Palo Alto
Police, reformers clash over chokeholds
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Human Relations Commission Chair Rev. Kaloma Smith clashed at a council meeting last night (Aug. 24) with Assistant Police Chief Andrew […]
Redwood City
City creates parking lot for RVs and permit program for others to park on streets
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Council last night (Aug. 24) unanimously approved a two-year $1.7 million plan to open an overnight parking lot for 30-50 […]
Redwood City
Fire official: Smoke will linger for another week
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Mid-Peninsula residents can expect to see and smell smoke for at least another week, Redwood City Acting Fire Chief Dave Pucci told city […]
Palo Alto
Local attorney and her business partner sentenced to prison for immigration fraud
By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto attorney and her business partner have been sentenced to prison after they were convicted in a scheme to help foreigners obtain green […]
Portola Valley
Residents in the hills were ready to evacuate
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Portola Valley resident Jeanne McGinnis packed her family’s documents and got her cats’ medicine and carriers ready to go when the forecast called […]
Los Altos
City wants to regulate tree house, says it’s too tall
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos family has run into trouble because the city says their kids’ tree house counts as an accessory unit, which makes […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto fire chief warns the fuel is ripe for a wildfire here
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A dry lightning storm is expected late tonight or early tomorrow (Sunday) morning, similar but smaller than last Sunday’s storm that ignited hundreds […]
In the news
Cow Palace becomes temporary home to animals displaced by fires
From chickens to donkeys to rabbits, cats, dogs and even llamas, organizations and individuals are offering free shelter to animals displaced by fires raging in the Bay Area. In a […]
In the news
Lightning returns Sunday
The National Weather Service has issued a fire watch for the entire Bay Area and Central Coast, as strong winds, lightning, and thunderstorms forecast Sunday through Tuesday could lead to […]
Opinion
Opinion: This pandemic comes with its own slogans
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The coronavirus pandemic is bad enough, but why does it have to come with annoying slogans? Here are a few that are grating […]
Palo Alto
Last call: Antonio’s Nut House, a beloved dive bar, will likely close forever on Saturday
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Antonio’s Nut House, a beloved California Avenue dive bar, might shut its doors forever on Saturday. General Manager Kelley Gorman told the Post […]
Stanford
Stanford’s Dr. Scott Atlas, lockdown critic, joins Trump team
This story originally appeared in the Monday, Aug. 17, edition of the Daily Post. Pick up the Post to get the latest local news, available at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. From […]
San Mateo County
Fires threaten Pescadero, families flee the flames
This story was originally published Thursday, Aug. 20, in the Daily Post. Pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY SARA TABIN Daily Post staff writer […]
Palo Alto
Palantir moves headquarters to Denver
By the Daily Post staff Palantir, the data analytics company that has often been the focus of protests in Palo Alto for its contracts with the federal government, has moved […]
Palo Alto
Tanaka hit with anonymous complaint about donations
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Someone has filed an anonymous complaint with the California Fair Political Practices Commission against Palo Alto Councilman Greg Tanaka, alleging that he didn’t […]
Palo Alto
Eshoo says removal of mail boxes isn’t just a local problem, it’s taking place nationwide
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Congresswoman Anna Eshoo said the proposed removal of blue Postal Service mail boxes in Palo Alto is part of a larger problem across […]
Palo Alto
City Council tries to settle dispute involving former councilman and a 300-year-old tree
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council, in a meeting that went on until midnight, redesigned a proposed home on Webster Street after an appeal was […]
Mountain View
Man arrested on suspicion of kidnapping teen
Mountain View police announced today that they have arrested a man for kidnapping a teenager in September. Anthony Martinez, 25, of San Jose, allegedly offered over Snapchat to sell the […]
Los Altos Hills
UPDATE: Teen killed in I-280 crash is identified
TUESDAY, 12:13 p.m. — A 17-year-old San Rafael boy was killed in a solo-vehicle crash on I-280 in Los Altos Hills, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner said today. Ali […]
Santa Clara County
Five months after start of lockdown, county considers cuts — layoffs unlikely for now
When the lockdown began in March, businesses immediately laid off employees because of declining revenue. Five months later, the Santa Clara County government is taking a slower approach to the […]