San Mateo County
Captain sues former sheriff, county over rumor about an alleged affair
This story was first printed in the Friday, Dec. 26 edition of the Daily Post. To read all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
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In the news
How good is your memory? Take the quiz
This was printed in the Dec. 22 edition of the Daily Post. The Daily Post, the newspaper that doesn’t take itself too seriously, presents the 2025 local news quiz. 1. […]
Palo Alto
Top stories in 2025 ranged from a sheriff’s firing to a donkey’s death
The previous year the Daily Post a plate full of stories, ranging from the removal of a county sheriff to a controversy over wokeness in the schools, from proposals for […]
Opinion
Editorial: Fligor best choice for county assessor
Daily Post Editorial The race for Santa Clara County assessor has been infuriating, to say the least, because of the behavior of the incumbent and one of the candidates. Larry […]
Menlo Park
Heavy rain causes flooding in part of Menlo Park
Wednesday, 3 p.m. — Crews have opened up storm drain blockages that caused flooding in the 1300 block of Hamilton Avenue between Willow Road and Henderson Avenue overnight. The city […]
Redwood City
Blox buys a block – RWC landlord expands holdings
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent A prominent downtown Redwood City block is getting a family-friendly makeover after a San Francisco-based real estate firm bought the property for $46 million, it […]
Stanford
Stanford installing more security cameras
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent As some question whether Brown University could have prevented the fatal shooting of two students this month if it had more security cameras, Stanford University […]
In the news
Housing activists’ attempt to flip the Sierra Club chapter fails
This article was first published in Monday’s Daily Post. Once again, a competitor has copied our original story. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the […]
Redwood City
City punts decision on e-bike age restrictions
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council was set to discuss setting speed limits and age restrictions on e-bikes tonight (Dec. 22), but instead punted it to a […]
Palo Alto
Two finalists square off in assessor race
BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent Santa Clara County voters have until Tuesday, Dec. 30, to cast their ballots to determine the next county assessor, the result of a $13 […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park gets three proposals for housing on downtown parking lots
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park has received three proposals from developers to build housing on downtown parking lots, despite a citizens’ initiative on the November 2026 […]
Palo Alto
Councilmen take aim at compounds of homes assembled by the wealthy
Palo Alto Councilmen Greer Stone and Keith Rechdahl told the New York Times about a proposal that attempts to stop the wealthy from assembling homes to create a compound. The […]
Menlo Park
Pro-development group threatens to sue city for not moving Sunset towers along faster
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A nonprofit pro-housing group is threatening to sue Menlo Park for not moving forward with a proposed 40-story complex at the former Sunset […]
San Mateo County
Assistant sheriff Monaghan returns to old job under new sheriff
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer One of the high-ranking sheriff’s officials who former Sheriff Christina Corpus fired for disloyalty has returned to the work now that Corpus has […]
Palo Alto
Advanced math class approved despite opposition from teachers
BY STEPHANIE LAMDaily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto School Board on Tuesday (Dec. 16) unanimously green lit two new advanced math courses for high schoolers, addressing long-standing concerns from students […]
Menlo Park
School lockdowns lifted after call of man with a gun
Update 3:35 p.m. — Menlo Park Police issued an update to the incident saying that the man who died was a missing and suicidal person from outside of the county that […]
Palo Alto
Improvements proposed to Lytton Plaza
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A nonprofit is looking to revamp Lytton Plaza, where Palo Altans have expressed concerns about drug dealing. The Friends of Palo Alto Parks plans […]
Redwood City
Tutor gets jail for lewd texts to teen co-worker
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City math tutor was sentenced to 1 year in jail today (Dec. 15) after taking a plea deal for texting lewd messages […]
Menlo Park
Officer, don’t forget your spike strip
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZDaily Post Staff Writer A driver who got flat tires after Menlo Park Police left a spike strip out is now asking the city to pay for his […]
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t overlook this act of generosity
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’ve heard from people who scoffed at the $50,000 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan gave to the Friends of the […]