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, […]
Month: February 2025
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 […]
Caltrain
Man, 21, killed at railroad crossing
A young man was hit and killed by a Caltrain at the Glenwood Avenue in Menlo Park, according to the coroner’s office. Eamonn Christopher Burgraff, 21, died on Saturday, the […]
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 […]