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When City Council members struck a deal with Sobrato in June to transform the former site of Frys Electronics, they framed it as a win-win situation. Some area residents strongly disagree.

When City Council members struck a deal with Sobrato in June to transform the former site of Frys Electronics, they framed it as a win-win situation. Some area residents strongly disagree.

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.

The Palo Alto City Council on Monday revised the zoning code to lower the height limit for buildings within 150 feet of residential areas, even ones designated for higher density.

With Castilleja Schools proposal to rebuild its Bryant Street campus inching toward approval, supporters and opponents of the plan brought their frustrations to the planning commission Wednesday.

When Palo Alto considers on Monday a new vision for a section of the Ventura neighborhood, it will find itself choosing between alternatives that range from economically infeasible to politically unpopular.