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Land Use & Development Housing City of Palo Alto City of Mountain View
Court Ruling Impacts Split Lot Developments
04/25/2024
A legal ruling by a Los Angeles judge will impact the ability to build duplexes or triplexes on single-family zoned lots in charter cities such as Mountain View, Palo Alto and Redwood City.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Education City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Teachers Seek Salary Increase
04/24/2024
Teachers and supporters attending the April 23 Palo Alto Unified School District board meeting petitioned for cost-of-living increases in teacher salaries.

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Transportation City of Palo Alto
El Camino Park Road Plan Advances
04/23/2024
In its April 22 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council approved the Stanford University plan to put a transit roadway through El Camino Park on the November ballot.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Palo Alto
Board Votes to Advance Housing Project
04/18/2024
The Palo Alto Architectural Review Board voted to approve plans for a four-story apartment building project on University Avenue.

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History Housing City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Backs Off ‘Historic’ Designations
04/17/2024
Homeowner protest results in Palo Alto dropping plans to expand "historic" structure designations.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Submits New Housing Plan
04/16/2024
In their April 15 meeting, the Palo Alto City Council approved a proposal for a new Housing Element plan to build 6,086 homes by 2031, to be submitted to the state.

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Land Use & Development Sustainability Housing City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Resubmits Housing Element Plan
04/12/2024
After being rejected twice by the California Department of Housing and Community Development, the Palo Alto City Council is set to consider and vote on a new Housing Element plan.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Palo Alto
Questions About Teacher Housing Project
04/11/2024
The Planning Commission considering a 44 unit Palo Alto teacher housing development in the Ventura neighborhood remains unconvinced as to tenant affordability.

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Public Safety Transportation City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Council Votes on El Camino Real Improvements
04/02/2024
The Palo Alto City Council voted 6-1 on a bundle of improvements, including elimination of some parking, to improve safety on El Camino Real.

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Elections & Politics City of Palo Alto
Katie Causey Announces Candidacy
03/26/2024
Katie Causey announced her candidacy for Palo Alto City Council in the November 24 election to fill one of three open seats.

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City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto City Council Considers Another Raise
03/26/2024
Having recently raised their monthly salaries from $1000 to $1600, the Palo Alto City Council voted to form a citizen committee to consider another raise.

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Transportation City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto and Stanford Consider Bus Road
03/25/2024
The City of Palo and Stanford University are considering an option of converting a strip through El Camino Park into a road for buses.

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Public Safety Land Use & Development Transportation City of Palo Alto
City of Palo Alto Review Questions Safety of CalTrans El Camino Bike Lanes
03/23/2024
A report commissioned by the City of Palo Alto noted serious safety concerns for users of CalTrans designed bike lanes based on the high speed vehicular traffic on El Camino Real.

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Land Use & Development Housing City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Mayor Touts $52M for Affordable Housing Since 2017
03/21/2024
Mayer Greer Stone says the city is committed to building 6,000 homes over the next decade, including downtown on California Avenue and in other areas.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Families & Children Land Use & Development City of Palo Alto
Council Considers New Tenants for Downtown Palo Alto Building
03/12/2024
The 7410 square foot building at 445 Bryant Street is city-owned, with rent to be used to fund programs specifically for Palo Alto youth and teens.

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Housing County of Santa Clara City of Palo Alto
Redevelopment Plans Proceed for Buena Vista Mobile Home Park
03/05/2024
Plans for redeveloping the park at 3980 El Camino Real in Palo Alto calls for dividing the park into two sections, with a proposed a61-unit apartment building in one and coaches and RVs in the other.

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Environment Sustainability City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Drops All-Electric Building Requirement
02/27/2024
The City Council unanimously agreed to stop enforcing its ban on gas infrastructure to comply with a recent decision by the Ninth Circuit Board of Appeals which struck down a similar prohibition on gas infrastructure in Berkeley in 2023.

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Resilience City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto Looks to Drop All-Electric Requirement for New Buildings
02/17/2024
When Palo Alto changed its building code in 2022 to require that every new building be all-electric, city leaders and local environmentalists lauded it as key to meeting their sustainability goals.

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Elections & Politics City of Palo Alto
Palo Altans May Decide Whether to Have a Directly Elected Mayor
02/06/2024
Palo Alto City Council voted to pursue a November ballot measure asking voters if they want to directly elect their mayor. That would change a tradition of having councilmembers pick a mayor among themselves .

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Education City of Palo Alto
Easement Vote Boosts Castilleja’s Bid to Build Underground Garage
01/23/2024
Castilleja School’s effort to rebuild its Bryant Street campus received a boost when the City Council approved its plan to relocate a three-decade-old public utility easement.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Community Service & Support Crime & Justice City of Palo Alto
$20K Reward Offered for Information About Taco Bell Robbery
01/20/2024
The nonprofit group Mothers Against Murder is offering a $20,000 reward for information that leads to an arrest of the man who robbed at gunpoint a Taco Bell in south Palo Alto.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development Sports City of Palo Alto
New Coalition Looks to Revive Effort to Build Palo Alto Gym
01/19/2024
A new coalition that includes former mayors, philanthropists, athletes and volunteers is spearheading a $33-million campaign to revive a project to build Palo’s first city-owned gym.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Crime & Justice City of Palo Alto
Employee at Mike's Diner Bar Investigated for Embezzlement
01/18/2024
Police are investigating an employee for allegedly embezzling thousands of dollars from Mike's Diner Bar, a Midtown institution that was recently saved from eviction.

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Environment Sustainability City of Palo Alto
As Palo Alto Relaxes Rules for Tree Removal, Some Urge Broader Overhaul
01/17/2024
When Palo Alto passed an ambitious tree-protection law in 2022, it aimed to shield the city's treasured canopy from destruction. But as the council pared back the law, some called for more radical measures.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Families & Children City of Palo Alto
Google to Close Child Care Centers, Impacting 1 Palo Alto Site
01/17/2024
Google plans to close its employee child care centers later this year, impacting one facility near the border of Palo Alto and Mountain View that the tech company has operated since 2007.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Land Use & Development Transportation City of Palo Alto
Palo Alto, Tesla Complete Deal to Upgrade Substation Near New Engineering HQ
01/17/2024
Seeking to accelerate Tesla’s plans to open its new engineering headquarters, the City Council approved a deal with the car giant to expedite an upgrade of a substation on Hanover Street.

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Education Land Use & Development City of Palo Alto
Castilleja School Faces Scrutiny Over Easement Relocation
01/16/2024
Castilleja School, which won the right to redevelop its Bryant Street campus in 2022 despite neighborhood opposition, will return to the public spotlight next week when the city considers its plan to relocate an easement.

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Business, Economy & Jobs History Housing City of Palo Alto
Board: No Historical Listings Without Homeowner Consent
01/12/2024
Responding to growing concerns from homeowners, Palo Alto's Historic Resources Board assured residents that it will not support adding their homes to the city's historic inventory without explicit consent.

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COVID-19 Business, Economy & Jobs City of Palo Alto
Retail Nearly Recovered to Pre-Pandemic Levels in Palo Alto
01/12/2024
In a sign of continued recovery for Palo Alto retailers, the city’s sales tax revenue is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, although some parts of town and certain business segments are doing better than others.

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Business, Economy & Jobs Crime & Justice City of Palo Alto
Police Arrest Nordstrom Employee Accused of Embezzling More Than $31K
01/11/2024
Palo Alto police arrested a Nordstrom employee who allegedly embezzled more than $31,000 from the clothing company.
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