Obituaries
Virginia Lee Fryer
Virginia Lee Fryer, 102, a long-time resident of Santa Fe, NM and Portola Valley and Claremont, California, passed away in Santa Fe on Thanksgiving Day 2023. Born in Topeka, Kansas, […]
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Robert “Bob” G. Herriot
Robert “Bob” G. Herriot passed away at the age of 80 years, at home in Palo Alto with family after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Bob, the eldest of […]
Stanford
Hundreds walk out in protest at Stanford graduation ceremonies
Hundreds of students walked out of Stanford’s commencement ceremony today in support of Palestinians in their war with Israel. The walkout began as Stanford President Richard Saller was giving remarks […]
Menlo Park
Parent group sues school district for records related to documentary on antisemitism
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A national parent group has sued the Sequoia Union High School District for allegedly withholding public records related to a student newspaper’s copyright […]
Palo Alto
Mike’s Cafe closing amid money problems; will be replaced by Kirk’s SteakBurgers
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer After surviving a high-profile eviction, the owner of Mike’s Diner Bar in Midtown Palo Alto announced Wednesday that he is shutting down his […]
Stanford
Protesters arrested at Stanford identified
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer All of the people who allegedly broke into the Stanford president and provost’s offices and vandalized the building were students, according to the […]
East Palo Alto
Police called to sewer board meeting
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Former Menlo Park mayor Kelly Fergusson has been appointed to the East Palo Alto Sanitary District board — despite public objections about the appointment process […]
Opinion
Opinion: Narcan isn’t hard to find
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor San Mateo County officials including Sheriff Christina Corpus have put a vending machine in the jail lobby that dispenses Narcan, the drug that […]
Opinion
Opinion: It’s not the county’s job to combat loneliness
OPINION BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’m puzzled why a San Mateo County supervisor is thinking about launching a $1 million program to combat loneliness. I can’t fault the motives […]
Santa Clara County
County government salaries top $1 million
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Five Santa Clara County employees made more than $1 million each in total pay last year — all of them physicians at Santa Clara Valley […]
Palo Alto
Explosion rattles downtown Palo Alto
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff WriterA group of teenagers reportedly threw a firework off the Bryant Street parking garage this morning, causing a loud boom that was heard from blocks […]
Stanford
Police remove protesters from building at Stanford, 13 arrested
Stanford police said they arrested 13 people this morning while they were removing pro-Palestinian demonstrators who occupied a campus building early this morning that houses the university president and provost […]
Palo Alto
Famous donkey gets cash for 30th
This story appeared in the May, 24 print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to know what’s happening in Palo Alto, pick up a copy of the Daily […]
North Fair Oaks
North Fair Oaks
Fire erupts in multi-story housing project under construction on Middlefield Road
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer An affordable apartment complex that was under construction in the North Fair Oaks community was destroyed in an eight-alarm fire today (June 3) […]
Los Altos
Los Altos hires new police chief
The city of Los Altos announced today it has hired a new police chief who is a native of Los Altos and came up through the ranks in the Santa […]
Palo Alto
Four candidates running for three seats on the Palo Alto School Board
The following story is a combination of articles that have appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post in the past month. If you want to find out what’s […]
Atherton
Police put out bait for home burglars
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Correspondent Home burglars in Atherton could be in for a nasty surprise under a new police program. Atherton police department’s bait house program is officially […]
Palo Alto
City cuts ties with volunteer who was arrested for sex crimes
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has cut ties with a longtime volunteer after he was arrested for allegedly trying to meet up with […]
In the news
Few property owners are using SB9, which allows lot splits
An attempt by the state Legislature to eliminate single-family home zoning and squeeze more people on the same lot hasn’t worked out as planned. Fewer 500 property owners in California […]