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Most say it’s time to pull the plug on high-speed rail
By the Daily Post staff A new Los Angeles Times poll finds that only 31% of California voters want to continue building the high-speed rail project. The poll, which was […]
Santa Clara County
Anti-recall effort catching up in terms of fundraising
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The campaign to recall Judge Aaron Persky has amassed a war chest of more than $1.2 million since 2016, but the two committees […]
Los Altos
Eight teens become Eagle Scouts
Eight Boy Scouts from Troop 30 of Los Altos have achieved their Eagle rank. Their promotion to Eagle rank on May 20 followed years of work on leadership, community service […]
Palo Alto
City boosts Avenidas project by approving transferable development rights
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council took action last night (May 29) to help fund multimillion-dollar renovations for the senior services nonprofit Avenidas and the […]
Mountain View
11-story apartment complex proposed
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Mountain View is moving forward with an evaluation of an 11-story, 412-unit apartment complex proposed for 400 Logue Ave., within the […]
East Palo Alto
Close race for San Mateo County school superintendent
This story was originally published on May 26. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The race for San Mateo County superintendent of schools is tight, with just $6,000 in […]
Belmont
4 local school districts go to the voters on June 5 — a look at the measures
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Four mid-Peninsula school districts will ask voters for money in the June 5 primary. Three of the districts — Ravenswood, Las Lomitas and […]
Santa Clara County
Recall campaign rips apart friends; Persky’s wife warned about ‘humiliation’ her family would face
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer One casualty of the battle to recall Judge Aaron Persky has been a 14-year friendship between his wife and Los Altos physician Sophia […]
Mountain View
Man pins two people with car after bar fight, police say
A man violently hit two people with his car after a bar fight early Saturday (May 26) morning outside the Sports Page Bar, Mountain View police reported. Police responded at […]
Palo Alto
City narrows the list of options for rail crossings
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After years of back-and-forth over how to separate the Caltrain tracks from the four Palo Alto streets they intersect, City Council on Tuesday […]
Santa Clara County
Recall Persky campaign raises more than $1 million
Originally published by the Post on May 5. BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With a month to go before the June 5 election, the campaigns for and against […]
Palo Alto
Big business funds campaign to convince voters to raise tolls
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Some of the biggest employers in the Bay Area, including Facebook and Google, are throwing their weight behind Regional Measure 3, which would […]
Santa Clara County
Eshoo, Simitian come out against the recall
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer With days to go before the June 5 recall vote, embattled Judge Aaron Persky won support yesterday (May 23) from three Silicon Valley […]
Menlo Park
Library project may include new City Council chambers
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The proposed new library at Burgess Park in Menlo Park may also contain new council chambers. Billionaire John Arrillaga, who has offered to […]
Palo Alto
School board drops plan for solar panels in front of Paly
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After an uproar from faculty and alumni, the Palo Alto school board has dropped plans to obstruct the view of Palo Alto High […]
Palo Alto
Pastor doesn’t regret his criticisms of Palo Alto
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer The Rev. Gregory Stevens, who resigned from the First Baptist Church of Palo Alto after his public tweets calling Palo Alto “disgusting” and […]
Los Altos
Editorial: Regarding Measure E … bond issues create problems
DAILY POST EDITORIAL The Mountain View-Los Altos High School District is asking voters in the June 5 primary to support a $295 million bond issue to build new classrooms and […]
Opinion
Editorial: Our recommendations on the five state ballot propositions
Here’s our view on the five state ballot propositions voters will decide June 5: Prop. 68 — Parks Bonds. No. This would authorize the state to sell $4 billion in […]
Palo Alto
$327,691 is top pay at Palo Alto City Hall — 2017 city salaries listed
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Manager Jim Keene remained the city of Palo Alto’s highest paid employee in 2017, receiving $327,691 in total pay — a […]
San Mateo County
Judge Buchwald leads opponent in fundraising
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Incumbent San Mateo County Judge Gerald Buchwald’s war chest is four times bigger than his June 5 primary challenger, lawyer Richard Wilson, according […]