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Dur- compact urban development and would keep development away from the foothills County planners released last ing this time, any proposals to resources conservation in the Thursday an amended version build outside of the academic Community Plan, and it serves as by Gennady Sheyner of the Stanford University Com- growth boundary will require the basis for associated policies munity Plan, a document that was support from four of the county’s throughout the plan that reinforce ith Santa Clara County anything in the foothills that bor- crafted in 2000 and that creates five supervisors. this basic demarcation line.” preparing to demand der the campus. an “academic growth boundary” “The concept of the growth The county’s proposed amend- W that Stanford Univer- The county is now in the midst (AGB) on the campus. boundary as it applies to Stan- ment would take the dotted line sity nearly quadruple the number of reviewing Stanford’s applica- The original Community Plan ford is a basic one: Development along Junipero Serra, between of new housing units required tion for a new general-use permit, created a requirement that all must occur within the AGB, with Sand Hill and Page Mill roads, and as part of the university’s ambi- which would allow the university new development fall inside this lands outside the AGB remaining effectively solidify it for 99 years. tious expansion, county planners to construct more than 3.5 million boundary, which excludes open in open space,” the Community The Community Plan would still are also recommending curtail- square feet of new development space west of Junipero Serra Plan states. “The AGB is the pri- ing Stanford’s ability to build by 2035, including 2.275 million Boulevard, and that the boundary mary mechanism for promoting (continued on page 9) HOUSING RV parking program proposed, again Council members Tom DuBois and Lydia Kou suggest ‘safe parking’ on San Antonio Road site by Gennady Sheyner ollowing the lead of East Palo Alto and Mountain F View, two members of the Palo Alto City Council are pro- posing an overnight parking area for recreational vehicles (RVs), whose growing presence along El Veronica Weber Camino Real, in residential neigh- borhoods and near local parks has become a source of concern for residents and city leaders. In a memo that the City Council Offering their congrats will consider on June 10, council Barron Park donkeys Jenny, at right, and Perry receive treats and pets on May 28 from Vandana Ravi, whose story about the animals members Tom DuBois and Lydia won first place in the Palo Alto Humane Society’s “Ambassadors of Compassion” short story competition. Kou suggest the city consider a pi- lot program on public land at 1237 San Antonio Road, east of U.S. Highway 101. Often referred to together a master plan for Cubber- as the Los Altos Water Treatment HOUSING ley, which envisions the center as Plant, the site was previously eyed a “shared campus” with space for as a possible location for a new and a new school, a swimming pool, bigger animal shelter. Under the Cubberley housing debate heats up art studios, gym space, nonprofit proposal, the city would explore spaces and other uses. either constructing bathrooms or Parks commission urges City Council to maximize recreation space at center The biggest wild card is housing. bringing portable bathroom and by Gennady Sheyner At the fourth and final community shower services to the lot. meeting on Cubberley, which took Kou told the Weekly that she s Palo Alto’s elected lead- and Recreation Commission voted The vote comes just days be- place on May 9, city staff and con- proposed establishing an RV pro- ers prepare to consider the 5-1 on Tuesday to send the City fore the council is set to discuss sultants unveiled four options for gram several years ago to help A future of Cubberley Com- Council a letter penned by three of the future of Cubberley, a south incorporating housing into the people living in RVs, though the munity Center, the city’s Parks its members: Chair Don McDou- Palo Alto community center that redevelopment. idea did not gain traction at that and Recreation Commission took gall, Vice Chair Jeff Greenfield is jointly owned by the Palo Alto The most modest alternative time. Palo Alto staff talked with a stand Tuesday night against in- and Commissioner David Moss. Unified School District and the includes 32 units for Palo Alto churches about opening their park- cluding housing at the sprawling, Commissioner Ryan McCauley city. Under a lease that expires at Unified District staff. Known as ing lots to RV, but few stepped up 35-acre campus. dissented and McDougall was ab- the end of this year, the city leases Option 1, the apartments would and the program quickly fizzled. After a debate that could fore- sent. The letter urges the council from the school district 27 acres. be built at 525 San Antonio Road, Meanwhile, other cities have shadow a broader community dis- not to include any housing on the The city and the school district cussion over Cubberley, the Parks city-owned 8 acres at Cubberley. are now in the process of putting (continued on page 10) (continued on page 8) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • May 31, 2019 • Page 5 Upfront 450 Cambridge Ave., Palo Alto, CA 94306 QUOTE OF THE WEEK (650) 326-8210 PUBLISHER William S. Johnson (223-6505) EDITORIAL Editor Jocelyn Dong (223-6514) Associate Editor Linda Taaffe (223-6511) Sports Editor Rick Eymer (223-6516) Why would we even be thinking Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane (223-6517) Assistant Sports Editor Glenn Reeves (223-6521) about moving growth up into the Express & Digital Editor Jamey Padojino (223-6524) foothills? Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Elena Kadvany (223-6519), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) —Joe Simitian, Santa Clara County supervisor, Staff Photographer/Videographer on curtailing development in Stanford foothills. Veronica Weber (223-6520) See story on page 5. Editorial Assistant/Intern