Opinion
Opinion: Secrecy shrouded harassment case
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When a public agency spends your money, you’re entitled to know how it was spent. The California Public Records Act, or CPRA, allows […]
San Mateo County
Sex harassment cost sewer agency $1.8 million; boss offered lurid advice to employee
Editor’s note: This story contains adult content. It is not recommended for younger readers. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The general manager of a Redwood City-based sewage processing […]
San Mateo County
Dan Child, who was fired for sexual harassment, gives his side of the story
Dan Child, the former general manager of Silicon Valley Clean Water, sent the Post a written statement regarding the release of an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against him. As […]
San Mateo County
How the Post got the story about sexual harassment at the sewer district
By the Daily Post staff After a two-and-a-half-year legal battle, the Daily Post has obtained public records it was seeking from Silicon Valley Clean Water, a sewage processing agency in […]
Opinion
Guest opinion: The Opportunity to Purchase Act is a high gamble with a modest payoff
GUEST OPINION BY ANTONIO LOPEZ The struggle to house all in one of the richest places in the world is Silicon Valley’s greatest social riddle; it flies in the face […]
Palo Alto
Family of 80-year-old man stabbed at random speaks out against proposed sentence of assailant
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The family of an 80-year-old man who was randomly stabbed in Palo Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood is speaking out against a proposal that […]
Palo Alto
Arrillaga’s gym donation to city is now off the table
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A donation of up to $35 million to build a public gym in Palo Alto is no longer on the table after the […]
Santa Clara County
Inmate dies in Santa Clara County jail in Milpitas, no foul play ‘at this time’
The Santa Clara Sheriff’s Office, which has had a number of its jail inmates die or suffer serious injuries in the past few years, has announced that a 45-year-old inmate […]
In the news
Initiative to override housing bills won’t be on fall ballot
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A group trying to get a measure on the November ballot to override state bills that take away local housing control has put […]
Mountain View
Man sues claiming brutality but police say he was ‘heavily intoxicated’
By the Daily Post staff A man claims in a lawsuit that he was grabbed, choked and slammed to the ground by Mountain View police who were investigating a verbal […]
Palo Alto
Man accused of attacking victim with skateboard in Palo Alto is arrested in Oakland for murder
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A man who was released from jail after hitting someone in the head with a skateboard for no apparent reason in Palo Alto […]
Palo Alto
Mylar balloon blamed for south Palo Alto power outage; power restored
By the Daily Post staff A mylar balloon that became entangled with power lines caused a short circuit that has knocked out power to 4,500 city of Palo alto electric […]
Atherton
Town divided on whether to ban gas-powered leaf blowers
By the Daily Post staff Atherton residents were divided at last night’s (Feb. 16) council meeting as to whether the town ought to ban gas-powered leaf blowers and other gas-powered […]
Opinion
Opinion: Tall Tree award to Dr. Cody sends the wrong message — let’s find out if the county handled the Covid crisis appropriately
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Every year, the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce has a gala event to honor the recipients of the Tall Tree awards. The recipients […]
Palo Alto
Former historic board member remodeled home without permit, city says
This story originally appeared in Monday’s Daily Post. To get local news first, get in the habit of picking up the Post in the mornings. BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post […]
Palo Alto
Toll lanes open on Highway 101, but pricing still isn’t clear
This story was originally printed Feb. 11 in the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings. BY EMILY MIBACH Daily […]
Palo Alto
Mediator to enter Mountain View Whisman teacher contract talks
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer A teachers’ union and the Mountain View Whisman School District are battling over their next labor agreement, and a mediator has been called […]
Caltrain
Person killed by Caltrain in Mountain View
By the Daily Post staff A person was hit and killed by a Caltrain at the Rengstorff Avenue crossing in Mountain View today (Feb. 14), police said. Caltrain didn’t immediately […]
Opinion
Opinion: New map app didn’t solve the problem of silencing police radios
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor A year after Palo Alto Police Chief Robert Jonsen decided to encrypt police radios — making it impossible for the public to monitor […]
Palo Alto
City Council considers land swap with PAUSD at Cubberley
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Palo Alto City Council will discuss tonight (Feb. 15) how to move forward with redevelopment of Cubberley Community Center, now that the school district […]