Palo Alto News

The words "virtual reality" conjure up images of a clunky, bygone technology that never lived up to the hype.

Federal investigators found insufficient evidence to support a conclusion of racial discrimination in the case of a Palo Alto middle school minority student who was searched by school officials in November 2012 after a substitute teacher accused the student of stealing $20 from her purse.

Police said the dog bit Nephi Selu of Dixon on top of his head Monday morning at his grandparents' home in Union City.

A family's pit bull mix dog was euthanized one day after it bit a 6-year-old boy who later died at the hospital, police said Wednesday.

Tesla is recalling as many as 1,228 of its Model S vehicles, citing a problem with a rear seat latch in the electric sports sedan.

Stanford Law graduate and former Sunnyvale mayor Bill Fernandez gives a free talk on his book "Kaua'i Kids in Peace and War," about his life growing up on Kaua'i in the 1930s and '40s.

A world's first in the trade show industry for the size of its coverage area, the location on the trade show floor in real-time to quickly meet, just like a private social network.

Local burger chain Super Duper , which currently has five locations in S.F. and Mill Valley, is eyeing a sixth at Mission and Spear Streets.

A 58-year-old Palo Alto bicyclist was thrown 8 to 10 feet in the air and was injured in a collision with a vehicle on Alpine Road near Interstate 280 on Sunday morning, June 9, according to the California Highway Patrol and the Woodside Fire Protection District.

All parents who paid summer school tuition to PAUSD for 2013 will automatically receive full refunds, according to a statement by superintendent Kevin Skelly and confirmed by a source close to the district.

James Franco may have just starred in Oz The Great And Powerful , one of the biggest hits of 2013 so far, but the paycheck from the movie must not have been big enough for him to make his new pet project, a film version of his Palo Alto book.

A 6-year-old boy died Monday after being mauled by a family dog, a pit bull mix, at a Union City home, police said Tuesday.

Palo Alto High School Principal Phil Winston Monday announced he had resigned from the job he's held for the past three years, saying he wants to protect his physical health.

A 6-year-old boy who was mauled by a pit bull in Union City on Monday morning has died, prompting an investigation.

A Yep, Mrs. Roadshow and I made that trek not too long ago. I don't think our poor Prius has recovered.

After three lengthy discussions and a "weekend summit," the Palo Alto City Council unanimously voted late Monday night to approve a nonprofit organization's controversial request for a zoning change to build a mix of market-rate and affordable senior housing at Maybell and Clemo avenues.

Palo Alto on Monday gave an emotional sendoff to Planning Director Curtis Williams, whose mild-mannered leadership, passion for community engagement and encyclopedic knowledge of local zoning laws won praise from even some of the city's most vehement land-use critics.

The board of directors of the Friends of the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo announced Monday that it is working with the Peery Foundation to create a matching gift challenge for rebuilding the facility as part of the master planning project for Rinconada Park.

Palo Alto will present potential plans for parking in the downtown area at a pair of community meetings scheduled for June 18 and 19 at 7 p.m. The meetings, held in the council chambers at City Hall, will cover possible plans for residential parking restrictions and/or permit parking programs in the Downtown North and South neighborhoods, according ... (more)

Va de bye: If you wondered what had become of Shane McAnelly, the Oakley native who was exec chef at Walnut Creek's much loved Va de Vi up until December, here's an update.