Obituaries
Clarke Bagby Congdon
Clarke Bagby Congdon, age 78, of Menlo Park, California, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 1st, 2025 after braving a two-year battle with cancer. Born July 31st, 1946 in Palo Alto […]
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Palo Alto
Goodbye Kitty — cat lounge to leave Stanford Shopping Center
This story was first published in today’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN […]
Santa Clara County
County health officer Dr. Sara Cody announces retirement
Santa Clara County Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody, who issued the nation’s first lockdown order during the pandemic five years ago, announced today she is retiring. Cody, a Palo […]
Palo Alto
Parent sues school over alleged sex assault of kindergartener by 3 boys in her class
Read the lawsuit BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A parent has sued the Palo Alto Unified School District after her kindergarten-aged daughter was allegedly touched inappropriately by three boys […]
Palo Alto
Cal Ave. and Ramona Street closed to cars permanently
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (March 10) took the final step to close California Avenue and a half block of Ramona Street to cars, […]
Caltrain
Opinion: Caltrain thumbs its nose at law requiring open records
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor A cornerstone of good government is the California Public Records Act, which requires government agencies to release public documents with limited exceptions. The law promotes […]
Los Altos
Council to pick between a library courtyard or an apricot orchard
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Los Altos City Council tomorrow is scheduled to settle a dispute that pits plans for a new library courtyard against advocates for the adjacent historic […]
Mountain View
City wants to limit mobile home rent increases, but landlords warn of consequences
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Mountain View City Council wants to help mobile home residents by further limiting how much landlords can raise rents each year, but park owners […]
Atherton
Atherton resident extradited from Kyrgyzstan, accused of green card scam for wealthy foreign investors
A former Atherton resident has been extradited from Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia after allegedly setting up a fraudulent “groen card” visa scheme for wealthy foreign investors, prosecutors said. Danhong “Jean” […]
Menlo Park
Flood School teacher housing site goes to council for approval
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer After three years of hurdles, the developers hoping to build 88 apartments for teachers and other school employees on the former Flood School site […]
San Mateo County
A timeline of the Sheriff Corpus saga
San Mateo County voters decided on Tuesday to amend the county charter to give the Board of Supervisors the authority to fire Sheriff Christina Corpus over allegations of corruption. The […]
Obituaries
Barbara Anne Lewis
Barbara Anne Harvey Lewis passed away on February 26th, 2025, in Los Altos, CA. She was 88. She was a graduate of St. Patrick’s School in San Jose, the city […]
Palo Alto
UPDATE: Palo Alto High School student killed by train at Churchill Ave.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 7 A.M. — A student at Palo Alto High School was killed by a Caltrain yesterday at the Churchill Avenue crossing, Principal Brent Kline said in a […]
Caltrain
Caltrain won’t say how many people died on the tracks last year
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Daily Post has been seeking information about whether Caltrain’s policy of no longer telling the public when trains kill people has been successful, […]
San Mateo County
Measure A wins big; sheriff faces firing; Updated with Corpus’ statement
San Mateo County voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Measure A, allowing the county Board of Supervisors to fire Sheriff Christina Corpus, who is accused of widespread abuse of power. Measure […]
North Fair Oaks
Caltrans may eliminate lane on El Camino in North Fair Oaks
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Correspondent Caltrans is proposing to eliminate a lane on El Camino Real through the North Fair Oaks neighborhood to make the street safer for bicyclists and […]
Palo Alto
Moderates beat progressives in Democratic Assembly District 23 delegate contest
Moderates beat out the progressives in the race to become Democratic Party delegates in Marc Berman’s Assembly District 23, according to vote totals released tonight (March 3). The winning slate […]
Menlo Park
Meeting tomorrow on downtown Menlo Park lots
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park officials tomorrow will explain to the council and residents how the three downtown parking lots were selected to be converted into hundreds […]
Palo Alto
Battery fire sets bakery ablaze
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Correspondent A downtown Mountain View bakery and cafe faces an estimated $100,000 in damages after a fire broke out this morning at 8:06 a.m. The […]
Opinion
Opinion: What happens if Measure A passes?
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor If you’re a San Mateo County resident who will vote in tomorrow’s special election, keep in mind that Measure A isn’t a power grab. Claiming […]