Palo Alto selected local artist Michael Szabo’s fountain design as a centerpiece of proposed renovations to California Avenue. The street, which has always taken a backseat to University Avenue, wasn’t always part of the city.
After a falling branch nearly struck a man and arborists ruled more trouble is likely, Palo Alto’s City Council voted to remove all of the mature eucalyptus trees at Eleanor Pardee Park.
Intuitive Surgical Inc., the Sunnyvale-based company that makes minimally invasive robotic surgical systems, surprised analysts this month by reporting fourth-quarter profits 56 percent above last year.
Freecycle is a website that connects local residents who want to get rid of old furniture and household items with people in the community who will take them. Everything listed on the site is free.
A proposal to allocate water supplies in the San Francisco Bay Area has angered East Palo Alto officials, who say it fails to reward low consumption and is based on how much water the city needed 26 years ago.
Werner Rogmans, owner of Stanford Floral Design, championed green waste composting. But his small business can no longer afford the city’s $100 monthly composting fees, so his clippings now go to waste.
Palo Alto voters overwhelmingly opposed a ballot measure that would have given residents more say over Fire Department staffing levels.
Palo Alto kicked off its Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, hoping to increase bike ridership and improve routes to qualify for the League of American Bicyclists’ platinum-level community status.