Seeking to accelerate its climate change efforts, Palo Alto unveiled on Tuesday an ambitious new program that would replace 1,000 gas-fueled water heaters at local homes with heat pump water heaters by the end of next year.
A proposal by Caltrain to replace the aged bridge over San Francisquito Creek may force Palo Alto to speed up its plans for redesigning the Palo Alto Avenue rail crossing.
Seeking to accelerate its climate change efforts, Palo Alto unveiled on Tuesday an ambitious new program that would replace 1,000 gas-fueled water heaters at local homes with heat pump water heaters by the end of next year.
Palo Alto is still at least five years away from a citywide fiber network, but 738 residents had already contributed $50 each to to the cause, helping the city crowdsource $35,000 for a nonexistent project.
Protections for renters have long been a hot topic in Palo Alto, where sky-high rents have contributed to what city leaders often refer to as a housing emergency. Now, the city is moving ahead with a rental registry.