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Two cases that might affect an attempt by Palo Alto to ban RVs
BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT
Berkeley The Proposal: City wants to remove an encampment of tents, RVs and makeshift structures. Lawsuit: The Berkeley Homeless Union sued city. Judge: City can clear the encampment if the homeless are offered protections and accommodations. The city can tow RVs that impede traffic or threaten public safety.
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Two ongoing court battles about how cities regulate RV dwellers have implications for Palo Alto, where residents and business owners are pushing for a citywide ban. Cities that have successfully regulated RV dwellers, like San Francisco, are offering low-cost housing and other assistance to get them out of RVs, City Attorney Chris Jensen told Palo City Council on Monday. “So it looks like you’re trying to solve [See RVs, page 14]
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“I do not regret my actions in trying to educate, lead and guide the student journalists,” Principal Kip Glazer said in a court statement.
Bell said she cleaned the laundry Tenant signed a lease room herself, and the property manThe city of Mountain View has or- before touring apartment ager offered her $100 and gave her a BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
LAKE BATTLE: After President Trump signed an order changing the name of Lake Ontario to Lake [See THE UPDATE, page 4]
dered a landlord to pay $2,348 to a tenant who said she moved into a filthy apartment without touring first. Tenant Jean Bell said she lived out of state and “trusted that what was published online was fair.” But she said the apartment was not as advertised when she moved in May 2025 to 1300
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RVs line a street in Palo Alto. File photo by Bob Marinaro, a citizen who has been trying to resolve this problem.
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U.S. ATTACKS: U.S. forces have struck Iranian rocket launchers on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz in the first military action in a month. Iran responded by dropping sea mines into the strait and firing eight rockets at Jordan, which were intercepted.
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