North Fair Oaks
Bikini baristas must cover up, county says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer When the Pink Pantherz coffee shop opens on El Camino Real in North Fair Oaks, the baristas will need to ensure their bikinis […]
Palo Alto
City may charge solo-drivers
Editor’s note: This story was originally printed Monday, Aug. 13, and has been updated to include actions at that the council meeting that evening. BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent […]
Redwood City
Domestic violence suspect dies after police fired Taser at him
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man accused of pushing his elderly mother to the ground and threatening to kill her was shocked with a Taser by Redwood […]
Palo Alto
Hotel President tenants could get some help from the city
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With three months left until the residents of the 75-unit Hotel President apartments are evicted to make way for a boutique hotel, Palo […]
Redwood City
Domestic violence suspect dies in police custody
A man suspected of assaulting and threatening his elderly mother died after a struggle with Redwood City police Monday (Aug. 13) evening, police said today. Police would not identify the […]
Palo Alto
Mayor apologizes for traffic remark
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer In what she acknowledged was an unusual move for a City Council member, Palo Alto Mayor Liz Kniss offered a public apology last […]
Redwood City
Ex-cop walks out of jail after nearly 18 hour standoff with police
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A former Redwood City police officer who was in a standoff with cops for nearly 18 hours on Thursday (Aug. 9) posted $50,000 […]
Palo Alto
Peace may be at hand in dispute over how much Stanford pays Palo Alto for fire-paramedic services
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto appears to have made peace with Stanford in a years-long dispute over the cost of its firefighting and […]
Los Altos
Fridays off plan for city workers didn’t go to council for a public hearing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Los Altos’ new policy of giving most employees every other Friday off never went before City Council, City Manager Chris […]
East Palo Alto
Mosquito fogging planned tonight (Aug. 12) in East Palo Alto
By the Daily Post staff A truck from the San Mateo County Mosquito and Vector Control District will be driving around southeast neighborhoods in East Palo Alto tonight (Aug. 12) […]
East Palo Alto
Police to add body cams, but decision on Tasers put off
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto police will soon be wearing body cameras, but council still needs to decide on whether officers ought to carry Tasers […]
Palo Alto
More than 100 candidates will run this fall in local races – here’s a list
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY AND EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writers Yesterday (Aug. 10) was the deadline for candidates to file for the Nov. 6 election in most City Council, school […]
Palo Alto
Hanko leaving open space board after 46 years, Holman running to replace her
By the Daily Post staff
North Fair Oaks
Proposal for bikini coffee shop riles up neighborhood
By EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Residents of the North Fair Oaks neighborhood want to stop the opening of a coffee shop where the baristas wear bikinis and lingerie […]
Palo Alto
New city manager will get a year’s pay as severance if he’s fired
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Ed Shikada, who is set to take over for Palo Alto City Manager Jim Keene later this year, would get a full year’s […]
Redwood City
Standoff ends with arrest of former police officer on domestic violence allegations
A former police officer was arrested on domestic violence charges following a day-long standoff at a home in Redwood City, a police spokesman said. James McGee, 54, of Redwood City, […]
Palo Alto
Leak is wasting tens of thousands of gallons of water
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Tens of thousands of gallons of water have gushed out of a city water pipe on Arastradero Road over the last month, but […]
Palo Alto
Nevada man arrested in connection with Midtown Safeway shooting
A 37-year-old Nevada man has been arrested for allegedly shooting into a vehicle at Palo Alto’s Midtown Safeway last Friday. The shooting happened at about 9:15 p.m. Friday in the […]
Los Altos
Los Alto council drops idea of putting competing land measure on the ballot
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A citizens initiative to keep the city of Los Altos from selling city land without voter approval will not face a competing measure […]
East Palo Alto
Nine candidates eye seats on the Ravenswood city school board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Nine candidates have jumped into the race for three spots on the Ravenswood City school board, which has been criticized for ignoring the […]