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Rep. Eshoo wants to know why TV providers carry Fox News and other conservative channels

February 24, 2021 5:24 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Reps. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto, and Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, have sent cable TV companies and internet providers of TV channels pointed letters asking […]

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What you see here is just a fraction of the news in the Daily Post

February 19, 2021 5:45 pm

You’re mistaken if you think you’re reading the Daily Post because you visit this website every day. Most of our local stories never appear online. The only way to get […]

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State lifts Covid ban on high school football, basketball and other sports

February 19, 2021 2:04 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom, facing the prospect of a recall, today loosened the rules for high school sports, allowing all outdoor sports to resume in counties in 27 of the state’s […]

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People under 65 with Type 2 diabetes, severe obesity or other conditions can get Covid shots starting March 15

February 12, 2021 2:44 pm

People under 65 with severe health conditions including Type 2 diabetes or severe obesity can get a Covid vaccination starting March 15, the state Department of Health announced today (Feb. […]

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State lifts stay-at-home order, outdoor dining and sports can return

January 25, 2021 11:50 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom today (Jan. 25) lifted his coronavirus stay-at-home order, which means that restaurants can resume outdoor dining, barbershops and beauty salons can reopen, and sports can return with […]

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Proposal aims to pay 80% of most people’s unpaid rent

January 25, 2021 5:04 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state’s top two legislative leaders pledged today (Jan. 25) to pay off 80% of most people’s unpaid rent that has piled up during the coronavirus […]

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A look at who is first in line for vaccinations — homeless are ahead of defense workers

January 13, 2021 6:22 pm

Instead of a first come, first serve method of distributing vaccines, Gov. Gavin Newsom has decided the distribution will take place in tranches that emphasize “equity.” Right now, California is […]

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Eshoo, Speier run for cover during Capitol riot

January 7, 2021 9:29 am

This story originally appeared in this morning’s Daily Post. Don’t miss what’s happening locally. Get in the habit of picking up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. […]

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Covid rates much higher per capita in East Palo Alto and North Fair Oaks than other places

December 31, 2020 3:25 pm

By the Daily Post staff A city-by-city breakdown of Covid cases in the Post’s circulation area shows that the communities suffering the most from the pandemic are East Palo Alto […]

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Under Newsom plan, counties must reach an almost impossible goal to reopen schools

December 31, 2020 1:26 pm

From staff and wire reports Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that schools will be able to open in February if they are in a county that reaches what seems like […]

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State teams up with Walgreens, CVS to distribute vaccines

December 28, 2020 6:21 pm

The state of California has formed a partnership with CVS and Walgreens to provide coronavirus vaccinations to long-term care facility residents and employees, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today (Dec. 28). […]

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Air district discourages burning on Christmas but doesn’t issue a ban

December 23, 2020 3:35 pm

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District is asking the region’s residents to not burn wood during the Christmas holiday but is not issuing Spare the Air alerts that would […]

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China stops Palo Alto’s Jeremy Lin from joining the Warriors

December 21, 2020 10:47 am

From wire reports Palo Alto’s Jeremy Lin will not be joining the Golden State Warriors. The free-agent guard was unable to sign with the team … Premium Content: To read […]

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December 21, 2020 9:48 am
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High school football, basketball prohibited while counties are in the purple tier

December 15, 2020 12:14 pm

High school football and basketball won’t be allowed in counties under the state’s purple or red Covid tiers, the California Department of Public Health has ruled. Both San Mateo and […]

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Sequoia Union High School District superintendent paid $256,000 to quit

December 6, 2020 8:39 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sequoia Union High School District paid former Superintendent Mary Streshly $256,276 to leave her position in September, according to a resignation and […]

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Newsom: Most of state nears stay-home order

December 3, 2020 2:08 pm

California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today, part of new rules triggered when fewer than […]

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Pandemic puts high school sports on hold

December 2, 2020 9:19 am

By the Daily Post staff The rise in positive coronavirus cases has prompted the California Interscholastic Federation, or CIF, to postpone high school sports — both practice and competition — […]

