Palo Alto
Palo Altans speak out on Stanford’s proposed growth plan
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A few dozen Palo Altans turned out to City Hall last night (Oct. 19) to give Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian an […]
Mountain View
Immigration activist may get name on school
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A 36-year-old journalist and immigration activist from Mountain View is being floated as a possible namesake for a new elementary school where Slater […]
East Palo Alto
Rap music video leads to gun charges
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto man may be convicted of his third strike for being in a music video where he was seen holding […]
Redwood City
Man accused of trying to choke police dog
A Redwood City man is accused of trying to choke a police dog while sheriff’s deputies were arresting him on outstanding warrants at a house on Northside Avenue in North […]
Palo Alto
Local attorney and business partner indicted on visa fraud charges
Correction: A photograph accompanying this article previously was of a different Jennifer Yang, also an attorney, who is not the defendant in this case. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor […]
Palo Alto
Three council members want to make it easier to build housing
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After even the idea of studying rent control caused an uproar at City Council, three council members are calling for a different approach: […]
Menlo Park
Stanford’s Sand Hill Road project approved after dispute about last-minute demand
Above is a rendering of the 40,000-square-foot office building that was approved for 2131 Sand Hill Road. Illustration submitted by Stanford to the city. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff […]
Stanford
Stanford rape report wasn’t made public
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A rape report that Stanford police mentioned in an Oct. 8 campus alert was not included in the public log at the police […]
Mountain View
NASA seeks proposals for 1,930 homes at Moffett Field
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer More details emerged about NASA’s plan to build 1,930 homes at Moffett Field yesterday (Oct. 18) when the federal government released a 53-page […]
In the news
Mid-Peninsula cities offer help to victims of Wine Country fires
Above, a San Mateo firefighter fights a blaze in the North Bay. Photo from the San Mateo Fire Department’s Twitter page. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Cities on […]
Palo Alto
Judge hears dispute over grocery store vacancy at Edgwood Plaza
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Lawyers for the city of Palo Alto and the real estate developer that redeveloped Edgewood Plaza went head-to-head yesterday (Oct. 17) in a […]
Menlo Park
Speed limit to fall on two roads in West Menlo Park
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors yesterday (Oct. 17) unanimously approved a proposal to slow traffic on Alameda de las Pulgas and […]
East Palo Alto
First African American appointed to Menlo Park fire board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board — after a month of drama and in-fighting— filled a vacancy on its board last night […]
Palo Alto
Council votes to cut 11 fire positions, chief says Wine Country fires involve ‘unique weather pattern’
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto City Council members voted unanimously early yesterday morning (Oct. 17) to cut 11 Fire Department positions and they heard an explanation from […]
Palo Alto
Council rejects study of rent control
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer After 60 people pleaded for and against rent control in Palo Alto, City Council split 4-3 last night (Oct. 16) and rejected the […]
Facebook
Planning Commission reluctantly recommends 8-level Facebook garage
Above is an illustration of the proposed garage that Facebook submitted to the city. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Menlo Park Planning Commission last night (Oct. 16) […]
Menlo Park
Battle erupts over open seat on the Menlo Park fire board
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A battle royale has erupted on the Menlo Park Fire Protection District board as members attempt to fill a vacancy on the five-member […]
Stanford
Stanford growth plan: Mayor concerned that trip-reduction programs aren’t delivering results
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Stanford University’s pledge to not increase the number of solo drivers entering and leaving campus at rush hour is coming under scrutiny, as the […]
Stanford
Two from Stanford on short list for Fed chairman
Two members of Stanford’s faculty are on President Trump’s short list for the next Federal Reserve chairman. Professor John Taylor met with Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, Treasury Secretary Steve […]
Los Altos Hills
Wrong-way driver blamed for crash, 2 injuries
By the Bay City News Service and the Daily Post Two men have been hospitalized with major injuries in the wake of a collision on Interstate 280 in Los Altos […]