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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Bay Area officials decided today (May 13) that curbing pollution is more important than affordability of water heaters. The Bay Area Air District board, […]

A board of air pollution officials, including Palo Alto Councilwoman Vicki Veenker, will decide today (May 6) whether to stick with plans to ban the installation of traditional natural gas […]

BY LEVI SUMAGAYSAYCalMatters Picking the next insurance commissioner could be one of the most important decisions Californians make for their wallets this election year. They may have seen a big […]

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent The San Mateo County Community College District appears headed toward settlement with at least three defendants it accused of participating in a “pay-to-play” scheme aimed […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Cheating is rampant for drivers getting a carpool discount in Highway 101’s new toll lanes, according to transit advocates. That’s because drivers self-report how […]

BY YUE STELLA YUCalMatters Want to know what your government is up to? Be prepared to pay up. A California state lawmaker wants to let public agencies charge an unspecified, […]

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you feel like your social media feed is designed to make you angry, you’re not imagining it. Outrage drives clicks, shares, and time-on-site […]

The two Congressmen who represent the Mid-Peninsula denounced President Trump’s decision to attack Iran, saying he should have sought Congressional approval. Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-San Mateo, said the strikes on […]

BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR.AP Entertainment Writer Super Bowl week will unfold across several days in the Bay Area, with the game itself serving as the final act in a tightly […]

If you think the Daily Post has a lot of news on this website, then you ought to pick up the Post’s print edition. It carries many more stories that […]

Sergey Brin, the billionaire co-founder of Google, has fled California over the prospect of voters approving a wealth tax in the November election. The move comes days after Larry Page, […]

With the new year, the minimum wage has increased in several cities. In Palo Alto, it jumped by 50 cents an hour to $18.70 an hour, a 2.7% increase. It […]

Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-San Jose, who represents Palo Alto in the House, says President Trump’s decision to remove Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro is illegal. “We can all agree that dictator […]

This was printed in the Dec. 22 edition of the Daily Post. The Daily Post, the newspaper that doesn’t take itself too seriously, presents the 2025 local news quiz. 1. […]

This article was first published in Monday’s Daily Post. Once again, a competitor has copied our original story. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the […]

BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council on Wednesday (Oct. 22) will discuss the impacts of a new state law that could allow seven-story residential buildings within a […]

A federal judge on Friday sentenced two executives of a now-defunct crypto currency lender to prison for wire fraud. Daniel Schatt, 55, of San Mateo, and Joseph Podulka, 53, of […]

San Mateo County’s Transit District (SamTrans) Board and Santa Clara County’s VTA board each voted this week to support legislation that would put a half-cent sales tax increase on the […]

The Daily Post has received many regional awards in the past, but yesterday the Palo Alto-based newspaper won 17 awards in a national competition. The Post received awards for its […]

BY BEN CHRISTOPHERCalMatters A law passed in the final day of the state legislative session will allow developers to build more apartment buildings — and build them faster — than […]