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Month: May 2026

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Opinion

Opinion: A closer look at Redwood City’s proposed rent control law

May 30, 2026 11:43 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor The rent control measure going to Redwood City voters in November will drastically reduce future rent increases on certain apartments, but it doesn’t apply to […]

Menlo Park

Combs to face challenger for council seat

May 30, 2026 2:10 pm

A Menlo Park finance and audit commissioner is running against Councilman Drew Combs. Vamsi Velagapudi, 47, announced he is running against Combs to represent District 2, which includes the Willows, […]

Palo Alto

Appeals court hands city a win in dispute over Black Lives Matter mural

May 29, 2026 6:29 pm

The Post broke this story on Friday morning, May 29. Since then, one of our competitors has re-written it and presented it as their own. Here’s the original. To get […]

Santa Clara County

‘Party mom’ gets 35-year sentence

May 28, 2026 4:45 pm

A judge today (May 28) sentenced a Los Gatos woman to 35 years and 10 months, the maximum allowed, behind bars for hosting drunken parties for young teenagers where she […]

Palo Alto

Pickleball sounds stressing out disabled kids

May 28, 2026 12:10 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission wants pickleball players to quiet the high-pitched popping sounds of their sport, which is stressing out disabled […]

San Carlos

Majority of council members leaning toward ban of gas-powered leaf blowers

May 28, 2026 11:57 am

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Most members of the San Carlos City Council are siding with residents who are pushing to ban gas-powered leaf blowers. Council members Pranita Venkatesh, […]

Palo Alto

Judge sides with Russian family in rent dispute involving Ukrainians

May 28, 2026 11:40 am

This story first appeared in the print edition Friday’s Daily Post. One of our competitors has copied the story, but we decided to print the original below in case you […]

Palo Alto

Assembly passes bill critics call the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ — shielding employees of some nonprofits from news cameras

May 27, 2026 1:50 pm

A bill that critics say will stop journalists from reporting on government fraud passed the California Assembly today with votes in favor from Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, and Diane Papan, […]

Palo Alto

Robotics teacher loses suit against school district

May 27, 2026 7:57 am

This story was first published in the Post’s print edition on May 14. Another media outlet will take stories that have appeared previously in the Post, re-write them, and present […]

Redwood City

District settles antisemitism lawsuit

May 26, 2026 6:55 pm

Read the settlement. BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Sequoia Union High School District has settled a lawsuit filed by six families who claimed teachers and administrators at Woodside and […]

In the news

Mass transit sales tax gets enough signatures to make November ballot

May 26, 2026 11:00 am

Organizers with the Connect Bay Area Act, a regional sales tax measure for public transit, collected 305,895 signatures across five Bay Area counties, well above the 186,000 required threshold to […]

Palo Alto

Controversy erupts as pickleball players seek more courts

May 26, 2026 10:22 am

The Post first published this story on Thursday, May 21. Since then, our copycat competitors have posted stories similar to this one. If you want local news first, before it’s […]

Palo Alto

City employee makes over $500,000 — 2025 payroll totals are out, salaries listed here

May 24, 2026 6:25 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto had eight employees make over $400,000 last year – more than double the year before – and saw its […]

Mountain View

Couple arrested for allegedly stealing $800,000 from TIBCO Software

May 24, 2026 6:24 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A Mountain View couple has been arrested for allegedly working together to funnel $823,299 from a tech company to their own accounts. Paul Joseph […]

Palo Alto

‘Difficult’ woman sues after Broadcom fires her

May 24, 2026 6:15 pm

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A senior engineer at Broadcom said she was stereotyped as a “difficult” woman and then fired, despite her 26 years working to grow the […]

rent control
Redwood City

Redwood City might get a rent-control law on the November ballot

May 24, 2026 4:57 pm

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer The California Apartment Association (CAA) is gearing up to campaign against a possible rent control measure in Redwood City. The measure, led by nonprofit […]

Atherton

Atherton drops charter city idea; residents feared it would lead to more taxes

May 24, 2026 4:35 pm

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Atherton’s council has dropped the idea to become a charter city after not receiving support from residents, who weren’t interested in making it easier […]

Menlo Park

Second candidate jumps into open race for council seat

May 24, 2026 2:53 pm

BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park will have a competitive race for the council seat representing downtown and the Allied Arts neighborhood. Laura Melahn, 41, is on the […]

Obituaries

Jonas Holden Stafford II

May 23, 2026 2:54 pm

July 5, 1944 – May 7, 2026 Jonas Holden Stafford II, born in Decatur, Illinois, passed away peacefully at his home in Palo Alto, California on May 7, 2026, with […]

San Mateo County

San Mateo County assessor candidate is criticized by opponent and two employees

May 21, 2026 1:15 pm

The head-to-head race for San Mateo County’s next chief elections officer and assessor-county clerk-recorder is heating up with both candidates trying to take aim at one another as Election Day […]

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