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BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I admit this isn’t scientific, but it appears that the University Avenue district in Palo Alto is the slowest of the mid-Peninsula downtowns to […]
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I admit this isn’t scientific, but it appears that the University Avenue district in Palo Alto is the slowest of the mid-Peninsula downtowns to […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The community is owed an explanation by members of the Foothill-DeAnza Community College District board about why they didn’t renew the contract of […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The city of Palo Alto paid $1.5 million in 2018 to install a system of cameras and sensors to determine if people were […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto’s pension liabilities continue to grow, and the city needs to take stronger actions. The first rule of holes is: Stop digging. […]
This column was printed Monday, Oct. 19. That evening the City Council voted 5-2 to increase fees developer of office buildings and R&D facilities must pay into a future housing […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor California’s new attorney general, Democrat Rob Bonta, has more courage than I’ve seen in a Sacramento politician in years. A little more than […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor People should stop criticizing San Francisco Mayor London Breed for going maskless at a Tenderloin jazz club. “The fact that this is even […]
Word Count: 746 Published Sept. 13, 2021 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County is still in a “state of emergency” due to the Covid pandemic. The Delta […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The climate change debate is hitting home, literally. Menlo Park City Council on Tuesday (Aug. 31) will discuss the radical idea of prohibiting […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor During the Covid lockdown, beloved local businesses in Palo Alto permanently closed. Many of those that reopened are barely hanging on. So it’s […]
GUEST OPINION BY JOHN McNELLIS Once upon a time University Avenue was the main entrance to Stanford University. Not today. Our City Council shut the avenue a year ago in […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Apple has announced plans to scan iPhones for images of child sexual abuse and report offenders to law enforcement. Child protection groups cheered […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor For the first time since 2010, Santa Clara County residents will have a choice next year for district attorney. Incumbent Jeff Rosen will […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m fully vaccinated. So is my wife and son. Everybody I work with has been vaccinated. I can’t think of a friend who […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you want to avoid paying the $806 annual fee to park in the downtown Palo Alto parking garages, here’s a tip. Dress […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Last year, when the city of Palo Alto’s finances were in terrible shape because of the lockdown, some city employees stepped forward and […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It looks like Palo Alto is going to lose its courthouse. That’s not the final decision, but the place suffering the death of […]
GUEST OPINION By Patrick Siegman My mom and dad bought their first house in Palo Alto for about $16,000. At the time, it cost about five cents per hour to […]
GUEST OPINION BY MARK OLBERT In a rare act of near unanimity, Congress voted to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday and President Biden signed it into law this week. […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The meanings of words are changing faster today than at any time I can remember. This is frustrating. I think we should all […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The news that Caltrain is delaying its switch to electric trains by two years, and that the project is $330 million over budget, […]
Originally published May 17, 2021 in the Daily Post. If you missed this in print, get in the habit of picking up the Post in the mornings. Only a fraction […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When a government agency is proud of what it’s done, they’ll have a PR person send the media a press release to trumpet […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor As the pandemic fades away, we as a society need to take an unflinching look back at what we did to combat Covid […]
GUEST OPINION BY MARK OLBERT I see the city of San Carlos appears on track to continue its habit of significantly exceeding budget projections. Overall revenues were higher than expected […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you think of yourself as a fiscal conservative, you ought to be in favor of police reform. A poorly-run police department with […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’ll admit that I don’t understand this. When the automobile first became popular in the early 1900s, it wasn’t necessary for the government […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One of the messages from last summer’s George Floyd marches was that police departments need to be more accountable. But in the months […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Police scanners played an important role in the Civil Rights and anti-Vietnam War movements, according to Mountain View City Councilwoman Sally Lieber. And […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s odd that local governments, such as the city of San Carlos, are just now deciding to force grocery stores to boost their […]
GUEST OPINION BY RISHI KUMAR Silicon Valley’s tech exodus is weighing California down. For California’s legislators, the solution is obvious — more housing! With some upcoming bills, state legislators are […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A friend the other day gave me a copy of a 1993 survey of Palo Alto residents commissioned by the city. The 28-year-old […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Five local officials deserve a round of applause for calling attention to the fact that East Palo Alto residents are getting far fewer […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor We don’t need the government to decide what TV channels we watch, what newspapers we read or what websites we can visit. The […]
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The dispute over the decision by Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos to encrypt their police radio frequencies may just boil down to […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The dispute over the decision by Palo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos to encrypt their police radio frequencies may just boil down […]
This was originally published on Jan. 25 in the Daily Post. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Last week I wrote about the irony that scientists could produce a Covid […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor San Mateo County’s leaders have made little progress in stemming the spread of Covid-19 in East Palo Alto and North Fair Oaks, with […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor This doesn’t make sense. A few months ago, the Palo Alto city budget was so tight that the Fire Department was forced to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
