Editorials, Featured, Government Issues
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...
Government Issues, Meetings
It’s not over… SB-50 may be shelved temporarily, but we are still under attack by Sacramento! There are a slew of other state/assembly bills that are moving forward which, if passed, will eliminate local governance over land use and zoning. Most of these proposed...
Featured, Government Issues
EDITOR’s NOTE: We would like to thank Hydee Feldstein for the preparation of this detailed analysis of the newly proposed housing laws. You can find the actual text of the bill as amended through 5/1/19 here:...
Comp Plan, Featured, Government Issues
This coming Monday, the City Council will consider the repeal and elimination of the Downtown Commercial Cap (officially known as the Non-Residential Square Footage Cap), which sets specific limits on the level of office & hotel growth in the downtown...
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...
