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 […]
Year: 2026
Caltrain
Train kills student
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Update, Thursday 8 a.m. — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner has identified the Palo Alto High School student who was hit and killed by […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County considering a new tax to pay for childcare
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County is polling residents about a potential half-cent sales tax on the November ballot that would raise $114 million a year for […]
San Carlos
San Carlos mayor wants to hear from sheriff about crimes
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos doesn’t often make the news for crimes in the City of Good Living. But after two incidents landed the town in […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto police chief out on medical leave
Palo Alto Police Chief Andrew Binder is out on medical leave, city officials confirmed to the Post tonight (Feb. 2). During Binder’s absence, due to recurring back pain, Assistant Chief […]
Palo Alto
Council OK with housing at Town and Country, wants to keep an eye on traffic
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council is throwing its support behind an enormous housing proposal near Town and Country Village, but asking the applicants to tweak their […]
Mountain View
Police chief turns off Flock cameras after feds tap city data
Mountain View Police Chief Mike Canfield has announced that he has turned off the city’s Flock automated license plate readers after it was revealed federal law enforcement agencies improperly accessed […]
Palo Alto
Jogger dies from injuries after Friday morning crash
A woman has died from her injuries after being struck while jogging in a crosswalk, Palo Alto Police said today (Feb. 2). The woman, who was in her 50s, was […]
Mountain View
Federal agencies improperly accessed city’s Flock camera data
Federal law enforcement agencies improperly accessed data generated by the Flock automated license plate reader system in Mountain View without the police department’s permission or knowledge, the city government said […]
North Fair Oaks
Woman dies in garage fire
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A woman died after a fire at a detached garage in North Fair Oaks broke out early Friday, prompting an investigation by the San Mateo […]
Stanford
Jurors hear closing arguments in Stanford protester trial
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A prosecutor Thursday (Jan. 29) told jurors they should convict five demonstrators for conspiring to break into the Stanford president’s office on June 5, 2024, […]
Stanford
Stanford’s Kevin Warsh nominated as Fed chair to replace Powell
President Trump, who wants to reduce interest rates banks charge on loans, said today (Jan. 30) that he will nominate Kevin Warsh of Stanford to be the next chair of […]
Menlo Park
Pedestrian-bike tunnel under tracks will cost $62 million
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council has decided to move forward with the construction of a $62 million tunnel to connect Alma Street and El […]
Palo Alto
School board to hear pros and cons of parcel tax
This story first appeared in Thursday morning’s Daily Post print edition. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Obituaries
Joan Liddy Jack
February 7, 1934 – December 28, 2025 Joan Liddy Jack, age 91, died at Stanford Hospital surrounded by her family on December 28th, 2025. Joan was born on February 7, […]
Palo Alto
Proposed Cubberley rebuild would include TheatreWorks
The city of Palo Alto, which intends to ask voters in November for money to acquire and rebuild Cubberley Community Center, will include an auditorium for TheatreWorks in the project. […]
Palo Alto
Cubberley hits council’s priority list
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent In contrast to previous years, the Palo Alto City Council has set at least one very specific priority for 2026: find funding to acquire and […]
Stanford
Stanford and Katie Meyer’s family settle wrongful death lawsuit
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Stanford has settled a lawsuit with the family of Katie Meyer, a star soccer player who died by suicide in her dorm after receiving […]
Palo Alto
CHP search for driver in fatal hit and run
CHP is searching for a driver who was involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a pedestrian who was on the Embarcadero Road and Highway 101 on-ramp in Palo Alto. The […]
Stanford
Student protester tells jury about demonstrators’ plans to take over Stanford president’s office
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Defense attorneys told a jury Friday that the Stanford protesters who broke into the president’s office on June 5, 2024 did not intend for the […]