Ed Lauing and Vicki Veenker will lead the Palo Alto City Council this year after their colleagues unanimously elected them to ...

The Midpeninsula real estate market defied expectations in 2024, with home prices surging despite high mortgage rates. Driven ...

The Pear Theatre has a new artistic director; Coast Live Music will soon launch its second season; Filoli will hold a winter ballroom concert series and the Computer History Museum temporarily closes ...

Authorities made an arrest after a break-in at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory campus on the evening of Sunday, Jan. 5, according to a press release from the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office ...

Local Rotary Clubs are community service organizations a part of Rotary International, which began in 1905 as a space for young professionals to exchange ideas. Over time, the group turned to a ...

Assemblymembers during a floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 5, 2024. Photo by Fred Greaves for After a restful holiday break I’m returning to your inboxes — and state lawmakers ...

In summary A supermajority of Democrats and emboldened Republicans return to the Capitol today — at odds over how to lower the cost of living, how much to resist a second Trump presidency, where to ...

In summary Homelessness grew just 3% in California last year, compared to 18% nationwide. California’s homeless population remains the biggest in the nation, but the crisis is growing more slowly here ...

Sheriff Christina Corpus has filed a $10 million claim against San Mateo County, alleging  “racism, harassment, discrimination and retaliation” during the county’s investigation into her ...

This January we are Food Partying! damp, plus crystal-free-ish (I can’t go cold turkey with sugar). I had to wean off in the ...

Nuestra Casa’s founding board members partnered with other local organizations and the city to obtain a grant and eventually create the nonprofit to support the emerging Latino community.

Julie Engelmann stands in front of a portion of her mural in Half Moon Bay. Courtesy Julie Engelmann.