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Facebook promises $25 million for teacher housing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook, which is trying to improve its public image as it seeks approval for a huge office complex in Menlo Park, said yesterday […]
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Man killed in park rampage is identified
A man who was killed when a woman allegedly drove into two pedestrians in Rancho San Antonio Park has been identified as Lawrence Lupash, 77, of Sunnyvale. Mireya Orta, 50, […]
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Fiery words from supervisor over Stanford development negotiations
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Supervisor Dave Cortese yesterday (Sept. 24) accused the county’s top administrator, Jeff Smith, of “running a rogue operation” when it came to […]
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Flu kills 2 in Santa Clara County
Two Santa Clara County residents, including a child, have died from the flu, county officials said today (Sept. 24). The child who died was previously healthy and had recently returned […]
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Persky fired from new job as high school tennis coach
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Former Judge Aaron Persky was fired yesterday from his new job as a tennis coach at Lynbrook High School in San Jose because […]
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City pushes for reform of VTA
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent The city of Palo Alto wants a stronger voice on VTA’s board of directors following a scathing Santa Clara County Civil Grand jury report […]
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Stanford defends its lawsuit against the county over housing requirements
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Correspondent Stanford is fighting back against Santa Clara County’s motion to dismiss the university’s lawsuit challenging an ordinance forcing the school to build a certain […]
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Homeless numbers jump 46% in Mountain View, 13% in Palo Alto
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View has the fourth largest homeless population in Santa Clara County, according to numbers released by the county. During a one-day count […]
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Feared fruit fly lands in mid-Peninsula
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Peach Fruit Fly — which kills peaches, pears and citrus fruits — has landed in the mid-Peninsula. A male fly was found […]
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Bulls in Spain gore Santa Clara County public defender
The desire to have a selfie as a souvenir from running with the bulls in Spain turned into a near-death experience a Santa Clara County public defender says he’ll never […]
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Grand jury says VTA is expensive and inefficient
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on June 22. Don’t be the last to know — pick up the Daily Post every morning at more than 1,000 […]
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Simitian not impressed by Stanford’s offer to mitigate impacts of expansion
By the Daily Post staff Stanford yesterday asked Santa Clara County to approve its 3.5 million-square-foot proposed development on the university’s terms, in exchange for a $4.7 billion package of […]
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Opinion: DA should have reached out to the community before changing drug policy
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County has taken a big step toward normalizing the use of dangerous drugs. District Attorney Jeff Rosen has decided to stop […]
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Despite murder, supervisors stick with sanctuary policy
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors refused Tuesday (June 4) to change its sanctuary policy despite criticism that the county jail released an undocumented, violent felon who broke into […]
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Santa Clara County wants Stanford housing lawsuit thrown out of court
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County officials are urging a judge to dismiss Stanford’s lawsuit challenging an ordinance forcing the university to build a certain amount […]
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County halts talks with Stanford over development agreement for expansion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County leaders yesterday (April 16) halted talks with Stanford over a development agreement related to the university’s proposed 3.5 million-square-foot expansion […]
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A tax that never happened — Simitian said he couldn’t justify it to the voters
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post correspondent Bay Area voters face a steady stream of tax increases proposed each election by cities, counties and school districts. For the most part, elected […]
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Judge lets Santa Clara County buy two struggling hospitals
Santa Clara County will be able to move forward with its purchase of two hospitals after a judge on Friday (Feb. 22) dismissed the state attorney general’s second attempt to […]
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VTA wants to end all-night bus that the homeless use as a shelter
Editor’s note: This story has been clarified to explain how some homeless people get free passes to ride the bus. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer VTA is considering […]
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VTA tax survives court challenge; state supreme court won’t hear appeal
By the Daily Post staff The California Supreme Court today (Jan. 23) refused to hear an appeal of a case challenging VTA’s Measure B from 2016, which means the transit […]
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0-for-16: No sex cases Stanford police submitted to the DA were prosecuted
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Some 84 sex offenses were reported on the Stanford campus in 2016 and 2017. But between January 2016 and Dec. 1, 2018, police […]
Palo Alto
Schools may be part of development agreement county will negotiate with Stanford
By the Daily Post staff Talks have stopped between Stanford and the Palo Alto school district over whether the university should build a new school if it’s allowed to expand, […]
Palo Alto
Sheriff arrests suspect in 1973 murder of Stanford grad
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith announced this morning (Nov. 21) that her deputies have arrested a 74-year-old man in connection with the 1973 murder […]
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Santa Clara County Election Update: Showalter moves up in MV council race; Dharap’s lead grows for PA school board
By the Daily Post staff Mountain View Councilwoman Pat Showalter today (Nov. 23) passed newcomer Alison Hicks in the race for the third open seat on City Council. As of […]
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Proposal sparked by Stanford violation moves forward
By the Daily Post staff A proposal to notify the public of zoning violations by Santa Clara County landowners has been ushered ahead by the Board of Supervisors, weeks after […]
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Simitian wants county to alert the public about zoning violations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After Stanford was fined $7,937 by Santa Clara County for storing 4.8 million gallons of dirt in the wrong part of campus, county […]
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County fines Stanford over moving dirt; infraction could have delayed faculty housing development
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A controversial new faculty housing development at Stanford couldn’t move forward until the university addressed another land-use issue: a $7,937 penalty from Santa […]
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Ex-Judge Persky ordered to pay $161,000 in legal fees to group led by Dauber
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Ousted judge Aaron Persky will have to pay $161,825.68 to attorneys representing the Michele Dauber-led recall campaign that booted him from office, a […]
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Local names appear on list of priests ‘credibly accused’ of sex abuse
From staff and wire reports The Catholic Diocese of San Jose yesterday (Oct. 18) released a list of 15 priests, most of whom have died or been banned from the […]
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VTA wins court battle over Measure B funds
By the Daily Post staff VTA today (Oct. 18) has won a lawsuit that had stopped the agency from spending money from the $6.3 billion Measure B sales tax increase […]
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Voter gets three ballots in the mail
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View tenants’ rights advocate Steve Chandler got his ballot in the mail on Friday (Oct. 12) — then, on Monday, he got […]
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County agrees to negotiate a development agreement with Stanford behind closed doors
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Despite a number of residents’ concerns about transparency, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors decided yesterday (Oct. 16) to negotiate behind closed […]
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County supervisors warned about entering into a development agreement with Stanford
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Report Santa Clara County officials are cautioning the county Board of Supervisors about a proposed development agreement from Stanford that they say offers even […]
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Stanford wants to negotiate a deal over housing requirements of expansion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A showdown over Stanford’s housing contribution to its 2.3 million-square-foot expansion is expected at the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors meeting this […]
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VTA wants longer hours for carpool lanes and wants to charge drivers of EVs and two-person cars
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer VTA is seeking to extend the hours during which drivers have to pay a toll to use express lanes — and to start […]