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Palo Alto leaders, families press for immediate steps after youth death at Caltrain crossing
Summary
Mayor and council members said the city is "heartbroken" after a youth suicide on the Caltrain tracks and formed an ad hoc committee to pursue short- and long-term steps — from added security and intrusion-detection technology to possible closure of the Churchill crossing — in coordination with Caltrain and the school district.
Mayor Veenker opened the Feb. 9 meeting by acknowledging the city’s grief after last week’s death of a Palo Alto youth on the Caltrain tracks and announcing an ad hoc rail safety and youth mental-health committee to pursue urgent steps. “We are all heartbroken,” the mayor said, urging residents to use the city’s mental-health resources (www.paloalto.gov/bewell; 988).
The ad hoc committee, chaired by Council Member Lythcott Haines with Council Member Burt and Vice Mayor Stone serving, reported it has already met with city staff and Caltrain. Lythcott Haines told the council Caltrain…
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