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Local events planned for Martin Luther King Jr. Day
By the Daily Post staff A number of events are planned locally for Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Jan. 21), which this year commemorates what would have been the civil […]
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Regional housing agency that will push rent control moves ahead
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A group of officials from the nine-county Bay Area have signed off on a plan to start a regional agency to build housing […]
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Total lunar eclipse and supermoon on Sunday night
Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up on Sunday (Jan. 20) for the only total lunar eclipse […]
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Comedian Louis C.K. greeted by protesters including Michele Dauber
Hundreds of people last night (Jan. 16) streamed past a group of protesters led by Stanford law professor Michele Dauber to watch comedian Louis C.K. perform at the San Jose […]
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PG&E to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy over wildfire liabilities
PG&E said today (Jan. 14) it is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy because it faces at least $30 billion in potential damages from lawsuits over the catastrophic wildfires in Northern […]
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New regional agency wants more taxes for housing
This story was originally published in the Monday, Jan. 7, edition of the Daily Post. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent As lawmakers in Sacramento prepare to attack the state’s […]
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Take the 2018 Daily Post News Quiz — the strangest answers are often the correct ones
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor With the new year beginning, many newspapers are taking a look back at 2018’s biggest news stories. But instead of repeating the news you’ve […]
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Regional housing agency formed, tax increases eyed
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An effort to create a regional government agency to tax residents to build high-density housing took a step forward yesterday (Dec. 19) over […]
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Local officials meet at posh resort to discuss housing crisis
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Bay Area agency that hands out transportation funds is holding a $29,000 taxpayer-funded retreat on the housing crisis tonight (Nov. 28) at […]
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Here’s how you can help the fire victims
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer News of the devastation caused by the Camp Fire in Butte County has prompted mid-Peninsula residents to ask how they can help the […]
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Pets found in wildfire’s wake
By the Daily Post staff Firefighters from Santa Clara and San Mateo counties have been on the front lines battling the deadly Camp Fire in Butte County. And they have […]
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Yes, a wildfire like the one in Butte County could happen here, local officials warn, but there are differences
BY EMILY MIBACH AND ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writers The latest fire to destroy a California town — the Camp Fire in Butte County — has raised the concern […]
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Smoky air expected to remain through Tuesday
Wildfire smoke from the Camp Fire in Butte County continues to blanket the Bay Area with unhealthy air today (Nov. 11) and the haze is expected to linger through Tuesday […]
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Massive wildfire destroys home of former mid-Peninsula family
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers A retired woman and a young family of four — who both left the mid-Peninsula last year in search of […]
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Smoke from wildfire reaches mid-Peninsula
From staff and wire reports Smoke from the massive “Camp Fire” in Butte County, 180 miles north of San Francisco, has blown into the mid-Peninsula, creating a yellow haze and […]
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Giants Hall of Famer Willie McCovey dead at 80
Willie McCovey, the sweet-swinging Hall of Famer nicknamed “Stretch” for his 6-foot-4 height and those long arms, died this afternoon (Oct. 31) at Stanford Hospital. He was 80. The San […]
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Tips for navigating open enrollment for buyers of Covered California and individual plans
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Californians whose health insurance is not provided by their employer or a family member have until Jan. 15 to decide if they want […]
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Regional housing tax in the works — 9-county agency looks to raise $1.5 billion a year
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A group that wants to increase the housing supply in the Bay Area is looking at ways to fund its efforts, which could potentially […]
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Reports: Peninsula woman claims Kavanaugh held her down
From staff and wire reports Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh yesterday (Sept. 14) denied an allegation of sexual misconduct from a Peninsula woman, seeking to avoid a threat to his […]