As the populations increase, we see more black squirrels. Stanford and the Palo Alto area seem to have quite a few black squirrels, which has led to conspiracy theories about secret experiments ...

As for the black squirrels, I have heard rumors that around here they are due to an escapee from a Stanford experiment lab and mating with local squirrels. This is one article about them as a species.

DEAR JOAN: We are seeing a great many spider webs on our eaves, gutters, corners and even significantly covering the upper windows of our house this year. Many are in elevated locations so it is di… ...

DEAR JOAN: We are seeing a great many spider webs on our house eaves, gutters, corners and even significantly covering the upper windows of our house this year. Many are in elevated locations so it… ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. (KRON) — Over 4,000 customers lost their power after an outage Wednesday morning in Palo Alto, officials announced on Twitter. Palo Alto Utilities said 4,462 customers in th… ...