And why the need for a Necessity Defense Vehicle Habitation Legal Fund? By some estimates millions of Californians still find themselves unemployed or underemployed despite a reported up uptick in our economy. As it stands, over 1 million Californians have…
It was literally an open mic with only two of the original police community advisory group members present to hear Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns outline its future role. The police advisory group was secretly formed by Chief Dennis…
Palo Alto vehicle dwellers received a reprieve at last night’s Policy and Services Committee meeting not to ban vehicle dwellers in a 3 to 1 vote. Instead choosing a 6 month pilot program modeled after the Homeless Car Camping Program…
Open letter to Palo Alto Police Chief Dennis Burns, city council members and beyond. Thursday morning September 13 I got a warning on the windshield of the RV I live in telling me I was in violation of Municipal Code…
Dear Members of the Palo Alto City Council and All Concerned Citizens beyond: The Peninsula Peace and Justice Center–(I’m a long time member)–wants to move to amend the constitution to reverse the holding in the recent, U.S. Supreme Court decision…
One of the most important community meetings and decisions facing the city of Palo Alto was the discussions last night on the planned Vehicle Habitation Ordinance. What were obviously missing were the three major players in this purposed ordinance. The…
Welcome to the Palo Alto Human Relations Commission Now Go Home! Perhaps thousands of emails sent to hrc@cityofpaloalto.org have gone unanswered. And no one in the community has been informed of this change. So it would appear the community has…
