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Page 4 • June 7, 2019 • Palo Alto Weekly • www.PaloAltoOnline.com UpfrontLocal news, information and analysis Council clashes, compromises over housing at Cubberley city land, the council decided after retain all these uses, while adding by the community up until last With residents divided, City agrees to evaluate a heated debate that stretched into a gym, two swimming pools and month, when housing suddenly development of up to 112 housing units the late night hours. various community spaces that entered the mix. Since then, resi- by Gennady Sheyner The council voted 6-1, with City would be shared by the city and dents have split over whether the Councilman Greg Tanaka dissent- the district. It would also increase new plan for Cubberley should in- alo Alto residents and City After dozens of comments and ing, to explore up to 112 units of green space by nearly 70%, largely clude housing, with some calling it Council members clashed passionate arguments from both housing in an upcoming environ- by shifting parking from the exist- a desperately needed amenity and P Monday night over a ques- sides of the debate, the council left mental analysis for Cubberley, an ing layout of surface lots to an un- others arguing that housing, while tion that has come to dominate the the door open for the possibility eclectic campus on Middlefield derground garage. critical, does not belong on public recent discussion over the future of building up to 112 units at the Road in south Palo Alto that was The plan for the new Cubberley land that is designated for the entire Cubberley Community Center: sprawling 35-acre campus, which formerly Cubberley High School. was forged over a series of “co-de- community. Does housing belong at a public is jointly owned by the city and Its current uses include playing sign” meetings, which were spear- The Parks and Recreation facility that has long been desig- Palo Alto Unified School District. fields, artist studios and nonprofit headed by the city’s consultant, nated for recreation and education? Some of these units could go up on spaces. The proposed plan would Concordia. It was largely embraced (continued on page 12) ENVIRONMENT City looks to ban plastic straws, utensils Effort aimed to boost creek protection by Gennady Sheyner lastic straws, disposable utensils and beverage stir- P rers may soon be on their way out of Palo Alto as part of the city’s new effort to protect creeks and reduce the amount of landfill- bound waste. The City Council is scheduled to consider on Monday night a pack- age of laws targeting plastic food- ware items and produce bags. If the council supports the staff pro- Sinead Chang posal, the thin, light produce and meat bags would become illegal at local grocery stores and farmers markets, though these establish- ments would be allowed to provide Ready for takeoff compostable bags. Oliver Villa pushes his son, Noah, on the bucket swing at the Magical Bridge Playground in Mitchell Park. The proposed laws are part of a broad regional trend away from single-use plastic foodware. San front of the new plant. “It is time Francisco, Berkeley, Alameda and WASTE MANAGEMENT to move on to newer stuff.” Malibu are among the cities that The retirement of the incinera- have banned plastic straws and re- tors, which have been in use since quire compostable straws to be pro- 1972, marks a significant mile- vided only upon request. The state Environmentalists cheer as stone in Palo Alto’s plan to ad- Legislature also is considering a dress climate change and upgrade proposal, Assembly Bill 1884, that Palo Alto retires incinerators its outdated waste-treatment sys- would require full-service restau- tem. Until now, the city’s water- rants in California to only provide City makes the switch from burning sludge to shipping and treating it treatment plant plan — which also straws upon request, though it ex- by Gennady Sheyner serves Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, empts fast-food restaurants. Mountain View, Stanford Univer- Palo Alto would also join San alo Alto’s leading environ- dewatering and haul-out facility, but that few will miss: the sludge- sity and the East Palo Alto Sani- Francisco and Malibu in prohib- mentalists and elected of- where sludge from Palo Alto and burning incinerators that, up tary District — was one of only iting other single-use foodware P ficials rallied on Wednes- surrounding areas gets thickened, until now, were both the biggest two in California that burned its items, including spoons, forks and day morning for a highly unusual pressed, caked and dumped into municipal power consumer and sludge (the Central Contra Costa knives. It would go beyond those event: the construction of a con- trucks that then ship it out of greenhouse-gas emitter. Sanitary District is the other such two cities, however, in its require- crete industrial building next to town for further treatment. It also “We’re going to bid these old plant). It was a point of embar- ment that produce and meat bags the Baylands. marked a public send-off for a friends adieu,” Mayor Eric Filseth rassment for officials who like to be compostable or reusable. The occasion marked the for- facility that has faithfully served told a crowd of about 50 residents mal unveiling of the city’s new residents for the past half-century and city staff who gathered in (continued on page 8) (continued on page 14) www.PaloAltoOnline.com • Palo Alto Weekly • June 7, 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) It’s up to you now to uphold the Arts & Entertainment Editor Karla Kane (223-6517) Assistant Sports Editor Glenn Reeves (223-6521) integrity of the process. Express & Digital Editor Jamey Padojino (223-6524) —Lanie Wheeler, former Palo Alto mayor, on Staff Writers Sue Dremann (223-6518), Elena adding housing to Cubberely Community Center. Kadvany (223-6519), Gennady Sheyner (223-6513) See story on page 5. Staff Photographer/Videographer Veronica Weber (223-6520) Editorial Assistant/Intern Coordinator Cierra Bailey (223-6526) Editorial Interns Maya Homan, Christian Trujano Photo Intern Sinead Chang Contributors Chrissi Angeles, Mike Berry, Around Town Carol Blitzer, Peter Canavese, Yoshi Kato, STANFORD SEXUAL ASSAULT the California State Elementary Chris Kenrick, Jack McKinnon, Alissa Merksamer, SURVIVOR TO PEN MEMOIR Spelling Bee held on May 11.