Fueled by a growth in electric vehicles, Palo Alto saw a slight drop in greenhouse emissions in 2025, according to a newly released analysis that the City Council plans to discuss on Nov. 2.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It happens in close races in almost every major election. Early California returns show Republicans winning or at ...

Multiple candidates are vying to be on the board of directors for Santa Clara County’s largest water supplier. The outcome could chart a new course for the water district’s future.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. If Rep. Mike Levin’s proposal moves forward, the spent nuclear fuel stashed on the beach at San Onofre will be stored ...

BAAQMD will vote on whether to limit sales of new gas water heaters, with significant exemptions for affordability and ...

Cook’s Seafood in Menlo Park has closed after 98 years in business. Courtesy Linda Hubbard/InMenlo.com. It was Nov. 1, 1972 ...

Californians are already voting on whether to implement a one-time 5% tax on billionaires that could generate as much as $100 ...

How long does it take Palo Alto to build a “quick-build” bikeway? Eleven years, two federal grants, and more than 30 bicycle collisions later, we're still waiting.

Calling it a necessary move to protect vulnerable community members from dangerous overreach by the Immigration and Custom Enforcement, Palo Alto adopted on Monday a temporary ban on detention and ...

Santa Clara County officials are standing back while the presence of federal agents escalates around county jails, even after ...

An 8-year-old boy took to the ice at Winter Lodge for the Barron Park 2026 Ice Skating Party when an unknown man allegedly ...

The U.S. Department of Education on Monday opened an investigation on three California school districts, including Palo Alto ...