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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 […]
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County
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, […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Palo Alto
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Palo Alto
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Palo Alto
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]
Santa Clara County
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 […]