When Palo Alto adopted in 2010 a suicide prevention policy, it was responding to a community crisis: a cluster of teenage ...

In summary The Trump administration apparently opted not to coordinate at all with Gov. Newsom while planning the president’s visit to fire-ravaged Los Angeles today. Just how awkward will this be?

In summary The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off California’s coast. But it sends a current of uncertainty through the ...

In summary In November 2024, California voters made a small shift to the right. What part did young voters play in it? Experts say reasons could range from fewer young people turning out to vote to ...

With Donald Trump back in the White House, he’s resuming his long-running feud with California and its political figures, most prominently Gov. Gavin Newsom. Trump refers to Newsom as “Newscum” in his ...

As recovery efforts in the Palisades and Eaton fires begin, California’s Legislature passed a set of bills Thursday to expedite $2.5 billion in “bridge funding” intended to help state and local ...

Culture war issues such as racial discrimination, LGBTQ rights and partisan politics have been lightning rods for controversy at public school board meetings in the Inland Empire in recent years.  In ...

This week, hear author Tara Tai discuss their debut novel; catch shows with jazz ensemble Jahari Stampley Family Trio; singer, composer and producer Arooj Aftab and Bay Area bands The Sound Ones and ...

Despite recent turnover on the City Council and a shifting political landscape nationwide, don’t expect any big surprises when Palo Alto's elected leaders choose their 2025 priorities at their ...

Hundreds of volunteers are fanning out across Santa Clara County to count how many homeless people are living on the street and find out how they got there.

At the Pasadena City College disaster resource center, the long, methodical work of putting lives back together is underway. Residents who have lost everything — most in the Eaton fire that burned ...

The Broadway district is a thriving yet quaint commercial corridor in Burlingame. Here are 30 spots to check out in the northern San Mateo County neighborhood.