Palo Alto
Council members look at looser rules to attract more bars
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council wants more types of businesses — such as bars, cat cafes, medical spas and larger gyms — to have […]
Year: 2026
In the news
A preview of Super Bowl week’s concerts, parties and celebrity scene
BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR.AP Entertainment Writer Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly […]
Stanford
Defense cites Stanford’s activist history in protester trial
Defense attorneys yesterday (Jan. 23) argued Stanford students have a well-known history of protesting, and the actions of the Pro-Palestinian Stanford protesters who broke into the president’s office on June […]
Palo Alto
Leak leads to indefinite delay of museum’s opening
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The opening of the new Palo Alto History Museum has been delayed indefinitely because the city-owned building is leaking, museum CEO Marguerite Gong Hancock […]
Palo Alto
Jury hung on 18 Galatolo charges
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A judge Wednesday (Jan. 21) declared a mistrial on the remaining 18 felonies against former San Mateo County Community College Chancellor Ron Galatolo after […]
Opinion
Opinion: Arrogant teachers ignore school board
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The inmates are running the asylum. That statement applies to the teachers at Palo Alto High School. A group of students who are eager […]
San Mateo County
Galatolo guilty of 8 charges, could get up to 10 years in prison
Correction: An earlier version of this story should have said Ron Galatolo was convicted of four counts of perjury in addition to four counts of tax evasion. BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily […]
Menlo Park
YIMBY group asks Menlo Park to speed up approval of downtown housing
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A pro-housing group has sent a letter to Menlo Park officials, asking them to speed up the process for approving housing on downtown parking […]
Los Altos
Neighbors sue over tall building proposed for El Camino
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A resident is suing the city of Los Altos for approving what would become the city’s tallest building on El Camino Real. Anatol Shmelev, […]
Los Altos
School board member resigns in protest over giving new school to Bullis charter
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Los Alto School District board trustee Vladimir Ivanovic is resigning in protest over the district’s plan to build a new campus for Bullis charter school, […]
North Fair Oaks
Big rig overturns on Highway 101
UPDATE, SUNDAY, 11 p.m. — The CHP reports that all lanes are open on northbound Highway 101 after a big-rig crash this morning. SUNDAY, 1:08 p.m. — A big rig […]
Palo Alto
Teacher panel rejects Multivariable Calculus at Paly, says it would amplify pressure on students, hinder ‘wellness’
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A council of administrators and instructional leaders have rejected a teacher’s offer to teach Multivariable Calculus at Palo Alto High School – a blow […]
Santa Clara County
Appeals court says Valley Water director Eisenberg must return the report she took
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent The Santa Clara Valley Water District might finally get back from board member Rebecca Eisenberg thousands of pages of investigation reports, following an appellate court […]
Santa Clara County
County wins health care tax, buys office building
Santa Clara County officials, two months after their 0.626% health care tax won at the polls, have decided to spend $450 million to buy a medical office building and make […]
Palo Alto
Architectural board approves 7-story housing development on El Camino
This article has been updated to correct who heads up Sares Regis Group of Northern California. BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board has given a […]
Palo Alto
Family settles lawsuit with swim club over drowning death
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The family of a man who drowned in Palo Alto has privately settled their lawsuit that blamed the Eichler Swim and Tennis Club’s inadequate […]
Palo Alto
Wenzlau sentencing in sex case set for March 12
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A longtime environmental group volunteer in Palo Alto, who admitted to possessing child pornography and trying to meet up with a minor for sex, will […]
In the news
You should pick up the Post’s print edition
If you think the Daily Post has a lot of news on this website, then you ought to pick up the Post’s print edition. It carries many more stories that […]
Stanford
K-Pop band BTS to play at Stanford Stadium
The South Korean pop band BTS will perform at Stanford Stadium on May 16 and 17 as part of the group’s 2026 world tour. Here’s the official announcement. The K-pop […]
Obituaries
Dr. Gordon R. Cohen
July 12, 1934 – January 7, 2026 Dr. Gordon R. Cohen, passed away on January 7, 2026 at the age of 91. Gordon is survived by his loving wife of […]