• In mid-February, the district agreed to pay $3.25 million to PE teacher Peter Colombo, who claimed he was falsely accused ...

Homeowners are pushing back on a plea by parents and students to close a railroad crossing by Palo Alto High School as a way to prevent more suicides. Homeowners are worried about ambulances taking ...

The new water rate hike would follow a 10% increase for the current fiscal year, which ends June 30. In each of the previous two years, the city raised water rates by 5%. Other utility rate hikes for ...

If you feel like your social media feed is designed to make you angry, you’re not imagining it. Outrage drives clicks, shares, and time-on-site — and it spikes before elections, when candidates and ...

As of early 2025, Santa Clara County is experiencing a record-high homeless population of 10,711 people, marking an 8.2% increase from 2023, according to a report from the county.

San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe announced today (March 9) that he has decided not to retry the 18 felonies that a jury deadlocked on in the case against former San Mateo County ...

The Hispanic market at 1731 E Bayshore Road was closed by the San Mateo County Health Department on Tuesday, according to the ...

Half of the deaths on the Caltrain tracks last year were in Palo Alto, according to coroner data. The people who died ranged ...

A Palo Alto man who was a coach at a now-closed North Fair Oaks school has been arrested for allegedly having sexual relationships with two students, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office ...

The Atherton town government and Sequoia Union High School District have agreed to pay $560,000 to settle with a Menlo-Atherton High School student after a video of him being taken to the ground by ...

“If it was up to me, everybody in Palo Alto would be talking about prevention everywhere — schools, community centers, doctor’s offices — everywhere,” said Dr. Scott Poland, director of the Suicide ...

Valley Water CEO Rick Callender sexually harassed two female employees by sending inappropriate photos, pressuring them to spend time with him outside of work, including watering his house plants, and ...