San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus announced at a press conference on Thursday, Sept. 19, that her office would create a child care center for the children of employees. “For a law enforcement ...

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office added two new full-time furry employees to the force this summer: therapy dogs Maverick and Teddy. The nearly 1-year-old goldendoodles join Ben, the first pup in ...

The city of Menlo Park received a resubmitted formal development application on Sept. 12 for the controversial builder’s remedy project on the site of the former Sunset Magazine headquarters at 80 ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom helps cleanup a homeless encampment along a freeway in San Diego in 2022. Photo by Mike Blake, Reuters I’m Capitol reporter Sameea Kamal, and I’m in for Lynn today. From homelessness ...

In summary California taxpayers fund career education at high schools, adult schools, community colleges, regional occupational programs and for-profit trade schools. Critics say it reflects “an ...

Aristotle is said to have coined the phrase “nature abhors a vacuum” — or “horror vacui” in Latin — as a principle in the physical world. However it applies equally well to politics, particularly in a ...

The Anderson Collection marks its 10th anniversary with two exhibitions that offer new ways of looking at pieces from its ...

In summary The UC Regents approved campus requests for more tools for UC police months after campus protesters clashed with law enforcement. Minutes after a UC regents committee began debating the ...

The barn at 1240 Westridge Drive, Portola Valley, is part of a property on the market in September, 2024. Courtesy Jacob Elliot. It’s our mission to inform the community through fact-based journalism, ...

Director Danya Taymor has taken lessons from her youth on Palo Alto stages to Broadway, where she won the 2024 Tony Award for ...

In summary At a CalMatters event, California’s insurance commissioner says the changes he’s making will help homeowners and business owners. One idea: A state grant for those who spend money to ...

Whose fault is the California homelessness crisis?  According to Gov. Gavin Newsom, cities and counties are to blame for failing to get people off the street — despite all the money he’s given them to ...