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Palo Altos plans to allow taller developments in the Ventura neighborhood as part of a new area plan could be turbocharged by a new state law that allows all-affordable-housing projects to claim an additional 33 feet in height.

Palo Altos plans to allow taller developments in the Ventura neighborhood as part of a new area plan could be turbocharged by a new state law that allows all-affordable-housing projects to claim an additional 33 feet in height.

A family that wants to build their dream home on a vacant lot at 702 Ellsworth Place in Midtown Palo Alto is finding their project mired in nightmarish red tape.

Despite widespread concerns among Palo Alto leaders about the impacts of Senate Bill 9, the city has only received a handful of applications and has not granted final approval to any of them.

Despite widespread concerns among Palo Alto leaders about the impacts of Senate Bill 9, the city has only received a handful of applications and has not granted final approval to any of them.

Poor conditions and new building codes have challenged the citys efforts to preserve the old cannery on Portage Avenue that until recently housed Frys Electronics.

Poor conditions and new building codes have challenged the citys efforts to preserve the old cannery on Portage Avenue that until recently housed Frys Electronics.

A proposal to construct a mixed-use building with 65 apartments on University Avenue eked out an early win, despite criticism from residents and planning commissioners about parking and density.

A proposal to construct a mixed-use building with 65 apartments on University Avenue eked out an early win, despite criticism from residents and planning commissioners about parking and density.

For decades, developers looking to build in Palo Alto faced a formidable restriction: a 50-foot height ceiling that limited most new buildings to four stories. The citys new plan for adding housing will test this limit.