Peninsula Nonprofit Aims To Harness Power Of Intrinsic Motivation

East Palo Alto-based Thiebaut Method's goal is to have youth help underserved communities by taking charge of projects for the social good.

Palo Alto To Host 'Together Again' Series Of Events

The events include arts and culture, gardening classes, movies, concerts and sports to mark the community’s resilience.

City Of Palo Alto: Matadero Creek/VA Palo Alto Health Care Diesel Spill Community Update

The Fire Department continues to consider the incident at Matadero Creek to be stable. Soil remediation continues on the VA property whi ...

City Of Palo Alto: Sept. 14, 2021 California Governor Recall Election Information

Vote by mail ballots for the September 14, 2021 California Governor Recall Election have been mailed out. There's a quick and easy drop ...

March On For Voting Rights In Palo Alto: Time, Location, More

Marches are planned in Palo Alto and other cities to protest restrictive voting laws and call on Congress to protect voting rights.

Historic Drought: Video Shows Effects Of Drought On Santa Clara County Reservoirs

Reservoirs managed by Santa Clara Valley Water are currently at 12.5 percent capacity.

Blood Donors Needed In Palo Alto Area: Red Cross Drive Coming Up Soon

The nation is experiencing a severe blood donation shortage.

City Of Palo Alto: Fall Class Registration Begins August 26 And September 2

Fall class registration opens on August 26 at 8:30 a.m. for Palo Alto residents and September 2 at 8:30 a.m. for all. The Art Center is ...

We See Superheroes Regenerate And People Beat Ageing In Many Sci-Fi Movies

In space, scientists have seen astronauts often experience the same type of muscle loss within days.

City Of Palo Alto: New Ad Hoc Committee Advances Council's Climate Action Planning

In early 2020, the City of Palo Alto launched an update to the Sustainability and Climate Action Plan (S/CAP) to develop the strategies ...

Matadero Creek/VA Palo Alto Health Care Diesel Spill Community Update

All work is being conducted to ensure that wildlife remain protected throughout the remediation.

City Of Palo Alto: City Offers Know Your Neighbors Grant To Help Communities Reconnect

To help communities reconnect and improve the quality of life in Palo Alto, the City's Community Services Department just launched its K ...

Stanford Mandates COVID Testing Even For Vaccinated: Report

Stanford is the first Bay Area college to institute testing rules for vaccinated individuals amid the spread of the Delta variant.

Santa Clara County Library District:

See the latest announcement from Santa Clara County Library District.

City Of Palo Alto: Slow Your Roll As Students Ease Back Into School

Palo Alto's public middle and high schools begin on Wednesday, August 11, and elementary schools on Thursday, August 12. With over 65% o ...

City Of Palo Alto: Matadero Creek/VA Palo Alto Health Care Diesel Spill Community Update

The Fire Department continues to consider the incident at Matadero Creek to be stable. Soil remediation continues on the VA property whi ...

Peloton Bike, Apple Watch Giveaway For South Bay Blood Donors

August donors who visit an upcoming community mobile blood drive hosted by Stanford Blood Center will be eligible.

City Of Palo Alto: Current Water Conditions And How You Can Help Conserve Water

The Utilities Department shared information last week discussing California's current hot, dry conditions leading to the Governor asking ...

City Of Palo Alto: City Rolls Out Second Phase Of Expanded Hours And Service On August 2

The City of Palo Alto announced today the second phase of their expanded hours and services, while increasing pandemic-related safety re ...

City Of Palo Alto: Library Continues Phased Reopening Plans (Blog)

Due to the pandemic, the Library system was recently challenged with cutting $1.6 million from its $10.3 million budget to help the City ...

City-Owned EV Chargers Available Overnight Without Overstay Fees In City Of Palo Alto

The current $0.23 per kWh charge will remain in effect, but after your car is fully charged, there will no longer be an overstay fee.

City Of Palo Alto: Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge Update

The Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge project has made significant progress over the last several months. Some key milestones were:

City Of Palo Alto: Palo Alto's Race And Equity Efforts: One Year Later (Blog)

The City of Palo Alto adopted a Race and Equity Framework one year ago, affirming the City's commitment to anti-racism that launched the ...

Blood Donors Needed In Palo Alto Area: Red Cross Drive Coming Up Soon

All types of donations are needed, especially type O.

City Of Palo Alto: City Invites Public To Share Opinions On Future Housing

City Invites Public to Share their Opinions on How the City Should Plan for Future Housing in Special Survey and Community Meetings

Palo Alto-Based STEM Organization Gets $5K Grant For Expansion

Future Advancers of Science and Technology is a program where Stanford University graduate students mentor local high school students.

City Of Palo Alto: Matadero Creek/VA Palo Alto Health Care Diesel Spill Community Update

The Fire Department continues to consider the incident at Matadero Creek to be stable. Soil remediation continues on the VA property whi ...

Palo Alto To Receive $3M To Renovate Building For Museum

The city will also receive another $2 million, in partnership with Mountain View and Los Altos, toward mental health services.

City Of Palo Alto: County Recommends Masking Indoors For Everyone

With cases of COVID-19 rising locally and increased circulation of the highly transmissible Delta variant, the Counties of Alameda, Cont ...

South Bay Student Named New York Times Podcast Winner

Riyana Goel, a student at Kennedy Middle School in Cupertino, was featured at the top of the Times’ July 1 story announcing the winners.

Palo Alto Chef To Host Talk On Cooking With Scraps

Palo Alto chef Anne-Marie Bonneau published a cookbook that discusses how to have a sustainable lifestyle in the kitchen.

City Of Palo Alto: Flex Alert In Effect - Help Conserve Energy

Due to extreme heat forecasts for California and parts of the Southwest, the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has issued a ...

City Of Palo Alto: Update On CinéArts Closing At Palo Alto Square

On June 17, 2021, the City Manager Ed Shikada, Planning Director Jonathan Lait and Special Assistant to the City Manager Kara Apple met ...

City Of Palo Alto: Upcoming Closures To East/West Bayshore For Bridge Project

As part of the Highway 101 Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge project, the City's contractor will be pouring concrete deck over the steel trusses ...

Santa Clara Co. Library District To Expand Hours Next Week

Most locations will open at 10 a.m., and the district will open up its libraries for 18 additional hours.

Fireworks Near Me: Palo Alto’s 4th Of July 2021

Patch has your complete guide to Fourth of July fireworks shows, parades and other celebrations in and around Palo Alto & the Peninsula.

City Of Palo Alto: News Release: City Announces Phased Expanded Hours & Services

The City of Palo Alto announced today their expanded hours and services for summer, with more details to come later this month. Read the ...

City Of Palo Alto: City Receives $16M To Help Design & Build A Salt Removal Facility

As part of the City's sustainability initiatives, Palo Alto signed a partnership agreement between Santa Clara Valley Water District (Va ...

East Palo Alto's Davante Adams Wants To Build Future For Hometown

Adams, an All-Pro NFL wide receiver, returned to his hometown for a community fitness event and sat down for an interview with Patch.

City Of Palo Alto: Summer Fun In Palo Alto

Now that the kids are out of school, and California is recovering from the pandemic and has opened up for most activities, community mem ...