Palo Alto
Homeowner confronts burglar swinging hedge shears
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto police have arrested a man who allegedly smashed a home’s glass front doors and swung at the homeowner with hedge shears before running […]
Palo Alto
360 parents respond to PAUSD’s call to volunteer to keep schools open
Most school districts are discouraging parents from coming to school during the omicron surge to prevent schools from closing. Palo Alto Unified Superintendent Don Austin sent out an all-points bulletin, […]
In the news
New state budget includes $500 million for bridges to separate train from streets
By the Daily Post staff Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new $286 billion budget, released today (Jan. 10), includes $500 million for bridges to separate the streets from the tracks at Caltrain […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto Courthouse reopening in May
By the Daily Post staff The Palo Alto Courthouse, which some feared would permanently close after a temporary shutdown due to the pandemic, will reopen on May 2, a Santa […]
Palo Alto
Water line bursts in two places in Arastradero Preserve
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer An unexplained spike in water pressure caused a large pipe to break in two weak spots and leak hundreds of thousands of gallons […]
Palo Alto
Developer of city’s first SB9 project plans to live in one home, sell the others off to pay the bills
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Developer Bill Wu, one of the people behind Palo Alto’s first single-family lot split using the controversial Senate Bill 9, plans to sell […]
San Carlos
ADA lawsuit forces restaurant to close
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A longtime San Carlos business has shut down due to a lawsuit filed by a man who has lodged hundreds of suits seeking […]
Palo Alto
City agreed to policy positions to get grant from Zuckerberg-funded organization
This story was originally printed Dec. 10 in the Daily Post. If you want all of the important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 […]
Redwood City
Two applicants for retail cannabis licenses in Redwood City have been accused of falsifying applications in Fresno
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Two of the businesses that have applied to open cannabis stores in Redwood City are accused of falsifying parts of their applications in […]
Palo Alto
Settlement in electrocution of city lineman
This story was first published in Friday morning’s Daily Post. To get the latest local news, pick up the Post in the mornings at 1,000 Mid-Peninsula locations. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT […]
In the news
Here’s where you can get a Covid test
By the Daily Post staff There are many places where mid-Peninsula residents can get Covid testing. Palo Alto • Cubberley Community Center, 4000 Middlefield Road; Monday through Friday from 10 […]
Palo Alto
City pays $135,000 to settle police dog attack lawsuit
Palo Alto police body-cam video of the incident. Mountain View police body-cam video (scroll to the bottom). BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The city of Palo Alto paid […]
Palo Alto
City gets first application for a multi-home development under SB9
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Wasting no time, an architect has applied to build four homes on a single-family lot in Palo Alto. The development falls under Senate […]
Palo Alto
Developer proposes 73 apartments downtown
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Oct. 1. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post at 1,000 […]
Palo Alto
Burt, Kou elected to top council posts following diversity dispute
By the Daily Post staff Palo Alto City Council tonight (Jan. 3) elected councilman and former mayor Pat Burt to become mayor for 2022 in a 6-1 vote, with Greg […]
In the news
Holmes guilty of fraud and conspiracy — faces up to 20 years in prison
A jury in San Jose this afternoon found former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes guilty of four counts of fraud and conspiracy for duping investors with a flawed blood-testing technology that […]
Redwood City
County may buy hotel across from Harry’s Hofbrau for low-income housing
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will vote Tuesday (Jan. 4) on whether the county ought to spend $17 million to buy […]
San Mateo County
Administrator charged with using college resources to help incumbent in election
This story was originally printed Dec. 23 in the Palo Alto Daily Post. If you want to get all of the local news first, pick up the Post. BY EMILY […]
Palo Alto
Homeless man has a tantrum when told to wear mask in bookstore
By the Daily Post staff A homeless man walked into Books Inc. in Palo Alto’s Town & Country Village without a mask, and when an employee told him to put […]
Palo Alto
Will councilwoman get snubbed again? – Burt poised to be mayor, vice mayor less certain
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer It’s likely that the current vice mayor of Palo Alto, Councilman Pat Burt, will move up to the position of mayor in 2022. […]