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As Palo Alto's waste goes abroad, city struggles to track its impact


The environmental effects are far worse from a global perspective while degrading the lives of the recipients of our waste, Buchwitz wrote to the council.
Several council members, including Lydia Kou, Eric Filseth and Vice Mayor Pat Burt shared his misgivings and supported including a clause in the GreenWaste agreement authorizing city staff to quickly divert trash to domestic destinations if opportunities to do so present themselves.
The city, Filseth noted, cannot keep track of what happens with its plastic and mixed paper in countries on the other side of the world.
Even with these reservations, the council generally agreed that GreenWaste as the sole company to participate in the city s bidding process is the best available option. Staff estimated that when compared to the status quo the continuation of its agreement with SMaRT Station the GreenWaste deal would save about $4.6 million over the life of the contract. ....

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Views of Hills city manager continue to divide residents


Views of Hills city manager continue to divide residents
Written by Megan V. Winslow
A faction of Los Altos Hills residents intent on forcing the termination of the town’s city manager doubled down on its efforts last week through both public comments made during council meetings and social media posts encouraging others to speak out.
City Councilmember Linda Swan is leading the charge from the dais as her husband, John Swan, does so from the private sector. During discussion of multiple agenda items council members considered at their regular meeting Thursday, the Swans sought to publicly add to a growing dossier of grievances some residents have against City Manager Carl Cahill. They often compared his recent actions to those that led to the renewal of a contentious 15-year, $50 million contract between the town and garbage hauler GreenWaste Recovery; as council members continue to conduct Cahill’s routine performance evalu ....

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