Obituaries
Rita Donoian
September 8, 1927 – November 25, 2025 Rita, our beautiful Mom, passed away after a long, happy, and healthy life. Her parents, Jean and John Philibosian, came to this country […]
Year: 2026
Palo Alto
Council to keep turf at El Camino Park, grass coming to other fields
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent El Camino Park will continue to house synthetic turf fields, the Palo Alto City Council decided tonight (Jan. 12), ending months of discussion and […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park resident has startling morning as a truck crashes into his yard
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park resident was on his way to work this morning when a truck rammed into his yard, he told the Daily Post. […]
In the news
Another billionaire moves away
Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, has fled California over the prospect of voters approving a wealth tax in the November election. The move comes days after Larry Page, […]
Palo Alto
Former Palo Alto Fire Chief sues city
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Former Palo Alto Fire Chief Geo Blackshire is suing the city for allegedly withholding wages from him for years, according to a lawsuit filed […]
San Mateo County
Dispatcher sues San Mateo County over retaliation after she reported her boss to HR
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A San Mateo County dispatcher is suing the county for alleged retaliation, claiming she suffered stress and a miscarriage after she reported her supervisor’s […]
Stanford
Stanford students go on trial
A trial began yesterday (Jan. 9) in San Jose for five current and former Stanford students who occupied the university president’s offices during a pro-Palestinian protest in 2024. Authorities initially […]
San Carlos
Deputies investigating home invasion robbery in San Carlos, suspect is at large
A man with a gun forced his way into a home in San Carlos early this morning, demanded money and valuables and then fled on a bicycle, according to the […]
Opinion
Opinion: New sheriff shouldn’t have held back information on Caltrain attack
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I hope this is a one-off, but the new San Mateo County Sheriff, Ken Binder, waited nine days to tell the public that a woman […]
San Carlos
Man accused of Caltrain beating may be headed to mental hospital
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer The man who beat up a Good Samaritan who stood up for a stranger at the San Carlos Caltrain station may be sent to […]
Spotlight
Menlo Park Menorah Lighting, First-of-Its-Kind Hanukkah Celebration Sends Powerful Message
It was less than 24 hours after the news of a horrifying attack at a similar Menorah lighting in Sydney’s Bondi Beach reverberated around the globe when Menlo Park’s Jewish […]
Redwood City
Half-million-square-foot biosciences campus proposed
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent Plans are in the works to build a 594,000-square-foot research and development campus in the eastern part of Redwood City. Metlife Investment Management submitted a […]
In the news
Minimum wage going up in several cities
With the new year, the minimum wage has increased in several cities. In Palo Alto, it jumped by 50 cents an hour to $18.70 an hour, a 2.7% increase. It […]
Palo Alto
Council to wrestle with artificial turf issue
This story has been updated to correct errors in a previously published version. BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A highly anticipated decision on whether to continue installing artificial turf fields […]
Caltrain
San Francisco wants Caltrain to be independent of San Mateo County
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent A Caltrain board member’s push for the commuter rail line to pursue greater independence from the San Mateo County Transit District, or SamTrans, has sparked […]
Caltrain
Woman harassed on Caltrain platform, Good Samaritan assaulted
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer The district attorney has charged a man with beating up a Good Samaritan who stood up for a stranger the suspect was harassing […]
Palo Alto
Veenker, Stone to lead Palo Alto in 2026
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council unanimously chose Vicki Veenker as mayor and narrowly voted in Greer Stone as vice mayor during their meeting tonight. While […]
In the news
Reaction to U.S. capture of Venezuela’s Maduro
Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, who represents Palo Alto in the House, says President Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is illegal. “We can all agree that dictator […]
Obituaries
Maureen F. Roskoph
Nov. 27, 1939 – Dec. 21, 2025 Maureen F. Roskoph, a long time resident of Palo Alto, CA passed away peacefully on December 21, 2025 with her husband of 63 […]
Obituaries
Margaret Marietta Pepple
April 19, 1928 – Dec. 19, 2025 Margaret Pepple, 97, passed away on December 19, 2025, at home with her children at her side in Palo Alto, California. Margaret was […]