With a strong El Niño forecast for the upcoming winter, the City is taking steps to prepare. Learn what to expect this storm season and the actions the City is taking to help keep the Palo Alto community ready.Join City staff for a Community Open House at Fire Station 3 on October 29 at 5:30 p.m. to learn how you can prepare your home and family.
Published on September 11, 2026
The flags outside Palo Alto City Hall, the Municipal Service Center, and all City buildings and fire stations are being flown at half-staff in commemoration of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, the Pentagon, and United Airlines Flight 93 that crashed in suburban Pennsylvania. This year marks 25 years since that fateful day that killed nearly 3,000 people.
September 11 has since been designated Patriot Day and under federal law, Patriot Day directs the U.S. flag to be lowered to half-staff each year on this day.