A split Palo Alto City Council tonight (April 7) voted to support a bill by state Sen. Josh Becker that aims to rein the Builder’s Remedy, a state law that has led to proposals for much larger buildings than cities have planned for.
All council members were interested in the idea, but Vicki Veenker, Julie Lythcott-Haims and George Lu voted to not support the bill due to outstanding questions and concerns they have about it.
Lu said because the bill is so nascent, it’s unclear if it applies to the three skyscrapers proposed for 80 Willow Road in Menlo Park.
The project for 80 Willow, the former Sunset Magazine headquarters, was the inspiration for the bill.
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