Whether your ideal New Year’s Eve celebration is a family-friendly affair at an earlier house, a multicourse meal with bubbly ...

With breaking waves reaching up to 60 feet, coastal conditions “are extremely dangerous Tuesday,” according to a San Mateo County news release. The National Weather Service reports very high surf, rip ...

In summary A new California law will prohibit state-chartered banks from charging fees for withdrawals that are instantaneously declined. Californians who try to withdraw money but don’t have enough ...

Portola Valley resident Dan Quinn captured a full Frog Pond in the town on Dec. 15, after rain returned to the area.

Deputy Chief Moniay Wade of the San Mateo County Probation Department has been named the Bay Region Employee of the Year at the 2024 Chief Probation Officers of California (CPOC) Awards Ceremony.

In summary Striking Amazon and Starbucks workers in California and elsewhere have long pushed for union contracts. The Trump administration is unlikely to be on their side. Striking Amazon and ...

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued warnings as a winter storm brings heavy rain, strong winds, and hazardous surf to the Bay Area and Central Coast on Monday and Tuesday. A high surf ...

High construction, land, and labor costs, restrictive zoning laws, and the scarcity of land make it almost impossible to build enough affordable housing. California is just simply expensive. When ...

In summary New California law prevents schools from requiring staff to notify parents if a student identifies as LGBTQ. It’s in response to some districts requiring staff to notify parents when ...

Willie Mays, arguably the greatest baseball player of all time, died Tuesday at the age of 93. Mays had called Atherton home for the last four decades of his life. Nicknamed the “Say Hey Kid,” Mays ...

Jeff Schmidt. Courtesy Jeff Schmidt. Jeff Schmidt, vice chair of the Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission, is running for Menlo Park City Council’s District 3 seat, which is on the November ...

Junior Jacob Sutton, left, addresses the Sequoia Union High School Board of Trustees on Aug. 21, 2024 with members of the Menlo-Atherton boys basketball team, asking for answers on why their coach, ...