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Lydia Kou
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Councilmember
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Councilmember
January 2016 — Present
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City Council - December 16, 2024
Palo Alto approved water financing, prepared for future grid bonds, adopted a $2,000 council expense policy and extended street closures.
City Council - November 18, 2024
Palo Alto adopted interim per-square-foot housing impact fees and relaxed retail rules while ordering more analysis of affordability and zoning.
City Council - January 6, 2025
Palo Alto elected Ed Lauing mayor and Vicki Veenker vice mayor in unanimous 7-0 votes as four councilmembers took their oaths of office.
City Council - June 17, 2025
Palo Alto extended California Avenue dining and retail uses, kept 2025 Third Thursday open-container rules and directed more all-weather parklet work.
City Council - October 7, 2024
Palo Alto authorized a Cubberley purchase-and-lease MOU, ordered recreation policy reviews and raised the gas transportation charge ceiling.