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City stalls on enforcing ‘daylighting’ law
1+ hour, 45+ min ago (614+ words) Parking within 20 feet of an intersection is mostly prohibited in California, thanks to a state bill that went into effect in January 2025. A recent stroll through downtown Palo Alto would suggest otherwise. The state has advised cities to paint the…...
Palo Alto struggles to reach key climate goal despite progress
11+ hour, 35+ min ago (564+ words) Palo Alto leaders approved a climate action workplan for the next two years on Monday night, while simultaneously debating the viability of its ambitious climate goals for 2030 that are proving more out of reach with each passing year. The city…...
Los Angeles and Bay Area voters will decide whether to hike already high sales taxes
22+ hour, 48+ min ago (544+ words) This year California voters will choose a new governor, fill other statewide offices, elect 100 state legislators and 52 members of Congress and weigh an array of knotty ballot measures. Meanwhile, officials in the state's largest urban centers, Los Angeles County and…...
East Palo Alto looks to add housing, expand park as part of three-party deal
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (619+ words) The East Palo Alto City Council approved last week a partnership with the County of San Mateo and housing nonprofit EPACANDO, to swap land, construct 100% affordable housing on University Ave. and expand Martin Luther King Park." After decades of conversations,…...
Express: Defense seeks DA recusal in Stanford vandalism retrial | Construction launches for teacher housing project
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (178+ words) With a new trial looming for the five Stanford students who broke into a university building during a 2024 protest, their defense attorneys are calling for the District Attorney's Office to be recused. Palo Alto's newest teacher housing project, The Academy,…...
Measles is back in California. Health departments are fighting it with less.
1+ day, 20+ hour ago (1267+ words) When a possible measles case is identified in California, a phone rings at the local health department and the clock starts ticking." Laboratory workers need to process samples as soon as possible to confirm the case. And a public health…...
Construction launches for Palo Alto's newest teacher housing project
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (785+ words) Palo Alto's newest teacher housing project, The Academy, is finally ready for construction." Community partners ceremoniously dug shovels into dirt on the 3265 El Camino Real construction site on Thursday afternoon to initiate the official start of developer Half Dome Capital's…...
Defense seek recusal of Santa Clara DA in Stanford retrial
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (808+ words) Following a mistrial, the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is set to retry on March 23 the felony case against five Stanford University students, who barricaded themselves in the president's office during a 2024 protest in support of Palestine." After a…...
County backs bike, pedestrian upgrades at central Palo Alto intersection
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (240+ words) Bike and pedestrian safety upgrades are coming to one of Palo Alto's busiest and most centrally located intersections later this year, with Santa Clara County signing off on a series of fixes for the area around El Camino Real and…...
Where to chase waterfalls and hike among green hillsides after the wet Peninsula weather
5+ day, 3+ hour ago (1343+ words) While the rain might have kept you inside in recent weeks, a break in the storms means you can now enjoy the fruits of the winter rainfall. The wet weather has helped green hillsides, sprout wildflowers and fill waterfalls, making…...