Palo Alto
Neighbor sues city over proposed Newell Road bridge
By the Daily Post staff A neighbor of the Newell Road bridge is suing the city of Palo Alto, saying officials skipped an important step in preparing an environmental report […]
Stanford
UPDATED: FBI arresting visiting researchers, including one at Stanford, claiming they were working for China’s military
The arrest of a visiting Stanford researcher, Song Chen, for allegedly lying about being a member of the Chinese military is the beginning of a developing story. The following are […]
Santa Clara County
DA to decide soon on whether to charge retired Palo Alto cop
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen said Wednesday (July 22) he will decide soon whether to charge retired Palo Alto police Sgt. […]
Santa Clara County
Menlo Park man to replace Guardino at tech lobbying group
By the Daily Post staff The Silicon Valley Leadership Group has hired an investment banker, Menlo Park resident Ahmad Thomas, as its new CEO to replace Carl Guardino. The Silicon […]
Palo Alto
Tanaka running for re-election to council
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Councilman Greg Tanaka, who often blows the whistle on what he believes is excessive city spending, announced today that he […]
Caltrain
Santa Clara County drops COVID-19 tax, new proposal for Caltrain tax
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A sales tax measure proposed by Santa Clara County Supervisor Cindy Chavez effectively died yesterday (July 21), after two other supervisors said they […]
Palo Alto
Mayor Fine defends letter sent to San Francisco officials over Caltrain tax
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer In a personal letter to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine defended the letter he sent in support […]
Redwood City
City says it removed Black Lives Matter street mural because of driver safety reasons
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City official said that Black Lives Matter won’t be repainted on Broadway in front of the Fox Theater due to driver […]
Caltrain
Palo Alto Mayor Fine sends letter supporting Caltrain tax, then Vice Mayor DuBois says Fine doesn’t represent council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer On the eve of a vote by the San Francisco County Board of Supervisors which could sink an eighth-of-a-cent sales tax for Caltrain […]
In the news
High school sports season won’t begin until December or January
By the Daily Post staff Football and the other sports played in the fall by high school students will be delayed until December or January because of the coronavirus pandemic, […]
Palo Alto
Steven Lee, attorney and Human Rights Commission member, intends to run for council
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto Human Rights Commission member Steven Lee has filed papers indicating his intent to run for City Council with the city clerk. […]
Redwood City
10 thieves take bikes from storage room of apartment complex
This story originally appeared in Saturday’s print edition of the Daily Post. Most Post stories do not appear online. The only way to get all of the local news is […]
Menlo Park
After complaints, council changes plan to close parts of Santa Cruz Avenue
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council has changed its plan for the closure of Santa Cruz Avenue after merchants complained it had reduced sales and […]
East Palo Alto
The Primary School, founded by Mark Zuckerberg’s wife, leases abandoned school after dispute with sewer district over school’s favored site
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The school founded by Mark Zuckerberg’s pediatrician-wife Dr. Priscilla Chan has leased an abandoned school building after it was prevented from building a […]
In the news
Local students won’t return to classrooms this fall, Newsom decides
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared today that public and private schools in counties that are on his coronavirus “watch list” won’t be reopening classrooms this fall but holding school via distance […]
Los Altos
UPDATE: Los Altos council puts off Black Lives Matter street mural vote
TONIGHT, JULY 14 — BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Los Altos City Council tonight postponed voting on whether to spend $15,000 in city funds to put a Black […]
Redwood City
Man arrested for allegedly breaking into an occupied motorhome parked on street
By the Daily Post staff Police said they have arrested a man for allegedly breaking into one of the motorhomes parked on a Redwood City street. It was the third […]
Palo Alto
Two-way race opens up for county board of education
This story was originally printed in Friday’s Daily Post. Not all of the Post’s stories are available online. If you want all of the local news, pick up the Daily […]
Santa Clara County
Water district gets a new chief executive
Rick Callender, a longtime employee of the Santa Clara County Valley Water District who is also the former head of the San Jose-Silicon Valley NAACP, is the new chief executive […]
Palo Alto
Racial dispute on Menlo Park fire board — ‘Those Jim Crow days are over’
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Staff Writer The first African American to serve as board president for the Menlo Park Fire Protection District has accused his board colleagues of not […]