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Palo Alto

Rule change to steer golfers away from Palo Alto wetlands

After fielding complaints about golfers damaging sensitive wetland habitat in the Palo Alto Baylands, the city has installed fences, added signage and instituted a new “local rule” in an effort to keep the area pristine. The issue of golfers trampling on Baylands plants surfaced in 2023, when a complaint from a local environmentalist prompted intervention from...

Palo Alto adopts $1B budget, revamps ambulance service

Facing a turbulent financial outlook, Palo Alto adopted on Monday a $1-billion budget that revamps the Fire Department’s ambulance service, expands funding for nonprofit groups and delays decisions on budget cuts until later this year. The spending plan that the City Council adopted by a 6-0 vote, with Councilmember Greer Stone absent, includes one major...

Palo Alto mulls new RV park to aid vehicle dwellers

With the number of vehicle dwellers on the rise, Palo Alto’s elected leaders are considering further expanding the Geng Road “safe parking” site, which provides spaces and social services for individuals and families who live in RVs. The program, which is administered by the nonprofit group MOVE Mountain View, has been gradually evolving since the...

A vibrant destination? Palo Alto dreams big on Cubberley

After decades filled with false starts and shattered expectations, Palo Alto’s elected leaders on Tuesday took their first step in what promises to be a long journey to repair, rebuild and enhance Cubberley Community Center. By the standards of local planning efforts, which typically feature years of debate and numerous iterations, the current Cubberley effort...