Obituaries
Gerald Walker Smith
Gerald Walker Smith (Jerry), beloved husband of Joyce Hanna Smith, died peacefully at home in Atherton, surrounded by his family. Born in Annapolis, Maryland, Jerry received his undergraduate degree at […]
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Spotlight
Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce: Palo Alto Festival of the Arts Turns 40 This Year
Get ready to join the festivities in downtown Palo Alto next month as the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce’s annual Festival of the Arts celebrates its 40th year of hosting […]
North Fair Oaks
Murder suspect was the subject of victim’s restraining order
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man charged with fatally stabbing a 40-year-old North Fair Oaks woman was the subject of a restraining order after he was convicted […]
San Mateo County
Beach leads Papan in fundraising for supervisor race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nearly $50,000 separates the two contenders to replace Dave Pine on the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors. Burlingame Councilwoman Emily Beach has […]
North Fair Oaks
Two women stabbed, one fatally; man arrested
One woman died and her 17-year-old daughter was seriously injured after a violent stabbing at a North Fair Oaks home early this morning (July 30), said the San Mateo County […]
Stanford
Katie Meyer’s parents claim Stanford administrators ‘bullied’ her before her suicide
July 21, 2023 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer The parents of a Stanford soccer player who killed herself after getting a disciplinary letter from the university have filed […]
East Palo Alto
Man killed in hit-and-run collision
A man died in a hit-and-run collision Friday night in East Palo Alto, police said. The collision occurred at about 10:30 p.m. in the 1400 block of Kavanaugh Drive. The […]
Los Altos Hills
Two killed in wrong-way driver crash on I-280
A young man and woman were killed early this morning (July 29) in a crash on southbound Interstate 280 in Los Altos Hills, according to the California Highway Patrol. Dispatchers […]
Stanford
State threatens to sue two Stanford professors to stop them from testifying about their research on the pandemic and education
By John Fensterwald EdSource The California Department of Education has threatened to sue two prominent Stanford University education professors to prevent them from testifying in a lawsuit against the department […]
Menlo Park
Owner of Sunset campus, who intends to build massive towers, is the son of Putin’s former energy minister
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The son of Russia’s former Energy Minister under President Vladimir Putin controls the LLC that owns the former Sunset Magazine property in Menlo […]
Palo Alto
Mistrial declared in throat-slitting attack of teenage girl
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of a woman who randomly slit the throat of a girl in downtown Palo […]
Mountain View
Nonprofit offering low-cost therapy to temporarily close doors of Mountain View clinic
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A nonprofit that has offered low-cost therapy in Mountain View for 50 years is closing its clinic because of financial struggles, the executive […]
Obituaries
Raye Carleson Ringholz
March 19, 1927 – July 16, 2023 Raye Carleson Ringholz closed the chapter on a long and eventful life on July 16, 2023. The daughter of Fred A. and Lucille […]
Obituaries
Harold Charles Ulrich, Jr.
December 23, 1929 – July 9, 2023 Hal Ulrich passed away peacefully on July 9, 2023, after an extended illness. He was 93 years old. Hal was predeceased by his […]
Palo Alto
Stranger rips victim’s necklace off of his neck in his own backyard
A stranger ripped the necklace off of the neck of a man in his own backyard on Ross Road this morning, police said. The assailant remains at large following the […]
Menlo Park
Exclusive: Developer wants to replace Sunset campus with four buildings, one taller than Hoover Tower
Developer Oisin Heneghan has applied to build a hotel, apartment and office tower, larger than the Hoover Tower to replace the former Sunset Magazine buildings in Menlo Park. […]
Obituaries
Audley “Oliver” Burford
Audley “Oliver” Burford passed away peacefully on June 8, 2023. He was 92 years old. Oliver was born to the late Audley Ray and Grace Oliver Burford in Tupelo, MS. […]
Stanford
Here’s what happened at Stanford during Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s seven-year reign
During Marc Tessier-Lavigne’s seven years as Stanford president, the university made a lot of headlines, often unpleasant ones. • Tessier-Lavigne was accused in November 2022 of academic dishonesty. He initially […]
Obituaries
Edward Thomas Kennedy III
February 17, 1938 – July 16, 2023 Edward Kennedy passed away peacefully at his Menlo Park home on July 16, 2023 at the age of 85. A devoted husband and […]
Palo Alto
Towers to replace Sunset site
BY EMILY MIBACHDaily Post Staff Writer A developer has applied to build a hotel, apartment and office tower, larger than the Hoover Tower, at one of the former Sunset Magazine […]