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Palo Alto council elects Vicki Venker as mayor, outlines housing and climate priorities
Summary
The Palo Alto City Council unanimously elected Vice Mayor Vicki Venker as mayor for 2026 and heard her outline three central priorities—Project Homekey, senior housing at the Avenidas-adjacent lot, and pursuing HCD pro-housing designation—during the ceremonial swearing-in on Jan. 5.
Vicki Venker was unanimously elected mayor of Palo Alto on Jan. 5, 2026, and was sworn in during a brief ceremony at the start of the council’s annual organizational meeting. The council conducted a roll-call vote after a formal nomination and carried the motion unanimously.
Venker used her first remarks as mayor to identify three priorities for the year: getting Project Homekey operational as transitional housing, accelerating an RFP for affordable senior housing on the city-owned parking lot behind…
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