BY MICKIE WINKLER Believe it or not the phrase “fighting fire with fire” refers to the practice, by pioneers as early as 1850, of starting controlled burns to prevent the […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s possible to see the allegations against Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka as mere paperwork errors. He didn’t file the right form […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The coronavirus pandemic is bad enough, but why does it have to come with annoying slogans? Here are a few that are grating […]
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor We won’t know for sure until the deadline on Friday, but it looks like voters won’t see a Caltrain sales tax on the November […]
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’ve been scratching my head over one of the claims that was made by the group of people who want to open Foothills Park […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The head of the state restaurant association has a simple question for Gov. Gavin Newsom — where’s the data? California was hit with […]
DAILY POST EDITORIAL Santa Clara County’s chief health officer, Dr. Sara Cody, has told the public schools they can’t allow choir, band or cheerleading this fall. And it looks like […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you follow the logic the Palo Alto City Council used in passing the tobacco ordinance that will close Mac’s Smoke Shop, it’s […]
The following letter appeared in the Monday, June 8, edition of the Daily Post. Dear Editor: At this historic time, civic leaders across America are being challenged to reassess the […]
BY MICKIE WINKLER The cities on the Peninsula have the opportunity right now to cut costs without cutting services. And right now, all budget-making politicians should be focused on doing […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor We were told that this shutdown would last three weeks. We were told that the coronavirus was 10 times more deadly than the […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When the coronavirus shutdown began on March 19, I was among many people who expected it to last for a few weeks as […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down California a month ago based on bad data, and now he needs to expedite the reopening of the […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If there’s a bright side to the coronavirus stay-at-home order, it’s the empty freeways. For years the public has been debating how to […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Three weeks into this stay-at-home order and I think some of my friends are going stir crazy. I’ll get a phone call, text […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Today is the 11th day of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order and we don’t know when it will end. President Trump said he […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post editor If you’re over 40, you remember 9/11 and how the country came together afterward. Instead of being a Republican or a Democrat, everyone […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I want to tell you about a respiratory illness that’s spreading throughout the Bay Area, the nation and the world. It causes fevers, […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Perhaps the sneakiest thing on Tuesday’s ballot is a proposition that is getting almost zero attention from the news media. It’s called Prop. […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen will have a sit-down tonight (Feb. 24) with the City Council to talk about “crime statistics, recent […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I suspect there’s more to the story about why Carl Guardino has resigned as head of the Silicon Valley Leadership Group, the high-profile […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s becoming evident that Palo Alto officials won’t be able to make a good decision on the future of the rail crossings by […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto City Attorney Molly Stump will ask City Council tonight (Dec. 16) to vote on a dreadful proposal to reduce public oversight […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One of the scariest things drivers face are bicyclists who don’t stop at stop signs or stop lights. Nobody wants to hit a […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Altans have reason to be concerned about a series of cases accusing the city’s police officers. • On Nov. 18, City Council […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m disappointed that four city councils in our area have decided to place restrictions on natural gas rather than allowing consumers to decide […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Watching Stanford stumble through the process to get a permit for its 3.5-million-square-foot expansion has been painful. I count myself as among those […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor These forest fires north of San Francisco have become an annual autumn nightmare. We’re fortunate here on the Peninsula that the only consequence […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor America has come a long way from the days of Tammany Hall, when a developer would have to lug a briefcase full of […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The state Legislature passed three lousy bills last week that are going to create a lot of problems for everyone. 1. Rent control, […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor My column today might seem too wonky, but please follow along. I’ve got an important point to make. I think it’s safe to […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Facts are slowly beginning to emerge about the decision by the board of the San Mateo County Community College District to remove longtime […]
GUEST OPINION BY LYNETTE LEE ENG For many residents, traffic starts before 3 p.m. while our teachers and service workers struggle with prolonged and extensive commutes. People can’t get around […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Is this a coincidence or just tit-for-tat? You be the judge. Last fall, Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith told District Attorney Jeff […]
BY MARK OLBERT Earlier this year I became San Carlos’ representative on the Silicon Valley Clean Water commission. SVCW operates the sanitary waste treatment system serving Belmont, San Carlos, Redwood […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I think the public is owed an explanation as to why a government agency, Silicon Valley Clean Water, wrote a severance check of […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor San Mateo has finally pulled the plug on its red-light cameras — about 10 years too late, in my opinion. In January 2009, […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor First, I’d like to thank all of the people who wrote to us about their memories of watching the first moonwalk. We received […]
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Marc Berman, the former Palo Alto City Councilman who now represents the mid-Peninsula in the state Assembly, has introduced a bill that would […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor “Things are not always as they seem; the first appearance deceives many.” That observation penned by Plato applies to Google’s announcement that it […]
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor What happened to the idea of simply asking somebody to do something? Instead, people in local government have this mindset that they have […]
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