San Carlos
San Carlos gets a new police chief
Kristina Bell, a Redwood City native who has come up through the ranks of the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office, has been named San Carlos police chief. Bell, currently a […]
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Obituaries
Robert Earl Capps
August 19, 1957 – October 22, 2020 Robert Earl Capps passed peacefully on October 22, 2020, at his home in Truckee, California, with his sister, Carol Capps DiSabatino, niece, Sophia […]
Los Altos
Civil rights group calls for resignation of councilwoman
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A local civil rights group on Friday (Dec. 4) called for the resignation of recently re-elected Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng after […]
Palo Alto
Council trims contract of Downtown Streets Team after nonprofit refuses to release harassment report
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night cut the funding contract it has with the Downtown Streets Team from three years to just one […]
Palo Alto
Report investigating sex harassment claims at Downtown Streets Team is withheld from city
This story originally appeared in the Nov. 23 edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the morning. BY ELAINE […]
Los Altos
Opinion: How did Chris Jordan last four years as city manager?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I don’t understand how Chris Jordan survived for four years as city manager of Los Altos. Why City Council put up with him […]
Palo Alto
City reports $34 million surplus thanks to utilities
The city of Palo Alto’s Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020 By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the city of […]
Palo Alto
Robber hits Midtown 7-Eleven
By the Daily Post staff A man claiming to have a gun robbed the 7-Eleven at 708 Colorado Ave. in Palo Alto’s Midtown neighborhood. At 10:40 p.m. Saturday, the man […]
Redwood City
Docktown plaintiff loses court appeal but may keep fighting to save what’s left of floating community
Appeals Court decision in Alison Madden v. City of Redwood City By ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Despite a setback in the state Court of Appeal last week, the battle […]
In the news
Sequoia Union High School District superintendent paid $256,000 to quit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position in September, according to a resignation and […]
Palo Alto
Petition drive to force Foothills Park vote needs 2,600 sigatures
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Those who want to sign the referendum petition to challenge Palo Alto City Council’s decision to open Foothills Park to nonresidents have to […]
Santa Clara County
What’s open, what’s closed under the lockdown order
Starting Sunday night, the following will be temporarily closed in Santa Clara County: • All indoor and outdoor sit-down dining • Bars, breweries and distilleries • Wineries • Personal care […]
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County goes into full lockdown on Sunday night, San Mateo County doesn’t
By the Daily Post staff Restaurants operating outdoors in Palo Alto, Los Altos, Mountain View and other Santa Clara County communities will have to switch to take-out only under a […]
Mountain View
2,600 signs for RV parking ban will cost city $980,000
By the Daily Post staff Mountain View Mayor Margaret Abe-Koga told the Post that residents can expect signs enforcing the new voter-approved RV parking ban to pop up on narrow […]
In the news
Newsom: Most of state nears stay-home order
California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today, part of new rules triggered when fewer than […]
Palo Alto
Families sue school district over math class
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Two parents have sued the Palo Alto Unified School District for not placing their sons in higher-level freshman math classes, in a case that […]
Palo Alto
Target no longer interested in Fry’s site
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Target is no longer interested in opening a store in a portion of the old Fry’s Electronics site on Portage Avenue in Palo […]
San Mateo County
UPDATE: Body of East Palo Alto man found on side of Skyline Boulevard
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Dec. 2, 2:10 p.m. Wednesday — The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office has identified the man who was found dead on Skyline Boulevard […]
In the news
Pandemic puts high school sports on hold
By the Daily Post staff The rise in positive coronavirus cases has prompted the California Interscholastic Federation, or CIF, to postpone high school sports — both practice and competition — […]
East Palo Alto
$20,000 reward offered in double murder
By the Daily Post staff Mothers Against Murder announced today (Dec. 1) that it is offering $20,000 for information leading to the conviction of Julian Rico Santana, who is suspected […]