By Mark Abramson, Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. Aug. 3--About 100 children who are liver or intestinal transplant recipients descended on Stanford University on Saturday -- not to be examined, but to have fun.

By Will Oremus, Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. Aug. 3--Palo Alto has found a new trash collector it believes is up to the challenge of eventually recycling or composting all the city's waste.

By Kristina Peterson, Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. Jul.

By Kristina Peterson, Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. Jul. 25--A load of green waste containing "combustible materials" caused Wednesday's fire at the Palo Alto landfill, officials said Thursday.

By Kristina Peterson, Palo Alto Daily News, Calif. Jul. 16--Even though it will take more than a point and click to establish an ultra-high-speed Internet broadband network in Palo Alto, residents Tuesday began celebrating a project that took nearly a decade to launch.