Stanford
Rape reported in basement at Stanford
By the Daily Post staff A woman working at Stanford was dragged from her office into a basement and raped, police said in a campus-wide alert. The rape occurred at […]
Opinion
Opinion: Trial of Sheriff Smith makes a mockery of the judicial system
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor The trial of Sheriff Laurie Smith is a waste of time and money. Smith is accused of corruption — giving gun permits to campaign […]
Palo Alto
Measure L will decide the use of profits from city’s natural gas utility
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Should the city of Palo Alto be able to take money it receives from customers paying their utility bills and use the funds to […]
Santa Clara County
Allegations fly in fiery debate for seat on Valley Water board
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The problems facing Valley Water aren’t because of drought, but rather because existing water is being mismanaged by the board and Director Gary […]
Menlo Park
Natural gas, Measure V divide candidates in Menlo Park’s only contested council race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Menlo Park Mayor Betsy Nash is defending her seat on the Menlo Park City Council against former member Peter Ohtaki, who differs with […]
East Palo Alto
Water, airport, housing are topics in East Palo Alto City Council race
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Phasing out the Palo Alto airport, improving the city’s water system, and building housing and parks are among top priorities for the seven […]
Los Altos
Two incumbents and one challenger vie for three seats on the Los Altos City Council
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Whether or not Los Altos should pursue a theater for live stage shows downtown is one of the key questions in the race […]
Mountain View
Relatives of 9-year-old drowning victim arrested
Mountain View police on Friday announced the arrest of two family members of a 9-year-old boy who drowned at a pool in July. Rocio Berberli Ochoa, a 25-year-old woman, and […]
Santa Clara County
Money flows in water race
October 6, 2022 By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Gary Kremen of Palo Alto has given $272,440 of his own money to his campaign for re-election to the Valley […]
San Carlos
All five seats on San Carlos school board are up for grabs — here’s who is running
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos residents this year have the rare occurrence of voting for every single member of the San Carlos School District’s 5-member school […]
Mountain View
Incumbents lead in fundraising for Mountain View City Council
October 5, 2022 By the Daily Post staff Three incumbents on Mountain View City Council have a big lead in fundraising and only face one serious challenger. The three incumbents […]
Menlo Park
Menlo Park Fire Protection District candidates outline their goals
October 5, 2022 By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer With a new fire chief and an open seat on the board, the Menlo Park Fire District – which serves […]
Santa Clara County
At the trial of Sheriff Smith, witnesses testify about getting gun permits
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The first witness to take the stand yesterday (Oct. 3) in the trial of Sheriff Laurie Smith was Carlyle Varlack, a criminal defense […]
Palo Alto
Victim says woman pulled a gun during road rage episode
By the Daily Post staff A woman who was swerving through traffic in Palo Alto pointed a gun at another driver and said she was going to shoot him, police […]
Palo Alto
Hit-and-run investigated as a hate crime
By the Daily Post staff A man called a black bicyclist a racial epithet, then spat on him and drove his car into him in downtown Palo Alto, police said. […]
Menlo Park
New law allows Ravenswood district to build housing on old Flood School site
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The governor has signed a bill that could open the doors for the Ravenswood School District to build teacher housing on the former […]
Atherton
Lorry Lokey, Atherton philanthropist and Business Wire founder, dies
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Lorry I. Lokey, an Atherton billionaire who founded the Business Wire and donated generously to universities, has died at age 95. Lokey, who […]
Santa Clara County
East Palo Alto man charged with hate crimes targeting South Asian women
An East Palo Alto man suspected of stealing $35,000 worth of necklaces from more than a dozen South Asian women in recent months will also face hate crime charges, according […]
Belmont
Belmont voters to decide on hotel tax rate
October 3, 2022 By Emily MibachDaily Post Staff Writer Belmont voters are being asked to raise the city’s hotel tax, which is an extra charge guests pay when they stay […]
Atherton
4 vie for 3 seats on Atherton Town Council
October 3, 2022 By Emily MibachDaily Post Staff Writer With all eyes on Atherton’s contentious housing plan, two incumbents and two challengers are vying for three seats on the Town […]