Palo Alto
Burt: How far did the diesel spill spread?
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Vice Mayor Pat Burt said yesterday he wants to know how far a diesel spill at the Palo Alto VA traveled downstream in […]
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Palo Alto
Council adds new members to its boards and commissions
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (May 10) appointed a dozen new members to its human relations, public art and utilities commissions and stormwater […]
Menlo Park
Haldeman convicted of molesting children, faces more than 100 years in prison
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A jury today found Randy Haldeman guilty of 15 out of 19 felony charges related to child molestation and he could receive more […]
Mountain View
One arrested in stabbing at the Sports Page
By the Daily Post staff One man has been arrested in connection with a stabbing at the Sports Page Bar and Grill in Mountain View, police said. Around 1:30 a.m. […]
Redwood City
Man charged with breaking into schools, churches
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man has been charged on suspicion of breaking into Redwood City schools and churches, the District Attorney said today. An employee of […]
Redwood City
Man arrested in fatal hit-and-run on El Camino
UPDATE: 4:57 p.m. Monday: Redwood City Police this afternoon arrested a man suspected of driving a white cargo van that hit and killed a pedestrian early this morning on the […]
Palo Alto
Diesel spills into Matadero Creek, booms put out to clean up spill
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A malfunctioning shut-off valve at a Palo Alto VA generator has resulted in diesel fuel spilling into Matadero Creek near Bol Park, according to […]
In the news
Parents in four South Bay school districts want to recall school board members over school closings
By the Daily Post staff Parents in four South Bay school districts are trying to recall board members who they claim were slow to reopen schools after the worst of […]
Los Altos
ELECTION: Cupertino district’s parcel tax fails
By the Daily Post staff Update, May 7 — The Cupertino Union School District’s Measure A parcel tax has failed. The tax needed two-thirds of the vote to pass, and […]
Portola Valley
ELECTION: Portola Valley approves school parcel tax
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Update, May 8: Portola Valley voters have overwhelmingly approved a school parcel tax. Measure S needed two-thirds of the vote for passage. It […]
Opinion
Opinion: Important questions about the pandemic remain unanswered
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor As the pandemic fades away, we as a society need to take an unflinching look back at what we did to combat Covid […]
East Palo Alto
Man shot in parking garage, dies at hospital
By the Daily Post staff A 25-year-old Redwood City man, Christian Garcia-Torres, was shot in an East Palo Alto parking garage and later died at a hospital, police reported today. […]
Palo Alto
Labor shortage: Laid off workers aren’t returning to jobs because they make more on unemployment
Word Count: 766 BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Some Palo Alto businesses are still fighting for survival through the pandemic as business owners compete with the state and […]
Palo Alto
Did you get this ‘legal notice’ in the mail? It’s a claim form to get a small amount of a settlement from the city
By the Daily Post staff Palo Altans are receiving letters asking them if they want to receive a small part of the $1.275 million settlement from the city for overcharging […]
Palo Alto
Supporters of Junior Museum and Zoo oppose proposed $18 entry fee
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The organization that raised $25 million to remodel Palo Alto’s Junior Museum and Zoo wants City Council to reconsider the $18 entry fee […]
Palo Alto
Short-term improvements to Churchill-Alma intersection approved
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer For years Palo Alto officials have been talking about what they’re going to do about the Caltrain crossing at Churchill Avenue when the […]
Caltrain
Caltrain begins to loosen San Mateo County’s grip by hiring a new attorney
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The process of making Caltrain independent of the influence of San Mateo County’s political leaders will soon begin with a change in law […]
Los Altos
Mediator can’t settle beef over activist’s texts
Word Count: 372 BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An attempt to mediate the dispute between Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng and activist Kenan Moos has failed. Each […]
Palo Alto
UPDATED: Teachers to get a 5% raise this summer and 5% next summer
This version of the story includes the cost of the raises to the school district. By the Daily Post staff The teachers union and Palo Alto school district administrators have […]
In the news
High-density housing bills advance in Legislature
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A bill that would allow four housing units in many places where one single-family home now sits is moving forward in the state Legislature, […]