San Carlos
Man accused of Caltrain beating may be headed to mental hospital
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 […]
Month: January 2026
Spotlight
Menlo Park Menorah Lighting, First-of-Its-Kind Hanukkah Celebration Sends Powerful Message
It was less than 24 hours after the news of a horrifying attack at a similar Menorah lighting in Sydney’s Bondi Beach reverberated around the globe when Menlo Park’s Jewish […]
Redwood City
Half-million-square-foot biosciences campus proposed
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]