Palo Alto opens new public safety building

Community members and municipal leaders in the city of Palo Alto cut the ribbon at a new $123.5 million public safety building that will be the home to the city’s emergency services. 

The project has been in the works since 2014. The 57,000 square foot building at 250 Sherman Ave. will be the new offices of the Palo Alto Police Department, fire department administration, 911 emergency dispatch center, the Emergency Operations Center, and Office of Emergency Services, according to a news release from the city on Sunday.