7+ hour, 55+ min ago   (502+ words) Volunteers hit the streets in Redwood City on Saturday to get out the vote in favor of a new rent control measure. If passed in November, Measure E would roll some rents back to 2025 rates and add caps on rent…...

13+ hour, 28+ min 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…...

3+ day, 22+ 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…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (117+ words) Some people in San Francisco are spending Labor Day calling for better wages and decrying what they say is "rising authoritarianism" in the United States. The rally at the federal courthouse is part of a renewed push to embrace the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (128+ words) Tuesday, Supervisor Jackie Fielder introduced a new proposal offering more protections for renters in San Francisco. Currently the city's rent ordinance allows evictions for any amount of unpaid rent. However, Fielder's ordinance would only allow an eviction if a tenant…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (191+ words) Twenty community groups have signed an open letter to Santa Clara County and the city of San Jose demanding more be done to assist the unhoused population. The groups say the Here4You hotline isn’t connecting unhoused residents with services efficiently. They…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (179+ words) A San Jose Department of Transportation employee died Tuesday after being fatally injured while repairing a streetlight, according to city officials. San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan, City Manager Jennifer Maguire, and Department of Transportation Director John Ristow issued a joint…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (261+ words) An at-risk missing adult was safely located more than 150 miles from his home after the Petaluma Police Department utilized an automated license plate reader network to track his vehicle across multiple counties. At approximately 6:38 p.m. on Aug. 21, Petaluma police received a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (160+ words) The Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History has named Samantha "Sammi" Weiss as its new director of development and engagement, following the retirement of longtime director Susan Wolfe, museum officials announced Sunday. Weiss brings a background in scientific research, conservation,…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (409+ words) A proposal to transform a vacant commercial building into a nine-lane shooting range in Walnut Creek has drawn mixed reaction for people living nearby. Pete Suratos reports. The proposal from Elite Armory would transform a former carpet store on North…...