Menlo Park
Drew Combs to take on Kirsten Keith for City Council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Drew Combs, a Menlo Park Planning Commissioner who nearly won a seat on City Council four years ago, told the Post yesterday that […]
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Palo Alto
Council to tackle idling vehicles — growth cap, hotel tax also on Monday’s agenda
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is returning from summer vacation Monday (July 30) to consider a ban on vehicle idling and two items for […]
Palo Alto
4 council members want more tenant protections, but they stop short of rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Four Palo Alto City Council members are proposing to impose stronger penalties for landlords who don’t offer yearlong leases. They also want to […]
Redwood City
Council to ask voters to raise sales tax to fund pensions
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council decided last night to ask voters in November to increase the sales tax a half-cent to cover spiraling pension costs […]
Opinion
Opinion: City has lots of money but wants more
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The city government in Redwood City had a surplus of $26 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2017, and $31 […]
Mountain View
Transient attempts to kidnap toddler at park, police say
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Police in Mountain View arrested a masked transient early yesterday morning after she allegedly tried to kidnap a toddler at Fairmont Park off […]
Palo Alto
Burglars throw hundreds of coins on Embarcadero Road after ransacking T&C store
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police interrupted a nighttime burglary at a coin store in the Town & Country Village Shopping Center, arresting two men but two others […]
Palo Alto
‘Active shooter’ alert at VA was a false alarm
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The VA hospital in Palo Alto was briefly locked down yesterday morning after federal police received a false report of an active shooter, […]
Redwood City
Mount Carmel neighborhood asks for protections from teardowns
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents in Redwood City’s Mount Carmel area — which covers a wide swath of the city — are asking City Council to protect the […]
Los Altos
Home burglars kicking in doors in Los Altos
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Burglars kicked in the doors of three nearby homes in Los Altos in a single day, weeks after two other unsolved home burglaries […]
Palo Alto
Robbers hit both Lululemon stores in Palo Alto in 20 minute span
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Three women carrying large bags managed to rob both Lululemon Athletica stores in Palo Alto about 20 minutes apart, stealing a total of […]
Santa Clara County
Turner only committed ‘sexual outercourse,’ his attorney tells appeals court
The attorney for a former Stanford swimmer convicted of sexual assaulting a female student in 2016 argued this morning (July 24) in an appeal of the jury’s verdict that it […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto raises police pay but recruiting is rough — even with 25K signing bonus
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto city officials are hoping a series of pay raises for police officers over the next three years, starting with a nearly 5% […]
San Mateo County
Supervisor cries foul over push for toll lanes on 101 when regular carpool lanes aren’t being considered
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After bridge toll hikes, the state’s 12-cent-a-gallon gas tax hike and a potential SamTrans half-cent sales tax measure, drivers may have to pay […]
San Mateo County
Opinion: Proposed San Mateo County transportation tax misses the mark
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Every election it seems we get another ballot measure to increase taxes for transportation. Voters almost always approve these measures, yet traffic never […]
Opinion
Opinion: Ignore magical thinking when it comes to Stanford housing
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When developers want to get a project approved, they often become clever if they’re forced to answer basic questions. Such is the case […]
San Mateo County
Marijuana not yet part of the county’s agricultural scene
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer If you’re looking to buy weed grown in San Mateo County or may be hoping to buy a “starter” plant, it turns out […]
Palo Alto
New owners of Hotel President to fight city’s determination that the building can’t become a hotel again
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The buyers of the Hotel President said yesterday (July 20) that they “disagree” with the city of Palo Alto’s denial of their plans […]
Palo Alto
School board race attracts 2 candidates in their 20s
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The race for two open seats on the Palo Alto school board has two unusually young contenders this year: two school district alumni […]
San Mateo County
Psych exam ordered for accused arsonist who fears zombie apocalypse
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A judge will appoint two doctors to determine whether a woman is competent to stand trial on arson charges after she professed fears […]