Palo Alto News

Claude Ezran, an early entrant to Palo Alto's suddenly crowded City Council race, said Tuesday that he has decided not to run.

In the latest shake-up in Palo Alto's busy planning department, the city has hired a new assistant planning director and is saying goodbye to two department veterans, one of whom has been leading city's the Comprehensive Plan update.

This morning SFGate called our attention to a list of the snobbiest small cities according to Movoto , a company whose tagline is "starting conversations about cities," which seems like their way of saying that they're shit stirrers and they know it.

This week Simitian proposed creating "satellite offices" for county social services staff at local nonprofits that serve struggling residents -- such as Mountain View's Community Services Agency, which provides food and financial assistance to those in need --complementing the county's own services for the poor.

According to Movoto Blog , a site that covers real estate "for those who like to have fun," the Bay Area is not only home to the U.S.'s snobbiest city , but it also has a reoccurring presence on the site's list of 50. Frankly, some of these rankings left us a little perplexed.

Google X, the secretive research arm of Google Inc. , is making a major foray into clinical research with the goal of pinning down what it means to be healthy.

A tall and athletic 8th grader at Nativity School, Ted Minnis had caught the attention of legendary Menlo-Atherton High School football coach Ben Parks.

This is the first TCBY to re-enter the Los Angeles market since 2010, and this time, the brand will be returning with Mrs. Fields Cookies to serve an increased variety of sweet treats.

Pamela Grimmé places a lamp in the Tamarac showroom of AMC Liquidators, which sells to customers locally and in 44 countries.

President Barack Obama is practically weepy at the thought of his daughter Malia going off to college, a milestone many months away that is already on his mind.

Young woman recognized at White House for her advocacy Elena Kadvany Palo Alto Weekly Sarahi Espinoza Salamanca doesn't want her story to repeat itself.

Nancy Pippenger and Marcia Perez live thousands of miles apart but have the same complaint: Doctors who treated them last year won't take their insurance now, even though they haven't changed insurers.

The Page Mill YMCA doesn't appeal to everyone. But it enjoys enormous loyalty from its adult users.

For most major college football programs, summer is a time for players to load up on classes and concentrate on conditioning for the upcoming season.

The protracted fight over who is at fault for delays that have dogged the Mitchell Park Library and Community Center rebuild project in Palo Alto appears headed for the courtroom.

WaterSmart Software, a small startup in San Francisco, is working with local water districts in California and other states to transform water meter data into easy-to-understand home water reports that are mailed directly to homeowners or made accessible via the Web and mobile devices.

For those seeking work in Campbell - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - here's a list of local job openings.

An appellate court judge, rebuffing the NIMBY cities of Atherton and Palo Alto, has cleared the way for high-speed rail to use the Pacheco Pass route between The Valley and the Bay Area.

The new design proposed for a remodel proposed for an Eichler home at 3558 Louis Road in Palo Alto.

Some of these businesses are old friends, household names that are counted on and celebrated.