Palo Alto
Attorney says police dog “bit off a chunk” of boy’s leg
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer The attorney representing the Palo Alto teen who claims he was attacked by a police dog as officers looked on told the Post […]
Palo Alto
Suit: Police dog mauled teen — officers accused of just standing by during attack
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer A Palo Alto woman is suing the city and members of its police department, claiming her teenage son was attacked by a police […]
Opinion
DA should drop ridiculous plea deal
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The case of former CEO Abhishek Gattani at the Palo Alto Courthouse has been a real eyeopener about how Santa Clara County District […]
In the news
Where will we go if a nuke hits the Bay Area?
Water barrels are stacked in the fallout shelter below Hillsdale Shopping Center in 1964. Photo courtesy of the San Mateo County Historical Association. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer […]
Palo Alto
Castilleja has new expansion plan
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer As Castilleja School in Palo Alto submits its most updated plans today to expand its campus, a look back shows years of contention […]
Palo Alto
Lawsuit accuses Young Jeezy of murder at Shoreline Amphitheater
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer The three children of the man who was shot and killed backstage during a rap concert at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View have […]
Opinion
Sex ed can be a touchy subject
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Mortified. That’s the best word I can summon to describe my feelings when, in sixth grade, my gym teacher had all the boys […]
San Mateo County
KCSM-TV: A public asset squandered and a cover-up
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Imagine how you’d feel if you missed out on an opportunity to collect $114 million? Now imagine a government agency that missed out […]
Opinion
Local legislators voted for flawed gas tax hike
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor One vote. That’s all it would have taken to stop the 12-cent per gallon gas tax increase and a $25 to $175 increase […]
Opinion
San Mateo County supervisors’ priorities are backwards
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor My jaw dropped when I learned that the San Mateo County supervisors were sitting on $700 million, and planned to spend it mostly […]
Amazon
Protesters target Facebook, Amazon in East Palo Alto protest
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer East Palo Alto and east Menlo Park residents last night aired their grievances about policing, gentrification and Amazon sidestepping East Palo Alto’s local […]
Menlo Park
The wrong way to expand a fire station
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Eminent domain is the nuclear bomb in the arsenal of local government. It’s the power of government to take away somebody’s house or […]
Palo Alto
College district silent about future of KCSM-TV
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I’m worried that a valuable asset of the San Mateo County Community College District will be squandered. And district administrators are refusing to […]
Opinion
Renaming schools creates an opportunity
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The controversial decision by the Palo Alto school board to rename Terman and Jordan middle schools could result in an unexpected financial opportunity […]
Amazon
Amazon to skip East Palo Alto’s local hiring rules
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer Amazon is interested in moving into the building that is currently under construction at University Avenue and Highway 101 in East Palo Alto, […]
Google
Futuristic Google building OK’d
Google’s proposed headquarters on N. Shoreline Boulevard in Mountain View. Illustration by Heatherwick Studio. BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer Google has won approval from the Mountain View City […]
Palo Alto
School board favors removing names of two schools
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer A majority of the Palo Alto school board spoke in favor last night of renaming both Jordan and Terman middle schools because their […]
In the news
Flood protection priorities change; agency wants to build, not litigate
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Faced with the prospect of a contentious process that could drag on for years, a multi-city creek authority has scaled back expectations for its […]
Opinion
‘Fake news’ battles with reality every day
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor This phenomenon called “fake news” isn’t new at all. Journalists have been battling purveyors of phony stories for years. You haven’t heard much […]
Opinion
Why we shouldn’t rename schools
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor You may have forgotten that former President Obama opposed same-sex marriage for many years. Other well-known political figures were against it too, including […]