Palo Alto News

A When it comes to pizza, there's one Spot in town.A Patch's Readers' Choice survey came up with a clear winner among the many restaurants in town.

Possession Sharon Vernal, 56, of Saratoga , May 17, 8:50 a.m., at Ten Oak and Junipero ways in Saratoga, for possession of a controlled substance and using/being under the influence of a controlled substance.

A Friday statement from Sea Launch AG said the rocket took off from the Pacific Ocean platform Odyssey at 10:23 p.m. PDT Thursday.

Diffbot, a Bay Area start-up that's bridging the gap between the Web and people's smartphones, picked up a hefty cash infusion from some big name investors Thursday.

Dear City Council Members, This Specific Plan would do irreparable damage to our city.

A sweeping report on the impacts of high-speed rail on Palo Alto-including a vision for how best to make it work-has been approved by the Planning and Transportation Commission, according to Palo Alto Online .

This Saturday will mark the last show that Palo Alto roots reggae group, Vintage Music Collective will play together.

This June 2, 2010 file photo shows a customer putting plastics bags in a recycling bin at a grocery store in Palo Alto, Calif.

Inside the second floor auditorium of the Caltrain administrative offices, theA Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers BoardA listened to the questions and concerns of citizens over several potential changes.

A single drug can shrink or cure human breast, ovary, colon, bladder, brain, liver, and prostate tumors that have been transplanted into mice, researchers have found.

The problem spills over to downtown north and downtown south, where complaints have echoed the past few years from homeowners who say they never have enough daytime parking in front of their own houses.

Caltrain A will hold a public meeting today at 6 p.m. to provide information and seek comment on a proposed service increase and adjustment that would go into effect in the fall of 2012.A The proposed service changes include: A Restoring trains 236, 237, 256 and 257 to theA CaltrainA weekday schedule Adding two trains to the evening peak commute ... (more)

Eric Simons, 20, had all the attributes of a passionate entrepreneur: hungry, visionary, resourceful and willing to do whatever it took to get his startup off the ground, including squatting at AOL's headquarters in Palo Alto, Calif.

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More than a year after a PG&E gas pipe exploded in San Bruno, killing eight people and instigating a public outcry over lax oversight, the utility company will this summer fix or replace its oldest pipes in Palo Alto.

The man who headed Caltrans under Gov. Gray Davis and helped overhaul the California High-Speed Rail Authority's business plan as a consultant was named the agency's new chief executive officer Tuesday.

Most municipal fees in Palo Alto are slated to increase by roughly 3 percent in fiscal year 2013, ahead of a study that is expected to reveal what it actually costs the city to provide services to individuals.

Most people don't wake up in the morning thinking about how to best explain the financial collapse of the Thai baht in the 1990s.

When it comes to the best cities in America for raising kids, Sunnyvale is a top ten winner, according to Kiplinger.com , a national business and finance magazine.

Stanford hopes to soon begin improving a hiking and biking trail along Arastradero Road under the auspices of Los Altos Hills as a result of a decision recently made by the town's council.