Election 2024
Contractors contribute to bond measure
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A campaign promoting a $350 million bond measure for the Los Altos School District has raised $48,000, with most of the money coming from […]
Year: 2024
Election 2024
Candidates say reopen City Hall
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council candidates agree that City Hall should be opened up to the public, questioning City Manager Ed Shikada’s decision to lock […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff’s unions concerned about firing of assistant sheriff Monaghan
CORRECTION: Recent articles in the Daily Post (Aug. 31, Sept. 6, 8 and 21) about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office that included references to Victor Aenlle, the Office’s Executive Director of […]
San Mateo County
Removing a sheriff — options include a recall or a civil grand jury charge
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ decision to fire her assistant sheriff after he admitted to cooperating with an internal investigation has fueled talk about […]
San Mateo County
Update: Sheriff fires assistant sheriff after he talks to outside investigator
CORRECTION: Recent articles in the Daily Post (Aug. 31, Sept. 6, 8 and 21) about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office that included references to Victor Aenlle, the Office’s Executive Director of […]
Palo Alto
Cyclist dies from injuries after solo crash
A bicyclist has died in Palo Alto after riding into a lane that was closed for construction, police said today (Sept. 19). Roderick McCalley, 81, of Palo Alto, was riding […]
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t use county resources for campaign purposes
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A reader brought to my attention an email newsletter from San Mateo County Supervisor Noelia Corzo, sent out on a county government account, […]
Obituaries
Blanca Stella Arana
Feb. 22, 1928 – Aug. 27, 2024 Blanca Stella Arana, a Salvadorian immigrant, devoted Catholic and an accounting secretary who raised four children in Palo Alto, died on Aug. 27 […]
Opinion
Opinion: Sheriff wrong about her critics
CORRECTION: Recent articles in the Daily Post (Aug. 31, Sept. 6, 8 and 21) about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office that included references to Victor Aenlle, the Office’s Executive Director of […]
Palo Alto
School district headed to trial in suit alleging racial bias
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District is headed for a jury trial in the case of a former special education assistant who said […]
Opinion
Opinion: A cringeworthy request from a councilwoman
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor This is a story that will leave your head shaking it’s so unbelievable. Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims says she wants the city to […]
East Palo Alto
School district employee arrested for lewd acts with student
A Ravenswood City School District employee has been arrested for lewd conduct with a middle school student on campus, East Palo Alto police announced today (Sept. 16). Arrested was James […]
Election 2024
Caltrain crossings separate council candidates
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As the city of Palo Alto moves closer to deciding how to separate the Caltrain tracks from the street at three crossings, at least […]
San Mateo County
Former judge investigating complaints in sheriff’s office
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer CORRECTION: Recent articles in the Daily Post (Aug. 31, Sept. 6, 8 and 21) about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office that included references […]
San Mateo County
Deputies and sergeants vote 318-12 to support ‘no confidence’ resolution
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County sheriff’s unions voted resoundingly to declare no confidence in Sheriff Christina Corpus’s chief of staff Victor Aenlle. In the balloting Monday […]
Opinion
Opinion: With EPA Sanitary District, follow the money
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A court has ruled that the city of East Palo Alto can seize the mismanaged East Palo Alto Sanitary District, but an important […]
Opinion
Opinion: A stupid idea that decreases the rights of voters
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The town of Los Altos has fallen for a scam that will cost taxpayers at least $30,000. A Malibu attorney, Kevin Shenkman, sent […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested for alleged hate crime
A man has been arrested for a hate crime after he allegedly punched two people in the face while yelling derogatory things about Mexicans at the downtown Palo Alto train station, […]
Opinion
Opinion: A vacancy tax won’t help downtown or Cal Ave.
