Palo Alto
Overdose victim dies after he’s dumped at hospital
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man who had suffered a drug overdose was dropped off by his friends in a parking lot at Stanford Hospital, police said. […]
Articles by admin
Opinion
Opinion: Time to replace leaf blowers with rakes
OPINION By Dave PriceDaily Post Editor The days of the leaf blower are numbered. Atherton has banned gas-powered blowers effective July 1, 2024. In Menlo Park, the Environmental Quality Commission […]
Opinion
Opinion: Before adding bike lanes to El Camino, we should answer these questions
OPINION By Dave Price Daily Post Editor Every couple of years, the idea of adding bike lanes to El Camino Real comes up in a Mid-Peninsula city. Mountain View and […]
Palo Alto
High school graduation day: Paly grads urged not to lose their school spirit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mia Rose Tuifua, who graduated from Palo Alto High School yesterday and will become the first in her family to go to college, […]
Palo Alto
High school graduation day: Gunn grads talk about their experiences
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Four student speakers gave a window into life at Gunn High School during yesterday’s graduation ceremonies, and their experiences ranged from one filled […]
Belmont
Belmont Planning Commission to discuss Stanford project
By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer Belmont officials are asking residents to say what should be scrutinized when an environmental report is conducted on Stanford’s proposal to buy and […]
Los Altos
Los Altos man arrested in child porn case
By the Daily Post staff Police on Thursday (June 1) arrested a 23-year-old Los Altos man, Ethan Maxwell Greer, on suspicion of possessing child pornography. He was arrested after Los […]
In the news
First Republic to close 21 branches
By the Daily Post staff JPMorgan Chase said it will close 21 of the 84 branches it acquired during its takeover of the troubled First Republic Bank. JPMorgan didn’t say […]
Facebook
Bill requiring Big Tech to pay for news passes state Assembly
A bill that would force Big Tech companies to pay media outlets for posting and using their news content cleared another critical hurdle Thursday (June 1). Assembly Bill 886 is […]
Obituaries
Joyce Earldine Tostenson
June 21, 1926 — May 17, 2023 Joyce Earldine Tostenson was born at home in Leavenworth, Kansas, the daughter of Earl William Smith and Pearl Rose Smith (nee Schuetz). Her […]
San Mateo County
Tax funds used for meditation? Just say Om
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors approved a $30,000 grant to the conservation nonprofit Green Foothills to fund a meditation program called […]
Palo Alto
Office for Civil Rights investigating complaint about special ed
This story was first published in Friday’s Daily Post. To get the important local stories first, pick up the Post in the morning at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]
In the news
Holmes reports to prison to begin 11-year sentence
Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes today (May 30) entered Texas prison where she could spend the next 11 years for overseeing a blood-testing hoax that became a parable about greed and […]
Palo Alto
Residents don’t want convicted arsonist to camp near them
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Residents are petitioning the city of Palo Alto to do something about a man who is lighting fires, cutting down trees, screaming swear words […]
Menlo Park
Skimmer found on ATM at Bank of America branch
By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Police are investigating a card skimmer that was found on an ATM at Bank of America on Santa Cruz Avenue. The […]
Stanford
Judge throws out a large part of the lawsuit over Stanford soccer star Katie Meyer’s suicide
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A lawsuit filed against Stanford University by the parents of Katie Meyer, the soccer star who died by suicide last year, has been whittled […]
Atherton
Necklace taken from victim on Holbrook Lane
By the Daily Post staff Atherton police report at a necklace was “forcibly removed” from a person on Holbrook Lane. Police said the strong-arm robbery occurred at 2:34 p.m. Saturday […]
San Mateo
City shopping for real estate
This story was first published in the May 20 print edition of the Daily Post. Pick up the Post every morning to stay current local news. By Emily Mibach Daily […]
San Mateo
Man arrested in pair of flower shop burglaries
Police say they have arrested a man on suspicion of burglarizing two florist shops, one night after another. Andre Murphy, 51, of Oakland, was taken into custody Saturday at 3 […]
Palo Alto
UPDATED: School district responds after teacher and employee are injured in fight with student at JLS
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer UPDATE, MAY 27 — The Palo Alto Unified School District will hire a team of “behavioral intervention coaches” following a fight with a student […]