San Mateo County
Boy will receive $47 million settlement after losing a leg while camping
A boy who lost his leg and part of his pelvis after a tree fell on his tent during a camping trip at a public park will receive $47.5 million […]
San Mateo County
Caltrain
Reported rape on Caltrain slips through the cracks
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The Post printed a startling story Wednesday about a Caltrain conductor accused of raping a 22-year-old Mountain View woman in an employees-only area […]
Caltrain
Caltrain conductor accused of rape
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A 22-year-old Mountain View woman has filed a claim against Caltrain, alleging that a conductor raped her in an employees-only area of the […]
Belmont
Magee, Measure K win after two weeks of vote counting
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two close races in the June 5 primary ended yesterday when Nancy Magee won the job of San Mateo County superintendent of education […]
San Mateo County
Lead changes in San Mateo County school superintendent’s race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nancy Magee has taken the lead over Gary Waddell in the race for San Mateo County superintendent of education after she trailed him […]
San Mateo County
Machine guns turned over to sheriff at gun buyback event
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Thompson Automatic Submachine Gun, an Uzi and an AK-47 were not some of the firearms that Nilu Jenks expected to see when […]
San Mateo County
Voters recall Judge Persky
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a two-year crusade to avenge a six-month county jail sentence seen as too lenient for sexual assault, the so-called “Brock Turner judge,” […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County may ban flavored tobacco in North Fair Oaks
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer On Tuesday (June 5), the same day San Franciscans are voting on whether the city ought to ban flavored tobacco products including menthol […]
San Mateo County
Judicial commission reprimands San Mateo County Judge Lisa Novak
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The state’s judicial disciplinary agency has reprimanded San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Lisa Novak for publicly critiquing an attorney and not disclosing […]
East Palo Alto
Close race for San Mateo County school superintendent
This story was originally published on May 26. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The race for San Mateo County superintendent of schools is tight, with just $6,000 in […]
San Mateo County
Judge Buchwald leads opponent in fundraising
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Incumbent San Mateo County Judge Gerald Buchwald’s war chest is four times bigger than his June 5 primary challenger, lawyer Richard Wilson, according […]
San Mateo County
Judge tops challenger in poll of local lawyers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Incumbent San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Gerald Buchwald garnered more support from county attorneys in a survey than his June 5 primary […]
Opinion
Editorial: Re-elect Mark Church as assessor, clerk, recorder and elections officer
DAILY POST EDITORIAL The word “innovator” doesn’t apply to many people in government, but an exception is Mark Church, San Mateo County’s Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder and Chief Elections Officer. Under Church’s […]
Opinion
Editorial: Re-elect County Supervisor Don Horsley
DAILY POST EDITORIAL San Mateo County Supervisor Don Horsley, at age 75, sounds like a young man when he discusses his ambitious agenda if he is re-elected in the June […]
San Mateo County
Editorial: Re-elect San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Buchwald
DAILY POST EDITORIAL San Mateo County voters should ask themselves two questions when it comes to deciding between Superior Court Judge Gerald Buchwald and challenger Richard Wilson. 1. Would Wilson […]
Opinion
Editorial: Nancy Magee for San Mateo County school superintendent
DAILY POST EDITORIAL In the race for superintendent of the San Mateo County Office of Education, Nancy Magee is the clear choice. Both candidates are employees in the Redwood City-based […]
San Mateo County
2 vie for top San Mateo County school post
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer For the first time in about a decade, San Mateo County residents can vote on who will be the county’s school superintendent, to […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County Superior Court judge faces a challenger for re-election
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer While Santa Clara County residents are voting on whether to recall or retain a judge, San Mateo County voters must vote whether to […]
Opinion
Editorial: Carlos Bolanos best choice for San Mateo County Sheriff
DAILY POST EDITORIAL In the June primary, San Mateo County voters will see two candidates on the ballot for sheriff, the first time that’s happened since 1993, when Don Horsley […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff talks about Vegas incident
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County Sheriff Carlos Bolanos opened up yesterday (May 1) about being detained and released during an FBI raid of a Las […]