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Divided council signals support for 14-story tower project

Setting aside their concerns about building heights and neighborhood character, Palo Alto City Council narrowly voted to approve Monday a housing complex on 156 California Ave., a highly contentious builder’s remedy project that would bring three towers, one of which is 14 stories tall, to the site of Mollie Stone’s Market.

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According to Palo Alto Online’s source item, Divided council signals support for 14-story tower project, Setting aside their concerns about building heights and neighborhood character, Palo Alto City Council narrowly voted to approve Monday a housing complex on 156 California Ave., a highly contentious builder’s remedy project that would bring three towers, one of which is 14 stories tall, to the site of Mollie Stone’s Market.

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