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This story was first printed by the Daily Post on Saturday, Sept. 29., and has since been copied by other news sites. To be the first to find out what’s […]

Gov. Gavin Newsom has picked Laphonza Butler, president of Emily’s List and a strategist to Kamala Harris’s 2016 presidential campaign, to fill the vacant Senate seat held by the late […]

San Mateo County Sheriff is warning residents to be alert following a string of robberies at homes in San Carlos, Atherton and Redwood City. Three men attempted to break into […]

Friday, Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. — Emergency dispatch centers in Palo Alto and Mountain View are receiving 911 calls again. But while the service has been restored, the cause of the […]

The Assembly has passed a proposed state constitutional amendment that would make it easier to pass certain local tax measures. The amendment, ACA 1, is up for a vote in […]

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said today she will run for re-election to another term in Congress as Democrats work to win back the majority in 2024. Pelosi, 83, made […]

The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that it has voted to add Stanford, California and SMU to the league next year. The move provides a landing spot for two more […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council voted early this morning (Aug. 15) not to take a position on a $1.50 toll hike on seven Bay […]

BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The Palo Alto City Council will decide tonight (Aug. 14) whether to weigh in on a proposed $1.50 toll hike for seven Bay Area […]

Aug. 9, 2023 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The state has once again rejected Palo Alto’s Housing Element while Menlo Park grapples with the consequences of missing the […]

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The coalition of political leaders pushing for a $1.50 hike in the bridge toll seems to be coming apart. Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo […]

This story was first published in the Wednesday, Aug. 2 edition of the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings. This […]

Assemblyman Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park, will hold a virtual town hall meeting today (Wednesday, July 19) to hear from homeowners about Allstate and State Farm pulling out of the home […]

CORRECTION: A previous version of the following story incorrectly stated the AIDS Healthcare Foundation supported a proposed ballot initiative aimed at counteracting state housing laws such as SB9. AHF supported […]

BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Regional officials are considering a $10 billion or $20 billion bond measure for housing on the November 2024 ballot. San Mateo County would […]

Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has apparently behaved well enough during the first six weeks of her more than 11-year prison sentence for duping investors in her blood-testing hoax to be […]

The owner of the Crepevine restaurants, including one in Palo Alto, will have to fork over more than $500,000 to settle violations involving unpaid overtime and other workplace rules involving […]