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CITY MANAGER
COMMENTS
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CELEBRATE EARTH MONTH AT LOCAL EVENTS
Connect with neighbors, learn about ways to be more sustainable, and have fun for the whole family this "Earth Month" and beyond:
• April 18: Eco-cleanup at the Baylands with a naturalist-led talk • April 19: Earth Day Festival, Palo Alto Art Center, 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. • April 21 or May 13: Tour the Regional Water Quality Control Plant at 1:30 p.m.
Earth Day, April 22:
• Sensory scavenger hunt at 1 p.m. at the Palo Alto Junior Museum & Zoo
• Gain basic birdwatching tips at College Terrace Library at 3:30 p.m.
• April 25: Compost Workshop at 10 a.m. at Lucie Stern
• May 14: Home Electrification Webinar at 6 p.m.
www.PaloAlto.gov/BeWell
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID TRAININGS
This May or June, join a two-part training to learn how to identify, understand, and respond tosigns of mental health and substance use challenges among adults. This training is intended for adults who are at least 18 years old.
All trainings are on Saturdays, located at the Downtown Library from 10:30 a.m. to 2: 30 p.m.:
• May 9 and May 23
• June 13 and June 27
Find these and more resources at PaloAlto.gov/BeWell
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CITYWIDE YARD SALE: JUNE 6
• Don't miss out on the Citywide Yard Sale on Saturday, June 6, 8 a.m. to noon.
• Reusing is one of the best ways to reduce waste and
keep usable items out of the landfill, helping the City to reach it’s Zero Waste Sustainability and Climate Action Plan goal.
• Register your home by May 18 to sell merchandise and
be included in the Palo Alto Weekly newspaper and
available online.
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NOTABLE TENTATIVE UPCOMING COUNCIL ITEMS
WEDNESDAY , APRIL 15
• Temporary Churchill Rail Crossing
Closure Review
APRIL 20
• Study Session: Community Plan to End
Homelessness
• Study Session: 910 Webster Street
• SB 707: Implementing Changes to
Meeting Procedures
• 531 Stanford Ave Appeal
MAY 4
• Study Session: FY 2027 Proposed Budget
• Update on Downtown Housing Plan/SB 79
• City Vacancies and Recruitment
MAY 11 (EARLY START)
• Temporary Churchill Rail Crossing Closure
Review
• Study Session: FY 2027 Budget
MAY 18 and beyond
• Oversized Vehicles Next Steps
• Cubberley Master Plan & CEQA Review
• Retail Revitalization Policies
• 4103 Old Trace Road
• Zoning Code Amendment replacing existing
floor area
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