San Mateo County
Six cities say sheriff must go
Belmont and South San Francisco are the two latest cities to endorse Measure A, which would change the San Mateo County Charter to allow the Board of Supervisors to fire […]
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Obituaries
Nancy Jean Soltau
June 21, 1931 – January 30, 2025 Nancy Jean Soltau passed away on January 30, 2025, in Palo Alto, CA. Nancy was born on June 21, 1931 to Verne and […]
Caltrain
Man, 21, killed at railroad crossing
A young man was hit and killed by a Caltrain at the Glenwood Avenue in Menlo Park, according to the coroner’s office. Eamonn Christopher Burgraff, 21, died on Saturday, the […]
Obituaries
Robert Slater Johnstone
April 15, 1936 – January 20, 2025 Robert Slater Johnstone, age 88, passed away peacefully in a board and care home in Menlo Park, California, on January 20, 2025, from […]
Obituaries
Philip Wayne Sheehan
December 16, 1937 – February 5, 2025 Philip W. Sheehan passed away on February 5, 2025, in Stanford, California, at the age of 87. A devoted husband, father, grandfather, and […]
Palo Alto
Rebuke of board member over re-post fails
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A resolution that condemns board member Rowena Chiu’s social media activity following a heated Ethnic Studies debate has sparked a conversation about how Asians […]
Redwood City
Council backs sheriff ouster measure
UPDATE Feb. 11, 9 p.m. — Belmont City Council unanimously endorsed Measure A. South San Francisco will vote tomorrow. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Redwood City Council tonight (Feb. […]
In the news
FCC investigating KCBS for tipping off listeners about ICE raids
The Federal Communications Commission is investigating KCBS All News radio for telling listeners where Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents would be conducting deportation raids in the Bay Area. Traditionally, the […]
Palo Alto
Cleaners arrested on suspicion of cleaning out safes of downtown restaurants
Three men who were part of an overnight cleaning crew have been arrested in a series of overnight restaurant burglaries in Palo Alto that netted $16,000, police said today. Police […]
Santa Clara County
Valley Water board wants to give itself a raise
The elected leaders of Valley Water could give themselves pay raises at their meeting tomorrow (Feb. 11) despite freezing new employee hirings to grapple with a massive budget deficit. The […]
San Mateo County
Woman arrested for stealing ‘Yes on Measure A’ signs – says she felt the sheriff was being harassed
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A Half Moon Bay resident has been arrested for allegedly stealing “Yes on Measure A” political signs, a San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman […]
Opinion
Opinion: A response to arguments Sheriff Corpus might make to stay in office
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’d like to respond today to the arguments I think San Mateo County Christina Corpus will make in an attempt to convince voters to […]
Palo Alto
School board may take action against Chiu over social media re-posting
The Palo Alto school board will be asked Tuesday to strip a board member Rowena Chiu of her committee assignments because she reposted a social media comment that allegedly caused […]
San Mateo County
Former captain sues sheriff, saying he wouldn’t bow to corruption
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Sheriff’s captain who quit rather than follow Sheriff Christina Corpus’ orders to arrest the head of the deputy’s union has […]
Redwood City
Police arrest 15-year-old in murder investigation
Redwood City police say they have arrested a 15-year-old in connection with the shooting death of an 18-year-old in the 500 block of Adams Street at about 1 a.m. Thursday. […]
San Mateo County
Judges reveal details about elevator rape
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who is facing removal from office, kept from the public details about the rape of a female inmate […]
San Mateo County
Judges complain to sheriff about poor security in the courthouse; bailiffs falling asleep, murder suspects left unattended with no shackles
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Two San Mateo County judges say a man charged with murder wandered the back hallways of the courthouse without his leg shackles. They say […]
Opinion
Opinion: Board should vote on ethnic studies again when it has the whole story
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor It can be a big mistake to sign a contract without reading it. If you don’t look carefully at, say, an auto financing contract, you […]
Redwood City
Fatal shooting near Redwood City Whole Foods
An 18-year-old man was shot and killed today (Feb. 6) near Whole Foods in Redwood City, police said. Officers received a report of the victim lying and bleeding down behind […]
Palo Alto
Neighbors plead for fire truck
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer After seeing the destruction from the fires in Los Angeles, residents are clamoring for the city of Palo Alto to restore a fire engine […]