3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (569+ words) Climb aboard and lift off with the 2025 Best of Palo Alto winners! These high-flying favorites — restaurants, retail shops, service pros and more — have floated to the top, buoyed by community praise and sky-high standards. Readers have recognized these businesses by…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1720+ words) After nearly three decades of debates, shattered dreams and false starts, Palo Alto is preparing to launch in March a major expansion of its fiber service, offering some residents the option of ditching AT&T and Comcast and subscribing to…...

5+ day, 4+ hour ago  (543+ words) In just the first week of a new state law that allows denser housing developments near public transit, Palo Alto has seen a flurry of applications — and the three latest ones propose new apartments downtown and in College Terrace. At…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (677+ words) Drivers who regularly take Page Mill Road to get across town may have noticed in recent weeks that their trips take longer than usual. That’s due to the construction project at the intersection of Page Mill and El Camino Real,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (574+ words) On June 24, 1932, Palo Alto received approval to build a post office so different from any other in the nation that it almost didn’t happen. Rather than following the era’s standard formula of towering columns and imposing facades, Palo Alto’s post…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (485+ words) Fifteen years after Palo Alto voters agreed to let the city built a waste-to-energy facility in the Baylands, prompting complaints from local conservationists, city officials are preparing to restore most of the site back to its original use as parkland....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (459+ words) Palo Alto has given the city manager new authority to offer cash bonuses, extra vacation time, deferred compensation and relocation expenses to attract experienced officers from other departments, a tool Police Chief James Reifschneider says could help close a stubborn…...

1+ mon, 3+ day ago  (279+ words) Built in 1893, the house is known locally as the “Crown Jewel of College Terrace” for its multitude of exterior embellishments, including a square-shaped corner turret crowned with a steep pyramid roof, spindles at the peak of the side gable, scalloped…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (779+ words) People with a previous criminal conviction may face an uphill battle trying to rent an apartment in California. State law allows landlords to consider convictions in rental applications going back seven years based on the date of disposition, release or…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (577+ words) Here at Palo Alto Online, we have real human reporters, out in the community every day, covering local stories to deliver fact-based journalism. They uphold our standards through rigorous editorial and fact-checking processes so you know our reporting is accurate....