Dave Price

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Editor and Co-Publisher at Palo Alto Daily Post

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Northwest Iowa Farmland Sells for More Than $22,000 an Acre

1 month ago | agriculture.com | Dave Price

Take look at these three farmland transactions that transpired in January and February 2025. Farmland in northwest Iowa sold for $22,600 per acre, with a per-tillable acre price of $23,780, and a CSR2 value of $300 per point. The farm consisted of 39.7 gross acres, with 37.73 tillable acres featuring high-quality soil types. The auction was conducted on-site, with full possession granted at closing, making the land immediately available for the 2025 crop year.
Opinion: City’s downtown housing projects shouldn’t reduce parking - housing and parking can coexist

1 month ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorPalo Alto city leaders should be applauded for wanting to build housing atop downtown parking lots. It will put housing where it is needed in the city. But before hatching this plan, the city should have talked to the people who paid for the parking lots — the downtown property owners. For 50 years, the owners of 216 parcels of downtown real estate have been paying an annual assessment so that their customers and employees would have a place to park.
Lawyer for Sheriff Corpus responds to allegations

1 month ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorRules for thee, not for me. A lawyer for embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus is making that argument in a 25-page report that’s intended to refute allegations Corpus retaliated against her employees, used racial and homophobic slurs, and acted dishonestly. The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors plans to hold due process proceedings on whether to fire Corpus, and lawyers for Corpus are already attempting to make their arguments public.
Opinion: Palo Alto should sponsor bill to combat huge Builder’s Remedy developments

2 months ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorPalo Alto and other cities should get behind state Sen. Josh Becker’s bill to rein in the Builder’s Remedy, a state law that has led to proposals for buildings much taller than city zoning codes would normally allow. The most outrageous Builder’s Remedy project is a group of towers proposed for the former Sunset magazine site at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park by Russian businessman Vitaly Yusufov.
Trump’s tariffs will hurt local newspapers

2 months ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorDear President Trump: Your 25% tariff on Canadian imports is due to begin on Wednesday. I’d like you to stop or delay the tariff on Canadian newsprint, the paper used for printing newspapers. This tariff will have a devastating impact on the budget of my newspaper and thousands of other community newspapers across the United States.
Opinion: County may force sheriff to personally pay punitive damages

2 months ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorThis isn’t widely known, but San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus may be facing more consequences than what meets the eye. It’s expected that the county Board of Supervisors will fire her next month, after more than 80% of voters agreed to change the county charter to allow the supervisors to fire her. It’s no secret that District Attorney Steve Wagstaff is investigating the many allegations against her.
Opinion: Stanford’s preparing for a storm

2 months ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorStanford is preparing for a withering storm. Consider the following events:• Early January — Stanford removes all references to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs from its website, according to the Stanford Daily. • Jan. 23 — President Jonathan Levin told the Faculty Senate that all programs falling under the DEI heading will be reviewed “and it’s likely that some will need to be modified or sunsetted.”• Feb.
Opinion: Caltrain thumbs its nose at law requiring open records

2 months ago | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorA cornerstone of good government is the California Public Records Act, which requires government agencies to release public documents with limited exceptions. The law promotes transparency and allows the public to hold officials accountable. On Dec. 2, the Daily Post filed a request for records related to Caltrain deaths in 2024. The Post made the request because Caltrain started a new policy in May of no longer telling the public when a person was hit.
Western Iowa Farmland Sells for $17,900 Per Acre

Mar 6, 2025 | agriculture.com | Dave Price

Take look at three farmland transactions that transpired in October 2024. Located about 20 miles northeast of Omaha, Nebraska, 90.71 acres sold via timed online auction. This farm consisted of 82.41 Farm Service Agency cropland acres, holding a Corn Suitability Rating Index (CSR2) value of 91.1, well above the Pottawattamie County average of 68.4. The auction concluded at a final sale price of $17,900 per acre or $216 per CSR2 point.
Opinion: What happens if Measure A passes?

Mar 3, 2025 | padailypost.com | Dave Price

BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post EditorIf you’re a San Mateo County resident who will vote in tomorrow’s special election, keep in mind that Measure A isn’t a power grab. Claiming it’s a power grab is about the only thing Sheriff Christina Corpus is saying in response to this attempt to remove her from office for misconduct. Measure A isn’t a power grab because you, the voter, have control over whether you want to vote “yes” or “no.” And Measure A is temporary; it expires in 2028.