Building in the foothills is, by nature, a sensitive subject in Palo Alto but the design team behind a Los Trancos Road proposal had some reasons to feel optimistic going into Monday s City Council review.
Juan Carlos Cancino has been coming to the Alpine Inn since he was a kid. He and nearly 500 others converged on the Portola Valley roadside restaurant Monday night to celebrate its 170th year of slinging drinks and serving food.