Valley Water adopts 2045 carbon neutrality plan

Valley Water's board adopted its first Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan on Aug. 11, committing the agency that serves Palo Alto and Santa Clara County to carbon neutrality by 2045 through zero-emission fleet upgrades, cleaner construction and habitat restoration.

Court fight over transit tax could hit Caltrain funding

Ten Bay Area voters sued in Santa Clara County Superior Court to block the Connect Bay Area Act from the November ballot, arguing its language is deceptive; a judge must rule by Aug. 28 or the 0.5% sales tax measure — which would fund Caltrain, VTA and other transit agencies — goes to voters as written.

Valley Water votes to lead Crescent Park flood control

Valley Water's board voted 6-0 on Aug. 18 to formally propose taking over flood-control leadership on San Francisquito Creek, responding to Crescent Park residents who want the agency's engineering muscle applied to stalled projects including the Pope-Chaucer Bridge replacement.

Veenker's State of the City tackles budget shortfall

Mayor Vicki Veenker delivers her State of the City address Wednesday evening amid an $8 million sales tax shortfall, a 13.4% vacancy rate on University Avenue and projected budget deficits stretching into the 2030s.

Palo Alto OKs 228-unit tower via Builder's Remedy

Palo Alto City Council unanimously approved an 85-foot, 228-unit apartment building at 762 San Antonio Road on Monday night, with developer Acclaim Companies invoking Builder's Remedy to bypass local zoning on a corridor where the city is planning thousands of new homes.

New PAUSD chief proposes cutting 3 admin jobs

Superintendent Jason Glass will present a plan to eliminate three central office positions and restore an in-house attorney at Tuesday's PAUSD board meeting, projecting more than $1.3 million in combined savings for a district still reeling from a failed parcel tax and leadership turnover.

Stanford molecule wipes out lymphoma tumors in mice

Palo Alto teachers can request a free judge visit

PAUSD rolls out suicide prevention training for students and staff

Four vie for two seats on Palo Alto school board

Stanford names Harvard's Brown-Nagin new education dean

Filing deadline for PAUSD board race extended to Aug. 12

Palo Alto Flock data shared nationwide without city's permission

Palo Alto tells pet owners to prep seven-day kits

Man dies in solo crash on Palo Alto's Oregon Expressway

Palo Alto's quiet zone push delayed at every crossing

Timber Fire triggers third air alert for Palo Alto

Five retail theft cases reported at Stanford Shopping Center

County's 40-year tree plan highlights Palo Alto students' work

Santa Clara County's proposed 40-year Urban Forest Master Plan, which features Palo Alto High School students' tree-planting work in the Hoover Park neighborhood, went before a county committee Thursday and now heads to the Board of Supervisors.

Meditation, biking, murals round out Palo Alto's Wellness Month

Palo Alto's Thursday Live concert series returns to car-free California Avenue on Aug. 27 with a Wellness and End-of-Summer celebration, the fourth installment in a monthly series that has helped drive foot traffic and falling vacancy rates on the corridor.

Palo Alto survey seeks input amid budget shortfall

Palo Alto's 2026 Annual Community Survey launched Aug. 13 with mailed invitations and opens citywide online Sept. 15, giving residents a direct channel to shape City Council priorities amid an $8 million sales tax shortfall and 13.4% University Avenue vacancy rate.

East Palo Alto group keeps 33 migrant kids' lawyers

Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto continues representing 33 unaccompanied migrant children after its federal contract expired July 31, even as the Trump administration redirected $158 million to a Utah-based group with no child representation experience.

Stanford's free public art collection tops 80 works

A 2026 replication of Malaquias Montoya's 52-foot mural at El Centro Chicano y Latino is the newest addition to Stanford's 80-plus-piece public art collection, all free and open year-round, with five themed self-guided tours available through the Stanford Mobile app.

$7M living levee rises at Palo Alto Baylands

A $7 million horizontal levee pilot at the Palo Alto Baylands uses 35-plus native plant species to break waves, filter nitrogen from treated wastewater and restore endangered-species habitat along 500 feet of shoreline.

Los Altos developer faces 3 lawsuits over unpaid money

Palo Alto's largest housing project breaks ground Tuesday

Stanford's Hoover Institution launches Tech Futures Lab with $2.5 million Hewlett grant

Cal Ave restaurants caught a World Cup buzz, owner says

Google workers rally for job security at Mountain View campus, minutes from Paly and Gunn

Zero-proof, full price: Peninsula restaurants bet on the mocktail boom

Olympian Lily Zhang to headline State of the City at Paly

Stanford names 10-member 2026 Hall of Fame class

Stanford men's gymnastics signs five recruits to defend national title

Two former Cardinal players to call Stanford football games on KNBR

Aikey becomes Stanford's third overall Academic All-American

Stanford football launches first college players association chapter