The City Council this week strengthened Palo Alto’s basement dewatering rules, such as one requiring grading permit applicants to study the impact of removing water from their soil on neighboring ...

A sprawling network of pipes lurking far below the JW Marriott hotel under construction downtown will never be seen by guests. Yet the PVC-like plumbing system is as integral to the tower’s design as ...

PALO ALTO — Millions of gallons of groundwater pumped from basement construction projects would be reused next year if a grassroots group keen on protecting city groundwater has its way. The City ...