Menlo Park
Plea bargain in rape case prompts lawsuit from victim
This story first appeared in the Daily Post print edition on Dec. 18. If you want to keep on top of important local news stories, pick up the Post in […]
Menlo Park
Historic designation sought for Sunset campus as developer plans to replace it with skyscrapers
BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent Local historians are seeking an official historic designation for the former Sunset magazine headquarters in Menlo Park — a move that could complicate plans to […]
Palo Alto
West Elm, a large store downtown, is closing
This story first appeared in the Monday, Dec. 23, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the important news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
Redwood City
Police to get a place at Sequoia Station to keep a lid on crime
This story first appeared in the print edition of the Monday, Dec. 23, Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at […]
Mountain View
Suit claims Councilwoman Kamei had police arrest tow truck driver for towing her car
This story first appeared in the Saturday (Dec. 20) print edition of the Daily Post. To get all the important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings […]
Woodside
Filoli lights up Christmastime
A historic estate in Woodside has become a popular destination for experiencing Christmas festivities and twinkling light displays. Every holiday season, the sprawling Filoli Historic House and Garden of 654 […]
San Mateo County
Assistant sheriff quit because of ‘dysfunction and disarray’ in Corpus’ sheriff’s office
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer Former San Mateo County Assistant Sheriff Matthew Fox quit because of the “dysfunction and disarray” in the sheriff’s office that boiled over when the […]
Palo Alto
Council members give themselves $2,000 for computers and supplies
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council has voted to give each of its members $2,000 to spend a year on tech-related expenses, like a new cellphone […]
East Palo Alto
New councilman miffed he couldn’t vote on development plan
Two new councilmen have been sworn in to the East Palo Alto City Council, but one of them is complaining about procedural irregularities that prevented him from voting on a […]
Menlo Park
School board takes credit cards away from superintendent
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The Las Lomitas School Board has revoked Superintendent Beth Polito’s district credit cards while the District Attorney’s office looks into her spending. Polito has […]
Palo Alto
Valley Water threatens to exit San Francisquito Creek flood abatement agency
This story was first printed in this morning’s (Dec. 20) Daily Post. If you want to read important local stories first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County releases post-Covid report, expert critical of lack of transparency
San Mateo County released its post-pandemic “after-action report” in two parts: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. BY ELAINE GOODMANDaily Post Correspondent More than 18 months after California officially ended its […]
Palo Alto
Town & Country handing out parking tickets to non-customers of shopping center
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto resident Jay Chesavage says he parked at Town and Country Village the other day to bring tools to his wife across the […]
In the news
Local officials vote for toll increase
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer The Bay Area Toll Authority, a board which includes several local elected officials, has voted to raise bridge tolls by 50 cents a year […]
San Carlos
New board member quits job to avoid conflict of interest
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer A newly elected Sequoia Union High School District Trustee had to quit her job as a principal of a charter school in the district […]
San Mateo County
DA throws out charges against deputy’s union president
San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe announced this morning (Dec. 16) that he is throwing out the timecard fraud case against deputy’s union president Carlos Tapia, who was arrested […]
San Mateo County
Family of man who died in jail sues county
BY AMELIA BISCARDIDaily Post Staff Writer The family of a man who died by suicide at a San Mateo County jail claims sheriff’s office employees were indifferent to “obvious red […]
Menlo Park
City hears from opponents at meeting on plans to put public housing on downtown parking lots
This story was originally printed Thursday, Dec. 12, in the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the print edition of the Post in the mornings […]
Palo Alto
Valley Water weighs leaving creek agency
This story was first printed Thursday, Dec. 13, in the Daily Post. To get important local news stories first, pick up the print edition of the Post in the mornings […]
In the news
Final results from the November 2024 election
Santa Clara County President Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz DEM 510744 68.04 Donald J. Trump/JD Vance REP 210924 28.10 Jill Stein/Rudolph Ware GRN 12164 1.62 Robert F. Kennedy Jr./Nicole Shanahan AI […]