San Mateo
Armed man taken into custody after standoff with police
An man with a loaded gun was taken safely into custody after nearly two hours of talking with a police crisis team, San Mateo police said on Twitter this afternoon […]
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Palo Alto
Controversial project at 429 University Ave. faces more hurdles
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is barring developer Elizabeth Wong from tearing down the University Avenue building that once housed the Shady Lane […]
Palo Alto
House has been under construction for 11 years and the neighbors are tired of it
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is threatening to levy at least $77,000 in fines against the owners of a house that’s been under […]
San Mateo County
Elon Musk take note: 2 San Mateo County supervisors want to ban flamethrowers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will consider a ban on flamethrowers, a product Elon Musk has been touting. Supervisors Don Horsley […]
Palo Alto
Marissa Mayer proposes to turn former funeral home into a private club for women
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Former Yahoo! CEO Marissa Mayer is seeking to convert a former Palo Alto funeral home into a private club for working women. Mayer […]
Los Altos
Los Altos council gets behind ‘vision’ plan for downtown parking plazas
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council voted unanimously last night (Aug. 28) to move forward with a nonbinding “vision” plan that would transform downtown by […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto council favors turning animal shelter over to Pets In Need
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted unanimously last night (Aug. 28) to have city leaders write up a contract with the Redwood City nonprofit […]
Palo Alto
New College Terrace market might not be allowed to use JJ&F name
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto residents rejoiced when they heard JJ&F Market would reopen at its old location in Palo Alto’s College Terrace neighborhood — but […]
Palo Alto
CHP refuses to put information on electric freeway signs about missing Palo Alto woman
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The sons of a Palo Alto woman who has been missing for nearly two weeks want their mother’s name and information broadcast to […]
San Mateo County
Harbor District seeks public comment about creating sub-districts for board elections
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Harbor District is asking residents to give their input on how the district should be divided up for elections. […]
Redwood City
Redwood City teen, a Serra senior, killed on Skyline Boulevard
A 17-year-old Redwood City boy died in a crash after driving off the road on Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) and striking a tree in unincorporated San Mateo County near La […]
Menlo Park
Fugitive arrested in hit-and-run death of 6-year-old Lisa Xavier
By the Daily Post staff Menlo Park police said today (Aug. 28) that a wanted fugitive has been arrested in the Nov. 12, 2009, hit-and-run death of 6-year-old Lisa Xavier. […]
Redwood City
Where should Ampex sign go?
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City officials are in talks with Stanford about where to put the Ampex sign that stood next to Highway 101 for more […]
Redwood City
Lawyer demands Redwood City switch to district elections for council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Malibu attorney has sent a letter to Redwood City officials saying they better switch from at-large to district elections for City Council […]
Palo Alto
JJ&F owner to reopen market in College Terrace Center
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The popular grocery store JJ&F Market is set to reopen in Palo Alto’s College Terrace neighborhood, five years after it closed to make […]
North Fair Oaks
Minister reports parishioner for sex abuse
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A North Fair Oaks man could get life in prison after telling a minister at his church that he had molested his two […]
Los Altos
Big changes proposed for downtown Los Altos — beer gardens, Ping Pong and a parking structure
Editor’s note: The version of this story printed in today’s Post gave the wrong date for the hearing. The hearing is actually Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m., at City […]
Menlo Park
Body of man found in alley identified
By the Daily Post staff The body of a man with a serious head wound was found in the alley of 1100 block of Willow Road yesterday (Aug. 26), police […]
Portola Valley
Appeals court ruling resolves panzer tank dispute
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Seventy-three years after World War II ended, a dispute over a German tank once owned by a Portola Valley collector may finally be over. […]
Menlo Park
20-month-old child on toy vehicle injured in collision with car
By the Daily Post staff A 20-month-old child is in critical condition today after being hit by a car in a driveway on Willow Road last night, police said. On […]