Santa Clara County

This story originally appeared in the April 7 print edition of the Daily Post. To stay informed on local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula […]

Disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has been rebuffed in her attempt to stay out of federal prison while she appeals her conviction for the fraud she committed while overseeing a […]

A 65-year-old man accused of aggravated sexual assault of a child under 14 has been found dead in his Santa Clara County jail cell, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office […]

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BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Elizabeth Holmes booked a one-way flight to Mexico that departed shortly after she was convicted of fraud in an attempt to flee the […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is appealing a jury’s conviction that she traded gun permits for campaign donations, lied on campaign […]

An arbitrator has ordered Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen to re-hire former deputy DA Daniel Chung, but Chung isn’t being allowed to return to the office and the […]

BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian of Palo Alto said he voted to make County Council James Williams the county CEO without community engagement […]

A jury today has returned a guilty verdict on six civil counts of corruption and willful misconduct against Laurie Smith, who resigned as sheriff Monday. However, she will not be […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Longtime Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith resigned today (Oct. 31) before a jury decides whether to remove her from office for corruption. […]

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Opinion of the Daily Post In the June 7 primary for Santa Clara County, there were four candidates for sheriff. Former Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen got the most […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer One of the candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff is backed by labor unions, and the other is getting more support from elected […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Cities in Santa Clara County will decide whether to form a new government organization called a Joint Powers Authority, or JPA, in order […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The problems facing Valley Water aren’t because of drought, but rather because existing water is being mismanaged by the board and Director Gary […]

October 6, 2022 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Gary Kremen of Palo Alto has given $272,440 of his own money to his campaign for re-election to the Valley […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The first witness to take the stand yesterday (Oct. 3) in the trial of Sheriff Laurie Smith was Carlyle Varlack, a criminal defense […]

An East Palo Alto man suspected of stealing $35,000 worth of necklaces from more than a dozen South Asian women in recent months will also face hate crime charges, according […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A prosecutor for District Attorney Jeff Rosen misled a grand jury in order to get the top sheriff’s deputy indicted for bribery, according […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Criminal cases are being delayed for months in Santa Clara County because defendants are invoking their right to a speedy trial, sending other […]

By BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer After over two years of allowing most suspected criminals to leave jail without paying bail, the Santa Clara County courts are going back […]

By the Daily Post staff An unsuccessful candidate for Santa Clara County Sheriff — who pledged to be “the supreme keeper of the peace and the people’s protector” if elected […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen — who raised less money, earned fewer endorsements and entered the race later than his top opponent — […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Reforming the process for getting a concealed carry weapons permit in Santa Clara County is a central issue in the four-way race for the […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer An Indian jail officer is suing Santa Clara County because a sergeant allegedly called her a cockroach and a captain denied her a promotion, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer It’s been a bitter and divided race for Santa Clara County District Attorney so far. Yesterday (May 4), the Post covered the candidates throwing […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A sharp divide between the three candidates for Santa Clara County District Attorney was on clear display during a debate tonight (May 2) […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen sat down with the Post for a two-hour interview and talked about the fentanyl crisis, police misconduct, […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer At a candidate debate yesterday, Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said public defender Sajid Khan shouldn’t be elected because he is a […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer One of the candidates for Santa Clara County Sheriff — sheriff’s Sgt. Sean Allen — told the Post yesterday he was wrongfully arrested when […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police Chief Bob Jonsen drew parallels between his last four years in Palo Alto and what would happen if he gets elected […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Andi Jordan, the executive director of the Cities Association of Santa Clara County, said she was subject to years of targeted harassment from […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Retired sheriff’s Capt. Kevin Jensen said he’s been speaking out about how the sheriff’s office is run well before dysfunction came to light […]

BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Sunnyvale businesswoman Anh Colton said she will “take responsibility to be the supreme keeper of the peace and the people’s protector” if she is […]