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Follow the public record
We report from City Council and commission meetings, agendas, public documents, and the decisions that shape daily life in Palo Alto.
About the newsroomPalo Alto, California
Palo Alto Civic
Local government, clearly reported.
Palo Alto Civic is an independent local newsroom focused on the public decisions, meetings, and records that shape the city.
Our mission
A more useful civic record.
City government can be hard to follow: meetings are long, documents are dense, and the practical impact of a decision is not always immediately visible. Palo Alto Civic makes that work easier to understand.
We turn public meetings and records into concise, accountable reporting so residents can keep up with the decisions that affect their neighborhoods and their city.
How we report
Our standards
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Make the important clear
Our reporting focuses on what matters, using straightforward language and enough context to understand what happened and what comes next.
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Show our work
We identify the public sources behind our coverage and distinguish confirmed information from material that is still developing.