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 […]
Year: 2024
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 […]
Obituaries
Colin Kent
August 18, 1964 – July 9, 2024 Colin Kent, age 59, long-time resident of Palo Alto, died on July 9 after a brief battle with pancreatic cancer. Born in Los […]
Palo Alto
Thieves steal gold necklace from woman’s neck
A Palo Alto woman in her 80s was the victim of a jewelry swap theft, police said. The woman was approached by two men in a car on Saturday asking […]
East Palo Alto
City to take over sewer district despite lawsuit
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent The city of East Palo Alto is moving forward with its takeover of the East Palo Alto Sanitary District, even as the district is battling […]
Opinion
Opinion: Lythcott-Haims should step down from City Council
OPINION By Dave Price Daily Post Editor Julie Lythcott-Haims should have leveled with the voters two years ago about why she left her job as a dean at Stanford following […]
Obituaries
Mary Agnes Early (Valentine)
December 25th, 1923 – July 10, 2024 Mary Agnes Early (Valentine), 100, died peacefully on July 10th in her Palo Alto home. Born on December 25th, 1923, in Logan, West […]
Palo Alto
Lythcott-Haims explains affair in her own words
Julie Lythcott-Haims issued a statement yesterday in response to an essay by her former lover. See related story. “Recently, Olivia Haas published a piece describing her relationship with her college […]
Palo Alto
Local House members, candidates avoid Biden question
The Mid-Peninsula’s two members of the House and both candidates for Anna Eshoo’s congressional seat won’t say if they think President Biden should stay in the race for president. Assemblyman […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Manager’s salary among the highest in the state
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Manager Ed Shikada was the sixth-highest paid city manager in California last year, according to a report by California State Controller […]
Palo Alto
Judge dismisses police officers’ lawsuit over mural
This story was first printed in Thursday morning’s Daily Post. Other media have since plagiarized it. If you want important local news first, and you want the original story, pick […]
Palo Alto
Councilwoman Lythcott-Haims had an affair with an undergrad while she was a dean at Stanford
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims had an affair with a female undergrad half her age while she was a dean at Stanford, leading […]
Palo Alto
Henry Etzkowitz, who favors rent restrictions to benefit seniors, has entered the council race
Henry Etzkowitz, who said he led a successful pushback against an expected rent increase at the Stanford Oak Creek Apartments in 2022, has jumped into the Palo Alto City Council […]
Obituaries
Betty Harrod
June 21, 1923 – June 9, 2024 Betty (Pick) Harrod passed away peacefully in her home on June 9 at 3:50 AM, with family by her side. She was less […]
Redwood City
Redwood City won’t be voting on rent control
Proponents of a measure to impose rent control in Redwood City have failed to gather enough valid signatures to put the referendum on the November ballot, the San Mateo County […]
San Mateo County
Driver in Devil’s Slide crash released
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The Southern California radiologist who drove his Tesla over Devil’s Slide on Highway 1 near Half Moon Bay with his family in the car […]
East Palo Alto
Fireworks seized, arrests made on Independence Day
East Palo Alto Police arrested three people and responded to 135 incidents during Independence Day, city officials said yesterday (July 8) The 27 officers working on the holiday seized four […]