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Storm Report – Severe Weather Forecast: Today through the Weekend, including a Flood Watch  
Invitation to this Year’s State of the City Address  
Quiet Zone Study Community Meeting  
Share Input: Online Surveys Open Now
Celebrate Women’s History Month  
Weekly City Manager Updates: March 6, 2023

Storm Report

Severe Weather Forecast: Today through the Weekend, including a Flood Watch 

National Weather Service?forecasts gusty winds, thunderstorms, and heavy rain starting late Thursday and into Friday, with a flood watch continuing through the weekend.?Staff are monitoring catch basins/storm drains with a priority on areas that flooded during the New Year’s Eve storm. Additional equipment and extra staff are on standby Thursday – Sunday to respond to the storm, if necessary. Pump stations and creek monitors have been inspected and are working, and creeks, streets, and other flood prone areas will be monitored. Please take precautions now for potential flooding and possible power outages due to storm impacts, sign up for emergency alerts and follow the City on social media by going to www.cityofpaloalto.org/connect. Gain storm preparedness resources, track creek monitors, follow the weather forecasts, learn how the City would notify you if flooding were to occur, and have important phone numbers on hand, by going here: www.cityofpaloalto.org/StormUpdate.

Reminder: Please only call 9-1-1 for emergencies. 

- For blocked storm drains, sink holes, landslides, levee damage, and fallen trees, call Palo Alto Public Works at?(650) 496-6974?on weekdays from 7 a.m. - 4 p.m. and?(650) 329-2413?after hours. 

- For gas leaks and sewer spills, call Palo Alto Utilities Water, Gas, Wastewater Operations at?(650) 329-2579. 

- For power outages and electrical problems, call Palo Alto Utilities Electric Operations at?(650) 496-6914.

Citywide Updates

Invitation to this Year’s State of the City Address  

Join the Mayor for this year’s State of the City address at the Palo Alto Art Center on Wednesday, March 22 at 6 p.m. A light reception will follow the Mayor’s State of the City address. Can’t make it? Watch live via the City’s YouTube or a recording at any time following the event. Save the date.

Quiet Zone Study Community Meeting 

The City of Menlo Park, in coordination with the City of Palo Alto, is conducting a Quiet Zone Study that includes consideration of the Palo Alto Avenue/Alma Street crossing along the Caltrain Corridor. Similar studies at other crossings in Palo Alto will be performed as a second phase of the project. Join a community meeting in-person or virtually on March 23 at 6 p.m. to learn more and provide input on the crossing study and conceptual plans. The meeting is taking place at the Arrillaga Family Recreation Center in Menlo Park. Learn more about the project and register to join virtually here.

Share Input: Online Surveys Open Now 

Share input on open online surveys ranging from community topics such as University Avenue Streetscape project, potential Recreation Wellness Center, Wilkie Bike and Pedestrian Bridge treatments, and the lived experience of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in Palo Alto. These opportunities for input are closing soon. Go here for more.

Celebrate Women’s History Month

Women’s History Month originated as a national celebration in 1981 as Women’s History Week. After petitions from the National Women’s History Project, March 1987 was officially designated the first Women’s History Month. Today, Women’s History Month is an opportunity to recognize the specific achievements women have made over the course of American history. To help you celebrate, we’re sharing events and activities that honor women of the past and present?—?from Palo Alto and beyond.

Weekly City Manager Updates: March 6, 2023 

Each Council meeting, City Manager Ed Shikada shares brief updates highlighting details about upcoming events, City services, and City Council discussions planned. This week, find more about the San Francisquito Creek JPA board meeting (happening today) and automated license plate recognition technology information session. Plus, the Spring 2023 Enjoy resident registration is now open. Notable items coming to Council include parklets discussion & next steps, gas utility rebates, and more. Read this week’s update.

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