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 […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto council race getting expensive — top candidate raises $69,561
October 3, 2022 By Elaine GoodmanDaily Post Correspondent Julie Lythcott-Haims is the front-runner when it comes to donations in the race for Palo Alto City Council, raising $69,561 since the […]
Palo Alto
Police investigate vandalism at Catholic parish office
By the Daily Post staff A vandal used pink spray paint to write a phrase of white racial superiority in the garden area of the St. Thomas Aquinas Pastoral Center […]
Palo Alto
Council split over $143 million plan to provide fiber to homes and businesses
By Braden Cartwright Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto council members are split over whether the city should compete with AT & T and Comcast by building a city-owned fiber […]
Menlo Park
Measure V opponents report raising $330,000
October 1, 2022 By the Daily Post staff The opponents of Measure V in Menlo Park – the ballot initiative if passed would require a vote for rezoning properties in […]
East Palo Alto
Slate of three candidates running for Ravenswood City School Board
September 30, 2022 By Emily MibachDaily Post Staff Writer A slate of three candidates is competing against a single candidate for the four seats on the Ravenswood School board. There […]
San Mateo County
Fundraising in the county supervisor race is neck and neck
September 30, 2022 By Emily Mibach Daily Post Staff Writer San Carlos Councilwoman Laura Parmer-Lohan and Menlo Park Councilman Ray Mueller are neck-and-neck in fundraising totals in the race to […]
Caltrain
Caltrain wants to replace San Francisquito Creek bridge, a move that will accelerate other planning decisions
This story first appeared in the Friday, Sept. 23, print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to read important local news stories first, pick up the Post in […]
Opinion
Opinion: Candidate for mayor kept public in the dark about $1.8 million in sex harassment payouts
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor An official who tried to keep the public in the dark about a sewer agency’s $1.8 million in payments in a sexual harassment case […]
Opinion
Opinion: Action needed on East Palo Alto’s water crisis
BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Flint, Mich., Jackson, Miss., and East Palo Alto are three cities that have serious drinking water problems. The first two cities have received a […]
San Mateo County
Cotchett gives $250,000 to Green Foothills in honor of Pete McCloskey
By the Daily Post staff Attorney Joe Cotchett has donated $250,000 to Green Foothills to help the local environmental nonprofit compete for employees. The gift was made in honor of […]
Palo Alto
Chase with cops ends when car crashes into a tree near Gunn High School
By the Daily Post staff A car chase that ended in a crash by Gunn High School started after deputies tried to pull over a driver for a traffic violation, […]
San Mateo County
DA dismisses Batmobile case
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said today he is dismissing all charges against an Indiana auto shop owner accused of withholding […]
Mountain View
RV campers can park on 3 miles of streets, according to lawsuit settlement
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Mountain View will allow people living in their RVs to park on at least three miles of city streets at […]
Menlo Park
Council members won’t talk about secret meeting on measure to restrict new apartment buildings
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff writer The Menlo Park City Council declined to shine a light on a meeting it had behind closed doors about the controversial Measure V, […]
North Fair Oaks
Woman violently attacked; man arrested
By the Daily Post staff San Mateo County deputies this morning (Sept. 24) arrested 35-year-old man after the woman he had been dating said he attempted to rape and strangle […]
Redwood City
Man arrested for Hoover Park shooting that sent people ducking for cover
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A San Carlos man was arrested for allegedly shooting at Hoover Park in Redwood City that caused a lockdown of the Boys and […]
East Palo Alto
City suffers from undrinkable water
Sept. 21, 2022 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Over half of East Palo Alto’s residents don’t feel safe drinking their tap water, forcing them to boil their water […]
Palo Alto
Burglars hit house in the middle of the night, alarm makes them run
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police are looking for three burglars who broke into a house in the middle of the night and were ransacking it when an […]
Palo Alto
Paly students face consequences over incident at football game
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Superintendent Don Austin is coming down hard on Palo Alto High School students after more than 100 of them went over to the […]