Belmont
Menlo Park man gets 42 years in prison for murder
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Menlo Park man was sentenced to 42 years and eight months in prison yesterday for a 2017 Belmont murder. Jovhon Alexander Stewart, […]
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Los Altos
Mountain View, Los Altos to close downtown streets to let restaurants have tables outdoors
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council decided last night (June 9) to close four blocks of Castro Street to cars to let restaurants serve customers […]
San Carlos
Five-story housing project survives appeal by neighbors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos City Council tonight (June 9) unanimously rejected a request by residents of a condo complex on Walnut Street to reconsider a […]
Palo Alto
City to close California Avenue to cars on Thursday
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto will close California Avenue to cars for the summer starting Thursday to give restaurants a chance to seat more people outside. […]
Palo Alto
Planning and Transportation chair launches campaign for City Council
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto YIMBY and former Google worker Cari Templeton announced last night that she is running for City Council. Templeton, who is the […]
Palo Alto
Residents tell council to fire cops who engaged in misconduct
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Residents told Palo Alto City Council last night (June 8) that they want the city to fire police officers that have engaged in […]
East Palo Alto
Proposal for Four Corners includes a library, stores, restaurants and 180 apartments
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The East Palo Alto Planning Commission yesterday (June 8) opined on a developer’s proposal for the long-vacant lot at Bay Road and University […]
Palo Alto
Council postpones vote on ordinance that could kill Mac’s Smoke Shop
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The tobacco ordinance that could kill Mac’s Smoke Shop isn’t a done deal. Last night, three City Council members who voted against the […]
San Mateo
Driver takes plea bargain in DUI crash that killed a woman
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man may receive up to five years in prison for causing a DUI car crash that killed a woman, according […]
Palo Alto
75% of parents want in-person schooling this fall
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Three quarters of Palo Alto parents want in-person schooling with social distancing this fall instead of online learning, according to a school district […]
Opinion
Letter: Community leaders push to open Foothills Park to all
The following letter appeared in the Monday, June 8, edition of the Daily Post. Dear Editor: At this historic time, civic leaders across America are being challenged to reassess the […]
Palo Alto
City officials promise police reform; critic claims department has a history of racism
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto’s city leaders are promising police reform in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, but what they plan to do hasn’t been […]
Los Altos
Councilwoman apologizes for racist remark
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Councilwoman Jeannie Bruins apologized on Thursday for making a racist comment at a public meeting. The council convened over the telephone […]
East Palo Alto
Three fires in three hours starts at homeless encampment
By the Daily Post staff Another fire in the homeless encampment off of University Avenue near Bayfront Expressway was one of three blazes put out by Menlo Park firefighters in […]
Menlo Park
Restaurants preparing to reopen
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Beginning Saturday (June 6), San Mateo County residents who want to support local eateries don’t have to just order take out and can […]
Opinion
Guest Opinion: It’s opportunity time for cities
BY MICKIE WINKLER The cities on the Peninsula have the opportunity right now to cut costs without cutting services. And right now, all budget-making politicians should be focused on doing […]
Palo Alto
City manager defends purpose of curfew
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto canceled its nighttime curfew after getting a letter from the ACLU saying it exceeded the city’s authority and […]
San Mateo County
County officials feared Central Valley gangs were coming here to loot
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily post Staff Writer San Mateo County Manager Mike Callagy said that he imposed the county’s two-day curfew, which expired Wednesday, because the county had received information […]
In the news
What’s opening today
Santa Clara County is behind most of the other counties in California when it comes to reopening after the pandemic. Starting today (June 5) the county will allow the following: […]
Palo Alto
City manager lifts controversial curfew that was supposed to last 10 days
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto today backed down from its 10-day nighttime curfew amid questions over whether the move was legal in the first place. City Manager Ed […]