Palo Alto
Man accused of stealing airplane pleads no contest
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A man who stole an airplane from the Palo Alto Airport and landed it on Half Moon Bay beach pleaded no contest to a […]
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Santa Clara County
Stebbins defeats Boyarsky in race for judge
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A prosecutor has defeated District Attorney Jeff Rosen’s second-in-command in a rare contest to become a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge. Chief […]
Los Altos
Big spending candidate in Los Altos is losing
In early election results, Los Altos appears to have re-elected two incumbents to City Council, Sally Meadows and Jonathan Weinberg, and a newcomer, Larry Lang, who wants to improve downtown […]
Mountain View
School taxes in Mountain View pass despite spending controversy; incumbents and former council members re-elected
Voters in the Mountain View Whisman School District overwhelmingly backed a new parcel tax in yesterday’s (Tuesday’s) election despite a controversy over spending on things like an “energy healer.” Measure […]
Redwood City
Tens of votes separate in Redwood City
With an extremely close race, Redwood City Council’s race could be decided by tens of votes. Voters are deciding between Planning Commissioner Isabella Chu versus incumbent Lissette Espinoza Garnica in […]
East Palo Alto
Gauthier leads Lopez, look at EPA results
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer In the face-off between two East Palo Alto colleagues, Councilwoman Lisa Gauthier was leading Mayor Antonio Lopez. Gauthier, 59, was beating Lopez, 29, […]
Santa Clara County
Speiser leads in challenge against Mah
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Los Altos board member Jessica Speiser had a lead last night in her quest to unseat Grace Mah from the Santa Clara County Board […]
Palo Alto
‘JAR’ slate takes lead for school board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer In the race for Palo Alto School Board, a slate nicknamed “JAR” was in the lead as of 10 p.m. That’s Josh Salcman, Alison […]
Palo Alto
Stone, Burt, Lu & Summa ahead
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Two candidates on opposite sides of the political spectrum were in the lead last night to join Palo Alto City Council. Mayor Greer Stone […]
Palo Alto
Voting machines appear to omit council candidate
Palo Alto residents voting in person at the polls today might not have noticed, but the name of city council candidate Doria Summa was omitted from the screen showing the […]
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Voter guide for local elections
Here’s what you need to get up to speed on local elections. Post recommendations• School Board: Post recommends Chiu, Colohan and Salcman • City Council: Post recommends Burt, Stone, Summa […]
Atherton
Parent looks into district’s spending
This story was updated to correct the date of a transaction and to include new information. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A stay at a Disneyland hotel, receipts from […]
Palo Alto
City rideshare’s life extended
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has voted to extend the city’s Uber-like rideshare service for another six months after getting dozens of emails from residents […]
Menlo Park
Opinion: The city where democracy is dying
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The fad in national politics is to talk about how democracy is dying, or how one candidate or the other is going to end […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff’s day care plans halted
This story has been updated to include a response from the Sheriff. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus’ plans for a childcare center and […]
East Palo Alto
Two take plea deals in fatal park shooting
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Two of the men involved in the fatal shooting at Jack Farrell Park that occurred in broad daylight took plea deals today (Nov. 4), […]
Mountain View
Superintendent Rudolph got $98,000 to quit without a fight
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph will receive $98,259 to leave his position without suing the Mountain View Whisman School District, according to a separation agreement. The […]
Mountain View
Embattled superintendent resigns
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph last night announced his resignation from the Mountain View Whisman School District after months of scrutiny from parents, who looked into […]
Palo Alto
Descriptions of the 10 state ballot propositions in 985 words
Voters working through their ballots are faced with 10 propositions. Here’s a quick look at them: Prop 2 — School bonds Borrow $10 billion bond to build, repair and upgrade […]
Obituaries
Richard Carl Placone
March 11, 1933 – October 9, 2024 Richard Carl Placone, born March 11, 1933, was a Palo Alto resident for 62 years. He died with family at his side on […]