Palo Alto
Christmas Tree Lane starts on Saturday
Christmas Tree Lane, the traditional decoration of the street and homes along the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street in Palo Alto, will begin its 84th year this Saturday […]
Year: 2024
Opinion
Opinion: County shouldn’t give Sheriff Corpus a golden parachute
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor It’s decision time for San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus. The main question is whether she will resign voluntarily. So far she’s rejected calls […]
In the news
Transit agencies looking for a bailout; tax considered
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A Bay Area agency today (Dec. 9) will consider signing off on a half-cent sales tax measure to fund public transportation agencies that have […]
Spotlight
Refine Optometry: Revolutionizing Dry Eye Care in Palo Alto
Dry eye disease is often a silent struggle, with symptoms like watery eyes, burning or fluctuating vision frequently dismissed as minor annoyances. At Refine Optometry in Palo Alto, Dr. Joy […]
In the news
Post wins major awards at San Francisco Press Club competition
The Daily Post won first-place awards for Breaking News, Best Column-News/Political and headline writing in the San Francisco Press Club annual Excellence in Journalism competition last night (Dec. 5). The […]
Mountain View
Movie theater at San Antonio Center is reopening as Alamo Drafthouse
A movie theater at the San Antonio Shopping Center in Mountain View is getting a second act. Alamo Drafthouse, based in Austin with 44 locations nationwide, is planning to open […]
San Mateo County
Supervisors OK ballot measure that would let them fire sheriff
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus wasn’t able yesterday (Tuesday, Dec. 3) to get the county supervisors to back off a ballot measure that […]
Palo Alto
Kiwanis honors VanDerveer
The Kiwanis Club of Palo Alto will present the Kiwanis Angel of Service award to legendary Stanford women’s basketball coach Tara VanDerveer at a dinner on Dec. 11 at the […]
Obituaries
Lawrence Cottrell Allen, Jr.
December 9, 1930 – November 26, 2024 Lawrence Cottrell Allen, Jr. (Poppi), 93, passed away on November 26, 2024 surrounded by family after a brief illness. Larry was born on […]
Obituaries
John Uebbing
July 7, 1937 – November 20, 2024 John Uebbing, longtime resident of Palo Alto, father of two, grandfather of two, and friend of many, died of cancer at Palo Alto […]
San Mateo County
Union complaint alleges intimidation attempt
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff’s former Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle threatened to sue union leaders in what appears to be an attempt to intimidate […]
Palo Alto
Initial count shows Reckdahl will likely win council seat; Summa was tied in mail votes but lost in electronic balloting
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An initial vote count, announced tonight, shows that Keith Reckdahl was elected to Palo Alto City Council by 10 votes over Doria Summa amid […]
San Mateo County
County supervisors to vote on giving themselves a raise
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will consider giving themselves a raise and a retirement plan, bringing their pay to $195,782 plus benefits. The raise would have supervisors get […]
East Palo Alto
Large development plan headed to council for approval
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto City Council will vote Tuesday (Dec. 3) on a plan that would allow up to 3.35 million square feet of new […]
Los Altos
Men with a sledgehammer ransack tobacco store
Five men wielding a sledgehammer ransacked a smoke shop in Los Altos, police said. The crew targeted Discount Cigarettes Cigars at 4546 El Camino Real in the Los Altos Village […]
San Mateo County
Former Caltrain CEO leading recall of Sheriff Corpus
This story was first printed in Friday’s Daily Post. To get important local stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post […]
Redwood City
Redwood City looks to strengthen ‘sanctuary city’ policy
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Staff Writer A split Redwood City Council voted to look into becoming a “sanctuary city” where the city’s police department doesn’t participate in immigration sweeps. The […]
Palo Alto
Dark comedy set in Palo Alto opens on Apple TV, Amazon Prime
“The Last Day of Retrograde,” a dark indie comedy that has a heavy helping of local scenes, has been released on Apple TV and Amazon Prime. Set in Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
13 votes separate candidates
It appears likely that first-term Redwood City council member Lissette Espinoza-Garnica won’t be re-elected, though it will be by the slimmest of margins. She appears to be losing to a […]
San Carlos
San Carlos council says it has no confidence in sheriff
San Carlos has become the first city in San Mateo County to call for embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus to step down after the City Council unanimously took a position of […]
San Mateo County
The other side of the story: Sheriff’s chief of staff Aenlle gives his side of the unions’ allegations
This story first appeared in the Daily Post on Oct. 30. If you want important local news stories first, pick up the Daily Post in the morning at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]
San Mateo County
More officers call for Sheriff Corpus to resign
Another group of officers — sergeants — have voted unanimously to call for the resignation of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and the two remaining members of her executive […]
San Mateo County
Former sheriff’s captain files legal claim against the county
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Sheriff’s captain who quit rather than arrest the head of the deputy’s union has now filed a claim against the […]
San Mateo County
PDF of former captain’s legal claim against the county
Brian Philip, who resigned as a captain in the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office rather than make an arrest he felt was unlawful, has filed the following claim against the […]
Mountain View
Police are looking for barber accused of drugging men and sexually assaulting them
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A barber who allegedly drugged and sexually assaulted more than 20 men was a regular at the Monte Carlo Night Club, where Mountain View […]
Los Altos
Los Altos schools’ EE bond measure passes, money will allow district to move Bullis
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A bond measure put on the ballot by the Los Altos School District to get Bullis Charter School off of its two middle school […]
Caltrain
UPDATE: Two people killed on Caltrain tracks in 2 days
Update, Nov. 20, 2024 — A Caltrain hit and killed someone at around 5:15 a.m. on Nov. 20 in Menlo Park near Glenwood Avenue, said San Mateo County District Attorney […]
Menlo Park
Council gets an earful from residents and puts off a decision on public housing above Santa Cruz Ave. parking lots
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has put off a decision about putting public housing on parking lots behind the stores on Santa Cruz Avenue after […]
San Mateo County
All five captains in sheriff’s department call for Corpus to step down (includes text of letter to Corpus)
This story first appeared in Thursday morning’s Daily Post. To get all of the important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
Palo Alto
Suit says Sequoia high school district allowed antisemitism to flourish
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Six families of children at Woodside and Menlo-Atherton high schools have filed a federal lawsuit that claims teachers and administrators failed to address a rise […]
San Carlos
Palo Alto cyclist killed in San Carlos crash
A bicyclist from Palo Alto has died after a collision with a car on Holly Street near the Highway 101 overpass in San Carlos, the sheriff’s office announced today (Nov. […]
Menlo Park
Opponents of housing plan ask city to hit the brakes
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Opponents of plans to convert three parking lots in downtown Menlo Park into subsidized apartments are getting the word out by putting flyers on […]
Palo Alto
New agreement in the works to give police powers to Stanford deputies
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office and the Stanford Department of Public Safety are working on a new agreement that governs how police […]
San Mateo County
Aenlle gave sheriff expensive gifts, report says
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo Sheriff Christina Corpus was showered in expensive gifts by her alleged paramour and Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle, according to a county […]
San Mateo County
Aenlle offers differing explanations for trip to Maui with Sheriff Corpus
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Victor Aenlle, San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ chief of staff, has offered many explanations for why he was on a flight to Maui with […]