Palo Alto s election of mayor and vice mayor, which often feels more like a coronation than a contest, turned fiercely competitive this year, as Ed Lauing narrowly edged Vicki Veenker for the second leadership spot on the City Council.
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For more than 20 years, the commercial building at 260 Homer Ave. has faced a unique restriction: none of its occupants are allowed to take up more than a third of its total space.