West Elm, a home furnishings retailer owned by Williams Sonoma, is closing its store at 181 University Ave. in Palo Alto, which will create one of the largest vacancies in the downtown area.

Redwood City police are at Sequoia Station and the Caltrain station so often that the shopping center owner is setting aside space for officers to work between responses in the area, the city manager ...

A tow truck driver has sued the city of Mountain View claiming Councilwoman Ellen Kamei had him arrested for towing her car from a downtown parking lot.

A historic estate in Woodside has become a popular destination for experiencing Christmas festivities and twinkling light ...

Former San Mateo County Assistant Sheriff Matthew Fox quit because of the “dysfunction and disarray” in the sheriff’s office that boiled over when the president of the deputies union was arrested for ...

The new reimbursement policy comes nine months after council raised its annual salary from $12,000 to $19,200 — the most ...

Two new councilmen have been sworn in to the East Palo Alto City Council, but one of them is complaining about procedural irregularities that prevented him from voting on a development plan.

Representatives tackling floods from the San Francisquito Creek had harsh words Thursday (Dec. 19) for Valley Water board member Nai Hsuch, who has suggested that Valley Water go its own way unless ...

The Las Lomitas School Board has revoked Superintendent Beth Polito’s district credit cards while the District Attorney’s office looks into her spending. Polito has faced fierce parent and teacher ...