After thousands of homes were destroyed by the Los Angeles fires in January, local jurisdictions are on high alert for ...

Menlo Park firefighters were called to a house on O’Keefe Street at 4:34 p.m. on Feb. 20. When they arrived, smoke and flames ...

San Mateo County has named Amy Davidson head of its Center on Homelessness, which coordinates homeless services throughout the county.

The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert early Friday morning for a missing 75-year-old woman last seen in East Palo Alto on Thursday afternoon.

With a deadline looming and air safety top of mind to many Americans after a spate of recent airplane crashes, San Mateo County politicians are calling on the Federal Aviation Administration to ...

Adam Hardesty looks through floor plans at his home in Carlsbad on Feb. 19, 2025. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, In a dispute over whether he can convert his three-story condominium’s garage into its own ...

As wildfires swept through Los Angeles County last month, the New York Times published a commentary by former insurance commissioner Dave Jones, who suggested that oil companies should pay for the ...

In summary California’s new Low Carbon Fuel Standard has been stalled because it lacks ”clarity.” The new standard, which offers incentives for cleaner fuels, is highly controversial because it would ...

“Our mission [is] to serve our community — everyone, regardless of status,” Norris said in an email. He added that police staff, in internal messaging, had “reinforced our relentless pursuit of ...

Former Capt. Brian Philip sues San Mateo County, alleging retaliation, illegal orders, and wrongful termination by Sheriff ...

Seeking to strengthen California’s gun laws, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed, on Sept. 26, a pair of bills authored by Assembly member Marc Berman, D-Menlo Park. The bills empower the Department of Justice ...