In recommending Fligor, we’re suspicious because she’s the “insider’s choice” — all the big shots in the county have lined up behind her. But given the alternative, she’s the best choice for the job.

The Bay Area remains under flood watches due to multiple rounds of rain. Forecasters have warned that saturated ground, runoff from creeks and storm drains, and bursts of heavy rain could lead to ...

Blox Ventures is proposing to add new outdoor dining and gathering areas and a playground to the block where the Cinemark movie theater and Five Guys burgers are. The block is bordered by Jefferson ...

In 2024, Stanford added 290 security cameras “to a variety of campus facilities,” according to the university’s 2025 Safety, Security and Fire Report, released in late September. In addition, the ...

An attempt by housing advocates to take control of the Sierra Club’s Loma Prieta Chapter has gone down in flames. The chapter, which covers San Benito, San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, is an ...

Class one bikes with an electric motor and pedal-operated, and class two bikes with a pedal to activate the motor, will have a maximum speed limit of 20 mph. Class three e-bikes, whose motors only ...

Palo Alto has one early voting location, Ventura Community Center on 3990 Ventura Court. Two other centers, Palo Alto Buddhist Temple on 2751 Louis Road and Mitchell Park Community Center on 3700 ...

Menlo Park has received three proposals from developers to build housing on downtown parking lots, despite a citizens’ initiative on the November 2026 ballot that will allow voters to reject the plans ...

Palo Alto Councilmen Greer Stone and Keith Rechdahl have gone to the New York Times to unveil a proposal that attempts to stop the wealthy from assembling homes to create a compound.

A nonprofit pro-housing group is threatening to sue Menlo Park for not moving forward with a proposed 40-story complex at the former Sunset Magazine headquarters.