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Two "lucky" gray foxes are now safely back in the wild after being rescued from a window well in Portola Valley by the Peninsula...

Original post made on May. 22, 2023
Last comment by Dave Boyce, on May 22, 2023 at 12:47 pm | 1 comment | 2834 Views

More than half of California’s most destructive wildfires have occurred in the past five years, according to NASA. It's...

Original post made on Apr. 20, 2023
Last comment by Harold Schapelhouman, on Apr 20, 2023 at 2:31 pm | 1 comment | 3937 Views

The state ended masking mandates, including in high-risk settings such as health care facilities. Some patients with chronic...

Original post made on Apr. 18, 2023
There are no comments yet. 1978 Views

A 37-year-old South San Francisco man died Monday night after the bicycle he was riding collided with a car on Cañada Road...

Original post made on Apr. 11, 2023
Last comment by Rick, on Apr 13, 2023 at 10:57 pm | 8 comments | 5048 Views

San Mateo County will no longer use county funds, law enforcement and other resources to assist federal officials in enforcing...

Original post made on Apr. 13, 2023
Last comment by Virginia, on Apr 13, 2023 at 1:09 pm | 1 comment | 2886 Views

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs an oil profits penalty plan that is supposed to keep California gas prices under control. The oil...

Original post made on Mar. 31, 2023
Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Mar 31, 2023 at 6:54 pm | 3 comments | 2077 Views

Those who work for minimum wage in unincorporated San Mateo County will see their hourly rate rise beginning April 1. The...

Original post made on Mar. 24, 2023
Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Mar 25, 2023 at 8:48 am | 2 comments | 2689 Views

Richard Rojo, San Mateo County Community College District's former head of public relations, pleaded no contest on March...

Original post made on Mar. 21, 2023
Last comment by Dusty Roads, on Mar 21, 2023 at 12:50 pm | 1 comment | 4189 Views

The Ravenswood City School District school board voted unanimously to enter into a contract with Alliant Strategic Development...

Original post made on Mar. 16, 2023
Last comment by Resident, on Mar 17, 2023 at 5:40 pm | 9 comments | 3018 Views

Multiple swastikas and an image of Adolf Hitler drawn on a whiteboard were recently found on the dormitory door of an undergraduate...

Original post made on Mar. 14, 2023
Last comment by Menlo Voter., on Mar 15, 2023 at 7:32 pm | 2 comments | 1978 Views

Silicon Valley Bank's failure is a sign of weakness in the tech industry, and that could spell trouble for the state of California. Read...

Original post made on Mar. 13, 2023
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 14, 2023 at 11:47 am | 4 comments | 2465 Views

A new High-Speed Rail Authority report projects costs for the initial segment at $35 billion, which exceeds secured funding...

Original post made on Mar. 10, 2023
Last comment by Joseph E. Davis, on Mar 10, 2023 at 9:34 am | 1 comment | 7403 Views

After a debate that put Palo Alto's green values on a collision course, the City Council voted Monday night to ban e-bicycles...

Original post made on Feb. 28, 2023
Last comment by Don, on Mar 6, 2023 at 6:21 pm | 2 comments | 2891 Views

Imagine the Bay Area without the San Francisco Bay. Imagine, too, the Santa Cruz Mountains crisscrossed by freeways bringing...

Original post made on Mar. 4, 2023
Last comment by Peter Carpenter, on Mar 4, 2023 at 3:42 pm | 2 comments | 961 Views

A woman was killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday night, March 2, after she reportedly struck a pole while riding east...

Original post made on Mar. 3, 2023
Last comment by Maya, on Mar 3, 2023 at 11:30 pm | 1 comment | 6832 Views

Emily Chueh, co-founder of Okapi Reusables, is working with the San Mateo County Office of Sustainability to help restaurants...

Original post made on Feb. 26, 2023
Last comment by Westbrook, on Feb 26, 2023 at 6:38 pm | 2 comments | 2959 Views

Palo Alto-raised Molly Tuttle, 30, and her band, Golden Highway, won the Best Bluegrass Album category at the 65th annual...

Original post made on Feb. 14, 2023
Last comment by Eric Gilbertson, on Feb 14, 2023 at 10:48 am | 1 comment | 2231 Views

A 120-page filing lays out some of the alleged financial misdeeds of San Mateo County Community College District leaders...

Original post made on Feb. 11, 2023
Last comment by Observer, on Feb 14, 2023 at 3:38 am | 4 comments | 13200 Views

While California is ranked first in the nation when it comes to gun safety, that means absolutely nothing to the families...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2023
Last comment by Frank Sterle Jr., on Feb 7, 2023 at 6:22 pm | 1 comment | 2634 Views

Black children who are injured because of suspected child abuse are reported to Child Protective Services more frequently...

Original post made on Feb. 7, 2023
Last comment by Frank Sterle Jr., on Feb 7, 2023 at 6:10 pm | 1 comment | 2057 Views

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