This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Longtime Republican Rep. Darrell Issa will not seek reelection, he announced Friday.  His decision comes four months ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s official: Eight Democrats and two Republicans say they have filed paperwork for the June 2 primary ballot in the ...

Just weeks after Mountain View police revealed that they had allowed hundreds of law enforcement agencies unauthorized access to license plate data, Palo Alto will consider an audit of the city’s own ...

Sigrid Pinsky, Lee Pfab, Gamble Garden and the California Avenue restaurants iTalico and Terun will all be honored in April with Tall Tree awards for their community contributions.

Palo Alto leaders are prepared to appoint Chris Jensen to the position of City Attorney this month following a competitive nationwide search to succeed Molly Stump, who served in the position for ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California community college districts are spending millions of dollars on artificial intelligence-powered chatbots ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s been a deadly winter on California’s slopes, but the state has no idea how bad it really is. In February alone, a ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. After months of suspense, deliberation and a game-show-style process of elimination, Republican Rep. Kevin Kiley has ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed some of the country’s toughest gun-control laws, but he had nothing but nice things to ...

Palo Alto and Mountain View police last week arrested a San Jose resident who they said kicked and tried to rob a woman near ...

Mia’s Paletería y Nevería, which directly translates to “Mia’s popsicle and ice cream store,” held its grand opening in ...