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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 […]

Congressional representatives in the Bay Area say President Trump should have consulted with Congress before bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities. “While Israel, the United States, and the world are safer without […]

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor A San Francisco TV station is attacking state Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, for backing a bill that could reduce energy rates, saying it’s a […]

State Sen. Josh Becker, D-Menlo Park, was one of 21 senators on Tuesday who voted for a bill that would allow seven-story apartment buildings near bus and train stations. The […]

The number of Bay Area employees who work from home full-time post-pandemic has dropped considerably, while so-called hybrid schedules that combine work-from-home with in-office work has risen, according to a […]

The family that owns the 49ers is selling off a minority stake in the team to raise money. The New York Times and ESPN report that the York family, who […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Local church leaders are shocked and excited about the selection of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope, whose message will set the tone […]

Catholic clergy, CEOs and political leaders reacted to the death of Pope Francis today (April 21) at age 88. History’s first Latin American pontiff charmed the world with his humility […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A lawsuit against a city that uses the same license plate-reading cameras that have blanketed the Peninsula is headed to trial. Federal Judge Mark […]

The genetic testing company 23andMe has filed for bankruptcy, prompting people who’ve used the service and sent in DNA samples to be analyzed to wonder what will happen to their […]