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Blackouts averted but power shortage angers Newsom

August 17, 2020 1:23 pm

8:10 p.m., Monday — Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid — which could have included the Palo Alto area — were averted Monday night after regulators warned […]

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Unusual spike in violent crime – Stabbings, shootings, street attacks

August 16, 2020 5:40 pm

By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The mid-Peninsula normally has a low crime rate. But in the past two weeks, there’s been an uncharacteristic spike in violent crimes. Menlo […]

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China’s mailing seeds to local residents; county warns of viruses

August 3, 2020 7:35 pm

By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer At least 20 San Mateo County residents have received unsolicited plant seeds in the mail from China, a trend that’s been logged throughout […]

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A look at bills legislators have submitted for police reform

August 1, 2020 3:00 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The death of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police and the wave of protests that followed have sparked a bevy of bills […]

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Santa Clara County drops COVID-19 tax, new proposal for Caltrain tax

July 22, 2020 12:07 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A sales tax measure proposed by Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez effectively died yesterday (July 21), after two other supervisors said they […]

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High school sports season won’t begin until December or January

July 20, 2020 10:26 am

By the Daily Post staff Football and the other sports played in the fall by high school students will be delayed until December or January because of the coronavirus pandemic, […]

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Local students won’t return to classrooms this fall, Newsom decides

July 17, 2020 12:47 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared today that public and private schools in counties that are on his coronavirus “watch list” won’t be reopening classrooms this fall but holding school via distance […]

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100,000 ballots went uncounted in March primary; San Mateo County had fifth highest ballot rejection rate

July 13, 2020 8:01 pm

From staff and wire reports More than 100,000 mail-in ballots were rejected by California election officials during the March presidential primary, according to data obtained by The Associated Press that […]

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Agendas of upcoming government meetings

July 5, 2020 7:48 pm

PALO ALTO PLANNING AND TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION 6 p.m. Wednesday Housing Quotas: The commission will have a study session about state-mandated housing requirements for the region. How to participate: Zoom Meeting […]

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No fireworks on this Independence Day

July 4, 2020 10:00 am

No firework displays or parades will take place on the mid-Peninsula today, Independence Day 2020. Local and state officials are urging people to stay home in order to slow the […]

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Newsom reverses himself, shuts down bars and indoor dining

July 1, 2020 2:09 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered bars and indoor dining at restaurants to close in most areas of the state for the next three weeks amid a troubling surge of new […]

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Officials look for ways to stop illegal fireworks

June 30, 2020 12:15 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Starting a fireworks buyback program, creating safe zone for people to set off fireworks and having residents talk to each other about the […]

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Cities to meet in the hopes of finding a way to curtail illegal fireworks

June 27, 2020 2:32 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Complaints about illegal fireworks popping off have been proliferating both in the mid-Peninsula and across the country, and on Monday, some local officials […]

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Former eBay employees charged for allegedly sending spiders, coachroaches, bloody pig face mask to bloggers who criticized company

June 16, 2020 12:08 am

Six former eBay employees have been charged with waging an extensive campaign to terrorize and intimidate the editor and publisher of an online newsletter with threats and disturbing deliveries to […]

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What’s opening today

June 5, 2020 6:45 am

Santa Clara County is behind most of the other counties in California when it comes to reopening after the pandemic. Starting today (June 5) the county will allow the following: […]

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Teens march across Highway 101 bridge, head to downtown

June 1, 2020 7:51 pm

BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer More than 100 Palo Alto teenagers crossed Highway 101 during a protest against police brutality against black people this afternoon. The teens then […]

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Businesses brace for protests in 5 mid-Peninsula cities

June 1, 2020 11:45 am

By the Daily Post staff Police are warning businesses in the mid-Peninsula to prepare for the violence that has ravaged cities from California to New York following the death of […]

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Target, Apple board up stores

May 31, 2020 6:29 pm

By the Daily Post staff Target this afternoon (May 31) temporarily closed 175 stores across the country — including those in East Palo Alto, Redwood City, San Mateo and Mountain […]

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COVID 19 Update: Newsom allows barbershops and hair salons to reopen, no word on when it will happen here

May 26, 2020 6:35 pm

Gov. Gavin Newsom today cleared barbershops and hair salons to reopen, though it’s unknown when officials in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties will allow those businesses to reopen locally. […]

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State will let churches reopen, now it’s up to the counties

May 25, 2020 2:34 pm

California churches can resume in-person services but worshippers will be limited to 100 people and they should wear masks, avoid sharing prayer books and skip the collection plate under state […]

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