Lisa Janny, left, and Rachelle Egan of Friends with Denim pose for a portrait in front of Fireside Books & More in Redwood City on July 24, 2026. Photo by Michael Molcsan. The ethos behind the ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. A judge on Thursday indicated that she’s inclined to order federal immigration agents to stop arresting people without ...

Raymond Goins, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, is running for Palo Alto City Council, bringing the total number of candidates to eight. The council race is Goins’ first time running ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Progressives across the country are undeniably having a moment.  Voters are rallying behind populist, insurgent-left ...

Palo Alto voters will get to choose from an eight-candidate field in this year’s City Council race. With the period for submitting nomination papers concluding on Wednesday, the City Clerk’s Office ...

Long heralded as a respite for horticulture, gardening and a cup of tea, Palo Alto’s Gamble Garden is soon undergoing some renovations that will better support the nonprofit’s mission — and its ...

Public hospitals in California have been thrown a lifeline thanks to the advocacy work of Silicon Valley lawmakers, but more is needed to save the bleeding caused by federal budget cuts.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. At her trial, there’s no question that Angela Hernandez signed a form acknowledging that she could be deported after a ...

Artist Nemo Gould is seen reflected in the surface of one of his sculptures crafted from vintage machines. Courtesy Nemo Gould. Obsolete appliances of the past — like rotary telephone dials and ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Three years after voters passed an ambitious arts education funding measure, California’s K-12 schools were supposed ...

Companies in tech industry have laid off 7,295 employees in the first half 2026 – just 9% short of the number of jobs cut by tech companies during all of 2025, according to an analysis from Joint ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In the final few weeks of his last legislative session as California governor, Gavin Newsom is asking lawmakers to ...