The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 1, 2020. Photo by Graeme Sloan, SIPA USA via Reuters Funds for a federal rental assistance program — intended to keep ...

In summary Ruby Marichalar couldn’t get an in-person meeting after California’s crime victim compensation fund denied her claim. She wasn’t the only one. Ruby Marichalar didn’t have the money to pay ...

A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on the verge of homelessness pay the rent is running out of cash — and no one has a plan to keep the roughly 60,000 renters, more than 15,000 ...

When Gov. Gavin Newsom two months ago proposed a $322 billion state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year, he projected what was depicted as a “modest surplus” of $363 million. Anyone who knows anything ...

Learning material and decorations written in Spanish hang on a classroom wall at George Washington Elementary School in Madera on Oct. 29, 2024. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local ...

In summary California Republicans vie to capitalize on their November victories and break Democratic supermajority while balancing Trump’s influence After flipping three seats in the state Legislature ...

San Mateo County public health officials are urging residents to ensure they are up to date on their measles vaccinations as ...

Menlo Park will continue to pay its planning commissioners a $200 monthly stipend after a 4-0 vote of the City Council at its March 11 meeting.

An affordable housing project for educators on the former Flood School site in Menlo Park will move forward after the City ...

Retired Stanford University water polo coach Dante Dettamanti, 80, was killed while riding his bike on Cañada Road on Tuesday, Oct. 25, friends of Dettamani told The Almanac. At around 4:05 p.m. on ...

KCSM host Sonny Buxton is shown in the documentary “KCSM 91.1: The Bay Area’s Jazz Station to the World.” Courtesy Brandon Roots. Bay Area residents have many good reasons to take pride in their home, ...

Jeff Schmidt. Courtesy Jeff Schmidt. Jeff Schmidt, vice chair of the Menlo Park Environmental Quality Commission, is running for Menlo Park City Council’s District 3 seat, which is on the November ...