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 […]
Year: 2025
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 […]
Stanford
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 […]
Stanford
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 […]