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Opinion: New sheriff shouldn’t have held back information on Caltrain attack

January 7, 2026 5:59 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I hope this is a one-off, but the new San Mateo County Sheriff, Ken Binder, waited nine days to tell the public that a woman […]

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Editorial: Fligor best choice for county assessor

December 24, 2025 11:33 am

Daily Post Editorial The race for Santa Clara County assessor has been infuriating, to say the least, because of the behavior of the incumbent and one of the candidates. Larry […]

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Opinion: Don’t overlook this act of generosity

December 15, 2025 11:02 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’ve heard from people who scoffed at the $50,000 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Dr. Priscilla Chan gave to the Friends of the […]

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Opinion: Maybe kids shouldn’t read ‘Romeo & Juliet’ in high school

December 2, 2025 11:31 am

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor What do the occasional deaths on the Caltrain tracks have to do with one of William Shakespeare’s most venerated plays? Caltrain is refusing to […]

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Opinion: Taxpayers should know what Corpus cost

November 17, 2025 6:55 pm

Opinion BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has been fired and members of the Board of Supervisors are congratulating themselves for removing a corrupt official. […]

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Opinion: Is school parcel tax needed? School board should discuss it

November 12, 2025 3:46 am

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The Palo Alto school board needs to have a study session to hear former board member Todd Collins’ arguments about how the $941-per-year parcel […]

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Editorial: A reluctant recommendation for Fligor for Santa Clara County Assessor

November 3, 2025 4:45 pm

Daily Post Editorial We’re not thrilled with having to make this recommendation. In our opinion, neither of Santa Clara County’s ballot measures should be on Tuesday’s ballot. Longtime Assessor Larry […]

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Opinion: Reject Measure A, the new Santa Clara County sales tax increase

November 2, 2025 10:02 am

Editorial of the Daily Post This was originally printed Oct. 13. Santa Clara County residents should vote “no” on Measure A, the 5/8ths-of-a-cent sales tax for a variety of reasons.  […]

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Opinion: County should take back ex-sheriff’s pension money

October 20, 2025 3:25 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Talk about insult to injury for San Mateo County taxpayers. Sheriff Christina Corpus will be allowed to retire with full pension and benefits even though […]

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Opinion: Voters should pick the next sheriff

October 13, 2025 8:38 am

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors have a couple of choices when they decide tomorrow (Oct. 14) how to replace Sheriff Christina Corpus. One, they could decide among themselves […]

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Opinion: Will residents tolerate RV regulation?

October 6, 2025 11:51 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Palo Alto’s got a problem. People are parking their RVs on city streets. They’re dumping their waste in the street gutters, which flows through the […]

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Opinion: Don’t forget to call your birthing person — my, how our language is changing

September 18, 2025 12:17 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor If you want to get drunk on a Tuesday night, tune into a Palo Alto school board meeting. Take a shot every time somebody uses […]

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Opinion: A surprising fact about deaths on the Caltrain tracks

September 9, 2025 2:41 pm

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor  With all the attention teen deaths on the Caltrain tracks are getting, this fact might surprise you. In 2024, 19 people died on the tracks […]

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Opinion: Sheriff’s giving everyone the finger

August 28, 2025 8:25 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor What’s remarkable about the downfall of San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus is her relentless defiance. Two examples: 1. The official website of the San […]

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Opinion: Judge should have allowed video coverage of Corpus hearings

August 19, 2025 11:28 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor You won’t be allowed to watch a video stream of the hearings on whether San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus should keep her job. Retired […]

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Opinion: Corpus didn’t help herself by hiring a big shot D.C. attorney

August 19, 2025 11:25 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus, who is facing removal from office on corruption charges, did herself no favors by adding former Democratic National Committee […]

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Opinion: Stanford will keep admitting legacy students and pay a fine

August 12, 2025 9:45 am

This column originally appeared in the Monday, Aug. 12, print edition of the Daily Post. BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Stanford has revealed its priorities in a roundabout way.  You […]

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Opinion: Public deserves more time to vet new county sales tax

August 5, 2025 10:27 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Slow down.  Somebody needs to tell that to the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors, which appears hell-bent to beat a Friday (Aug. 8) deadline […]

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Opinion: Transit bailout backers using loophole to get new tax passed

July 28, 2025 10:22 am

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor Bay Area politicians have decided they want to raise the sales tax by a half-cent to as much as 10% to bail out BART, Caltrain, […]

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Opinion: Sheriff’s use of court’s backdoor angers judge

July 21, 2025 6:30 am

(Read Capt. Fogarty’s email.) BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor One of the rules in any courtroom is that you never use the door behind the judge’s bench. It’s meant only […]

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