1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1637+ words) The Palo Alto Board of Education and Superintendent Don Austin reached a mutual agreement to end his contract, effective immediately, in a closed session meeting on Friday morning." Austin will remain with the Palo Alto Unified School District until June…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (480+ words) Palo Alto leaders are prepared to appoint Chris Jensen to the position of City Attorney this month following a competitive nationwide search to succeed Molly Stump, who served in the position for nearly 15 years, the city announced Thursday. "I appreciate…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago  (1369+ words) The Palo Alto School Board recommended on Tuesday the institution of" a partial cell phone ban across its high school campuses, allowing students to use phones outside of class after firm protests by students against "bell-to-bell" restrictions." Palo Alto schools…...

7+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1468+ words) Citing surging demand for soccer fields, a new study is recommending that Palo Alto move ahead with installing artificial turf at its busiest athletic fields despite ongoing concerns among environmentalists about microplastics, forever chemicals and heat islands at the synthetic…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (660+ words) In 2020, East Palo Alto's "closest" city council election not only sparked a sense of competition among the seven candidates but also led to multiple lawsuits and criticisms against the city's water authorities." Current council member Webster Lincoln lost the race…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (1010+ words) Every year, the Tall Tree Awards celebrate Palo Alto residents, businesses and nonprofits who enrich the local community. But some of the loudest cheers during the Thursday gala came during a commemoration of two city employees who rarely make the…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago  (411+ words) At a parking lot near the Palo Alto Baylands, 23 vehicles serve as the homes of more than 40 individuals. Clients have the option to join a waitlist, and as of December 2025, six households signed up. "Operationally, it's common for interest lists…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (583+ words) Parents, students and elected leaders in Palo Alto have debated for years the best approach to suicide prevention, a topic that became more urgent in fall 2025 as the city entered its third "cluster," a short period of time when multiple…...

6+ day, 8+ hour ago  (441+ words) The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) announced Monday that it will be providing $7 million in grants and investments to three local nonprofit organizations in East Palo Alto and the Belle Haven neighborhood in Menlo Park. The donation comes two months before…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (563+ words) Buying a home in Palo Alto now costs more than five times as much as renting, according to a new national analysis highlighting the widening divide between homeownership and affordability." A typical homebuyer in Palo Alto pays about $21, 798 per month…...