Santa Clara County
Update: Fligor wins assessor race
Fligor — 115,288 65.6% Kumar — 60,321 34.4% Jan. 1, 1 a.m. — Neysa Fligor has sent out an email to supporters declaring victory in her race against Rishi Kumar […]
Year: 2025
Menlo Park
Fire kills two dogs, displaces family
Menlo Park fire officials are investigating what caused the house fire that displaced a family and killed their two dogs. Neighbors alerted the family living at 1304 Hill Ave. in […]
Atherton
$160 cake first, now a new tax?
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer The same school district where a former superintendent charged a $160 birthday cake to taxpayers is now considering a tax increase. The Las Lomitas […]
East Palo Alto
Man arrested for two robberies within a half hour
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who was arrested for robbing a teen’s $800 Balenciaga shoes and Valentino cologne pleaded innocent today (Dec. 29), a prosecutor […]
Palo Alto
Woman arrested in road rage incident where family was pepper sprayed
A woman has been arrested for allegedly purposefully hitting another car and pepper spraying the occupants of the car she struck, Palo Alto police said yesterday. Police responded to the […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto picks mayor, vice mayor on Jan. 5
Palo Alto, like most Mid-Peninsula cities, changes mayors at the start of the year. On Monday, Jan. 5, council members will vote on a mayor and vice mayor for 2026. […]
Palo Alto
Council makes preliminary decisions on railroad crossings
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent As the city of Palo Alto starts drawing up designs for railroad bridges at three Caltrain crossings in town, council members admit they don’t know […]
East Palo Alto
Concerts will feature the works of African American composers
Tickets are on sale for concerts featuring the works of African American composers to benefit Eastside College Preparatory School in East Palo Alto. The theme for the concerts is “Hold […]
Mountain View
Mayor prevails in lawsuit filed by tow truck driver
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei has prevailed in a lawsuit from a tow truck driver who said she had him arrested for towing her […]
Palo Alto
Crosswalk signals were hacked because of a weak password
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer We now know why hackers were able to take over the talking crosswalks on El Camino and have them air AI messages impersonating Elon […]
Mountain View
School district preparing to cut jobs
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Mountain View Whisman School District is preparing to cut several full-time district positions next year in an effort to save $9 million. Parent Lillian […]
San Mateo County
New sheriff intends to be more accountable
Ken Binder, San Mateo County Sheriff. Post photo by Adriana Hernandez. […]
San Mateo County
Captain sues former sheriff, county over rumor about an alleged affair
This story was first printed in the Friday, Dec. 26 edition of the Daily Post. To read all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
In the news
How good is your memory? Take the quiz
This was printed in the Dec. 22 edition of the Daily Post. The Daily Post, the newspaper that doesn’t take itself too seriously, presents the 2025 local news quiz. 1. […]
Palo Alto
Top stories in 2025 ranged from a sheriff’s firing to a donkey’s death
The previous year the Daily Post a plate full of stories, ranging from the removal of a county sheriff to a controversy over wokeness in the schools, from proposals for […]
Opinion
Editorial: Fligor best choice for county assessor
Daily Post Editorial The race for Santa Clara County assessor has been infuriating, to say the least, because of the behavior of the incumbent and one of the candidates. Larry […]
Menlo Park
Heavy rain causes flooding in part of Menlo Park
Wednesday, 3 p.m. — Crews have opened up storm drain blockages that caused flooding in the 1300 block of Hamilton Avenue between Willow Road and Henderson Avenue overnight. The city […]
Redwood City
Blox buys a block – RWC landlord expands holdings
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A prominent downtown Redwood City block is getting a family-friendly makeover after a San Francisco-based real estate firm bought the property for $46 million, it […]
Stanford
Stanford installing more security cameras
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent As some question whether Brown University could have prevented the fatal shooting of two students this month if it had more security cameras, Stanford University […]
In the news
Housing activists’ attempt to flip the Sierra Club chapter fails
This article was first published in Monday’s Daily Post. Once again, a competitor has copied our original story. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the […]