Santa Clara County

This story was originally printed June 28 in the Daily Post. To stay on top of all of the local news, pick up a copy of the Post in the […]

This story originally appeared in Monday morning’s (May 22) edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the […]

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. […]

This story was first published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Oct. 26. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post […]

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 […]