Seeking to steady the city s relationship with its animal services provider after two years of tension and acrimony, the Palo Alto City Council sent a clear message on Monday to Pets In Need: stay.
If things go as planned, Palo Alto will soon see two large new facilities go up on San Antonio Road, east of U.S. Highway 101: a housing complex for some of the city s poorest residents and a plant that will purify wastewater.
Seeking to provide a measure of security to renters in city s famously expensive housing market, Palo Alto leaders agreed on Monday to expand eviction protections and to put a cap on security deposits.
In its long journey to completely redesign its rail crossings, Palo Alto is now queuing up plans to build underpasses for pedestrian and bikes first so that they ll be able to cross under the tracks even as roadway work progresses.
Emboldened by a brightening economic outlook, the Palo Alto City Council signaled on Monday its desire to further expand library hours, electrify the city s vehicle fleet and fund area plans for downtown and San Antonio Road.