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 […]
Year: 2024
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 […]