Los Altos
FBI serves warrant at lice removal salon
By the Daily Post staff FBI agents served a federal search warrant at a lice removal salon in Los Altos Wednesday (Dec. 5) morning, but declined to say what the […]
East Palo Alto
Two large developments proposed for East Palo Alto
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer After years of lagging behind the rest of the Peninsula’s building boom because of a water shortage, two large projects in East Palo […]
Caltrain
Caltrain misses another deadline to install safety system
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Caltrain has pushed back the date by which it will install a federally mandated $239.9 million safety system meant to prevent deadly crashes […]
Palo Alto
Plan to revamp City Council chambers comes back to life after election
This story was originally published in Thursday (Dec. 6) morning’s edition of the Daily Post. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A $1.96 million proposed reboot of the Palo […]
Redwood City
2 Redwood City officials are getting raises a month after sales tax increase
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer With little discussion, the Redwood City Council last night (Dec. 3) approved raises for its top two officials. The raises come just a […]
Mountain View
Rengstorff train bridge project moves ahead
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Mountain View is one step closer to building a bridge to separate Rengstorff Avenue from the Caltrain tracks — a project […]
Mountain View
Final results: Hicks edges out Showalter in Mountain View Council race
By the Daily Post staff In the seesaw battle for the third seat on the Mountain View City Council, newcomer Alison Hicks has defeated incumbent Pat Showalter by 97 votes. […]
East Palo Alto
Murder victim’s family wants answers
This story was originally published in the Daily Post on Tuesday, Dec. 4. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The mother and sister of one of the two young […]
Palo Alto
City manager turns down pay raise
Update, Wednesday, Dec. 5, 5 p.m. — Jim Keene, who is retiring Dec. 20 after 10 years as Palo Alto’s city manager, is turning down a pay raise City Council […]
Stanford
Stanford’s endowment grows to $26.5 billion
By the Daily Post staff Stanford University’s endowment grew by 7% during the year ending Aug. 31 to $26.5 billion, according to a report released Wednesday (Dec. 5). Stanford is […]
Palo Alto
Bill may force cities like Palo Alto to build more housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer For better or worse, Palo Alto City Hall was abuzz yesterday (Dec. 4) after state Sen. Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, announced the second […]
Redwood City
Planning Commissioners praise big project that will put 3,777 more cars on the road
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Planning Commission last night (Dec. 4) praised a proposal to build 420,000 square feet of office space and 520 apartments […]
Palo Alto
School board hires general counsel and says she’s not to blame for unfulfilled record requests
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school board last night (Dec. 4) promoted the district’s manager of policy and legal compliance to the new general counsel […]
Palo Alto
School district public record requests go unanswered; official in charge may get a promotion
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Palo Alto school district has been ignoring state law when it comes to fulfilling California Public Records Act requests for months. But […]
San Mateo County
People are getting fake SMC Alerts
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said yesterday (Dec. 3) it’s not sending out messages via the county’s SMC Alert system demanding access […]
Palo Alto
Council moves ahead with plan to allow more housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council made strides last night toward encouraging denser housing development in town, with fewer parking spaces and more roof decks […]
Opinion
Local author says columnist cracked the JFK case in 1965, just before she was murdered
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Mark Shaw, an investigative reporter and author from Burlingame, is out with a new book that connects the dots in the biggest crime story […]
Mountain View
Marijuana business licenses now available in Mountain View
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Cannabis retailers, start your engines: today is the first day that the city of Mountain View is accepting applications to open marijuana shops […]
Los Altos
School district settles schoolyard sex assault suit for $225,000
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Los Altos school district will pay $225,000 to the family of a 10-year-old girl who sued for $5 million after she was […]
Redwood City
Office project will add 3,777 cars a day to Redwood City streets
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Sobrato Organization’s proposal to build 420,000 square feet of office space and 520 apartments on Broadway in Redwood City where CVS is […]