by Eli Walsh/Bay City News Service

Health officials in all 11 counties in the greater Bay Area urged the region's residents Thursday to protect themselves from COVID-19, flu and other respiratory viruses during the winter holidays.

by Gennady Sheyner

Faced with recruitment challenges and lingering vacancies in key City Hall positions, Palo Alto is preparing to approve salary increases for more than 200 senior managers next week.

by Sue Dremann

This year, Sager Family Farm brought bees and their lessons of nature to 432 students at four different schools -- the first time the programs have been taught in East Palo Alto.

by Diana Diamond

The city over the years has tried to control Stanford's growth in many ways because it says the university infringes on this community -- and its growth somehow needs to be tightly regulated.

by Palo Alto Weekly staff

A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of Dec. 19.

by Palo Alto Weekly staff

After making the largest-ever donation to the Palo Alto Weekly Holiday Fund and Almanac Holiday Fund in 2021 -- $350,000 -- a Silicon Valley philanthropist this week repeated the act of generosity.

by Gennady Sheyner

Spooked by high interest rates and potential competition from AT&T, Palo Alto officials are scaling back their plans for a municipal fiber network, which under the current proposal would be limited to just a few neighborhoods.

by Olivia Wynkoop / Bay City News Foundation

California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined the attorneys general from the other 49 states and the District of Columbia expressing support Monday for a federal proposal to crack down on illegal texts.

by Angela Swartz

A $30 million donation will fund new facilities and recreation areas at Cesar Chavez Ravenswood Middle School in East Palo Alto.

by Eli Walsh / Bay City News Foundation

Appointments for Santa Clara County children under age 5 to receive the bivalent COVID-19 booster vaccine are now open at county-run vaccination clinics, public health officials said Wednesday.

by Sue Dremann

What goes up doesn't always come down. That's the issue with some elevators in Palo Alto and Stanford, data from the Palo Alto Fire Department shows.

by Emily Margaretten

Chabad Palo Alto, a Jewish outreach organization, is continuing its 40-year tradition of celebrating the first night of Hanukkah with a public menorah lighting in front of Palo Alto City Hall on Sunday.

by Angela Swartz

The Ravenswood City School District is looking into whether building workforce housing on open space at its middle school could help pay for construction costs.

by Bay City News Service

The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority held a press conference regarding findings from an independent investigation into the May 2021 mass shooting in the VTA's San Jose rail yard.

by Zoe Morgan

Samuel Bankman-Fried, a Bay Area native and son to two Stanford professors, has been arrested in the Bahamas on various federal fraud charges in connection to his cryptocurrency exchange FTX.

by Gennady Sheyner

After balking last month, Palo Alto approved a plan to welcome dinosaur sculptures to its newly renovated Junior Museum and Zoo.

by Gennady Sheyner

With Palo Alto mulling new regulations on Airbnb rentals, members and residents offered different takes Monday on whether short-term rentals are, on the whole, beneficial or detrimental to the well-being of local residents.

by Thomas Hughes

A new state law allowed Santa Clara County businesses to donate almost 5 million pounds of food during the first half of 2022, according to a press release from the county.

by Kiley Russell

The Bay Area is in the midst of a persistent cold snap that brought a smattering of snow to some of the region's higher peaks over the weekend and is expected to linger for the rest of the week.

by Olivia Wynkoop / Bay City News Foundation

As shoppers cash in on holiday deals and prepare for the season of gift-giving, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's San Francisco division anticipates more fraud schemes floating around the internet.

by Palo Alto Weekly Staff

Stanford has hired Sacramento State coach Troy Taylor as its next head football coach. Under Taylor, Sacramento played it first Football Championship Subdivision Quarterfinals playoff game in school history this season.

by Tony Hicks / Bay City News Foundation

The social, political and health-related impacts of a population with an increasing lifespan will be the focus of the third annual Century Summit, hosted by the Stanford Center on Longevity on Dec. 13-14.

by Palo Alto Weekly staff

In the latest column, read news about the return of Christmas Tree Lane, upcoming road closures for Caltrain electrification work and a Santa Clara County pilot program to expand mental health treatment.

by Bay City News Service

State officials said Wednesday that the opening of commercial Dungeness crab season would be delayed for the third time this season, in an effort to protect humpback whales and other marine life from entanglements with crab pot lines.

