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A6 Friday,Nov.14,2014 The Daily News LOCAL 150 www.paloaltodailynews.com <br /> THE DA ILY NEWS I I • - • - - - • - I - - ,bitation ban may be erased <br /> www.paloaltodailynews.com 7. 1 .A. - Page 12 <br /> www.mercurynews.com/peninsu <br /> www.twitter.com/baydailynews <br /> Published five days a week by <br /> • Palo Alto officials worry controversial ordinance to address resident complains could bring litigation <br /> Bay Area News Group <br /> BY JASON GREEN - ! .. <br /> 255 Constitution Drive Daily News Staff Witter Editor's Note:this story al- - <br /> Menlo Park,CA 94025 ready ran on Thursday in The f, <br /> A controversial ordinance Daily News. Visit http://bit. _ <br /> that prohibits people from using ly/dailynewsdigital _ <br /> DAVID p p p g <br /> vehicles as dwellings in Palo Alto <br /> ROUNDS, could soon be repealed. expensive,"she wrote. <br /> Publisher � <br /> t P:650-391-1015 <br /> On Monday, the City Council Plaintiffs in Cheyenne Deser- <br /> F:650-391-1011 <br /> is slated to consider a recommen- train vs. City of Los Angeles are <br /> dation from City Attorney Molly looking to collect 5570,445 Ln at-' bayareanews <br /> Stump to dump the law, which torneys' fees, according to the r \ ;/ <br /> it..4 <br /> group.com officially took effect on Sept. 19, report. „ <br /> 2013,but was never enforced. Stump said Palo Alto would / -/ <br /> The so-called"vehicle habita- be better off directing "its re- i <br /> tion ordinance" was a response sources toward proactive solu <br /> NEWSROOM to complaints from residents tions such as social services and Daily News file <br /> Phone:650-391-1000 about the behavior of some indi- outreach." A homeless woman,who did not want to give her name,sits in her car <br /> Fax:650-391-1346 viduals. Council members at the Not long after passing the at the Cubberley Community Center parking lot in Palo Alto on Nov. <br /> time concluded it was the only vehicle habitation ordinance, as 10,2011.The woman says she parks her car at the lot at night to sleep. <br /> MARIO DIANDA,Editor option when a community effort well as a ban on overnight camp- "This is not the way I want to live.I have nowhere to go,"she said. <br /> 650-391-1342 to find an acceptable place for ing at Cubberley Community <br /> mdianda @dailynewsgroup.com vehicle dwellers to park failed. Center, the council approved a it was particularly troubling that tion of the Constitution on a va- <br /> In a report to the council, $250,000 plan to help the city's a violation could be charged as a riety of grounds," James said. "I <br /> BONNIE ESLINGER Stump said the city could face most chronically homeless. A misdemeanor and result in up to don't commend her for that sort <br /> News Reporter » <br /> 650-391-1328 litigation over its law.The Ninth case manager was hired in Au- one year in county jail, a $1,000 of equivocating." <br /> Court of Appeal recently gust,according to the report. fine or both. James added that he hoped <br /> beslinger@ concluded that a similar one in The council initially delayed Former public defender Aram the council would not seek to <br /> dailynewsgroup.com Y Y p <br /> Los Angeles was unconstitution- enforcement of the law for six James welcomed news that the enact overnight parking bans to <br /> ally vague. months in order to educate the council was set to consider re- keep vehicle dwellers out of the <br /> JASON GREEN 7 "While Palo Alto's ordinance public.But it was shelved indefi- pealing the law. However, he city. <br /> News Reporter r 1 is different from the Los Angeles nitely on Dec. 16, 2013, after the said he was disappointed by the "I hope that is challenged," <br /> 650-391-1337 ordinance and is consistent, in city learned about the case in justification provided by Stump. James said. "I would expect if <br /> jgreen@ our view, with constitutional re- Los Angeles. "I think it is sour grapes for that happens that some of the <br /> dailynewsgroup.com quirements, a decision to retain The decision also followed her to say that they could still civil litigators who were willing <br /> and enforce the ordinance will a vow by a group of lawyers to defend it in the face of the Ninth to challenge the ordinance in the <br /> RHEA MAHBUBANI likely result in litigation that will challenge the ordinance. One of Circuit's decision that says this first instance will again want to <br /> IDNews Reporter be both resource intensive and the lawyers, Carrie Le Roy, said kind of an ordinance is in viola- do that." <br /> 650-391-1334 <br /> rmahbubani@ <br /> dailynewsgroup.com <br /> GREG Updated Csite lease deal nears <br /> GREG Sports Editor Sports Editor <br /> 650-391-1330 <br /> sports @dailynewsgroup. x • Palo Alto, Unified agree on terms, including ending city's yearly $1.86M payment to district <br /> corn <br /> BY JASON GREEN "The main concepts included "It is