Obituaries
William Beaver
April 13,1940 ~ October 14, 2024 William Beaver was born in Peoria, Illinois, to John and Ethel Beaver on April 13,1940. He attended elementary school in Gary Indiana and middle […]
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Obituaries
Isabel Perez Murray
July 8th 1931 – September 8th 2024 Isabel Perez Murray, a Palo Alto resident for sixty-four years, passed away surrounded by loving family members and her caregivers. She was born […]
Redwood City
Jury convicts man of violent rape
A Redwood City man, who was convicted of violently rape of a woman and threatening to rape a jail employee, now faces up to 75 years to life in prison, […]
Atherton
Three seats up for grabs in Las Lomitas District
This story was updated to correct candidate Pooya Sarabandi’s occupation. BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer With a possible teachers strike looming and calls for new leadership, three seats are […]
Mountain View
Seven vie for troubled Mountain View Whisman Board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Mountain View Whisman School District is at a turning point, with Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph on leave, state auditors investigating potential fraud and millions […]
Santa Clara County
DA prosecuting higher percentage of North County cases than South County
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office prosecutes cases brought by local law enforcement at a higher rate in the North County compared […]
Palo Alto
Council members propose new rules for cell phone nodes
BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Councilwoman Lydia Kou and Vice Mayor Ed Lauing are proposing new rules for cell nodes installed in Palo Alto by companies like Verizon and […]
Palo Alto
Hate crime is the subject of a community meeting
The difference between a hate crime and a hate incident is one of the topics that will be discussed Tuesday (Oct. 15) in a discussion sponsored by Palo Alto’s Human […]
Palo Alto
Police officer injured while attempting to stop suspected vandals at shopping center
Police watching a demonstration at the Stanford Shopping Center saw a woman spray-paint the front windows of the Apple Store, according to a police report. When they went to arrest […]
Palo Alto
Housing Authority puts redevelopment of Buena Vista on hold (includes link to authority’s open letter)
Read the Housing Authority’s letter to the community. And here is the authority’s letter to residents. The Santa Clara County Housing Authority has put the $57 million redevelopment of the […]
Palo Alto
Candidates speak out on proposals for tall buildings
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The next Palo Alto City Council will grapple with 10 applications to build housing that is taller and denser than the city would […]
San Mateo County
Two person race for seat on Sequoia Healthcare District board
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Healthcare District’s board of directors has an open seat with two candidates vying to replace current board member Kim Griffin who […]
East Palo Alto
Sanitary district removed from ballot
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The sample ballot voters in the East Palo Alto Sanitary District shows there’s a race for the agency’s board, but the head of […]
San Mateo County
Union says sheriff is pulling deputies off the streets to cover courtroom assignments — staffing called ‘dangerously thin’
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff’s deputies are being pulled from patrolling the streets to staff the courts, a union representative said. This means cities that […]
Los Altos
Bullis wants to torpedo school district’s bond issue
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Bullis Charter School has come out against a bond measure put on the ballot by the Los Altos School District to pay for […]
Mountain View
Superintendent put on leave as state begins ‘extraordinary audit’
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Ayinde Rudolph has gone on short-term leave, days after announcing that the state would be doing an “extraordinary audit” of the Mountain […]
Palo Alto
Doria Summa wants to preserve existing affordable housing
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council candidate Doria Summa says she wants to focus on preserving affordable housing that already exists in Palo Alto rather […]
Palo Alto
Landlord to stand trial for murdering tenant; body hasn’t been found
A 46-year-old landlord has been ordered to stand trial for murdering a woman who was renting a room in his East Palo Alto home. John Caisiano Thompson is accused of […]
Opinion
Opinion: Chiu, Colohan, Salcman for school board
With five solid candidates for school board, Palo Altans are probably struggling to learn what sets the candidates apart from each other. All five are all well versed in the […]
San Mateo County
County manager blocked sheriff’s attempt to fire assistant sheriff
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer Documents obtained by the Post through a California Public Records request reveal that San Mateo County Executive Mike Callagy halted San Mateo Sheriff […]