Despite an outcry from downtown property owners and retailers, Palo Alto leaders agreed on Monday to support restaurants' ...

Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety's SWAT team descended on East Palo Alto in the early morning of Jan. 9 to arrest a ...

In the midst of deadly Southern California fires, first responders and organizations across the South Bay Area have worked to ...

When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and witch hunts by those with ulterior motives. The horribly ...

Mountain View's Kohl's store is set to close this week, making it the final retail outpost to shutter in a shopping center where a new school may be built.

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Burned homes smolder in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire on Pacific Coast Highway near Malibu, on Jan. 9, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for CalMatters Firefighters continue to battle wildfires that ...

In summary A person matching Democratic Sen. Susan Rubio’s description is accused in federal court documents of soliciting bribes and illegal campaign contributions. Rubio, who’s not been charged with ...

In summary CalMatters photographers captured the devastation as fierce Santa Ana winds and bone-dry conditions propelled multiple wildfires across Los Angeles County. Charred skeletons of beloved ...

Perry, a beloved miniature donkey who has been a fixture of Bol Park for nearly three decades and who famously served as the ...

A prevalent Northeast coffee chain that “sees coffee differently” is opening its first Bay Area location in Palo Alto on Jan.

What to do to improve Palo Alto’s downtown to generate more retail stores has been debated for years. And now, a new plan to ...