Sue Dremann is a veteran journalist who joined the Palo Alto Weekly in 2001. She is an award-winning breaking news and general assignment reporter who also covers the regional environmental, health and crime beats.
She has covered plane crashes, murders, police shootings and other breaking news stories. Sue has written about the Bay Area's dwindling water supply,drought,wildfires and COVID-19.
In light of multi-million dollar settlements over the mistreatment of inmates, Santa Clara County Supervisors voted on May 16 to require the county counsel to publicly report when the county settles lawsuits for $1 million or more.
[Tuesday, May 23, 2023]
An expert panel on May 16 examined the challenges facing Asian Americans, gaps in medical research, the disparities that have worsened during the pandemic and how to remedy the problems.
[Sunday, May 21, 2023]
Monica Yeung Arima became aware of gaps in her son's elementary school history curriculum when a reading selection talked about the transcontinental railroad -- but didn't include any mention the Chinese workers who built it.
[Thursday, May 18, 2023]
Towering weeds and grasses are blocking the line of sight of motorists trying to use freeway on-ramps and off-ramps throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Caltrans says it's working to clear the weeds, but it's slow-going.
[Friday, May 12, 2023]
Towering weeds and grasses are blocking the line of sight of motorists trying to use freeway on-ramps and off-ramps throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. Caltrans says it's working to clear the weeds, but it's slow-going.
[Thursday, May 11, 2023]
A woman in her 50s died and three police officers were hospitalized after they were exposed to an unknown chemical substance on Friday at a Palo Alto gas station not far from the Mountain View border.
[Tuesday, May 9, 2023]
A man who worked in janitorial services at the Palo Alto Veterans Administration Hospital has been indicted on charges of aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse and making false statements to a federal agent.
[Monday, May 1, 2023]
A serial killer who murdered a law library clerk in the 1970s received a life sentence for her death, a Santa Clara County Superior Court judge decided on Thursday.
[Friday, April 28, 2023]
Dazzling displays of wildflowers are blanketing vast areas of California, often in places where aficionados say they haven't seen them before. Is it a superbloom? Well, not exactly. But it will be a very good year for flowers.
[Friday, April 28, 2023]
On freeways, on-ramps, streets and overpasses, drivers have been dodging large potholes, deep fissures and mosaics of fractured asphalt caused by the recent atmospheric river winter storms.
[Sunday, April 23, 2023]