A new proposal to enhance car-free California Avenue with planters, road improvements and a playful “modern optimism” aesthetic won a warm reception on Monday night from Palo Alto’s elected leaders, ...

Any student of California history knows the story of the 1906 earthquake. San Francisco was torn apart by the quake itself, then ravaged by the fire that followed. California’s great city, a hub of ...

“With 12 schools within a five-block radius of Station 4, the lack of immediate fire protection puts thousands of children at risk daily … The city’s $1.2 billion budget should prioritize public ...

Palo Alto banks on federal, state and regional grants to pay for items like police equipment, rail corridor redesign and airport upgrades. The city's current system for managing these grants, however, ...