Nonprofit WeHOPE proposed a plan to build a housing shelter at 1798 Bay Road in East Palo Alto, a potential future police department location.

San Mateo County officials are refuting allegations of discrimination, harassment, defamation and racism made by San Mateo ...

Downtown Menlo Park will have another empty storefront, as the Goodwill Boutique at 711 Santa Cruz Ave. is set to close on ...

Hollywood thrives on depictions of desperate battles against overwhelming forces of destruction. A real life version, the equal of any cinematic disaster film, is raging today. Wildfires, driven by ...

In summary President-elect Donald Trump faulted California water policies for the devastating wildfires that are burning in Los Angeles County. The fires started because of fierce winds and extremely ...

The Menlo Park Fire Protection District, along with other fire agencies throughout the Bay Area, is sending firefighting crews and engines to help fight the 11,000 plus-acre, wind-fueled Palisades Fir ...

Gordon Clark will succeed outgoing president Walter Moore, who has served as POST’s president for 15 years. Moore will retire on Jan. 22.

The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors swore in District 1 Supervisor Jackie Speier and District 4 Supervisor Lisa ...

As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...

A lone beachgoer walks along the coast as a large dark plume of smoke passes over the beach in Santa Monica from a wildfire in Pacific Palisades on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Richard Vogel, AP Photo Tens ...

Sheriff Christina Corpus has hired retired Martinez Police Chief Manjit Sappal to “provide strategic support” to the San ...