Obituaries
Diethild Anna Else Price
November 24, 1931 – December 11, 2019 Diethild Anna Else Price, 88, passed away at her Palo Alto home surrounded by family on December 11, 2019. Born in Berlin, Germany, […]
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Rev. Sarah E. “Sally” Brown
December 20, 1923 – December 28, 2019 Rev. Sarah E. “Sally” Brown passed away on December 28, 2019, in Redwood City, California at the age of 96. She was a […]
Obituaries
Gregory Thomas Vistica
On December 16, 2019, Gregory Thomas Vistica, with family by his side, left this earth from his home in Los Altos Hills for his new home in Heaven. Greg treasured […]
Redwood City
Father sues school claiming bully attacked his daughter
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The father of a Roosevelt School student is suing the Redwood City School District, claiming administrators were aware of an ongoing bullying problem […]
Opinion
Opinion: No rush on the rail crossing tax — take some time and get it right
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s becoming evident that Palo Alto officials won’t be able to make a good decision on the future of the rail crossings by […]
Hillsborough
Lee Mendelson, executive producer of Peanuts TV specials, dies
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man who produced more than 50 Peanuts specials including “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and wrote the lyrics to the song “Christmastime is […]
Mountain View
Will a pedestrian-only mall work on Castro Street in Mountain View? In many cities the concept has failed
BY SONYA HERRERA Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View officials are taking a risk in potentially turning Castro Street into a pedestrian mall, because some cities have found that the […]
Menlo Park
City bans e-cigarettes, but councilman suggests allowing their use with a prescription for smoking cessation
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council unanimously banned e-cigarettes last night (Dec. 17) and then Councilman Ray Mueller proposed something that may be unprecedented. Mueller […]
Obituaries
Bert George Hickman, Jr.
October 6, 1924 – November 23, 2019 Dr. Bert G. Hickman, Stanford University Professor Emeritus of Economics, loving husband, father and grandfather, passed away peacefully surrounded by family in Palo […]
Facebook
City considers making Facebook build a home for every job it creates
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Tuesday. Only a fraction of the local news stories covered by the Post appear on this […]
Menlo Park
State approves city’s ban on natural gas in new homes — other cities’ bans to face state scrutiny
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Menlo Park’s ban of natural gas in new homes for heating, hot water and clothes dryers has received the green light from a state […]
Opinion
Opinion: Council should reject plan to reduce police transparency
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto City Attorney Molly Stump will ask City Council tonight (Dec. 16) to vote on a dreadful proposal to reduce public oversight […]
Hillsborough
Accused accomplice in Tiffany Li murder case won’t face additional charges
By the Daily Post staff A man accused of being an accomplice to Hillsborough real estate heiress Tiffany Li will not face further charges relating to the murder of Li’s […]
Stanford
Resolution near in case of former Stanford official accused of stabbing girlfriend while on LSD
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The former assistant director of admissions at Stanford who allegedly stabbed his girlfriend while on LSD is out on bail and a prosecutor […]
San Mateo County
College district trustees distancing themselves from former chancellor
Correction: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported San Mateo County Community College District board member Dave Mandelkern’s vote on Nov. 20 on personnel changes in the district. He […]
Palo Alto
Police investigate stabbing at tech company, man arrested
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police yesterday (Dec. 11) arrested a man who is suspected of stabbing a co-worker at a tech company off Page Mill […]
Mountain View
Seven-story building to replace the Milk Pail
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent One floor less makes all the difference as the Mountain View City Council allows a seven-story office building on a site that includes the […]
Opinion
Opinion: Many bicyclists are putting their lives at risk
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One of the scariest things drivers face are bicyclists who don’t stop at stop signs or stop lights. Nobody wants to hit a […]
Palo Alto
City considering rules for small antennas
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As wireless companies look to install more small cell antennas or “nodes” to improve wireless service, the Palo Alto City Council next week will […]
Palo Alto
High school journalists held back from covering story by teacher, assistant principal
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The editors of a Palo Alto High School student publication say a teacher and assistant principal tried to block reporters from covering a […]