Palo Alto News

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.

It's hard to explain why a majority of area residents buying health insurance through Covered California chose the Anthem plan when the plan does not cover doctors with the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, the largest medical group in Santa Cruz County with 175 full-time physicians.

The following was submitted for publication by the Palo Alto Unified School District: After 85 years of being a focal point for Viking pride and hosting thousands of events such as games, dances, and rallies, Palo Alto High School community members, esteemed alumni, and current students and staff will spend the afternoon of Sunday, March 16, ... (more)

By Bay City News A Palo Alto man today was convicted of mayhem for biting a man's ear off during a drunken fight over stolen cigarettes outside a Redwood City bar last year.

Elon Musk wants to keep selling electric cars directly to the public in New Jersey, but on Tuesday the state said no, insisting instead that Tesla Motors Inc offer its cars through an auto franchise rather than its own stores.

The Web's first site was created by CERN in 1989. On April 30, 1993, it was made available to the world royalty-free.

LONG BEACH >> Knowing that college was not what he wanted to do in his 20s, Mike Metal joined the Navy and trained to fight pirates in the dangerous waters off the east coast of Africa.

Karen Nebre draws saline solution out of a vial at the Mountain View-Los Altos district's adult school on March 4. Photo by Michelle Le A group of about 25 students, clad in dark blue medical scrubs, sat in pairs -- facing each other on either side of several long tables on a recent afternoon.

In light of falling kindergarten enrollment rates, the Palo Alto school board could put off long-time plans to build a 13th elementary school at its meeting tomorrow, March 11. Staff has recommended that the board delay all planning for the new elementary school, citing study sessions and discussions held over the past two years and a 2012 state ... (more)