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Flu hospitalizations rise
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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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Tax bill to hit at least 200,000 locally
Palo Alto Congresswoman Anna Eshoo said yesterday (Dec. 19) that nearly 200,000 of her constituents will take a hit with the reduction in the deduction for state and local taxes […]
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CVS runs out of flu shots for people under 65
By the Daily Post staff Those hoping to get pre-Christmas flu shots from CVS on the Peninsula better re-think their plans. Employees at several CVS pharmacies in Palo Alto and […]
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Feinstein proposes new bridge across the Bay
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is pushing to have a new bridge constructed across the Bay, midway between the Bay Bridge and the San […]
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Eshoo, Speier say Conyers should step down; they offer opinions on Franken
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Peninsula Congresswomen Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier both called on Detroit Rep. John Conyers yesterday to resign amid revelations that he settled a […]
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Local Congresswomen won’t say if Conyers should stay or go
By the Daily Post staff Peninsula Congresswomen Anna Eshoo and Jackie Speier didn’t return phone calls from the Post yesterday (Nov. 29) to see if they thought fellow Congressional Democrat […]
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Live aquarium fish shipped through the mail; 12 die
Above, an umbee cichlid. By the Daily Post staff A concerned postal worker discovered that nearly 40 South American aquarium fish were being sent in a Styrofoam ice chest from […]
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City leaders head to N. Carolina despite California’s ban of the state
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer City leaders from Palo Alto, East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Mountain View are getting ready to fly to a conference in North […]
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Wildfires destroy much of Hewlett Packard’s early archives
Above, David Packard, left, Bill Hewlett in a 1964 photograph from HP’s archives. By The Associated Press Wine Country’s deadly wildfires destroyed much of an archive from tech pioneers William […]
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Python found on seat of VTA bus
By Bay City News. Passengers on a VTA bus in Menlo Park discovered an abandoned python on a seat, an animal welfare official said yesterday. The snake, which has been […]
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Tech blogger Robert Scoble says he feels ashamed after he’s accused of sexual harassment
Above, tech blogger Robert Scoble wears Google Glass at a Dublin, Ireland, web summit on Oct. 31, 2013. AP photo. A Daily Post staff report In the wake of the […]
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Mid-Peninsula cities offer help to victims of Wine Country fires
Above, a San Mateo firefighter fights a blaze in the North Bay. Photo from the San Mateo Fire Department’s Twitter page. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Cities on […]