Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety's SWAT team descended on East Palo Alto in the early morning of Jan. 9 to arrest a ...

Burned homes smolder in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, on Jan. 9, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters Firefighters continue to battle wildfires that ...

In summary A person matching Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio’s description is accused in federal court documents of soliciting bribes and illegal campaign contributions. Rubio, who’s not been charged with ...

In summary CalMatters photographers captured the devastation as fierce Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions propelled multiple wildfires across Los Angeles County. Charred skeletons of beloved ...

Perry, a beloved miniature donkey who has been a fixture of Bol Park for nearly three decades and who famously served as the ...

Ed Lauing and Vicki Veenker will lead the Palo Alto City Council this year after their colleagues unanimously elected them to ...

Restauranteur George Chen’s latest project, a massive food emporium at Santa Clara’s Westfield Valley Fair celebrating ...

A prevalent Northeast coffee chain that “sees coffee differently” is opening its first Bay Area location in Palo Alto on Jan.

What to do to improve Palo Alto’s downtown to generate more retail stores has been debated for years. And now, a new plan to ...

Assembly Bill 2097, which eliminates city parking mandates within a half-mile of transit has elicited fear in the minds of ...

Facing criticism from downtown merchants, Palo Alto is preparing to drop a policy that allows restaurants to extend their ...

The past year has seen a rollercoaster of events, and our readers were right alongside us as we reported business closings ...