Palo Alto
Man killed in head-on crash on Skyline Blvd.
A head-on crash on Skyline Boulevard near the Thomas Fogarty Winery killed one man, the CHP said. The crash happened on Skyline (SR 35) on Monday at about 5:30 p.m. […]
Mountain View
Pedestrian killed, suspected hit-and-run driver arrested for DUI and murder
A pedestrian was killed Sunday morning in Mountain View and the driver suspected of hitting him has been arrested on charges including DUI, police said. At around 7:15 a.m. on […]
Redwood City
Two injured in house fire in Emerald Hills
A house fire injured two people in Emerald Hills, west of Redwood City, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters pulled two people and one animal from the house fire at 370 […]
Menlo Park
Fire board member Silano wants to recall Councilman Combs
Rob Silano, a director of the Menlo Park Fire Protection District and a resident of the Suburban Park neighborhood, has taken the first steps to launch a recall campaign to […]
Palo Alto
Lythcott-Haims under fire for questioning whether disparaging comment about Jewish congregation was hate speech
This story was first printed in the Jan. 15 print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the important local news stories first, pick up the Post in […]
Menlo Park
Singaporean restaurant losing its home, faces closure
This story was first printed in the Jan. 9 print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get all the important local news stories first, pick up the […]
Mountain View
Police kept mayor’s name out of paperwork involving arrest of tow truck driver, lawsuit claims
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A tow truck driver has escalated his claim that he was targeted by Mayor Ellen Kamei after towing her car from a private parking […]
San Mateo County
County trying to unload 3 million face shields that went unused during the pandemic
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT>Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County’s public health department is getting rid of 3 million face shields that went unused during the pandemic. The county will ship […]
San Mateo County
Democrats support measure that would oust sheriff
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Democratic Central Committee has voted to endorse a measure in a March special election to give the county Board of Supervisors […]
Palo Alto
Report: Valley Water CEO on leave after he was accused of misconduct
A San Jose news website claims that Valley Water CEO Rick Callender is on “voluntary leave” after one of his employees filed a misconduct complaint against him. The website, San […]
Santa Clara County
Guilty plea in ‘American Nightmare’ home invasions
A man pleaded guilty Thursday (Jan. 16) to home invasions in Mountain View and Palo Alto where he tied two women up, forced them to drink medication and threatened to […]
Redwood City
Participant in fatal drag race is put on house arrest
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A young man who was participating in a Redwood City street race that killed a mother and father while their 7-year-old twins were in […]
Palo Alto
District drops Ethnic Studies vote
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto Unified School District is backing off its proposal to require students to take Ethnic Studies — a course that’s become a […]
Atherton
Las Lomitas appears to have two superintendents
BY AMELIA BISCARDI Daily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School Board has appointed an interim superintendent — however, it remains unclear whether the district’s controversial superintendent is on leave. […]
Palo Alto
Teachers want to drop honors biology — school board to consider idea Jan. 21
This story originally appeared in the print edition of the Daily Post on Dec. 30. If you want the latest in local news, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park moves forward with plan to put housing on parking lots
The Menlo Park City Council voted unanimously Tuesday (Jan. 14) to proceed with the idea of developing three downtown parking lots into subsidized housing. There is no plan in place […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff asks court to stop election to remove her from office
San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus has gone to court in an attempt to halt the county’s March election that would allow the Board of Supervisors to oust her from […]
Palo Alto
Council reins in large outdoor dining setups
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has reined in outdoor dining setups around University Avenue, preventing them from expanding in front of a restaurant without their […]
Opinion
Opinion: Council should reject downtown housing plan
BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I can’t wait to see tomorrow night’s Menlo Park City Council meeting. I hope to get an answer to a question that I’ve been wondering […]
Palo Alto
Kohl’s closing to make way for school
This story was originally published in the Daily Post’s Jan. 8 print edition. Sometimes our competitors lift our stories without attribution. But this is the original. To get all of […]