The city of Menlo Park launched a chatbot called “Laurel” on its website in early August, hoping to help community members access information about city services around the clock.

Drivers on Woodside Road will have to slow down to 15 mph in front of Woodside Elementary School. As of Aug. 5, a new speed ...

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 ...

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 ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California prison officials have failed to ...

Artist Nemo Gould takes "'silly' very seriously" with interactive robot-like sculptures crafted from retro appliances. Some ...

San Mateo County supervisors unanimously advanced tighter e-bike restrictions Tuesday and directed staff to name the ordinance for 4-year-old Ayden Fang, who died in a 2025 crash involving an e-bike.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California lawmakers are advancing an effort to preserve oil refinery safety rules that were designed to prevent fires ...

In the last five years, 26 people have died on these curving mountain roads, especially near the Four Corners intersection in ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California cities can’t require taxpayers to navigate extra local procedures before seeking a tax refund in court, the ...

San Mateo County leaders and workers are demanding a permanent fix to the state’s Vehicle Licensing Fee (VLF) funding mechanism as a countywide shortfall has grown to $226 million.

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Even on chilly January days in years past, it was possible to see and hear more than 100 kinds of birds at the Vierra ...