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Palo Alto passed a critical milestone Thursday, Sept. 21, in its plan to replace the aged and undersized fire station near Mitchell Park when the citys Architectural Review Board approved the design for the Eichler-style project.

When Faith Price’s kids were little, it didn’t matter that the kitchen was located in back of the house, and there was only one bathroom. But by the time they were teens, she was more than ready to rethink her home space.

As Palo Alto prepares to decide on the redevelopment of the former Frys site, a resident has petitioned to designate the 1918 cannery building constructed by Chinese entrepreneur Thomas Foon Chew as a historic resource.

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.

As Palo Alto prepares to sign off on a contentious plan to redevelop the former Frys Electronics site, the citys advisory bodies are mounting a last-ditch push to preserve the legacy of a historic cannery at the heart of the project.

As Palo Alto prepares to sign off on a contentious plan to redevelop the former Frys Electronics site, the citys advisory bodies are mounting a last-ditch push to preserve the legacy of a historic cannery at the heart of the project.

A state law that bans cities from imposing parking requirements on new commercial and residential development could spur growth in Palo Altos California Avenue and University Avenue areas.

A decade after Palo Alto approved a modernist four-story building on Waverley Street over objections of neighbors, a similar mixed-use project is advancing at the property next door.

More than a decade after Palo Alto agreed to replace the aged Mitchell Park fire station, the project is finally moving ahead. The citys Architectural Review Board on Thursday got its first look at the stations Eichler-style design.