Palo Alto’s elected leaders have no shortage of ideas for future housing sites, from parking lots and transit hubs to industrial zones and residential backyards. But there is one site that city officials are explicitly excluding from their housing discussion: Cubberley Community Center. Chastened by the past and antsy about the future, city staff and...
Palo Alto prepares for another utility rate hike
Utility rates in Palo Alto are slated to go up by another 9% next summer, adding $36.40 to the median residential utility bill, according to new projections from the Palo Alto Utilities Department. For local ratepayers, this round of increases is the latest in a pattern of annual rate hikes. Utility rates similarly went up...
Santa Clara County offers nonviolent offenders a possible way to avoid jail
This month, people with non-violent misdemeanor warrants may be able to avoid jail time through a program with the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. Operation Second Chance gives eligible individuals with a non-violent misdemeanor criminal warrant a chance to turn themselves in to any Santa Clara law enforcement agency and get a citation with a...