PA Mayor Pushes To Open Foothills Park To Nonresidents: Report

PALO ALTO, CA — Palo Alto Mayor Adrian Fine is calling for the city to open a park that’s been off-limits to nonresidents for more than 60 years, KTVU reports.

Foothills Park’s exclusionary policy towards nonresidents has been in effect since the city purchased the 1,400-acre natural preserve in 1959.

It is currently a misdemeanor for nonresidents to enter the park.

According to a study conducted last year, 3,000 visitors are turned away each year, the report said.

“This is an issue of ethics and morals,” Fine told KTVU.

“There is a right thing here and the right thing is to open up this park.”

Read more at KTVU