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The two developments proposed for adjacent sites on San Antonio Road have plenty in common: each would bring more than a 100 ...

Spurred by a public outcry and a favorable court ruling, Palo Alto's elected leaders agreed on Monday to repeal the city's ...

Sandwiched among formal gardens, redwood groves and more than 1,000 acres of protected open space sits the historic Phleger Estate's 98-year-old home, known as Mountain Meadow. The home is one of a ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Four months into Donald Trump’s second presidency, Republican legislative leaders are attempting to give him some ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The Trump administration is backing off a push to rapidly deport three Guatemalan day laborers who were detained 200 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Contaminants known as “forever chemicals” have been discovered in San Francisco Bay fish at levels that could pose a ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. For three decades, the city and county of Los Angeles managed California’s biggest homelessness crisis together. They ...

If there is one question that I have heard Palo Alto residents repeatedly ask, it's: How much does the city spend each year ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. New homes under construction in Mountain House on May 28, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters Amid pledges ...

The Palo Alto Board of Education continued to refine the district's broad goals on Tuesday, with members expressing support ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised state budget last week, he irritated — and perhaps alienated — major ...