City Council Adopts PASZ Initiative

City Council Adopts PASZ Initiative

Comp Plan, Government Issues

In case you missed the excitement on July 30th, the Palo Alto City Council voted 5-4 to cap office development citywide at 850,000 square feet through 2030 rather than sending the PASZ initiative to voters on the November ballot. Mayor Liz Kniss and pro-growth council...
Hotel President Residents Fight Planned Evictions

Hotel President Residents Fight Planned Evictions

Comp Plan, Editorials

Residents of Hotel President in downtown Palo Alto facing possible evictions in November say they won’t go down without a fight. The City of Palo Alto has met with and told the developer that they definitely cannot violate the Municipal Code 18.18.120(b) and turn our...
Reduce the Office Cap

Reduce the Office Cap

Comp Plan, Editorials

Are you fed up with Traffic Congestion?  Lack of Parking? Rising Housing Costs?  Increased Taxes? In a recent editorial, The Palo Alto Weekly stated: “There is no constituency other than commercial development interests supporting new office development in Palo Alto,...
City Council Adopts PASZ Initiative

PASZ Initiative to Control Office Growth

Comp Plan

Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning (PASZ) have begun a petition campaign to place a measure on the November ballot to reduce the cap on non-residential construction to the long-term historical level of 58,000 sq. ft per year citywide. The new Comprehensive Plan adopted...