Civic profile
Vicki Veenker
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Mayor
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Mayor
January 2026 — Present
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18 articles
City Council - May 4, 2026
Palo Alto began reviewing a proposed $1.05 billion FY 2027 budget, deferred SB 79 and approved transit funding and policy changes.
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 20, 2026
Palo Alto accepted a forecast showing a $14.9 million FY 2027 General Fund gap while setting budget guidelines and approving its legislative agenda.
City Council - December 15, 2025
Palo Alto advanced three rail-crossing designs, directed a Charleston-only study and weighed tax options for a phased Cubberley project.
City Council - May 11, 2026
Palo Alto declined to temporarily close Churchill Avenue at the rail line, approved a 183-unit El Camino project and continued its FY 2027 budget review.
City Council - August 10, 2026
Palo Alto approved a $31 million water quality plant credit line, a reduced Crescent Park bulb-out and higher contracting thresholds.
City Council - January 5, 2026
Palo Alto elected Vicki Veenker mayor unanimously and chose Greer Stone as vice mayor over Keith Reckdahl in a 4-3 council vote.
City Council - March 9, 2026
Palo Alto approved a temporary council aide pilot 5-2, adopted 2026 priorities and gave nonbinding support to further review of a clinic proposal.
City Council - March 23, 2026
Palo Alto’s City Council unanimously adopted a CEDAW ordinance at first reading and referred implementation recommendations to a city commission.
City Council - May 5, 2025
Palo Alto councilmembers questioned using the full $12 million uncertainty reserve in a $1 billion budget plan and delayed a senior-care expansion hearing.
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 - October 20, 2025
Palo Alto approved $707,000 for street cleaning, enforcement and safe-parking work while advancing Cubberley planning and major contracts.
City Council - June 9, 2025
Palo Alto adopted temporary SB 1123 housing rules, examined Cubberley bond polling and approved community-service and infrastructure spending.
City Council - June 8, 2026
Palo Alto voters will decide a Cubberley tax measure as the council also advanced the San Antonio Road plan and adopted updated water plans.
City Council - August 18, 2025
Palo Alto approved a five-year, $2.5 million wildfire mitigation contract along with planning agreements, a lease extension and other city actions.
Utilities Advisory Commission - October 1, 2025
Palo Alto’s utilities commission backed REC exchanges, reviewed gas-transition rate risks and weighed a phased rollout of time-of-use rates.
City Council - May 18, 2026
Palo Alto adopted the Cubberley master plan, pursued a half-cent tax measure and advanced housing projects on Old Trace Road and California Avenue.