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Guest Opinion: AG Bonta, come see for yourself why Menlo Park skyscraper project is wrong for Willow Road site
45+ min ago (242+ words) By Betsy Nash, Menlo Park mayor On July 29, the California Attorney General’s Office sent Menlo Park a notice about the builder’s remedy development proposal at 80 Willow Rd, claiming the city has violated state law in processing the project. I’m deeply…...
Opinion: Mueller eyes DA job; City criticized for new signs to parks; Sequoia district tries to muzzle critics – Palo Alto Daily Post
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (760+ words) BY DAVE PRICEDaily Post Editor I’m hearing that San Mateo County Supervisor Ray Mueller is considering a bid for District Attorney if longtime DA Steve Wagstaffe decides not to run in 2028. Wagstaffe hasn’t revealed his plans, and Mueller said he…...
Byron Sher, former Palo Alto mayor and environmental champion, dies at 98
3+ hour, 7+ min ago (868+ words) Byron Sher, an attorney and Stanford law professor who had spent nearly two decades in Palo Alto politics before he moved on to Sacramento and established himself as one of California’s leading environmental champions, died on Saturday, according to his…...
Councilman raises stakes in battle over Measure D – Palo Alto Daily Post
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (392+ words) Los Altos Councilman Pete Dailey says he will immediately and absolutely propose allowing multifamily housing in residential neighborhoods if voters approve a ballot measure to preserve downtown parking lots. Supporters of Measure D accused Dailey of scare tactics at Tuesday’s…...
Homebuilder buys part of former Palo Alto Fry’s Electronics store site
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (294+ words) PALO ALTO — A homebuilder has bought a portion of the former Fry’s Electronics site in Palo Alto, a deal that could smooth the way for the development of dozens of townhouses on the property. Dividend Homes, through an affiliate, has…...
‘We’ve done everything we can:’ Menlo Park mayor invites Bonta to see controversial skyscraper project site
5+ hour ago (971+ words) After he accused Menlo Park of illegally delaying a proposed high-rise development, Mayor Betsy Nash invited California Attorney General Rob Bonta to visit the former Sunset Magazine site and see why residents want the city to keep fighting the project....
Palo Alto built San Francisco Bay’s first horizontal levee to reuse treated wastewater; the 500-foot living slope restores marsh habitat and tests defenses against sea-level rise
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (482+ words) Palo Alto built San Francisco Bay’s first horizontal levee to reuse treated wastewater; the 500-foot livi The Times of India...
Los Altos staff breaks down impacts of Measure D
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (563+ words) Los Altos Mayor Sally Meadows had a full agenda at the Sept.8 City Council meeting, including a staff report on the impacts to the city should the citizens’ initiative Measure D pass in November. City staff at the Sept. 8 Los…...
Better than a human at running a computer, OpenAI's new ChatGPT 6 scored 100% on a hacking benchmark
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (264+ words) OpenAI unveiled GPT-6 Astra on September 3, 2026, just 2 days after Anthropic released Claude Fable 5.1. The company frames this sixth-generation model as the moment artificial general intelligence became real: an agent that directly controls computer systems rather than simply answering text prompts,…...
MarinHealth Medical Center parcel tax pitch heads for voters
2+ day, 37+ min ago (866+ words) Most ballots in Marin County in the Nov. 3 election will include a proposed parcel tax to benefit MarinHealth Medical Center in Greenbrae. Measure CC on the ballot calls for an annual tax of 14 cents per square foot on improved building…...