The Palo Alto City Council voted on June 23 to approve the conversion of President Hotel at 488 University Ave. from an apartment building to a hotel. Embarcadero Media file photo by Veronica Weber.

It’s been more than 50 years since the historic Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto ended hotel accommodations and converted into an apartment building in 1968. But this month, locals will ...

The history of the President Hotel in the Talbiyeh neighborhood in some respects resembles the story of the boy who cried wolf. Over the years, the abandoned building has been the subject of ...