Mountain View
Man dies leaping from parking structure
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Opinion
County bringing in outside expert to evaluate Covid response
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s encouraging that the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, the five-member panel that includes Joe Simitian of Palo Alto, has hired an outside […]
Obituaries
Arthur “Art” Adams, Jr.
January 4, 1926 – August 10, 2022 Long-time Palo Alto resident Arthur “Art” Adams Jr., 96, passed away peacefully August 10th, 2022. Born in Kansas City, MO, Art was the […]
Menlo Park
Update: Arrest in shooting near 7-Eleven in Menlo Park
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, Thursday, Aug. 25 — Menlo Park Police have arrested an East Palo Alto teen for the shooting that occurred near the 7-Eleven on Oak […]
Mountain View
Fraud investigation leads to drug lab
By the Daily Post staff Mountain View police officers busted a drug lab inside of an apartment today (Aug. 24.), police said. Officers were executing a search warrant in a […]
Palo Alto
Worker falls to his death inside 15-story building
By the Daily Post staff A construction worker died this morning after falling down a shaft inside the tallest building in downtown Palo Alto, the 15-story office plaza at 525 […]
Palo Alto
Council approves car camping at church despite objections from neighbors
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Aug. 22) approved a permit allowing four people to sleep in their cars at the First Congregational Church […]
Redwood City
Planning Commissioner appointed to fill council vacancy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Council tonight (Aug. 22) appointed Planning Commissioner Elmer Martinez, who has worked for Assemblyman Kevin Mullin and now is employed […]
Palo Alto
City moving to all-electric homes
Aug. 15, 2022 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto wants homeowners to convert their natural gas stoves and water heaters to electric appliances, so […]
Palo Alto
City fiber network cost estimated to exceed $100 million
Aug. 8, 2022 By BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Building a network of high-speed fiber internet throughout Palo Alto would cost over $100 million, and the project wouldn’t break […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Balance ballot measure may delay remodeling of fire station
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Aug. 15, 2022 If a Menlo Park ballot measure passes in November, it will possibly delay the Menlo Park Fire Protection District’s plans […]
Redwood City
Shooting in Hoover Park shatters windows, causes school lockdown
This story was in this morning’s Daily Post. Read important local stories like this before they’re posted online. Pick up the Post every morning. By the Daily Post staff A […]
Redwood City
Naked man dies on roof
This story first appeared in today morning’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY MIBACHDaily […]
San Mateo County
County says Batmobile raid cost $11,136
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The raid of an Indiana man’s business over a dispute involving a Batmobile by four San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies cost $11,136.70. On […]
In the news
Final list of local candidates for fall election takes shape
Here’s the final list of candidates in city, school and special district races this fall. Palo Alto City Council Palo Alto has a crowded field, with seven candidates competing for […]
Palo Alto
Federal prosecutors want to hear from Elizabeth Holmes’ victims
By the Daily Post staff Federal prosecutors are asking for the victims of Elizabeth Holmes and her Palo Alto-based blood testing company Theranos to come forward and talk about how […]
Palo Alto
Noise led police to illegal cannabis operation
By the Daily Post staff Police officers have shut down an illegal marijuana grow in the Crescent Park neighborhood of Palo Alto after a neighbor complained about noise, police said […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff defends Batmobile raid
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos says he won’t apologize for sending four deputies to Indiana over a dispute involving a Batmobile, even […]
Obituaries
Helen Cassidy
Resident of Los Altos Helen Cassidy, longtime resident of Los Altos, has passed away peacefully at the age of 96. Those who were lucky enough to know her will remember […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto resident finds a grenade and military shell
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Police closed down a block South Court in Old Palo Alto this afternoon (Aug. 18) after a man said he found an old […]