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 […]
Year: 2024
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 […]
Spotlight
Impasto by Terun: Now Open in San Carlos
The founders of Terun and iTalico in Palo Alto have just opened their third restaurant right next to the train station in downtown San Carlos. Impasto by Terun just held […]
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 […]
San Mateo County
Antonio Lopez leads Lisa Gauthier in race for county supervisor
The Daily Post first printed this story on Monday, April 5. Other media outlets pick up our stories and re-write them, but if you want original local journalism, pick up […]
San Mateo County
Support wanes for county-wide measure to automatically approve future housing projects
San Mateo County supervisors are getting cold feet over a ballot measure that would fast-track government-funded housing projects but reduce public scrutiny of those development proposals. The supervisors were planning […]
Palo Alto
Buena Vista approval delayed after complaints
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Aug. 5) delayed an application to rebuild the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park after some residents complained about the […]
Palo Alto
Police report details deadly wrench attack
This article ran in the Aug. 3 edition of the Daily Post. Be sure to pick up a paper every day to keep up to date on what our local […]
Opinion
Opinion: Head tax is a bad idea
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor My head snapped and I did a double take when I read the other day that Redwood City officials want to start taxing businesses […]
Palo Alto
Murders in Palo Alto over the past three decades
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A possible Russian mob hit. The robbery of an innocent man out for a walk. A family fight over money. A dispute with a […]
East Palo Alto
Target pulling out of East Palo Alto
This story first ran in the Aug. 1 edition of the Daily Post. BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The Target in East Palo Alto will be shutting down on […]
Palo Alto
Young candidates bring in cash
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s youngest council candidates raised the most money in the first half of the year, boosted by donations from the pro-housing and pro-development […]
Obituaries
Rose Marie Kunin
December 12, 1934 – May 12, 2024 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Rose Marie Kunin, beloved wife and mother, grandmother, friend, and sibling. She […]