La Jolla Village News · Belmont, CA
Police arrested a 65-year-old man on suspicion of committing a lewd act on a 5-year-old girl in Mission Beach after releasing photos of the suspect and calling for the public’s help. Robert James Morris allegedly fondled the child near Belmont Park about 3 p.m. on Nov. 4, the San Diego Police Department reported. Child-abuse detectives arrested Morris on Thursday, according to an SDPD statement. Morris was booked into San Diego Central Jail on suspicion of one count of performing a lewd and lascivious act on a child, police said. “SDPD would like to thank the community, our media partners and San Diego County Crime Stoppers for their assistance with identifying Morris (as the suspected perpetrator in the Mission Beach case)” the department said.
La Jolla Village News · San Carlos, CA
Nearby: San Carlos, CAMission Times Courier spotlights: San Carlos residents push for traffic safety upgrades and a three-way stop on Murray Park Drive. A group launches a recall effort against Mayor Todd Gloria. Police make 40 felony arrests in a College Area operation.
Almanac · Redwood City, CA
Nearby: Redwood City, CAGetting your Trinity Audio player ready... A “Beauty of Bair Island” mural by Kelly Ording at Elco Yards near the Caltrain tracks in Redwood City on Oct. 27. Photo by Seeger Gray. From playful sculptures to vivid murals to numerous nods to local history, Redwood City’s Elco Yards’ public art program was curated with an aim to add colorful, meaningful touches to the mixed-use development. Heather Marx is the art advisor for the public art program at Elco Yards, a former industrial site spanning five city blocks and currently including public site-specific 11 artworks. She joined the project in 2019, before construction had begun, and worked closely over the years with the developer IQHQ, architecture firm WRNS Studio and landscape architecture firm SWA, as well as with the city’s art commission.
Almanac · San Mateo, CA
Nearby: San Mateo, CASan Mateo County has spent more than $1 billion through the Measure K sales tax – and its predecessor, Measure A – to support local services and facilities since 2012. Of that, around $129 million has helped finance affordable housing projects and an additional $200 million was spent on other housing or homelessness initiatives.
Patch · San Mateo, CA
Nearby: San Mateo, CAUninsured residents can get vaccinated without an appointment or identification ahead of the holiday season. SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — San Mateo County is offering free flu shots at walk-in clinics throughout November as health officials urge residents to get vaccinated ahead of holiday gatherings. The clinics are available to people without health insurance, and no appointment or identification is required. “Flu can cause serious illness, especially for young children, older adults and people with underlying health conditions,” said Dr. Kismet Baldwin-Santana, the county's health officer. “Getting vaccinated now is one of the simplest ways to protect yourself and the people around you before holiday gatherings begin.” Find out what's happening in Redwood City-Woodsidefor free with the latest updates from Patch. Upcoming clinics include: Nov. 12: Ravenswood Family Health Network, 1885 Bay Road, East Palo Alto, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Nov. 14: Coastside Health Center, 225 S.
Pacifica Tribune · San Mateo, CA
Nearby: San Mateo, CAWith over 16,000 acres in the San Mateo County Parks system, there is a lot of work to be done—in weather both fair and inclement. Greg Escoto, a Park Ranger III–Mid-Coast, has been with the department for 20 years, with…
Patch · Menlo Park, CA
Nearby: Menlo Park, CAThe Planning Commission will review the 228,398-square-foot project and its environmental impacts Monday. MENLO PARK, CA — The Menlo Park Planning Commission will consider a proposed 228,398-square-foot life sciences development Monday. Commissioners will review the project's final environmental impact report and proposed development approvals for properties along O'Brien Drive and Willow Road, according to city planning documents. Developer Tarlton Properties plans to replace existing warehouse and research buildings with two research and development facilities and a seven-level parking structure. Find out what's happening in Menlo Park-Athertonfor free with the latest updates from Patch. The proposal includes: Five-story building: 154,381 square feet. Four-story building: 73,617 square feet. Parking: 520 spaces, including 497 in the parking structure and 23 surface spaces. Open space: 59,344 square feet, including 31,535 square feet accessible to the public.
Metro Silicon Valley · Menlo Park, CA
Nearby: Menlo Park, CAThree Days Grace Reunites Original Singer Adam Gontier With Matt Walst for SAP Center Show When to Plant Grass in the Bay Area: Why Winter Is the Best Time Feral Lawns: Bay Area Homeowners Rethink the Traditional Green Yard San Jose Earthquakes Return to Home MLS Playoffs After 14-Year Wait Rob Brezsny’s Free Will Astrology for November 11-17, 2026 Cult-favorite nature writer Daniel Duane shares about climbing and the double-sided coin of legacy and preservation in conversation with James Workman, author of natural resources resilience strategies. Duane’s childhood was filled with backpacking, skiing, and climbing. John Muir was his hero, and Yosemite National Park was his paradise. But deeper study forced him to confront the nuanced history of both–including Muir’s Victorian worldview and the white supremacy, cultural theft, and governmental overreach that shaped the history of this California wilderness.
