San Mateo County
Judge rejects sheriff’s attempt to avoid civil grand jury
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Year: 2025
Mountain View
Parents seek recall of Mountain View Whisman school board member
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In the news
Becker defends energy bill following attack by TV station
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor A San Francisco TV station is attacking state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, for backing a bill that could reduce energy rates, saying it’s a […]
Obituaries
Wayne Pepple
August 5, 1928 – April 30, 2025 Loren ‘Wayne’ Pepple, 96, passed away on April 30th, 2025, at Gordon Manor, Redwood City, CA. Wayne was preceded in death by his […]
San Mateo County
Palo Alto utilities executive to head Redwood City-based sewage-treatment agency
The Redwood City-based sewage treatment agency that made headlines a few years ago for paying $1.8 million to settle a sexual harassment case involving its general manager now has a […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Superintendent sees changes in how high schools meet student needs
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Superintendent Don Austin said comprehensive high schools are going to die out and be replaced by schools that are tailored to meet […]
Los Altos Hills
Los Altos Hills fire shuts down Page Mill Road
A fire burned a building and an acre of hillside land today (June 11) along Page Mill Road in Los Altos Hills, firefighters said. The fire was reported at 3:31 […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff files suit against DA after she’s subpoenaed to testify before civil grand jury
(Read Corpus’ suit against Wagstaffe.) (Read Corpus’ suit against the Board of Supervisors.) BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corps is trying to stop two […]
Palo Alto
Le Levy, former Palo Alto mayor and humorous musician, dead at age 90
Former Palo Alto Mayor and stockbroker Le Levy, who made people smile with his songs about Palo Alto civic affairs, has died at age 90. Levy was on City Council […]
San Mateo County
Judge denies sheriff’s request for an injunction to stop termination process
(Read Corpus’ request for a temporary restraining order here.) A judge has rejected San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ request for temporary restraining order to halt the county supervisors from […]
Redwood City
Two arrested for stealing statues from rug store
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer Two Redwood City men are facing charges for stealing items worth up to $200,000 from a rug store, a prosecutor said. Faustino Dennis Ayala, […]
Burlingame
Partner in Caltrain apartment scam sentenced
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A former train station manager has been sentenced today (June 9) for helping a former Caltrain executive embezzle public funds and for building secret […]
East Palo Alto
People living in cars outside East Palo Alto City Hall
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Homeless people are living in abandoned cars in the parking lot at East Palo Alto City Hall at 2415 University Ave., which has drawn […]
Menlo Park
City may rehire PR firm as possible referendum on downtown public housing looms
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent As the city of Menlo Park faces a possible ballot initiative that would force the city to get voter approval before building housing on downtown […]
Palo Alto
John Young, headed HP in 1980s, dies at 93
John A. Young, who succeeded founders Bill Hewlett and David Packard as CEO of Palo Alto-based Hewlett-Packard, died at home with his family. He was 93. As CEO of HP […]
Palo Alto
Woman living in an RV is sexually assaulted
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A man has sexually assaulted a woman in her 50s living in her RV by the city of Palo Alto’s golf course, police said. […]
Obituaries
Tim Willis, 62, former Post copy editor, longtime journalist
Timothy Lee Willis, a longtime journalist and a former copy editor at the Daily Post, has died at his home in Marysville, Calif. He was 62. As a copy editor, he […]
Santa Clara County
Bus drivers to get a pay raise after 17-day strike
The VTA board has approved a new contract that approves pay raises for bus drivers and light rail operators who went on strike for 17 days in March. The board, […]
Caltrain
Caltrain will reduce its plan to increase the number of trains it runs each hour
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Caltrain is ditching its plan to drastically increase the number of trains running per hour, but board members are still wondering if the agency […]
San Mateo
Post makes case for release of confidential report on sheriff
The Daily Post is challenging a decision by lawyers for San Mateo County to keep secret a law firm’s report into alleged misconduct by Sheriff Christina Corpus. But an attorney […]