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San Mateo County taxpayers will pay for city officials’ tickets for a $1,196 conference in Wine Country this weekend. Yesterday, officials were making their way to the Progress Seminar at the Hyatt in downtown Santa Rosa for the weekend. Approximately 300 officials from the county and businesses will be in
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Tickets cost $1,200 a person attendance where the weekend will be filled with speakers, lunches and workshops to talk about housing, AI and the upcoming transit tax, according to the itinerary. The event is hosted by the Redwood City-San Mateo County Chamber of Commerce every year. Most cities are paying for their council members to
attend and meet with other community leaders. A night at the Hyatt costs on average $339 a night for a room with a king size bed, according to the hotel’s website. The hotel has a pool, gym and three eateries and is located in downtown Santa Rosa, near lots of shops and not far from many of the area’s wineries.
City to review 21-story building BY ADRIANA HERNANDEZ Daily Post Staff Writer
OIL DROPS: Oil prices fell 10% yesterday after President Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said the Strait of Hormuz was fully open to commercial vessels after seven weeks of war.
Redwood City planning commissioners will review a proposal for a 21-story senior housing development at 910 Marshall St. on Tuesday. Commissioners will give developer R&M Properties feedback on the tower design and height. The 222-apartment tower could be one of the tallest buildings on the Peninsula. The only proposed project that’s taller is the proposed 40-story complex at the former Sunset Magazine headquarters at 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park. Currently, the tallest building on the Peninsula is South San Francisco’s Genesis North Tower at 21 stories. The tallest buildings in Redwood City are both 10 stories — the Box building at 900 Jefferson Ave., [See 21-STORY, page 26]
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Redwood City Councilman Chris Sturken said the event allows him to bring new information to council meetings. This year, he wants to connect with business leaders to inspire them to move their headquarters to Redwood City. This is his fourth time attending. The city pays for his ticket. Sturken said if he had to pay his own way, he wouldn’t be able to afford going to the [See JUNKET, page 26]
NEW VIEW — This rendering shows what it would look like from Maple Street near Highway 101 if a 21-story building is built on Marshall Street in Redwood City.
City to expedite Embarcadero re-do the Churchill Avenue railroad crossing. Closing the crossing would re-route Palo Alto City Council is fast-track- an estimated 714 students on bikes to ing a plan to renovate Embarcade- Embarcadero Road each school day. “It is one of the most hazardous locaro Road near Palo Alto High School ahead of a possible decision to close tions in the city for biking and pedestriBY BRADEN CARTWRIGHT Daily Post Staff Writer
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