Upfront
Public Agenda A preview of Palo Alto government meetings next week COUNCIL APPOINTED OFFICERS COMMITTEE ... The committee plans to discuss an amendment to the council’s contract with Sherry L. Lund Associates. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. on Monday, March 3, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). CITY COUNCIL ... The council plans to hear an update on the statewide water shortage; review the city’s development-impact fees; consider a revised approach to amending the Comprehensive Plan; discuss a new name for the Main Library; and consider a recommendation from the Infrastructure Committee for a November bond measure. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. on Monday, March 3, in the Council Chambers at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). COUNCIL FINANCE COMMITTEE ... The committee is scheduled to consider establishing a PaloAltoGreen Gas Program; approve new gasrate schedules; and consider financial forecasts for electric, gas, water and wastewater utilities for fiscal years 2015-19. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 4, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.). HISTORIC RESOURCES BOARD ... The board plans to discuss 467 Lincoln Ave., a request by Aino Vieira da Rosa on behalf of Lynn and John Martin for alterations to a residence in the Professorville Historic District. The meeting will begin at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Council Conference Room at City Hall (250 Hamilton Ave.).
Online This Week
These and other news stories were posted on Palo Alto Online throughout the week. For longer versions, go to www.PaloAlto Online.com/news.
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At the annual “Sweetheart Awards” ceremony Wednesday, special education parents paid tribute to teachers and other school staff members who have gone their extra mile for their children. (Posted Feb. 27, 10:31 a.m.)
$300 million Open Space bond wins approval The Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District board of directors unanimously approved a $300 million bond measure Wednesday night, culminating a year of public outreach dedicated to developing a vision for the future of the 62,000 acres of open space the agency is charged with protecting. (Posted Feb. 27, 9:46 a.m.)
Palo Alto officers may moonlight at Levi’s Palo Alto’s police officers would get to don the uniforms and insignia of their Santa Clara counterparts as part of a proposal that will allow them to moonlight at the new Levi’s Stadium later this year. (Posted Feb. 27, 9:34 a.m.)
New rules aim to widen El Camino sidewalks With its sea of cars, narrow sidewalks, imposing office complexes and eclectic scattering of motels, restaurants and oil-change stations, El Camino Real rarely resembles the “grand boulevard” vision planners have long been pushing for the central corridor. Now, Palo Alto hopes to change that. (Posted Feb. 26, 10 p.m.)
East Palo Alto sergeant sues police, city An East Palo Alto police sergeant who reported another officer’s March 2012 misconduct — a racial slur in reference to then-Police Chief Ronald Davis, posted on Facebook — is suing the police department and city for breaching a contract filed after the conflict. (Posted Feb. 26, 4:51 p.m.)
Edgewood Plaza’s Fresh Market burglarized Palo Alto police arrested two men on Feb. 20 for their alleged involvement in a late-night burglary of The Fresh Market on West Bayshore Road. One man was found inside the store and the other inside the first man’s car, parked close by, police said. (Posted Feb. 24, 9:31 p.m.)
Residents question chemical-hazards report Barron Park residents who live near a technology firm with a track record of dangerous chemical releases told city leaders they are dissatisfied with a consultant’s hazardous-risks report, and they want the Communications and Power Industries, Inc. facility shut down. (Posted Feb. 21, 4:19 p.m.)