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Opinion: Newsom and the vaccines — failure to plan is planning to fail

January 19, 2021 4:51 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor America developed a vaccine for Covid-19 in record time. Nobody thought the scientists and pharmaceutical companies could come up with vaccines in a […]

East Palo Alto

Opinion: Full court press needed to deal with alarming Covid rate in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks

January 15, 2021 10:00 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Government, business and nonprofit leaders need to make a full court press to stop the surge of Covid cases in East Palo Alto […]

Opinion

Editorial: Police decision to encrypt radio transmissions reduces transparency

January 8, 2021 12:34 pm

Daily Post Editorial Palo Alto police have decided to encrypt their radio transmissions, a move that will severely limit the ability of journalists to do their jobs. Moreover, members of […]

Opinion

Opinion: We’re not doing a year-in-review story for 2020

December 26, 2020 1:29 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Somebody in our newsroom suggested that we put together the “year in review” story for 2020. It’s a staple of newspapers and TV […]

Opinion

Guest opinion: Time to turn the page on Foothills Park

December 16, 2020 8:34 am

GUEST OPINION This guest opinion piece originally appeared in Friday’s Daily Post. To keep up on what’s happening locally, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 mid-Peninsula locations. […]

Opinion

Opinion: Re-open the restaurants

December 15, 2020 11:53 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody hasn’t presented any data to justify her decision to stop restaurants from operating outdoors. Experts […]

Los Altos

Opinion: How did Chris Jordan last four years as city manager?

December 7, 2020 3:48 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I don’t understand how Chris Jordan survived for four years as city manager of Los Altos. Why City Council put up with him […]

Opinion

Opinion: Highlights, surprises from local elections

November 13, 2020 12:58 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor On Election Night everyone was riveted on the presidential race, which is understandable, but several interesting local contests were decided too. The big […]

Opinion

Opinion: If you lose, here’s what you do

November 4, 2020 10:58 am

OPINION This was printed in Monday morning’s Daily Post. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor With tomorrow’s election, many of us are dreading the vote-counting and litigating that could go […]

Opinion

Opinion: Does every vote count? Local election officials didn’t count 10,000 ballots in March primary

October 31, 2020 1:38 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Politicians like to say that every vote counts. But when it comes to mail-in voting, not so much. In the March primary, California […]

Opinion

Opinion: Candidates should decline certain contributions

October 26, 2020 1:29 pm

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If we want to reduce the influence of money in local politics, here’s a suggestion. City Council could have a rule that says […]

Caltrain

Opinion: Pro and con on Measure RR, the Caltrain tax

October 21, 2020 6:21 pm

Below is a guest opinion piece in favor of Measure RR, the Caltrain sales tax. Under that is the Post’s editorial against the measure. Pro BY YORIKO KISHIMOTO Measure RR […]

Opinion

Opinion: The Post’s recommendations on the 12 ballot propositions and Measure RR

October 12, 2020 1:00 pm

RR — Reverse Robinhood tax Measure RR — No. This is a new one-eighth-of-a-cent sales tax that would last 30 years to fund Caltrain. The letters RR, in our opinion, […]

Opinion

Editorial: Post recommends Burt, Varma, Templeton and Lauing for City Council

October 11, 2020 12:55 pm

DAILY POST EDITORIAL One of the most touching anecdotes to come from the remembrances of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was her friendship with fellow Justice Antonin Scalia. Politically, […]

Opinion

Editorial: Post’s recommendations for school board

October 11, 2020 12:54 pm

EDITORIAL We were thinking a few months ago that the pandemic would reduce the number of qualified people who wanted to run for local offices this fall. We were worried […]

Opinion

Pro and con on the water district’s parcel tax renewal, Measure S

October 5, 2020 1:53 pm

This morning, Oct. 5, the Daily Post published guest opinion pieces from proponents and opponents of Measure S, a renewal of an existing parcel tax for the Santa Clara County […]

Opinion

Opinion: Police take a step in the right direction; Los Altos should obey the law; payouts to former employees shouldn’t be secret

September 14, 2020 11:53 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’ve devoted a number of columns to wrongdoing by police, so I was happy the other day to learn about something the Palo […]

Opinion

Opinion: Why was that story newsworthy?

September 3, 2020 9:11 am

OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Newspapers get a lot of letters from readers, more than we can ever publish. But I make it a priority to run those […]

Opinion

Guest opinion: Opening Foothills Park to non-residents will create problems

September 3, 2020 8:00 am

GUEST OPINION By CARLIN OTTO Dear Palo Alto residents, as you consider opening Foothills Park to the general public, think about the following points: 1. During the last 20 years, […]

Opinion

Guest opinion: Communities need elections like hamburgers need beef

August 29, 2020 5:50 pm

BY MARK OLBERT I was saddened, and disappointed, to hear the San Carlos School District will be filling a vacancy on its oversight board via appointment rather than election. I’m […]

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