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Palantir is thinking about leaving Palo Alto

May 26, 2020 9:16 am

By the Daily Post staff Alex Karp, CEO of data analytics firm Palantir, told “Axios on HBO” that his company is “getting close” to deciding whether to leave Palo Alto […]

State asked if Los Altos mayor has conflict on natural gas vote

May 26, 2020 7:01 am

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A state agency is looking into whether Los Altos Mayor Jan Pepper would have a conflict of interest if she votes on a […]

State will let churches reopen, now it’s up to the counties

May 25, 2020 2:34 pm

California churches can resume in-person services but worshippers will be limited to 100 people and they should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection plate under state […]

Rest home where 13 died from coronavirus passed all inspections

May 25, 2020 9:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer State inspections as recently as January give no clue why 13 patients including former Stanford President Donald Kennedy would die from the coronavirus […]

Three fires in one week at homeless encampment near Facebook

May 24, 2020 7:51 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A grass fire in the homeless encampments along Bayfront Expressway, across from Facebook, cast smoke into Palo Alto and East Palo Alto on […]

County puts 90 homeless in a hotel to combat coronavirus

May 24, 2020 7:41 pm

The county of San Mateo has put 90 homeless into an undisclosed hotel, where they are being served three meals a day, in an effort to stem the spread of […]

North County will finally get Covid-19 testing

May 23, 2020 5:11 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Until now, Santa Clara County was only offering free coronavirus tests in the San Jose area. But yesterday, Joe Simitian, the county supervisor […]

Los Altos isn’t requiring masks

May 23, 2020 4:32 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos City Council has rejected a last-minute proposal by City Manager Chris Jordan to require people to wear masks in public […]

Facebook is rethinking its commitment to help fund Dumbarton Rail Corridor study

May 23, 2020 2:10 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook may be backing away from funding a study that would bring the Peninsula one step closer to seeing the Dumbarton Rail Corridor […]

Sewer agency won’t block Daily Post’s attempt to get records about $875,000 payout to former general manager

May 22, 2020 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City-based sewer agency that fired its general manager and then gave him $875,000 says it won’t fight the Daily Post in […]

Specialty’s Cafe says goodbye with cookies

May 22, 2020 7:00 am

The Specialty’s Cafe and Bakery chain, which is closing its doors, offered customers one final farewell yesterday at its warehouse in Redwood City. Boxes of 90 frozen cookie pucks in […]

1970 law gives Newsom sweeping powers in a state of emergency; local official helped write the law

May 21, 2020 8:00 am

This story was originally printed April 24, 2020, in the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A California law that gives the governor sweeping powers during a state […]

Facebook scales back village project

May 21, 2020 7:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park’s largest development proposal just got a little smaller. Facebook announced yesterday that it is reducing the office space in its Willow […]

Ting Shen

May 20, 2020 10:44 am

Ting Shen, a resident of Palo Alto, passed away peacefully on May 14, 2020, at the age of 44. Ting was a loving and dedicated mother and wife. During her […]

Marjorie Rose

May 20, 2020 10:02 am

On Wednesday, April 29, 2020, Marjorie Rose, loving mother of four daughters, adoring grandmother of four grandsons and dear friend of many, passed away at the age of 87. Margie […]

Opinion: Our leaders were repeatedly wrong about the coronavirus

May 20, 2020 8:00 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor We were told that this shutdown would last three weeks. We were told that the coronavirus was 10 times more deadly than the […]