2+ day, 2+ hour ago   (650+ words) By Todd Collins and Ken Dauber It’s almost impossible to believe. Over just a few weeks this summer, PAUSD went from its strongest ever financial position to its absolute most dire. When school ended in June, they boasted a record…...

5+ day, 6+ min ago   (696+ words) The fruits of East Palo Alto’s decades-long effort to grow its urban forest are beginning to show. Each tree at these locations represents years of advocacy, volunteer labor and a web of community partnerships. For years, East Palo Altans and…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (609+ words) After more than a decade of designing, debating and dreaming of grade separation at three local rail crossings, Palo Alto’s elected leaders are preparing to narrow their scope and focus their energy on one location: Charleston Road. But as members…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (214+ words) A Menlo Park resident died on Thursday afternoon from injuries that he had suffered after an assault in East Palo Alto, police said in a news release. East Palo Alto police said they had arrested the suspect later in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (463+ words) Seeking to improve fire safety and support Palo Alto firefighters, local philanthropists launched this week the Palo Alto Fire Foundation, a new community group that is seeded with a $50,000 grant from Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan. “But also, one of…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (375+ words) After an earlier split over parking policies, the East Palo Alto City Council took a decisive step on Tuesday toward implementing a new residential parking permit program, voting to approve a study that will help the city set the rules…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (204+ words) Project description: The 59-building development will bring 145 for-sale townhomes to an existing office park just south of the Baylands Athletic Center on the east side of Highway 101. The project includes a mix of attached and detached townhomes, with 19 units, or…...