Palo Alto Weekly20h
Teleféric Barcelona sues soon-to-open Palo Alto Spanish restaurant Macarena over allegations of stolen confidential information and recipes
Despite a lawsuit claiming it stole recipes and confidential information from competitor Teleféric Barcelona, new Spanish ...
Palo Alto Weekly3h
A Medi-Cal ‘gap’ hurts tens of thousands of low-income seniors. Will California finally fix it?
In summary The Newsom administration on Friday is expected to release its next budget proposal. Health care advocates want the governor to fix a Medi-Cal rule that discourages seniors from getting ...
Palo Alto Weekly9h
Battle-tested Los Angeles faces fires that challenge its resilience and sense of community
Trial by fire.” It’s a cliché, but Los Angeles has a way of validating clichés — riots, earthquakes and fires are part of life here. One waits for locusts. More to the point: When a crisis most tests ...
Palo Alto Weekly9h
LA County fires grow, death count rises
The Palisades Fire jumps the Pacific Coast Highway and burns lifeguard towers near the highway in Los Angeles, on Jan. 7, 2025. Photo by Ted Soqui for Powerful Santa Ana winds reaching speeds up to ...
Palo Alto Weekly14h
California’s battle over taxing multinational corporations heats up again
Nearly a half-century ago, during Jerry Brown’s first stint as governor, he and state legislators became embroiled in an extremely complex political squabble over taxing the incomes of multinational ...
Palo Alto Weekly19h
Menlo Park firefighters deployed to help battle Palisades Fire in LA
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 ...
Palo Alto Weekly2d
Threatened with shutdown, kitten nonprofit fights to stay in Palo Alto
It's been a turbulent month for the Bui sisters, whose kitten adoption nonprofit, Mini Cat Town, has attracted both legions ...
Palo Alto Weekly1d
Fact check: Why is Trump blaming the LA fires on Newsom’s water policies?
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 ...
Palo Alto Weekly1d
Los Angeles County wildfires underscore California’s growing threat of disaster
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 ...
Palo Alto Weekly2d
East Palo Alto considers temporary homeless shelter at potential future police department site
Nonprofit WeHOPE proposed a plan to build a housing shelter at 1798 Bay Road in East Palo Alto, a potential future police ...
Palo Alto Weekly2d
Wind advisory in effect Monday night through Wednesday morning for parts of Bay Area
The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for much of the Bay Area, from Monday night through Wednesday morning ...
Palo Alto Weekly1d
Too wet and too dry: The crazy north-south gap in California’s rain
In summary Some Northern California cities have been soaked with almost twice their average rainfall, while southern cities are bone-dry. This season’s huge — possibly unprecedented — disparity works ...