Palo Alto
La Comida faces July 1 deadline to find a dining room
This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on April 12. If you want to stay up-to-date on local news, pick up the Post in the […]
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Obituaries
Marcia Katzman Allen
January 10, 1935 – April 14, 2023 Marcia Katzman Allen passed away peacefully of natural causes on the morning of April 14, 2023 at the Vi at Palo Alto Assisted […]
Santa Clara County
Emails shed light on comments by Foothill DeAnza trustee that his fellow board members found objectionable
This story originally appeared in the April 7 print edition of the Daily Post. To stay informed on local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]
San Mateo County
Bicyclist Lester Legarda killed on Canada Road
UPDATE, April 12 — The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office yesterday identified the man who was hit and killed while riding his bike on Canada Road near Fioli Historic House […]
Obituaries
Joanne Scott Bennett
April 15, 1949 – March 29, 2023 Joanne Scott Pearson, 73, passed away on March 29, 2023 in Palo Alto, CA after a battle with cancer. Born in Norwalk, CT […]
Palo Alto
Three arrested in armed robberies
UPDATE, TUESDAY, 4:20 P.M. — Three young men have been arrested for committing back-to-back robberies with a gun in south Palo Alto, police said today. The crew was arrested in […]
Caltrain
Pedestrian killed by train at Churchill Ave.
A Caltrain struck and killed a person at 8:43 tonight (April 16) at the Churchill Avenue crossing in Palo Alto, a spokesman for the railroad said. The person who died […]
Palo Alto
Batteries blamed for Tesla fire
This story originally appeared in the Wednesday, April 12, print edition of the Daily Post. For all of the local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Palo Alto
Speaking fees paid to councilwoman raise legal issues
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Wednesday, April 12. If you want to stay on top of local news, pick up the […]
Palo Alto
Update: Police arrest man on suspicion of sexually assaulting woman in California Avenue underpass
UPDATE, APRIL 11 — A man was arrested at UC-Berkeley Tuesday (April 11) after trying to rape a woman in the California Avenue pedestrian underpass in Palo Alto, police said. […]
Santa Clara County
Holmes loses bid to stay out of prison while appeal is heard
Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a […]
Menlo Park
Transient allegedly uses Duraflame log to set seminary’s statue on fire
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man is accused of setting a fire at the base of a statue at the entrance of St. Patrick’s Seminary in Menlo […]
Palo Alto
War plaques hidden at bottom of flagpole
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Stanford has removed large bronze plaques that honored Civil War veterans and California pioneers at the base of a flagpole in downtown Palo […]
Santa Clara County
Man found dead in the Santa Clara County Jail
A 65-year-old man accused of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 has been found dead in his Santa Clara County jail cell, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office […]
San Mateo County
Former 49er Aldon Smith gets a year in jail
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Former 49er Aldon Smith yesterday (April 7) was sentenced to one year in jail for his fifth DUI case. Smith, 33, of San […]
Palo Alto
Vandalism investigated as a possible hate crime against people from India
Palo Alto police said they are investigating an incident of vandalism as a possible hate crime against people from India. Police received a call on Thursday morning reporting the fresh […]
Palo Alto
Missing man found close to home
UPDATE SATURDAY MORNING — Albert Wang, the 81-year-old man who was reported missing from the Vi retirement community in Palo Alto, was found safe this morning inside the Vi, police […]
Palo Alto
Sobrato’s plans for Fry’s site head to next step
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Sobrato Organization’s $84 million proposal for the old Fry’s Electronics site is heading to Palo Alto’s Architectural Review Board for a hearing on […]
Menlo Park
Suit accuses police of failing to check on woman who died
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The family of a Menlo Park woman is suing the city, saying that their daughter would be alive if a police officer had […]
Palo Alto
City to install license-plate reading cameras to crack down on crime
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted tonight (April 3) to put up 20 cameras that would automatically read license plates and alert police officers […]