Palo Alto News

Valeria Castallanos is doted on by grandmother Virginia Arredondo, dad Antonio, brother Rodrigo, 9, and sister Yiselle, 7, after Thanksgiving dinner.

Awful as the story of the abrupt downfall and execution of the uncle of North Korea's new leader, Kim Jong Un, may be, let's hope it doesn't erase the memory of the Merrill Newman episode.

From left, University Art General Manager Todd Ayers, C.F.O. Cornelia Pendleton and Vice President Charlie Affrunti have worked together for decades at the Palo Alto art-supply store, which was honored with the 2011 Tall Tree Award for "Outstanding Business."

During our recent search for your favorite small-batch, totally authentic American mail-order food products, we came across everything from a hot pepper sauce from firefighters in Palo Alto, California, to a fruit cake from Missoula, Montana that people actually want to eat .

Palo Alto's plan to bring an affordable-housing complex to a Maybell Avenue orchard may have dissolved on Election Day, but the city is in no rush to recoup the money it loaned to the developer.

For example, Moskowitz said the personal computer market appears to be stabilizing, and he also pointed signs of improvement in the printer market.

"As we draw close to the end of the year, it is a good time to think about whether your retirement savings plan is on track," said Michael Gilfix.

A proposed building at 636 Waverley St. cleared its final hurdle on Dec. 16, when the Palo Alto City Council rejected arguments from downtown residents that the project would be incompatible with the surrounding area.

Property crimes across the state rose 7.6 percent this year, and Santa Clara County was hit the worst, with an increase of 20.4 percent, according to a recent report that pins the rise on California's controversial prisoner-realignment policy.

The 2013-14 Follett Challenge is underway, offering a total prize of $200,000 in Follett products and services to schools best demonstrating innovative approaches to 21st century learning.

Trading forex options on registered U.S. platforms is a long-awaited step in making derivatives markets more transparent, but so far it has failed to take off.

Palo Alto, California December 16, 2013 Talygen, the world leader in business management automation, today launched three new modules, namely the Gantt Chart, Live Chat, and Event Management.

Q Perhaps readers might enjoy a break from Roadshow complaints about traffic, potholes and malfunctioning signal lights and welcome a road romance mystery? Q Several years ago, the question, "TAMARA ... LIEVELING ... WILL ... YOU ... MARRY ME?" was spray-painted on the asphalt of the popular bike-riding ascent, Montebello Road, in Cupertino.

Palo Alto school district officials Tuesday night reported progress in the percentage of high school graduates who are "college ready" - meaning they have fulfilled the so-called "A-G requirements," which are prerequisites for entrance to California's public four-year universities.

In many ways, technology has erased the proverbial world in which if a person ran out of sugar, he or she would go next door to borrow a cup from a neighbor.

The most famous rock music act of the past half century is the subject of this Sunday's Distinguished Lecture series at the Lenox Library.

Dimitrios Papadogonas, a vice president of marketing at Silicon Valley-based ChargePoint, was sitting in the governor's office not long ago, when he received an alert on his mobile phone.

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A $1 million lawsuit has been filed against San Mateo County sheriff's deputies by a couple who says that deputies beat them up and pepper-sprayed them.