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Month: February 2026

The TIDE Academy at 150 Jefferson Drive in Menlo Park. Illustration courtesy of LPA Design Studios.
Palo Alto

Parents ask judge to stop closing of magnet school

February 11, 2026 8:45 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Parents of students at the TIDE Academy magnet school are asking a judge to stop the Sequoia Union High School District from closing the […]

Palo Alto

School board puts reduced parcel tax on June ballot

February 10, 2026 10:04 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto school board yesterday unanimously voted to put a parcel tax renewal on the June ballot.  The tax will be at a lower […]

Opinion

Opinion: State trying to tax residents who moved; Cubberley tax is dead; school unions demand far more than inflation rate

February 10, 2026 4:26 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Even if you think you’ve moved out of California, you really haven’t escaped. People who have fled the state are getting letters from the California […]

In the news

You should pick up the Post’s print edition

February 10, 2026 4:19 am

If you think the Daily Post has a lot of news on this website, then you ought to pick up the Post’s print edition. It carries many more stories that […]

Palo Alto

Community urges council to close train crossing after deaths

February 9, 2026 8:03 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto community members are urging City Council to close the intersection where Churchill Avenue intersects with the railroad tracks after a Caltrain hit and […]

North Fair Oaks

Fire destroys RV at mobile home park

February 9, 2026 7:32 pm

A fire destroyed an RV at a mobile home park on E. Bayshore Road, leaving two people homeless, a fire marshal said. Neighbors called at 2:44 p.m. today to report […]

Palo Alto

Suicide victim’s family posts remembrance of daughter who wanted to bring people together

February 9, 2026 8:01 am

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto High School junior Summer Devi Mehta had a seemingly endless list of activities she loved to do: from listening to hip hop music, […]

Menlo Park

Developer reveals proposal for former USGS campus

February 9, 2026 7:44 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer The new owner of the former USGS campus in Menlo Park is proposing to build 670 apartments and office space for about 3,000 employees […]

Stanford

Jury deadlocked in trial of Stanford protesters

February 9, 2026 7:25 am

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Jurors are deadlocked over whether to convict five pro-Palestinian demonstrators for conspiring to break into the Stanford president’s office on June 5, 2024.  The jurors […]

Opinion

Opinion: Time to splurge on the homeless

February 8, 2026 8:58 pm

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Applause all around for the Menlo Park City Council, which has committed $62 million toward the construction of a state-of-the-art homeless shelter. I’m normally […]

Palo Alto

Poll shows a Cubberley tax would fail at the polls

February 7, 2026 6:35 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council on Monday (Feb. 9) is scheduled to sign an agreement with TheaterWorks for a new theatre at Cubberley Community Center, but […]

Palo Alto

Man confronts burglars in his own house

February 7, 2026 9:21 am

Palo Alto police are looking for a group of burglars who broke into a home on Maple Street — while a resident was home. Maple is a one-block street between […]

Palo Alto

School unions seek 28% pay increase for teachers, 47% for non-teachers

February 6, 2026 10:42 am

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto Unified School District is pushing back on union proposals to increase salaries by 28% for teachers and 47% for non-teachers, according to […]

Don Austin
Palo Alto

Palo Alto schools superintendent calls to close train crossing

February 5, 2026 3:49 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto Unified School District Superintendent Don Austin today (Feb. 5) sent a letter to the City Council asking to close off where Churchill Avenue […]

Obituaries

Denny Williams

February 5, 2026 10:25 am

April 14, 1929 – January 27, 2026 Denny Williams passed away peacefully on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at the age of 96. He would have celebrated his 97th birthday on […]

Caltrain

Train kills student

February 3, 2026 12:53 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Update, Thursday 8 a.m. — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner has identified the Palo Alto High School student who was hit and killed by […]

San Mateo County

San Mateo County considering a new tax to pay for childcare

February 3, 2026 12:08 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County is polling residents about a potential half-cent sales tax on the November ballot that would raise $114 million a year for […]

San Carlos

San Carlos mayor wants to hear from sheriff about crimes

February 3, 2026 10:01 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos doesn’t often make the news for crimes in the City of Good Living. But after two incidents landed the town in […]

Palo Alto

Palo Alto police chief out on medical leave

February 2, 2026 8:55 pm

Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder is out on medical leave, city officials confirmed to the Post tonight (Feb. 2).  During Binder’s absence, due to recurring back pain, Assistant Chief […]

Palo Alto

Council OK with housing at Town and Country, wants to keep an eye on traffic

February 2, 2026 8:28 pm

BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council is throwing its support behind an enormous housing proposal near Town and Country Village, but asking the applicants to tweak their […]

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