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Palo Alto confirms new utilities director; council and staff welcome leadership
3393654 · May 19, 2025
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Summary
The council approved a consent item appointing the city’s new utilities director. The new director emphasized reliability, emergency preparedness and grid modernization in brief remarks.
The Palo Alto City Council approved, on consent, the appointment of a new utilities director at its May 19 special meeting.
City Manager David Shikada (title from transcript) introduced the item and asked the new…
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