East Palo Alto
Zuck-linked school to close next year
A school founded by Priscilla Chan and supported by her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, announced yesterday that its school in East Palo Alto is closing down, moving over 400 kids into […]
Month: April 2025
San Mateo County
Corpus sues to get investigator’s contract
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Sheriff Christina Corpus has sued the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors and County Executive Mike Callagy for allegedly withholding records related to retired […]
San Mateo County
Liccardo eyes housing, insurance bills in first 100 days
This article appeared in the April 16 edition of the Daily Post. To stay up to date on the latest news, pick up a copy in the mornings. BY BRADEN […]
Menlo Park
Feds sell USGS parcel for $137 million to Springline’s owners
This story first appeared in the Wednesday, April 16, edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get all of the important local news first, pick up the Post […]
Obituaries
Dorothy (Dottie) Hope Stivers
May 17, 1932 – March 11, 2025 Dorothy (Dottie) Hope Stivers, 92, passed away peacefully at home on March 11, 2025. Dottie is survived by her loving daughters, Katie, Sarah […]
Stanford
Trump administration freezes $2.2 billion in grants to Harvard over campus activism
The federal government said today (April 15) it’s freezing more than $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, after the institution said it would defy […]
Palo Alto
Townhouses behind Town and Country approved
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 14) unanimously approved 10 townhomes behind Town and Country Village over the objections of the shopping center’s owners, […]
East Palo Alto
Accomplice sentenced to life in 2020 murder case
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City woman was sentenced today (April 14) to life in prison for her part in the murder of a man in […]
Palo Alto
Council eyes parking and housing for parking lot behind CVS
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (April 14) to fit both a parking garage and affordable housing on the surface lot at the corner […]
Palo Alto
White woman accused of hate crime for allegedly spitting on black man
Palo Alto police say they have arrested a woman at Lytton Plaza downtown after she allegedly spat on a man while yelling a racial epithet. On Saturday (April 12) at […]
Palo Alto
Council to consider law to reduce housing discrimination against ex-cons
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto landlords wouldn’t be able to use criminal convictions more than two years old in deciding whether to rent to a potential tenant, under […]
Palo Alto
Police auditor says DUI arrest was badly botched
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police arrested a man and towed his car for drunk driving because the officer mistakenly read his alcohol screening test by a […]
East Palo Alto
Man gets prison for domestic violence; victim’s tooth found in his pocket
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man has been sentenced to two years and three months in prison for domestic violence for a fight in which […]
Palo Alto
Crosswalk speakers hacked with Musk, Zuckerberg impersonations
People using crosswalks in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City got a laugh when they pressed the crossing button and heard messages from impersonators of Mark Zuckerberg and Elon […]
Obituaries
Dolores (Dee) Josephine Nedd
January 19, 1930 – November 9, 2024 Dolores (Dee) Josephine Nedd passed away at the age of 94, on November 9, 2024 with family at her bedside. Dolores was born […]
Stanford
DA charges Stanford protesters with felonies
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced felony charges today (April 10) against 12 pro-Palestinian protesters who allegedly broke into the Stanford president’s offices and spray painted the building. […]
Obituaries
Edythe Anne Hickman
December 27, 1925 – January 14, 2025 Edythe Anne Hickman passed away peacefully in Palo Alto, California on January 14, 2025, at the age of 99. Beloved wife, devoted mother, […]
Palo Alto
Council backs Becker’s bill to rein in Builder’s Remedy projects
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor A split Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 7) voted to support a bill by state Sen. Josh Becker that aims to rein the […]
Palo Alto
Caltrain to try new ideas to reduce fatalities
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Caltrain’s Chief Safety Officer Mike Meader has a lot of ideas for stopping people from going on the tracks — more police officers and […]
Opinion
Opinion: Palo Alto should sponsor bill to combat huge Builder’s Remedy developments
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Palo Alto and other cities should get behind state Sen. Josh Becker’s bill to rein in the Builder’s Remedy, a state law that has led […]