How AI is changing the apartment search: Is it working?
AI is changing how renters search for apartments, from chatbots that answer questions and schedule tours to tools that can narrow a search based on a renter’s preferences. But the technology still has limitations — and California is beginning to put rules around how apartments can be marketed using AI.
October tips for your Peninsula garden: Cover crops, persimmons, shallots — and coffee
Should you put coffee grounds in your garden? When are persimmons ready to pick? Master Gardeners answer those questions and offer timely tips on winter soil care, planting garlic and shallots, and harvesting pomegranates.
Meet the landscape artist blurring the line between indoor rooms and outdoor spaces
Whether it’s a peaceful retreat, a hotspot for entertaining or a fantasy made real, when landscape designer Cevan Forristt takes on a project, he doesn’t just strive to make a garden look nice. He aims to extend his clients’ homes into the outdoors and create for them a one-of-a-kind space that reflects their personalities, preferences…
What real estate experts expect on the Midpeninsula this fall
The Midpeninsula housing market is heading into fall with low inventory, strong demand and questions about where prices are headed. We asked six local real estate agents what they saw this summer and what they expect to see by Thanksgiving. Their answers have been lightly edited for length and clarity.
Home & garden
New Mountain View skylight showroom lets the sunshine in
Danish skylight maker VELUX has opened first North American experience center in downtown Mountain View,…
Neighborhoods
The dark history behind Woodside’s Moore Road
Woodside’s Moore Road is lined with oak trees, horse paddocks and large homes on multi-acre lots. But more than a century ago, it was the…
Real Estate business
Palo Alto neighborhoods mapped: See where median prices jumped, inventory dipped and sales surged in 2026
Here’s a look at sales activity for single-family homes in each of Palo Alto’s 13 neighborhoods from January through August 2026 compared with the same…
