East Palo Alto
Donations pour into Gauthier-Lopez race
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer With the final push before Election Day, San Mateo County’s race for a Supervisor to represent the district for East Palo Alto and […]
Month: October 2024
Obituaries
Ruby Chizuko Inouye
February 5, 1920 – October 7, 2024 Ruby Chizuko Inouye passed away in the early hours of October 7, 2024 at the golden age of 104 years. Ruby was […]
November 2020 Election
Measure D would allow a portion of a park to be used as a bus lane
The thought of doing away with parkland in Palo Alto would typically be controversial, but Measure D, which calls for building a bus lane through a portion of El Camino […]
Palo Alto
City apologizes for waiting to reveal Tesla toxic chemical spill
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto apologized Friday for waiting to tell residents about Tesla spilling chemicals that ended up in Matadero Creek. Residents were […]
East Palo Alto
Supervisor candidates speak out about homeless situation
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The two candidates in the race to replace Warren Slocum on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, are speaking out on homelessness. Two […]
Atherton
Teachers union wins 16% raise over 3 years, strike ends
SUNDAY, OCT. 27, 1:18 p.m. — Teachers in the Las Lomitas School District will return to work tomorrow after reaching a contract that calls for a 16% raise over three […]
Palo Alto
Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead member who died, had roots in Palo Alto
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Phil Lesh, a classically trained violinist and jazz trumpeter who found his true calling reinventing the role of rock bass guitar as a founding […]
Election 2024
Summa has strong month in campaign fundraising
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Planning Commissioner Doria Summa had a strong month of fundraising, catching up to some of the more pro-development candidates in the race for Palo […]
Election 2024
Mountain View council race draws a diverse range of candidates
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The race for Mountain View City Council has incumbents, school board members, community organizers and council members hoping to return. Nine candidates are […]
Mountain View
Troubled board brings back familiar face
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Mountain View Whisman School District is bringing back a superintendent who once told board members to fire him because they were difficult to […]
Atherton
Teachers picket after negotiations crumble
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer For the first time anyone can remember, the Las Lomitas School District’s 92 teachers are on strike. Despite an attempt at a Hail Mary […]
Palo Alto
Unknown chemical spilled into creek
This story was originally posted Wednesday (Oct. 23) at 2:53 p.m. and the Post printed it in Thursday morning’s edition. To get all of the local news first, pick up […]
Obituaries
Mary E. Beerbohm
Aug. 11, 1927 to Sept. 29, 2024 Mary Elizabeth Beerbohm (nèe Reitan) or “Beth” to so many who love her, passed away on September 29th, after a brief illness. Beth […]
Election 2024
3 immigrant parents seek spots on high school board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Three immigrant parents with backgrounds in tech are running for two spots on the board of the Mountain View-Los Altos High School District. Li […]
Obituaries
Bonnie Craig Miller
February 9, 1928 – September 1, 2024 Bonnie Craig Miller passed away on September 1st, 2024 with her family by her side. She truly loved her wonderful and special life […]
Portola Valley
Wealthy community’s town government running out of money
This story originally appeared in the Oct. 16 edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings. Our competition […]
Los Altos Hills
Former Peruvian President sentenced to prison
Peru’s former President Alejandro Toledo was sentenced today (Oct. 21) to 20 years and six months in prison in a case involving Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht, which became synonymous with […]
Atherton
Teachers union rejects 5.5% raise, strike looms
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School District is preparing for its teacher’s union to strike on Wednesday after the union turned down the board’s latest offer […]
Menlo Park
Will changing a street to one-way make it safer for kids? Experiment proposed on Coleman Ave.
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Stanford
Philip G. Zimbardo, ‘Stanford Prison Experiment’ professor, dies
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Election 2024
Sally Meadows seeks safer streets, even if it reduces rural feeling in Los Altos
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilwoman Sally Meadows says she wants to make the streets of Los Altos safer, even if that means losing some of the city’s […]
Election 2024
Jonathan Weinberg favors new Los Altos police station
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Mayor Jonathan Weinberg says he wants to focus on building a new police station, but most of council’s time this year has been […]
Election 2024
Ibrahim Bashir wants to focus on projects 80% of residents want
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council candidate Ibrahim Bashir says he wants to focus on projects that 80% of residents desire, like playgrounds and a […]
Election 2024
Larry Lang wants Los Altos to live within the law, avoid lawsuits
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council candidate Larry Lang says he might not like all of the laws imposed on cities by the state and […]
Election 2024
Eric Steinle wants to put roofs over downtown sidewalks
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Planning Commissioner Eric Steinle, who is running for council, says he wants to put roofs over downtown Los Altos to give residents more […]
East Palo Alto
Nine candidates running for East Palo Alto council
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer Nine candidates are seeking three seats on the East Palo Alto City Council, which will be grappling with issues like running the newly-acquired […]
Obituaries
William Beaver
April 13,1940 ~ October 14, 2024 William Beaver was born in Peoria, Illinois, to John and Ethel Beaver on April 13,1940. He attended elementary school in Gary Indiana and middle […]
Obituaries
Isabel Perez Murray
July 8th 1931 – September 8th 2024 Isabel Perez Murray, a Palo Alto resident for sixty-four years, passed away surrounded by loving family members and her caregivers. She was born […]
Redwood City
Jury convicts man of violent rape
A Redwood City man, who was convicted of violently rape of a woman and threatening to rape a jail employee, now faces up to 75 years to life in prison, […]
Atherton
Three seats up for grabs in Las Lomitas District
This story was updated to correct candidate Pooya Sarabandi’s occupation. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer With a possible teachers strike looming and calls for new leadership, three seats are […]
Election 2024
Seven vie for troubled Mountain View Whisman Board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Mountain View Whisman School District is at a turning point, with Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph on leave, state auditors investigating potential fraud and millions […]
Santa Clara County
DA prosecuting higher percentage of North County cases than South County
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes cases brought by local law enforcement at a higher rate in the North County compared […]
Palo Alto
Council members propose new rules for cell phone nodes
BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilwoman Lydia Kou and Vice Mayor Ed Lauing are proposing new rules for cell nodes installed in Palo Alto by companies like Verizon and […]
Palo Alto
Hate crime is the subject of a community meeting
The difference between a hate crime and a hate incident is one of the topics that will be discussed Tuesday (Oct. 15) in a discussion sponsored by Palo Alto’s Human […]
Palo Alto
Police officer injured while attempting to stop suspected vandals at shopping center
Police watching a demonstration at the Stanford Shopping Center saw a woman spray-paint the front windows of the Apple Store, according to a police report. When they went to arrest […]