Palo Alto Daily News
From the article:
An effort is under way to overturn the Palo Alto City Council's recent approval of a controversial project that would bring a mix of affordable- and market-rate housing to the Green Acres neighborhood.
Organized as the Maybell Action Group, opponents of the development on Friday filed a notice of intent to circulate a referendum petition, City Clerk Donna Grider told The Daily News.
They'll have until July 26 to collect the 2,298 signatures needed to force the city council to either rescind its approval or send the project to voters.
The city council, meanwhile, met Friday night for a "second reading" of an ordinance that gives the nonprofit Palo Alto Housing Corporation the zoning it needs to build 12 single-family residences and 60 apartment units for low-income seniors at Maybell and Clemo avenues.
Council members first approved the ordinance on June 16 following two lengthy public meetings and a closed-door attempt by Mayor Greg Scharff to forge a compromise between opponents and the Housing Corporation.