Palo Alto
Victim says woman pulled a gun during road rage episode
By the Daily Post staff A woman who was swerving through traffic in Palo Alto pointed a gun at another driver and said she was going to shoot him, police […]
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Palo Alto
Hit-and-run investigated as a hate crime
By the Daily Post staff A man called a black bicyclist a racial epithet, then spat on him and drove his car into him in downtown Palo Alto, police said. […]
Menlo Park
New law allows Ravenswood district to build housing on old Flood School site
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The governor has signed a bill that could open the doors for the Ravenswood School District to build teacher housing on the former […]
Atherton
Lorry Lokey, Atherton philanthropist and Business Wire founder, dies
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Lorry I. Lokey, an Atherton billionaire who founded the Business Wire and donated generously to universities, has died at age 95. Lokey, who […]
Santa Clara County
East Palo Alto man charged with hate crimes targeting South Asian women
An East Palo Alto man suspected of stealing $35,000 worth of necklaces from more than a dozen South Asian women in recent months will also face hate crime charges, according […]
Belmont
Belmont voters to decide on hotel tax rate
October 3, 2022 By Emily MibachDaily Post Staff Writer Belmont voters are being asked to raise the city’s hotel tax, which is an extra charge guests pay when they stay […]
Atherton
4 vie for 3 seats on Atherton Town Council
October 3, 2022 By Emily MibachDaily Post Staff Writer With all eyes on Atherton’s contentious housing plan, two incumbents and two challengers are vying for three seats on the Town […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto council race getting expensive — top candidate raises $69,561
October 3, 2022 By Elaine GoodmanDaily Post Correspondent Julie Lythcott-Haims is the front-runner when it comes to donations in the race for Palo Alto City Council, raising $69,561 since the […]
Palo Alto
Police investigate vandalism at Catholic parish office
By the Daily Post staff A vandal used pink spray paint to write a phrase of white racial superiority in the garden area of the St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Center […]
Palo Alto
Council split over $143 million plan to provide fiber to homes and businesses
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto council members are split over whether the city should compete with AT & T and Comcast by building a city-owned fiber […]
Menlo Park
Measure V opponents report raising $330,000
October 1, 2022 By the Daily Post staff The opponents of Measure V in Menlo Park – the ballot initiative if passed would require a vote for rezoning properties in […]
East Palo Alto
Slate of three candidates running for Ravenswood City School Board
September 30, 2022 By Emily MibachDaily Post Staff Writer A slate of three candidates is competing against a single candidate for the four seats on the Ravenswood School board. There […]
San Mateo County
Fundraising in the county supervisor race is neck and neck
September 30, 2022 By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos Councilwoman Laura Parmer-Lohan and Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller are neck-and-neck in fundraising totals in the race to […]
Caltrain
Caltrain wants to replace San Francisquito Creek bridge, a move that will accelerate other planning decisions
This story first appeared in the Friday, Sept. 23, print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post in […]
Opinion
Opinion: Candidate for mayor kept public in the dark about $1.8 million in sex harassment payouts
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor An official who tried to keep the public in the dark about a sewer agency’s $1.8 million in payments in a sexual harassment case […]
Opinion
Opinion: Action needed on East Palo Alto’s water crisis
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Flint, Mich., Jackson, Miss., and East Palo Alto are three cities that have serious drinking water problems. The first two cities have received a […]
Obituaries
Francis Ralph Rojas
June 26, 1936 – September 28, 2022 Francis Ralph Rojas, 86, of Ottumwa, died at 2:27 a.m. September 28, 2022 at MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center. Frank was born June […]
San Mateo County
Cotchett gives $250,000 to Green Foothills in honor of Pete McCloskey
By the Daily Post staff Attorney Joe Cotchett has donated $250,000 to Green Foothills to help the local environmental nonprofit compete for employees. The gift was made in honor of […]
Palo Alto
Chase with cops ends when car crashes into a tree near Gunn High School
By the Daily Post staff A car chase that ended in a crash by Gunn High School started after deputies tried to pull over a driver for a traffic violation, […]
San Mateo County
DA dismisses Batmobile case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said today he is dismissing all charges against an Indiana auto shop owner accused of withholding […]