In the news
Local heart doctor indicted on sex charge
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A federal grand jury has indicted a former top heart doctor at the Palo Alto VA Hospital and Stanford on a charge of […]
San Mateo County
County to allow retailers to offer curbside pickup
San Mateo County today plans to ease restrictions on conducting business as health officials work to curb the spread of the coronavirus. County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow plans to […]
Palo Alto
It’s never too late to graduate — Palo Altan earns college degree at age 91
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto resident Rosemary Finnerty was supposed to walk across a stage Saturday as the oldest graduate of Notre Dame de Namur University […]
Opinion
Opinion: Gov. Newsom, when does this ‘moment’ end?
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When the coronavirus shutdown began on March 19, I was among many people who expected it to last for a few weeks as […]
Palo Alto
Downtown Palo Alto Walgreens permanently closing
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Walgreens at 300 University Ave. in Palo Alto will permanently close on June 9, the company said today (May 13), leaving a major […]
Palo Alto
Councilman’s proposal to cut salaries to balance the budget goes nowhere
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Councilman Greg Tanaka said at Palo Alto’s council meeting yesterday (May 12) that the city would solve a lot of its budget problems […]
Menlo Park
Move to close Santa Cruz Avenue to cars advances
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council yesterday (May 12) gave City Manager Starla Jerome-Robinson the go-ahead to come up with a plan to close […]
Menlo Park
City wants to sell land in order to help budget
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park City Council wants to try to sell property it bought last year in order to boost its coffers that have […]
In the news
Restaurants given rules for reopening — guests must be screened
The state wants restaurants to screen guests for symptoms, have servers wear masks and keep diners at least 6 feet apart under guidance released today (May 12) to prevent the […]
Palo Alto
City gives details about the closure of residential streets
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto has rolled out its plans to ban cut-through traffic on three neighborhood streets to allow pedestrians more space […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto requires masks, pastor asks for clarification
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto pastor, who is broadcasting his services over the Internet to observe social distancing, is worried he will have to give […]
Palo Alto
Supporters defend College Terrace library; proposal to cut city’s PR budget goes nowhere
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto residents who live in the College Terrace neighborhood begged the city not to shut down their library for two years at […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park needs to cut $18 million from budget
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park City Council tonight (May 12) will look at cutting $18.24 million from its budget, including $1.14 million from the administration. Upper […]
San Carlos
San Carlos takes first step toward closing part of Laurel St. to cars
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos City Council decided tonight (May 11) to move forward with the idea to close down the first three blocks of Laurel […]
Redwood City
Sequoia Hospital resumes non-conoravirus medical procedures
By the Daily Post staff Sequoia Hospital announced today (May 11) that it is gradually increasing the number of non-coronavirus surgeries again. On March 13, Gov. Gavin Newsom banned what […]
Palo Alto
Ban on developer-friendly parking rule extended for nine months
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (May 11) rejected City Manager Ed Shikada’s advice by extending the city’s ban on downtown developers paying cash […]
Menlo Park
Car bans proposed for Santa Cruz Ave. downtown, Menalto, West Menlo and San Carlos’ Laurel St.
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer City councils in Menlo Park and San Carlos are considering the idea of closing prime downtown streets to cars to allow restaurants to […]
Los Altos
Arrest in Los Altos murder
By the Daily Post staff Los Altos police announced this afternoon that they’ve made an arrest in last Monday’s murder of mason Roberto Mario Rivera in the backyard of a […]
Palo Alto
City Council begins budget hearings — will anybody mention the union pay raises?
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council tonight will hold the first of three evening hearings on cutting as much as $39 million from the city budget, but […]
In the news
Musk reopens Tesla plant, dares authorities to arrest him
Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed today that his electric-car company has restarted its Fremont factory, a move that defied local government orders to contain the coronavirus. In a tweet, Musk […]