Opinion

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’m getting suspicious of hearing local politicians repeatedly warn us that the super el nino is coming. Yes, I agree that we’ll get soaked. That […]

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Many people missed the point about why the Department of Education is investigating the Palo Alto Unified School District.  The feds want to know why […]

These are the recommendations the Daily Post’s Opinion Page is making in this election. An endorsement is the opinion of the management of the newspaper and has no bearing on […]

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Nobody expects political advertising to be honest, but given all of the respected community leaders who are on the Yes-on-J bandwagon, you’d expect more from […]

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you want to reform the Palo Alto Unified School District, don’t split your ticket between a status quo candidate and a reformer. This […]

By Dave Price with an illustration by ChatGPT.

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I have a great deal of respect for San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe. Over the years, I’ve seen him make difficult decisions without […]

By Dave Price with an illustration by ChatGPT.

The mass transit bureaucracy in the Bay Area is once again asking hard-working taxpayers to open their wallets for yet another bailout. The Regional Transportation Measure (RTM) is a half-cent […]

Sometimes compassion isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Take Redwood City’s Measure E, which would impose strict rent control on any apartment built before 1995. While the promises surrounding […]

We’d like to see the dilapidated Cubberley Community Center renovated and turned into a source of pride for Palo Alto. But Measure J is a fundamentally flawed, fiscally irresponsible and […]

The Palo Alto Unified School District stands at a critical crossroads, which is why we proudly endorse Avery Wang and John Craig for the Palo Alto school board. The district […]

Menlo Park voters face a critical decision regarding the economic survival of our local businesses and the long-term character of our community.  Measure P offers a common-sense solution to a […]

As Palo Alto prepares to fill three seats on the City Council, voters face a pivotal choice between maintaining the status quo or demanding a more responsive local government. While […]

Published Monday, Sept. 28. BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor On Oct. 5, a week from today, ballots for the November election will hit the mail. The city has put Measure […]

The Post is going to make a number of recommendations for candidates and ballot measures in the next two weeks. Why would the Post — which prides itself on being […]

When voters in Palo Alto, Los Altos and Mountain View choose a representative for the Valley Water board, they deserve an effective leader who works collaboratively to protect local communities […]