San Carlos
Why, oh why, would somebody steal the letter Y?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Carlos family is conducting a search one would typically see on “Sesame Street” — they’re looking for the letter Y. Not […]
San Carlos
San Carlos
City was expecting a deficit, but now has a $8.8 million surplus
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The city of San Carlos is boasting an $8.8 million surplus after officials predicted that the city would have a $2 million deficit. […]
San Carlos
San Carlos may get 7,000 more workers from proposed biotech campus
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed biotech campus in east San Carlos will be the mid-Peninsula’s third largest project seeking approval and would double the city’s work […]
San Carlos
San Carlos minimum wage to rise; council backs away from rent caps
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos City Council has passed a law requiring landlords to only evict tenants for “just cause,” and it took a step toward […]
San Carlos
Man accused of robbing ex-girlfriend in Home Depot food booth
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo County deputy sheriffs have arrested a 34-year-old man accused of jumping through the window of an enclosed food stand in the Home Depot […]
Belmont
New clues in $875,000 payout to former sewer chief — updated
Editor’s note: At the bottom of this story are links to the documents the Post obtained from Silicon Valley Clean Water through the California Public Records Act. BY EMILY MIBACH […]
San Carlos
Cougar alert: Mountain lion spotted roaming San Carlos hills
A mountain lion was spotted Saturday night in the area of Club Drive at Cambourne Avenue in San Carlos, according to an advisory from San Mateo County. The big cat […]
San Carlos
Teen arrested for anti-Semitic and racist vandalism
A 15-year-old boy who is believed to be responsible for anti-Semitic and racist graffiti has been arrested in Crestview Park in San Carlos, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s […]
San Carlos
City closes loophole in low-income housing requirement
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos housing developers will now have to build subsidized homes in their developments instead of writing checks to the city to get […]
San Carlos
Suspicious behavior leads to arrest of suspected car burglar
By the Daily Post staff A Vallejo man visiting San Carlos has been arrested after detectives spotted him casing homes and then discovered he had broken into a car, according […]
San Carlos
Cannabis entrepreneur denies odor came from his operation
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The owner of what will be San Carlos’ first cannabis business said he was merely testing his equipment when a strong odor drew […]
San Carlos
City says a marijuana business opened without permits
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A small business owner in San Carlos allegedly opened up a marijuana business before getting permits approved from the city and state, which […]
San Carlos
Low-level radioactive material found in house that belonged to deceased SLAC scientist
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Low-level radioactive materials were found today (May 2) in a San Carlos home near Burton Park. The discovery caused authorities to close the […]
San Carlos
Housing bill SB50 called ‘terrifying’
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos residents and the city’s mayor are weighing in on the controversial housing bill SB50, which could pre-empt city zoning rules and […]
San Carlos
Rape arrest in San Carlos, co-worker accused
By the Daily Post staff David William Pruitt, 38, a Boise, Idaho resident, was arrested on suspicion of raping a co-worker in San Carlos, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office […]
San Carlos
City considers either adding a road diet or shortening front yards along Holly Street
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Carlos City Council on Monday (Feb. 25) will consider whether Holly Street ought to become two lanes again or make the […]
San Carlos
City looks to outlaw Juul sales
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos may soon ban e-cigarettes such as Juul, which adults use to quit smoking but kids are buying to get a nicotine […]
San Carlos
City looks to ban flavored tobacco, menthol cigs, smoking in apartments
By the Daily Post staff The San Carlos City Council on Monday (Jan. 28) will discuss whether the city should ban flavored tobacco sales and smoking in apartment buildings. A […]
Belmont
Rangoon Ruby and Burma Ruby settle labor complaint by paying workers $4 million
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Rangoon Ruby and Burma Ruby — a restaurant chain with locations in Palo Alto, Stanford, San Carlos, Belmont and Burlingame — will have […]
San Carlos
City may allow new gun stores to open after all
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos officials may allow for new gun stores to open up in the city after all. The city currently has a gun […]
East Palo Alto
Man charged in fentanyl death
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man has been charged with selling fentanyl to a San Carlos woman who later died from the drug, a […]
Opinion
Opinion: Don’t spend city surplus on bonuses
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor San Carlos City Councilman Ron Collins is proposing that the city use part of its newfound $7 million surplus on 5% bonuses for […]
San Carlos
City may use surplus to give employees bonuses
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As a result of an increase in property and sales taxes, the city of San Carlos now has a $6.9 million surplus — […]
East Palo Alto
Two mid-Peninsula city councils to get a raise
By the Daily Post staff East Palo Alto and San Carlos city council members have voted to increase their pay, but neither council decided to give itself the largest raise […]
San Carlos
San Carlos candidates reveal opinions on gun stores
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The next San Carlos City Council — which will have three new members come November since no incumbents are running again — will […]
San Carlos
Five candidates for San Carlos council have different views of combating traffic
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer With the explosion of development on the mid-Peninsula, cities such as San Carlos that are seeing booms in construction aren’t sure how to […]
Mountain View
Mountain View, San Carlos and Redwood City to vote on marijuana taxes
BY EMILY MIBACH AND ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writers Mountain View, San Carlos and Redwood City, the three cities on the mid-Peninsula that have been friendly to the prospect […]
East Palo Alto
Members of two city councils considering raises — for themselves
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto and San Carlos city council members tomorrow (Oct. 16) will consider whether to raise their pay after neither council has […]
San Carlos
Hillside subdivision closer to starting construction
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A five-home hillside development proposed for Devonshire Canyon in San Carlos, which has been in dispute since the early 2000s, is finally moving […]
Atherton
Who is running for City Council? A city by city breakdown
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Monday (June 16) marks the opening of the candidate filng period for the Nov. 6 election. Below is a breakdown of who is, […]
Amazon
Surf Air denies cutting back on flights but residents say skies are less noisy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents along the flightpath of Surf Air have noticed fewer flights by the subscription-only airline that uses San Carlos Airport, but the company […]
San Carlos
Surf Air hits financial turbulence
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Surf Air, the membership-based airline that has drawn noise complaints while flying in and out of the San Carlos Airport, has hit some […]
Belmont
4 cities eye hotel tax increases
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Four mid-Peninsula cities — Palo Alto, San Carlos, Los Altos and Belmont — are planning to ask residents to raise hotel taxes in […]
San Carlos
City council to decide whether to pay gun store chain’s claim
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos City Council will vote Monday (May 14) on whether to deny a $295,301 claim against the city made by a Southern […]
San Carlos
Teen jailed in connection with car burglaries
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto teen was arrested after allegedly breaking into cars in San Carlos, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday. Residents saw […]