Palo Alto
Female motorcyclist killed on Skyline Boulevard
By the Daily Post staff A female motorcyclist was killed this afternoon (May 8) in a crash on Skyline Boulevard (Highway 35) in Palo Alto, according to the California Highway […]
Palo Alto
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Man extorted after sending sexually explicit video to stranger
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto man was almost extorted out of $300 after he sent a racy video to a stranger he met on Facebook, […]
Palo Alto
Local teacher wins on “Jeopardy!” — moves on to semifinals
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto High School Spanish teacher Trevor Crowell only bet $100 in Final Jeopardy, but still won last night’s (Tuesday, May 7) game and will […]
Palo Alto
Local teacher to compete on ‘Jeopardy!’ tonight
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto High School teacher will be showing his smarts on national television tonight (May 7) as he competes for $100,000 in […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic quietly left city committee; no announcement from city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who lost her job after confronting a man in a Make America Great Again hat at […]
East Palo Alto
Menlo Park, EPA and Palo Alto councils meet tonight (May 6) to talk about housing
By the Daily Post staff For the first time in recent memory, the city councils of Palo Alto, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park will get together to hold a […]
East Palo Alto
New Chaucer-Pope bridge proposed in report on flood prevention projects
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A long-awaited environmental report recommends a new Pope-Chaucer Bridge to prevent another catastrophic flood like the one that hit Palo Alto, East Palo […]
Palo Alto
Local scientists at Lockheed Martin are focusing on space
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Just in time for Star Wars Day — May the Fourth be with you all — scientists at Lockheed Martin opened their labs […]
Palo Alto
Top secret comedy show Saturday in Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Angeles comedienne with a standup special on Netflix will be performing in Palo Alto on Saturday night (May 4) — but […]
Palo Alto
Man claims Palo Alto police kicked down his door, beat him
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man who was once arrested for allegedly rappelling into the now-defunct JJ&F Market has sued the Palo Alto police, claiming that five […]
Palo Alto
Council gets to grill former colleague who is seeking seat on utilities panel
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council got to grill a former colleague, former Mayor Greg Scharff, last night (Monday, April 29) when he interviewed for […]
Palo Alto
Reward offered in double murder
This story was originally printed in Tuesday’s Daily Post. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A local victim’s advocacy group announced yesterday it is offering $5,000 for information that […]
Palo Alto
TheatreWorks receives a Tony — crowning accolade for longtime director Robert Kelley
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto-based TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, which was founded 50 years ago by a Paly grad who fell in love with acting as a child, will be […]
Caltrain
Musk won’t dig a tunnel in Palo Alto
This was originally printed in the Daily Post on Dec. 23, 2018. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Elon Musk, who once lived in Palo Alto and put his […]
Palo Alto
The story behind the story: Why it took 7 years for a rape-kidnapping to make the news
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer It took seven years for the public to learn about the kidnapping and rape of a young woman who was found the next […]
Mountain View
Family sues 3 cities over bicyclist’s death
By the Daily Post staff The family of a bicyclist who was fatally hit by a garbage truck in Sunnyvale has named the cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View […]
Palo Alto
Victory for local pickleball enthusiasts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Parks and Recreation Commission has blessed a proposal to convert a tennis court at Mitchell Park into four designated pickleball […]
Palo Alto
Principals and other district managers want the same raises that teachers get
This story was originally printed April 20 in the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board is considering a new agreement that would […]
Palo Alto
MAGA hat critic found safe, sheriff says
By the Daily Post staff Rebecca Parker Mankey, the Palo Alto activist who made headlines after berating a man in a Make America Great Again hat, is no longer missing. […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school business chief resigns after 9 months
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Another top administrator in the Palo Alto school district is leaving: Chief Business Officer Jim Novak will retire this summer after nine months […]