This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. East Palo Alto, like cities across California, has a law on the books that forces developers of new housing ...

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 ...

The East Palo Alto City Council unanimously voted Tuesday to move forward with a multimillion dollar plan to build a civic commons, a municipal development that will include a new library, City ...

Hundreds of law enforcement agencies used Atherton’s license plate surveillance system with searches tied immigration enforcement despite California law.

Stanford University has hired a new athletic director, tapping school alum and former Nike CEO John Donahoe for the high-profile role, the university announced on Thursday, Aug. 1. In his new role ...

Stanford University is looking to add the former American Red Cross building at 400 Mitchell Lane to its new Doerr School of Sustainability. Courtesy city of Palo Alto Stanford University’s ...

Erica, left, 5-year-old Siena, center, and Jonathan Lewis, right, sit with their dog, Buster, on the front steps of their new townhome in Palo Alto on July 21, 2025. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. As ...

The team behind Wildseed, Super Duper Burgers, Flores and other Bay Area restaurants is opening a Roman-style pizzeria at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A panel of California appellate judges just pumped the brakes on what could have been a revolution in municipal ...

Prodded by state mandates and the City Council's own priorities, Palo Alto has implemented numerous programs and reforms over the past few years to boost housing supply, with a special focus on ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Tommie Trevino Tommie Trevino is a drug and alcohol abuse counselor at UC Davis ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Kamala Harris will not run for California governor, ending months of feverish speculation and raising fresh ...