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BY DIANA LAMBERT AND DANIEL J. WILLISEdSource Most Californians won’t be able to vote for their local school board again this year because of a lack of candidates. Even a […]

Here are some news stories and editorials about the candidates and measures that will appear on the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot. Our coverage is available without pay walls. […]

BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINSDaily Post Staff Writer After over a year of internal investigations, the mental health nonprofit Caminar has sued its former chief financial officer, claiming he embezzled close to […]

Palo Alto’s current sales tax rate of 9.75% will jump to 10.25% if voters on Nov. 3 approve Measure J, a new tax to fund the $65.5 million purchase part […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The race to replace Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, has started early with Campbell Councilman Sergio Lopez throwing his hat in the ring. Lopez, […]

A San Jose police officer has been fired for allegedly using Flock camera data to help a relative track down the location of a domestic violence victim, police officials said. […]

BY NORAH SHEPPARD-HUTCHINSDaily Post Staff Writer After 25 years, a 9/11 memorial is in the works to commemorate the Menlo Park Fire Protection District members who helped with recovery efforts […]

The Wall Street Journal reports that Amazon Web Services is building a $2 billion data center in Gilroy with no public hearings and no mention in the San Jose Mercury […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Bay Area Air District yesterday (July 14) said it’s planning to delay its looming ban on property owners buying gas water heaters. The […]

The National Newspaper Association has awarded 19 prizes to the Palo Alto Daily Post for excellence in news and advertising.  The Post won more prizes than any other publication on […]

Vice President JD Vance raised $4.2 million at a fundraiser in Palo Alto, money that will be used to defend Republican majorities in the House and Senate, Axios and Yahoo […]

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After being hit with hefty increases to their housing quotas in the latest eight-year state planning cycle, Bay Area cities should prepare for potentially even […]

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent After being hit with hefty increases to their housing quotas in the latest eight-year state planning cycle, Bay Area cities should prepare for potentially even […]

When you think of Palantir Technologies, what comes to mind? Defense contracts and surveillance for law enforcement, right? But Palantir has teamed up with doctors at Tampa General Hospital to […]

San Mateo County Board of Supervisors, District 3 Ray Mueller 15,447 — 84.95% Joaquin Jimenez 2,737 — 15.05% Ravenswood City School District, Measure A 55% needed for approval Yes 767 — […]

Here are some news stories about the candidates and measures that will appear on the June 2 primary ballot. The stories were written by the staff of the Daily Post, […]

Organizers with the Connect Bay Area Act, a regional sales tax measure for public transit, collected 305,895 signatures across five Bay Area counties, well above the 186,000 required threshold to […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The state Court of Appeal has upheld a controversial state law that allows up to four homes on a single-family lot. (Read the decision.) […]

By BARBARA ORTUTAYAssociated Press Writer A federal court today (May 18) dismissed claims filed against OpenAI and its top executives by Elon Musk, who accused them of betraying a shared vision for […]