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Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

Waiting for the Impossible: The Saga of Palo Alto’s Permits

In the city of Palo Alto, where innovation knows no bounds, the process of obtaining building permits can often feel like waiting for the…

Nov 15, 2023

Nov 15, 2023

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ADU Nightmares: Navigating Palo Alto’s Complicated Permitting Maze

For Mike and Jill Asher, the dream of building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) in Palo Alto quickly turned into a perplexing maze. The…

Nov 10, 2023

Nov 10, 2023

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Turning Dreams into Nightmares: The Perils of Palo Alto’s Building Permit Process

Meet Jeanette Cosby, a homeowner in Palo Alto, who set out to embark on a home electrification project. The idea was simple: upgrade her…

Nov 9, 2023

Nov 9, 2023

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Greg Lin Tanaka’s Crypto Letter to the Treasury Department

A response to Biden’s executive order relating to federal regulation of digital assets

Aug 24, 2022

Aug 24, 2022

Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

The Case for Protected Bike Lanes in Palo Alto

I am Maximilian Goetz and have been a legislative aide to Palo Alto Councilman Tanaka for two and half years. Currently, I am working on a…

Dec 9, 2019

The Case for Protected Bike Lanes in Palo Alto

Dec 9, 2019

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Crime Analysis

Analyzing the crime in Palo Alto and its surrounding cities to determine whether changes need to be implemented

Aug 12, 2019

Crime Analysis

Aug 12, 2019

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Anatomy of a Bad Staff Report

The City of Palo Alto publishes many staff reports each and every week, but who is actively checking each and every report to make sure it…

Jun 19, 2019

Anatomy of a Bad Staff Report

Jun 19, 2019

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Comparative Analysis of Palo Alto 2019–20 Budget vs. Local Cities

Using graphs to analyze the differences in the budgets of Palo Alto and neighboring cities.

Jun 19, 2019

Comparative Analysis of Palo Alto 2019–20 Budget vs. Local Cities

Jun 19, 2019

Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

Total Cost Per Employee Impact On Palo Alto Budget Compared to Neighboring Cities

Determining the impact of the salary gap between cities as well as analyzing how this data affects other factors in the city budget

Jun 18, 2019

Total Cost Per Employee Impact On Palo Alto Budget Compared to Neighboring Cities

Jun 18, 2019

Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

Crowdsourcing: The Future of Parking Enforcement? | Raj Shetty

Imagine a bright Saturday afternoon in Palo Alto. You’re on your way to pick up your kid from Mitchell Park. You see a perfect parking…

Jun 17, 2019

Crowdsourcing: The Future of Parking Enforcement? | Raj Shetty

Jun 17, 2019

Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

Councilmember Tanaka’s Office

Greg Tanaka for Palo Alto City Council in 2016 FPPC: #1388135 I have served on the Palo Alto City Council since 2017. www.gregtanaka.org

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