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High schools score high grad rates
San Mateo County high schools continue to show high graduation rates but not as impressive as in years past.
Page Mill Properties Accused of Subverting East Palo Alto's Rent Control
The Fair Rent Now Coalition held a petition drive Saturday July 26th to protest rent increases to apartments owned by Page Mill Properties.
The East Palo Alto Police Department launched a new television campaign this week to catch suspected murderers and other criminals.
Program keeps young minds flexing
Dulce Gilligan-Avina asked fellow students who their favorite singers were. The top answers were Baby Boy, Chris Brown and Three 6 Mafia.
East Palo Alto police are looking for witnesses of fatal shooting
Police are trying to locate witnesses today who may have seen a fatal shooting in East Palo Alto on Friday night.
Milpitas man killed by gunshot in EPA
A 20-year-old Milpitas man was shot to death at close range on the 2500 block of Farrington Way in East Palo Alto last Friday, upping this year's homicide toll to two in that bayside city.
Charter school disputes state dropout findings
Officials at East Palo Alto Academy: High School said Friday they are disputing figures in a state report that show the dropout rate at 37.5 percent over the past four years.
East Palo Alto, landlord at odds over rent control
East Palo Alto and the city's largest landlord are squaring off over the city's rent control rules.
Attempted Wal-Mart beating leads to arrest
Mountain View police arrested a teenager who allegedly attempted to beat a man with a baseball bat in a Wal-Mart parking lot Sunday, police said.
Man Shot Dead In Palo Alto, Police On Hunt For Shooter
Police are trying to locate witnesses today who may have seen a fatal shooting in East Palo Alto on Friday night.
Car accident cleared off Highway 101
A six-vehicle accident that left involved cars stacked on top of each other Tuesday afternoon was cleared by the California Highway patrol from U.S. Highway 101 in East Palo Alto around 5:40 p.m. The accident ...
Report: 1 in 4 students drop out
Nearly one in four of the state's approximate 6 million students drop out of school, according to the most accurate-ever analysis of dropout data released Wednesday by the state Department of Education.
Not Guilty Plea In Killing Of Celebrated SF Father
A 22-year-old woman facing murder charges in connection with the April stabbing death of a San Francisco father of three pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday in San Francisco Superior Court.
Sunnyvale Shooting Leaves One Dead
On arrival, they found a vehicle and a 19-year-old male who had been shot. Sunnyvale officers were then notified of a second male victim a short distance away who had also been shot.
Friday Caption Writing Contest for East Palo Alto Home
Cozy home-Updated kitchen with tile floors,dining/living room combo. One full bath,one car garage converted to bonus room.
Citizens' claims clog city council
A little more than a year ago, Marguerite Philips lay on the floor of her East Palo Alto home, injured and unable to get up after a fall.
Man found guilty of second-degree murders
A San Jose man who killed two men during a 2006 gunfight in a Redwood City bar could face an 80-years-to-life prison sentence, following a San Mateo County Superior Court jury's decision Thursday to convict him ...
Residents and youth leaders push for sidewalks in East Palo Alto
About two weeks ago, Norm Picker was drawn out of his home by a large cracking sound.
Arrest In Death Of Habitat For Humanity Recipient
San Francisco police Wednesday announced they have arrested an East Palo Alto woman for the April stabbing murder of a Habitat for Humanity recipient in San Francisco.
Security alarm ends break-ins for now
After months of break-ins and rowdy vandalism, the Tulip L. Jones Woman's Club in East Palo Alto decided to install a security alarm three weeks ago.