When Union Army General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery, his order ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Nearly two dozen state prisons last week imposed sweeping restrictions on their incarcerated population — including ...

Photographer Anna Hoch-Kenney captured the Stanford Theatre's June 9 centennial celebration, which featured special guests, ...

Eager to jazz up California Ave., Palo Alto leaders embraced on Tuesday a vision for the car-free strip that includes durable ...

Four months after the Palo Alto Board of Education changed one of its board member's committee assignment in response to a ...

In 2023 about 41 percent of people living in Santa Clara County and 36 percent of people living in San Mateo County were born ...

A home’s title may be a lesser-known detail of the real estate transaction, but it can cause a sale to fall apart: Ask anyone ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A Democratic California senator is now considering suing Sacramento police for what she alleges was a “politically ...

Familial bonds aren’t limited to the human species—furry animal companions count too. That’s why Pets In Need, the nonprofit ...

The Palo Alto Board of Education on Tuesday adopted a $354 million budget for the upcoming school year, a spending plan that ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. State Sen. Scott Wiener speaks before lawmakers during a Senate floor session at the state Capitol in Sacramento on ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The union representing 25,000 California prison guards struck a deal for a new contract that gives Gov. Gavin Newsom ...