Below is a compilation of recent Palo Alto Forward's letters to our elected and appointed bodies:
Housing Element 3 (Palo Alto City Council & HCD - April 21, 2022)
Housing Element Letter 2 (Palo Alto City Council - February 28, 2022)
Housing Element Letter 1 (Palo Alto City Council - February 22, 2022)
Support for Teacher Housing (Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors - January 11, 2022)
NVCAP Preferred Alternative (Palo Alto City Council - January 10, 2022)
Support for Enhanced Renter Protections (Palo Alto City Council - November 8, 2021)
Support for Housing on Oct 25th (Palo Alto City Council - October 25, 2021)
Support for Transitional and Permanently Affordable Housing (Palo Alto City Council - September 27, 2021)
Preferred Alternative for NVCAP: 3b (Palo Alto City Council - September 20, 2021)
Deny Palo Alto's Wasteful RHNA Appeal (ABAG - August 31st, 2021)
Support for 49 homes at 300 Lambert (Palo Alto City Council - August 16, 2021)
Comments on August 9th Agenda Items (Palo Alto City Council - August 9, 2021)
Preferred Alternative for NVCAP: 3b (Palo Alto City Council - June 14, 2021)
Actions to support Affordable Housing Month (Palo Alto City Council - May 18, 2021)
Supporting Extension of Uplift Local program on University Avenue and California Avenue (Palo Alto City Council - April 19, 2021)
Support AB561 (Ting) – ADU Financing California (The Honorable Phil Ting, California State Assembly - April 12, 2021)
Support SB 9 (Atkins) – Housing Development: Approvals (The Honorable Scott Wiener, California State Senate - April 12, 2021)
Disproportionate fee increase on multifamily homes and restriction on PHZ (Palo Alto City Council - April 12, 2021)
192 Organizations and Individuals Support Unhoused Community Members (Palo Alto City Council - April 5th, 2021)
North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP) Study Session (Planning & Transportation Commission - March 10, 2021)
Pre-screening on 290 Homes at 3997 Fabian Way (Palo Alto City Council - February 8, 2021)
Study Session on Teacher and School District Housing at 231 Grant Ave (Palo Alto City Council - February 8, 2021)
Formation of Working Group and Council Subcommittee for the 2023- 31 Housing Element Update Process (Palo Alto City Council - February 1, 2021)
Public Hearing on 2951 El Camino Real (Palo Alto City Council - January 19, 2021)
Appointment of Candidates for the Architectural Review Board, Historic Resources Board, Parks and Recreation Commission, and the Planning and Transportation Commission (Palo Alto City Council - December 14, 2020)
Public Hearing on Preferred Plan Alternative for the North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (Planning & Transportation Commission - December 9, 2020)
Public Hearing on 788 San Antonio Road (City Council - November 16, 2020)
Palo Alto Forward Supports the RHNA Criteria and Allocation (Palo Alto City Council - November 9, 2020)
Potential Framework of the City’s Bike/Ped Plan Update (Palo Alto Pedestrian and Bicycle Advisory Committee - Nov 3, 2020)
North Ventura Coordinated Area Plan (NVCAP) (NVCAP Working Group - October 8, 2020)
ADU/JADU Ordinance Changes (City Council - October 5, 2020)
Inclusionary Zoning Changes (City Council - September 21, 2020)
Planning Housing Zone Inclusionary (City Council - September 21, 2020)
Public Hearing on 788 San Antonio Road (Planning & Transportation Commission - August 12, 2020)
PBA 2050 / RHNA Update (City Council - August 3, 2020)
Caltrain 1/8 Cent Sales Tax Measure (City Council - August 3, 2020)
Summer Streets Initiative (City Council - August 1, 2020)
Public Hearing on 3300 El Camino Real (City Council - June 22, 2020)
COVID-19 Eviction Moratorium (City Council - March 23, 2020)