by Sue Dremann

A long-awaited pedestrian-bicycle overcrossing that's expected to make for safe passage over U.S. Highway 101 at University Avenue in East Palo Alto broke ground on Friday.

by Zoe Morgan

Stanford's board of trustees has released more information about its plans to investigate President Marc Tessier-Lavigne's research due to allegations about potential scientific misconduct.

by Leah Worthington and Sue Dremann

California's police departments and sheriff's offices are facing unprecedented oversight of their so-called "military equipment" arsenals, including law enforcement agencies in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties.

by Gennady Sheyner

Tenants have started to move into Wilton Court, the long-awaited, 59-apartment complex that recently opened its doors to low-income residents and individuals with disabilities.

by John Bricker

Launched in 2021 with a grant from the Weekly's Holiday Fund, the Pacific Art League's Free Expressive Art Open Studio Sessions give kids the freedom to create.

by Sue Dremann

The tense race for two open seats came down to just 19 votes between Martha Barragan and Webster Lincoln, respectively. In the end, it was Barragan who won. Mayor Ruben Abrica was easily reelected.

by Palo Alto Weekly staff

A preview of Palo Alto government meetings for the week of Dec. 12.

by Gennady Sheyner

Seeking to transform parking lots into generators of clean energy, state Sen. Josh Becker has proposed a bill that would offer tax incentives for companies to build solar canopies on their properties.

by Tran Nguyen / San Jose Spotlight

Santa Clara County Sheriff-elect Bob Jonsen will assume his duties one month early after his embattled predecessor abruptly resigned.

by Gennady Sheyner

Concerned about the growing number of Airbnb listings throughout the city, three City Council members are proposing new rules to ensure these short-term rentals are sufficiently regulated and paying their fair share in taxes.

by Leah Worthington

Grace Spiridon and Greg Ammen, who were killed in a Nov. 4 car collision in Redwood City, were remembered as loyal friends, beloved children and adoring parents during a Dec. 3 memorial for the couple in Palo Alto.

by Angela Swartz

Property records show that Atherton can still count Warriors star Stephen Curry among its residents, despite having sold his family's West Atherton home late last year.

by Susan Nash / Bay City News Foundation

A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced former Theranos president and chief operating officer Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani to a prison term of 12 years and 11 months, followed by three years of supervised release.

by Bay City News Service

Menlo Park police arrested a man on Tuesday for allegedly robbing and pistol-whipping another man who had been set up via a dating app.

by Gennady Sheyner

Nito Boxing, the newest gym looking to entrench itself on California Avenue's "Fitness Row," has a grand vision for its first mainland location.

by Alexei Koseff and Sameea Kamal

A new state Legislature with a record number of women and plenty of new faces is sworn into office. Gov. Gavin Newsom immediately gives them the outline of a controversial penalty on oil industry profits.

by Eli Walsh / Bay City News Foundation

While transmission of respiratory syncytial virus has begun to plateau in Santa Clara County, the county's top health official said Tuesday that COVID-19 and flu transmission continue to rise.

by Palo Alto Weekly staff

Palo Alto police are seeking the public's help in locating a 12-year-old boy missing since Tuesday afternoon.

by Gennady Sheyner

A proposed Mercedes-Benz dealership cruised past the finish line Monday night when the City Council gave the project at the former Ming's Restaurant site its enthusiastic blessing.

by Gennady Sheyner

??As Santa Clara County prepares to adopt a new plan to govern Stanford University's growth, Palo Alto officials are pushing for more housing, expanded shuttle services and a seat at the table in the coming negotiations.

by Eli Walsh / Bay City News Foundation

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen announced Monday that he will deactivate his office's Twitter account due to the recent rise in hate speech on the platform.

by Gennady Sheyner

Defying recommendations from the Santa Clara County Civil Grand Jury, Palo Alto will not submit its ballot measure questions to the county for review before future elections, according to a response letter drafted by the city.

by Julie Cart

Moderate weather and well-timed rainstorms in much of California combined to curb the acreage and structures burned.

by Palo Alto Weekly staff

In the latest column, read news about a Palo Alto High and Stanford graduate who's been nominated for two Grammys for his music composition work and local nonprofits picked for a CZI Community Fund grant.

by Angela Swartz

The Ravenswood City School District is one step closer to leasing out its district office, which could potentially bring in about $1.5 million to the district annually.

by Angela Swartz

Are Stephen and Ayesha Curry still Atherton residents? Records show the couple quietly sold their home in West Atherton last fall.