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 […]
Year: 2024
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 […]
Los Altos Hills
Former Foothills president gets $215,000 to settle her lawsuit against the college district
This story was first published in the Monday, Nov. 18 edition of the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at […]
Los Altos
Council declines to give $5 million for theater project, but may hire a fundraising consultant
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council is willing to hire a consultant to ask residents to donate to a new downtown performing arts theater, but the […]
San Mateo County
Five Congressional and state leaders call for sheriff’s resignation
This story has been updated to include a response from the sheriff Five Congressional and state leaders from San Mateo County today (Nov. 18) called upon embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus […]
Caltrain
Caltrain sending diesel trains to Peru
Caltrain is selling its old diesel trains to the city of Lima, Peru, for $6 million, a Caltrain spokesman said. Lima will use 90 gallery cars and 19 diesel locomotives […]
Palo Alto
Woman sexually assaulted near bus station
A woman waiting for a bus at the University Avenue transit station told Palo Alto police that she was sexually assaulted by a man with a knife, who is still […]
San Mateo County
Assistant sheriff resigns amid chaos
San Mateo County Assistant Sheriff Matthew Fox has resigned, the Post has learned. This comes amid calls for Sheriff Christina Corpus to resign following a damning report from retired Judge […]
San Mateo County
Captain quit rather than arrest union leader and sheriff’s critic
A San Mateo County Sheriff’s captain quit his job rather than carry out an order to arrest the head of the deputies union, who is a critic of Sheriff Christina […]
Obituaries
Margery (Midge) Doris Agard Forrest
July 31, 1927 to September 27, 2024 A long time resident of Concord, Midge was the daughter of M. Henry and Molly Agard of Palo Alto. A fourth generation native […]
San Mateo County
Supervisors try to dump Aenlle, but Corpus promotes him; then he’s banned from sheriff’s office
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors voted yesterday (Nov. 13) to terminate the sheriff’s executive director of administration position — a new civilian post created at the request of […]
San Mateo County
Cordell report: Aenlle ‘made a scene’ in order to be photographed with Trump
One of the most curious things in retired Judge LaDoris Cordell’s report on Sheriff Christina Corpus is a photograph of Chief of Staff Victor Aenlle and president elect Donald Trump. […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff says she’s not going anywhere; offers employees a therapist
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, in the wake of a report accusing her of committing misdemeanors and making racist comments, said in a memo to her employees today that […]