Editorials | Palo Altans for Sensible Zoning

The Failed Economics of Jobs-Housing Linkage

Developers would pay for only 20 percent of the demand their projects create – so why are we still building so much office space? The long-awaited Nexus Study documenting how much affordable housing is actually needed for the added workforce of new...

Proposed City Law Threatens Housing and Renters

Comp Plan, Editorials, Featured, Government Issues

All Palo Altans should urge the Planning and Transportation Commission to reject a controversial staff proposal that would make it easier for Downtown residences such as the President Hotel Apartments at 488 University to become hotels or offices. Scheduled for...

We Need Your Votes

Editorials, Endorsements, Featured

An open letter to all who are concerned, as we are,about the future of Palo Alto as a livable community WE NEED YOUR VOTES We are extremely concerned about the cumulative effects of excessive commercial development that has adversely affected our quality...

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

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,...

Parking in Residential Neighborhoods

Editorials, Transportation

UPDATE (2/21/18) The following letter was sent to the City Council Dear City Council, We respectfully submit the following proposal to improve the Downtown RRP District and enabling Resolution 9473. The recent staff report, if adopted as presented, has the potential...