San Mateo County
Sheriff wanted county to buy massage chairs
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who used tax funds to buy ice cream machines and a $74,000 conference room table, also tried to buy 10 massage chairs, a county […]
Year: 2025
San Mateo County
Dispute erupts about whether Aenlle can return to sheriff’s HQ
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and County Manager Mike Callagy are at odds over whether Victor Aenlle, the sheriff’s former chief of staff, […]
Opinion
Opinion: Sheriff Corpus brings Aenlle back to work
This column originally appeared in the Monday, April 22, print edition of the Post. If you want important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Mountain View
Lawsuit accuses school district of ‘warehousing’ kids to fraudulently get state special ed funds
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A former teacher at the Mountain View Whisman School District has accused former Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph and his “favorite” administrators of keeping students in […]
San Mateo County
Sequoia school board to dive into honors classes, ethnic studies
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent The Sequoia Union High School District board on Wednesday (April 23) will dive into two hot-button topics: the future of a required ethnic studies class […]
Menlo Park
Lawsuit says city can’t use downtown parking lots for housing without a vote of property owners
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A group that has been fighting the proposed redevelopment three downtown Menlo Park parking lots into housing has filed a lawsuit, saying the city […]
East Palo Alto
Local priest reflects on Pope Francis
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Catholics throughout the Peninsula are mourning the death of Pope Francis, who died earlier today (April 21) at the age of 88. Francis died […]
In the news
Local reaction to the death of Pope Francis at age 88
Catholic clergy, CEOs and political leaders reacted to the death of Pope Francis today (April 21) at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humility […]
San Mateo County
Agency sides with deputies in labor dispute with sheriff
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A state agency agrees with the San Mateo County deputies’ and sergeants’ unions’ allegations that Sheriff Christina Corpus and former Chief of Staff Victor […]
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 […]
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 […]