Palo Alto
Attempted robbery reported in Midtown
A man with a gun tried to rob two men crossing a street in Palo Alto, police said today (April 2). The attempted robbery was reported on Monday around 11:30 p.m. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto
Woman who has had run-ins with security outside Larry Page’s home is arrested for assault
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A woman with a long history of allegedly trying to open car doors outside Google co-founder Larry Page’s Palo Alto home has been arrested […]
Mountain View
‘American Nightmare’ kidnapper sentenced for 2009 home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View, Palo Alto
A Santa Clara County judge today (March 28) sentenced a notorious kidnapping convict to life-in-prison for a pair of home invasion sexual assaults in Mountain View and Palo Alto more […]
Palo Alto
Man gets 12 years in death of woman beaten with baseball bat, strangled with pants
A 46-year-old man has pleaded no contest to a felony voluntary manslaughter charge for the brutal killing a woman in East Palo Alto in 2021 in a case his attorney […]
Palo Alto
Council wants more time before deciding whether to back bill that reins in large Builder’s Remedy projects
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (March 24) declined to take a position on state Sen. Josh Becker’s bill to rein in the Builder’s […]
Palo Alto
Survey finds support for restrooms in park
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The results are in, and people who go to Pardee Park in Palo Alto overwhelmingly want the city to add a bathroom. That’s a […]
Palo Alto
Body found at Baylands
A man was found dead in the Byxbee Park area of the Baylands Nature Preserve in Palo Alto this morning, according to police. Officers responded around 8 a.m. to a […]
Palo Alto
Police chief picks Reifschneider to be his second in command
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Chief Andrew Binder has picked James Reifschneider to be his second in command atop the Palo Alto Police Department. Reifschneider, 45, was promoted from […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto considers a vacancy tax targeting 2,000 ‘ghost homes’
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is interested in taxing vacant homes to raise money that the city could spend on affordable housing. Councilman Greer Stone […]
Palo Alto
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Palo Alto
School board member Chiu will only meet with unions if meeting is recorded and there’s a third-party witness
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Caltrain
Passion of student killed by Caltrain recalled
An online fundraiser for a Palo Alto High School student who was killed by a Caltrain has surpassed its goal in less than a day. The money will allow the […]
Caltrain
Student killed by train is identified
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office yesterday identified 15-year-old Ash He as the Palo Alto High School student who was struck and killed […]
Palo Alto
Waymo robotaxi service now operating locally
This story was first published in today’s (Wednesday’s) Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
Palo Alto
Goodbye Kitty — cat lounge to leave Stanford Shopping Center
This story was first published in today’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN […]
Palo Alto
Parent sues school over alleged sex assault of kindergartener by 3 boys in her class
Read the lawsuit BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A parent has sued the Palo Alto Unified School District after her kindergarten-aged daughter was allegedly touched inappropriately by three boys […]
Palo Alto
Cal Ave. and Ramona Street closed to cars permanently
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (March 10) took the final step to close California Avenue and a half block of Ramona Street to cars, […]
Palo Alto
UPDATE: Palo Alto High School student killed by train at Churchill Ave.
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 7 A.M. — A student at Palo Alto High School was killed by a Caltrain yesterday at the Churchill Avenue crossing, Principal Brent Kline said in a […]
Palo Alto
Moderates beat progressives in Democratic Assembly District 23 delegate contest
Moderates beat out the progressives in the race to become Democratic Party delegates in Marc Berman’s Assembly District 23, according to vote totals released tonight (March 3). The winning slate […]
Palo Alto
Battery fire sets bakery ablaze
BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Correspondent A downtown Mountain View bakery and cafe faces an estimated $100,000 in damages after a fire broke out this morning at 8:06 a.m. The […]