Palo Alto
Retailers want more parking
By Matt Niksa Daily Post Correspondent A shortage of parking is hurting retailers and restaurants in downtown Palo Alto and in the California Avenue district, not only because it reduces […]
Palo Alto
$800 million pension gap feared
By Elaine Goodman Daily Post Correspondent An agreement in which city workers will pay more toward their pension costs is expected to save Palo Alto $1 million a year — […]
Redwood City
Redwood City seeks input from residents about marijuana regulation
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Redwood City officials are asking residents to answer a seven-question survey on whether the city should allow marijuana businesses in the city. The […]
East Palo Alto
University Circle owner wants to add a building
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The already-congested University Avenue-Highway 101 interchange could soon be getting some additional traffic. The owners of the University Circle office complex, which is […]
Google
Google picks up its abandoned company bikes
BY ALLISON LEVITSKY Daily Post Staff Writer Far fewer abandoned Google bikes have been seen littering Stevens Creek in Mountain View since the dumped bikes hit the news last month, […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto to fund anti-truancy program
BY MATT NIKSA Daily Post Correspondent East Palo Alto police plan to use about $30,000 in grant money to fund an anti-truancy program that has helped 80% of at-risk students […]
San Mateo County
Two candidates vie for San Mateo County Schools Superintendent position
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer For the first time in at least eight years, there is a contested race for the San Mateo County Schools Superintendent, and while […]
Opinion
Should a newspaper print expletives?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor How far should a newspaper go when it comes to reporting the profanity-laden rant of Anthony Scaramucci, the incoming White House communications director? […]
In the news
FBI arrests former employee of Rep. Jackie Speier
A Capitol Hill IT worker who was arrested by the FBI as he was trying to leave the country worked for more than 20 members of Congress including Jackie Speier, […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto has hefty surplus
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer The city of East Palo Alto is buying $5 million in water from Mountain View in hopes of end- ing its moratorium on […]
Burlingame
City pension costs to jump
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent The city of Burlingame’s employee pension shortfall has swelled to an estimated $51.9 million — up 5.3% from two years ago — but that’s […]
Caltrain
Caltrain hires troubled contractor
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer The same company that installed the malfunctioning safety equipment on a railroad in Denver, which had drivers leaving their cars to push up […]
Facebook
Facebook’s “Village” plan raises questions
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Facebook’s proposal to develop a 59-acre business park on Willow Road in Menlo Park into a “Village” with homes, stores and 1.75 million […]
Opinion
Little accountability in the San Mateo County Community College District
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s astonishing that the San Mateo County Community College District board is thinking about giving Chancellor Ron Galatolo a raise after he covered […]
In the news
Legendary Channel 7 anchor Van Amburg dies
‘THIS JUST IN’ — Legendary Channel 7 anchor Van Amburg reports on the kidnapping of newspaper heiress Patty Hearst in 1974. BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If you lived […]
Palo Alto
City pays cop $45,000 over leak
BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer A retired Palo Alto police sergeant who is currently serving as a reserve officer received a $45,000 settlement from the city over claims […]
Palo Alto
Five-story hotels approved on San Antonio Road over neighbors’ objections
This is a view of the proposed AC by Marriott in Palo Alto from San Antonio Road. Image courtesy of T2 Hospitality. BY JEN NOWELL Daily Post Staff Writer Palo […]
East Palo Alto
Suit shines light on little-noticed EPA Sanitary District
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Stephanie Griffin, who was an accounting assistant at the East Palo Alto Sanitary District for 10 years, has performed a valuable public service […]
East Palo Alto
A surprise in East Palo Alto — city banks $18 million surplus
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor I was surprised to learn that East Palo Alto banked an $18.8 million surplus in the budget year ending last June. City officials […]
Opinion
1,000 trees to fall along Caltrain line; will history repeat itself?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Altans were in an uproar in September 2009 when the city chopped down 63 mature trees along California Avenue. The view people […]