Ed Lauing, Palo Alto City Council Member

Last month, I had the honor of cutting the ribbon at the grand opening of Palo Alto’s Public Safety Building. The new home of our police, fire, and emergency services, every aspect has been carefully thought out to enable these valued members of our community to perform their work with excellence and efficiency.

I was honored to chair a panel at the German/American Mayor’s Roundtable conference in Bremen, Germany last week with Mayor Eckart Wurzner of Palo Alto’s sister city - Heidelberg. Our panel was titled: Cities as Drivers of Innovation and Economic Growth. I included a case study of Palo Alto’s public/private partnership with Tesla for accelerated electric grid expansion.

Happy to have San Francisco Channel 4 News cover our game plan for more affordable housing in Palo Alto.

I recently delivered our 2025 State of the City Address at Rivian Motors Headquarters, emphasizing the progress we’ve made and the work still ahead.

While at the National Mayors’ Conference in DC, I joined a group of California Mayors who met with California Senators Schiff and Padilla. We discussed key state issues, starting with funding for California homeowners to rebuild after the fires and legislation to require insurance companies to continue insuring homes in our state.

While in Washington recently, I enjoyed meeting with our U.S. Rep. Sam Liccardo. I urged him to help Palo Alto with infrastructure grants for our many needs in rail, housing, and fire safety.

On Thursday I held my first community briefing, a new forum I established to make sure Palo Altans have a chance to hear directly from their Mayor about what City Council plans to do, is doing, and has done. I’ll be holding these every month or two so you have an opportunity to ask me directly about the business of the City.

ICYMI: First in a series, the Mayor’s Press & Community Briefings are an opportunity to hear about community updates and ask the Mayor anything. Watch last night’s briefing for updates on transportation, housing, recent Council discussions and more. https://bit.ly/41AOgtR

After serving as a city commissioner for 13 years and a city council member for 2, I am honored to become your mayor.

Tonight I was sworn in as Palo Alto City Council Member. Tomorrow the work begins!

Election Day is here! Be sure to get your ballots in by 8pm. 🎉