Caltrain hit and killed a teenager in Menlo Park last night. The collision occurred north of the Menlo Park depot, at 9:03 p.m., involving southbound train 268. […]
Palo Alto
3,000 without power in Palo Alto
A power outage is affecting 3,349 customers in Palo Alto, the city’s utilities department said. The utilities department reported today at 12:20 a.m. that the affected neighborhoods are Palo Verde, […]
Google
Susan Wojcicki dies of cancer at age 56
Former Youtube CEO and longtime Google executive Susan Wojcicki has died at age 56, according to her husband. “My beloved wife of 26 years and mother to our five children […]
Palo Alto
City Hall is tomb-like, resident says after rare tour of building
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Resident Jeanne Fleming says she toured Palo Alto City Hall and saw very few employees in the areas she was allowed into, confirming […]
Palo Alto
Coach forms sports league to compete with city’s rec program
This story originally appeared in the July 1 edition of the Daily Post. To get the news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
Santa Clara County
Dr. Sara Cody, the administrator behind the pandemic lockdown, is writing a memoir
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody, who issued the nation’s first lockdown orders during the pandemic, is writing a memoir. […]
In the news
Backers of $20 billion housing bond issue re-write ballot measure after lawyer accuses them of using misleading figures
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A lawyer has accused a Bay Area housing agency of misleading voters on a regional bond measure, prompting the agency to consider revising […]
Obituaries
John Ferrando
August 23, 1936 – June 6, 2024 John Ferrando, 87, passed away on June 6, 2024 in Mountain View, CA. Born in Redwood City on August 23, 1936 to Biagio […]
Caltrain
Opinion: Hiding Caltrain suicide deaths won’t solve the problem
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor It’s a sad situation that has been repeated in Palo Alto many times. A Caltrain strikes a person on the tracks. Ambulances and police […]