clear that when the <br /> VYTAS MAZEIKA Dail News Writer Editor's Note:this story al- <br /> ready Writer y Staff ready ran on Thursday in The in the revised lease reflect the PAUSD Board of Education and <br /> • 650-391-1329 Daily News. Visit http://bit. progress that we have made, as the City Council can resolve ap <br /> vmazeika@ The city of Palo Alto and the well as the commitment that we parent differences through com- <br /> Palo Alto Unified School District ly/dailynewsdigital have to work together on main- promise and collaboration, the <br /> dailynewsgroup.com g p <br /> are poised to sign an updated taining Cubberley and planning entire community benefits,"Mc- <br /> lease for the coveted Cubberley site that was once home to Cub- for its future,"said City Manager Gee said. <br /> JOHN REID site. berley High School. The city James Keene. The Palo Alto City Council is <br /> Sports Writer On Wednesday, the city and leases eight acres for a popular "This agreement symbolizes a scheduled to vote on the updated <br /> 650-391-1327 district announced they had community center that offers stronger bond between city and lease Monday. The Palo Alto <br /> jreid @dailynewsgroup.com „ <br /> 41 reached an agreement on the everything from dance classes to schools in Palo Alto, he contin- Unified School District Board of <br /> 11 main terms, which include end- childcare. ued. Education discussed it Wednes- <br /> JOHN ORR ing an annual $1.86 million pay- Good for five years, the up- Superintendent Glenn "Max" day and is expected to take final <br /> ment from the city to the district dated lease also calls for the city McGee praised the Cubberley action Tuesday. <br /> A&E Editor for a "covenant not to develop." and district to develop a master Community Advisory Commit- <br /> '{ 650 3911042 Commit- <br /> The money would instead be plan for the site that meets the tee for its work on a report that Email Jason Green at <br /> jorr @dailynewsgroup.com y p <br /> used to maintain and improve formers desire to maintain the urged the city and district to jgreen@dailynewsgroup.com; <br /> the site. community center and the lat- craft a master plan that will al- follow him at twitter.com/ <br /> The district owns the 35-acre ter's need for another school. low them to share the site. jgreendailynews. <br /> BUSINESS <br /> ADVERTISING <br /> P:650-391-1015 <br /> F:650-863-0904 POLICE BEAT <br /> CLASSIFIED Items selected are from the burglarized;six pieces of lug- was arrested for possessing a reported. <br /> 650-327-7247 daily police logs of the cities listed gage were stolen. controlled substance and resist- 500 block of Showers <br /> Or call:408-920-5084 below.Times shown are when ing arrest. Drive,7:59 a.m.:Petty theft <br /> F:650-863-0904 the incidents were reported to the Palo Alto Stanford Shopping Center was reported. <br /> Yvette Spencer,Classifieds Manager police. on El Camino Real,10:50 p.m.: 100 block of Calderon Av- <br /> 408-200-1030 MONDAY A 19-year-old Sunnyvale woman enue,8:57 a.m.:Petty theft was <br /> BOGUS BILL:A person 1500 block of Oak Creek was arrested for embezzlement reported. <br /> Richard Raker,Circulation used a counterfeit bill to make Drive,9:14 a.m.:A bicycle was and burglary. 300 block of Moffett Bou- <br /> Manager 650-391-1338 a purchase at Town&Country stolen. levard,9 a.m.:A vehicle was <br /> Village in Palo Alto at about 200 block of Hawthorne WEDNESDAY burglarized. <br /> 11:02 a.m.Wednesday. Avenue,2:20 p.m.:A bicycle 500 block of Emerson 500 block of Central Av- <br /> SALES was stolen. Street,4:27 a.m.:A business enue,8:28 p.m.:Battery was <br /> Stanford Shopping Center reported. <br /> '` JENNIFER BELTON on El Camino Real,2:43 p.m.: was burglarized. <br /> 7). 650-391-1044 <br /> Men to Park Items were taken from a busi- <br /> ness. 200 block of Hamilton <br /> San Carlos,Belmont, Avenue,2:31 p.m.:A bicycle WEDNESDAY <br /> WEDNESDAY ness. 2500 block of West El <br /> San Mateo,Burlingame was stolen. <br /> 100 block of Durham Street, Camino Real,8:03 a.m.:A <br /> jbelton@ 10:08 a.m.:The window of a Stanford Shopping Center <br /> dailynewsgroup.com TUESDAY on El Camino Real,3:10 p.m.: <br /> vehicle was burglarized. <br /> L vehicle was smashed. 500 block of Ramona Items were taken from a busi 200 block of South Reng- <br /> HELEN HAMMOND 500 block of Santa Cruz Street,7:17 p.m.:A 35-year-old ness. storff Avenue,9:58 a.m.:A <br /> 650-391-1034 Avenue,11:17 a.m.:A suitcase Redwood City man was arrested vehicle was stolen. <br /> Stanford,Palo Alto and s Y <br /> Menlo Park. was found. for criminal threats,brandish- 800 block of East El Cami- <br /> hhammond@ <br /> I 4400 block of Bohannon ing a weapon and resisting Mountain View no Real,12:07 p.m.:A vehicle <br /> dailynewsgroup.com Drive,11:53 a.m.:A hit-and-run arrest. was stolen. <br /> collision was reported. 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