Palo Alto
Gunman robs man while child is nearby
By the Daily Post staff A man in a ski mask with a handgun robbed a Palo Alto resident at about 6:15 last night on Channing Avenue at Bryant Street […]
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Palo Alto
Backyard prowler with ‘monster teeth’ mask brandishes knife before fleeing
By the Daily Post staff A prowler wearing a face mask with “monster teeth” brandished a small knife after a resident confronted him through a window in south Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Cops say portion of Black Lives Matter street mural made them sick
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer In an updated lawsuit, six Palo Alto police officers are claiming that a city-commissioned Black Lives Matter mural created a hostile workplace that […]
Opinion
Opinion: Countywide parcel tax is a bad idea for many reasons
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE DAILY POST EDITOR The five-member San Mateo County Board of Supervisors isn’t sure whether to put a parcel tax on the November ballot that would raise […]
Palo Alto
‘Black Lives Matter’ lawn sign vandalized again
By the Daily Post staff A woman in the 3300 block of Park Boulevard in Palo Alto told police that somebody changed the wording on her yard sign from “Black […]
Menlo Park
Palo Alto
Woman’s Ukrainian flag ripped down — police investigate as a hate crime
By the Daily Post staff A woman on Alma Street in Palo Alto got a surprise when she discovered that somebody had torn down her Ukrainian flag, and left it […]
Santa Clara County
DA Rosen says system would lack balance if public defender Khan is elected DA
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer At a candidate debate yesterday, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said public defender Sajid Khan shouldn’t be elected because he is a […]
Santa Clara County
Candidate Profile: Wrongfully arrested when he was young, Sean Allen later became a cop
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer One of the candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff — sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Allen — told the Post yesterday he was wrongfully arrested when […]
San Mateo County
Update: Criminal charges filed against former college district chancellor
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After 2½ years of investigation, the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office has hit former community college district chancellor Ron Galatolo with 21 […]
Palo Alto
Man robbed after inviting woman home who he met online
By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto man who invited a woman he met online to his house early this morning (April 7) was robbed at gunpoint by the […]
Palo Alto
Macy’s security officer hit, sprayed; 3 women arrested
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police last night (April 5) arrested three women suspected of hitting and pepper spraying a Macy’s security officer at the Stanford Shopping Center. […]
Obituaries
Brian E. Stack
February 1946 – February 2022 Brian E. Stack passed away at his home in Honolulu, Hawaii at the age of 77. Brian was raised in Palo Alto, CA and attended San […]
Palo Alto
Teens accused of robbing woman at Stanford Shopping Center
Four teenage boys from Oakland were arrested after allegedly robbing a woman and trying to steal her vehicle at the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto on Monday evening, according […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto sticks with police radio encryption, but will re-work online map showing incidents
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Instead of un-encrypting its police radios, Palo Alto City Council voted early this morning (April 5) to improve an online map that shows […]
Santa Clara County
Candidate profile: Palo Alto Chief Jonsen promises to hold deputies accountable
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen drew parallels between his last four years in Palo Alto and what would happen if he gets elected […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park school superintendent resigning
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City School District Superintendent Erik Burmeister announced today (April 4) that he is resigning from his post on Dec. 31. In […]
Los Altos
Teen who died of suspected fentanyl overdose is identified
Los Altos High School. File photo. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos High School student who died from a potential fentanyl overdose has been identified as […]
Santa Clara County
Cites association director threatens lawsuit against all 15 cities in the group including Palo Alto and Los Altos
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Andi Jordan, the executive director of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, said she was subject to years of targeted harassment from […]
Mountain View
Police say boy fell before dump truck hit him
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Andre Retana, the 13-year-old boy who was killed by a dump truck on March 17, fell off of his bike into a crosswalk […]