In the news
A look at local government agendas
A look at the agendas of different government boards in the Mid-Peninsula. PALO ALTO CITY COUNCIL 5 p.m., Monday New grocer: The council may approve a new grocery store in […]
Los Altos
Top vote-getter courts opponents in council race
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Sally Meadows, a Realtor and planning commissioner who got the most votes in the Los Altos City Council race, said she wants to […]
San Carlos
Man targeted elderly woman, tried to sell her home, police say
A man suspected of preying on an elderly San Carlos resident by draining bank accounts and even trying to sell the victim’s home has been arrested, authorities said. Paul Jason […]
In the news
How Biden’s win will be felt locally
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent President-elect Joe Biden lists among his top priorities a sweeping infrastructure plan that would inject federal funding into roads and bridges, clean energy, and […]
Santa Clara County
Deputy accused of not wearing mask
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Santa Clara County Deputy Sheriff has been accused of not wearing a mask, according to public records released to the Daily Post. […]
East Palo Alto
Lopez passes Lincoln in council race – close battle for third and final seat
By the Daily Post staff The results in the race for East Palo Alto City Council have flipped, with a different candidate poised to join the five-member council. Stanford doctoral […]
Palo Alto
Suspect arrested following burglaries in College Terrace neighborhood
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police, with the help of homeowners’ surveillance cameras, have arrested one of two suspects in a string of home burglaries in the College […]
Opinion
Opinion: Highlights, surprises from local elections
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor On Election Night everyone was riveted on the presidential race, which is understandable, but several interesting local contests were decided too. The big […]
Palo Alto
School board gets an earful over plan to bring students back to school
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer Teachers, students and parents called in last night (Nov. 10) to express their disapproval of the Palo Alto school district’s plan to bring […]
San Mateo
Man kills himself during standoff with police
San Mateo police are investigating an apparent murder-suicide that ended in a standoff with police when the suspect took his own life. Around 7:20 a.m. Monday, officers responded to a […]
Palo Alto
Council looks at ways to fill empty storefronts
BY KYLE MARTIN Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto City Council wants to find a way to fill more than 50 vacant storefronts because of closures caused by the […]
Menlo Park
Accused killer of Kathy Anderson pleads innocent by reason of insanity
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The man accused of killing Menlo Park resident Kathy Anderson pleaded innocent by reason of insanity today (Nov. 9), according to a prosecutor. […]
San Mateo County
Leads widen as more ballots are counted
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some tight races in San Mateo County got even closer while candidates in others pulled ahead after the county’s elections office updated election […]
Mountain View
Rent control campaign committee agrees to pay $6,000 for campaign violations
By the Daily Post staff The committee behind the 2016 measure that brought rent control to Mountain View has agreed to settle alleged campaign law violations by paying the state […]
Santa Clara County
Leaving for a holiday trip? Plan on a 14-day quarantine when you return
If you travel outside of the Bay Area for Thanksgiving or Christmas, Santa Clara County Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody says you should self-quarantine for 14 days when you return. […]
Menlo Park
Las Lomitas school board president resigns after wife makes vulgar comment about Kamala Harris
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The president of the Las Lomitas Elementary School District in Menlo Park resigned tonight from the school board after his wife used a vulgar […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto school administrator takes superintendent post in San Bernardino County
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto school district’s deputy superintendent, Karen Hendricks, has accepted the job of superintendent of the 6,000-student Alta Loma School District in the San […]
East Palo Alto
Murder victim found in park
By the Daily Post staff An unidentified body of a man was found today in East Palo Alto’s Martin Luther King Park, and police believe he was a murder victim. […]
Santa Clara County
Mah’s lead over Baten Caswell grows in county Board of Education race
By the Daily Post staff Grace Mah’s lead over Melissa Baten Caswell in the race for Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 1 is growing as more votes […]
Mountain View
Police Chief Max Bosel retires, deputy chief to replace him
By the Daily Post staff Mountain View Police Chief Max Bosel is retiring and Deputy Chief Chris Hsiung has been promoted to chief, City Manager Kimbra McCarthy announced today. Bosel […]