In light of the regional economy downturn, federal cuts and an uncertain political future for the country, Palo Alto leaders are staring down the barrel of years of budget deficits totaling more than $80 million, according to a new financial forecast. While the budget allocation process doesn’t truly begin until next month during the mid-year...

After radiation therapy, certain cancer patients face a lingering question: Is a troubling lesion a return of the cancer, or is it damage caused by treatment? At Stanford, researchers are testing an artificial intelligence model designed to help doctors tell the difference. Dr. Michael Chang is an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology at...

Palo Alto plans to electrify more homes, buildings and cars, as well as expand communications to the community, as part of an effort to meet its ambitious environmental goals, according to a new plan. One of the primary goals of the plan, known as Sustainability/Climate Action Plan, is to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas...

Just two months after he was honored by Palo Alto’s elected leaders for nearly three decades of service, retired Fire Chief Geoffrey Blackshire has filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming the city illegally withheld wages for him for more than five years. The legal dispute revolves around a 3% wage premium Blackshire said he...

Dr. Thomas J. Fogarty, a longtime Portola Valley resident who became as well known for his Fogarty Winery as for his invention of the balloon catheter, a groundbreaking medical device, died on Dec. 28 in Portola Valley. He was 91. Born on Feb. 25, 1934, Dr. Fogarty grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. His father died...

The complaints from residents of Palo Alto’s Crescent Park neighborhood about the recent changes on their block began more than five years ago via letters to planning staff, phone calls to City Hall and reports filed on 3-1-1, an online portal that residents use to report everything from potholes and downed branches to zoning violations....

The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors expressed dedication on Tuesday, Dec. 16, to partially funding allcove Palo Alto, a youth mental health center, despite facing approximately $1 billion in annual federal funding cuts countywide. Santa Clara County uses half of its $13 billion yearly budget on health and hospital services. Under President Donald Trump’s...

An affordable housing project on Charleston Road in Palo Alto that is meant to support adults with developmental disabilities is finally welcoming tenants to the building, and expects to fill all of the apartments later this month. The 50 apartments that have been built at 525 E. Charleston Road are being rented out at below market rate,...

An area near the Baylands that has historically been defined by low-density office buildings and athletic fields may soon become the first major residential community Palo Alto east of the U.S. Highway 101. That, at least, is the vision pitched by Strada, a San Francisco-based developer, for the site at 2100 Geng Road, which is just...

Citing a track record of stable rates and flexible services, Palo Alto is preparing to renew its contract with GreenWaste Palo Alto, the trash hauler that has been collecting the city’s garbage, compost and recyclable materials since 2009. Under a deal that the City Council is scheduled to approve next week, GreenWaste would receive an...