Palo Alto News

On Aug. 19, 1904, a grocer named Frank Backus joined dozens of merchants and fellow Mayfield residents in asking the Board of Trustees to ban alcohol sales.

Families with a disabled child, parent or other relative face incredibly difficult challenges.

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Oren Scheorson receives the first of two awards for becoming a finalist in Palo Alto's Apps Challenge.

Sally Borkin Cannon, born to Max and Ida Borkin in Milwaukee, Wis., died March 4, 2014, at home.

Friday, March 14 Pirates of Penzance . Pacifica. 8 p.m. " Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Escape Game" Los Altos Library .

Friday, March 14 Catch Me If You Can . Mountain View High School Theater, 7 p.m. Tickets: $15 general; $10 youth; $2 infant.

That's what's happening in some upscale San Francisco Bay Area communities as homeowners and wealthy buyers have no interest in upgrading aging houses but instead want to start from scratch and build all-new custom homes stocked with the latest features.

A Palo Alto man has been convicted of mayhem for biting a man's ear off during a drunken fight over stolen cigarettes outside a Redwood City bar last year.

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

For years, Palo Alto's Utilities Department employees and managers fretted about the challenges of recruiting and retaining skilled workers at a time of stagnant salaries and reduced benefits.

Sculptor Donald Gialanella's work, entitled 'Cog Bra,' will be a special addition to the Sixth Annual 'What A Pair' fundraising event sponsored by the Soroptimists of the Los Angeles Harbor on March 28 at the Croatian Cultural Center in San Pedro.

Electrical vehicles could rule the roads of the future, and city staff wants new buildings in Cupertino to be ready.

More than three decades after Palo Alto turned Bryant Street into the nation's first "bicycle boulevard," the city is preparing to dramatically accelerate its bike-improvement program and create similar bike-friendly corridors on Greer Road, Wilkie Way, Park Boulevard and Stanford Avenue.

Druid Underground Film Festival: This one kind of sneaks up on us; it's already in its seventh year.

The Los Altos Senior Center is located at Hillview Community Center, 97 Hillview Ave. Hours are 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. weekdays.

For the third time in five years, the Palo Alto Board of Education has hit the pause button on plans to open a new elementary school, citing enrollment growth that was slower than expected.

Handyman Tony Smith takes apart an ancient front-door lock and replaces it with a new, functioning lock in this turn-of-the-last-century Palo Alto home.

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Faced with state mandates and market pressures to build more housing, Palo Alto officials are considering a wide range of options -- from city-owned parking lots to the sprawling site of Fry's Electronics -- to address the city's severe shortage.