Palo Alto
Man accused of trying to take teen’s cellphone
A man has been arrested for trying to take a high school student’s cellphone at the downtown Palo Alto bus station, police said. Roderick Henry Perkins, 60, of East Palo […]
Month: February 2026
San Mateo County
Two prosecutors running for judge seat
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer Two prosecutors are vying for a seat as judge in San Mateo County, with one taking his home ties and military experience as […]
Obituaries
Arthur H. Hausman
November 24, 1923 – January 18, 2026 Arthur Herbert Hausman passed peacefully at Stanford on Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the age of 102, surrounded by his family and loved […]
Palo Alto
Zuckerberg is moving to Florida
Billionaire Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg — whose compound of homes in Palo Alto has become a lightning rod for critics — is in the process of moving to south Florida, […]
Palo Alto
UPDATED: School district agrees to pay $3.25 million to teacher accused of unsubstantiated rape allegations
Original story posted at 7:12 a.m. Friday; Updated at 12:12 p.m. Saturday. BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor The Palo Alto school board has agreed to pay $3.25 million to Fletcher […]
Stanford
Mistrial declared in trial of Stanford protesters
Judge Hanley Chew declared a mistrial today (Feb. 13) in the trial of five pro-Palestinian demonstrators, who were charged with conspiring to break into the Stanford President’s office on June […]
Obituaries
Richard (Dick) Henning
April 6 1935 – February 4, 2026 Richard (Dick) Henning passed away on February 4, 2026; he was 90 years old. Wow! Did he ever have a wonderful life! […]
Palo Alto
School board puts reduced parcel tax on June ballot
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
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 […]
Caltrain
Community urges council to close train crossing after deaths
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto schools superintendent calls to close train crossing
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
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 […]