The family of a man who died by suicide at a San Mateo County jail claims sheriff’s office employees were indifferent to “obvious red flags” that the man was having mental health issues.

Valley Water is one of five agencies in the San Francisquito Creek Joint Powers Authority, along with the cities of Menlo ...

A swarm of Menlo Park residents, property owners and business owners descended on city planners during a Q&A yesterday (Dec. 11) about the city’s plan to build public housing on downtown parking lots.

Members of Palo Alto City Council are worried about the $40 million price tag for widening the sidewalks on University Avenue but voted to advance the redesign after City Manager Ed Shikada told them ...

Cyclists and San Carlos residents are lobbying city council to make changes after a Palo Alto bicyclist was killed on a highway overpass that is slated for a pedestrian bridge. Andrea Vallebueno, 31, ...

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San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus refused yesterday (Dec. 10) to give her side of the abuse-of-power scandal gripping her office, and the county Board of Supervisors went forward with plans ...

A Redwood City man was arrested last night (Dec. 8) after he allegedly fatally stabbed a woman he lived with, police said. Juan Antonio Garcia, 57, called dispatch about 10:45 p.m. to tell them he had ...

A 26-year-old man arrested in connection with the shooting death last week of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City has connections to California, including a brief stint as teaching ...

Tree Lane last year. Photo provided by organizers of the event. Christmas Tree Lane, the traditional decoration of the street and homes along the 1700 and 1800 blocks of Fulton Street in Palo Alto, ...

It’s decision time for San Mateo County Sheriff Christina Corpus. The main question is whether she will resign voluntarily. So far she’s rejected calls to resign that have come from the county Board ...