Burlingame
Surge of squirrels at animal shelter
This is one of the many squirrels that have been dropped off at the Peninsula Humane Society shelter in Burlingame. BY BAY CITY NEWS Animal control officers in San Mateo […]
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Caltrain
Proposed Caltrain tax meets resistance
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After years of resentment over not having a voice on Caltrain’s board, Palo Alto City Council has put off a vote on whether […]
Redwood City
Fake dentist sent to jail
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who posed as a dentist and fitted people for dentures was sentenced yesterday to six months in jail for […]
Palo Alto
Council likes ban on prolonged car idling
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council paved the way last night (Aug. 28) for a new ordinance that would require drivers to shut off their […]
Burlingame
Gang of women steal $10,000 in Lululemon gear
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Four women stole about $10,000 worth of mer- chandise from the Lululemon store in Burlingame, police said yesterday (Aug. 31). The thieves entered […]
Santa Clara County
Opponents of judge recall fight back with robocalls
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than 100,000 phones rang in Santa Clara County yesterday to deliver a recorded message from retired Superior Court Judge LaDoris Cordell, in […]
Los Altos
Fake gun leads to arrest behind Los Altos High School
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A boy was arrested after allegedly brandish-ing a fake gun behind Los Altos High School, police said. The incident was reported at 3:56 […]
Menlo Park
Man loses home, police blamed in federal lawsuit
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man with multiple health issues has been forced to live in his car for almost a year after he was evicted by […]
Caltrain
Peninsula rail freight service put up for sale
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Union Pacific plans to stop using the Caltrain tracks for freight trains and turn that business over to another railroad. Several potential bidders […]
Palo Alto
La Comida leaves downtown after split with Avenidas
In the photo above, Betty Schneider, 95, enjoys a laugh at the last lunch La Comida will serve at Avenidas senior center at 450 Bryant St. in Palo Alto. Post […]
Menlo Park
Blunt Stanford official unloads on neighbors
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Steve Elliott, Stanford’s top real estate executive, was blunt when he responded at a Menlo Park City Council meeting to a request by […]
Santa Clara County
Lawsuit puts VTA sales tax increase in limbo
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Money from the Measure B half-cent VTA sales tax voters approved last fall has been embargoed until a lawsuit challenging the measure’s legality […]
Mountain View
El Camino Hospital puts pricing online
El Camino Hospital in Mountain View unveiled an online price estimator yesterday, giving patients the ability to look up a tailored quote for medical procedures based on their insurance plan. […]
Menlo Park
Housing in Stanford’s El Camino project exempt from property taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City School District will be getting about half of the property taxes it could get if Stanford’s apartments at 500 […]
Santa Clara County
Campaign to recall Judge Persky gets a boost
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Supporters of the Recall Aaron Persky campaign burst into applause at a court hearing in San Jose yesterday (Aug. 28) when a judge […]
In the news
Local rat population surging
By Matthew Niksa Daily Post Correspondent A rapidly-increasing rodent population has created constant demand for exterminators, to the point where some rodent specialists aren’t accepting any new customers, according to […]
Menlo Park
Stanford offers Menlo Park $6 million for El Camino project
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford is offering to give $6 million for schools and a bicycle and pedestrian bridge over the train tracks in Menlo Park in […]
San Mateo
Ex-cop accused of sex assaults targets alleged victims
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Former San Mateo police officer Noah Winchester’s legal team is trying to discredit the testimony of one of his alleged victims by saying […]
Palo Alto
School district’s response to sex harassment complaints faulted
By Allison Levitsky Daily Post Staff Writer Most parents and students at Gunn and Palo Alto high schools say the school district takes sexual harassment complaints seriously, but that it […]
Los Altos
Los Altans say downtown is too sleepy
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Most Los Altans find the downtown area too sleepy, according to a questionnaire initiated by a team of consultants working on the city’s […]