Los Altos
Mediator can’t settle beef over activist’s texts
Word Count: 372 BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer An attempt to mediate the dispute between Los Altos Councilwoman Lynette Lee Eng and activist Kenan Moos has failed. Each […]
Palo Alto
UPDATED: Teachers to get a 5% raise this summer and 5% next summer
This version of the story includes the cost of the raises to the school district. By the Daily Post staff The teachers union and Palo Alto school district administrators have […]
In the news
High-density housing bills advance in Legislature
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A bill that would allow four housing units in many places where one single-family home now sits is moving forward in the state Legislature, […]
Opinion
Guest opinion: Wrong kind of budget in an emergency
GUEST OPINION BY MARK OLBERT I see the city of San Carlos appears on track to continue its habit of significantly exceeding budget projections. Overall revenues were higher than expected […]
Palo Alto
35 guns stolen from home as family sleeps
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Burglars broke into a Palo Alto home and stole 35 guns while a family of four slept, police said. The burglars got away […]
Palo Alto
No train tunnel in south Palo Alto; decision on Churchill crossing put off
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council last night (April 26) narrowed the list of rail crossing options by eliminating proposals to put the train in […]
Menlo Park
Apartment complex rejected then approved
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission on Monday (April 26) approved plans to build 105 apartments on the east side, but not before the […]
Palo Alto
Pedestrian overpass work will close 101 later this week
Caltrans is planning lane closures on Highway 101 between San Antonio and Embarcadero roads in Palo Alto later this week for a bridge installation project. The closures will allow crews […]
Mountain View
No appointments needed to get vaccinations
By the Daily Post staff People in Mountain View who haven’t received a Covid vaccination can stop by two locations and get a shot. • Vaccines will be available at […]
Mountain View
Two injured in nightclub fight, assailant at large
By the Daily Post staff Police are looking for a man who knocked one man out and rammed another man with his car in a fight at the Monte Carlo […]
Menlo Park
Opening arguments today in trial of accused child molester
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Opening arguments in the trial of a west Menlo Park man who is facing nearly 20 counts of child sex abuse begin today […]
Mountain View
Suit accuses cops of beating up motorist and deleting his video of the attack
This story was originally printed in Wednesday’s Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY EMILY […]
Palo Alto
Pre-fab granny flat unit lifted into place
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A crowd of people gathered to watch as a crane lifted a two-bedroom granny flat into the backyard of a Palo Alto home […]
Opinion
Opinion: Bad police work is costly to taxpayers
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you think of yourself as a fiscal conservative, you ought to be in favor of police reform. A poorly-run police department with […]
Palo Alto
Parents say new math test doesn’t add up
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto Unified students who want to skip a grade of middle school math must first pass five hours of tests — exams that […]
Palo Alto
Move from natural gas to electric may strain city’s grid, council members say
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer As the city of Palo Alto moves from natural gas to electric, some council members said last night (April 19) they’re worried about […]
Redwood City
Spider bite victim appears in court to face charges over standoff
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A man involved in a 14-hour standoff with Redwood City police was in court for the first time yesterday (April 19) after an […]
Palo Alto
Bill Busse, retired architect and optimistic volunteer, dies at 93
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Bill Busse, a retired Palo Alto architect and a hands-on volunteer who spread enthusiasm and a glass-half-full attitude, has died at age 93. […]
Palo Alto
In-person high school graduation returning
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer High school seniors will get a “good solid graduation” this year, Superintendent Don Austin said, after the district last year replaced the traditional […]
Palo Alto
Poll: Eshoo, leave news channels alone – Group pays for survey of Eshoo’s constituents
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Most of Congresswoman Anna Eshoo’s constituents don’t think the government should send letters to cable or internet television providers suggesting they shut down […]