As I consider Castilleja s future educating young women to become compassionate leaders with a sense of purpose, this period has been vital, productive and filled with compromise.
Leaders from Castilleja School and neighborhood group Preserve Neighborhood Quality of Life Now outlined their hopes and concerns about the school s redevelopment at a Thursday town hall.
The City Council will launch its deliberation on Monday about whether Castilleja School should be permitted to redevelop its property and increase enrollment, and under what conditions.
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How can a parking garage not be a parking garage? Becky Sanders, co-chair of the umbrella group Palo Alto Neighborhoods, asked at a Nov. 4 hearing of the planning commission. How can it not be included in the floor area when the zoning code clearly states that it s included?
The thorny question has already stymied the commission, which split 3-3 over the issue when it was reviewing the project in October and November. While three commissioners Bart Hechtman, Michael Alcheck and Giselle Roohparvar deferred to the city s planning and legal staff, three of their colleagues Ed Lauing, Doria Summa and Cari Templeton couldn t make the finding that supported staff s interpretation.