Mountain View
Cities settle suit over police dog attack
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer The cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View have settled a lawsuit with Joel Alejo, who was attacked by a police dog at […]
Menlo Park
Proposed contract shows new fire chief will make $320,000 a year — more than the previous chief
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The Ventura County fire official who has been asked to lead the Menlo Park Fire Protection District will make $320,000 a year — […]
Opinion
Opinion: An inexpensive solution to two problems
OPINION December 13, 2021 BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Palo Alto should start building affordable housing above city-owned parking lots downtown and in the California Avenue district. The benefits […]
Mountain View
Civil grand jury says Palo Alto isn’t doing enough to encourage affordable housing; Mountain View does more
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto is lagging behind Mountain View in creating affordable housing, and the city’s slow planning process, poor communication and resistance to building […]
Stanford
Stanford taking classes online for two weeks to avoid Covid spread
By the Daily Post staff Stanford is moving its classes online for the first two weeks of the winter quarter and requiring eligible students to get a booster shot by […]
Palo Alto
City offered up to $35 million to build public gym
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer An anonymous donor has pledged up to $35 million for a public gym in Palo Alto, according to Mayor Tom DuBois. The offer […]
Palo Alto
City says Black Lives Matter street mural wasn’t offensive to ‘any reasonable person’
This story first appeared in Wednesday morning’s print edition of the Daily Post. If you want to get important local news first, pick up the Post in the mornings at […]
Palo Alto
Menlo Park fire board picks new chief to replace Schapelhouman
By the Daily Post staff The Menlo Park Fire Protection District Board of Directors has offered the job of fire chief to Mark Lorenzen, currently head of the Ventura County […]
Santa Clara County
Civil grand jury accuses Sheriff Laurie Smith of corruption
By the Daily Post staff The Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury filed court papers yesterday (Dec. 14) accusing Sheriff Laurie Smith of “willful and corrupt misconduct in office” over […]
San Mateo
In the news
U.S. Senate confirms local judge’s appointment to federal appeals court
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer The U.S. Senate, in a 50-45 vote, today (Dec. 13) confirmed federal judge Lucy Koh to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. […]
Mountain View
Redwood City
In the news
Newsom requires masks indoors statewide; local counties already have a masking rule in effect
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today (Dec. 13) that people will have to start wearing masks indoors in order to contain the mild Omicron variant, which produces either cold-like symptoms or […]
In the news
Here’s where you can get sandbags
If you need sandbags, these cities in the mid-Peninsula are offering them to residents free of charge. PALO ALTO • Rinconada Park, 777 Embarcadero Road, near the tennis courts • […]
Mountain View
Churches fighting in court over building
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Two churches are fighting in court over the lease of a large church building in Mountain View, and a third church is tangled […]
Palo Alto
Palo Alto council considers putting housing above city-owned parking lots; Burlingame and Mountain View are already doing that
Dec. 8, 2021 Word Count: 624 BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer Palo Alto City Council is interested in putting housing on one of its downtown parking lots. Already, […]
Opinion
Opinion: Why didn’t other cops report ‘The Fuse’?
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It’s bad enough that a veteran Palo Alto police sergeant slammed a handcuffed man into a car windshield and mocked him for being […]
Redwood City
Man accused of stealing Home Depot merchandise and reselling it from his home
Published December 8, 2021 Word Count: 307 BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer A Redwood City man arrested on suspicion of stealing from Home Depot stores across the Bay […]
Palo Alto
Cities scramble to limit impact of housing density law SB9
This story was originally published in the print edition of the Daily Post on Dec. 6. To get all of the important local news first, pick up the Post in […]