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BY STEPHANIE LAM Daily Post Correspondent
A city with a homeless population of 12 is looking to ban homeless encampments after a a camp was spotted near a creek along Fremont Avenue. If council approves the ban on Tuesday, it will be illegal for people to camp on any sidewalk, street, alley or other public property. Violators will be given a 48-hour notice to relocate before the
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city takes and holds their belongings. Violators could be hit with a misdemeanor, which holds a maximum punishment of $1,000 and a year in county jail. Recently, Los Altos has noticed groups of people camping near Fremont Avenue along Santa Clara Valley
Water District property, which includes Hale and Permanente Creek. Last year Santa Clara County recorded 12 homeless people living in Los Altos. There are an estimated 10,711 homeless people living across the county. The city does not have a local ordinance that prohibits camping on pub-
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lic property, Planning Commission Liaison Stephanie Wiliams wrote in a memo to the City Council. The Post yesterday went out to the area mentioned in Williams’ report to council, but did not spot any tents or people. Camping activity in specific locations can create public health and safety concerns, including damage to public [See HOMELESS, page 34]
FUTURE APARTMENTS — This rendering submitted by developer Grubb Properties shows plans for an eight-story apartment complex for San Antonio Road in Palo Alto.
Palo Alto’s Planning and Transportation Commission was divided over whether to move along a proposal that will build hundreds of new homes but strain San Antonio Road’s already-congested streets. The commission narrowly voted 3-2 on Wednesday in favor of forwarding a plan to the city’s Architectural Review Board to erect the building on 788 San Antonio Road, with Commissioners Kevin Ji and Bryna Chang voting against. Senior Developer Megan Watson of the applicant Grubb Properties is proposing 167 apartments in an eight-story building, complete with 1,400 square feet of retail floor [See TRAFFIC, page 34]
Ex-robotics teacher takes the stand BY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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The mental health of a former Palo Alto High School robotics teacher was at the center of a jury trial yesterday. Coach Kathy Krier, 63, said students and parents insulted her
and undermined her attempts to improve safety and get more girls on the robotics team in fall 2018. Krier said her repeated complaints to principals, administrators and a board member didn’t result in any changes. “I know the district has a
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