Palo Alto
Getreu found guilty of murdering woman in 1974
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After only an hour of deliberation, a jury yesterday found 77-year-old John Getreu guilty of the 1974 murder of Janet Ann Taylor along […]
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Palo Alto
Plane crash near Palo Alto Airport
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A small plane crashed after striking power lines in the marsh outside of the Palo Alto Airport today (Sept. 13). The pilot was […]
Santa Clara County
County supervisors release reports criticizing Sheriff Smith’s operation of jail
This story first appeared in Saturday morning’s Daily Post. To get local stories like this first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]
Santa Clara County
County Health Department does poll on banning all tobacco sales
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Should Santa Clara County completely ban tobacco sales at all stores? That’s one of the questions the county health department is asking in […]
In the news
Biden selects local judge for the 9th circuit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A federal judge who lives at Stanford and who has presided over multiple tech cases has been nominated by President Biden to the […]
Atherton
Town keeps an eye on visitors — Residents pay to install cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In the wealthy enclave of Atherton, there are 47 automated license plate readers to prevent crime. But the Police Department didn’t pay for […]
San Carlos
City rejects two-story home after neighbors say it doesn’t fit in
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Carlos Planning Commission denied a proposal by developer Thomas James Homes to tear down a home on Carmelita Drive and replace […]
Palo Alto
Council to decide on whether to continue street closures
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto may keep University and California avenues closed for longer and allow restaurants to make their outdoor dining setups […]
Palo Alto
Man arrested on suspicion of shooting student with BB gun
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man shot a child with an air rifle at an elementary school in Palo Alto, police said. The student, who attends Stratford […]
San Mateo County
Taxi driver killed in crash on I-280
By the Daily Post staff A 61-year-old man was killed when his yellow taxi Ford Escape crossed over to the opposite side on Interstate 280 north of Highway 92 and […]
Stanford
Stanford’s resident assistants go on strike
Resident assistants at Stanford University went on an strike Thursday after the university declined to meet their demands, according to the Stanford Daily. The RAs, who live in 28 residence […]
Stanford
Female athletes and Stanford settle lawsuit
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Word Count: 463 Stanford settled a lawsuit yesterday (Aug. 27) with seven female student-athletes who sued the university in May for cutting 11 […]
Menlo Park
Council puts off decision on 483-home project
Word Count: 192 By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park City Council has put off deciding whether a 483-home project ought to move forward. Objections to the development were brought […]
Santa Clara County
Another blow to the DA’s donations-for-gun permits case against Sheriff Smith
Word Count: 479 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Charges have been dropped against a lawyer accused in a cash-for-gun permits scheme centered around Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie […]
Palo Alto
Gunfire rings out in quiet neighborhood park
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man fired a gun at a park in Palo Alto yesterday (Aug. 31), and then he sped off in his car with […]
East Palo Alto
Man shot to death in parked car
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man has been found shot to death in a car in East Palo Alto, police said. Paramedics from the Menlo […]
Palo Alto
City council split over criminal background checks for the homeless in RV parking lots
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto City Council is split over whether to require criminal background checks for homeless people who legally sleep in church parking […]
Menlo Park
Opinion: Let the voters decide on a natural gas ban
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The climate change debate is hitting home, literally. Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday (Aug. 31) will discuss the radical idea of prohibiting […]
In the news
Housing bills headed to governor’s desk
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly described state Sen. Josh Becker’s decision on SB10. He didn’t cast a vote. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Two state […]
Mountain View
Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too boarded up, but plans to reopen
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Boards now cover up the windows of Frankie, Johnnie and Luigi Too, but the popular Italian restaurant plans to reopen in 2023 in […]