Gennady Sheyner

Palo Alto famously favors process over expediency, but in 2024 residents were called upon to make some big decisions under tight deadline pressure. Some of these were driven by community needs and the City Council’s established priorities, others were borne of external pressures. Here are 10 questions – and answers – that drove City Hall and School Board debates in 2024.

Palo Alto entered into 2024 in a state of legislative limbo. As January kicked off, the city's housing and transportation plans were in flux and council members bemoaned their decreasing ability to call the shots. T

Trailblazing executive served in top City Hall role between 1992 and 2000

Palo Alto police are asking the public for help in locating an 86-year-old man with dementia who walked out of his house on Arastradero Road on Sunday afternoon and has not returned.

Our year-end news quiz is back once again! Test your knowledge of Palo Alto events with 18 brain teasing questions on various local goings on, from events at City Hall to school-related puzzles. Do your best, and don't forget to check your answers to see if you had your finger on the pulse of Palo Alto in 2024.

Political shifts cast a cloud over the city’s outlook as City Council prepares to create spending plan for the coming year

A string of burglaries in late December has left downtown business workers and owners concerned about safety

City to consider dropping policy allowing restaurant parklets to take space in front of retail

Iconic donkey brought joy to park visitors, inspired Donkey character in ‘Shrek’