Smoke in the air very bad in Palo Alto. Why isn't Palo Alto Weekly reporting this.

The Short/Doyle Act of 1959 is to blame for this. Ask Jerry Brown about this. His father signed it into law.

The air in palo alto is very smokey

"Schapelhouman said he is fed up with the situation, which is endangering businesses, homes, wildlife habitat and firefighters as well as the people in the encampments."

I am glad he mentioned wildlife. White tailed kites are common in this area, and grey foxes, and other lovely creatures. And homeless people should have a safe place too.

As I read this article a few things stand out to me:

Booby traps
Makeshift Toilet Pits
Drug Paraphenalia including needles
Hostile Inhabitants who are willing to take on Police

Those things, in addition to the hazard to wildlife and the harm from the smoke tell me that it is time this encampment is cleaned up by the police and permanently put to an end (daily patrols?). Offer the people camping there help for their addictions and a place to stay but if they are not interested don't let them remain there. The fires are a danger to everyone and the booby traps, needles, etc. are a serious danger to the firefighters who have to respond to the fires. Isn't this part of the Facebook property where they want to build Willow Village?

@Brian - this is adjacent to the "Willow Village" site; it's not part of it.