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto’s two commercial areas, University Avenue and California Avenue, are slowly dying right in front of our eyes. They’re becoming dingy and […]
In the news
Trump due in Woodside on Friday
Former President Trump is scheduled to appear at a fundraiser in Woodside on Friday hosted by relatives of the wife of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the Los Angeles Times reports. Donors will […]
San Mateo County
Sick-out disrupts SamTrans service
About a third of SamTrans bus drivers called in sick today (Sept. 5) in an apparent labor action related to contract negotiations, according to the transit agency. The absences prompted […]
Los Altos Hills
Driver surrenders in fatal bike crash in Los Altos Hills
A 64-year-old man has surrendered after he allegedly hit and killed a bicyclist in Los Altos Hills in February, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office said. The Sheriff’s Office said […]
Palo Alto
Theater conversion not wanted
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A board of architects in Palo Alto today (Sept. 5) recommended that council deny a developer’s application to convert a movie theater into […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff Christina Corpus attends LA conference while department is in turmoil
CORRECTION: Recent articles in the Daily Post (Aug. 31, Sept. 6, 8 and 21) about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office that included references to Victor Aenlle, the Office’s Executive Director of […]
Menlo Park
Parents, students want answers about coach’s leave of absence
Parents and students at Menlo-Atherton High School want to know what happened to the school’s varsity basketball coach, Mike Molieri. Team members and parents spoke at the Sequoia Union High […]
Menlo Park
Finance chief of tech consulting firm accused of embezzling $500,000, spent part of it in a casino
The finance manager of a Menlo Park tech consulting firm was arrested Wednesday on charges of embezzlement and identity fraud for taking $500,000 and spending it in casinos, police said. […]
In the news
Brothel kingpin gets 8 years in prison
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto couple that ran a network of brothels in Santa Clara County has signed a deal that will send the husband […]
Palo Alto
Water district wins lawsuit against Eisenberg over papers she removed
A judge has ruled in favor of the Santa Clara Valley Water District in its lawsuit against one of its directors, Rebecca Eisenberg of Palo Alto, who took thousands of […]
Palo Alto
Hopeful spends $10k on ad
This story was originally published on Aug. 30. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos council candidate said yesterday that he has spent more than $10,000 on a […]
Palo Alto
Deputies seize man’s weapons after mental health crisis
More than 80 firearms were allegedly seized by San Mateo County Sheriff’s Deputies on Friday, after they successfully de-escalated a possible suicide attempt, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies were […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff Christina Corpus to face a no confidence vote (link to legal complaint included)
CORRECTION: Recent articles in the Daily Post (Aug. 31, Sept. 6, 8 and 21) about the San Mateo County Sheriff’s office that included references to Victor Aenlle, the Office’s Executive Director of […]
East Palo Alto
Judge rules against EPA Sanitary District, city takeover looms
A judge on Friday cleared the way for the city of East Palo Alto to take over the independent East Palo Alto Sanitary District, which had been accused of mismanagement […]
Opinion
Opinion: Google deal won’t save journalism
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Readers are the big loser in a deal that calls for Google to pay $110 million over five years to compensate newsrooms for […]
Caltrain
Homeless man dies on railroad tracks; death wasn’t reported by Caltrain
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A 55-year-old homeless man named Donald Williams died on the Caltrain tracks last week, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office said Wednesday. […]
Menlo Park
Teslas aren’t the patrol cars of the future
This story appeared in the Aug. 26 edition of the Daily Post. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Elon Musk may think that Teslas are the cars of the future, […]
In the news
Liccardo ally files complaint against Low
An ally of San Liccardo, former Federal Elections Commission Chair Ann Ravel, has filed a complaint against Liccardo’s opponent, Evan Low, for allegedly violating federal campaign laws in the race […]
Election 2024
Residents fight new tax in Mountain View that they say is focused on a new police station
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Residents fighting a tax measure in Mountain View say the city is narrowly focused on building a $230 million police headquarters when really […]
Mountain View
School district hired $121,500 ‘energy healer’
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The Mountain View Whisman School District spent $121,150 for sessions with an ‘energy healer’ last school year, according to the district. The district […]
Opinion
Opinion: The 50-story elephant of Menlo Park politics
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Menlo Park City Council won’t have much of a City Council race this year because only three candidates have signed up to run […]
Redwood City
Collision with car front of high school kills bicyclist
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer A 24-year-old cyclist was hit by a car in front of Sequoia High School in Redwood City and died three days later in […]
Menlo Park
City eyes very-low-income housing on downtown parking lots
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent City-owned parking lots in downtown Menlo Park could be developed with hundreds of homes for very-low-income residents, according to a study City Council will […]
Palo Alto
Council moving toward taxing landlords of vacant buildings
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Support for a vacancy tax is gaining traction in Palo Alto as a potential way to clean up University Avenue and encourage property […]
In the news
Google kills bills that would have forced it to pay a fee for using local news
Google has killed a pair of bills that would have forced the company and other tech giants to pay news companies for using their stories. The state and the tech […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto finally has an approved housing plan; rules stopping big projects return
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer State housing officials have approved the city of Palo Alto’s housing plan for the next seven years, closing the door for developers to turn […]
Palo Alto
Emails show behind-the-scenes scramble when Lythcott-Haims revelations hit
