Atherton
Parole denied for Chowchilla kidnapper
State officials again rejected parole yesterday (Oct. 8) for the last of three Peninsula men convicted of kidnapping a bus full of Chowchilla schoolchildren in 1976 and burying them in […]
Portola Valley
Portola Valley
The Prolific Oven is closing at end of month
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Prolific Oven — the downtown Palo Alto pastry and coffee mainstay that has baked the cakes for many weddings, birthdays and other […]
Portola Valley
Truck driver dies after crashing into Palo Alto fire truck on Highway 101
One man has died after a box truck rear-ended a Palo Alto fire truck that was responding to a crash at 4:30 this morning on southbound Highway 101, south of […]
Portola Valley
San Jose officer involved in shooting was arrested in Redwood City, but charges were dropped
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the San Jose police officers who shot at a car theft suspect who later died had been arrested in Redwood City […]
Portola Valley
Appeals court ruling resolves panzer tank dispute
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Seventy-three years after World War II ended, a dispute over a German tank once owned by a Portola Valley collector may finally be over. […]
Portola Valley
Sale of Alpine Inn near
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A group of investors led by a Portola Valley couple has edged out two other bidders to purchase the 165-year-old Alpine Inn beer […]
Portola Valley
Woman looking for partners to buy the Alpine Inn
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Portola Valley woman is on a mission to buy the beloved beer garden and community gathering space at the Alpine Inn, also […]
Portola Valley
Mountain lion believed to have been roaming around private school
Evidence suggesting the presence of a mountain lion was found at a private school in Portola Valley, prompting authorities to issue a cautionary message. A deer carcass was found on […]
Portola Valley
Los Trancos band helps Wine Country fire victims
This story was originally published in the Post on Jan. 2 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Trancos Woods Community Marching Band, a colorful, freewheeling group based […]