Yahoo · Menlo Park, CA
Nearby: Menlo Park, CAA Silicon Valley city announced that it had exhausted all available funding for home-improvement rebates aimed at converting houses from gas appliances to electric ones. However, eligible low-income households could still qualify for up to $50,000 in home energy upgrades through an alternative program. Here's what to know Menlo Park, California officials announced that new awards were no longer available through the city's matching home electrification rebate program because its funding had been exhausted, according to Patch. Meanwhile, the city's separate Home Upgrade Services program remained available to qualifying low-income households. The city also referred residents to additional incentives offered by WestLight Energy. The program – administered by WestLight Energy, previously known as Peninsula Clean Energy – has provided electric water heaters, heat pumps, and upgrades to electrical panels.
Palo Alto Online · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAPalo Alto Mayor Vicki Veenker boarded a flight to Turkey last week with a simple but daunting objective: saving the world.
Palo Alto Online · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAWhen Palo Alto’s elected leaders convened in January 2023 for a special retreat to set goals for the year, they kicked things off with an unusual exercise. Every council member was asked to create an aspirational headline that they would like to see run in the paper on the last day of that year. Not surprisingly, housing was on top of everyone’s mind. Vicki Veenker, who was completing her first month of council duties, offered: “Wave of Paly and Gunn alums move to Palo Alto.” That would mean, among other things, that the city has net its goal for making housing affordable at all levels, Veenker explained. Councilmember Ed Lauing, who had also just joined the council for the first time, suggested a headline about Palo Alto securing $250 million for an affordable housing fund.
San José Spotlight · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAPalo Alto’s most iconic bike boulevard is slated to get a hefty upgrade next year, with city officials approving a suite of traffic circles, curb extensions and other improvements on Bryant Street. Following nearly two years of design work, analysis and neighborhood outreach, the City Council signed off Monday on a list of road improvements in the Professorville neighborhood. Collectively, they aim to further enhance the allure of Bryant Street for local cyclists. Bryant Street made history in 1982, when it became the nation’s first “bike boulevard” behind the leadership of former Vice Mayor Ellen Fletcher. The newly approved projects include traffic circles at the Bryant Street intersections with Lincoln and Kingsley avenues and an update to the existing traffic circle at Bryant and Addison avenues. Bryant Street will also be furnished with high-visibility crosswalks between Homer Avenue and Embarcadero Road.
Palo Alto Online · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAGetting your Trinity Audio player ready... Jazz guitarist Ray Obiedo performs Nov. 14 at Meyhouse Palo Alto. Courtesy Ray Obiedo. Ray ObiedoBay Area jazz guitarist Ray Obiedo and ensemble come to Meyhouse in Palo Alto for two performances on Nov. 14. Listeners can expect a high-energy blend of Latin jazz, Brazilian music, funk, and contemporary jazz influences, according to the venue’s event listing. Obiedo’s sound “reflects the many influences that have shaped Northern California music, from Antônio Carlos Jobim and Miles Davis to James Brown, Motown, and Afro-Latin rhythms,” the listing states. Nov. 14, seatings at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m., Meyhouse Jazz, 640 Emerson St., Palo Alto; $48; meyhousejazz.com/paloalto.
Palo Alto Daily Post · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CA, a beloved husband and father, exceptional space engineer, and creative inventor, passed away in October 2026 in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 91. Allen earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University in 1963, where he was also a member of the Theta Chi fraternity. He was proud to have served in the Army through ROTC, active duty, and the reserves. Allen spent his entire career as a research scientist at Lockheed Missiles and Space, bringing curiosity and resourcefulness to his work. He was an early champion of electric vehicles. In the 1970s he built his own electric motorcycle and rode it to work, gaining the attention of the Palo Alto Times and Electric Auto Association. An adventurous outdoorsman, Allen was an enthusiastic scoutmaster for Troop 14 and a leader at Camp Oljato. He planned and led week-long backpacking trips in the Sierras.
Palo Alto Online · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAThe Palo Alto Board of Education wants to place a new parcel tax on the May 2027 ballot, a move that would help ensure the district has ample time to gauge support for tax and provide public outreach, as the district struggles to balance its budget.
