The Palo Alto City Council unanimously approved plans tonight (March 16) for the city’s first housing development east of Highway 101, over some concerns over how children at the 145 townhouses will ...

San Mateo County Sheriff Ken Binder has promoted Capt. Mike Tabak to be San Carlos’s police chief, city officials said today. Tabak, who started yesterday, is filling the vacancy left by Mark Myers, ...

A Caltrain hit and killed a person on Saturday in San Mateo, authorities confirmed today (March 16). The person who died has not been publicly identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office, ...

The San Mateo County Community College District faculty union voted yesterday (March 13) to strike if the district does not ...

Police are looking for a mountain lion that’s on the loose in Palo Alto. The big cat was first spotted in the 700 block of North Hampton Drive in north Palo Alto, not far from Greene Middle School.

The San Mateo County District Attorney said yesterday (March 13) he won’t charge three Redwood City police officers involved in fatally shooting a man in a standoff. DA Steve Wagstaffe said the three ...

A longtime Palo Alto environmental activist and volunteer has been sentenced to 364 days in jail for trying to meet up with a minor for sex, according to court records. Robert “Bob” Wenzlau, 67, was ...

The Hispanic market at 1731 E Bayshore Road was closed by the San Mateo County Health Department on Tuesday, according to the county . The market failed inspection due to a rat infestation. The store ...