Manny Leto, executive director of Preserve the ‘Burg, says Farmer Concrete Works once laid more than 100 miles of hex block sidewalks. The company was behind one of the city’s first industries.

“It cooks into the cement,” said ... around the corner, Sidewalk Juice barista Victoria Orellano was also surprised to learn surveyors had spotted feces on the block so many times.

Members of Palo Alto City Council are worried about the $40 million price tag for widening the sidewalks on University Avenue but voted to advance the redesign after City Manager Ed Shikada told them ...