Palo Alto updates committee on wellness, belonging, CEDAW ordinance and religious‑tolerance trainings

City staff provided the Policy & Services Committee an update on the city’s wellness and belonging initiatives, including a draft CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women) ordinance, an analysis of police stop data under RIPA with the National Policing Institute, an employee demographics report, and plans for religious‑tolerance training led by two community organizations.

Deputy City Manager Chantal Cotton Gaines and Kojo Pierce, wellness and belonging program manager, outlined several completed and ongoing action items from the city’s equity‑and‑wellness action plan. Completed items include a process to advise the council on holiday scheduling in coordination with the Human Relations Commission and the initial release of a…