City of Palo Alto

Happy Holidays! Join in the holiday spirit by dropping off letters to Santa at any Palo Alto fire station through December 18, 2020! The reply letters will be postmarked from the North Pole and delivered by the Postal Service to your home. For more details and how to participate, go here: https://bit.ly/PAFDSanta

Sign up for the Holiday Decorating Contest by December 14 that’s tomorrow! All community members are invited to light up the holidays and are encouraged to decorate the outside of their homes, apartments, or businesses with fun seasonal displays for community members to enjoy. Judging will take place between December 15 19. Not only will you be entered to win a $50 gift card to a #PaloAlto restaurant of your choice (sponsored by the Palo Alto Recreation Foundation -PARF and facilitated by Recreation Services, City of Palo Alto) but you will also be added to a holiday map so our community can walk/drive by and appreciate your cheer! Registrations must be in by December 14, so don’t delay! Go to cityofpaloalto.org/Decorate!

A new blog shares details about City and local partners committed to the future of Foothills Park. City of Palo Alto staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission have partnered with several organizations and individuals to ensure a thoughtful and safe opening of Foothills Park to everyone. The City and its partners recognize the importance of protecting the natural environment of Foothills Park, while ensuring a positive and welcoming visitor experience for all that is built on environmental education and stewardship. There are numerous opportunities to be involved to ensure Foothills Park is a place for everyone to enjoy. Learn more about these local partnerships and ways you can play a role in Foothills Park. Read the blog here: https://bit.ly/2IL8efZ

City of Palo Alto staff and the Parks and Recreation Commission have partnered with several organizations and individuals to ensure a thoughtful and safe opening of Foothills Park to everyone.

VACCINE ALLOCATION: Santa Clara County announced its vaccine distribution plan as it anticipates 39,300 #Moderna vaccines and 17,550 #Pfizer vaccines. Plus, join Assemblymember Berman’s town hall next week on this topic. Street sweeping enforcement resumes soon to clear the way for the winter season, and new at the Palo Alto Art Center is a take-home holiday art kit! Read about it all and more in today’s Coronavirus Report: https://bit.ly/378cgZ7