Stanford
3 teens arrested, 1 at large in robbery at Stanford
By the Daily Post staff A robbery on the Stanford campus on Monday (July 15) by four teenage boys led police to surround Palo Alto High School, where three of […]
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In the news
Locals restore Apollo 11 computer, get it to run moon-landing program
BY JAMIE MORROW Daily Post Associate Editor Just in time for the 50th anniversary of the moon launch, a group of local computer restoration experts has succeeded in getting a […]
Santa Clara County
Homeless numbers jump 46% in Mountain View, 13% in Palo Alto
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View has the fourth largest homeless population in Santa Clara County, according to numbers released by the county. During a one-day count […]
Caltrain
SamTrans and Caltrain should improve schedule coordination, grand jury says
By the Daily Post staff SamTrans and Caltrain, whose management is housed in the same building in San Carlos, can do a better job of coordinating schedules to reduce wait […]
Palo Alto
Report on Castilleja expansion due this week
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An environmental report for the proposed expansion of Castilleja School on Bryant Street in Palo Alto, which has caused neighborhood strife, is expected […]
Burlingame
Woman gets 11 years for fatally stabbing partner, judge says she got away with murder
By the Daily Post staff A Burlingame woman has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for stabbing her partner in the heart with a kitchen knife, a prosecutor said. […]
In the news
KRON Channel 4 goes dark on AT&T U-verse and DirecTV
By the Daily Post staff KRON Channel 4 has gone dark on AT&T U-verse cable and AT&T’s DirecTV in a dispute over money. KRON’s owner, Nexstar, and AT&T have not […]
San Mateo
City ends red-light camera program, will dismiss or refund 1,000 tickets
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After 14 years, San Mateo is pulling the plug on its controversial red-light cameras after it was discovered that a yellow light was […]
Hillsborough
Kidnapper of 8-year-old girl found guilty
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man who dodged police for over 20 years after kidnapping an 8-year-old girl while she was walking home from school in Hillsborough […]
Los Altos
Councilwoman Bruins calls Mayor Lee Eng’s lobbyist idea ‘naive’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos Councilwoman Jeannie Bruins said she thinks other council members are being “naive” when they say the city should hire its own […]
Palo Alto
Transient attacks man on University Ave. with a skateboard, police say
By the Daily Post staff Police have arrested a man after he allegedly attacked a pedestrian in downtown Palo Alto with a skateboard. The victim called police at 11:40 a.m. […]
San Mateo County
County upgrades voting technology
San Mateo County will have new voting technology for the fall elections. The county Board of Supervisors approved a $5.8 million contract Tuesday (July 9) with Dominion Voting Systems for […]
San Carlos
City closes loophole in low-income housing requirement
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos housing developers will now have to build subsidized homes in their developments instead of writing checks to the city to get […]
In the news
Jerry Hill pulls church confession bill; heavy opposition from Catholics
A bill by state Sen. Jerry Hill, D-San Mateo, that would require Catholic priests to report their colleagues’ confessions of child abuse or neglect has been put on hold amid […]
Redwood City
Brush fire under control in Emerald Hills, west of Redwood City
By the Daily Post staff Redwood City firefighters report that they have put out a brush fire under in the Emerald Hills area. The fire was first reported at 5:17 […]
Los Altos
AT&T wants to put small antenna 10 feet from girl’s bedroom window
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos man said Monday (July 8) he was shocked to get a letter from AT&T telling him that the company planned […]
San Mateo County
Skyline Blvd. murder suspect wants to represent himself
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man accused of the stabbing murders of two men on Skyline Boulevard, who may have mental issues, wants to serve as his […]
In the news
The Post is looking for your stories about watching the moon landing
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor In the next couple of weeks, I suspect a lot of people will be thinking back to 50 years ago when man first landed […]
Palo Alto
Feared fruit fly lands in mid-Peninsula
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Peach Fruit Fly — which kills peaches, pears and citrus fruits — has landed in the mid-Peninsula. A male fly was found […]
Redwood City
Internal review clears officers in death of Redwood City man
Four Redwood City police officers who were involved in the death of Ramzi Saad last August were found to be within department policy when one officer used a Taser stun […]