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Officials yesterday held a ribbon cutting for the city of Palo Alto’s $37.2 million homeless shelter east of Highway 101 yesterday. Those pictured include John A. Sobrato, founder of The Sobrato Organization; Palo Alto Councilman Ed Lauing; Melissa Selcher, LifeMoves board chair; Councilman Keith Reckdahl; Mayor Vicki Veenker; Interim CEO of LifeMoves Nick Hodges, Palo Alto resident Sheana Price; County Supervisor Margaret Abe-Koga and Councilwoman Julie Lythcott-Haims. City of Palo Alto photo.
Las Lomitas School District will not put a parcel tax on the November ballot after a survey showed a lack of support after two years of controversy at the two-school district. The district’s polling showed less than twothirds support from residents, which is needed to pass a parcel tax, Bryan Godbe, president of Godbe Research, told the board. The pollster gave residents two options of a $695 per parcel annually and a $495 parcel tax. The lower tax received more support, but it was still not enough for the district to consider a tax, Godbe said. The district has been eyeing a parcel tax to close a $2 million deficit. “The bottom line here is (residents) really need a proactive and thoughtful communications ef[See TAX, page 42]
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