Palo Alto, CA -- The Palo Alto City Attorney's Office filed its first criminal complaint to enforce the pedestrian and vehicle safety requirements of the Visibility Project. On March 29, 2002, criminal charges were filed against Kay Ruth Leibrand alleging a violation of the Palo Alto Municipal Code for maintaining landscaping that constitutes a public nuisance. The complaint is based on an allegation that Leibrand has maintained excessive landscaping within the street planter strip area on El Dorado Street. The charges were filed after appeals from neighbors and orders from City code enforcement staff failed.

Leibrand will be arraigned in the Palo Alto Court facility on May 30, 2002.

The Visibility Project is intended to actively promote visibility and safety requirements for pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorists. More information regarding the Visibility Project is contained on the City Attorney's Office web page at http://www.city.palo-alto.ca.us/attorney/code-enforcement/index.html .

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