Palo Alto
Downtown landlord sues over parklet
This article appeared in the Feb. 28 edition of the Daily Post. If you want all of the local news first, be sure to pick up a copy every morning. […]
Month: February 2025
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
Woodside endorses Measure A to remove sheriff
This story was originally printed in the Thursday, Feb. 27, edition of the Daily Post. Pick up the Post in the mornings to read important local news stories first. That’s […]
San Mateo
San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee asks sheriff to resign
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A committee of local Democrats that lead the county’s party are asking San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus to resign, a reversal of the […]
San Mateo County
Aenlle denies accusations in 9-page rebuttal (link)
Victor Aenlle, the former chief of staff to embattled San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, has come out with an nine-page, single-spaced rebuttal to the allegations made against him in […]
Menlo Park
Construction to start on veterans housing project
Officials have broken ground on a $35 million, 62-apartment affordable housing development for veterans 2.137 acres in the Veterans Administration campus in Menlo Park. “Seeing that the ground has been […]
Palo Alto
Dharap defends his education philosophy amid talk of recall
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Facing a potential recall, Palo Alto school board member Shounak Dharap is defending his approach to governing, which was informed by his own […]
Opinion
Opinion: End the city’s work from home policy
Palo Alto’s City Council and City Manager Ed Shikada are trying to figure out how to bring back foot traffic to downtown. Council is moving ahead with an idea, proposed […]
Menlo Park
Switch from gas to electric off to slow start
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent A program that covers Menlo Park residents’ costs to replace natural gas home appliances with electric models is off to a slow start, leaving the […]
Palo Alto
Stanford goes into austerity mode — freezes hiring after dropping Belmont expansion
Stanford announced Wednesday (Feb. 26) that it’s freezing hiring in anticipation of funding cuts by the federal government. The announcement comes a day after Stanford dropped plans to purchase Notre […]
Mountain View
Plane makes emergency landing
A pilot flying from Palm Springs to San Carlos was having fuel issues and made an emergency landing at the Shoreline Golf Links in Mountain View. The National Transportation Safety […]
Palo Alto
Council votes to bring back fire engine
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has voted to bring back a fire engine to the station at Mitchell Park, where neighbors are afraid slow response […]
Belmont
Stanford passes on Belmont purchase
This article appeared in this mornings edition of the Post, be sure to pick up a copy every day. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Stanford has decided not to […]
San Mateo County
Judge throws out sheriff’s attempt to stop ouster measure
UPDATE 2/26 — Judge Nicole Healy upheld her order, making it permanent unless either side files an appeal. BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor A San Mateo County judge issued […]
Palo Alto
Muir to step down as Stanford athletic director, according to reports
Stanford Athletic Director Bernard Muir, who oversaw the Cardinal’s move from the Pac-12 to the ACC, is expected to resign from his position before the end of the school year, […]
Mountain View
Supreme Court to allow prosecutors to try a CEO a third time for Mountain View murder
A former tech CEO will go on trial for a third time for a 1992 murder in Mountain View after the U.S. Supreme Court said today (Feb. 24) it wouldn’t […]
Stanford
Former Stanford research coordinator convicted of altering patient records in breast cancer study
A jury has convicted a former Stanford employee of altering patient records in a breast cancer study, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Naheed Mangi, 66, was convicted Friday following […]
Palo Alto
Holmes loses appeal of her fraud conviction
BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZAssociated Press Writer Elizabeth Holmes, the disgraced founder of Palo Alto’s Theranos, will remain in prison after losing a bid today (Feb. 24) to overturn her fraud conviction, […]
Palo Alto
Police: Two incidents of jewelry scam
Palo Alto police said today (Feb. 24) that they are investigating two occurances of a jewelry theft scam on the same day. Police were called by a man in his […]
Palo Alto
Hawaiian man convicted of 1982 murder of Palo Alto teenager
A 78-year-old Hawaiian man has been convicted of the brutal and long-unsolved murder of a teenage Palo Alto girl more than four decades ago, according to the Santa Clara County […]
Palo Alto
Man who robbed mail carrier avoids prison
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A man who robbed a mail carrier with a fake gun in Palo Alto has avoided jail time, court records show. Trevionne Levar Williams, […]
Palo Alto
Recall effort fizzles, supporters say they will try again
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An effort to recall Palo Alto school board member Shounak Dharap has ceased because the campaign didn’t provide verifiable addresses as the law requires, […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff Corpus told to stay away from women in law enforcement event (read the letter)
This story was originally published in the Friday morning print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the important local news first, pick up the Post in the […]
Obituaries
Jeanne Lussier Kirkland
June 26, 1926 – February 10, 2025 Jeanne Lussier Kirkland died on February 10, 2025, at the age of 98. Born in Oakland, California, on June 26, 1926, to Earl […]
Palo Alto
Parents look to recall school board member
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A group of parents is trying to recall Palo Alto school board member Shounak Dharap after votes to eliminate Honors Biology and mandate Ethnic […]
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 […]