Opinion
Opinion: Google deal won’t save journalism
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Readers are the big loser in a deal that calls for Google to pay $110 million over five years to compensate newsrooms for […]
Gavin Newsom
In the news
Eviction moratorium extended until Sept. 30
The state will extend its ban on evictions and cover back rent and utility payments for people who fell behind during the pandemic under a $7.2 billion plan announced today […]
Opinion
Opinion: Palo Alto may soon lose its courthouse
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor It looks like Palo Alto is going to lose its courthouse. That’s not the final decision, but the place suffering the death of […]
Opinion
Opinion: 55 days later and state DOJ hasn’t complied with records request for information on police radio encryption
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When a government agency is proud of what it’s done, they’ll have a PR person send the media a press release to trumpet […]
Opinion
Opinion: Important questions about the pandemic remain unanswered
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor As the pandemic fades away, we as a society need to take an unflinching look back at what we did to combat Covid […]
San Mateo County
San Mateo County’s community colleges won’t reopen until January 2022
BY EMILY MIBACH Daily Post Staff Writer Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to reopen schools by March 31, but that doesn’t apply to community colleges in San Mateo County, whose board […]
Palo Alto
Grades 7-12 could return to school in March
This was first published in the Saturday, Feb. 6, print edition of the Daily Post. To get all of the local news first, pick up the Daily Post in the […]
In the news
State lifts stay-at-home order, outdoor dining and sports can return
Gov. Gavin Newsom today (Jan. 25) lifted his coronavirus stay-at-home order, which means that restaurants can resume outdoor dining, barbershops and beauty salons can reopen, and sports can return with […]
Opinion
Opinion: Newsom and the vaccines — failure to plan is planning to fail
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor America developed a vaccine for Covid-19 in record time. Nobody thought the scientists and pharmaceutical companies could come up with vaccines in a […]
In the news
Newsom: Most of state nears stay-home order
California will likely order most of its businesses to close or limit capacity in the coming days, Gov. Gavin Newsom said today, part of new rules triggered when fewer than […]
In the news
Barbershops, salons to reopen as Newsom announces another reopening plan
Hair stylists and barbers in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties on Monday (Aug. 31) will be able to flip over their open sign and let customers back inside their […]
In the news
Blackouts averted but power shortage angers Newsom
8:10 p.m., Monday — Widespread blackouts to reduce pressure on the electric grid — which could have included the Palo Alto area — were averted Monday night after regulators warned […]
In the news
Local students won’t return to classrooms this fall, Newsom decides
Gov. Gavin Newsom declared today that public and private schools in counties that are on his coronavirus “watch list” won’t be reopening classrooms this fall but holding school via distance […]
In the news
Newsom reverses himself, shuts down bars and indoor dining
Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered bars and indoor dining at restaurants to close in most areas of the state for the next three weeks amid a troubling surge of new […]
Palo Alto
Newsom orders people to wear masks in most situations
Gov. Gavin Newsom today ordered people throughout the state to wear masks in most indoor settings and outdoors when distancing isn’t possible as the coronavirus continues to spread. “Science shows […]
In the news
COVID 19 Update: Newsom allows barbershops and hair salons to reopen, no word on when it will happen here
Gov. Gavin Newsom today cleared barbershops and hair salons to reopen, though it’s unknown when officials in San Mateo or Santa Clara counties will allow those businesses to reopen locally. […]
Opinion
Opinion: Our leaders were repeatedly wrong about the coronavirus
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor We were told that this shutdown would last three weeks. We were told that the coronavirus was 10 times more deadly than the […]
Opinion
Opinion: Gov. Newsom, when does this ‘moment’ end?
Opinion BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor When the coronavirus shutdown began on March 19, I was among many people who expected it to last for a few weeks as […]
Palo Alto
Musk threatens to pull Tesla out of California
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is threatening to move his electric car company — including its headquarters in Palo Alto — to either Texas or Nevada because Alameda County officials won’t […]
In the news
UPDATE: Newsom backs off of plan to close all beaches, just targets one county; lawsuits loom
APRIL 30 — The news hit Orange County like a cold wave: California’s governor was shutting down the beaches. A “hard close” order took effect today (May 1) for seashores […]
In the news
Newsom: State to reopen in 4 phases, schools could resume in June
Gov. Gavin Newsom said today he plans to allow the state to reopen in phases and students could return to school in July. Newsom made his announcement as a smattering […]
Stanford
Stanford Healthcare cuts pay 20%
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Workers at Stanford Healthcare, the nonprofit that includes Stanford Hopsital, are upset because amid the COVID-19 crisis, the organization is cutting some employees’ […]
In the news
Newsom to allow surgeries unrelated to coronavirus, but he has no date for reopening state
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced today (April 22) that the state will allow hospitals to resume scheduling surgeries unrelated to the coronavirus pandemic, after original fears that hospitals would be overwhelmed […]
Opinion
Opinion: Time to carefully reopen California
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Gov. Gavin Newsom shut down California a month ago based on bad data, and now he needs to expedite the reopening of the […]
Stanford
Stanford study shows coronavirus death rate lower than feared
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent Stanford researchers have estimated that the coronavirus death rate in Santa Clara County is about 0.12% to 0.2% of those who have been infected […]
Opinion
Opinion: Stay-at-home order points to traffic solution
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor If there’s a bright side to the coronavirus stay-at-home order, it’s the empty freeways. For years the public has been debating how to […]
In the news
Newsom gives outline for lifting stay-at-home order
Gov. Gavin Newsom today unveiled an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions in California, asking more questions than answering them as he seeks to temper the […]
San Mateo
National Guard helps to set up 250-bed temporary hospital in San Mateo County Events Center
In a cavernous room at the San Mateo County Event Center, 250 hospital beds lie waiting for an emergency that county officials hope will never come. County officials showed off […]
In the news
Newsom: Schools probably won’t reopen this academic year
California schools should plan on teaching from afar for the rest of the academic year because it’s unlikely the coronavirus will allow them to reopen before summer, Gov. Gavin Newsom […]
Menlo Park
Firefighters help out restaurants in these difficult times
BY SARA TABIN Daily Post Staff Writer Firefighters at the Menlo Park Fire Protection District are serving their community in a new way. They are getting take-out food instead of […]
In the news
Gov. Newsom bans all evictions for two months
Gov. Gavin Newsom today (March 27) banned all evictions of renters for the next two months, his latest effort to offer a lifeline to the many millions in the state […]
In the news
Are stay-at-home orders constitutional? Experts have questions
BY ELAINE GOODMAN Daily Post Correspondent State and county department orders for residents to shelter at home to curb the spread of the COVID-19 respiratory illness are fueling debate over […]
Opinion
Opinion: Reject the 2020 version of Prop. 13
OPINION BY DAVE PRICE Daily Post Editor Perhaps the sneakiest thing on Tuesday’s ballot is a proposition that is getting almost zero attention from the news media. It’s called Prop. […]
East Palo Alto
East Palo Alto looking into making University Avenue a toll road
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State senator slams PG&E over its handling of outages
State Sen. Jerry Hill, who represents most of the mid-Peninsula, is slamming PG&E’s widespread power outages in a letter he sent to the state’s energy regulator. “I strongly disagree with […]