The Food Closet launched in 1979 after a group of women from Covenant Presbyterian Church and other local congregations saw a need in the community and banded to fill. After decades of fluctuations in ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Click to print (Opens in new window) Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Fifty years ago ...

As Todd Collins' term on the Palo Alto Board of Education comes to an end, making way for new members, he gives some closing ...

California’s Central Valley will be left behind no more, its leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom said today as the region became the first in the state to submit its 20-year economic development plan, which ...

A main thoroughfare in Palo Alto was closed Thursday morning because of a gas line break, according to police.

Following a red wave that swept much of the country, a second Donald Trump presidency will usher significant changes in the nation and Silicon Valley. More than 28% of Santa Clara County voters this ...

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In summary Chronic absenteeism dropped to 20% last school year, but that is still higher than the pre-pandemic rate of 12%. California’s public school students are continuing to rebound from the ...

After some trial and error, Santa Clara County just made it easier to request a non-police response for someone in mental health crisis.

In summary In numerous lawsuits, conservative professors and students allege that California’s community colleges are hindering their right to free speech under the First Amendment. At California’s ...

In summary President-elect Trump has vowed to rescind an executive order that imposed AI safeguards, and could use tech to enable mass deportations. How far will California the other direction?

History will — or at least should — see a $165 billion error in revenue estimates as one of California’s most boneheaded political acts. It happened in 2022, as the state was emerging from the effects ...