Daily Mail · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAAn outraged millionaire mom has sued her son's elementary school over a bad report card. Weiwei Luo filed a civil lawsuit against Palo Alto Unified School District after claiming her son's teacher, Holly Harrison, had been unfair in her comments on his 2025-2026 report card. Harrison, a teacher at Walter Hays Elementary School, wrote that Luo's son, named only as KL, is 'working on his responses to peers when he is frustrated or upset.' She also wrote that '[KL] is developing his ability to listen to others’ perspectives and collaborate with humility. We will keep working on this!', and that the boy needed to work on 'showing respect and cooperating with others.' Luo, who lives in a $5.6 million Palo Alto home, claimed that this was an unfair characterization of her son based on an incident that saw KL stick his tongue out at another boy while playing tag during recess.
Yahoo · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAPalo Alto is no stranger to historic homes: More than half the city's housing stock is over 50 years old, and close to 400 properties here have been listed on the Palo Alto Historic Inventory. But not every historic house has a history like the Squire House. This video created with the assistance of AI. This mansion has everything a good story needs: ties to not only one of the United States' biggest companies of the early 20th century, but also to Stanford University and to a U.S. president. There's also its famous (and famously cheeky) architect, its near demise - and unlikely rescue - and its status today as a registered landmark and legally protected property. Now, Squire House's next chapter is beginning: As of this November, 900 University Ave. is for sale for the first time since 1999, asking $19.988 million.
San José Spotlight · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAPalo Alto’s plan to transform a stretch of San Antonio Road into the city’s newest residential community received a boost Monday, when the City Council reviewed and largely supported a proposal to demolish three commercial buildings and construct a 200-apartment complex next to the Mountain View border. Located just north of Middlefield Road in an area dominated by commercial and industrial uses, the proposed building at 720 San Antonio would feature parking and other amenities on the bottom two floors and apartments on the upper six floors. It would also include a fitness room, a pool lounge and club room, according to project applicant. In a nod to the recent shifts in work habits, the apartment complex will also include a co-working space. “The co-working space is for the residents to do the work from home in this new era,” said John Kosi, principal at BDE Architecture, which designed the project.
The Stanford Daily · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAStanford and the City of Palo Alto hosted a Veterans Day celebration at MacArthur Park on Nov. 9, honoring veterans, active service members and their families. Ceremonies were led by Capt. Chris Rieping M.S. ’27, and included a keynote speech by Lt. Col. Tyler J. Jensen of U.S. Army Special Forces. The event’s location was especially significant — MacArthur Park was built in 1918 as a Young Women’s Christian Association (YWCA) hostess house for soldiers and their families during World War I. One year after World War I concluded on Nov. 11, 1918, President Woodrow Wilson established the date as Armistice Day. The holiday was then renamed to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all American veterans of all previous wars. Michelle Landrey Cline ’93, MBA ’98, current president of the Stanford Alumni Association was in attendance. Landrey Cline said in her speech that 45 graduate degree recipients were veterans or active duty service members last June.
Patch · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAFamilies can learn about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe through storytelling, crafts and educational programs. PALO ALTO, CA — Palo Alto libraries will celebrate Native American Heritage Month with storytelling, crafts and educational programs highlighting Indigenous history and culture. The November events include a presentation about the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, traditional crafts and a virtual book discussion, according to a Palo Alto City Library announcement. The programs include: Find out what's happening in Palo Altofor free with the latest updates from Patch. Nov. 10: A virtual Brown Bag Book Club discussion of "The Sentence" by Louise Erdrich. Nov. 14: Storytelling and a clay pinch-pot craft activity at the Children's Library. Nov. 21: A presentation by the Muwekma Ohlone Preservation Foundation, followed by storytelling and crafts at Mitchell Park Library.
Patch · Palo Alto, CA
Nearby: Palo Alto, CAThe city is offering project budgets of up to $20,000 for installations at its 2027 Code Festival. PALO ALTO, CA — Palo Alto is seeking artists to transform downtown public spaces with interactive displays of light, sound and technology for its 2027 Code Festival. Through its Public Art Program, the city is accepting applications from artists and teams worldwide for two opportunities: a featured installation at Lytton Plaza and up to five additional artworks downtown. The Lytton Plaza installation has a $20,000 project budget. Organizers want an interactive artwork that uses technology to engage visitors, particularly at night. Find out what's happening in Palo Altofor free with the latest updates from Patch. For the other installations, selected artists or teams can receive project budgets of up to $9,000 each. The temporary artworks may incorporate light, sound, motion, projections or other interactive technology in downtown plazas, alleys and public spaces.