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Waymo Just Expanded Service to Offer Rides In Silicon Valley, the Company's Birthplace

The newest places you can catch Waymo robo-rides are the Silicon Valley cities of Los Altos, Palo Alto, and Mountain View, which makes sense, as Waymo was born in Mountain View.

Arts & Entertainment

Palo Alto Donkey Who Served as the Model for the ‘Shrek’ Donkey Has Died

A Jerusalem miniature donkey in Palo Alto named Perry served as the movement model for Eddie Murphy’s ‘Shrek’ character Donkey in the animated franchise, but Perry succumbed to a hoof disease last week.

JD Vance In Palo Alto Monday Night for Big-Bucks Trump Fundraiser

Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance will be in the Bay Area for a fundraiser Monday night, with tickets as much as $50,000 per couple, but you can pay your admission in crypto.

President Biden Arriving In Bay Area Today For Multi-Day Visit

Biden’s in the Bay Area starting this afternoon to tout a climate project and of course raise money for his reelection campaign, and oddly, Ron DeSantis will be here courting donors tonight too.

Pod of Orcas Attacks Palo Alto Family's Sailboat Off the Coast of Southern Spain, Stranding Family Asea

The Currier family's Mediteranean trip was cut short when their boat was rammed by the orcas in an increasingly common and characteristic that lasted only four minutes but broke its rudder.

Suspect In UC Berkeley Sexual Battery Cases Arrested After Being Linked to Similar Crime In Palo Alto

A suspect who had allegedly been groping and assaulting women on two sides of the Bay was arrested Tuesday in Berkeley, ending a week in which women at the UC Berkeley campus were on high alert after three separate incidents.

Disgraced Crypto Mogul Sam Bankman-Fried Stuck At Parents’ Place on House Arrest, But Mulling Book, Movie Deals

The downfallen crypto founder is stuck under house arrest in his parents’ house in Palo Alto, now a “heavily guarded fortress” with a $10,000-a-week security detail, but one person who’s been able to get into the house is 'Moneyball' author Michael Lewis.

Palo Alto Police Are Suing the City Over a Black Lives Matter Mural They Say Discriminates Against Them

A Black Lives Matter mural that sparked outrage from Palo Alto police over a year ago is now the subject of a lawsuit against the city over its refusal to remove it for four months.

Handbag Heist Crew Strikes Again In Palo Alto

What is likely the same crew of brazen shoplifters who have recently struck twice at Stanford Shopping Center and once in San Francisco's Union Square has struck again, this time in downtown Palo Alto.

High-End Handbag Heisters Hit Stanford Shopping Center Yet Again

A gang of grab-and-run thieves descended on the Louis Vuitton store at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto this week and stole an estimated $100,000+ in pricey handbags.

Palo Alto Mom and Daughter Return Home After Coronavirus Quarantine in SoCal

A Bay Area woman and her daughter were among the 195 Americans evacuated from Wuhan, China two weeks ago and sent into quarantine at March Air Reserve Base in Riverside.

Elderly Palo Alto Airbnb Owner Returns Home to Find Party, Gets Robbed

A Palo Alto man in his 60s who went to check on a smoke alarm that went off at the home he was renting on Airbnb got accosted and robbed, twice, after discovering an unauthorized party at the house and trying to shut it down.

Palo Alto Woman Who Berated MAGA Hat Wearer Goes Missing, Likely Gone Off Grid

A Bay Area woman who was caught in a right-wing media firestorm after she publicly berated an elderly man for wearing a "Make America Great Again" hat in a Palo Alto Starbucks has apparently voluntarily disappeared.

SF Restaurants, Food & Drink

Nobu, Nobu, Nobu! Famed High-End Sushi Chain Officially Headed To Palo Alto

As Future rhapsodizes on his track "Jumpman" with Drake, "Nobu, Nobu, Nobu, Nobu, Nobu, Nobu." A status byword in hip-hop and popular culture generally, the New York-founded sushi chain from chef Nobu Matsuhisa

Bay Area Uber Driver Allegedly Returned To Woman's House After She Reported Him For Sexual Battery

A Bay Area Uber driver was arrested this weekend, after police say he sexually battered and stalked a woman who hailed him using the popular mobile app. In a press release sent Tuesday,

In Blow To Zuckerberg's Real-Life Privacy Settings, Palo Alto Rejects Plan To Demolish Nearby Homes

All he wanted was a little privacy. Alas, it is not to be. According to CBS 5, the Palo Alto Architectural Review Board rejected Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg's plans to demolish the four

Palo Alto Planning Commissioner Publicly Resigns Saying She Can't Afford To Live There Anymore

It's a familiar story these days up and down the Peninsula — person gets priced out of the city in which they've lived for years as housing costs skyrocket, and is forced to uproot

Security Robot Knocks Toddler To The Ground Then Runs Him Over At Stanford Shopping Center

A Palo Alto toddler was injured last Thursday after his parents claim a security robot at the Stanford Shopping Center knocked him over and then proceeded to run him over. And what's more,

Facebook Employee Arrested For Alleged Rape, Knifepoint Imprisonment

A man who identified himself to police as an employee of Facebook was arrested Tuesday morning, following allegations of a June sexual assault in the suspect's home. According to a press release from

Woman Arrested After Allegedly Throwing Brick At Steve Jobs's House

A bizarre scene reportedly went down at the former home of the deceased Steve Jobs, and a woman stands accused of felony assault and misdemeanor vandalism involving the Palo Alto residence. According to

Concerned Over Real Life Privacy Settings, Zuckerberg To Demolish Four Homes That Surround His

Concerns over privacy have led Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to file plans to demolish four homes that neighbor his Palo Alto residence. So reports The Mercury News, which further notes that the he

Video: Local Audi Mechanic Takes Joyride, Appears To Do Cocaine In Customer's Car

It seems that one Bay Area car mechanic may have watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off a few too many times. Video posted to YouTube, that looks to have been shot from the dash-cam

Bald Eagle Finally Found After Going On Lam From Palo Alto Zoo

Looking for a fun and free spring break activity? Watch Sequoia fly at 2:30pm at Byxbee @FriendsJMZ #sequoiatheeagle pic.twitter.com/KidwWOdLzt— Sequoia the Eagle (@PaloAlto_Eagle) April 6, 2015 A beloved

The <em>Atlantic</em> Is The Latest To Ask Why Palo Alto Teens Kill Themselves

Four students in the Palo Alto school district have committed suicide since last October, none recently, and Hanna Rosin in the Atlantic is the latest to cover the events. As she points out,

Decrepit Palo Alto Shack Lists For $2 Million Because 2015

This Palo Alto property is "an exciting opportunity to build your dream home in charming Barron Park neighborhood" according to a broker making the pretty reasonable assumption that the existing structures on the