Obituaries
Marion Eugene “Gene” Cavanaugh
Marion Eugene “Gene” Cavanaugh, a pioneering engineer and devoted family man, passed away last Saturday at his home in Mountain View, California, at the age of 95. Born in Childress, […]
Month: May 2026
Santa Clara County
Personal feud colors race for DA
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The race to lead the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office is more about a personal feud than politics or prosecutions. District Attorney Jeff […]
Obituaries
Glenn Allen Waters
Glenn Allen Waters, age 74 passed away on April 25, 2026. Glenn was a longtime resident of East Palo Alto and Menlo Park and graduated from Ravenswood High School. He […]
Palo Alto
Council opts not to close Churchill at the tracks
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Managing Editor Palo Alto City Council tonight (May 11) unanimously decided not to close the Churchill Road rail crossing to cars after students and parents asked […]
Palo Alto
Recent Gunn grad found dead in San Jose
Arnav Singh, a 20-year-old Gunn High School graduate, has been found dead in San Jose, police announced today (May 11). Singh had taken a gap year off after graduating from […]
Palo Alto
Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims will not seek re-election
Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims, who drew attention for her affair with a student while she was a dean at Stanford, announced tonight (May 11) that she will not seek […]
Redwood City
Arrest made in Safeway stabbing
A man who was stabbed inside a Redwood City Safeway over the weekend fired a gun at his attacker but missed and hit a computer monitor, police said yesterday (May […]
Palo Alto
Parcel tax opponents file complaint
Opponents of a parcel tax measure aimed to fund Palo Alto schools have filed a complaint to a state ethics board about a flyer sent out by proponents of the […]
Woodside
Cyclist dies after Woodside collision
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A 75-year-old bicyclist has died from to his injuries after being hit by a car in Woodside, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said […]
San Mateo County
Knock, knock. Who’s there? Process server has a difficult time tracking down former sheriff
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A process server has had a difficult time serving court papers on fired San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus and her former chief of […]
Menlo Park
Police chief says Sharon Heights substation doesn’t pencil out; city should expand license-plate camera system; crime overall is down
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Menlo Park residents worried about home burglaries have asked the city to open a police substation in Sharon Heights. But such a substation wouldn’t be […]
Opinion
Opinion: DA went too far — and it backfired
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor A thought exercise. A police officer apprehends a suspect he’s been trying to arrest for a long time. The officer is so frustrated that he […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school district settles lawsuit over sexual misconduct in kindergarten
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A mother has settled her lawsuit against the Palo Alto Unified School District that said her daughter was touched inappropriately by three boys in […]
North Fair Oaks
Armed man arrested after standoff
An armed man going through a mental health crisis was in a standoff that began Saturday night and continued until this morning (May 10), according to the San Mateo County […]
Opinion
Editorial: Vote ‘no’ on Palo Alto’s unnecessary school parcel tax
We’re recommending a “no” on Measure B, the Palo Alto Unified School District’s parcel tax. Despite already enjoying a secure financial position with a general fund balance exceeding $100 million, […]
Opinion
Editorial: Vote ‘yes’ on Measure A to deal with unexpected enrollment surge
We are recommending a “yes” on Ravenswood School District’s Measure A bond measure. Oftentimes, the Ravenswood School District is the adult in the room when it comes to East Palo […]
Opinion
Editorial: Vote ‘no’ on Redwood City school tax
Redwood City School District’s Measure C is a June 2026 ballot measure proposing a parcel tax of 17.5 cents per square foot annually for eight years to raise $12.2 million […]
Opinion
Editorial: Hector Camacho is the only qualified choice for county superintendent
It’s unfortunate that second-grade school teacher Chelsea Bonini signed up to run for San Mateo County superintendent of schools. She lacks the correct credential for the position. And, unfortunately, soon-to-be-retired […]
Opinion
Editorial: Reelect Mueller to Board of Supervisors
Ray Mueller has brought steady, results-oriented leadership to San Mateo County in his first term as a county supervisor. His highlight reel includes: • Pushing forward with the removal of […]
Palo Alto
DA won’t bring extortion charges against former town manager
This story originally appeared in the Thursday, May 7, Daily Post print edition. If you want to get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings. […]