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 […]
Year: 2026
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]