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Preventing another flood has been a long, frustrating process — Part 2 on the 1998 Flood

February 3, 2018 11:25 pm

LAST IN A TWO-PART SERIES BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Two decades after a flood forced 500 residents to evacuate their homes in Palo Alto, East Palo Alto […]

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Storm, high tide combined to create a disaster 20 years ago — Part 1

February 2, 2018 11:54 pm

UNDER WATER — Residents of an East Palo Alto apartment complex succeed in pulling this car out of a flooded carport in the 1998 flood. The image is from a […]

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Timeline of what’s happened since the 1998 flood

February 2, 2018 11:52 pm

By the Daily Post staff Feb. 3, 1998 — Fierce rains and high tides combined to make San Francisquito Creek overflow its banks at 1 a.m., inundating houses, cars and […]

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Local cities rack up hefty surpluses

February 1, 2018 2:11 pm

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post correspondent When the city of East Palo Alto posted an $18.8 million budget surplus for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2016, the city finance […]

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Former Hobee’s co-owner Peter Taber dies

January 31, 2018 11:18 pm

By the Daily Post staff Longtime Hobee’s co-owner Peter Taber has died at his Los Altos Hills home following a yearlong battle with melanoma. He was 63. His husband and […]

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Eshoo wears black at State of the Union as part of “Metoo” protest

January 30, 2018 6:48 pm
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What do we get if we vote to raise bridge tolls?

January 26, 2018 3:05 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Bay Area residents will vote in June on whether to raise tolls by $3 for all Bay bridges in the region, except the […]

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USGS to close, VA stays open as federal shutdown hits the Peninsula

January 22, 2018 12:07 am

UPDATE, 3 P.M.: Congress sped toward reopening the government late Monday as Democrats reluctantly voted to temporarily pay for resumed operations. They relented in return for Republican assurances that the […]

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2 flu deaths in San Mateo County, 5 in Santa Clara County

January 21, 2018 8:28 pm

From staff and wire reports Flu deaths have soared among those younger than 65 in the state, including two deaths in San Mateo County and five in Santa Clara County, […]

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As deadline looms, a look at the local impact of a federal shutdown

January 19, 2018 12:01 am

From staff and wire reports A divided House voted yesterday to prevent a government shutdown after an eleventh-hour deal brought conservatives aboard. But the GOP-written measure faced gloomy prospects in […]

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Events planned to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

January 14, 2018 3:57 pm

Several events are planned on Monday (Jan. 15) to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2018. • A Day of Service is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at […]

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Flu hospitalizations rise

January 5, 2018 12:03 am

By the Daily Post staff There has been an increase in flu hospitalizations, prompting San Mateo County health officials to urge residents to get a flu shot, even though it’s […]

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2 local restaurants settle ADA lawsuits brought by frequent litigants

January 5, 2018 12:00 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Americans With Disabilities Act lawsuits filed by serial litigators against the Fish Market in San Mateo and the City Pub in Redwood City […]

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Two earthquakes wake people up

January 4, 2018 10:51 am

By the Daily Post staff A pair of earthquakes — one in the East Bay and another in Cupertino — jolted some people out of their sleep this morning. The […]

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Rep. Speier says she won’t run for governor

January 3, 2018 2:20 pm

By the Daily Post staff Congresswoman Jackie Speier said today (Jan. 3) she won’t be running for governor this fall. Speier, D-San Mateo, shot down a rumor that Willie Brown […]

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Lots of local news in 2017 — take the quiz (answers at the end)

January 2, 2018 12:22 pm

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s that time of year when newspapers look back at the year’s biggest news stories. But instead of repeating the news you’ve already read, […]

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Rep. Jackie Speier considers running for governor

January 2, 2018 11:44 am

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Congresswoman Jackie Speier D-San Mateo, is apparently thinking about jumping into the race for governor. The rumor mill regarding Speier’s possible run went […]

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Marijuana’s legal tomorrow but good luck finding a place to light up

December 31, 2017 3:23 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents will be able to buy recreational marijuana under a new state law that takes effect tomorrow (Jan. 1) but if they light […]

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Cities pick new mayors for 2018 — more diversity this year

December 22, 2017 12:04 pm

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Most of the city and town councils in the Post’s circulation area have picked their new mayor and vice mayor for 2018, half […]

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Counties won’t let you prepay 2018 property taxes to beat tax bill changes

December 21, 2017 4:24 pm

By the Daily Post staff Some residents in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties want to pay their 2018 property taxes now before the new federal tax bill goes into […]

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