Palo Alto
City manager turns down pay raise
Update, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 5 p.m. — Jim Keene, who is retiring Dec. 20 after 10 years as Palo Alto’s city manager, is turning down a pay raise City Council […]
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Stanford
Stanford’s endowment grows to $26.5 billion
By the Daily Post staff Stanford University’s endowment grew by 7% during the year ending Aug. 31 to $26.5 billion, according to a report released Wednesday (Dec. 5). Stanford is […]
Palo Alto
Bill may force cities like Palo Alto to build more housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For better or worse, Palo Alto City Hall was abuzz yesterday (Dec. 4) after state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced the second […]
Redwood City
Planning Commissioners praise big project that will put 3,777 more cars on the road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Planning Commission last night (Dec. 4) praised a proposal to build 420,000 square feet of office space and 520 apartments […]
Palo Alto
School board hires general counsel and says she’s not to blame for unfulfilled record requests
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night (Dec. 4) promoted the district’s manager of policy and legal compliance to the new general counsel […]
Palo Alto
School district public record requests go unanswered; official in charge may get a promotion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has been ignoring state law when it comes to fulfilling California Public Records Act requests for months. But […]
San Mateo County
People are getting fake SMC Alerts
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday (Dec. 3) it’s not sending out messages via the county’s SMC Alert system demanding access […]
Palo Alto
Council moves ahead with plan to allow more housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council made strides last night toward encouraging denser housing development in town, with fewer parking spaces and more roof decks […]
Spotlight
Host Your Party At Cask
Offering a fabulous international wine selection, and delectable array of artisan cheeses, charcuterie and other nibbles, The Cask Wine Bar in San Carlos is the perfect spot to host a […]
Spotlight
Dr. Khuu’s Day of Beauty
‘Tis the season for holiday parties, and you want to put your best face forward. Have you been considering some cosmetic boosts, from facials to Botox and beyond? If so, […]
Spotlight
Traveling with Cannabis for the Holidays: Dos and Don’ts
Now that the west coast is also the green coast, there’s a whole wide world of legal cannabis products just waiting to be sampled. But once you’ve picked out your […]
Opinion
Local author says columnist cracked the JFK case in 1965, just before she was murdered
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Mark Shaw, an investigative reporter and author from Burlingame, is out with a new book that connects the dots in the biggest crime story […]
Mountain View
Marijuana business licenses now available in Mountain View
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Cannabis retailers, start your engines: today is the first day that the city of Mountain View is accepting applications to open marijuana shops […]
Los Altos
School district settles schoolyard sex assault suit for $225,000
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos school district will pay $225,000 to the family of a 10-year-old girl who sued for $5 million after she was […]
Redwood City
Office project will add 3,777 cars a day to Redwood City streets
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sobrato Organization’s proposal to build 420,000 square feet of office space and 520 apartments on Broadway in Redwood City where CVS is […]
Redwood City
Sequoia Hospital’s parent, Dignity Health, merges with Catholic nonprofit
By the Daily Post staff California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has approved the merger of two Catholic nonprofit hospital systems, one being Dignity Health, which operates the Sequoia Hospital in […]
Palo Alto
Typo in city code is stopping the elimination of apartments at Hotel President
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A city employee made a copy-and-paste typographical error in Palo Alto’s zoning code in 2016 that is now blocking the Hotel President apartments […]
Palo Alto
Residents say what they want from Stanford in exchange for allowing more growth on campus
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly said that Stanford graduate student Alexa Russo opposed the development agreement being negotiated by Stanford and Santa Clara County supervisors. In fact, […]
Redwood City
Planning Commissioner arrested for DUI, fell asleep behind the wheel and Tesla kept driving
By the Daily Post staff A Los Altos planning commissioner was arrested this morning (Nov. 30) for DUI after the CHP says they found him asleep at the wheel of […]
Opinion
Editorial: Suspicious sales tax vote should be investigated
DAILY POST EDITORIAL We’re suspicious of the vote counting for Measure W, a half-cent sales tax that would fund SamTrans and various transportation projects in San Mateo County. For two […]