San Mateo County
Sheriff’s day care plans halted
This story has been updated to include a response from the Sheriff. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ plans for a childcare center and […]
Year: 2024
East Palo Alto
Two take plea deals in fatal park shooting
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Two of the men involved in the fatal shooting at Jack Farrell Park that occurred in broad daylight took plea deals today (Nov. 4), […]
Mountain View
Superintendent Rudolph got $98,000 to quit without a fight
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph will receive $98,259 to leave his position without suing the Mountain View Whisman School District, according to a separation agreement. The […]
Mountain View
Embattled superintendent resigns
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph last night announced his resignation from the Mountain View Whisman School District after months of scrutiny from parents, who looked into […]
Palo Alto
Descriptions of the 10 state ballot propositions in 985 words
Voters working through their ballots are faced with 10 propositions. Here’s a quick look at them: Prop 2 — School bonds Borrow $10 billion bond to build, repair and upgrade […]
Obituaries
Richard Carl Placone
March 11, 1933 – October 9, 2024 Richard Carl Placone, born March 11, 1933, was a Palo Alto resident for 62 years. He died with family at his side on […]
Election 2024
Amid financial crisis, candidates run for Portola Valley council
Editor’s note: This story has been corrected to accurately state Helen Wolter’s opinion of financing options. BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer Portola Valley Town Council will have a […]
San Mateo County
Christina Laskowski, former county GOP head and school board candidate, dies at age 57
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer Christina Laskowski, the former chair of the San Mateo County Republican Party and a current candidate for the San Mateo-Foster City School District, […]
San Mateo County
The other side of the story — Sheriff chief of staff Aenlle gives his side of unions’ allegations
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Victor Aenlle, the chief of staff for San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, said in an interview that he’s the target of a “witch […]
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 […]
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
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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 […]