North Fair Oaks
Sheriff names new chief for towns
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Ken Binder has appointed a new captain to act as police chief in North Fair Oaks, Portola Valley and Woodside. […]
Year: 2026
Mountain View
Plea deal struck in fatal punch case at Shoreline Amphitheatre
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A member of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club who fatally punched a man at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View will go to prison for […]
Mountain View
Town ordered to pay fines for creek pollution
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The cities of Mountain View and Sunnyvale have been ordered to pay $1,178,400 each in fines for polluting Stevens Creek and Calabazas Creek with […]
Mountain View
Mom accused of killing baby son freed of ankle bracelet
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A mother who is accused of killing her newborn son in Mountain View has been allowed to remove her ankle monitor while she awaits […]
North Fair Oaks
Townhouses approved despite complaints about congestion
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer North Fair Oaks Community Council approved four townhouses despite residents’ concerns that it would add more cars to an already congested street. The council […]
Palo Alto
Police officers appeal decision throwing out their suit over Black Lives Matter street mural
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent An attorney representing six Palo Alto police officers claims the city disregarded racist themes against the white and non-African-American officers when it allowed an artist […]
Santa Clara County
Property owners asked to double fee they pay to fight mosquitoes
This story originally appeared in Monday’s Daily Post. If you don’t want to miss out on local news stories, get in the habit of picking up the Post in the […]
Palo Alto
Binder steps down as police chief, Reifschneider will replace him
Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder is stepping down as Palo Alto police chief and will be replaced by Assistant Chief James Reifschneider, City Manager Ed Shikada announced today (March […]
San Mateo County
Candidate for elections officer was confused about party he joined
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Assistant Chief Elections Officer Jim Irizarry said he mistakenly registered with a far-right party, while his opponent claims it was not […]
San Mateo County
Former ally of ex-sheriff sues county over rumors
A former ally of ex-San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has sued the county for rumors Corpus and her former chief of staff Victor Aenlle spread about her, and hits […]
Santa Clara County
Defense attorney says DA Rosen used Stanford protester case to solicit campaign donations
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A Santa Clara County judge said yesterday she is considering removing District Attorney Jeff Rosen from retrying five pro-Palestinian activists on vandalism charges because he […]
East Palo Alto
Board grapples with renaming Cesar Chavez school following rape reports
The Ravenswood School Board has held its first meeting to discuss removing Cesar Chavez from its middle school, and debated the merits of naming the school after a person again. […]
In the news
Want government records? This California lawmaker wants you to pay more for them
BY YUE STELLA YUCalMatters Want to know what your government is up to? Be prepared to pay up. A California state lawmaker wants to let public agencies charge an unspecified, […]
Palo Alto
DOJ opens investigation into medical schools including Stanford’s
The Trump administration’s Department of Justice has opened investigations into how race is considered in admissions at three medical schools, including at Stanford. The investigations began March 25 into possible […]
Menlo Park
Sequoia high school board hired a consultant to help them close Tide magnet school; secret meetings alleged
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Parents of a school slated to close are alleging the Sequoia Union High School Board circumvented the state’s open meeting laws by discussing the […]
East Palo Alto
Zuckerberg’s decision to close school forces district to put tax measure on ballot
This story was originally published in the March 23 edition of the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Opinion
Opinion: School board member secretly investigated by district employees and district’s lawyers
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor The Palo Alto school district is so wildly out of control that the district’s employees secretly conducted an investigation of an elected school board member. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto plans for thousands of new residents in the south part of town
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto is inviting residents to weigh in on a plan to add thousands of homes to the San Antonio Road area, […]
San Mateo County
Corpus will get $400,000 a year in pension and health benefits
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer Christina Corpus had a golden parachute when she lost her job for corruption as sheriff of San Mateo County. She will get $402,338.28 a […]
San Mateo County
Mountainside meditation sessions. Videotape of the local ballet. Measure K slush fund is ending.
The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have dropped a fund they’ve used for things like videotaping local ballet, mountainside meditation sessions and funding two struggling newspapers on the coast. […]