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Emails and text messages between Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims and her colleagues at the city of Palo Alto show the damage control that went […]
Caltrain
County supervisor wonders if there is a high-tech way to reduce railroad suicides
San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller of Menlo Park wants to see if artificial intelligence, computer technology and cameras could be used to stop suicides on the Caltrain tracks. On […]
Obituaries
Judith Dean
Sept. 16, 1939 to Aug. 17, 2024 Judith Dean, 84, of Palo Alto, passed away on August 17, 2024. She was born in San Francisco on September 16, 1939, the […]
Election 2024
Bold idea on housing emerges from candidates’ forum
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A candidate for Mountain View City Council wants the city to get into the housing business, buying up affordable units that can be used […]
Election 2024
Race on for council seat
At first it seemed that the two candidates who had signed up to run for Menlo Park City Council in November would have no opponents in each of their races. […]
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. […]
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 […]
Election 2024
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 […]
Election 2024
$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 […]
Election 2024
Few applicants for city council seats, one of them has no opinion on 50-story Sunset tower
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 […]
Palo Alto
50-story 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 […]
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 […]
Opinion
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 […]
Election 2024
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 […]
Election 2024
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 […]
Obituaries
Marya DeHaven Keeth
June 14, 1938 – July 16, 2024 Resident of Los Altos It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Marya DeHaven Keeth at her home early […]
Palo Alto
Suspect arrested in downtown garage murder case
Palo Alto police say they have arrested a 34-year-old homeless man on suspicion of murdering another homeless man, whose body was found in the city parking garage at 445 Bryant […]
Opinion
Opinion: Recall of two council members is a wake-up call for other elected officials
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Political leaders on the Peninsula got a wake-up call the other day. Voters in the San Mateo County city of Millbrae recalled two council […]
Palo Alto
Police spokeswoman paid to exit her job
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The face of the Mountain View Police Department, who worked President Biden’s inauguration and was celebrated as one of the best police representatives […]
Palo Alto
City anticipates spending $320,000 to defend itself over anti-police mural
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto will spend $320,000 defending itself against a lawsuit from six police officers who sued over a Black Lives […]
Santa Clara County
Car dealer group must pay $290,000 fine for illegal waste disposal
DGDG Automotive, also known as Del Grande Dealer Group, will pay $290,000 in penalties after a judge determined the company unlawfully disposed of waste from car repairs. The lawsuit, brought […]
Obituaries
Robert Moffat
November 29, 1927 – May 10, 2024 Bob grew up in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, obtained his BS in engineering from University of Michigan, and MS and PhD in from Stanford, […]
Obituaries
Phyllis Maxine Heinrichs, 89
August 6, 1934 – July 15, 2024 Phyllis M. Heinrichs went to be with her Lord on July 15, 2024. The daughter of Reverend Lester and Mary Glea Smith, she […]
Palo Alto
UPDATE: Garage death confirmed homicide
Mon. July 29 – The man found dead on the first floor of the Bryant Street garage on Thursday was murdered, Palo Alto Police confirmed today. James Allen Rudoph, 60, […]
In the news
A new Bay Area transit measure is in the works
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After placing a $20 billion housing bond on the November 2024 ballot, Bay Area regional planners are now eyeing a public transit funding measure in […]
Palo Alto
Burglar broke into woman’s apartment while she was asleep
Police are asking the public for help identifying a man who entered an apartment early Saturday morning in Palo Alto while the resident was asleep. On Saturday (July 27) at […]
In the news
Days when locals are competing in the Olympics
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer Olympians are looking to make a splash in Paris with 44 of 592 total athletes having connections to the Palo Alto and Mid-Peninsula […]
Obituaries
Nicole Sprague
Our beloved sister, Nicole Sprague, passed away peacefully at home on July 13th surrounded by her loved ones. She is preceded in death by her mother, Huguette Soffey, her father […]
San Mateo County
Mental health advocates calls for inquiry into 5 jail deaths
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Five inmates in the San Mateo County Jail have died since Sheriff Christina Corpus took over in January 2023, and now a mental health […]
San Mateo County
Outside expert says staffing shortage in Sheriff’s Department is critical; service reductions recommended
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Staff shortages in the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office have placed the department at a “critical juncture” in which employees’ “workload and schedule cannot be […]
Palo Alto
Anne Cribbs throws hat in the ring for council
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Anne Cribbs, an Olympic swimmer and parks commissioner who is behind the push for a city-owned gym, has filed papers to run for Palo […]
Caltrain
Caltrain to keep track suicides secret
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain is no longer providing details about people who are hit by the train, keeping any suicides under wraps. Caltrain employees made the […]
San Mateo County
County to pay $8 million to settle sex harassment suit filed by former deputy
San Mateo County has reached an $8 million settlement with a former sheriff’s deputy and SWAT team member who filed a sexual harassment and discrimination lawsuit in 2022, alleging she […]
Obituaries
Georgia Laughrey
September 26, 1960 – July 10, 2024 Georgia Laughrey, 63, was a beloved figure of Woodside and South San Francisco, CA. Georgia passed away peacefully in her childhood home surrounded […]
Redwood City
Attempted kidnapping at high school
A man who said he had a gun went into a classroom at Sequoia High School yesterday, grabbed a male student and tried to pull him out of the room, […]
Palo Alto
Two cars stolen from Palo Alto home, one was in a closed garage; 2 arrests
Palo Alto police say they have arrested two people who are accused of breaking into a home’s garage on Newell Road and driving off with two vehicles. The theft happened […]