1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (769+ words) For 36 years, Il Fornaio has served Italian classics in downtown Palo Alto, garnering longtime employees and regulars. Servers say it's where Steve Jobs chatted with Tim Cook and where Hall of Famers, tech executives and government leaders would go to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (651+ 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…...

1+ week, 19+ hour ago   (331+ words) Palo Alto officials tasked with additional discussion and study over the highly controversial turf replacement project at El Camino Park have indicated their preference for synthetic turf over natural grass, inching the city one step closer to a final decision....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (627+ words) For those who typically skip breakfast, a new egg-forward breakfast shop will give you second thoughts." Hatched is a takeout restaurant for anyone craving breakfast and brunch dishes. Its menu boasts a hearty range of chicken and egg sandwiches, avocado…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (491+ words) Vice Mayor Vicki Veenker will take over as the 2026 mayor of Palo Alto, with Council member Greer Stone filling a familiar role as vice mayor after he edged out Council member Keith Reckdahl for the position. The annual rotation of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (520+ words) After starting the year with ambitious plans to revitalize three commercial strips, Palo Alto wrapped up 2025 well behind schedule on its goals for California Avenue, Ramona Street and University Avenue, according to a new report from the office City Manager…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (426+ words) One of San Francisco's most famous patisseries is coming to Palo Alto. Since 2015, Arsicault has been baking its buttery and flaky croissants in the city. Now the bakery, which launched to fame after Bon Appetit Magazine declared it the best…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (388+ words) After years of debate in various city commissions and committees, Palo Alto is gearing up to codify a gender equality ordinance into city law that aligns with international standards. While the proposed ordinance is mostly symbolic, City Council members hope…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1732+ words) The complaints from residents of Palo Alto's Crescent Park neighborhood about the recent changes on their block began more than five years ago via letters to planning staff, phone calls to City Hall and reports filed on 3-1-1, an online portal…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (654+ words) Five years ago, the Emerson Collective, a philanthropic company founded by Laurene Powell Jobs, launched a series of community meetings in East Palo Alto to ask residents how they felt about prospective housing development." Among the variety of responses, people…...