A bill introduced by state Sen. Josh Becker, that aims to rein the Builder’s Remedy provision in state law that allows for projects larger than local zoning such as a 37-story tower proposed in Menlo ...

Palo Alto city leaders should be applauded for wanting to build housing atop downtown parking lots. It will put housing where ...

The sediment mound raises the creek’s elevation by about seven inches and doesn’t present an immediate flood risk, Executive Director Margaret Bruce said. But the mound will be a factor in flood ...

Rules for thee, not for me. A lawyer for embattled Sheriff Christina Corpus is making that argument in a 25-page report that’s intended to refute allegations Corpus retaliated against her employees, ...

Mountain View City Council isn’t supporting state Sen. Josh Becker’s bill to rein in the Builder’s Remedy, a state law that allows developers to ignore local rules in cities that were late on their ...

A group of downtown merchants and property owners has sued the city of Palo Alto over its plan to develop parking lots into apartments, a week after the same attorney filed a similar lawsuit against ...

Filipe Gomes, 35, of Redwood City, was arrested on Monday at the Belmont Police Department at 1 Twin Pines Lane, for rape of a victim who was incapable of giving consent due to a mental disorder, ...

The Palo Alto Unified School District has declined to partner with the city of Palo Alto and a mental health nonprofit that would’ve evaluated the district’s mental health supports and offered areas ...