It is getting more difficult for Palo Alto to collect the fees it needs to create local parks for new residents.

The South Bay Salt Pond Restoration Project is reverting thousands of acres of land once used for salt production to its historic tidal marsh state. But experts worry the gradual conversion of ...

In an rare public rebuke, U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna blasted the Palo Alto Unified School District in a social media post Monday, calling “absurd” the district's months-old decision to remove Honors ...

A 42-year-old local barbecue chain is down to just one location. Armadillo Willy’s abruptly closed three of its four restaurants in Sunnyvale, Santa Clara and San Jose at 8 p.m. on Tuesday ...

A small plane crash in East Palo Alto caused a major power outage this morning. Power is out in parts of Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and Palo Alto -- and may not be restored until about 6 p.m ...

After decades of debate and years of construction, Palo Alto’s emergency responders are finally getting set to move into their new $120-million headquarters near California Avenue.

Four months after buying the distinct California Avenue building that once housed Bank of the West, the new property owner is pitching an ambitious proposal: demolishing it and constructing a much ...

As Palo Alto leaders forge a new strategy for increasing housing in the downtown area, one edge of the 90-acre planning area is emerging as a particularly promising site for a future residential boom.

Seeking to provide a measure of security to renters in the city's famously expensive housing market, Palo Alto leaders agreed on Monday, June 5, to expand eviction protections and to put a cap on ...

Redwood City Con Azucar Café, known for its supersized conchas and specialty Mexican coffee drinks, expands to downtown Redwood City ...

The Palo Alto Board of Education voted 3-2 to approve an ethnic studies graduation requirement at a special board meeting Thursday evening.

Craving a craft beer or coffee any time of day? A new Mountain View cafe will offer both.