Parking within 20 feet of an intersection is mostly prohibited in California, thanks to a state bill that went into effect in January 2025. A recent stroll through downtown Palo Alto would suggest ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The nine Democrats vying for governor in California’s primary could win the race – for the Republicans – if some don’t ...

Palo Alto’s most contentious development of the year isn’t a tall condominium tower or a sprawling apartment complex but a proposal by Palo Alto Commons to add 11 rooms to its complex, which provides ...

Populism is on the rise in Silicon Valley, with more residents saying that they distrust local tech companies and more wealth now concentrated in fewer hands, according to a new report from Joint ...

There's something enchanting in everything that grows,' naturalist Kate Rutter says. She leads a class once a season at The Foster that teaches how to capture that enchantment on paper.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The first first day of fall semester for a university freshman is often stressful. Not for Vanessa Menera, an ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It was the first meeting of the new year and local Republicans, from senior leaders to right-wing influencers, were ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California Democratic candidates for governor can’t stop talking about single-payer health care — again.  The idea of ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The state Capitol’s longest running political conflict — going at least a half-century and still counting — pits ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Guest Commentary written by Gregg Hart Gregg Hart is a Democratic Assembly member who represents District 37, which ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Advocates for transgender youth vowed to keep fighting Wednesday after the U.S. Supreme Court blocked — at least ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Jason Collar quieted his social science classroom so he could play the official announcement for the Presidential AI ...