Caltrain
Council may kill the idea of a citywide Caltrain tunnel
By the Daily Post staff The idea of putting Caltrain in a tunnel from one end of Palo Alto to the other could come to a screeching halt on Monday […]
Atherton
Murder victim Kathy Anderson was former town arborist, widow of plumbing company owner
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Atherton’s former arborist has been identified as the woman who was found stabbed to death in her Menlo Park home. Kathleen Anne Hughes […]
East Palo Alto
Man sentenced for beating death of 2-year-old girl
By the Daily Post staff An East Palo Alto man was sentenced yesterday to 25 years to life in prison for beating to death his live-in girlfriend’s 2-year-old girl, said […]
Palo Alto
Stanford expansion’s impact on school district disputed
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto school board Vice President Todd Collins on Thursday (Dec. 13) chided Stanford officials for what he called a “very misleading” public […]
Menlo Park
Murder victim identified
By the Daily Post staff Update, 11:30 a.m., Friday, Dec. 13 — The San Mateo County Coroner’s office today identified the woman who was stabbed to death in her Menlo […]
Palo Alto
Recalled judge asks for help paying court judgment
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Recalled Judge Aaron Persky is asking his supporters for help covering the $135,000 he owes to attorneys hired by Michele Dauber’s recall campaign. […]
Stanford
County releases first part of Final Environmental Impact report on Stanford expansion
By the Daily Post staff Santa Clara County today released part of the final Environmental Impact Report on Stanford’s proposal to expand by 3.5 million square feet, bringing 9,610 new […]
Palo Alto
Council opposes conversion of Hotel President to a hotel; wants to save housing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council, amid an extreme housing shortage, wants to keep a law that is standing in the way of the Hotel […]
Palo Alto
Rinconada Masters adult swim club wins battle over pool use
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After an outcry from swimmers, the Rinconada Masters adult swim club will get to keep training in the Palo Alto pool they’ve used […]
Caltrain
Caltrain tunnel is unlikely
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer With San Francisco getting a train tunnel in Chinatown and San Jose getting a BART tunnel, some Mid-Peninsula residents might be wondering, where’s […]
Mountain View
Townhouse development approved but tenants facing eviction will need to be relocated
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A compromise reached just after the stroke of midnight this morning (Dec. 12) will allow the construction of 15 townhouses in Mountain View […]
Google
Google buys Space Systems Loral site in south Palo Alto for $70 million
By the Daily Post staff Google has paid $70 million to buy 4.6 acres in south Palo Alto that’s home to Space Systems Loral, a Google spokeswoman confirmed yesterday (Dec. […]
Mountain View
Car crash knocks out Comcast in parts of Mountain View
About 13,000 Comcast customers in Mountain View have not had internet access since Sunday afternoon because a car crashed and damaged a service pole, the company confirmed today. A utility […]
Opinion
Opinion: Hotel President buyers not that smart
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The people who bought the Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto have made a multimillion-dollar mistake. And now they’re asking City Council members […]
Google
Google proposes 6-story building, offers city $52 million
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Google is offering the city of Mountain View a $52 million package of public benefits in exchange for being allowed to build a […]
San Mateo County
Election workers spot check ballots after odd result with Measure W
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Opponents of Measure W, the half-cent SamTrans sales tax, agreed yesterday (Dec. 6) that none of the damaged ballots duplicated by the county’s […]
East Palo Alto
Eight-story building proposed near Cooley Landing
By the Daily Post staff Visitors of Cooley Landing in East Palo Alto may eventually look back toward the city and see a gaggle of office buildings instead of the […]
Palo Alto
City manager gets a farewell party — taxpayers pick up part of the tab
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a decade as Palo Alto city manager, Jim Keene got a lively send-off into retirement at the Garden Court Hotel last night, […]
Facebook
Whatever happened to Facebook’s Willow Village proposal?
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer One of the most talked about issues during the Menlo Park Council race — Facebook’s Willow Village proposal — has not been discussed […]
Palo Alto
Council to consider proposals that would help buyers of Hotel President
BY ALLISON LEVITSKYDaily Post Staff Writer Four Palo Alto city laws are standing in the way of the Hotel President apartments from being converted back into a hotel, and the […]