Palo Alto
Parents look to recall school board member
A group of Palo Alto parents is working to recall Palo Alto Unified School Board member Shounak Dharap. This comes after a tense month for the school board that Dharap […]
Year: 2025
Obituaries
E. David Crockett
May 18,1936 – January 28, 2025 E. David Crockett, born May 18,1936, died on January 28, 2025, in Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, at the age of 88. He was […]
Palo Alto
Tribe, NAACP want mural in Palo Alto Courthouse removed
The San Jose branch of the NAACP and the Muwekma Ohlone tribe want Santa Clara County to remove a 63-year-old mural in the Palo Alto Courthouse that they say denigrates […]
Palo Alto
Residents ask for more fire engines; chief tries to reassure crowd
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Fire Chief Geo Blackshire tried to reassure a gathering of residents on Thursday that his department is taking a systemic, data-driven approach […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff’s claims of crime reduction not what they seem
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who is fighting an attempt by the county Board of Supervisors to remove her, has put out a press […]
Mountain View
Steins Beer Garden closing, Oktoberfest in doubt
This story originally appeared in the Saturday morning print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the important local news first, pick up the Post every morning at 1,000 […]
Mountain View
Teacher housing project becomes a headache for school board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A teacher housing project is becoming a headache for the Mountain View Whisman School District as the board tries to figure out how to […]
San Mateo County
Six cities say sheriff must go
Belmont and South San Francisco are the two latest cities to endorse Measure A, which would change the San Mateo County Charter to allow the Board of Supervisors to fire […]
Obituaries
Nancy Jean Soltau
June 21, 1931 – January 30, 2025 Nancy Jean Soltau passed away on January 30, 2025, in Palo Alto, CA. Nancy was born on June 21, 1931 to Verne and […]
Obituaries
Robert Slater Johnstone
April 15, 1936 – January 20, 2025 Robert Slater Johnstone, age 88, passed away peacefully in a board and care home in Menlo Park, California, on January 20, 2025, from […]
Obituaries
Philip Wayne Sheehan
December 16, 1937 – February 5, 2025 Philip W. Sheehan passed away on February 5, 2025, in Stanford, California, at the age of 87. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and […]
Palo Alto
Rebuke of board member over re-post fails
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A resolution that condemns board member Rowena Chiu’s social media activity following a heated Ethnic Studies debate has sparked a conversation about how Asians […]
Redwood City
Council backs sheriff ouster measure
UPDATE Feb. 11, 9 p.m. — Belmont City Council unanimously endorsed Measure A. South San Francisco will vote tomorrow. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council tonight (Feb. […]
In the news
FCC investigating KCBS for tipping off listeners about ICE raids
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating KCBS All News radio for telling listeners where Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents would be conducting deportation raids in the Bay Area. Traditionally, the […]
Palo Alto
Cleaners arrested on suspicion of cleaning out safes of downtown restaurants
Three men who were part of an overnight cleaning crew have been arrested in a series of overnight restaurant burglaries in Palo Alto that netted $16,000, police said today. Police […]
Santa Clara County
Valley Water board wants to give itself a raise
The elected leaders of Valley Water could give themselves pay raises at their meeting tomorrow (Feb. 11) despite freezing new employee hirings to grapple with a massive budget deficit. The […]
Opinion
Post editorial: Yes on Measure A: Remove Corpus ASAP
Editorial opinion of the Daily Post The corruption by San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus poses a clear and present danger, and needs to end immediately. It’s imperative that voters […]
San Mateo County
Woman arrested for stealing ‘Yes on Measure A’ signs – says she felt the sheriff was being harassed
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A Half Moon Bay resident has been arrested for allegedly stealing “Yes on Measure A” political signs, a San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman […]
Opinion
Opinion: A response to arguments Sheriff Corpus might make to stay in office
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’d like to respond today to the arguments I think San Mateo County Christina Corpus will make in an attempt to convince voters to […]
Palo Alto
School board may take action against Chiu over social media re-posting
The Palo Alto school board will be asked Tuesday to strip a board member Rowena Chiu of her committee assignments because she reposted a social media comment that allegedly caused […]
San Mateo County
Former captain sues sheriff, saying he wouldn’t bow to corruption
Correction: A previous version of this online article should have said that the relationship between Sheriff Christina Corpus and her former chief of staff Victor Anelle is “alleged.” Both Corpus […]
Redwood City
Police arrest 15-year-old in murder investigation
Redwood City police say they have arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old in the 500 block of Adams Street at about 1 a.m. Thursday. […]
San Mateo County
Judges reveal details about elevator rape
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who is facing removal from office, kept from the public details about the rape of a female inmate […]
San Mateo County
Judges complain to sheriff about poor security in the courthouse; bailiffs falling asleep, murder suspects left unattended with no shackles
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Two San Mateo County judges say a man charged with murder wandered the back hallways of the courthouse without his leg shackles. They say […]
Opinion
Opinion: Board should vote on ethnic studies again when it has the whole story
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor It can be a big mistake to sign a contract without reading it. If you don’t look carefully at, say, an auto financing contract, you […]
Redwood City
Fatal shooting near Redwood City Whole Foods
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed today (Feb. 6) near Whole Foods in Redwood City, police said. Officers received a report of the victim lying and bleeding down behind […]
Palo Alto
Neighbors plead for fire truck
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer After seeing the destruction from the fires in Los Angeles, residents are clamoring for the city of Palo Alto to restore a fire engine […]
Obituaries
John Northcott
A resident of the South Bay Area for most of his life, John Northcott passed away in his home at the age of 66. The child of Robert and Joan […]
Menlo Park
Neighbor files appeal of Flood School project
This article appeared first in the Jan. 31 edition of the Daily Post. Be sure to pick up an edition every day to get the news when it’s fresh. BY […]
Redwood City
Jury convicts man for lewd actions toward teen
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer A man who approached a 15-year-old girl outside a Redwood City courtroom and told her he would take her to Mexico was found […]
Palo Alto
Former supervisor of janitors at VA convicted of sex crime
A jury has convicted a supervising janitor at the Palo Alto VA Hospital of sexually abusing his coworker, federal prosecutors announced today (Feb. 3). Onofre Salas-Lozano, 42, of Palo Alto, […]
Palo Alto
School board member Rowena Chiu gives the Daily Post an interview about Ethnic Studies
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Palo Alto
County may ban artificial turf due to health concerns
The Daily Post first reported this story on Jan. 25 in its print edition. Another news organization lifted this story, made a few changes, and presented it as their own. […]
Palo Alto
Former school board members chide Rowena Chiu, admin union calls for her resignation
UPDATE, 2:47 p.m. — The Palo Alto Schools Management Association, a union that represents principals and other administrators in the district, is calling for Chiu to resign for criticizing one […]
San Mateo County
Another city votes no-confidence in sheriff; judge to decide on Corpus’ request to cancel election a week before the vote
BY EMILY MIBACH and AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Another city council has declared that it has no confidence in San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and a judge has agreed […]