1+ hour, 9+ min ago  (1578+ words) Enid Pearson and Florence LaRiviere have spent more than 60 years as each other’s most reliable co-conspirators, though neither can quite remember how they met. Pearson served 10 years on the Palo Alto City Council, where she authored the city’s Park Dedication…...

20+ hour, 9+ min ago  (728+ words) The rising summer heat can put local residents at risk for power outages as PG&E tries to prevent ignitions and hazards on power lines with unplanned shutoffs. While inconvenient, they aim to protect high fire-risk areas such as Woodside…...

23+ hour, 14+ min ago  (1045+ words) For many Peninsula residents, warm summer weather means cooling off coastside with a chilled beer or a glass of wine. The San Mateo County coast has long been a destination for libations, with breweries such as Half Moon Bay Brewing…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (186+ words) Three people were rescued from San Francisco Bay off San Mateo County on Saturday, July 11, after their sailboat capsized. The trio was sailing near Coyote Point, south of San Francisco International Airport, when their boat tipped over at about 1:30 p.m. Deputies…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (367+ words) Last fall, CalMatters criminal justice reporter Cayla Mihalovich received a tip about a case pending before the California Supreme Court. It involved a man named David Allen, who was arrested on suspicion of murder in 2016 in Los Angeles County when…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (193+ words) Caltrain said that its $1 fare for riders ages 5 to 18 is driving a sharp increase in youth ridership, with trips by young passengers up 26% during the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period last year. The transit agency on…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (123+ words) Viewpoint: Readers react to 'Caught in Meta’s shifting plans, Japanese eatery ends 26-year run in Menlo Park' The Almanac The following comments and opinions were posted by readers on The Almanac’s news site in response to “Caught in Meta’s shifting…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (200+ words) July 11-12, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Palo Alto Art Center, 1313 Newell Road, Palo Alto; free; acga.net/acga-clay-glass-festival-2026. July 10-11, performances at 6:30 and 8:30 p.m. each night, Meyhouse, 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto; $48; meyhousejazz.com. July 11 to Sept. 13 (check with the organization for availability), NODE, 180 University Ave., Palo…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (136+ words) A small brush fire broke out near the 1000 block of Hamilton Court in Menlo Park at around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, July 8. As of 3:10 p.m., firefighters reported that the blaze was largely contained, though six fire engines and two battalion chiefs remain on…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago  (231+ words) Smoke from an overheating transformer at Stanford University’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory set off early-warning fire alarms Monday afternoon. The transformer was part of the laboratory’s particle accelerator building, which is two miles long and runs beneath Interstate 280 between the…...