Palo Alto
School parcel tax campaign has no donors so far
Palo Altans have been generous with the school district over the years, approving the last three parcel taxes by wide margins. This time, with just days before ballots hit the […]
Month: April 2026
Obituaries
Thomas Eugene Brosnan
Thomas Eugene Brosnan passed away peacefully on April 26, 2026, at his home in Palo Alto, surrounded by his family. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Tom—affectionately known as “GPA”—lived as a […]
Opinion
Opinion: Fees on news racks are a bad idea
Politicians like to say they support a free press. We’ll find out Tuesday night (April 28) if anybody on the Menlo Park City Council actually believes in the First Amendment. […]
Stanford
Defense attorney argues DA should be removed from prosecuting Stanford protesters
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen should be thrown off a case against pro-Palestinian protesters because he called them antisemitic and raised campaign […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee dies
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer Former San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee has died from cancer, at age 66. Magee, a Half Moon Bay resident, retired in […]
Palo Alto
Police seeing an increase in e-bike violations
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto police are seeing an uptick in student e-bike riders violating traffic laws, and not stopping when officers approach them, according to police Lt. […]
Palo Alto
City proposing to ax 22 positions — including librarians, planners and police
The Post first published this story about the proposed Palo Alto city budget in this morning’s print edition. To read important local stories first, pick up the Post in the […]
Menlo Park
City wants to hit newspapers with a new fee
Menlo Park City Council is considering a proposal to charge local newspapers, such as the Daily Post, a fee for distributing papers in news racks. If approved on Tuesday, Menlo […]
Woodside
Woodside releases investigation of Town Manager’s allegations
Read the report Read Ledbetter’s report Read Woodside’s initial response BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer Woodside Councilman Paul Goeld violated the state’s open meeting laws by telling Town Manager […]
Palo Alto
Scuffle erupts during Miss Israel’s visit to Stanford
An alleged Israel Defense Forces soldier who was accompanying Miss Israel at Stanford got into a physical altercation with a student who took their table sign, according to university officials […]
Menlo Park
Man arrested on charges he tried to meet up with youth for sex
Police have arrested a man who is accused of trying to meet up with a minor in Menlo Park for sexual purposes. Arrested Thursday was Ricardo Antonio Romerolique, 31, of […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto learns its license plate cameras could be searched by other police agencies across the country
Law enforcement agencies from across the country — including federal agencies — could search a database of license plates recorded by 20 cameras in Palo Alto for about a two-year […]
Obituaries
Jerome Carter Lewis
May 10, 1935 – April 18, 2026 Always one to go the distance, Jerome (Jerry) Carter Lewis’s passing at age 90 in his home in Mountain View, California brings to […]
Stanford
DA ordered to release fundraising records related to Stanford protesters
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A judge has ordered Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s campaign to release records on his fundraising efforts related to prosecuting pro-Palestinian protesters […]
Palo Alto
Paly, Gunn to offer multivariable calculus
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Foothill College will offer an advanced math class that parents and students have been fighting for at the Palo Alto Unified School District, Principal […]
Redwood City
Aggressive coyotes roaming Redwood Shores neighborhood
Redwood City police are alerting residents that aggressive coyotes have been spotted roaming the Redwood Shores neighborhood. Police responded after the coyotes were seen in the area of the 1000 […]
Palo Alto
Council orders demolition of shuttered Stanford Terrace Inn
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 20) ordered the owner of the old Stanford Terrace Inn to demolish her buildings on El Camino Real […]
Palo Alto
Council grapples with seven-story proposal on edge of downtown
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 20) grappled with the transitions between taller downtown buildings and neighborhoods with single-family homes. Developer Prabhas Kejriwal wants […]
Apple
Tim Cook out as Apple CEO, taps successor
BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Apple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the […]
Palo Alto
Painter pulls woman from burning house
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A painter pulled a woman out of her burning house in Midtown Palo Alto today (April 20). Salvador Bolanos, of San Jose, said he […]