In the news
School closures extended through May 1
By the Daily Post staff Offices of Education in six Bay Area counties, including San Mateo and Santa Clara, have decided that public schools will remain closed through May 1 […]
In the news
Are stay-at-home orders constitutional? Experts have questions
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent State and county department orders for residents to shelter at home to curb the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory illness are fueling debate over […]
San Carlos
Father arrested for allegedly beating baby boy
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A father was arrested in San Carlos yesterday (March 24) after his four-month-old baby boy was beaten so brutally that he had to […]
San Mateo County
Small business owners anxious over uncertainties
The crisis surrounding the COVID-19 coronavirus has forced some small businesses to close their doors, and firms that remain open are expressing growing anxiety about what lies ahead. An informal […]
Palo Alto
Commercial landlord is helping his mom-and-pop retail tenants
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer One Palo Alto developer is trying to set a good example for others in his industry by waiving April rent for small businesses […]
Palo Alto
Stay-at-home order turns Palo Alto into a ghost town
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto businesses shut their doors and the city’s business districts were eerily quiet Tuesday (March 17) during the first day of an […]
Opinion
Opinion: Let’s find ways to help one another
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post editor If you’re over 40, you remember 9/11 and how the country came together afterward. Instead of being a Republican or a Democrat, everyone […]
In the news
State tax deadline pushed back to June 15
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer State Controller Betty Yee announced that the state’s tax board is allowing for individuals to submit their state income taxes by June. 15. […]
Palo Alto
UPDATE — Young bicyclist killed in collision with truck identified
By the Daily Post staff UPDATE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 — The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Corner today identified the young bicyclist killed by a truck on Friday night as Paul […]
Opinion
Opinion: This illness might just surprise you
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I want to tell you about a respiratory illness that’s spreading throughout the Bay Area, the nation and the world. It causes fevers, […]
Palo Alto
City releases report on n-word case and it says very little
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto yesterday (Thursday) finally broke its silence about a 2014 incident in which a police supervisor used the n-word […]
Palo Alto
City withholds police arrest video — chief says case still under investigation
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto is holding back on releasing video footage from the alleged police beating of a man who police say […]
Palo Alto
A voter’s guide to local candidates and issues in today’s primary
Stories the Post has printed about the candidates and issues on the ballot in the March 3 primary. State Senate, District 13 • Senate candidate Annie Oliva is focused on […]
Opinion
Opinion: Reject the 2020 version of Prop. 13
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Perhaps the sneakiest thing on Tuesday’s ballot is a proposition that is getting almost zero attention from the news media. It’s called Prop. […]
East Palo Alto
A look at the six candidates running for the EPA Sanitary District board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Six people are vying for three seats on the East Palo Alto Sanitary District board in Tuesday’s election, with three challengers going up […]
Opinion
Opinion: Advice I wish I had given Capt. Perron
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen will have a sit-down tonight (Feb. 24) with the City Council to talk about “crime statistics, recent […]
Palo Alto
10 years ago, a small plane crashed and knocked out Palo Alto’s power — what’s been done to prevent a repeat?
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Around 8 a.m. on February 17, 2010, multiple 911 calls began coming into the Palo Alto Police Department from people on the border […]
Los Altos
City manager wants to control the news
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer In the past year, Los Altos city employees and elected officials have been told not to speak to the media on certain subjects. […]
Palo Alto
Becker dropped ballot designation after state said it wasn’t justified
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Josh Becker, who is running for state senator, had to change his ballot designation because the Secretary of State’s office did not think […]
Palo Alto
Governor pushed for provision in ballot measure to cut fees developers pay to schools
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A California ballot measure that would provide $15 billion in funding for school facility projects was modified to eliminate developer fees for multi-family housing […]