Menlo Park
Councilman’s plan to give schools $1 million gains steam
This story was originally printed in the Daily Post on March 2. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A dozen parents from the Menlo Park City School District are […]
In the news
Mid-Peninsula residents’ top concerns: Housing, traffic, regulating commercial development
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Creating affordable housing, reducing traffic congestion and regulating commercial development are the three top issues for residents across the mid-Peninsula, according to a series […]
Palo Alto
Could city’s move toward labor-negotiation transparency spread to school district?
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After the city of Palo Alto voted to move forward on a proposal to make union negotiations more transparent by posting offers and […]
Facebook
How Facebook can be a good neighbor
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s ironic that at the same time Facebook is proposing a massive expansion that will worsen the housing-jobs imbalance on the Peninsula, the […]
Opinion
Theater review: ‘9 to 5’ a bawdy, slapstick adventure
BY JOHN ANGELL GRANT Daily Post Theater Critic Before there was the Me-Too movement, there was the movie “9 to 5,” followed by the television series “9 to 5” — […]
Menlo Park
Oasis to close Wednesday, but there’s hope it can be revived
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Tougas family, which plans to close Menlo Park’s Oasis Beer Garden on Wednesday (March 7) after 60 years, is willing to sell […]
Redwood City
Developer wants to exceed height limit for apartment complex
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Redwood City Planning Commission tomorrow (March 6) may approve a seven story apartment building proposed for Main Street, not far from the […]
Menlo Park
Tree crashes into house
By the Daily Post staff A large branch of a 130-foot redwood tree crashed through the roof and into a second-story bedroom of a home on Baywood Avenue in Menlo […]
Palo Alto
Hundreds say stop traffic project that includes roundabouts
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More than 460 people have signed an online petition urging the city of Palo Alto to stop its traffic improvements at busy intersections […]
Palo Alto
Neighborhood leaders balk at city proposal to contract with neighborhood organizing program
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto neighborhood umbrella organization has raised concerns about redundancy and a lack of transparency in a proposed $100,000 contract with a […]
Menlo Park
Fire district buys another home as part of station modernization effort
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District announced Friday (March 2) that it has bought a home behind Fire Station Number 4 in unincorporated […]
Palo Alto
City to disclose more about labor negotiations
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A call for greater transparency when the city of Palo Alto negotiates with employee unions has won the support of City Council. The […]
San Carlos
Half of San Carlos residents say development is happening too fast
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Half of surveyed San Carlos residents said development in the city is happening too fast, according to survey results reviewed by the city […]
Google
VTA says it must spy on buses with Apple, Google workers
VTA set up six cameras to count how many buses carrying Apple and Google and other tech employees are using its roads after the companies refused to share that information. […]
Stanford
Stanford reveals data about sexual harassment on campus
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Seven Stanford employees, including a male professor, were removed from the university in the 2016-17 school year for sexual harassment, according to the […]
East Palo Alto
Parents warned of gap in day care services
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park families who rely on preschool and child care services from the Ravenswood City School District were […]
In the news
Arrest in white powder scare
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man accused of sending letters with white powder to five people, including Donald Trump Jr. and Stanford law professor Michele Dauber, was […]
Stanford
Dauber says she’s relieved FBI has arrested man accused of sending her and others white powder
The Stanford law professor who chairs a campaign to recall a controversial judge addressed the public today (March 1) after the FBI announced the arrest of a man who allegedly […]
Stanford
Feds arrest man accused of sending white powder to Stanford professor
From staff and wire reports A Massachusetts man was arrested today (March 1) and charged with sending letters with white powder to five people, including one to Donald Trump Jr. […]
Palo Alto
Teachers give back bonus, school board aims to manage class sizes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After a missed union contract deadline led the Palo Alto school district to pay out $6 million in raises and bonuses to employees […]