Opinion: Nobody’s been jailed for entering Foothills Park; On police reform, DA wants it both ways

BY DAVE PRICE
Daily Post Editor

I’ve been scratching my head over one of the claims that was made by the group of people who want to open Foothills Park to non-Palo Alto residents.

In a June 8 letter signed by 59 mid-Peninsula residents including Congresswoman Anna Eshoo and retired judge LaDoris Cordell, the third paragraph says:

“Since the 1960s, Palo Alto has made it a crime punishable by jail-time for non-residents to enter Foothills Park. …

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