Menlo Park
Singaporean restaurant losing its home, faces closure
This story was first printed in the Jan. 9 print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get all the important local news stories first, pick up the […]
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Mountain View
Police kept mayor’s name out of paperwork involving arrest of tow truck driver, lawsuit claims
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A tow truck driver has escalated his claim that he was targeted by Mayor Ellen Kamei after towing her car from a private parking […]
San Mateo County
County trying to unload 3 million face shields that went unused during the pandemic
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT>Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County’s public health department is getting rid of 3 million face shields that went unused during the pandemic. The county will ship […]
San Mateo County
Democrats support measure that would oust sheriff
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee has voted to endorse a measure in a March special election to give the county Board of Supervisors […]
Palo Alto
Report: Valley Water CEO on leave after he was accused of misconduct
A San Jose news website claims that Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is on “voluntary leave” after one of his employees filed a misconduct complaint against him. The website, San […]
Santa Clara County
Guilty plea in ‘American Nightmare’ home invasions
A man pleaded guilty Thursday (Jan. 16) to home invasions in Mountain View and Palo Alto where he tied two women up, forced them to drink medication and threatened to […]
Redwood City
Participant in fatal drag race is put on house arrest
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A young man who was participating in a Redwood City street race that killed a mother and father while their 7-year-old twins were in […]
Palo Alto
District drops Ethnic Studies vote
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District is backing off its proposal to require students to take Ethnic Studies — a course that’s become a […]
Atherton
Las Lomitas appears to have two superintendents
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School Board has appointed an interim superintendent — however, it remains unclear whether the district’s controversial superintendent is on leave. […]
Palo Alto
Teachers want to drop honors biology — school board to consider idea Jan. 21
This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Dec. 30. If you want the latest in local news, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park moves forward with plan to put housing on parking lots
The Menlo Park City Council voted unanimously Tuesday (Jan. 14) to proceed with the idea of developing three downtown parking lots into subsidized housing. There is no plan in place […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff asks court to stop election to remove her from office
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has gone to court in an attempt to halt the county’s March election that would allow the Board of Supervisors to oust her from […]
Palo Alto
Council reins in large outdoor dining setups
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has reined in outdoor dining setups around University Avenue, preventing them from expanding in front of a restaurant without their […]
Obituaries
Barbara Bernice Settle
July 22, 1927 – December 25, 2024 Menlo Park Barbara Settle, passed away peacefully in her home on Dec. 25, 2024 at the age of 97. Born in Daly […]
Opinion
Opinion: Council should reject downtown housing plan
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I can’t wait to see tomorrow night’s Menlo Park City Council meeting. I hope to get an answer to a question that I’ve been wondering […]
Palo Alto
Kohl’s closing to make way for school
This story was originally published in the Daily Post’s Jan. 8 print edition. Sometimes our competitors lift our stories without attribution. But this is the original. To get all of […]
Menlo Park
Redevelopment of Flood School given green light
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission tonight (Jan. 13) approved the controversial teacher housing project at the former Flood School site. This was the project’s […]
East Palo Alto
Plea deals struck in fatal stabbing case
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man pleaded guilty today (Jan. 13) to second-degree murder after he stabbed a man in the neck during an argument […]
Santa Clara County
Valley Water CEO goes to Ghana while on medical leave; travel scrutinized
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer CEO Rick Callender has traveled to Ghana, Africa, while on medical leave from his position atop Valley Water, the agency tasked with flood control […]
Menlo Park
Council votes tomorrow on putting housing downtown
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Tuesday night (Jan. 14), those for and against the Menlo Park City Council’s controversial plan to convert three downtown parking lots into government-subsidized housing […]