September 9, 2026 www.PaloAlto.gov
CITY MANAGER
COMMENTS
www.PaloAlto.gov/SeptemberEvents
FALL FUN EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
• There are events for everyone coming up from
celebrating the arts and music, recognizing Palo Alto
sister cities to favorite annual events:
• Cal Ave. Art Walk – September 10
• Tour Downtown Palo Alto’s Hidden Public Spaces-
September 12
• Mural Painting at Cubberley – September 13
• Cornhole Tournament – September 24
• Thursday Live on Cal Ave. – September 24
• Sister City Grove Planting – September 25
• Moonlight Run – September 25
• Calenda on Cal Ave. – September 26
• Great Glass Pumpkin Patch – September 26-27
www.PaloAlto.gov/HorizontalLeveeCelebration
HORIZONTAL LEVEE PILOT PROJECT COMPLETION
• Join the City and regional partners to mark the
completion of the Palo Alto Horizontal Levee Pilot Project this Thursday, September 10 at 11 a.m. at 2470
Embarcadero Road.
• The event is open to the public and will include:
• A ribbon cutting ceremony
• the new relocated and widened community trail
• Refreshments and snacks
• Consider carpooling and biking to the event. Free parking is available at 1900 Embarcadero Road.
www.PaloAlto.gov/Engage
COMMUNITY SURVEY REMINDERS
• The City seeks community-wide feedback annually through the Palo Alto Community Survey to help understand community perspectives on current services and programs, as well as unmet needs and priorities.
• Polco/NRC is advancing the survey on behalf of the City. • Initially the survey was sent via mail to a random sample population of resident households, and if you received the survey by mail, please take it.
• The survey will open citywide online on September 15.
Both the mailed survey and communitywide survey will be open until September 30, 2026. www.PaloAlto.gov/CouncilAgendas
SEPTEMBER 14
• Public Hearing: Hamilton Parking Garage
• Water Revenue Bonds
• Stream Corridor Protection Actions
SEPTEMBER 28
• Prescreening: 706 Cowper
• Grade Separation Direction to Advance to 35%
Design and Environmental Documentation
NOTABLE TENTATIVE COUNCIL ITEMS
OCTOBER 5 and Beyond
• Study Session: Consultant
Contract Management
• City Positions on State and Local
Measures
• Workplans for ARB, HRB, PTC and UAC
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City Calendar of Events and Meetings:
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