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After getting a mixed reception from the Palo Alto City Council last year, a developer is scaling back his plans for a condominium project behind Town & Country Village.

After getting a mixed reception from the Palo Alto City Council last year, a developer is scaling back his plans for a condominium project behind Town & Country Village.

After decades of building and buying housing in surrounding cities, Stanford University will now have to look to own campus for future residential growth under a plan that Santa Clara County supervisors approved Tuesday afternoon.

After decades of building and buying housing in surrounding cities, Stanford University will now have to look to own campus for future residential growth under a plan that Santa Clara County supervisors approved Tuesday afternoon.

After decades of building and buying housing in surrounding cities, Stanford University will now have to look to own campus for future residential growth under a plan that Santa Clara County supervisors approved Tuesday afternoon.

Nearly two years after Palo Alto emphatically scrapped the idea of building a train viaduct at Churchill Avenue, the idea is making an unlikely comeback. Next week, the Rail Committee will consider restoring it to the menu of options.

For years, Palo Alto officials have steadfastly opposed state bills that force cities to approve more housing. The councils Monday discussion of the latest such bill, SB 423, suggests that the local political climate is changing.

For years, Palo Alto officials have steadfastly opposed state bills that force cities to approve more housing. The councils Monday discussion of the latest such bill, SB 423, suggests that the local political climate is changing.

Lydia Kou, a real estate agent who in her six years on the City Council established herself as a leading critic of Sacramento housing mandates and a chief skeptic about new developments, will serve as Palo Alto mayor in 2023.

A preview of government meetings for the week of Jan. 9.