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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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