California’s past and future collided in this week.
That’s not how any of the participants in a raucous, three-city meeting on the Peninsula described it. But as we have reported, the gathering vividly illustrated the growing gulf between those embracing a more urban and efficient model for housing, in this case East Palo Alto, and those like Palo Alto and Menlo Park who remain wedded to the old single-family suburban ideal.
The flashpoint between them was SB50, the landmark piece of housing…
