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Month: January 2026

Opinion

Opinion: New sheriff shouldn’t have held back information on Caltrain attack

January 7, 2026 5:59 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I hope this is a one-off, but the new San Mateo County Sheriff, Ken Binder, waited nine days to tell the public that a woman […]

San Carlos

Man accused of Caltrain beating may be headed to mental hospital

January 7, 2026 5:08 pm

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer The man who beat up a Good Samaritan who stood up for a stranger at the San Carlos Caltrain station may be sent to […]

Redwood City

Half-million-square-foot biosciences campus proposed

January 6, 2026 2:01 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Plans are in the works to build a 594,000-square-foot research and development campus in the eastern part of Redwood City.  Metlife Investment Management submitted a […]

In the news

Minimum wage going up in several cities

January 6, 2026 1:01 pm

With the new year, the minimum wage has increased in several cities. In Palo Alto, it jumped by 50 cents an hour to $18.70 an hour, a 2.7% increase. It […]

Palo Alto

Council to wrestle with artificial turf issue

January 6, 2026 11:07 am

This story has been updated to correct errors in a previously published version. BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A highly anticipated decision on whether to continue installing artificial turf fields […]

Caltrain

San Francisco wants Caltrain to be independent of San Mateo County

January 6, 2026 10:58 am

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent A Caltrain board member’s push for the commuter rail line to pursue greater independence from the San Mateo County Transit District, or SamTrans, has sparked […]

Caltrain

Woman harassed on Caltrain platform, Good Samaritan assaulted

January 5, 2026 10:25 pm

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer The district attorney has charged a man with beating up a Good Samaritan who stood up for a stranger the suspect was harassing […]

Palo Alto

Veenker, Stone to lead Palo Alto in 2026

January 5, 2026 7:03 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council unanimously chose Vicki Veenker as mayor and narrowly voted in Greer Stone as vice mayor during their meeting tonight. While […]

In the news

Reaction to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

January 3, 2026 11:56 am

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, who represents Palo Alto in the House, says President Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is illegal. “We can all agree that dictator […]

Obituaries

Maureen F. Roskoph

January 2, 2026 10:32 am

Nov. 27, 1939 – Dec. 21, 2025 Maureen F. Roskoph, a long time resident of Palo Alto, CA passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025 with her husband of 63 […]

Obituaries

Margaret Marietta Pepple

January 2, 2026 10:28 am

April 19, 1928 – Dec. 19, 2025 Margaret Pepple, 97, passed away on December 19, 2025, at home with her children at her side in Palo Alto, California. Margaret was […]

Palo Alto

Lawsuit says lifeguard wasn’t prepared to save man who drowned

January 2, 2026 8:53 am

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The only lifeguard on duty at Palo Alto’s Eichler Swim and Tennis Club was wearing jeans, had no breaks during a six-hour shift and […]

Palo Alto

Billionaire talks about leaving Palo Alto

January 1, 2026 1:15 pm

One of Palo Alto’s billionaires, Google co-founder Larry Page, is talking about leaving California over a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% fee on assets of people worth […]

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