The only lifeguard on duty at Palo Alto’s Eichler Swim and Tennis Club was wearing jeans, had no breaks during a six-hour shift and didn’t receive training before a man drowned there, according to a ...

Tech VC Peter Thiel is also said to be thinking about leaving, according to the Times report. Thiel is considering reducing his ties to the state, and has explored opening an office for his personal ...

Menlo Park fire officials are investigating what caused the house fire that displaced a family and killed their two dogs.

Andru Sheldon, 20, was arrested on Sunday after robbing a 15-year-old at Jack Farrell Park in East Palo Alto, and 30 minutes ...

Palo Alto, like most Mid-Peninsula cities, changes mayors at the start of the year. On Monday, Jan. 5, council members will ...

Crosswalk signals were hacked in Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City in April. When the prank was discovered, Caltrans disabled the audio feature of the crosswalk device, but has since restored it.

Allen, a captain in charge of law enforcement in Millbrae, filed a lawsuit on Monday (Dec. 22) against Corpus for allegedly ...

After a year of jail deaths and leadership turmoil, San Mateo County Sheriff Ken Binder says he is rebuilding the department ...

Neysa Fligor took a two-to-one lead after the first batch of ballots was counted tonight in the race for Santa Clara County Assessor against Rishi Kumar.

A woman has been arrested for allegedly purposefully hitting another car and pepper spraying the occupants of the car she struck, Palo Alto police said yesterday. Police responded to the 700 block of ...

Mountain View Mayor Ellen Kamei has prevailed in a lawsuit from a tow truck driver who said she had him arrested for towing her car from a downtown parking lot.

Council voted 6-0 on Dec. 15 to start drawings for the three crossings, proceeding to about 15% design completion. Councilman Keith Reckdahl recused himself because he lives near one of the crossings.