He changed the name to College Terrace after an irate Leland Stanford paid a $1,000 settlement for the right to use the name Palo Alto in selling his University Park lots. Image courtesy Bo Crane.

A new biography from Bay Area journalist Roland De Wolk says Leland Stanford was a ruthless capitalist who cheated taxpayers — and became the godfather of modern tech. How much do you really ...

Much like his future partners, Leland Stanford remade himself in gold rush California as a shopkeeper. In 1852, fed up with lawyering, he left the Midwest to become a partner in a wholesale ...

Tucked away behind Sacramento’s modern skyline is a striking reminder of California’s past — the Leland Stanford Mansion. Built in the 1860s, this Victorian-era mansion once served as the ...

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park is an enduring Sacramento landmark and serves as not only a public museum but the state’s official reception center for worldwide leaders. Leland ...

The historic and beautiful Leland Stanford Mansion has been transformed into one of the spookiest haunts in the Sacramento area for its Halloween tours. The historic and beautiful Leland Stanford ...

Founded by future California Gov. Leland Stanford in 1868, Pacific Life is now the third-largest life insurance provider in the U.S., with $1.5 trillion in policies in force in 2024. It has an ...

The report of President Ray Lyman Wilbur of Leland Stanford University describes the addition of several important building units to the university, including the Stanford Union, the Stanford ...