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Hetch Hetchy boss charged with taking bribes

November 30, 2020 2:35 pm

The San Francisco official who oversees the Hetch Hetchy water system that brings water to Palo Alto and the mid-Peninsula resigned today after he was charged with taking bribes — […]

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Spike in covid cases means new restrictions, quarantines in some cases, no home 49ers games

November 28, 2020 3:15 pm

A spike in new Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations has pushed San Mateo County into the most restrictive purple tier, ending indoor dining immediately. Santa Clara County is requiring people who […]

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State Sen.-elect Becker names two top staffers

November 23, 2020 8:01 am

By the Daily Post staff Josh Becker, who was elected to represent the mid-Peninsula in the state Senate replacing term-limited Jerry Hill, is now picking his staff. On Sunday, the […]

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Regional planners back away from 60% work-at-home requirement

November 20, 2020 5:00 pm

By the Daily Post staff The Metropolitan Transportation Commission today dropped a proposal to require employees to work from home 60% of the week. The commission got sharp criticism on […]

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A look at local government agendas

November 15, 2020 6:38 pm

A look at the agendas of different government boards in the Mid-Peninsula. PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL 5 p.m., Monday New grocer: The council may approve a new grocery store in […]

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How Biden’s win will be felt locally

November 14, 2020 9:22 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent President-elect Joe Biden lists among his top priorities a sweeping infrastructure plan that would inject federal funding into roads and bridges, clean energy, and […]

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Is 10,000 more homes too many? Now is your chance to object

October 27, 2020 8:00 am

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto would be expected to accommodate an estimated 10,058 new homes between 2023 and 2031, under a housing quota formula […]

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Proposal calls for 60% of employees to work from home

October 1, 2020 8:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Metropolitan Transportation Commission yesterday (Sept. 23) approved a plan that would require employees to work from home 60% of the week if […]

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Daily Post wins 17 awards in regional journalism competition

September 21, 2020 4:22 pm

By the Daily Post staff The Daily Post has won 17 awards from the San Francisco Press Club including first-place honors for commentary, column, editorial, entertainment review, headlines and series […]

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Why the sky is orange today

September 9, 2020 11:05 am

By the Daily Post staff Mid-Peninsula residents awoke to red, smoky skies this morning. The National Weather Service says smoke particles from the wildfires in the region scatter blue light […]

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PG&E restores power to most of Redwood City, but nearly other 6,000 customers still in the dark

September 7, 2020 6:03 pm

By the Daily Post staff PG&E crews have reduced the number of customers without power in Redwood City from 3,474 at 5:45 p.m. to 117 at 10:30 p.m. But the […]

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Smoke and smog expected to linger for at least the next two days

September 7, 2020 3:22 pm

The murky haze of smoke and smog over the Bay Area is expected to linger for at least two more days and a Spare the Air alert has been extended […]

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No print edition of the Post on Labor Day

September 7, 2020 12:51 am

The Post isn’t printing on Labor Day in observance of the holiday. The Post is also off on Tuesday and Wednesday due to our abbreviated COVID-19 distribution schedule. We’ll return […]

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Rolling blackouts possible if consumers don’t conserve

September 6, 2020 7:49 pm

By the Daily Post staff The high hit 102 degrees in Palo Alto this afternoon and state power grid authorities are asking people to conserve power. The California Independent System […]

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Protest planned over closed schools — list of schools that will be allowed to open

September 4, 2020 4:10 pm

Scroll to the end to see which schools have applied to waivers from the lockdown order. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos mom Jenny Fedorova is leading […]

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Bill to allow more homes in neighborhoods dies

September 1, 2020 10:49 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A controversial housing bill that would have allowed more homes to be packed into single-family neighborhoods has fizzled out, not because of massive […]

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UPDATE: Firefighters, National Guard make progress on containing CZU fires

August 31, 2020 7:05 pm

Monday, Aug. 31, 7 p.m. — Firefighters and National Guard troops made progress containing the CZU Lightning Complex fires in northern Santa Cruz and southern San Mateo counties today. The […]

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