“There is this idea that one of the reasons to have … more housing downtown is that it provides more customers for retail,” said commission member Allen Akin. “But in fact you could achieve a better ...

A state commission that regulates money in politics has endorsed a rule change to allow Palo Alto Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims to keep getting paid for public speaking while she’s in office. The ...

Parent Nicole Chiu-Wang announced today (April 29) that she is running for Palo Alto school board for a second time, ...

Roger Watson “R.W.” Stiles passed peacefully at the age of 88 on April 11, 2024. He was a native of the San Francisco, California Bay area for over 60 years. He retired in 1996 and moved to Warren ...

Palo Alto’s most luxurious lingerie boutique is moving to Town & Country, with their grand opening set for May 1, just a week from today. Lingerie République is moving from its downtown home at 547 ...

Cities that are against state housing mandates have won their lawsuit against the state of California that challenged a controversial law allowing four homes on properties where only one home had been ...

The new parkland would take up significantly more space than the “sliver” at El Camino Park, Burt said. Council can create ...

The vast majority of potentially historic property owners have objected to being on the city’s list. They worry that their property values will fall, renovations will become more difficult and that ...

This week I’m going to skip my usual commentary about current events in our community and tell you a personal story. I’m not looking for any sympathy, but I thought writing about this might help ...