Palo Alto News

The Mitchell Park Library and Community Center is scheduled to open by the end of this year - two and a half years after expected, due to construction problems.

Pierce Peter Brandt has been performing since he was a kid. Growing up in Palo Alto, he was the lead in Oliver , when TheatreWorks first staged the musical.

Former janitor Bobby , center, makes his TV debut on "Rock Shop" in the world premiere of "Memphis" at TheatreWorks in 2004.

Does it make a difference if a film you're thinking of seeing is by a first-time director? Does it help at all if that director's last name is Coppola? In this case, it's worth taking the chance.

Community members Thursday night rehashed their concerns about homeless residents in downtown San Rafael during a public meeting, focusing on what can be done to curb encampment fires.

Eduardo Martinez, a soft-spoken architect who chaired Palo Alto's Planning and Transportation Commission before stepping down earlier this year, died last week after a battle with cancer.

News from the Palo Alto Police Department: A burglar broke into a residence overnight -- while an elderly couple slept -- and stole a briefcase of financial documents and rummaged through drawers in another room, and slipped away undetected.

Congresswoman Jackie Speier, far left; Congresswoman Anna Eshoo, center; and Palo Alto VA Director Lisa Freeman, far right, listen to local veterans at a town hall meeting at the Palo Alto VA hospital on July 7. Photo by Elena Kadvany.

Redwood City's Annual "Preschool Preview Night": A Preschool/Child Care & Parent Resource Fair Annual fair highlighting various early care and education programs from Belmont to Palo Alto has become key annual resource for parents making important child care decisions Redwood City, Calif.

Palo Alto has selected a new citizens panel that is charged with helping the city update its land-use bible, the Comprehensive plan.

Fourth Friday - Films of Vision and Hope - Gaining Ground Film and discussion, plus special guest - producer Mark Lipman In the midst of the economic meltdown, Gaining Ground explores the innovative, grassroots organizing efforts of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative in Boston.

After spending Tuesday in Northern California driving a Stockton veteran to and from his doctor's appointment at the Department of Veterans Affairs medical campus in Palo Alto, Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, returned to Washington where, on Wednesday, he introduced legislation that would allow construction to begin on 10 VA medical facilities ... (more)

UPDATED: Wednesday, July 9, 4 p.m. from the PAPD: As of 3:50 p.m., the missing woman from the College Terrace neighborhood has been found, safe and sound, in Menlo Park by officers from the Menlo Park Police Department.

Based on the premise that teens learn best from other teens, a group of high school students and recent high school graduates from Menlo Park, Atherton, Woodside, and Portola Valley recently launched a startup.

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It was announced this week by Mayer Brown that the firm will establish a Corporate & Securities practice in the Palo Alto office.

As Palo Alto moves toward adopting a new vision for growth, officials are considering one ambitious alternative that would significantly transform the city's commercial hubs: a transition into a "net-zero" community.

Palo Alto's new school-district superintendent says he's coming to town "with fresh eyes and ears" and the goal of creating a "culture of trust."

TheatreWorks, the nationally acclaimed theatre of Silicon Valley, kicks off its 45th season with the World Premiere of THE GREAT PRETENDER, a touching comedy about friendship, love, and learning to let go by Broadway playwright David West Read.

Skyword, a Boston marketing firm that creates content for the Web and aims to eventually go public, announced Wednesday that it opened an office in California, acquiring the team at a marketing company in Palo Alto, California.