For his second novel, author and historian Nishant Batsha takes inspiration from a real-life activist couple who fell in love ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A mother shops for groceries with her 5-year-old son at FoodMaxx in Watsonville on July 26, 2019. Photo by Anne ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The new federal budget signed into law by President Donald Trump is expected to raise some health care insurance ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Although California’s local governments have had state-designated targets for housing construction for decades, they ...

Carpaccio’s 36-year run in Menlo Park ended in frustration as its owner claims city policies and economic pressures sealed its fate.

This story was originally published . Sign up for their newsletters. Amelia McDonald couldn’t believe her ears. She had been navigating what she calls “a horrible experience” trying to get her claims ...

Menlo Park is trying to engage Spanish-speaking and Belle Haven residents in City Council meetings through interpretation and transportation services but has yet to build a recurring group of users. A ...

While many in the Bay Area celebrated Fourth of July with fireworks, drone shows and barbecue, in the town of Woodside, people from across the state gathered to watch the 73rd annual July Fourth ...

St. Patrick’s Seminary and University in Menlo Park is home to the nation’s first Center for Sainthood Studies. The goal: to ...

The California Highway Patrol, one of the state’s largest police forces, plans to equip all its officers with the technology ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. By 2029, eyeshadows, nail polishes and other cosmetics that shimmer and shine from plastic glitter could be banned in ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. This story is the result of a monthslong investigation by The Press Democrat in partnership with CalMatters. Before ...