Palo Alto took a measured step last month toward addressing the recent influx of oversized vehicles on local streets when it designated two streets for long-term RV parking next March as part of a new permit pilot program. But based on numbers from city staff and residents, that would still leave around 100 RVs on...
Mountain View City Council candidates square off at forum
Ahead of the November election, the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce held a recent forum to give voters an early look at the policy positions of eight candidates vying for a seat on the City Council. The three candidates who win the most votes Nov. 3 will get the chance to weigh in on top...
Palo Alto nears critical juncture in rail redesign plan
After more than a decade of debating and designing, Palo Alto is approaching a critical juncture in its plan to redesign the rail corridor, a critical and complex project with a price tag that now hovers above $1.5 billion, according to new projections from the city and Caltrain. The City Council is getting ready to...
Palo Alto backs away from plan to let RVs remain in neighborhoods
Palo Alto officials deferred a controversial pilot program on Monday that would have concentrated occupied RVs on certain streets in south Palo Alto, following significant uproar from residents. The City Council unanimously approved the other half of the two-pronged approach and will create a pilot parking permit program for RVs on Coyote Hill Road in...
Utility project forces Palo Alto mobile home residents to move
María Martínez is packing up her life into boxes — well, most of it. Not all of her plants will fit, and by her conservative count, she has more than 65 of them. She, her partner and her two English bulldogs will be moving from their mobile home in Palo Alto, where they have lived...
Palo Alto set to begin Flock audit amid growing public backlash
After watching numerous neighboring jurisdictions pull the plug on Flock Safety in the aftermath of data breaches, Palo Alto remains on the fence about its own relationship with the controversial company that operates automated license plate readers throughout the U.S., including 30 on local streets. Next week, the Palo Alto City Council plans to take...
Palo Alto City Council approves 8-story housing complex
Converting retail to housing is one of the pillars of Palo Alto’s plan to create a new residential neighborhood on San Antonio Road, a historically commercial corridor that borders Mountain View. The latest project to do that is 762 San Antonio Road, which received unanimous approval from the Palo Alto City Council on Monday. The...
Palo Alto considers new permit program to limit vehicle dwelling
Facing pressure from local residents and businesses to address a growing number of recreational vehicles in local neighborhoods, Palo Alto city leaders are considering a new solution: requiring vehicle dwellers to buy permits and designating sections of Embarcadero Road and Coyote Hill Road for their habitation. In addition, the city’s pilot program would limit parking...
NASA evicts athletes from Moffett Field training site
Sitting on a bleacher on a weekday morning, Gary John, a 77-year-old hammer thrower, pulled on a pair of fluorescent yellow training shoes and strapped a glove onto his right hand. Then he dragged a heavy metal ball by a wire to a dusty concrete ring at Moffett Field. “It’s what keeps me going,” John...
Palo Alto breaks ground on housing project at former Fish Market site
When it comes to fulfilling state and regional housing mandates in Palo Alto, no recent changes to state law can compare to the project that will take over the former site of The Fish Market on El Camino Real. The Acclaim Companies development to come at 3150 El Camino Real boasts 368 apartments, 74 of which...