4+ hour, 40+ min ago   (586+ words) A 70-year-old Palo Alto ice cream institution is getting some fresh flavors. Rick's Ice Cream, a beloved community ice cream shop along Middlefield Road, recently transferred ownership to the duo behind Pints of Joy, a pandemic-born, Sunnyvale-based ice creamery. The…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (668+ words) This year, give the gift of a lasting impact. Ensure your community stays informed for generations to come by supporting local journalism. A neon sign reading "Share mezze, make memories" hangs near the bar of yet another buzzy Stanford Shopping…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (862+ words) California's K-12 schools will take far-ranging steps to prevent sexual abuse on campus " including building a database of teachers under investigation for misconduct " under a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. Senate Bill 848, sponsored by state Sen. Sasha Ren'e P'rez,…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (861+ words) The nation is in the midst of a mental health crisis with more people wanting help than can get it. That tension is reflected in a dispute playing out in the rural Sierra foothills between an addiction treatment center and…...

5+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1675+ words) The letter from Anthem landed on Bernadette Cattaneo's desk on a sunny day in June 2023." Beginning later that summer, it said, the addiction treatment facility she ran in the rural Sierra foothills would no longer be included in several of…...

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (313+ words) For years, former Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low of Cupertino raised money for a tech nonprofit foundation run by people closely tied to him, including his former chief of staff. For years, former Democratic Assemblymember Evan Low of Cupertino raised money…...