15+ hour, 25+ min ago   (274+ words) Construction is paused for a planned facility near Gilroy that many local officials suspect may be used as a detention center by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, state Attorney General Rob Bonta announced over the weekend. A judge with the U.S. District…...

5+ day, 12+ 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, 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, 4+ day ago   (1069+ words) Palo Alto’s new plan to construct a tunnel for cyclists and pedestrians at El Dorado Avenue is causing a stir in the Midtown neighborhood, where a growing coalition of residents is calling for the city to ditch the proposal. Petitioners…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (486+ words) California lawmakers stared down Gov. Gavin Newsom and emerged with hundreds of millions of dollars in climate money for projects he didn’t necessarily want to fund. As a result, the state will funnel $450 million to transit, clean air and drinking…...

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   (616+ words) From artificial intelligence to algorithmic surveillance, recent tech advances are rapidly reshaping the workplace. South Bay labor leaders are alarmed — and drawing together an industry-spanning coalition intended to give workers more say in how these technologies are deployed. “We must…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (434+ words) Responding to a lawsuit that accused her of lying about her position as a math teacher, Palo Alto school board candidate Linda Henigin has released employment records that back up her work history as well as a statement from the…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (853+ words) Lawmakers this week made good on a year-old promise, passing a bill to narrow a controversial exemption from California’s environmental review law. The proposal passed both houses of the Legislature and now goes to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 954 follows…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) In a sweeping ruling with national implications, a federal judge sided with The Stanford Daily and ruled on Friday that the federal government violated the U.S. Constitution when it targeted student journalists who wrote stories that criticized Israel and participated in…...