Opinion
Opinion: Gun buy-back days are an empty gesture
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor In the wake of the Florida high school shooting, the momentum behind more gun control laws is growing. I’m not going to take […]
Palo Alto
Auditor says police used excessive force on youth
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto police officers violated department policy when they used excessive force on a minor, according to a report by the department’s independent […]
Palo Alto
Renaming schools: Backlash to proposed name of Yamamoto surprises Japanese-Americans
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Backlash to a proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has provoked surprise and confusion among Japanese-American residents who don’t see the […]
Opinion
Review: ‘Cowboy versus Samurai?’ a powerful play
THEATER REVIEW BY JOHN ANGELL GRANT Daily Post Theater Critic “Cowboy versus Samurai?” Does that mean a play about John Wayne and Toshiro Mifune? No. Instead, “Cowboy versus Samurai” recounts […]
Los Altos
Man claims Los Altos building inspector told him “Go back to India”
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A man has filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Altos, alleging retaliation by three employees over a home renovation permitting dispute, […]
Caltrain
Palo Alto to replace track watch guards with cameras
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Video cameras that will eventually replace the guards who watch the train tracks in Palo Alto to prevent suicides will begin to be […]
Palo Alto
Furor over proposed name for school
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A proposed name for a Palo Alto middle school has stirred up controversy for its evocation of Isoroku Yamamoto, the Japanese commander-in-chief who […]
Palo Alto
Illness depletes city council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Three members of Palo Alto’s City Council and City Manager Jim Keene were absent from last night’s meeting because they were all sick. […]
Palo Alto
Appeals court to decide if Persky recall stays on the ballot
Three justices in the state’s 6th District Court of Appeal will decide whether the recall Judge Aaron Persky stays on the June 5 ballot after hearing oral arguments from attorneys […]
Palo Alto
City may put tax on he ballot — cost of police station jumps from $57 million to $92.2 million
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto voters might be asked in November to increase taxes in the city as a way to fund a package of infrastructure projects, […]
Opinion
Opinion: School might get the name of Pearl Harbor mastermind Yamamoto
OPINION Originally published Monday, March 19. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor An unfortunate coincidence has surfaced in the Palo Alto school board’s plans to rename Terman and Jordan middle […]
Palo Alto
Medical group goes after doctor for $1.4 million in legal fees
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Attorneys for a Sutter Health affiliate sued by a former employee are seeking more than $1.4 million in legal fees from her following […]
Mountain View
Mayor disagrees with police about reason for influx of RVs
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Mountain View Mayor Lenny Siegel is disputing the statement of a police sergeant who said the city’s services attract people who live in […]
Redwood City
Man charged with burglary shows up at parole hearing wearing stolen loot, DA says
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man who was charged yesterday (March 16) with stealing $13,000 worth of electronics and jewelry from a home was arrested […]
Palo Alto
No cock a doodle doo in Palo Alto; roosters banned, chickens OK
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A little-known fact about suburban chicken-keeping in Palo Alto? Roosters aren’t allowed. A Washington Post story on March 2 reported that egg-laying chickens […]
Menlo Park
Felon who fired assault rifle in backyard gets a year in jail
This story was originally published Thursday, March 15, in the Daily Post By the Daily Post staff A Menlo Park man who shot an assault rifle in his backyard because […]
Opinion
Opinion: Roundabouts spark outrage and 10 more are on the way
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you think driving is more difficult in Palo Alto these days, it’s not your imagination. In fact, it’s intentional. The city of […]
Palo Alto
Thieves hit Victoria’s Secret for 4th time in a week
By the Daily Post staff For the fourth time this week, thieves have hit the Victoria’s Secret store in the Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto. At about 4:30 p.m. […]
Opinion
Review: ‘Skeleton Crew’ looks at morality amid crisis
BY JOHN ANGELL GRANT Daily Post Theater Critic The collapse of the auto industry in Detroit frames the story of “Skeleton Crew,” a 2016 play by Dominique Morisseau, which opened […]
Palo Alto
Late math professor off school names list
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer A recently deceased Stanford mathematician was removed from a short list of prominent figures from which to rename Palo Alto’s Jordan and Terman […]