Belmont
Mudslide causes city to red-tag two homes
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Part of San Juan Boulevard in Belmont will remain closed until the middle of next week at the earliest due to a mudslide […]
Santa Clara County
Former sheriff appeals conviction
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Former Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith is appealing a jury’s conviction that she traded gun permits for campaign donations, lied on campaign […]
Stanford
Judge rules drug dealer in Stanford fentanyl case can be sued by victim’s family
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHTDaily Post Staff Writer A Los Altos High School graduate who sold pills laced with fentanyl to his friend at Stanford, resulting in a fatal overdose, may be […]
Palo Alto
Car accident claims local student
Correction: This story has been revised to say that Scheetz’s car was T-boned by another driver, according to the victim’s father. By the Daily Post staff A Palo Alto teenager […]
East Palo Alto
New East Palo Alto city manager has roots in the community
This story was originally published in Saturday morning’s Daily Post. If you want the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY […]
Palo Alto
New mayor has a long “to do” list — helping La Comida, boosting small shopping areas, increasing code enforcement
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer New Palo Alto Mayor Lydia Kou is taking center stage in the council chambers with a list of priorities, and not all of […]
Belmont
Mudslide damages house, closes road
By the Daily Post staff A mudslide damaged a house and closed a road in Belmont today (Jan. 14), but no injuries were reported. After days of near-constant rain, the […]
East Palo Alto
Officer injured in shooting during traffic stop
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer An East Palo Alto Police officer is recovering after he was shot during a traffic stop at Purdue Avenue and Fordham Street last […]
In the news
MLK Day train returns; other King events listed
By the Daily Post staff For the first time since 2020, Caltrain is bringing back the Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Train. Those who RSVP will get a free […]
Mountain View
Rape-kidnapping followed a night of drinking
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A woman who was kidnapped and raped after drinking in downtown Mountain View told police that she went in and out of consciousness […]
Palo Alto
Ex-candidate loses suit against local newspaper
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent A candidate in the 2018 race for Palo Alto Unified school board has lost his appeal in a case in which he accused a […]
Palo Alto
A call for more city government PR after flood
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer In an update to City Council about recent storms, City Manager Ed Shikada touted the city’s online presence, and one council member said […]
Palo Alto
Kou picked as mayor; Greer as vice mayor
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council tonight (Jan. 9) picked Lydia Kou as mayor and Greer Stone as vice mayor for 2023. Kou’s appointment was […]
Palo Alto
Mayors and former mayors of Palo Alto
Mayor is shown first, followed by vice mayor. An asterisk (*) denotes a year in which the previous year’s vice mayor became mayor. Before 1982, mayoral terms ran from July […]
Menlo Park
Sustainability consultant Maria Doerr appointed to council
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A majority of the Menlo Park City Council tonight (Jan. 9) appointed sustainability consultant Maria Doerr — whose priorities include switching buildings from […]
Los Altos
Bicyclist in critical condition after hit-and-run
By the Daily Post staff A bicyclist is in critical condition after a hit-and-run in Los Altos, police said. He was hit on Saturday at 11:33 p.m. near the intersection […]
San Mateo County
New sheriff hires local police veterans
The new sheriff of San Mateo County, Christina Corpus, has picked a long-time former San Mateo police officer, Ryan Monaghan, to serve as her assistant sheriff. He’s the second veteran […]
Palo Alto
Another power outage, this time in north Palo Alto
Sunday, 10 a.m. — Power has been partially restored to some residents in Palo Alto this morning, with more expected to be restored by noon. Power was restored to some […]
San Mateo County
Sheriff-elect Christina Corpus set up a transition team to help her take over sheriff’s office
This story was originally published Dec. 21 in the Daily Post. On Jan. 7, Corpus was sworn into office. By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer Incoming San Mateo County […]
Palo Alto
Robber takes woman’s purse from her car while she’s in the driver’s seat
By the Daily Post staff A man opened the door of a woman’s car and grabbed her purse from the passenger’s seat of her car parked near Greer Park while […]