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September 2018
Cubberley Co-Design Community Meeting
The Palo Alto Unified School District and the City of Palo Alto invite you to kick off an exciting co-design process to envision a new future for Cubberley Community Center that will also create the potential for a future school on the site. Members of the community—you!—are essential to the co-design process. Interactive exercises and activities will be used to gather ideas and information about what you view as the needs, goals, and opportunities for Cubberley. We have partnered with…
Find out more »March 2019
PASZ/PAN Town Hall Meeting on SB50
Stop the Loss of Local Control! There are current proposals before our state legislature (SB 50 and the CASA Compact) that are major threats to local zoning authority in Palo Alto and throughout the state. These proposals would impose dense zoning mandates throughout Palo Alto. Come and Hear: Susan Kirsch Founder, Livable California a non-profit, advocacy organization that believes in local control and governance Dennis Richards San Francisco Planning Commission Doria Summa Palo Alto Planning & Transportation Commission Stop…
Find out more »May 2019
Joint City Councils Meeting
Critical City Council Meeting Monday, May 6th -- Speak OUT Against SB 50 This coming Monday, May 6th, 5:00 p.m. the Palo Alto City Council is holding a special joint session with the Menlo Park and East Palo Alto City Councils -- focused on SB 50 and other proposed state-mandated legislation that would destroy local zoning control and radically change our family residential neighborhoods forever! We ask everyone, who can come, to please show up at the Council Chambers on…
Find out more »June 2019
“Keep Local Zoning” Corner Rally
JOIN US! Saturday, June 8th 10 a.m. – 12:00 Noon Corner of Embarcadero Rd & El Camino Real (by Town & Country Vlllage) Our local zoning control – which impacts your neighborhood — is under attack by Sacramento politicians and greedy developers! State politicians and their rich developer friends are working hard to undermine all local governments and the rights of its residents in having a say in the future of their City! State legislation, like SB 50 and SB…
Find out more »October 2019
Housing Forum
California Housing Legislation How it Will Affect You Guest Speakers Dennis Richards San Francisco Planning Commissioner Michael Nash Board Member, Livable California Sponsored by: LosAltosResidents.org Please RSVP (http://losaltosresidents.org) to let us know you will be joining us. @import url(http://sensiblezoning.org/wp-content/plugins/siteorigin-panels/css/front-flex.min.css); #pgc-3020-0-0 { width:100%;width:calc(100% - ( 0 * 30px ) ) } #pl-3020 #panel-3020-0-0-0 { } #pl-3020 .so-panel { margin-bottom:30px } #pl-3020 .so-panel:last-child { margin-bottom:0px } @media (max-width:780px){ #pg-3020-0.panel-no-style, #pg-3020-0.panel-has-style > .panel-row-style { -webkit-flex-direction:column;-ms-flex-direction:column;flex-direction:column } #pg-3020-0 > .panel-grid-cell ,…
Find out more »December 2019
An Evening with Michael Brownrigg
Thursday, Dec 19, 2019 6:30PM Candidate for State Senate. 30 years of public service, including 12 years as a US Diplomat serving in the Middle East, China and Washington DC, and more recently 8 years on Burlingame’s Planning Commission and 10 years on City Council, twice serving as Mayor.
Find out more »January 2020
Coffee with Jerry Hill
Dear Friend, Please join me for a cup of coffee and conversation at “Java with Jerry.” Bring your ideas, questions, and concerns about legislative issues affecting the community. Clocktower Coffee Roasting Company Saturday, January 25, 2020 9:00 am – 10:00 am 205 E. Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA No RSVP or appointment necessary. Coffee will be provided at no taxpayer expense. I look forward to seeing you there. Sincerely, Jerry Hill State Senator, 13th District @import url(http://sensiblezoning.org/wp-content/plugins/siteorigin-panels/css/front-flex.min.css); #pgc-3356-0-0 , #pgc-3356-0-1 {…
Find out more »February 2020
Palo Alto/Stanford Rejects the Coverup
Trump’s enablers in Congress led by Mitch McConnell are about to acquit our lawless president. This was never a trial. It’s a cover up. Wednesday, February 5th at 5:30pm, hundreds of thousands of Americans will mobilize with a simple demand: Reject The Coverup
Find out more »June 2020
Livable California Teleconference
Sacramento Fail: Legislature Pushes Dense Luxury, NOT Affordable Housing, a June 27, 10 am, Teleconference for Community Leaders and City Officials Please join us Sat. June 27, 2020 at 10 am with Gabrielle Layton, founder of Embarcadero Institute, the think tank that un-spins Sacramento. She’ll discuss the legislature’s collapse from supporting affordable housing 10 years ago, to this year openly pitting it against market-rate housing. Here’s your call-in info for Saturday: Via Computer: https://zoom.us/j/6377599629 Dial in: +1 720 707 2699 Meeting ID: 637 759 9629 One…
Find out more »August 2021
Statewide Town Hall on SB9 anad SB10
Proposed State laws will destroy our neighborhoods! Senate Bills SB9 and 10 have passed the CA State Senate and are now before the Assembly. These bills will mean the end of single-family neighborhoods throughout CA – 6 to 14 separate housing units in place of one home! They are a massive gift to developers and real estate investors who will maximize their profits by building luxury and market-rate housing with NO affordable housing required! Taxpayers will bear the costs of…
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